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Beauty And Believability In Sexual Harassment Cases: Does Physical Attractiveness Affect Perceptions Of Veracity And The Likelihood Of Being Harassed?, John S. Seiter, Deborah Dunn
Beauty And Believability In Sexual Harassment Cases: Does Physical Attractiveness Affect Perceptions Of Veracity And The Likelihood Of Being Harassed?, John S. Seiter, Deborah Dunn
Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies Faculty Publications
This study explored whether a female student's level of attractiveness affects the degree to which she is believed when making a claim of sexual harassment, and whether attractiveness is related to perceptions of how likely it is that she will be sexually harassed. Participants viewed one of three photographs of a female model who was made to appear a) unattractive, b) attractive and pristine, or c) attractive but not pristine. Afterwards they read a case file in which the photographed model claimed to have been sexually harassed by one of her professors. Finally, participants rated the photographed model's veracity and …
Communities Of Practice: A Framework For Fostering Coherence In Virtual Learning Communities, Jim Rogers
Communities Of Practice: A Framework For Fostering Coherence In Virtual Learning Communities, Jim Rogers
English Faculty Publications
This paper presents a case study of an on-line workshop that was conducted via the WWW. Using the participant dialogues from the workshop bulletin boards, the author investigates whether Wenger’s (1998) Community of Practice framework can be applied to this educational setting. The results indicate that participants interactions in the workshop demonstrated the characteristics of mutual engagement, joint enterprise, and shared repertoire. These three characteristics are what Wenger posits contribute to a cohesive community of practice. Using this framework, some principles are derived that educators can use to design more cohesive learning communities.