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Mindfulness, Emotions, And Mental Models: Theory That Leads To More Effective Dispute Resolution, Peter Reilly Jan 2010

Mindfulness, Emotions, And Mental Models: Theory That Leads To More Effective Dispute Resolution, Peter Reilly

Faculty Scholarship

At the core of nearly all great negotiators, mediators, lawyers, and leaders is a person who has learned to connect with other people, that is, to build relationships of trust, cooperation, and collaboration. This Article argues that when people learn a sense of "self" and "other" through both theoretical and practical knowledge and understanding of mindfulness and human emotion, connections with others are more likely to be made, and important relationships are more likely to be built.

My goal, then, is to begin thinking about how one might bring mindfulness and emotions from the “mind level” to what human relations …

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Space Age Love Song: The Mix Tape In A Digital Universe, Megan M. Carpenter Jan 2010

Space Age Love Song: The Mix Tape In A Digital Universe, Megan M. Carpenter

Faculty Scholarship

Mix tapes are the classic, iconic form of music sharing. Mix tape creators of the past believed they were making a piece of art larger than the sum of its parts. And even in the face of technological development so rapid and far-reaching as to remove the literal "tape" from "mix tape," there are nonetheless modem incarnations that crop up on a regular basis, from mix CDs to mix-sharing websites. The technology is different, but the song remains the same.

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The Effects Of Fungal Pigments On Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectral Peak Formation, Amanda Dawn Buskirk Jan 2010

The Effects Of Fungal Pigments On Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-Of-Flight Mass Spectral Peak Formation, Amanda Dawn Buskirk

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Fungi are ubiquitous microorganisms that commonly cause diseases with high mortality rates in immunocompromised hosts. In order to successfully treat the infection and subsequently decrease mortality rates, it is necessary to rapidly identify the causal organism(s) and promptly begin the proper treatment. Common identification methods, such as viable culture characterization, are often time consuming or not species-specific, as is the case with many molecular or immunodiagnostic assays. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been used to discriminate between many clinically relevant microorganisms. Recently, MALDI-TOF MS has been used to discriminate between monilaceous fungal species, however, darkly pigmented …

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Selenium Removal By Nano-Magnetite Impregnated Diatomaceous Earth, Isabel Cardona Jan 2010

Selenium Removal By Nano-Magnetite Impregnated Diatomaceous Earth, Isabel Cardona

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The purpose of this study was to remove selenium from aqueous solution using nano-magnetite impregnated diatomaceous earth (DE) as an adsorbent. The adsorbent was prepared at the laboratory with a ratio of magnetite/DE of 10%. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of pH, temperature, adsorbent concentration, selenium speciation, contact time and presence of competing anions on selenium removal efficiency in conjunction with studies on adsorption kinetics, isotherms, and adsorptive thermodynamics. Rapid adsorption occurred within 30 min and selenium uptake decreased with increase in temperature. Low pH values (i.e. 2--4) favored selenium adsorption as expected for anion adsorption …

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State Spatial Practices And Uneven Development: Flexible Rescaling In Appalachia, Jacquelyn Jordon Core Jan 2010

State Spatial Practices And Uneven Development: Flexible Rescaling In Appalachia, Jacquelyn Jordon Core

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Geographic theories regarding uneven development, including Neil Smith's convergence of Marxist theory and spatial development and David Harvey's development of scalar fix and later conceptual development of the process of capital accumulation, historically have focused primarily on how and why uneven development occurs. Research to date has provided only a cursory examination of what role, if any, the state plays in impacting uneven development, has not endeavored to characterize the state as an active, purposeful spatial player in the process of uneven development, and has not conceptualized how the state impacts uneven development through spatial practices, if the state does …

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Global Mindedness And Dispositions Towards Diversity In The Classroom, Ras T. Acolatse Jan 2010

Global Mindedness And Dispositions Towards Diversity In The Classroom, Ras T. Acolatse

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This study examined global mindedness and dispositions towards diversity in the classroom between two groups of teacher candidates. One group had obtained a bachelors degree before starting the teacher education program while the other group started the teacher education program without a college degree. The global mindedness scale (GMS) and the Teacher Multicultural Attitude Scale developed by Hett (1993) and Ponterrotto (2004) respectively were used for the study.;The study was guided by four research questions and four corresponding hypotheses. Univariate t-tests were use to analyze data for research questions one and two to determine the difference between the mean scores …

