Melanie Hoell

College Students' Experience of Academic Turnaround: College Students' Experience of Academic Suspension and Return to Good Standing Melanie Hoell

This book summarizes the investigation of the perceptions of six college students who experienced academic difficulty and suspension followed by a turnaround to good academic standing. The data were analyzed through a qualitative and phenomenological methodology in order to describe the subjective, psychological dimensions of the phenomenon. Results revealed that the students traveled an emotional path that consisted of three parts; the journey was characterized by two academic spirals, first a downward one and later an upward one that was mitigated by a transformational pivot which changed the direction of the spiral. These results provide inspiration for those who falter academically and also for those are there to help with transformation.