sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəntli, ðɪ ɪntˈɛnt ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ wʌz “ɐ pjˈʊɹli dᵻskɹˈɪptɪv fˌɔːɹmjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv stˈuːdənts ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns,” ɹˈæðɚ ðˌænə “pɹɪskɹˈɪptɪv pɹˈoʊɡɹæm ɪntˈɛndᵻd tʊ ɡɛt stˈuːdənts tə dɪvˈɛləp” pˈɛɹi, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn, pˈiː. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən.
Significantly, the intent of the original research was “a purely descriptive formulation of students’ experience,” rather than a “prescriptive program intended to ‘get’ students to develop” (Perry, 1981, p. 107).