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Denis Diderot: A Secular Hero, Ben Scott-Brandt
Denis Diderot: A Secular Hero, Ben Scott-Brandt
Honors Projects
My Honors Senior Project is a biography of Denis Diderot in the form of a children's song. MY understanding of Diderot's life is based on Andrew Curran's book, Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely.
Songs help us memorize and retain information about the world, and singing songs together strengthens cultural and religious connections. Secular (nonreligious) people need songs, too. Diderot was a philosopher who didn't believe in God. He was an editor of L'Encyclopédie, one of the first encyclopedias, and he snuck in articles that challenged how people think. This was an important moment -- knowledge about the world …
Farmwomen In The Academy: Rurality And Leadership In Higher Education, Kathryn A. E. Enke, Leslie R. Zenk
Farmwomen In The Academy: Rurality And Leadership In Higher Education, Kathryn A. E. Enke, Leslie R. Zenk
Administration Publications
Using collective biography, this paper examines the ways that rural identity mediates the leadership of two women working as administrators in higher education in the United States. We, the authors, examine our own leadership, as college administrators raised in rural environments, and seek to describe how the notion of rurality manifests in our administrative roles. Our collective biography reveals that rural identity influences our definitions of home, fear of irrelevancy, relationships with others, and work ethic. At the same time, our interesting identities as rural, women leaders are fluid and constantly shifting, manifesting themselves in both implicit and explicit ways. …
Augustana Seniors Fall 1885: Peter Mathias Lindberg, Rebecca Elise Casad, Anna M. Matava, Nicole Kunz
Augustana Seniors Fall 1885: Peter Mathias Lindberg, Rebecca Elise Casad, Anna M. Matava, Nicole Kunz
Augustana Seniors Fall 1885 (Class of 1886)
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Invisible Instruction: Exploring The Life And Work Of Maria Montessori And The Montessori Method, Alesandra Raimondo-Paolino
Invisible Instruction: Exploring The Life And Work Of Maria Montessori And The Montessori Method, Alesandra Raimondo-Paolino
Education Theses
This report moves forth to discuss the life and work of Maria Montessori and the Montessori Method. This method, which developed primarily in the early 20th century, is focused on independent learning and exploration. We will look at the formation of the Montessori Method per Maria Montessori’s background and career in the medical field and education. The paper will then assess the many components of the classroom and fundamental principles of such, thus moving further into the practice and current existence of how the method stands today.