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Author:

Bell, Jonathan Thomas

Title:

Education for sustainability: A hopeful soiling

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

education
education for sustainability
sustainability
soil methodology
bad news
ecojustice education
root metaphor
environmental education
equity
justice
non-representational ethnography
ethnographic methods
school ethnography

File:

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Committee Members:

Mari Haneda, Major Field Member
Christopher Uhl, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kimberly Powell, Major Field Member
Mark Kissling, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kimberly Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Bretz, Isaac Jason

Title:

Dis/entangling the Glocalization of ESL Group Bible Study: An Ethnographic Case Study of Adult ESL Group Bible Study on a U.S. Secular University Campus

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Bible Study
ESL
Assemblage
Deleuze
Translanguaging
Bible study
Adult ESL

File:

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Committee Members:

Suresh Canagarajah, Outside Unit & Field Member
Joseph Valente, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Smolcic, Major Field Member
Gail Boldt, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kimberly Anne Powell, Program Head/Chair
Charles Garoian, Special Member

Author:

Mc Causland, Jonathan

Title:

White Shame, White Ambivalence, and Learning to be a White Anti-racist Ambitious Science Teacher

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

science education
white supremacy
whiteness
practice-based teacher education
teacher learning
critical whiteness pedagogy
critical whiteness studies
design-based research
storytelling
teacher education

File:

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Committee Members:

Scott Mcdonald, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Tanner Vea, Outside Unit & Field Member
Samuel Tanner, Major Field Member
Greg Kelly, Major Field Member
Andrea Mccloskey, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Wang, Jue

Title:

Rural Girls' Performances through Literacy: Reconceptualizing Rural Chinese Literate Girlhoods

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

ethnic minority
literacy
rurality
girlhood
emerging identities

File:

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Committee Members:

Allison Henward, Major Field Member
Xiaoye You, Outside Unit & Field Member
Gail Boldt, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, Major Field Member
Kimberly Anne Powell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Zhang, Junxian

Title:

THE ROLE OF WRITING IN INTERNATIONAL UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION STUDENTS’ LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

the role of writing
international undergraduate education students
learning experiences

File:

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Committee Members:

Andrea Vujan Mccloskey, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Suresh Canagarajah, Outside Unit & Field Member
Anne Whitney, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Charlotte Land, Major Field Member
Jamie Myers, Major Field Member

Author:

Rutten, Logan

Title:

A Case Study of Inquiry as Stance Among Teacher Candidates Conducting Practitioner Inquiry in a Professional Development School

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

practitioner inquiry
action research
teacher inquiry
teacher research
practitioner research
teacher education
professional development schools
preservice teachers
preservice teacher education
teacher candidates
teacher interns
student teachers
teacher preparation
inquiry stance
inquiry as stance
reflective teaching
teacher supervision
inquiry
instructional supervision
self-study
clinical practice
clinical education
clinical internships

File:

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Committee Members:

Rachel Wolkenhauer, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Bernard Badiali, Major Field Member
Amy Crosson, Major Field Member
Kimberly Powell, Program Head/Chair
Dana Mitra, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member

Author:

Whittington, Nakisha Darlene

Title:

Exploring the Digital Literacy Practices of Black Elementary Students in a New Orleans Charter School

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Literacies
Digital Literacy
Black Students
Elementary Education
Urban Education
Technology
Multiliteracies
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

File:

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Committee Members:

Gabriela Richard, Outside Unit & Field Member
Ashley Patterson, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Allison Henward, Major Field Member
Gail Boldt, Major Field Member
Kimberly Anne Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Mahoney-Ferster, Mary

Title:

Penn, Play, Pandemic, and Pathway Policy A Critical Discourse Study Examining: Compulsory Education Equity and Access

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

early care and education
policy
transitons to school
compulsory education
equity and access
equity-based pathway programs
pathway into school
kindergarten
family engagement
Educational Continuum

File:

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Committee Members:

Edgar Yoder, Committee Member & Related Areas Repres
Dana Stuchul, Committee Member & Major Field Represnt
Jamie Myers, Committee Member & Major Field Represnt
Michael Patte, Committee Member & Special Represent
James Johnson, Chair & Major Field Represnt
Kimberly Anne Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Mainzer, Emily

Title:

Preservice Elementary Teachers' Engagement with Open Mathematics Tasks

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

open mathematics tasks
preservice teacher education
instructional practice
elementary mathematics methods courses
engagement

File:

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Committee Members:

Kimberly Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Gwen Lloyd, Major Field Member
Andrea Mccloskey, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Andrew Baxter, Outside Field Member
Matthew McCrudden, Outside Unit Member

Author:

Hooper, Lee Anna

Title:

Reconceptualizing Literacy for Science: How Experienced Elementary Teachers Frame Literacy Practices to Shape Classroom Epistemic Classroom Cultures

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Elementary Science
Sensemaking
Literacy practices
Epistemic practices

File:

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Committee Members:

