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Theses from 2024 2024

IMAGINATION, PERFORMANCE, EXPRESSION: UNRAVELING GLOBAL PAKISTANI IDENTITY, Omaer Naeem, International and Area Studies, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Posters/Abstracts from 2017 2017

Treasures in the Salt Flats: Bolivian Perspectives on Lithium Extraction, Gillian Greenberg, International and Area Studies

Posters/Abstracts from 2015 2015

Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo, Then and Now: A Comparative Analysis of its Fractured Factions and Lasting Sybolism in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sondra Anton, International and Area Studies

Theses from 2006 2006

The Politics of HIV Prevention: Abstinence-Only Programs In Uganda, Margaret Day, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

The Politics of HIV Prevention: Abstinence-Only Programs In Uganda, Margaret Day, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Working Women in 1900s Britain: A Dynamic Microsimulation Approach To History, Andrew Galen, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Working Women in 1900s Britain: A Dynamic Microsimulation Approach To History, Andrew Galen, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

On the Guitar: Chilean Popular Music 1960-1989, Laura Ann Gutowski, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

On the Guitar: Chilean Popular Music 1960-1989, Laura Ann Gutowski, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

The Fertility Dynamic of Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Jews and Pronatalist Governmental Policy, Sarah Katz, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

The Fertility Dynamic of Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Jews and Pronatalist Governmental Policy, Sarah Katz, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

2006: The Year Of The Left In Mexico?, Nikhil Kothegal, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

