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Title: "If I don't do it, then who is going to do it" : centering the lived experiences of migrant college students to examine sensemaking of family responsibilities during the college transition process & carve out space for their counterstories in existing ...
Creator: Martínez, José Luis (Graduate of Michigan State University)
Date: 2019
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: The children of migrant farmworkers often take on family responsibilities to help their families. In this qualitative study, I rely on Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Latino Critical Theory (LatCrit) to examine how current migrant college students make sense of their family responsibilities and other lived experiences during their college transition process. An analysis of eighteen individual structured platicas with current migrant college students in South Texas, suggests that students'...
Show moreThe children of migrant farmworkers often take on family responsibilities to help their families. In this qualitative study, I rely on Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Latino Critical Theory (LatCrit) to examine how current migrant college students make sense of their family responsibilities and other lived experiences during their college transition process. An analysis of eighteen individual structured platicas with current migrant college students in South Texas, suggests that students' sense of family responsibility continues into college and is important to both their college selection and college transition processes. The data further suggests that in making sense of their family responsibilities, the participants in this study recalled their migrant experiences from an assets viewpoint creating a counterstory to narratives that have historically used their circumstances as a way of explaining their educational outcomes.
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Title: "If only I could be thin like her, maybe I could be happy like her" : the self-implications of associating being thin and attractive with possible life outcomes
Creator: Chin, Peggy Pui Kei
Date: 2001
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: "In danger for the breach of law" : Trial scenes in Shakespeare's 2 Henry VI, the merchant of Venice and Measure for measure
Creator: Bernthal, Craig A. (Allen)
Date: 1988
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: "In-package" ripening of loose blue cheese curds
Creator: Morrison, Crystal Aque
Date: 1985
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: "It's not just one thing!" : examining the role of a STEM enrichment program in facilitating college readiness and retention among underserved students of color
Creator: Lane, Tonisha Brandy
Date: 2015
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: Advancing the success of students of color in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) is a pressing and complex issue. There are several trends (e.g., changing demographics, an aging workforce, and globally competitive market), which make improving retention and success among students of color in STEM fields important. STEM enrichment programs have shown promise in sustaining underrepresented students’ science interests and strengthening their readiness for college level work...
Show moreAdvancing the success of students of color in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) is a pressing and complex issue. There are several trends (e.g., changing demographics, an aging workforce, and globally competitive market), which make improving retention and success among students of color in STEM fields important. STEM enrichment programs have shown promise in sustaining underrepresented students’ science interests and strengthening their readiness for college level work. Thus, this study investigated how a STEM enrichment program facilitates college readiness and retention among students of color at a predominantly White, large, public, research university. In this study, I used an explanatory, holistic case study approach to examine the strategies and practices employed in the program to support student success (Yin, 2003). The study was conducted at Jefferson State University (pseudonym), a predominantly White, large, public research university in the Midwest. The Comprehensive STEM Program (CSP, pseudonym) at Jefferson State was established in 2007 with the National Science Foundation Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (NSF-LSAMP) grant. CSP contains eight program components: a six-week academic intensive residential summer bridge program, bi-weekly advising meetings, weekly recitation sessions, selected STEM sections of math and science courses, first-year seminar, residential assignment, peer mentoring, and undergraduate research opportunity. The program capacity is 50 students.The conceptual framework that guided this study integrated three theoretical constructs: (1) the Expertise Model of Students Success (EMSS), (2) sense of belonging, and (3) science identity. Drawing upon expert’s systems theory, EMSS contends that identification of barriers, knowledge, and actions are central to understanding the student experience and student retention. The sense of belonging and science identity constructs provided additional lenses to explore how the program fostered community and academic and professional development opportunities for its participants. To explore my research questions, I interviewed 50 individuals: 42 current and former program participants, 2 administrators, 2 instructors, and 4 recent baccalaureate recipients and former program participants. I also conducted 24 hours of participant observations and analyzed over 200 pages of documents. A Model for Programmatic Influences on College Readiness and Retention among Underserved Students of color emerged from the findings. This model is comprised of four major themes: proactive caring, holistic support, community building, and STEM identity development catalyst. Proactive caring was found to be a philosophy and approach used for student retention. Holistic support attended to the myriad of needs of the program participants. Community building practices created a familial atmosphere and conditions to develop meaningful relationships. STEM identity development catalysts were the ways in which the program buttressed science identity development. This study concludes with recommendations for practice, policy, future research, and theory on students of color pursuing degrees in the STEM disciplines. The implications from this study support the need for continued federal and institutional support for STEM enrichment programs to address opportunity gaps, provide a supportive and caring environment for underrepresented groups, and bolster pathways for STEM identity development.
