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Crashing the Party: A Working Class Perspective on the Ivory Tower

Authors

• • Steven B. Frye
• • Reggie Curran
• • Cathy A. Pierce
• • Eva Young
• • Mary Ziegler
  • University of Tennessee, USA

Abstract

This study explored the experience of having a working class background and an earned doctorate as part of a research course using phenomenological methods. Findings revealed a “working class way of looking at the world” that colors the meaning of the experience of graduate school and one’s professional life.

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How to Cite: Frye, S. B. , Curran, R. , Pierce, C. A. , Young, E. & Ziegler, M. (2005) “Crashing the Party: A Working Class Perspective on the Ivory Tower”, Adult Education Research Conference. 1(2005).