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Factors Affecting Social Attainment Among Individuals: Evidence From The National Educational Longitudinal Study 1988-2000, Michael Foleng Ndofor

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

This study draws from extant literature on social attainment to examine what factors affect the attaining of higher incomes, education, and occupational ranks. Research on five distinct factors is examined and analyzed using a sample of about 6,000 students from a national longitudinal study across the United States between 1988-2000 as they transitioned from eight grade through high school and into the labor force: (1) background characteristics: household type, race, and gender, (2) social capital, (3) cultural capital, (4) academic ability, and (5) parental social class. The results revealed that these factors affect social attainment. I also examined if parental …

Perceptions Of The Influence Of Teacher Of The Year Awards Upon Teachers' Personal, School, And Professional Morale, Sherri Baker Butler

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate k-12 teachers' perceptions of the influence of Teacher of the Year (TOTY) awards upon teachers' personal, school, and professional morale, as defined by Mackenzie (2007a). The sample was comprised of the 198 respondents to the researcher's online Teacher Recognition Schemes survey during July-August 2011. The study utilized a mixed methods approach that included collecting and analyzing both quantitative and qualitative research data. Statistical significance was noted in the following areas: TOTY recipients perceived significantly greater influences of the award upon both personal and professional morale than did their non-recipient colleagues. Further, TOTY …

The Stares To Achievement: African American Youth Resist Risk And Rhetoric To Achieve Academic Success, Ch́E Yvette Wyatt

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

For African American students, academic achievement is often discussed in terms of student deficits and cultural deficiencies. Citing high dropout rates and the achievement gap, focus is often centered on understanding African American achievement in terms of school failures. As such, African American students are, at times, recognized negatively in terms of their academic abilities. Moving away from this deficit perspective of understanding African American students and their school achievement, this study examines the standpoint of six African American students who, despite possessing characteristics that complicated their school experiences, achieved success. Interrupting common discourse and recognizing these students as holders …

Framing Income Inequality In The Media: Is There A Liberal Or Neoliberal Bias?, Rebecca Jolene Byrne

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

This study is a quantitative content analysis that analyzes how The New York Times framed income inequality between 2006 and 2010. A thorough review of the literature regarding rising income inequality in the United States, media theory, framing, bias, cultural hegemony, liberal and neoliberal political trends, and social mobility precedes findings that media coverage of income inequality declined while inequality grew. Various neoliberal, liberal, and neutral frames are identified and examined for slant and bias. I find that while the Times has a slight liberal bias in framing income inequality, a neoliberal hegemonic discourse pervades how the issue is addressed. …

Comparison Of Archeological Survey Techniques At Camp Lawton, A Civil War Prison Stockade, James Kevin Chapman

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

In 2009, Dr. Sue Moore of Georgia Southern University was contacted by State Archeologist Dr. Dave Crass of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Historic Preservation Division. He proposed an exploratory survey of the site of a Civil War Confederate prisoner of war camp known as Camp Lawton located on Magnolia Springs State Park and Bo Ginn National Fish Hatchery in Millen, Georgia. Camp Lawton was constructed, occupied, and abandoned over an approximately three month period in the fall of 1864. The survey served a twofold purpose. First, was to evaluate survey methods to determine the most efficient for use …

An Examination Of An Ice House At Old Town Plantation, Elizabeth A. Gillispie

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Old Town plantation has had a long and prosperous life. The property has been occupied historically for more than 200 hundred years. Christopher Fitzsimmons' purchased the property in 1809. Fitzsimmons' created a working plantation and an elaborate homestead at Old Town. It is his occupation that this research centers around. Excavations in 1994 revealed the foundation footings of his home, the associated springhouse and his ice house. This thesis is an in depth examination of ice houses around the world comparatively and how these structures relate to the ice house at Old Town.

Settling And Laying Down: A Cultural History Of Quakers In Savannah And Statesboro, Georgia, Jonathan Hoyt Harwell

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

This descriptive cultural history follows a hybrid methodology often applied to ethno-histories. This approach combines archival research, oral history, and ethnography, with reflexive aspects. I explore some similarities and differences between two Quaker meetings in Southeast Georgia, the small but growing urban meeting in Savannah and a discontinued rural one in the small college town of Statesboro (that sometimes met in the village of Guyton). These case studies of local and personal histories, combined with my observations as a participant in the life of the community, are designed to illuminate fine details of Quaker culture in the recent Deep South.

