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Challenges in the Institution of Peer Tutoring: Dilemmas in Student-Tutor Interaction 

Rabeler, Julianna (2014-07-02)
This thesis project is an analysis of nine, 1-hour peer tutoring conversations between tutors and students at a university implemented tutoring organization. The primary framework for this study is grounded practical ...

Desegregation at Auburn University: A Historical Look at the Uses of Media 

Willis, Lee (2005-08-15)
This thesis examines desegregation at Auburn University, focusing on the role of the media. Why is the desegregation of Auburn University less well known than other southern schools and what role, if any, did the media ...

Help, Is There a Doctor in the Forum?: A Fantasy Theme Analysis of the Student Doctor Network Forums 

Hillyer, Joshua (2008-08-15)
This thesis uses an applied methodology based on Bormann's (1972b) fantasy theme analysis to study the Internet communication in the Student Doctor Network (SDN) Forums. The Internet posts of several thousands of pre-medical ...

A Narrative Look at the Regional Voice of Political Columnist Molly Ivins 

Armstrong, Jessica (2005-08-15)
Mass communication research that focuses on analyzing the opinion writing of prominent columnists is nearly non-existent. The columns of Austin, Texas-based nationally syndicated columnist Molly Ivins are studied, looking ...

Overlooked: Dominant Ideology, Limestone County, Alabama Newspapers, and TVA Family Relocation, 1934-1936 

Daws, Laura (2005-08-15)
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) construction of Wheeler Dam necessitated the flooding of 52,000 acres of land in Lauderdale, Limestone and Morgan counties in north Alabama. TVA purchased this land from the 835 ...

Questioning the Role of Evolution in Understanding Ourselves: A Critical Discourse Analytic Study of Scientific Articles in TIME Magazine 

Cooksey, Christy (2007-08-15)
This study is a critical analysis of language-use in scientific cover stories in TIME magazine over the course of the past 15 years. It focuses specifically on articles that apply concepts of evolution to aspects of human ...

"This is definitely a wake-up call for our generation": A Discussion on Self-Esteem and Body Image in Sororities 

Richards, Joni (2011-03-30)
This study was conducted using a thematic analysis of four focus groups. The goal of this study was to better understand the issues of self-esteem and body image from the perspectivee of sorority women and determine the ...

Topics of New York Times Coverage of the 2004 and 2008 Presidential Campaigns 

Padgett, Jeremy (2009-12-15)
This study content analyzed topics of New York Times coverage of the 2004 and 2008 Democratic and Republican general presidential campaigns. The functional theory of political campaign discourse, modified to examine ...

"What's It Supposed to Be?" ... "Cooked." The Communication of Information-Seeking Tactics on Hell's Kitchen 

Harrison, Millie (2014-05-02)
Previous research has argued reality television provides life strategies for viewers and offers them ways to understand, navigate, and respond to certain situations and contexts within their own realities. Because reality ...