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Ajmera, Param S. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
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…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Indians, Power Structure, Nationalism
Blomberg, Grace Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative study investigated how third-grade students from low-income families talked about target vocabulary words when asked to create a "VoiceThread" publication. "VoiceThread" is a web-based publication tool that allows students to post pictures and attach voice-recordings to each picture. There were three student…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Vocabulary Development, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
Sanford, Rania – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between Sedlacek's (2004b) student noncognitive variables (positive self-concept, realistic self-appraisal, successfully handling the system, preference for long-term goals, leadership experience, presence of a strong support person, community service, and knowledge of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Extracurricular Activities, Grade Point Average
Kopenhaver, Lillian Lodge – 1980
Approximately 300 members of the National Council of College Publications Advisers responded to questionnaires in a study that (1) investigated press law and the ethics of advising as they relate to student publications, and (2) developed a profile of the college student publications adviser. In addition to obtaining demographic information, the…
Descriptors: Censorship, Codes of Ethics, Educational Research, Faculty Advisers
Sorenson, Gail Paulus – 1980
In 1969, in "Tinker v. Des Moines," the Supreme Court declared that both students and teachers were entitled to exercise their constitutional rights while in school. The purpose of this dissertation was to discover whether the propositions and the philosophy of "Tinker" have been used by state and federal courts to support…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Court Litigation
Smith, Sharon Williamson – 2000
Many adult literacy programs invite their clients to become authors by articulating their life experiences, ideas, and opinions in writing that is published. Theoretical perspectives from feminist poststructuralism were used to determine what happened when clients were positioned as authors in light of their identities other than authors. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Authors, Creative Writing