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The Impact Of Service: Cultural Understanding And International Service-Learning With Bridgewater State University, Nikki Sauber
The Impact Of Service: Cultural Understanding And International Service-Learning With Bridgewater State University, Nikki Sauber
Undergraduate Review
This mixed-method study examined the impact that international community service experiences have had on college students’ academic learning, cultural understanding, global interest, and sense of global citizenship after studying abroad through programs hosted by Bridgewater State University (BSU). Survey questionnaires were distributed to 427 BSU students who participated in university-sponsored international travel in the past 3 years. A total of 80 students returned completed surveys, and 10 respondents volunteered to participate in face-to-face interviews to elaborate on their experience abroad. Survey results show that 63% of respondents did not have a service component in their travel program, and 74% of …
Horace Mann's Vision In Action: Bridgewater Normal School's Female Teachers, Casey Rekowski
Horace Mann's Vision In Action: Bridgewater Normal School's Female Teachers, Casey Rekowski
Undergraduate Review
Through a close reading of Horace Mann’s archival material including official documents and speeches, this paper argues that Horace Mann expanded women’s social roles in the nineteenth century. Whether he intended such an outcome or not, Horace Mann’s agenda to improve common schools increased American women’s educational and professional opportunities. Drawing upon the popular ideology of the day, Mann articulated a detailed rationale for placing women, as “natural teachers” at the center of public education in Massachusetts when he became the first secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education in 1837. This can best be seen through his annual reports …