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The Effects Of Non-Thermal Electron Beam Irradiation On Quality Indicators Of Peanut Butter, Amanda El-Rawas Jan 2010

The Effects Of Non-Thermal Electron Beam Irradiation On Quality Indicators Of Peanut Butter, Amanda El-Rawas

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Electron beam (e-beam) irradiation is an effective non-thermal processing step for the reduction of Salmonella in peanut butter. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of e-beam irradiation on the quality of peanut butter. Peanut butter samples were exposed to e-beam doses of 0 (control), 3.2, 7.0, or 27.7 kGy, confirmed by film dosimetry. Doses correlated with a 5- and 12-log reduction of Salmonella respectively; with 27.7 kGy representing an extreme dose. Samples were examined over a 15-day period at 22°C. Color analysis (L, a*, b*), spreadability, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances test (TBARS) for lipid oxidation …

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Comprehensive Tobacco Control Policy Regimes And Population Health: Assessing Causal Loops, Stephanie J. Frisbee Jan 2010

Comprehensive Tobacco Control Policy Regimes And Population Health: Assessing Causal Loops, Stephanie J. Frisbee

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Tobacco products remain among the most controversial consumer products of all time: cigarettes are the only legal product that, when used as intended, are lethal. The global and individual burden attributable to the primary use of tobacco, or secondary or tertiary exposure to cigarette smoke, whether measured by morbidity, mortality, or economic costs, is substantial. With the combined efforts of scientific research, public health and policy advocates, the image and use of tobacco products has undergone profound change. However, while much has been achieved regarding the attitudinal, behavioral, and policy changes needed to diminish the individual, social, and economic costs …

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library: A New Model Of Library Collaboration, Jo Bell Whitlatch, Mengxiong Liu Jan 2010

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library: A New Model Of Library Collaboration, Jo Bell Whitlatch, Mengxiong Liu

Faculty Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity

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A Case Study Of Universal Design For Learning Applied In The College Classroom, Marie E. Leichliter Jan 2010

A Case Study Of Universal Design For Learning Applied In The College Classroom, Marie E. Leichliter

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

As the landscape of education and the demographics of the postsecondary classroom continue to evolve, so too must the teaching practices at our nation's institutions of higher education. This study follows an instructor who has evolved to incorporate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) techniques into her classroom, even though prior to participation in this research study, she had not heard of UDL. UDL is a flexible framework used to design curricula that enable all learners to acquire knowledge, skills, and motivation to learn. This qualitative, descriptive case study addressed how and to what extent UDL techniques are being implemented in …

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Phospholipid Enhanced Separation With Capillary Electrophoresis, Ruijuan Luo Jan 2010

Phospholipid Enhanced Separation With Capillary Electrophoresis, Ruijuan Luo

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Phospholipids were used as an additive in capillary electrophoresis to enhance the separation of glycans derived from alpha1-acid glycoprotein, fetuin, and ribonuclease B. The properties of phospholipid preparations were dependent upon composition, hydration, and temperature. Separation performance was evaluated as a function of these variables. A preparation of 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) and 1,2-dihexanoyl-snglycero-3-phosphocholine (DHPC), with [DMPC]/[DHPC] = 2.5, in 10% lipid/aqueous buffer at 25 °C provided the best separation efficiency at an electric field strength of 400 V/cm. Resolution was enhanced with the additive as well.;Phospholipids were also investigated as an additive for capillary electrophoresis separation of DNA molecules. Lipid preparations …

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Listeria Survival After Isoelectric Solubilization And Precipitation Of Fish Protein With Organic Acids, Rachel Otto Jan 2010

Listeria Survival After Isoelectric Solubilization And Precipitation Of Fish Protein With Organic Acids, Rachel Otto

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

With mechanical fish processing, a substantial amount of protein is discarded as byproducts. Isoelectric solubilization and precipitation (ISP) is a process that recovers previously discarded protein using extreme pH shifts to solubilize and precipitate protein from byproducts. Typically, strong acids are used for pH reduction but have limited impact on bacterial load; therefore, organic acids were used during ISP processing to test the impact on Listeria ssp. concentrations. The goals of these studies were to determine the effectiveness of organic acids, specifically acetic and citric acids, to reduce L. innocua during the protein recovery process of ISP and to determine …

