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Filtering by: Creator Donnelly, Jeffrey P. Committee Member Anderson, Chris Degree Name Master of Arts (M.A.)

Religion in the writing classroom : toward a pedagogy of possibility

Creator:

May, Laura D.

Abstract:

In this thesis, I examine composition scholarship on the intersections of religious faith and writing pedagogy over the past twenty years, tracing the origins of compositionists' discomfort with religion and focusing on pedagogical approaches for working with religiously-committed students. In particular, I emphasize the way in which these approaches are...

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Masters Thesis
A circle of response : addressing the tensions of teacher responseto student writing

Creator:

Carothers, April D.

Abstract:

What students need most from instructors’ written response on their texts is commentary that evokes a sense of exchange. Teachers often believe that their job is to point out the deficits in a student’s paper and help eliminate those deficits. While this is a part of the function of response,...

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Masters Thesis
Public Proof : Science Communication, Weak Theory, and the Nonrational

Creator:

Snyder, Wesley M.

Abstract:

A 2014 Pew Research poll revealed large gaps between public opinion and scientific opinion over environmental and biomedical issues (Funk and Rainie). Similarly, a number of recent popular books have described a growing public mistrust in scientific expertise (Mooney; Storr; Specter). Why is it, then, that so much of the...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis