3.3.2. Interview Participants
3.3.2.1. Participant Biographical Sketches
A main focus of this research is to understand the experiences described
by each interview participant. Gaining the level of understanding sought here is
aided by knowing each participant on a somewhat deeper level. Knowledge of
the students’ backgrounds, motivations, and interests – knowing them as
individuals – can add a layer of clarity to inferences made about their
experiences. In the interest of further developing the “characters” that make up
this study, brief biographical sketches of each participant are presented here.