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Sensitivity Of Semantic Signatures In Text Mining, Sri Ramya Peddada Jan 2010

Sensitivity Of Semantic Signatures In Text Mining, Sri Ramya Peddada

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The rapid development of the Internet and the ability to store data relatively inexpensively has contributed to an information explosion that did not exist a few years ago. Just a few keystrokes on search engines on any given subject will provide more web pages than any time before. As the amount of data available to us is so overwhelming, the ability to extract relevant information from it remains a challenge.;Since 80% of the available data stored world wide is text, we need advanced techniques to process this textual data and extract useful in formation. Text mining is one such process …

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Framing And Fundraising: Emotional Language And Money Raised In A Vietnamese Newspaper Column, Hong Van Pham Thi Jan 2010

Framing And Fundraising: Emotional Language And Money Raised In A Vietnamese Newspaper Column, Hong Van Pham Thi

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

This exploratory study examined Vuot Len So Phan , a Vietnamese philanthropy newspaper column in Sai Gon Tiep Thi, a Vietnamese newspaper from April to December 2009. Guided by framing literatures, 39 episodic frames stories portraying financially disadvantaged people were content analyzed in terms of demographics of the featured subjects and emotional phrases used in the stories. The hypothesis predicting a positive correlation between emotional phrases and money raised was supported. This means the more emotional phrases used in an episodically framed story, the more money it was likely to raise. This study found an unexpected result that donations were …

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Development Of Nanofluidic/Microfluidic Interfaces As Analyte Concentrators For Proteomic Samples, Kathleen C. Reschke Jan 2010

Development Of Nanofluidic/Microfluidic Interfaces As Analyte Concentrators For Proteomic Samples, Kathleen C. Reschke

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

We have developed a nanofluidic microfluidic analyte concentrator for application to proteomic samples. This dissertation includes a study investigating the current rectification behavior of the device including a temporal characterization of the ON state to OFF state transition and the OFF state to ON state transition as a function of device design. An analyte concentrator compatible with proteomic samples is presented and the current rectifying phenomenon is utilized to ensure adequate analyte delivery for the enrichment process. Finally, characterization of a coating technique to alter the surface charge of the nanofluidic element from anionic to cationic is presented.

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Intergenerational Transmission Of Health-Promoting Behaviors: Examining Participation In Physical Activity Between Middle-Aged Mothers And Their Younger Adult Children, Sarah T. Stahl Jan 2010

Intergenerational Transmission Of Health-Promoting Behaviors: Examining Participation In Physical Activity Between Middle-Aged Mothers And Their Younger Adult Children, Sarah T. Stahl

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Research has provided considerable evidence that participation in regular physical activity is associated with numerous physical and mental health benefits (Penedo & Dahn, 2005). Despite public health efforts to increase the activity levels adults, only 25% of the U.S. adult population is regularly active and nearly 60% remains sedentary (US Department of Health and Human Services [USDHHS], 2008). A small, but growing, area of research has examined physical activity from an intergenerational or dyadic perspective that considers how involvements in close, personal relationships influence levels of physical activity. In a sample of middle-aged mothers and their younger adult children, the …

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Preliminary Analysis Of The Environmental Effects On Rna Degradation: Modeling A Realistic Crime Scene, Beatriz A. Vianna Jan 2010

Preliminary Analysis Of The Environmental Effects On Rna Degradation: Modeling A Realistic Crime Scene, Beatriz A. Vianna

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

In forensic science, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) became an indispensable tool given the limited amount of biological samples usually encountered at crime scenes. DNA analysis is used to identify the source of biological samples typically obtained from a single hair, or droplet of blood. Determining the source of the biological evidence can provide a spatial link, thereby including or excluding a suspect at a crime scene or other locations related to a crime investigation. In spite of the great efficiency in human identification, DNA analysis cannot provide any information regarding time of deposition of the sample. The ability to establish …

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Nonwoven Geotextile Filtration Performance With Coal Refuse, Rajesh Tolikonda Jan 2010

