Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Do The Write Thing Essay, 2014,
2014
University of Massachusetts Boston
Environmental Sustainability, Cultural Awareness, And Personal Growth: A Short-Term Study Abroad Program Design For The University Of Colorado, Boulder,
2014
SIT Graduate Institute
Environmental Sustainability, Cultural Awareness, And Personal Growth: A Short-Term Study Abroad Program Design For The University Of Colorado, Boulder, Jana K. Howlett
Capstone Collection
The University of Colorado (CU), as with many academic institutions in the United States, has seen a consistent increase in the number of students opting for short-term study abroad programs. A growing concern in the field of international education is whether it is possible for students to mature in cultural competence from such a short time spent abroad. In an initiative to deliberately increase students’ intercultural growth during short-term excursions, Global Seminar: Environmental Sustainability and Cross-Culture Contact in Costa Rica (GSCR) proposes a program that implements two new aspects to CU’s study abroad options: a course-linked program and an …
Another Nibble At The Core: Student Learning In A Thematically-Focused Introductory Sociology Course,
2014
Butler University
Another Nibble At The Core: Student Learning In A Thematically-Focused Introductory Sociology Course, Jay R. Howard, Katherine B. Novak, Krista M.C. Cline, Marvin B. Scott
Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
Identifying and assessing core knowledge has been and continues to be a challenge that vexes the discipline of sociology. With the adoption of a thematic approach to courses in the core curriculum at Butler University, faculty teaching Introductory Sociology were presented with the opportunity and challenge of defining the core knowledge and skills to be taught across course sections with a variety of themes. This study of students (N = 280) enrolled in 12 sections of a thematically-focused Introductory Sociology course presents our attempt to both define and assess a core set of concepts and skills through a pretest-posttest questionnaire …
Review Of 'How We Die Now: Intimacy And The Work Of Dying,' By Karla Erickson,
2014
University of Dayton
Review Of 'How We Die Now: Intimacy And The Work Of Dying,' By Karla Erickson, Jennifer Davis-Berman
Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Faculty Publications
How We Die Now: Intimacy and the Work of Dying takes the reader on an engaging journey through the terrain of aging in America, with an emphasis on how our ideas about aging itself have changed the way we view death in the United States and even the way we actually die. This book has an authenticity to it, as Erickson admits that her own experience with aging and death compelled her to enter this world and study from the perspective of insiders, those who care for older adults and the actual elders themselves. Based on hundreds of hours of …
Rio Grande Valley Student Completion Rates In University Schools Outside Of The Rio Grande Valley,
2014
Gonzaga University
Rio Grande Valley Student Completion Rates In University Schools Outside Of The Rio Grande Valley, Demetrius James Villanueva
Communication & Leadership Dissertations and Theses
The goal of this study is to create understanding of why Hispanic students from the Rio Grande Valley in Texas have trouble completing their higher educational goals once they leave the area. This study applies communication accommodation theory to better understand how students adapt their communication styles in their academic, personal, and social lives. This study also applied standpoint theory to see how growing up in the Rio Grande Valley impacts the students’ sense of selves. Ethnographic research was conducted with five students attending four different universities around Texas. Through observations and interviews, the researcher found several ways that the …
