Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I spoke with Juliet Scherer, PhD, about qualitative research in education, developmental education, and community colleges, as well as the relationship between educational access and student achievement.
Juliet earned her PhD from the University of Missouri–St. Louis and is a Professor of English at St. Louis Community College. In this interview, we discuss using qualitative methods to understand students’ experiences, the opportunities and challenges associated with open-admission community colleges, and her work as an author and collaborator on books spanning higher education, leadership, wrestling, and children’s literature.
Connect with Juliet on LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/julietscherer
Books mentioned in our conversation:
Leadership as Service: A New Model for Higher Education in a New Century, by Kent A. Farnsworth:
amazon.com/Leadership-Service-Education-Century-Praeger/dp/0275990923
Community Colleges and the Access Effect: Why Open Admissions Suppresses Achievement, by Juliet Lilledahl Scherer and Mirra Leigh Anson:
amazon.com/Community-Colleges-Access-Effect-Achievement/dp/1137336005
The Purler Way: A Path to Excellence for Wrestlers, Parents, and Coaches, by Nick Purler and Juliet Scherer:
amazon.com/Purler-Way-Excellence-Wrestlers-Parents/dp/153747457X
Wrestling Is Life: A Book Just for Kids, by Nick Purler and Juliet Scherer:
amazon.com/WRESTLING-LIFE-Book-Just-Kids/dp/B08M2BC6QJ
The Wrestler Who Didn’t Know She Was a Wrestler, by Juliet Lilledahl Scherer, with Alicia Ringer:
amazon.com/Wrestler-Didnt-PURLER-WRESTLING-SUCCESS/dp/B0BGFXXJTS
The Wrestlers Who Learned About Peppered Moths, by Juliet Lilledahl Scherer, with Alicia Ringer:
amazon.com/Wrestlers-Learned-Peppered-WRESTLING-SUCCESS/dp/B0BFTWJGX7
The Wrestler Who Learned to Shoot Again on Sundays, by Juliet Lilledahl Scherer, with Alicia Ringer:
amazon.com/Wrestler-Learned-Sundays-WRESTLING-SUCCESS/dp/B0BGKZBRKR
Support my work and join the community on Patreon:
patreon.com/dgozli
Read my essays and subscribe to my writing on Substack:
dgozli.substack.com
#QualitativeResearch #HigherEducation #CommunityColleges
I spoke with Juliet Scherer, PhD, about qualitative research in education, developmental education, and community colleges, as well as the relationship between educational access and student achievement.
Juliet earned her PhD from the University of Missouri–St. Louis and is a Professor of English at St. Louis Community College. In this interview, we discuss using qualitative methods to understand students’ experiences, the opportunities and challenges associated with open-admission community colleges, and her work as an author and collaborator on books spanning higher education, leadership, wrestling, and children’s literature.
Connect with Juliet on LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/julietscherer
Books mentioned in our conversation:
Leadership as Service: A New Model for Higher Education in a New Century, by Kent A. Farnsworth:
amazon.com/Leadership-Service-Education-Century-Praeger/dp/0275990923
Community Colleges and the Access Effect: Why Open Admissions Suppresses Achievement, by Juliet Lilledahl Scherer and Mirra Leigh Anson:
amazon.com/Community-Colleges-Access-Effect-Achievement/dp/1137336005
The Purler Way: A Path to Excellence for Wrestlers, Parents, and Coaches, by Nick Purler and Juliet Scherer:
amazon.com/Purler-Way-Excellence-Wrestlers-Parents/dp/153747457X
Wrestling Is Life: A Book Just for Kids, by Nick Purler and Juliet Scherer:
amazon.com/WRESTLING-LIFE-Book-Just-Kids/dp/B08M2BC6QJ
The Wrestler Who Didn’t Know She Was a Wrestler, by Juliet Lilledahl Scherer, with Alicia Ringer:
amazon.com/Wrestler-Didnt-PURLER-WRESTLING-SUCCESS/dp/B0BGFXXJTS
The Wrestlers Who Learned About Peppered Moths, by Juliet Lilledahl Scherer, with Alicia Ringer:
amazon.com/Wrestlers-Learned-Peppered-WRESTLING-SUCCESS/dp/B0BFTWJGX7
The Wrestler Who Learned to Shoot Again on Sundays, by Juliet Lilledahl Scherer, with Alicia Ringer:
amazon.com/Wrestler-Learned-Sundays-WRESTLING-SUCCESS/dp/B0BGKZBRKR
Support my work and join the community on Patreon:
patreon.com/dgozli
Read my essays and subscribe to my writing on Substack:
dgozli.substack.com
#QualitativeResearch #HigherEducation #CommunityColleges
