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What’S In A Learning Theory? A Comparison Of Contemporary Learning Theories, Their Shared Elements, And Their Vision Of Society’S Role In Learning, Alexis Cherewka
What’S In A Learning Theory? A Comparison Of Contemporary Learning Theories, Their Shared Elements, And Their Vision Of Society’S Role In Learning, Alexis Cherewka
Adult Education Research Conference
Through discourse analysis of major theories of learning, this paper analyzes the role attributed to the social in contemporary learning theories in the field of adult education.
The Language Of Non-Normative Sexuality And Genders, Emily Bolam, Samantha Jarvis
The Language Of Non-Normative Sexuality And Genders, Emily Bolam, Samantha Jarvis
Scholars Week
This project is about how asexual, intersex and transgender identities challenge normative ideas about what it means to be human. Our research primarily focused on how language used in the medical community influences societal perceptions of non-normative identities. Western culture is pervasively heteronormative, meaning that there is a narrow idea of what constitutes a “normal” human being, which is typically heterosexual and limited to a binary gender system. While society is making strides with accepting non-hetero sexual identities, there persists the notion that humans are inherently sexual beings. Asexuality, an orientation characterized by a lack of sexual attraction, challenges this …