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Bereaved Mothers Seek Support Online: Ethnography & Autoethnography In A Virtual Community, Catherine Holestine Jan 2013

Bereaved Mothers Seek Support Online: Ethnography & Autoethnography In A Virtual Community, Catherine Holestine

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

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Eros And Psyche From Apuleius To Paranormal Romance: A Communication Analysis Of The Archetype's Message, Arielle Nicole Reed Jan 2013

Eros And Psyche From Apuleius To Paranormal Romance: A Communication Analysis Of The Archetype's Message, Arielle Nicole Reed

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

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Phronetic Implications: Making A Case For Cross-Disciplinary Conversations In Higher Education, Mark Fretts Jan 2013

Phronetic Implications: Making A Case For Cross-Disciplinary Conversations In Higher Education, Mark Fretts

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"Problems faced by society in today's global infrastructure are more complex than ever; these social, political and environmental issues require an interdisciplinary skill set to even begin to understand them let alone tackle them with a comprehensive strategy. Higher Education can better prepare people for real world problem solving by interacting in cross-disciplinary or interdisciplinary conversations with peers, faculty, colleagues etc. Professors from across the social sciences at Eastern Washington University that are engaged in an interdisciplinary conversation were interviewed for this qualitative case study. The dialogue generated from these interviews confirms that there are many intrinsic as well as …


Transcending The Status Quo: A Communication Perspective For Improving Health Behaviors At Eastern Washington University, Nicole L. Ridnour Jan 2013

Transcending The Status Quo: A Communication Perspective For Improving Health Behaviors At Eastern Washington University, Nicole L. Ridnour

EWU Masters Thesis Collection

"There is a belief known as the 'college experience;' an experience that some understand as a right of passage. This notion continues to be passed from generation to generation; what happens without our noticing is that the demands of that 'college experience' are changing. Survey results indicate that this 'experience' continues to perpetuate, that college students have skewed perceptions of vulnerabilities and are willing to take unhealthy risks, all as part of the 'college experience.' Through a mixed methods approach, this research demonstrates that advances in remedial health education are positively affecting students 'abilities' to "gain access to, understand and …