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  • Hearing their voices : college experiences of urban American Indian women

    Creator:
    Berry, Linda Converse
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    The purpose of this study is to explore, through their own voices, the higher education experiences of selected urban American Indian females in California community colleges. This study is an attempt to identify pathways to academic success by teasing out college practices and support systems that help Native women navigate...
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    . Dissertation Committee Dr. Betty Duvall, Major Professor Dr. Larry Roper Dr. Kurt Peters Dr. Juan

  • Testimonio: ne ̀aahtove - listen to me! voices from the edge : educational stories of Northern Cheyenne women

    Creator:
    Gondara, Brookney C.
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    The purpose of this research was to hear the stories of Northern Cheyenne women's educational experiences using the method of testimonio, a method culturally aligned and academically appropriate for use among indigenous people. The researcher, also a Northern Cheyenne tribal member used testimonio based on its roots in resistance literature...
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    generously acknowledge my committee, Dr. Betty Duvall, Dr. Kurt Peters, Dr. Lani Roberts, Dr. Larry Roper

  • A corpus linguistic analysis of lyrics and suicide

    Creator:
    Walters, Holly
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    Corpus linguistics studies involving lyrics continue to grow. While previous research has pointed to a positive relationship between certain personality traits and music types, the relationship between lyrics and suicide is understudied. As such, mental health researchers and practitioners have little sense of how the language of someone who has...
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    ) and word meanings (collocation analysis) in a corpus of song lyrics written by Kurt Cobain. For the

  • A phenomenological inquiry into the experience of reflection by older adults in adventure-based experiential education

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    Brennan, L. A.
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    This phenomenological inquiry explored dimensions of reflection for older adults in a developmental oriented adventure education experience. Data were gathered from emergent interviews with four individuals while participating in a multi-day, self-contained experiential education program conducted in a rugged environment, and led by a Navajo leader. Two principle research questions...
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    simpler, (c) I just love Willow to death, (d) we’ve given them a bad hand, (e) she is still grieving, (e

  • Integrating Web2Quest technologies into multicultural education courses in Taiwan : a potential for globalization

    Creator:
    Lin, Limei Grace
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    The purpose of this study was to investigate three research questions: (1) What are the attitudes and beliefs of the pre-service teachers and teacher educators regarding multicultural education, and how do the teacher educators prepare the pre-service teachers to meet the needs of diverse K-12 students in Taiwan? (2) To...
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    : Informed Consent Form for Pre-service Teachers ........................ 268 Appendix E: Demographic

  • Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Outcomes for Young Adults

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    Roberts, Sean D.
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    Those experiencing significant psychosocial problems in adolescence and young adulthood are at higher risk for psychological disorder (Pottick, Bilder, Vander Stoep, Warner, & Alvarez, 2008). Compared to peers, these individuals struggle to complete school, fit with social roles, and acquire occupational skills necessary for adulthood (Pottick et al., 2008). Providing...
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    /375582. Behrens, E., Santa, J., & Gass, M. (2010). The evidence base for private therapeutic schools

  • Indigenous language preservation programs and language policy in education : a web-based intertextual analysis

    Creator:
    Muniz, Gloria J. Bock
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    There are more than 6,900 known living languages in the world, half of which could be extinct within one hundred years. Approximately 150 indigenous American languages are still spoken in the United States; however, it is estimated that by the year 2050 only twenty of them will remain. Language preservation...
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    Jim, Mildred Quaempts, Kurt Peters, Allison Davis-White Eyes, Janne Underriner, Tony Johnson, Myra

  • Technology in college classrooms : an action research examining the use of PowerPoint in ELL classrooms

    Creator:
    Zhang, Weiwei
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    This research looks at the use of PowerPoint as an instructional tool for teaching English language learners (ELL) who studied in a language program at a state university in the Pacific Northwest. The purpose of the research was to discover and to explore the perceptions of PowerPoint supported teaching and...
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    .............................................................. 310 5. Appendix E Informed consent form for instructors ..................................... 314

  • (re)Presenting in a global village : students of color and the study abroad international experience

    Creator:
    Davis-White Eyes, Allison
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    Post-secondary education institutions across the United States are increasingly allocating resources to promote international education exchange programs as a pedagogical praxis to develop students into global citizens. Underlying such notions of global citizenship is the assumption that students will also develop a stronger post-national or cosmopolitan identity as a result...
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  • Educational technology associations as change agents : A case study

    Creator:
    Stephenson, Christine (Christine Gale)
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    This research addressed the role of educational technology associations as change agents within education with particular emphasis on issues of advocacy and leadership. Using a poststructural feminist lens and the metaphor of interview and analysis as storytelling, it explored the perspectives of nineteen individuals belonging to a national level educational...
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    Association Profile Instrument .......................................216 Appendix E Coding Notes