2006: The Year Of The Left In Mexico?, Nikhil Kothegal, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Teaching "National Unity": An Analysis of China's Minority Education System, Kathryn Nelson, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Teaching "National Unity": An Analysis of China's Minority Education System, Kathryn Nelson, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Hybridization: An "American" Education In A Culturally Chinese Setting A Senior Honors Thesis By Jennifer Laura Selke International And Area Studies/East Asian Studies Contents Introduction ....................................................................................... P. 3 Organization And Communication ............................................................. P. 7 Differences And Similarities In The Classroom, At Home, And In The Community ...... P. 25 Conclusion And Goals For The Future ......................................................... P. 60 I) Introduction During The Summer Of 2005 I Worked As A Teaching Assistant At The Taipei American School (T As). This Experience Not Only Provided The Foundation For My Thesis, But Also Inspired Me To Pursue A Career In Elementary Education. I Observed Many Differences Between My Experience In The Public School System In St. Louis County And The Teaching Styles And Communication Between Parents, Teachers And Students At T As. Among These Differences, There Were Three That Stood Out As Most Exceptional: The Heightened Role Parents Played In The Education Of Their Children, The Enthusiasm Expressed By All The Children, And The Entertaining Manner In Which Classes Were Conducted. I Spent My First Week Feeling Shocked At The Magnitude Of The Separation Of My Childhood Experiences From The Experiences Created Daily For Tas Students. During My Elementary School Years, I Remember There Were Several Mothers Who Helped Out In Class. My Own Mother Was Very Involved According To My Standards As An American, But What I Saw In Tas Was Overwhelming. These Mothers Were Excited About The Education Of Their Children And That Excitement Transferred Over To The Children And Created A Group Of Students More Eager To Learn Than I Would Have Thought Possible. They Came To School Ready To Learn And Seemed To Enjoy Every Minute Of It. At The Same Time, The Teachers Used Hands-On Experiments To Keep The Students Actively Involved In Their Studies And Allowed Frequent Breaks So The Children Could Release Some Of Their Pent-Up Energy. Upon Returning Home I Began Some Research On Taiwan Schools Because I Was Curious To See If The Characteristics I Had Noticed At T As Were The Same All Over The Island And In Chinese1 Culture In General. What I Found Was Even More Intriguing Than I Had Originally Expected. Instead Of Being A Strictly Chinese Or Strictly American School, Tas Seems To Be A Sort Of Hybrid, Capitalizing On The Benefits Of Education In Both Cultures And Combining Them Into Something New, Sometl1Ing More Efficient And Successful Than Any School I Had Attended As A Child. Because Of The School'S Setting In A Culturally Chinese Environment, It Is Immersed In Tile Chinese View Of The Value Of Education And Of The Importance Of Parental Involvement, Both In The School And At Home. Perhaps It Is Best To Now Take The Time To Explain How I Define The Term "Parental Involvement" Because There Are Many Possible Definitions, As Well As A Wide Range Of Levels Of Involvement. My Use Of The Term Refers To The Presence Of Communication Between Parents, Teachers, And Children. It Also Includes The Willingness Of Parents To Assist Their Children With Their Homework And To Be Certain That They Are Understanding Their Lessons, And The Willingness Of Parents To Become Involved Within The School Itself, Whether Through Helping With Special Activities Or By Actively Participating In The School Government Or Policy. A Strong Dialogue Between Parents And Teachers Is Crucial To Ensuring That Children Receive The Best Possible Education. This Dialogue Would "Enable Parents To Have A Significant Voice In Making Appropriate Decisions That Impact ... Their Children'S Educational Experience" And Would Also Give Teachers Tile Feedback And Support Throughout My Paper I Will Use The Tenn "Chinese" To Refer To The Chinese Culture Present In Both Mainland China And Taiwan. Much Oftl1E Material For My Research Dealt With General Chinese Culture As Well As Specific Studies Conducted In Several Cities, Including Taipei, Beijing, Minneapolis, And Chicago. They Need To Help Each Child Achieve His Or Her Fullest Potential.2 Following Hand In Hand With Communication Is The Need For Parents To Help Their Children Willingly And Actively With Their Homework. As Nearly All Parents In The Studies I Will Touch On Later In This Paper Agreed, Homework Is A Very Important Part Of The Educational Experience. It Should Be Geared Toward Providing Both A Recap And An Application Of The Knowledge Learned That Day In Class And Should Ideally Prepare The Child For The Following Class. When Parents Are Too Busy To Help With Homework Or Become Resentful Of The Idea That They Are Expected To Assist Teachers In Educating Their Children, They Paint A Picture That Homework And Learning Are Less Important Than Other Family Activities And Thus Create A Divide Between, Jennifer Laura Selke, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Hybridization: An "American" Education In A Culturally Chinese Setting A Senior Honors Thesis By Jennifer Laura Selke International And Area Studies/East Asian Studies Contents Introduction ....................................................................................... P. 3 Organization And Communication ............................................................. P. 7 Differences And Similarities In The Classroom, At Home, And In The Community ...... P. 25 Conclusion And Goals For The Future ......................................................... P. 60 I) Introduction During The Summer Of 2005 I Worked As A Teaching Assistant At The Taipei American School (T As). This Experience Not Only Provided The Foundation For My Thesis, But Also Inspired Me To Pursue A Career In Elementary Education. I Observed Many Differences Between My Experience In The Public School System In St. Louis County And The Teaching Styles And Communication Between Parents, Teachers And Students At T As. Among These Differences, There Were Three That Stood Out As Most Exceptional: The Heightened Role Parents Played In The Education Of Their Children, The Enthusiasm Expressed By All The Children, And The Entertaining Manner In Which Classes Were Conducted. I Spent My First Week Feeling Shocked At The Magnitude Of The Separation Of My Childhood Experiences From The Experiences Created Daily For Tas Students. During My Elementary School Years, I Remember There Were Several Mothers Who Helped Out In Class. My Own Mother Was Very Involved According To My Standards As An American, But What I Saw In Tas Was Overwhelming. These Mothers Were Excited About The Education Of Their Children And That Excitement Transferred Over To The Children And Created A Group Of Students More Eager To Learn Than I Would Have Thought Possible. They Came To School Ready To Learn And Seemed To Enjoy Every Minute Of It. At The Same Time, The Teachers Used Hands-On Experiments To Keep The Students Actively Involved In Their Studies And Allowed Frequent Breaks So The Children Could Release Some Of Their Pent-Up Energy. Upon Returning Home I Began Some Research On Taiwan Schools Because I Was Curious To See If The Characteristics I Had Noticed At T As Were The Same All Over The Island And In Chinese1 Culture In General. What I Found Was Even More Intriguing Than I Had Originally Expected. Instead Of Being A Strictly Chinese Or Strictly American School, Tas Seems To Be A Sort Of Hybrid, Capitalizing On The Benefits Of Education In Both Cultures And Combining Them Into Something New, Sometl1Ing More Efficient And Successful Than Any School I Had Attended As A Child. Because Of The School'S Setting In A Culturally Chinese Environment, It Is Immersed In Tile Chinese View Of The Value Of Education And Of The Importance Of Parental Involvement, Both In The School And At Home. Perhaps It Is Best To Now Take The Time To Explain How I Define The Term "Parental Involvement" Because There Are Many Possible Definitions, As Well As A Wide Range Of Levels Of Involvement. My Use Of The Term Refers To The Presence Of Communication Between Parents, Teachers, And Children. It Also Includes The Willingness Of Parents To Assist Their Children With Their Homework And To Be Certain That They Are Understanding Their Lessons, And The Willingness Of Parents To Become Involved Within The School Itself, Whether Through Helping With Special Activities Or By Actively Participating In The School Government Or Policy. A Strong Dialogue Between Parents And Teachers Is Crucial To Ensuring That Children Receive The Best Possible Education. This Dialogue Would "Enable Parents To Have A Significant Voice In Making Appropriate Decisions That Impact ... Their Children'S Educational Experience" And Would Also Give Teachers Tile Feedback And Support Throughout My Paper I Will Use The Tenn "Chinese" To Refer To The Chinese Culture Present In Both Mainland China And Taiwan. Much Oftl1E Material For My Research Dealt With General Chinese Culture As Well As Specific Studies Conducted In Several Cities, Including Taipei, Beijing, Minneapolis, And Chicago. They Need To Help Each Child Achieve His Or Her Fullest Potential.2 Following Hand In Hand With Communication Is The Need For Parents To Help Their Children Willingly And Actively With Their Homework. As Nearly All Parents In The Studies I Will Touch On Later In This Paper Agreed, Homework Is A Very Important Part Of The Educational Experience. It Should Be Geared Toward Providing Both A Recap And An Application Of The Knowledge Learned That Day In Class And Should Ideally Prepare The Child For The Following Class. When Parents Are Too Busy To Help With Homework Or Become Resentful Of The Idea That They Are Expected To Assist Teachers In Educating Their Children, They Paint A Picture That Homework And Learning Are Less Important Than Other Family Activities And Thus Create A Divide Between, Jennifer Laura Selke, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Ghosts of the Machine: Soviet Mechanization of Women and its Effect on Human Trafficking in the 21st Century, Rachel Simon, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Ghosts of the Machine: Soviet Mechanization of Women and its Effect on Human Trafficking in the 21st Century, Rachel Simon, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Three Gorges Dam: A Menacing Marvel, Lapde So, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Three Gorges Dam: A Menacing Marvel, Lapde So, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