Rachel Wolkenhauer, Major Field Member
Anne Whitney, Major Field Member
Susan Strauss, Outside Unit & Field Member
Greg Kelly, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kimberly Anne Powell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lynch, Megan

Title:

Understanding the Development of Socially Just Teachers through Supervision in a Professional Development School Partnership: An Activity Theoretical Analysis

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

sociocultural theory
cultural historical activity theory
instructional supervision
teacher education
professional development schools (PDS)
social justice

File:

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Committee Members:

Rachel Wolkenhauer, Major Field Member
Bernard Badiali, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Karen Johnson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Uju Anya, Major Field Member
Kimberly Anne Powell, Program Head/Chair
Matthew Poehner, Major Field Member

Author:

Sarker, Arpita

Title:

Disability in Contemporary Indian Children’s Literature: A Qualitative Study of Adult Pedagogy

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Disability
Children's Literature
Decolonizing
postcolonial
south asian
adult pedagogy
publishing
representation
intersectionality
accessibility

File:

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Committee Members:

Carla Zembal-Saul, Program Head/Chair
Suresh Canagarajah, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, Major Field Member
Joseph Valente, Major & Minor Field Member
Gail Boldt, Chair & Dissertation Advisor

Author:

Alasmari, Abdulrahman Ahmed

Title:

The Relationship Between Saudi Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions of Preparation and Their Teaching Self-Efficacy

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Teacher Education
Self-Efficacy
Pre-Service Teachers
Teacher Praparation

File:

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Committee Members:

Rachel Wolkenhauer, Major Field Member
Andrew Baxter, Outside Unit & Field Member
Fran Arbaugh, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kimberly Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Andrea Mccloskey, Major Field Member

Author:

Slagle, Colette

Title:

Reimagining Her Quest: Representations of the Material in Girls' Fantasy Literature

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

children's literature
girlhood studies
fantasy
materiality
feminist
quest
hero

File:

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Committee Members:

Scott Smith, Outside Unit & Field Member
Kimberly Powell, Major Field Member
Gail Boldt, Major Field Member
Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kimberly Anne Powell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Olgun Baytas, Muge

Title:

Everyday Citizenship for Young Children at a Faith-Based School: An Ethnographic Study

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Ethnographic research
Faith-based school
Early childhood education
Citizenship education
Values education

File:

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Committee Members:

Stephanie Schroeder, Major Field Member
Kimberly Powell, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
David Gamson, Outside Unit & Field Member
Allison Henward, Major Field Member
Gail Boldt, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kimberly Anne Powell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Han, Soyoung

Title:

Intercultural Professional Development Through Telecollaboration: Unfolding Language Teacher Learning

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Intercultural
language teacher learning
telecollaboration
teacher professional development
activity theory
vygotskian sociocultural theory

File:

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Committee Members:

Rachel Wolkenhauer, Major Field Member
Sharon Childs, Outside Unit & Field Member
Amy Crosson, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Smolcic, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kimberly Anne Powell, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies

Author:

Gates, Jacob

Title:

Neoliberal subjectivity and discourses in an elementary social studies methods course: A case study

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

teacher education
neoliberalism
social studies
preservice teachers
neoliberal subjectivity

File:

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Committee Members:

Stephanie Schroeder, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Tanner Vea, Outside Unit & Field Member
Sarah Shear, Special Member
Gail Boldt, Major Field Member
Samuel Tanner, Major Field Member
Kimberly Anne Powell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Madany-Saa, Magdalena

Title:

Southernizing frameworks of knowledge in the Ecuadorian Global Souths

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

sumak kawsay
Global South
ELT
English language policy
locus of enunciation
ecology of knowledges
decolonial cracks
epistemic agency

File:

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Committee Members:

Suresh Canagarajah, Outside Field Member
Mari Haneda, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Sinfree Makoni, Outside Field Member
Allison Henward, Major Field Member
Rebecca Tarlau, Outside Unit Member
Carla Zembal-Saul, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Lomeli, Hilario

Title:

(In)Disposable Youth: “At-risk” Subjectivities and Latinx Student Experiences of an Alternative School

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Latinx Students
Disposability
Alternative School
Education Anthropology

File:

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Committee Members:

Kimberly Anne Powell, Program Head/Chair
Joseph Valente, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kimberly Powell, Co-Chair & Dissertation Advisor
A K Sandoval-Strausz, Outside Unit, Field & Minor Member
Julio Cammarota, Special Member
Gail Boldt, Major Field Member

Author:

Lyu, Sung Ryung

Title:

MOBILIZING WITHIN WHITENESS: MULTICULTURAL APPROACHES IN RURAL HEAD START

Graduate Program:

Curriculum and Instruction

Keywords:

Head Start
Multicultural Education
Early Childhood Education
Race
Whiteness
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Policy
Ethnography

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Committee Members:

Ashley Patterson, Major Field Member
Allison Henward, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Jacqueline Reid-Walsh, Minor Field Member
Samuel Tanner, Major Field Member
Andrea Vujan Mccloskey, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Kai Schafft, Outside Unit & Field Member