An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Development Processes of Retired Professionals in Lifelong Learning

This research investigates the development and adaptation processes of Sarawakian retired professional in life-long learning using interpretative phenomenological analysis. This investigation detects evidence in its data that the possibility of human development conforms to the Wilber’s Four Quadran...

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Main Author: Ng, Joseph Sai Lim
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Language:English
Published: 2017
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spelling my-unimas-ir.209852023-05-18T08:04:38Z An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Development Processes of Retired Professionals in Lifelong Learning 2017 Ng, Joseph Sai Lim H Social Sciences (General) HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare This research investigates the development and adaptation processes of Sarawakian retired professional in life-long learning using interpretative phenomenological analysis. This investigation detects evidence in its data that the possibility of human development conforms to the Wilber’s Four Quadrants (2000) which grow ever-larger concentric circles as the individual changes and develops pogressively, embracing a wider circle of unity with fellow humans, nature and spirit. Wilber’s Four Quadrant Structure (Wilber, 2000) was used as it covers a wide range of developmental hypotheses and is ideal to guide, illuminate and legitimise the data of this research as he has incorporated all the major theories of human development in his hypothesis. He has incorporated cultural studies, anthropology, systems theory, developmental psychology, biology, and spirituality to come out with this integrated theory. This research’s objective is to translate Wilber’s hypothesis into the local, practical and applied terms via the data of the five retired and senior Sarawakian professionals. A wide range of past literature gave this research clues as to what to ask the participants in the research questions. unimas 2017 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20985/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/20985/1/Joseph%20Ng%20Sai%20Lim%20ft.pdf text en validuser phd doctoral UNIMAS
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Ng, Joseph Sai Lim
An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Development Processes of Retired Professionals in Lifelong Learning
description This research investigates the development and adaptation processes of Sarawakian retired professional in life-long learning using interpretative phenomenological analysis. This investigation detects evidence in its data that the possibility of human development conforms to the Wilber’s Four Quadrants (2000) which grow ever-larger concentric circles as the individual changes and develops pogressively, embracing a wider circle of unity with fellow humans, nature and spirit. Wilber’s Four Quadrant Structure (Wilber, 2000) was used as it covers a wide range of developmental hypotheses and is ideal to guide, illuminate and legitimise the data of this research as he has incorporated all the major theories of human development in his hypothesis. He has incorporated cultural studies, anthropology, systems theory, developmental psychology, biology, and spirituality to come out with this integrated theory. This research’s objective is to translate Wilber’s hypothesis into the local, practical and applied terms via the data of the five retired and senior Sarawakian professionals. A wide range of past literature gave this research clues as to what to ask the participants in the research questions.
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title An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Development Processes of Retired Professionals in Lifelong Learning
title_short An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Development Processes of Retired Professionals in Lifelong Learning
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