American College Students' Understandings of the Good Life: A Grounded Theory
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| Title: | American College Students' Understandings of the Good Life: A Grounded Theory |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Perry L. Glanzer (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Beliefs & Values. 2024 45(4):636-656. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Student Attitudes, Grounded Theory, Life Satisfaction, North Americans, College Students, Job Satisfaction, Marriage, Children, Lifelong Learning, Financial Needs, Student Characteristics, Futures (of Society), Moral Values, Religious Factors, Family Relationship, Occupational Aspiration, Marital Status, Race, Ethnicity, Religion |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13617672.2023.2212358 |
| ISSN: | 1361-7672 1469-9362 |
| Abstract: | 'What is the good life?' Few empirical studies explore how American college students answer this important question. In this grounded theory study, we analysed the responses of 276 American college students in two phases. In the first phase, we examined responses from 109 students at 10 different universities. In the second phase, we added interviews with an additional 167 students at one of the universities. Based on our coding, we found students' visions of the good life were comprised of 24 unique ingredients; the most common being having a stable or passion-inspired career, being married, having children, continuing advanced learning, and being financially stable. We also discovered that eight distinct clusters of ingredients accounted for three-fourths of student responses. The clusters included American dreamers, happy strivers, comfort, and stability seekers, ECL (enjoy work, have comfort, limited family) students, family cultivators, singular career strivers, moral strivers, and God-followers. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1446381 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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