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5. Describe your support from the program and university. Which type of support was
the most meaningful for you and helped you to focus on your goal for completion?

Learning Process:
6. Tell me about your learning experiences in this program. How did you find these
experiences similar to or different from previous college learning experiences?

7. Describe your learning approaches/strategies in this program and why you chose
those.

8. Describe your transformative learning process as a result of being in the program:
Critical reflection, new perspectives, new or different actions/attitudes…?
9. As a self-identified Baby Boomer who lived during a transformative era in our
national experiences, what insights or benefits do you feel you bring (or brought) to
the shared experience of graduate learning?

Challenges:
10. Throughout your time in this program, tell me about some challenges you had
and the coping strategies you used.

11. At any time in the program, describe a time you thought about withdrawing and
what kept you in the program?

Future Recommendations:
12. In looking in the future, tell me what specific support from the program and
institutional services would reduce some of the challenges you faced.

13. In conclusion, would you advise others in your age group to continue their
education? Why or why not? What words of encouragement would you give the
upcoming students?

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