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ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"This study examined the processes involved in connecting students with nature during their experience in an adventure program. The primary research question was, What is happening in adventure programming that is helping students connect to nature? The author responded to this question by investigating the High Mountain Institute's (HMI) Summer Term. Two subsequent questions further informed the research: Does involvement in HMI programs influence...
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Pub. Date
2016
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English
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"This thesis is an autoethnographic study, which found evidence that when a leader in a non-profit setting actively engages in creative practice for 30 days, there is a direct positive effect on work and, by extension, life. Key research findings included that the subject experienced a daily feeling of success, achievement, and accomplishment; the creative practice generated a mindset of discovery, curiosity and open-mindedness; the subject experienced...
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ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"Feminist artists during the second wave movement wanted to gain the same rights as men in a historically male-dominated art world, a world that was being influenced more and more by modernist ideals. It was during this precise moment that postmodernists helped transform art, in addition to the fields of literature, music, architecture, law, and philosophy. The synthesis between postmodernism and feminism helped art evolve in non-traditional ways....
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ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"International education in the United States is explored from its historical context to the contemporary constructs of the industry. Recent statistical insight from the Institute of International Education (IIE) Annual Open Door Report illustrates a very clear inequity within the participant demographic profiles. Considering that personal development outcomes associated with international education are resoundingly positive in nature and include...
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Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"The purpose of this descriptive research was to create awareness and an understanding of how participation in campus recreation contributes to students' wellness, and how students can create healthy lifestyles throughout and after their college experience. This study was designed to examine the benefits of participation in campus recreation for undergraduate and graduate students at the University of South Florida. This study investigates the dimensions...
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Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"This descriptive study examines the relationship between job expectations and job satisfaction in the context of adventure education (AE) field staff. An electronic survey distributed to field instructors of the Recreational Equipment Incorporated (REI) Outdoor School assessed the level to which their job expectations had been met as well as their reported job satisfaction based on the short form of the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire. Quantitative...
1107) Esoteric foundations of initiation in 'The Firebird, the Horse of Power, and Princess Vasilisa'
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ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"Through the interpretation of the Russian myth The Firebird, the Horse of Power, and Princess Vasilisa, this thesis examines concepts of initiation. Theories of initiation, such as confrontation with death, the sacred wound, meeting the divine feminine, myth, and ritual are applied to understand the esoteric, or hidden, teachings of initiation contained in the Russian myth. This thesis utilizes a heuristic methodology, discussing the myth and the...
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ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"Designers and builders focused on green innovations often struggle to know well the costs and benefits of their proposed projects. As such, some are reluctant to innovate beyond the well known, as even modest projects are costly in nearly all respects. This project is designed to provide data to promote actionable recommendations and strategic decision criteria for commercializing a model for exterior wall assemblies constructed with straw bales...
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ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"Experiential learning theory, student driven learning methods, and brain research related to learning and memory support the use of experientially based learning activities in a traditional classroom. It is the author's opinion, however, that teachers rarely make use of such activities, termed Learning Games in this paper, as a means to help students learn, retain, and recall material presented in the classroom. Reasons include a lack of training...
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ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"This thesis presents an investigation of body image and connection with nature among American Indian female adolescents. This mixed method study incorporating the use of focus groups and survey for data collection examined the perspective and voice of teen girls from a rural American Indian community. The thesis considers how modern western influences play a role in American Indian teen girl's development and views of beauty and body image. This...
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Pub. Date
2016
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English
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"The act of thru-hiking a long-distance trail immerses hikers in the natural world for an extended time; as such, it represents a compelling system to study the relationships between a specific appreciative activity--thru-hiking--and environmental attitudes regarding sustainability. This thesis critically explored the primary research question: How do thru-hikes change or inspire environmental attitudes in thru-hikers on long-distance trails in the...
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ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"Understanding contemporary African Indigenous people necessitates an approach that incorporates ways of knowing congruent with Indigenous relationships to knowledge production. Balancing between two worlds of knowledge of production, this study provides an emic autoethnography of shamanic experiential learning with the context of an Indigenous research paradigm. The relationships between African Divination Systems, shamanic learning, emergent Indigenous...
1113) The gull bone index
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ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"The Gull Bone Index contains 24 original short stories and flash fictions. This innovative collection features distinct postmodernist leanings with an emphasis on magical realism, fragmented narrative structures, and elements of absurdism. Stories include a group of people in perpetual free fall, a woman in love with a dissipating gaseous cloud, a man with vine-like outgrowths on his knee, and other bizarre situations. Beneath these flashy conceits...
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ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"Students generally display less motivation to work in school as they move through the middle school years. Previous research indicates that Montessori schools encourage intrinsic motivation by supporting students' interests and maintaining an appropriate level of challenge in student centered classrooms. In this study, students from three Montessori middle schools participated in focus groups about student experiences of intrinsic motivation. The...
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Pub. Date
2016
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English
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"How can a classically trained vocalist and modern Celtic folksinger musically interpret the ancient Celtic lament for a modern audience?" Lady Death and The Art of Mourning: Re-envisioning the Celtic Lament answers this question by presenting a lecture-song recital and synthesizing the author's/artist's research, performance practice methods, and performance results within the following essay. This thesis-project includes as its production component...
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Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"Sound and music have been an important part of the human experience as far back as our historical records reach, and cultures all around the world have used aural modalities to heal and communicate for many thousands of years. Current medical evidence and scientific measurements suggest that music and sound are some of the most effective instruments that can be used to facilitate patient recovery from surgery, trauma, and disease. This paper discusses...
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Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"The goal of this study is to share real stories and perspectives about integrating permaculture design in a residential setting, from those with in-depth experience. This study begins with a brief look at the convergence of pertinent contexts, including climate change, the sustainability movement, and the importance of the residential scale. Then it moves into reviewing theoretical literature about permaculture theory and design, particularly the...
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Publisher
ProQuest LLC
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"This research project explored the anatomy of satisfaction of undergraduate students' experiences in order to identify the themes common to students who were satisfied with their college careers. The study also examined the conditions that help students thrive on campus focusing on college seniors who self-reported as very satisfied with their college experience. Furthermore the study analyzed the motivation behind satisfied students' behavioral...
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Pub. Date
2016
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English
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"As education evolves in the 21st century and students learn to develop knowledge from the ground up, educators step into the role of facilitator. Critical to this paradigm shift is a connection with places that develops knowledge from local experiences into broad global understanding. This thesis explores the literature on how people develop a connection with place, the importance of learning about the world through appropriate developmental stages,...
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Pub. Date
2016
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English
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"This is an evocative autoethnography about the author's experiences with chronic illness and disability since 2012. The purpose of the project is to allow the author to use her voice to speak up in areas of her life where she has been voiceless, as well as to come to terms with her life as an ill person, and to speak up for others like her. The text is heavily supplemented with the author's paintings. The analytical write-up is kept separate from...