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Social and Behavioral Sciences

2021

Autoethnography

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Learning To Disclose: A Journey Of Transracial Adoption Teaching Resource, Joni Schwartz May 2021

Learning To Disclose: A Journey Of Transracial Adoption Teaching Resource, Joni Schwartz

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This textbook guide for the book Learning to Disclose: A Journey of Transracial Adoption by Joni Schwartz & Rebecca Schwartz, November 2020 published by the Peter Lang Group. This teaching aid accompanies the text. This teaching aid was created by Alejandro Toro as part of an LIB 220, Spring 1 research course project. It is submitted with his written permission.


Embracing Conflict And Contradiction As A Path To Awareness, Joann Rintel Abreu Feb 2021

Embracing Conflict And Contradiction As A Path To Awareness, Joann Rintel Abreu

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The focus of this autoethnographic dissertation is the exploration of habitus and how it consciously and unconsciously influences our perceptions, emotions, values, and actions. I describe this dissertation as an autoethnography to highlight my subjective approach to research and to dispel any claims of objectivity. Through my experiences as a daughter, mother, administrator, and teacher-educator, I explore three internal conflicts, highlighted by intense emotional reactions, and deconstruct how my past and present contexts inform my values, beliefs, and actions. In each chapter, I describe several events that led to a greater understanding of my emotional responses and how I adapted …