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Hays, Alice – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation investigates the impact reading Young Adult Literature (YAL) has on students' empathetic responses as well as their capacity to take action regarding a social justice issue chosen by the student. Drawing on data from a 10th grade honors classroom at a Title 1 school in the Southwest, this ethnographic case study investigates how…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Empathy, Student Behavior, Student Attitudes
Polen, J. Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Both government and non-government agencies have decried how poorly today's students are prepared to thrive in the global marketplace. One area of concern, cross-cultural understandings and cross-cultural communication skills, is the basis for this study. A qualitative study using a phenomenological design was chosen in order to collect rich…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Cultural Awareness, Communication Skills, Qualitative Research