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The University of Southern Mississippi The Aquila Digital Community Dissertations Spring 5-1-2013 Learning to Parent Again: An Investigation of the Role of Adult Education in the Phenomenon of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Deborah Annette Stover University of Southern Mississippi Follow this and additional works at:https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations Recommended Citation Stover, Deborah Annette, "Learning to Parent Again: An Investigation of the Role of Adult Education in the Phenomenon of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren" (2013).Dissertations. 592. https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/592 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by The Aquila Digital Community. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of The Aquila Digital Community. For more information, please [email protected]. The University of Southern Mississippi LEARNING TO PARENT AGAIN: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF ADULT EDUCATION IN THE PHENOMENON OF GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN by Deborah Annette Stover Abstract of a Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate School of The University of Southern Mississippi in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education May 2013 ABSTRACT LEARNING TO PARENT AGAIN: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF ADULT EDUCATION IN THE PHENOMENON OF GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN by Deborah Annette Stover May 2013 This study examined the readiness for self-direct learning of parenting grandmothers. The researcher investigated whether parental self-efficacy beliefs and addiction beliefs were significantly correlated to parenting grandmothers’ readiness for self-directed learning as measured by the Oddi Continuing Learning Instrument. Parental self-efficacy beliefs were investigated using the Parental Self-Efficacy Scale. Using the Addiction Belief Instrument, the researcher investigated the overall correlation of addiction belief to readiness for self-directed learning. The research also investigated whether the following beliefs significantly correlated to parenting grandmothers’ readiness for self-directed: people with substance abuse disorders are unable to control their using and are responsible for their actions, addiction is a chronic disease, addiction is genetically based, and addiction is a sign of moral weakness. Twenty-seven parenting grandmothers were recruited for the study. In this study, the findings indicated a significant correlation between parental efficacy beliefs and readiness for self-directed learning. The findings indicated a significant correlation between the addiction belief of people who abuse drugs and alcohol have the inability to control their use and readiness for self-directed learning. ii The findings also indicated a significant correlation between the addiction belief of people who abuse drugs and alcohol are responsible for their actions and readiness for self-directed learning. The findings of the study indicated no significant correlation between the belief of addiction is a chronic and readiness for self-directed learning, no significant correlation between the belief of addiction is genetically based and readiness for self-directed learning, and no significant correlation between the belief of addiction is a sign of moral weakness and readiness for self-directed learning. However, further research with a larger sample needs to be conducted before the findings of this study can be verified. Future adult education research that focuses on of the learning needs and learning systems of parenting grandparents through a variety of theoretical frames needs to be conducted. iii COPYRIGHT BY DEBORAH ANNETTE STOVER 2013 The University of Southern Mississippi LEARNING TO PARENT AGAIN: AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF ADULT EDUCATION IN THE PHENOMENON OF GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN by Deborah Annette Stover A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate School of The University of Southern Mississippi in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education Approved: Lilian H. Hill Director Kyna Shelley __T_h_o_m_a_s_ _J._ L__ip_s_c_o_m_b_ __________________ __Je_a_n_n_e_ _G_i_ll_e_sp_i_e_ _____________________ __S_u_s_an_ _A_._ S_i_l_ta_n_e_n_ ____________________ Dean of the Graduate School May 2013 DEDICATION With gratitude and much love, this work is dedicated to the memories of my loving parents, Mack and Alice Griffin Stover. iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I give thanks to God for my committee members, Dr. Lilian H. Hill, Dr. Kyna Shelley, Dr. Thomas J. Lipscomb, and Dr. Jeanne Gillespie. Thanks for all your words of encouragement, kindheartedness, and guidance given in the pursuit of this degree. Thanks especially to an awesome adult educator, Dr. John Rachal, who continually inspired me to reach for excellence. Special thanks to an extraordinary friend, Claudia Bivins, for helping me to stay focused and for being a wind behind my sail. To my classmates in the doctoral program, Wendy Jean Sonstrom and Melissa Sue Wright, thank you for walking this journey with me, for all your support, and the days of laughter we shared. Thanks to my family, especially my children, for believing in me and for making sacrifices so that I could reach this goal. v TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT.……………………………………………………………………….…......ii DEDICATION………………..…………………………………………………………..iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS………………………………………………………….……..v LIST OF TABLES……………………...………………………………………………viii CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………...…1 Background Statement of the Problem Definition of Terms Limitations Delimitations Assumptions Justification and Importance of the Study II. LITERATURE REVIEW…………………………......………..……..…14 Feminist Theory Adult Education Learning Theory Self-Directed Learning Parenting Grandmothers Summary III. METHODOLOGY……………….………………………..………...…..45 Overview Research Design Data Analysis IV. RESULTS…….…………………………………………………….…....55 Overview Descriptive Data Descriptive Statistics Data Analysis vi V. DISCUSSION…………….…………………….………………...……...80 Purpose and Procedures Summary of Findings Conclusions and Discussion Limitations of the Study Recommendations for Future Research Conclusion APPENDIXES…………………………………………………………………………...96 REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………117 vii

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