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University College Connection Spring 2014, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University Apr 2014

University College Connection Spring 2014, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University

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University College Connection Winter 2014, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University Jan 2014

University College Connection Winter 2014, Dennis K. George, Dean, Wendi Kelley, University College, Western Kentucky University

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Adversity Influencing Regard For Education In Northern Uganda: A Phenomenological Study Of Langi Mothers' Value Of Learning, Pamela Pryfogle Jan 2014

Adversity Influencing Regard For Education In Northern Uganda: A Phenomenological Study Of Langi Mothers' Value Of Learning, Pamela Pryfogle

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This study explored the Northern Ugandan Langi mothers' regard for education in the aftermath of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) conflict and occupation and in the on-going experience of adversity. As both targets and victims of LRA savagery, the Langi and Acholi people have endured over 22 years of war, displacement, and devastation. This phenomenological study specifically identified 9 Langi mothers who were survivors of LRA perpetrated atrocities and live today in adverse village environments. The study used guided interviews and art with storytelling/narrative to elicit a rich, thick, essence of lived experience and to answer the question: How have …