New Film, New Subject Identity and the Debt Crisis in Argentine Film Since 2001, Christine Whitney, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

New Film, New Subject Identity and the Debt Crisis in Argentine Film Since 2001, Christine Whitney, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Theses from 2005 2005

ETA Violence as a Result of Relative Deprivation, Molly G. Brottmiller, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Breast Cancer in Peru: Treatment Choices in a Medically Pluralistic Society, Eleanor L. Glass, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

A Case Study of the Domestic Peace Theory: Why Democratization Failed to End Political Violencein Spain Amy Goldstein, Amy Goldstein, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

HIV/AIDS Campaigns in South Africa: Marketing the Epidemic, Carolyn Horn, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Old Values in the New Russia: The Underlying Traditional Beliefs of Russian Youth Ii Post-Soviet Society, Marina Isupov, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Transformation of the 1967 Narrative: A Study on Israeli Collective Memory of the Six-Day War, Yael Maizel, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Voices in Silence: Las Madres De Plaza De Mayo and the Politics of Memory, Janet Modad, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Looking Back at China's Revolutionary Model Operas, Melanie Dawn Sereny, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

The Corrida de Taros: Still the fiesta nacional? The Place Of The Bullfighting Tradition In Modern Spanish Legislation And Society, Jessamyn Tonry, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Otro Choque Cultural: Turismo Shamanico en Napo, Christine Renee Whitney, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Theses from 2000 2000

Women in Prison: Evaluating Abuse in Violation of International Law, Jennifer R. Muzzo, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)

Theses from 1995 1995

The Development of a Coalition of Workers and Intellectuals in Poland and Czechoslovakia, Sara Casey, Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)