In this dissertation, I examine how Wendell Berry, Leslie Marmon Silko, Linda Hogan, Arundhati Roy, Mahasweta Devi, and Abdelrahman Munif have made connections between socio-cultural and economic subtexts and environmental deterioration. These authors suggest that those who are connected to the earth-those who have the color of the earth-are still at the bottom of the sociopolitical ladder. These writers' contested terrains are not solipsistic, but ecologically far-reaching. They draw attenti... Motasim O Almawaja. Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis. Advisors: Cahalan, James M. Committee members: Susan Comfort; Christopher Orchard. Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2010. English
While the literature indicates a link between retention and advising, almost all previous research has measured perceptions or satisfaction with advising. Because of this, it seems that there is a gap in the methodology used to assess the efficacy of advising services. Even though investigators may be able to locate studies that assert increased use of services based on satisfaction, they still have not adequately measured service quality. This distinction is the crux of the research. The pur... Stacey Ann Pietras. Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis. Advisors: Nowak, Thomas C. Committee members: John Anderson; D. Heckert. Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2010. English
This dissertation examines L2 cultural negotiation and usage of sequential art to negotiate culture in order to formulate a theory of cultural negotiation that can be used in the field by second language learners. The aim is to understand how L2 students can negotiate culture through visual literacy materials. Bringing to light new theoretical work from multilingual sources, including a joint position derived from the non-Western work of Vygotsky, Gromov, and Brudny, this dissertation illumin... Alexander Lapidus. Publisher info.: Dissertation/Thesis. Advisors: Hanauer, David I. Ph.D. Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2010. English
