Gerald D. Redwine is Associate Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science at Texas State University, USA.

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART 1Laying the Foundation1 Mothers, the Martyr’s Response, and Afro-Theism2 The Participants and the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) Subculture3 Afro-Theism: Subcultural Results4 The COGIC Significant SubculturePART 2Research Approach5 So, What Is the Problem?6 Purpose and Questions7 Qualitative Research: Grounded TheoryPART 3Background and Methodology8 Researcher’s Perspective9 Theoretical FrameworkPART 4Data Collection and Analysis10 Interviews11 Search for Symbols12 Data AnalysisPART 5Emerging Theory13 Emergent Categories: Fear and Ancestral Mentors14 Emergent Categories: Fix, Fatalism, Faith, Frustration, and Authoritarian Mentors15 Anatomy of Substantive Living16 Substantive LivingPART 6The Theory: Emerge of Permeated Learning17 Key Finding18 Permeated Learning19 Permeated Learning: Implications and Recommendations20 Permeated Learning: Past to Present21 Gaps Bridged: Permeated Learning Theory AppliedReferences

Gerald D. Redwine is Associate Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science at Texas State University, USA.

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART 1Laying the Foundation1 Mothers, the Martyr’s Response, and Afro-Theism2 The Participants and the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) Subculture3 Afro-Theism: Subcultural Results4 The COGIC Significant SubculturePART 2Research Approach5 So, What Is the Problem?6 Purpose and Questions7 Qualitative Research: Grounded TheoryPART 3Background and Methodology8 Researcher’s Perspective9 Theoretical FrameworkPART 4Data Collection and Analysis10 Interviews11 Search for Symbols12 Data AnalysisPART 5Emerging Theory13 Emergent Categories: Fear and Ancestral Mentors14 Emergent Categories: Fix, Fatalism, Faith, Frustration, and Authoritarian Mentors15 Anatomy of Substantive Living16 Substantive LivingPART 6The Theory: Emerge of Permeated Learning17 Key Finding18 Permeated Learning19 Permeated Learning: Implications and Recommendations20 Permeated Learning: Past to Present21 Gaps Bridged: Permeated Learning Theory AppliedReferences

Gerald D. Redwine is Associate Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science at Texas State University, USA.

• List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART 1Laying the Foundation1 Mothers, the Martyr’s Response, and Afro-Theism2 The Participants and the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) Subculture3 Afro-Theism: Subcultural Results4 The COGIC Significant SubculturePART 2Research Approach5 So, What Is the Problem?6 Purpose and Questions7 Qualitative Research: Grounded TheoryPART 3Background and Methodology8 Researcher’s Perspective9 Theoretical FrameworkPART 4Data Collection and Analysis10 Interviews11 Search for Symbols12 Data AnalysisPART 5Emerging Theory13 Emergent Categories: Fear and Ancestral Mentors14 Emergent Categories: Fix, Fatalism, Faith, Frustration, and Authoritarian Mentors15 Anatomy of Substantive Living16 Substantive LivingPART 6The Theory: Emerge of Permeated Learning17 Key Finding18 Permeated Learning19 Permeated Learning: Implications and Recommendations20 Permeated Learning: Past to Present21 Gaps Bridged: Permeated Learning Theory AppliedReferences