Reflecting Back: A Narrative Inquiry of the Experiences of Creating College Application Essays and Videos

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dc.contributor.author Demer, James A.
dc.coverage.spatial Georgia en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2025-04-01T15:10:21Z
dc.date.available 2025-04-01T15:10:21Z
dc.date.issued 2025-03-27
dc.identifier.other 88424f4a-defd-42f9-9771-52264dbb929d en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10428/7404
dc.description.abstract High school students often find the college application process daunting and stressful. One area of concern is the application essay. This study examines the feelings of students who recently completed writing college application essays and videos. This study explores the experiences of students at a diverse high school near Atlanta, Georgia, during and after the process of creating college application essays and videos. The experiences of students during the application process were important to study because (1) there was a gap in the knowledge base related to the evolving role of essays and videos in the college application process, and (2) acquiring a better understanding of student experiences will augur ways to both diminish the stress of the process and encourage teachers to better assist students during the process in the future. The work of nine participants was analyzed, and then participants provided feedback about their experiences during the process of creating the work. The study found that the iterative process of working on meaningful essays and videos often has a powerful effect on students, helping them to better understand the meaning of their life experiences. en_US
dc.format.extent 1 electronic record. PDF/A document, 234 pages, 5264548 bytes. en_US
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.rights This dissertation is protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States (Public Law 94-553, revised in 1976). Consistent with fair use as defined in the Copyright Laws, brief quotations from this material are allowed with proper acknowledgement. Use of the materials for financial gain with the author's expressed written permissions is not allowed. en_US
dc.subject Education en_US
dc.subject Creative writing en_US
dc.subject Dissertations, Academic--United States en_US
dc.subject College applications en_US
dc.subject High school students en_US
dc.subject College students en_US
dc.subject Georgia en_US
dc.subject Essays en_US
dc.subject Video recordings--Production and direction--Study and teaching en_US
dc.subject High school seniors en_US
dc.subject College preparation programs en_US
dc.subject Stress in adolescence en_US
dc.subject College entrance achievement tests en_US
dc.subject Education--Vocational guidance en_US
dc.subject Qualitative research en_US
dc.subject Case studies en_US
dc.title Reflecting Back: A Narrative Inquiry of the Experiences of Creating College Application Essays and Videos en_US
dc.type Dissertation en_US
dc.contributor.department Department of Curriculum, Leadership, and Technology of the Dewar College of Education and Human Services en_US
dc.description.advisor Hill, D. Laverne
dc.description.committee Workman, Jamie
dc.description.committee Arrastia-Chisholm, Meagan
dc.description.degree Ed.D. en_US
dc.description.major Curriculum, Leadership & Technology en_US


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