Date of Award
4-30-2018
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.Ed.
Department
Education
Keywords
elementary education, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), perceptions of exceptional students, secondary education, special education, student voice
Supervisor
Salinitri, Geri
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
This paper presents a study in response to the absence of literature on the voices of exceptional students receiving special education services. This hermeneutical phenomenology will help to address this empirical gap in the literature by providing insight into improving the educational experiences for exceptional students in the Ontario public education system. Data were collected through differentiated interviews, which allow participants to share their perceived experiences through authentic tasks, designed in recognition of their unique strengths and challenges. The collected data were interpreted through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) in order to both describe the essence of being identified as an exceptional student receiving special education services in the Ontario public education system, and to make sense of the claims of each student. The following themes emerged from the data: (1) Help, (2) Difference, (3) Communication, and (4) Growth.
Recommended Citation
Regts, Bailey Andrea, "Exploring the Perceptions of Three Male Exceptional Students: A Hermeneutical Phenomenology" (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 7435.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/7435