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Title: "It's part of my culture" : a study on lowrider cars as an aesthetic identity for Chicana/o communities
Creator: Gradilla, Alejandro
Date: 2016
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: "This exploratory study examines the construct of the lowrider car as part of a barrio aesthetic of U.S. Chicanas and Chicanos, and this material component of the culture is equally part of the social identity of this cultural community of United States. Within Chicana/o communities, lowrider cars are built and designed as symbolic meaning [systems] within the sub-populations of U.S. Chicana/o citizens. This is especially true for those who participate in the ritual of displaying their...
Show more"This exploratory study examines the construct of the lowrider car as part of a barrio aesthetic of U.S. Chicanas and Chicanos, and this material component of the culture is equally part of the social identity of this cultural community of United States. Within Chicana/o communities, lowrider cars are built and designed as symbolic meaning [systems] within the sub-populations of U.S. Chicana/o citizens. This is especially true for those who participate in the ritual of displaying their vehicle creations. In order to participate in the ritual of riding in cars or bicycles that have been re-configured to conform to lowriding culture and ridden in appropriate public events and locations, requires full knowledge of particulars and parameters of Chicano/a culture and the lowriding component thereof. Nevertheless, not everyone subscribes to this expressive cultural behavior as not everyone engages in the lowriding ritual and/or embraced this type of modified car as a symbol of Chicana/o culture. This paper reports on some ten (10) individual interviews conducted with Chicanas/os who have built lowriding cars. In addition, this research included systematic observations of two car shows and a content analysis of popular media. The research findings suggest three appropriate and salient themes: A Socialized Practice, an Aesthetic Identity, and Representation of Aesthetics. I give these the respective names; 'I Just Grew-Up with It,' 'It's Part of My Culture,' and 'I'm Mexicano Regardless.'"--Page ii.
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Title: "Keep your eyes on the prize" : cognitive and affective linkages to resilience behavior in work goal pursuit
Creator: King, Danielle D.
Date: 2018
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: Resilience to workplace adversity (i.e., continued goal pursuit despite difficulty) is a sought after, competitive advantage that, if fostered, may unlock additional benefits for both employees and organizations. Theoretically, the current work presents a clarified behavioral conceptualization of resilience at work, based within the goal and self-regulation frameworks. Empirically, this work uses both field (Study 1) and experimental (Study 2) designs to explore the predictors (Studies 1 and...
Show moreResilience to workplace adversity (i.e., continued goal pursuit despite difficulty) is a sought after, competitive advantage that, if fostered, may unlock additional benefits for both employees and organizations. Theoretically, the current work presents a clarified behavioral conceptualization of resilience at work, based within the goal and self-regulation frameworks. Empirically, this work uses both field (Study 1) and experimental (Study 2) designs to explore the predictors (Studies 1 and 2) and outcomes (Study 2) of resilience. Specifically, the cognitive construal of one’s goal, alone and in combination with the perceived severity of the adversity encountered, were tested in the prediction of resilience. Subsequently, resilience was modeled as a predictor of goal performance quality as well as helping behavior, both alone and in combination with state positive affect. In the field study, a sample of 111 full-time nurses, based on occupational need for resilience, were studied over a 5-7 day period via an initial interview and two follow-up surveys. In the experiment, 284 undergraduate students were surveyed over two-time points. Both self-report and trained coder ratings of focal variables were assessed. Results demonstrated an interaction between goal construal level and perceived adversity severity in Study 1. A positive relationship between resilience and helping was also observed in Study 2. Theoretical implications for the resilience domain and practical implications are discussed.
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Title: "La gente decente" : a study in kinship, property, and class in an Argentine Oligarchy
Creator: Hoops, Walter Allen
Date: 1990
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: "Laro tayo!" : parent-child and peer play activities of Filipino children and related variables
Creator: Bernardo, Marita Depante
Date: 1994
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: "Left to themselves, the Cherokee would become a prosperous, independent commonwealth, and would never sell their lands" : Cherokees, slaves and Moravians at Springplace Mission, Georgia, 1799-1838
Creator: Willis, Stuart David
Date: 2009
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: "Let's get free" : a critical ethnography of rap/hip hop, African American rhetoric, and critical social theory in college composition
Creator: Jackson, Austin Dorell
Date: 2008
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: "Living" statuary in Italian Renaissance painting
Creator: Garrett, Arlene Arday
Date: 1969
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: "Longing eyes" Two erotic devotions in Henry Playford's Harmonia Sacra, 1688, 1693
Creator: Bonczyk, Patrick David-Jung
Date: 2014
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: "Henry Playford's two-book anthology of sacred song, Harmonia Sacra (London: 1688, 1693), is as much a songbook of erotic love as it is a hymnbook of religious devotion. To clarify an early modern conception of embodied devotion in England, I explore two songs from the collection with an eye to the erotic, the carnal, and the material... " -- Abstract.

