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Writing With Incarcerated Students Towards Humanization: A Christian Critical Perspective, Deanna C. Kabler
Writing With Incarcerated Students Towards Humanization: A Christian Critical Perspective, Deanna C. Kabler
Masters Theses
This thesis centers on the intersections between critical pedagogy and writing instruction in a prison college program with the aim of humanization. A theoretical framework is constructed that relies on the pillars of tenets from Liberation theology, critical pedagogy, an anti-racist and multicultural praxis, and generative culture-making. Writing as the foundation of education is the medium for supporting a humanizing and liberatory education.
Investigating Student Service Member And Veteran Support In Higher Education, Andrew Robert Mcdonough
Investigating Student Service Member And Veteran Support In Higher Education, Andrew Robert Mcdonough
Masters Theses
Since the passing of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act, more than 817,000 service members have participated in higher education. In this time, little research has been done to study student veterans as a unique college population; and to gauge whether the current best practices to support these students are impactful and effective. The purpose of this study is to further the scholarship on student veterans by investigating the transition into higher education and the factors that influence their engagement with academia. Both survey and interview data were collected to inform this research. 45 survey responses and 4 interview conversations …