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Miller, Amy L. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the identity development of mixed race Asian students, also known as Hapas, and the influence of college environments of their perceptions of self. More specifically, this study will use Narrative Inquiry to gain insight into the lives and experiences of 20 Hapa students at the University of…
Descriptors: Multiracial Persons, Asian Americans, College Environment, Self Concept
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Hornberger, Nancy H.; De Korne, Haley; Weinberg, Miranda – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2016
The experiences of a community of people learning and teaching Lenape in Pennsylvania provide insights into the complexities of current ways of talking and acting about language reclamation. We illustrate how Native and non-Native participants in a university-based Indigenous language class constructed language, identity, and place in nuanced ways…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Second Language Learning, Self Concept, Language Maintenance
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Henry, Sue Ellen; Verica, Joseph M. – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2015
How can art function as a medium through which to re(view) the self and others? This article explores this central question through an interdisciplinary classroom experiment that brought theories of identity development in a multiculturalism classroom together with principles of portraiture present in an introductory drawing class. Interview…
Descriptors: Art, Interdisciplinary Approach, Portraiture, Freehand Drawing
Na Sun – ProQuest LLC, 2019
With the advancement of technology, more and more degree programs are available in the form of online education. Despite its top ranking in online bachelor's degree programs, Pennsylvania State University's World Campus presents a variety of challenges and opportunities related to students' experiences, feelings, and operation as a…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Educational Environment
Thompson, Diane S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This purpose of this study was to identify how adult ELL community college students perceive their experience in the development of academic literacy, specifically academic writing, and to explore their perceptions of the factors, attitudes, and experiences that have facilitated their development of that level of academic literacy. To address this…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, English for Academic Purposes, Community Colleges, Educational Experience
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Perry, Merry G. – Composition Forum, 2006
Merry Perry teaches English courses (both writing and literature) where the majority of the students are white, middle class, and conservative. Perry begins the article by saying that in such an academic environment, her most challenging task is not teaching grammar, punctuation, or editing skills, but challenging these students to think about and…
Descriptors: Feminism, Cultural Education, Writing (Composition), College Students