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The Huhugam Heritage Center: An Administrative History And Case Study In Tribal Museum Issues, Christina Esposito
The Huhugam Heritage Center: An Administrative History And Case Study In Tribal Museum Issues, Christina Esposito
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The Museum Studies thesis project represented by this document entailed the compilation of a board of directors orientation packet for the Gila River Indian Community's recently established Huhugam Heritage Center (HHC) in Chandler, Arizona. The packet, including an administrative history of the institution and an annotated bibliography of museological resources on issues relevant to tribal museums, provides current and future members of the HEZC Board of Directors with information needed to effectively carry out their duties. Research and preparation of the administrative history constituted a case study of Native American tribal museum development. The history supplies members of the HHC …
Bridging The Gap: Why Many High School Writers Are Not Successful In College Composition Classes, Amy Stutzman Park
Bridging The Gap: Why Many High School Writers Are Not Successful In College Composition Classes, Amy Stutzman Park
Theses and Dissertations
It may be useful to identify this so-called gap that seems to plague first-year college writers before attempting to discover why it exists. In order to identify the gap, I want to define these writers who are leaving high school and finding difficulty in college composition classes. Patricia Bizzell defines basic writers as "those who are least well prepared for college" (Bizzell "What Happens When Basic Writers Come to College?" 294). I'd like to broaden her definition of basic writers and use the term "inexperienced writers" as the field now defines them. In order to fully understand why most college …