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Advancing The Next Generation Of Higher Education Scholars: An Examination Of One Doctoral Classroom, Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner, J. Luke Wood, Yvonne J. Montoya, Idara R. Essien-Wood, Rebecca A. Neal, Gabriel Escontrías Jr., Aaron Coe
Advancing The Next Generation Of Higher Education Scholars: An Examination Of One Doctoral Classroom, Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner, J. Luke Wood, Yvonne J. Montoya, Idara R. Essien-Wood, Rebecca A. Neal, Gabriel Escontrías Jr., Aaron Coe
School of Education and Leadership<br />Faculty Publications
Course content in graduate school is especially important in terms of helping students make progress toward a doctorate. However, content is merely one aspect of developing successful students. This article highlights the value of creating an affirming learning environment by discussing one graduate class on Qualitative Policy Research. The majority of student participants were graduate students of color. The authors discuss the pedagogical approaches guiding this course and outline ways in which the instructor served to create safe spaces that invited as well as validated diverse perspectives and made the research process transparent. These efforts resulted in the production of …
Digital Culture: An Autoethnographic Report On Assimilation And Self-Change, Kirsten M. Foslien
Digital Culture: An Autoethnographic Report On Assimilation And Self-Change, Kirsten M. Foslien
School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations
The research question addressed was, what is one teacher's experience moving into the digital culture? This question was answered by performing an autoethnographic documentation of one teacher's assimilation into the digital culture. Using the reflective theory for transformational learning, the researcher studied how the move into the digital culture prompted self-transformation personally, and as a teacher. The research is focused on three main areas: personal journey, teacher implications, and balance. Many unexpected outcomes and revelations unfolded that revealed profound research on: adult learning, digital media culture, and the role of the teacher in today's changing world.