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Showing 1 to 20 of 130 for “"Liberal Studies"”.
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Graduate liberal studies: a nontraditional, interdisciplinary approach to higher education
… the wherewithal to reconstitute the idea of a liberally educated person. Yet, over the past 16 years there has been considerable growth in the number of institutions that have established new graduate programs in Liberal Studies. This study examined the growth associated with those programs and …
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Integrating Knowledge and Action: A Study of Leadership in the Development of Master's Degree Programs in Liberal Studies
Master's degree programs in liberal studies (MALS programs) have proliferated in the United States over the past twenty years. Studying the leadership relationships that faculty and administration form during the MALS program development process provides insight into how non-traditional graduate …
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Black Ball: The Exploitation of Black Athletes through Major Revenue-Producing Sports
Delon Lowe, Liberal Studies, Wake Forest University
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A Way to Water
… the requirements for a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies. The novel created reflects the exploration of self and place, as the protagonist, a recent college graduate and Southerner, journeys across the United States. Her journey embodies the core of the Liberal Studies program--to explore …
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Revitalizing Inner-City Neighborhoods And The Community Voice: A Look At Winston-Salem, North Carolina
… requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
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Documentary Discovery and Advocacy: A Contextual and Creative Perspective
… the requirements for a master of arts in liberal studies. The project consists of two required components: an original creation and a contextual analysis to inform the creation. The purpose of the original creation, a documentary short film, is twofold: to gain introductory experience in …
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The Clemente Course in the Humanities and critical pedagogy : a comparative analysis of Earl Shorris and bell hooks on poverty, racism, imperialism and patriarchy
… of Paulo Freire and contemporary cultural studies reject traditional notions of both the canon and teaching. However, a comparison between Shorris' and bell hooks' theories of oppression reveals significant similarities between his "surround of force" and her "capitalist imperialist white …
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Graduate's perceptions of a Dean's Team course at California State University, Stanislaus
… and implementing a Dean's Team course within the Liberal Studies curriculum is a way to improve the learning, the future teaching experience of undergraduate students and their decision to remain in the field of teaching.</p>
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Reciprocal Teaching as a Reading-Comprehension Strategy Among First-Year Industrial Technology Education Majors at the University of Technology, Jamaica
… students in the Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies (FELS-IT) have difficulty learning non-technical content due to their weak reading-comprehension skills. Reciprocal Teaching strategies have been shown to improve students reading-comprehension and learning, especially across the …
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The Study of the Influence of the Family, Peer Group, and the Community on Adolescent Smoking
The purpose of this study is to discover the influence exerted by the family, the peer group, and the community, on adolescent smoking. The study will attempt to prove that (1) the environment with the greatest discontinuity, as reflected in the variation of standards and attitudes toward adult and …
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Existential Thought: Its Contributions to Psychotherapy
The purpose of this paper is to present a basic introduction to the general concepts of existential philosophy and to illustrate how these concepts are integrated into psychology and psychotherapy.
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The Origin and Development of the Italian Aria in the Baroque Period
The purpose of this paper is to study and identify the pertinent factors that established the operatic aria as a vocal solo form, to discover how these factors were applied and developed by the various composers of the Baroque period, and to gain a perspective of its historical value in music.
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The Educational Experiences Of Biracial Students As Seen Through The Eyes Of Their Parents
<p>The purpose of this research was to gain a better understanding of the issues and challenges biracial children and their parents face as they navigate through the U.S. K–12 school system while developing a firm sense of self and racial identity. This issue is important because of the growing …
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Moving Research Journals Online: Using Blogs to Teach Research-based Writing in First-Year Composition
<p>The thesis describes a research study that evaluates replacing the research journal assignment with a research blog assignment. The study was conducted in Spring 2011 in the author's ENGL 1102: Composition II class.</p>
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A Survey by Sampling of Out of Town Buying Habits of the Residents of Ellensburg, Washington
The purpose of this study was to determine through two different types of sampling techniques some of the habits and reasons leading to out of town buying by the residents of Ellensburg.
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Cultural Modification in Rural Appalachia: Changes as Perceived by Persons Living through the Transformations Created by the ARC.
<p>In an effort to make Appalachia a more acceptable and productive region to the rest of the country, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) was created in 1965. This agency continued some of the efforts began by other redevelopment agencies, such as the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the …
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Synesthetic Sensor Fusion via a Cross-Wired Artificial Neural Network.
<p>The purpose of this interdisciplinary study was to examine the behavior of two artificial neural networks cross-wired based on the synesthesia cross-wiring hypothesis. Motivation for the study was derived from the study of psychology, robotics, and artificial neural networks, with perceivable …
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