Title: "Look, you have to sign" : literacy practices among Sudanese refugee families
Creator: Perry, Kristen H.
Date: 2007
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: "Looking for trouble and making it" : rhetorical methodologies and practices for LGTBQ community action and remembering
Creator: Hayes, Rebecca J.
Date: 2017
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: In this project, I study the rhetorical practices of two lesbian collectives, the Let's Be an Apple Pie Collective and the Ambitious Amazons, involved with the Lesbian Center in Lansing, MI in the 1970s and 1980s. Reading across twenty years of Center newsletters and other archival and ephemeral materials located in MSU Special Collections, collective and individual archives, and collective oral history interviews I conducted with collective members, I trace the rhetorical practices through...
Show moreIn this project, I study the rhetorical practices of two lesbian collectives, the Let's Be an Apple Pie Collective and the Ambitious Amazons, involved with the Lesbian Center in Lansing, MI in the 1970s and 1980s. Reading across twenty years of Center newsletters and other archival and ephemeral materials located in MSU Special Collections, collective and individual archives, and collective oral history interviews I conducted with collective members, I trace the rhetorical practices through which the collectives engaged the lesbian, and larger geographic, community and sustained the Center. I introduce the exigency for the study through both the story of my own coming into this project and the multitude of creation stories the collective members and archival materials tell about the exigence and creation of the Lesbian Center. I also introduce the tensions in these exigencies and introduce the participants and the collectives they were a part of. I build a methodological framework for queer rhetorical historiography and public memory scholarship which draws on and is responsive to the collectives' rhetorical practices of the community. I find that the collectives' rhetorical practices of gathering and naming emerge as tactical interventions to create cultural spaces of survival and "thrive-al" and to negotiate tension and risk within the Center and the larger community. I describe gathering to make available, a rhetorical practice that Lansing lesbian collectives engaged in to create social spaces and places. Gathering to make available involved the tactics of identifying, interfacing, envisioning, documenting, sustaining, and assembling. I also study the collectives' use of naming as a rhetorical strategy. The collectives used tactics of visibility and tactics of coding in naming. I argue that the rhetorical strategy of naming has both discursive and material impacts and speaks to the collectives' larger social and epistemological politics. Finally, I offer methodological implications for scholars of rhetorical historiography.
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Title: "Love and distance" : racial spectacles and ambivalent black performers in Suzan-Lori Parks
Creator: Cho, Yeoniee
Date: 2016
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: "This dissertation rethinks a relationship between blackness and performance through black performers who compulsively summon themselves to the historical stages of black suffering and subjugation as featured in Suzan-Lori Parks's history plays." -- Abstract.

Title: "Ma sha Allah!" : creating community through humor practices in a diverse Arabic language flagship classroom
Creator: Hillman, Sara Katherine
Date: 2011
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: Drawing on Lave and Wenger's (1991) and Wenger's (1998) communities of practice (CoP) framework, this study explores the shared repertoire of humor practices in the creation of community within the context of a culturally diverse and multilevel adult Arabic language classroom consisting of two native speakers, five heritage language learners (HLLs), and three second language (L2) learners. These learners were the first cohort of students to participate in a new government...
