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Academic Experiences Of International Students At Eastern Michigan University, Denice Gravenstijn
Academic Experiences Of International Students At Eastern Michigan University, Denice Gravenstijn
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
International students who move to the United States to study can experience both positive and negative challenges during the process of achieving their educational goals at the higher educational institutions they are enrolled in. This study explored how academic experiences of international students from different racial/or ethnic groups may or may not differ from each other. For this qualitative study, fourteen international graduate students of diverse backgrounds enrolled in the Winter and/or Summer 2018 semesters at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) were interviewed. The results of this study show that there are differences as well as similarities in the academic experiences …
Charles Horton Cooley And The Social Gospel Influence, Taylor Emerson Styes
Charles Horton Cooley And The Social Gospel Influence, Taylor Emerson Styes
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Charles Horton Cooley was one of the fundamental American intellectuals of the early twentieth century, primarily due to his social theories that involved the connection between individuals and society. This thesis demonstrates this connection with the influence of the Social Gospel movement as a basis for Cooley’s evolving social organization theories that remained important for the next generation of sociologists. The last stage of this thesis examines the transition away from the Social Gospel influence through Cooley’s organic social process, while Cooley retained parallels with the Social Gospel.