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Stories Of Teaching On A Conceal And Carry Stage: A Dramaturgical Narrative Inquiry, Christopher J. Miller Dec 2022

Stories Of Teaching On A Conceal And Carry Stage: A Dramaturgical Narrative Inquiry, Christopher J. Miller

Speech Communication Faculty Scholarship

The story of a mass shooting occurring on the place of school seems to be a common one in the contemporary American cultural narrative. One of the more controversial solutions offered within this narrative is allowing citizens to protect themselves through the practice of conceal and carry. The practice of legally allowing individuals to conceal and carry a firearm while at the place of school and in the place of class is at the cornerstone of this research inquiry. This qualitative research study employs a dramaturgical narrative approach to explore the daily lives of full-time community college faculty members. In …


An Ontological Notion Of Learning Inspired By The Philosophy Of Hannah Arendt, James Magrini Dec 2012

An Ontological Notion Of Learning Inspired By The Philosophy Of Hannah Arendt, James Magrini

Philosophy Scholarship

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Dialectic And Dialogue In Plato: Revisiting The Image Of "Socrates-As-Teacher" In The Hermeneutic Pursuit Of Authentic Paideia, James Magrini Oct 2012

Dialectic And Dialogue In Plato: Revisiting The Image Of "Socrates-As-Teacher" In The Hermeneutic Pursuit Of Authentic Paideia, James Magrini

Philosophy Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Working To Recover The Essence Of Education For The Sake Of Teaching And Teacher Education: Towards A Phenomenological Understanding Of The Forgotten, Ontological Aspects Of Learning, James Magrini Jan 2011

Working To Recover The Essence Of Education For The Sake Of Teaching And Teacher Education: Towards A Phenomenological Understanding Of The Forgotten, Ontological Aspects Of Learning, James Magrini

Philosophy Scholarship

The current definition of a good teacher is grounded in sets of pre-determined competencies established and imposed upon schools by bureaucratic organizations that are, proximally and for the most part, removed from the foundational elements of education, namely, the existential, embodied conscious experience of teaching and learning as it unfolds in the lived world of schools and universities. As Pinar (2004) observes, contemporary American education is deterministic, and "in its press for efficiency and standardization,' has the effect of reducing "teachers to automata" (p. 28). Thus, the subject-hood, or authentic identity, of both teachers and students is not of their …


Teaching Western Philosophy: An Anti-Authoritarian Approach, James Magrini Apr 2010

Teaching Western Philosophy: An Anti-Authoritarian Approach, James Magrini

Philosophy Scholarship

No abstract provided.


In Aid Of Teaching James Joyce's "Araby", Jason A. Snart Apr 2009

In Aid Of Teaching James Joyce's "Araby", Jason A. Snart

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


"Freeze On To This Sleeping Suit": Teaching Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Sharer", Jason A. Snart Oct 2007

"Freeze On To This Sleeping Suit": Teaching Joseph Conrad's "The Secret Sharer", Jason A. Snart

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Detached And Empty: Subtexts Of The Unoccupied House In James Joyce's "Araby", Jason A. Snart Apr 2006

Detached And Empty: Subtexts Of The Unoccupied House In James Joyce's "Araby", Jason A. Snart

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Over-Reading, Overreading, Over Reading: Implications For Teaching And Learning, Jason A. Snart Apr 2003

Over-Reading, Overreading, Over Reading: Implications For Teaching And Learning, Jason A. Snart

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.