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Spectrum, Volume 28, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University Nov 2011

Spectrum, Volume 28, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: WSHU expands with purchases -- 'Groundbreaking' event, new Pioneer Park -- Connecticut Light & Power leaves customers in dark -- Nursing Students earn top marks on national exam -- Softball team set to break in Pioneer Park this spring -- Most anticipated days of November approach -- Commuters communicate college experience


The State, The People, And The Colony: Towards A Critical History Of Early Newfoundland Literacy, Leona M. English Jun 2011

The State, The People, And The Colony: Towards A Critical History Of Early Newfoundland Literacy, Leona M. English

Adult Education Research Conference

Adult literacy in nineteenth century Newfoundland was greatly influenced by the island’s positioning, first as a colony of Britain, and later as a struggling country dependent on experts, pedagogical methods and philanthropy from the home country and its religious institutions. Literacy efforts contributed to the general “civilizing” of the outpost and enabled it to become increasingly self reliant, at least for select periods of time. This study analyses some of these early literacy efforts, asking critical questions of colonialism, organization, gender, and religion.


Spectrum, Volume 27, Issue 15, Sacred Heart University Feb 2011

Spectrum, Volume 27, Issue 15, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: New Program Will Reflect Features of Study Abroad Program in Ireland -- Chairman Remembered for Contributions to Luxembourg Campus -- Things To Do This Week at SHU -- Reality TV Hits the beach and the ... Bookstore -- SHU Dishes on Hooking Up and Getting Involved