Nonwoven Geotextile Filtration Performance With Coal Refuse, Rajesh Tolikonda

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The project involved bench scale testing investigating geotextile filter clogging by fine particle intrusion and fabric blinding from coarse and fine coal refuse with nonwoven geotextile filter fabric. The research explored the fine particle distribution through the refuse material and interfacial contact with the geotextile. The coal refuse was obtained from an active mining and coal waste impoundment operation located in Boone County, WV. The research involved testing of non-woven geotextiles with coarse and fine coal refuse under standard and reduced compaction energies in order to simulate field performance of the fabric to the effects of loose compaction conditions, such …

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Dynamic Bandgap Tuning Of Solid Thin Film Photonic Crystal Structures, Hyma Yalamanchili Jan 2010

Dynamic Bandgap Tuning Of Solid Thin Film Photonic Crystal Structures, Hyma Yalamanchili

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Nanophotonics, specifically photonic crystals (PhCs), offer unique optical bandgap engineering possibilities that has driven the emergence of a variety of device platforms, including: beam splitters, nano-cavity resonators, lasers, fibers, waveguides and highly sensitive optofluidic biosensor devices. The design and fabrication of accurate lattice parameters for a PhC is very important to achieving the desired operating bandgap. The inclusion of tunability in thin film PhCs not only offers a means of adjusting for fabrication errors but also a mechanism to increase device functionality as well as providing a wider range of operating wavelengths. Nitride thin films, specifically Aluminum Nitride (AlN) and …

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Ski Center Fargo, Petar Valkov Jan 2010

Ski Center Fargo, Petar Valkov

Architecture Theses

This thesis delivers, in an attempt to answer questions, how the solid waste may be affected by communities. The subject of this attempt is a local community waste field of Fargo, ND. The theoretical Premise / Unifying Idea guiding this work suggests optimization of solid waste treatment practices through architectural solutions while giving a new meaning of the site itself and to the community, creating a new direction of reuse. The project justification is that by changing the ways we deal with solid waste, we may bring a positive (or negative) impact to a community. Innovative way of turning a …

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Sustaining Rural Communities: The Wave, Justin Douvier Jan 2010

Sustaining Rural Communities: The Wave, Justin Douvier

Architecture Theses

For the survival of rural communities and their citizens, a strong sense of place, vital resources, focused leadership, and commitment are critical. What are the underlying characteristics that sustain and help in a rural community’s survival? Rural communities are vital because they bring about diversity and change from the demanding and often overburdening large city. Large numbers of the population make up small rural communities, and the extinction of these communities would be detrimental. Society must become more aware of the advantages and characteristics which make up rural communities, to help aid in their survival. The mixed-use building typology was …

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Built Politics, Matthew Arndt Jan 2010

Built Politics, Matthew Arndt

Architecture Theses

Since our built environment is not immune to the globalization of knowledge and culture what do we do as a society to keep its identity? Symbolism of a certin identity must seek out and inform the architecture of our civic buildings. Buildings for the people should be about the people and not a popular trend or prescription.

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Structured Living, Brent Nelson Jan 2010

Structured Living, Brent Nelson

Architecture Theses

Architecture and its infrastructure act as a mediating tool defining the world around us by structuring experience. This thesis will define the consequence of building and how designers structure experience by opening and obscuring creating physical, intellectual, and even political boundaries. The vehicle of the study is an addition to the iconic North Dakota State Capitol Building in Bismarck, North Dakota. The addition includes interpretive space at the base of the current structure as well as new entry condition and vertical circulation. The new architecture questions how one makes additions to existing pieces of architecture and studies how the manipulation …

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Today For Tomorrow, Christopher Anderson Jan 2010

Today For Tomorrow, Christopher Anderson

Architecture Theses

Educating today’s children about the facts of sustainable awareness is essential to reach the maximum potential in order to provide for both the environment and future populations. In today’s world, children seem to hold a hierarchy in which technological advancements in computers and video games reign dominantly over recreation and the outdoor natural environment. The problem is, that as we move through this digital revolution, children are becoming more and more disconnected from the offerings that our planet provides. In order for our existence to flourish, it is important for today’s youth to become more environmentally aware of their actions. …

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Lord Of The Living Souls: Dominion And The Spiritual Lives Of Animals In Milton's Paradise Lost, Kurt William Russow Jan 2010

Lord Of The Living Souls: Dominion And The Spiritual Lives Of Animals In Milton's Paradise Lost, Kurt William Russow

English

This paper examines Milton's views of the spiritual status of animals as presented in Paradise lost. It discusses how Milton enters into discussion with the discourses of 111 theology, philosophy, and both antique and modern science to construct his own nuanced view on the dominion humankind was theologically mandated to have over animals. Milton promotes a complex animal ethic based simultaneously on both hierarchy and kinship. Ultimately this ethic is used not only to celebrate animals, but also to celebrate a stewardship-oriented notion of a divinely ordained hierarchy.

