Peggy Wittman
Biographic Data
| ID | 6711885 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peggy Wittman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peggy |
| FAMILY NAME | Wittman |
| SIGNATURE | WITTMAN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eastern Kentucky University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1943 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
On Becoming a Qualitative Researcher
This article describes a graduate-level qualitative research course informed by transformational learning theory. It presents strategies an interdisciplinary team of instructors used to engage and support students as they entered and moved through the course. The strategies focused on creating a safe, supportive, learner-centered environment, fostering critical reflection, engaging in ongoing discourse, and focusing on the centrality of experienc…
A Phenomenological Study of the Occupational Choices of Individuals Who Self Identify as Adult Children of Alcoholics
The purpose of this smallscale qualitative study was to explore the meaning to participants of their occupational choices. The participants were six adult females, not currently enrolled in college courses, who self-identifed as an adult children of alcoholics. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews which were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Following transcription, data was analyzed following standard qualitative methods…
Wellness in Tillery
Occupational therapy faculty and students from East Carolina University, in collaboration with the residents of Tillery, North Carolina, participated in a community-built wellness program. Outcomes of the program indicated that a program with participant input results in enhanced perceived wellness, maintenance of meaningful activities, and improved self-reported quality of life. Program elements necessary for duplication of the program are discu…
The Friendship Club
The Friendship Club is a program designed and implemented by occupational therapy students and faculty to help teach children, ages 8-15, activities related to friendship and skills necessary to maintain friends. The program, a joint effort between university partners, a local parent support group, and a local Rotary Club that provided funding, was deemed successful by participants, parents, and leaders. This article reviews the interdisciplinary…
Quality of Life of Older African American Women in Rural North Carolina
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of activity to the quality of life of female African American elders. METHODS: Framed in the critical emancipatory paradigm, the study used qualitative research methodology, including the analysis of transcribed interviews and the critical review of relevant literature. RESULTS: Contributors to this study identified numerous past and present activities. The activities were bou…
Marketing Counseling
Counselors can benefit from the knowledge gained by health care professionals to meet clients needs more effectively. Marketing strategies can be used as tools to meet this end
Psychometric efficiency levels for psychotic and age classifications
Psychometric efficiency levels for psychotic and age classifications
Marketing Counseling
Counselors can benefit from the knowledge gained by health care professionals to meet clients needs more effectively. Marketing strategies can be used as tools to meet this end
Psychometric efficiency levels for psychotic and age classifications
Marketing Counseling
Counselors can benefit from the knowledge gained by health care professionals to meet clients needs more effectively. Marketing strategies can be used as tools to meet this end
Quality of Life of Older African American Women in Rural North Carolina
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of activity to the quality of life of female African American elders. METHODS: Framed in the critical emancipatory paradigm, the study used qualitative research methodology, including the analysis of transcribed interviews and the critical review of relevant literature. RESULTS: Contributors to this study identified numerous past and present activities. The activities were bou…
Wellness in Tillery
Occupational therapy faculty and students from East Carolina University, in collaboration with the residents of Tillery, North Carolina, participated in a community-built wellness program. Outcomes of the program indicated that a program with participant input results in enhanced perceived wellness, maintenance of meaningful activities, and improved self-reported quality of life. Program elements necessary for duplication of the program are discu…
The Friendship Club
The Friendship Club is a program designed and implemented by occupational therapy students and faculty to help teach children, ages 8-15, activities related to friendship and skills necessary to maintain friends. The program, a joint effort between university partners, a local parent support group, and a local Rotary Club that provided funding, was deemed successful by participants, parents, and leaders. This article reviews the interdisciplinary…
On Becoming a Qualitative Researcher
This article describes a graduate-level qualitative research course informed by transformational learning theory. It presents strategies an interdisciplinary team of instructors used to engage and support students as they entered and moved through the course. The strategies focused on creating a safe, supportive, learner-centered environment, fostering critical reflection, engaging in ongoing discourse, and focusing on the centrality of experienc…
A Phenomenological Study of the Occupational Choices of Individuals Who Self Identify as Adult Children of Alcoholics
The purpose of this smallscale qualitative study was to explore the meaning to participants of their occupational choices. The participants were six adult females, not currently enrolled in college courses, who self-identifed as an adult children of alcoholics. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews which were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. Following transcription, data was analyzed following standard qualitative methods…
Psychology (7 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (2 works)