FOR ADULT STUDENTS

The purpos e of this s t udy was t o explore the mea ning that teachers and their adult students construct of their classroom experiences and to see how those meanings impact the teaching/learning process. Beca use of the multiple factors affecting an educational experience, this study took the view that this should be explored in a hol istic way. Most educational research focuses on the teacher's perspective, with students and their learning considered as the result of the educational process. In order to more ful ly understand what is occurring in classrooms a nd what students are actua lly learning, it is important to ascertain student perceptions of their learning, and its relative value to them. This was a case study done in the naturalistic