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Memorializing Motherhood: Anna Jarvis And The Struggle For Control Of Mother's Day., Katharine Lane Antolini Jan 2010

Memorializing Motherhood: Anna Jarvis And The Struggle For Control Of Mother's Day., Katharine Lane Antolini

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Few people outside the state of West Virginia recognize the name Anna Jarvis or know of the lovely church that stands as a shrine to her accomplishments. Yet, on every second Sunday in May, we mail the cards, buy the flowers, place the long distant phone calls, or make the brunch reservation to honor our mothers because of her. Anna Jarvis was the founder of Mother's Day. She organized the first official Mother's Day celebration in 1908 and then spent four decades promoting the holiday and defending it from commercialization and ideological exploitation. Jarvis designed her Mother's Day celebration based …

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Enforcement, Economics And Estimates, Peter K. Yu Jan 2010

Enforcement, Economics And Estimates, Peter K. Yu

Faculty Scholarship

This article focuses on intellectual property enforcement, a topic that is of great importance to both developed and less developed countries. It begins by refuting the simple, and often politically motivated, claim that many countries fail to provide effective intellectual property enforcement by virtue of their lack of political will. Drawing on the latest economic literature, this article shows that high enforcement standards come with a hefty price tag and difficult trade-offs.

The article then outlines the challenges in measuring the cross-border economic impact of piracy and counterfeiting. As an illustration, the article discusses the ongoing effort by the US …

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Yield Comparison Of Transplanted Tomato And Pepper Plants Grown In Different Sized Cell Packs, Todd Joseph Weinmann Jan 2010

Yield Comparison Of Transplanted Tomato And Pepper Plants Grown In Different Sized Cell Packs, Todd Joseph Weinmann

Plant Sciences

Field experiments were conducted at Fargo, North Dakota, in 2006 and repeated at Fargo, Oakes, North Dakota, and Absaraka, North Dakota, in 2007 to compare time to harvest and yields from tomatoes (Lycopersicon escu/entum var. esculentum) and peppers (Capsicum annuum) that had been initially grown in different sized cell packs. A second objective was to determine if root manipulations to tomatoes at the time of transplanting could overcome root-bound effects of delayed establishment and reduced yields. Three tomato cultivars with differing growth or fruiting characteristics were used: 'Big Beef' an indeterminant cultivar, 'Sungem', a determinant cultivar, and 'Roma', a determinant …

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Studies On The Population Biology Of Colletotrichum Coccodes Using Aflp And Scar Markers, Kholoud Mohammad Alananbeh Jan 2010

Studies On The Population Biology Of Colletotrichum Coccodes Using Aflp And Scar Markers, Kholoud Mohammad Alananbeh

Plant Pathology

Black dot is a blemish disease of potato caused by the fungus Colletotrichum coccodes (Wallr.) Hughes. with worldwide distribution. It occurs in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, and Central America. C. coccodes has no known sexual cycle, but genetic exchange is possible through vegetative conjugation. The determination of VCG among fungal isolates is usually based on the complementation tests with nitrate nonutilizing (nit) mutants which enables researchers to compare strains of pathogens. Eight VCGs have been identified for the Europe/Israel population, seven for the North American population, and six for the Australian population. Variation in aggressiveness, morphological …

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Shifting Perspectives: Desocialization And The Journey Toward Critical Consciousness, Angela Marie Mathers Jan 2010

Shifting Perspectives: Desocialization And The Journey Toward Critical Consciousness, Angela Marie Mathers

Soil Science

The purpose of this study was to investigate how a service-learning course fosters students' development of a critical consciousness. Participants of this research study were students who participated in the 2009 International Service Seminar, a three-credit course that culminated with a service trip to Antigua, Guatemala. Interviews were conducted with participants that focused on students' experiences both during the class and in the year since the completion of the course. Utilizing critical pedagogy literature, I focused on the work of Jennifer Moon (1999) and Ira Shor (1992) to analyze the processes through which students gain critical consciousness. What became clear …

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