THE STUDENT TEACHERS’ DESCRIPTION OF PIVOTAL MOMENTS DURING THE PROCESS OF THE STUDENT TEACHING EXPERIENCE: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY By Lourra L. Barthuly KIM KOSTERE, PhD., Faculty Mentor and Chair R. GORDON WILLIAMSON, PhD., Committee Member HILDA GLAZER, EdD. Committee Member David Chapman, Psy.D, Dean, Harold Abel School of Social and Behavioral Sciences A Dissertation Presented in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy Capella University February 2011