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High Bar, Bryana Fern
High Bar, Bryana Fern
English, Literature, and Modern Languages Faculty Publications
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Cedarville And Beyond: Tech Advancements Take Chapel And The Gospel Worldwide, Andrew Graff
Cedarville And Beyond: Tech Advancements Take Chapel And The Gospel Worldwide, Andrew Graff
English, Literature, and Modern Languages Faculty Publications
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Child Prodigies Exploring The World: How Homeschooled Students Narrate Their Literacy In The Digital Archive Of Literacy Narratives, Alicia A. Mccartney
Child Prodigies Exploring The World: How Homeschooled Students Narrate Their Literacy In The Digital Archive Of Literacy Narratives, Alicia A. Mccartney
English, Literature, and Modern Languages Faculty Publications
Approximately 1.8 million students in the United States are homeschooled, according to 2012 data from the National Center for Education Statistics (Redford et al.). However, researchers have only begun to examine how these homeschooled students reflect on their own literacy development, especially once they have entered college. Using the Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives (DALN), I gather and analyze eighteen literacy narratives of currently and formerly homeschooled students, exploring how these students reflect on their own developing literacies, especially as they contrast their experiences with those of their traditionally-schooled classmates. The results of this study reveal, first, that these homeschoolers …
Cedarville University And The Legacy Of Christian Higher Education In America, Barbara L. Loach
Cedarville University And The Legacy Of Christian Higher Education In America, Barbara L. Loach
English, Literature, and Modern Languages Faculty Publications
From the colonial period on through the 19th century, there existed a vital connection between faith and learning in higher education in America; virtually every private institution of higher learning founded during that period had a religious affiliation. At the same time, higher education was generally only the privilege of white males, with few opportunities afforded to females or people of color. Evangelical leaders, however, believed that the education of women was critical to the development of the nation and, after the Civil War, were also instrumental in the foundation of many historically Black colleges. Cedarville University, in Cedarville, Ohio, …