Show moreDrawing on Lave and Wenger's (1991) and Wenger's (1998) communities of practice (CoP) framework, this study explores the shared repertoire of humor practices in the creation of community within the context of a culturally diverse and multilevel adult Arabic language classroom consisting of two native speakers, five heritage language learners (HLLs), and three second language (L2) learners. These learners were the first cohort of students to participate in a new government-funded university Arabic Flagship Program. Employing both a macro-level ethnographic analysis and a micro-level discourse analysis of video-taped classroom interaction, this study analyzes how participants displayed their individual and relational identities (Boxer & Cortés-Conde, 1997), community membership, and levels of participation in this classroom community through conversational joking and responses to canned joke-telling by the teacher.I analyze the data through notions of frames, footing, keying (Goffman, 1974, 1981; Gumperz, 1982), double-voicing (Bakhtin, 1986), and other contextualization cues. I also draw on the findings of previous research on humor in conversation (e.g., Bell, 2002; Boxer & Cortés-Conde, 1997; Norrick, 1993, 2004; Sacks, 1995) and humor in the classroom (e.g., Cekaite & Aronsson, 2004) in interpreting my data. The findings reveal humorous interactive processes and negotiations of meaning which make up the shifting participation of learners in this classroom community. They show patterns of language in interaction by learners, such as teasing classmates by code- switching into other dialects of Arabic which differed from a student's own heritage dialect, teasing the teacher or classmates with Arabic colloquialisms, parodying the teacher's voice, and a hierarchical display of responses and peer scaffolding to canned jokes told by the teacher. I argue that these humor practices were not only sites for identity display and relational identity display by my participants, but they also helped to mitigate tensions, soften face-threatening acts, and protect members' positive face needs in the classroom, ultimately contributing to the creation of a very inclusive, close-knit community with relatively low language learning anxiety for all its members. I also suggest that these humor practices created beneficial contexts for scaffolding and learning of Arabic culture and dialect. The findings are additionally discussed in terms of the CoP framework as well as more recent expansions and critiques of this framework (e.g., Haneda, 2006).
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Title: "Meanings" of the Rorschach inkblots for three nosological categories as measured by a semantic differential technique
Creator: Mathie, James P.
Date: 1962
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Title: "More than our reasoned acts" : Du Boisian philosophy and imaginative fiction
Creator: Lee, Evan R.
Date: 2019
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations
Description: This dissertation approaches the literary corpus of W.E.B. Du Bois with specific attention paid to understudied speculative texts, what could be classified as Science Fiction presently, and the theoretical elements of Du Bois's scholarly work which inform them. I argue that both that these works---"A Vacation Unique," The Star of Ethiopia and "A.D. 2150"---belong in a critical canon of Science Fiction or Speculative Fiction, but that these texts are also vitally linked to Du Bois's political...
Show moreThis dissertation approaches the literary corpus of W.E.B. Du Bois with specific attention paid to understudied speculative texts, what could be classified as Science Fiction presently, and the theoretical elements of Du Bois's scholarly work which inform them. I argue that both that these works---"A Vacation Unique," The Star of Ethiopia and "A.D. 2150"---belong in a critical canon of Science Fiction or Speculative Fiction, but that these texts are also vitally linked to Du Bois's political and sociological philosophy. Du Bois's groundbreaking sociological work and theories of human societies as they are organized by concepts of Race, and the complex relationships between individuals and larger groups---including and especially "Sociology Hesitant" and "The Spirit of Modern Europe"---provide the technological and scientific basis for his literary consideration of the possible. Du Bois's literary imagination is oriented toward a future which is not necessarily Utopian but which is sensitive to the social construction and consequences of Race, and the pathway to a more equitable and just society. The scientific imagination of Du Bois's literary fiction presents his theoretical vision of Race, Identity, and collective enterprise as it spans centuries and travels long distances among the global descendants of the African Diaspora, and this theoretical, historical view shapes the structure of my analysis. First, in Chapter 1, I seek to establish Du Boisian philosophy as it wields a variety of scientific and sociological concepts to describe and imagine the possibilities of Race and the future in his theoretical works, which Du Bois explicitly connects to the experimental space of imaginative fiction. Chapter 2 focuses on Du Bois's spectacular historical pageant, The Star of Ethiopia, which establishes the foundational past of African Civilizations, and the intellectual technology of Ancient History as a tool for asserting national identity in the present and looking towards the future. Chapter 3 examines Du Bois's fragmentary short story, "A Vacation Unique," as it explores the slippery sociopolitical category of race through the abstract geometrical analogy of the Fourth Dimension. Finally in conclusion, I look to an explicitly futuristic short story, "A.D. 2150," which projects some of Du Bois's sociological theories into the future, but which is remarkably hesitant to perform sincere forecasting, and demonstrates some of the limits of futurology for Du Bosian thought. Locating these texts in Du Bois's corpus and critically linking them to his political and sociological work, provides models of understanding their place among the canon of African American literature and Science Fiction. The theoretical possibilities of Du Boisian literary fiction provides not only a framework for reading these particular texts, but demonstrates the remarkable intersection of African American Science Fiction and Du Boisian Critical Race Theory more broadly.
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Title: "Musadzi u fara lufhanga nga hu fhiraho" : black women elementary school leaders creating socially just and equitable environments in South Africa
Creator: Phendla, Thidziambi
Date: 2000
Collection: Electronic Theses & Dissertations

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