Using Archaeological Methods In Cemetery Surveys With Emphasis On The Application Of Lidar, Sarah L. Weitman

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Cemeteries are important components of history. Surveying cemeteries is a good way to not only keep track of the information that cemeteries contain, but it also can provide a professional, systematic and standardized way of recording information and presenting it to the public. The preservation of cemeteries through recording information from the gravestones remains an important task that needs to be undertaken. Preservation, in this context, refers to having a comprehensive record of the gravestone data and maps of the gravestone locations to aid those who seek to garner information from the cemetery as well as preventing the loss of …

Class Notes, Georgia Southern University

Arts & Humanities: News & Publications (2009-2023)

Excerpt: "Time is running out to bid on an eagle in the inaugural flock of the Eagle Nation on Parade public art project. The auction of the first flock of eagles closes May 4; make sure you don't miss out on this opportunity to own one of the three inaugural eagles - "Stateboro Blues," "Farmer's Market," or "GATA." You can show your support for the project by making a bid for an eagle at EagleNationOnParade.com. We will install the eagles at the winning bidders' locations of choice where they will stand for many years as beautiful works of art and …

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Faculty Senate Bill 065.11/12: University Curriculum Committee, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Bills, Motions & Resolutions (Archived)

Faculty Senate Bill 065.11/12: University Curriculum Committee

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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Class Notes, Georgia Southern University

Arts & Humanities: News & Publications (2009-2023)

Excerpt: "With Evening of the Arts behind us, we now begin to focus our attention fully on the Eagle Nation on Parade public art project."

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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Building Transformative Leaders In Stem Education, Julia Metzker, Karynne Kleine, Laurie Huffman

Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching & Learning Conference (2012-2019) (Archived)

Representatives from Georgia College will use their experiences as members of the Innovative Course-building Group, a structured collaboration across departments and disciplines, to stimulate a discussion with attendees about building strong faculty leaders capable of making the important structural changes needed to address curriculum issues in the STEM fields. Our goal is that you will leave this roundtable with an action plan for engaging STEM faculty at your institution.

Class Notes, Georgia Southern University

Arts & Humanities: News & Publications (2009-2023)

Excerpt: "The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences itself is a community, comprised of 10 smaller communities -- our departments and the students, staff and faculty thereof -- and CLASS is part of the larger communities of Georgia Southern University and Statesboro. I mention this because CLASS has had many opportunities already this year to celebrate its communities, and there are more on the horizon."

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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February 7, 2012 Aasu Graduate Affairs Committee Minutes, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Office of the Registrar: Graduate Affairs Committee Minutes (Archived)

February 7, 2012 AASU Graduate Affairs Committee Minutes

The Inkwell, Armstrong Atlantic State University

The Inkwell

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Class Notes, Georgia Southern University

Arts & Humanities: News & Publications (2009-2023)

Excerpt: "I hope that the new year finds you well. We here at CLASS are excited about 2012 and all of the opportunity it brings. Though we have many new and exciting things planned for the year, we are also excited about the return of some of our favorite annual events. It is with this in mind that I am pleased to announce the return of the Great Minds Lecture Series and the Evening of the Arts."

January 25, 2012 Armstrong Graduate Curriculum Committee Minutes, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Graduate Curriculum Committee Minutes (Archived)

January 25, 2012 Armstrong Graduate Curriculum Committee Minutes

Faculty Senate Bill 053.11/12: University Curriculum Committee, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Bills, Motions & Resolutions (Archived)

Faculty Senate Bill 053.11/12: University Curriculum Committee

Faculty Senate Bill 054.11/12: Graduate Curriculum Committee, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Bills, Motions & Resolutions (Archived)

Faculty Senate Bill 054.11/12: Graduate Curriculum Committee

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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Honors @ Georgia Southern, University Honors Program Students And Staff, Georgia Southern University

Honors College: News & Publications (2008-2020)

• Albania
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Case Study Of A Shoe-String Sotl Center, Philip T. Dunwoody, Kathryn Westcott, David Drews, Jay Hosler

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

This paper provides a case study of a faculty-driven, cost-effective center focused on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) at a small private liberal arts college. Prior work on teaching and learning centers has focused on large institutions. Our case study shows that a “teaching commons” (Huber & Hutchings, 2006) can be created at a small college (approximately 1600 students) with relatively little expense. Thanks to a grant from the Teagle Foundation, we were able to establish a SoTL center focused on the dissemination and production of SoTL. The center sponsors a biweekly lunch series (with 25% of the …