This study presents the experiences of Latino/a faculty and administrators in Hispanic seminaries or departments at white-dominated higher education institutions. The narratives reflect that the underrepresentation of Latino leadership in Hispanic seminaries creates an environment of rejection with religious overtones. The concept derived from the…

This dissertation examines a century of Chinese dancers' bodily citizenship from the 1920s to the 2020s with emphasis on accounts of dance instruction and artistic exchange at the Beijing Dance Academy through a review of historical dance photo and newspaper archives, data collection of lived experiences in artistic practice, and oral history…

Despite existing literature documenting patriotism and nationalism in education and children's knowledge of patriotic and national songs, the impact of patriotism and nationalism in American elementary music education through patriotic and national songs has not been examined in the context of current national standards. This examination is…

There is a gap in educational research regarding teachers' narratives of teaching in diverse classrooms, especially in East Africa. It is essential to investigate teachers' beliefs and perspectives because these are strong indicators of their planning, instructional decisions, and classroom practices and can also frame their perception of…

The aspects of the de jure or overt language policy attract many researchers, which is reasonable given the importance of legislation in nation-building. Scholars also pay attention to the de facto and covert language policies, which include informal and non-written aspects of language policy that can shed light on practical problems on the…

The study examined three factors in order to demonstrate and prove the effectiveness of implementing oral history in teaching social studies: teachers' perceptions, teachers' familiarity, and oral history's effectiveness as a teaching approach. The goal of the study was to answer the following research questions: (1) what are the perceptions of…

In January 2012, "Kreol Morisien," the main "lingua franca" of the Republic of Mauritius, was officially introduced within the "National Curriculum Framework" as one of the country's ancestral languages. Since the colonial period, the teaching of ancestral languages has served to preserve the ancestral heritage,…

This dissertation examines the expansion of refugee student services in postwar France during three subsequent refugee crises involving students from Eastern Europe. More than just a product of Franco-Soviet Cold War relations, I show how French support for the students developed in the context of decolonization and contemporary migration politics…

This study examines South Korean secondary social studies teachers' conceptualizations of multiculturalism and how they interact with ethnic nationalism based on the concept of a pure bloodline, Korean identity and teaching practices in an emerging multicultural society. Throughout several revisions of the national standards curriculum responding…

In the summer of 2019, Narendra Modi -- the leader of India's right-wing 'Bharatiya Janata Party' (BJP) -- won a landslide victory in the country's general elections, securing Modi's re-election as the Prime Minister of India. In a victory speech that spoke about the power of the Indian democracy and people, Modi positioned himself as a…

A significant gap exists in the body of literature concerning university military leadership programs concerning cultural identity and ethnocentrism. U.S. military leaders serve in all levels of government and corporate alike, and these leaders conduct warfare, most of which is non-lethal stability operations abroad. Military veterans serve in…

In the age of "Make America Great Again" and "Build that wall," there have been many voices contributing to the discussion of what it means to be American. The process for becoming a U.S. citizen provides an interesting checkpoint for exploring messages regarding Americanism. Building on previous scholarship on the U.S.…

Background: The concept of global education continues to be widely contested in classrooms across the United States as teachers find no uniform curriculum or expectations to guide their practice. How are teachers who are actively teaching global education courses interpreting this concept and learning goals? Past research suggests global education…

This dissertation focuses on the consequences of exclusionary ethnic nationalisms by examining historical and contemporary language practices regarding educational systems in Burma. Despite its long presence, Burmanisation has recently gained heightened attention as it is central to the political discourses that emerged in response to the military…

This dissertation examines the writings and experiences of five Indian international students in the United States during late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By drawing attention to these students, I attend to the ways in which notions of freedom, progress, and inclusivity associated with American higher education, and liberalism more…