STUDENT LIFE
Amid the crack of lightening and the crash of thunder the College Class Zion
trip successfully ushered in another school year. We parched our blankets over the
camp fires and wrung them out again as in the midst of Southern Utah's...
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January 2011
Dear Parents,
You and your child are being invited to take part in a research study about literacy. 26 students and parents
combined from Ms. Berglund’s and Mrs. Stansell’s class will be participating. In addition, I am inviting...
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(1) Meanings about being, personhood and identity. The first radiant answers the question, who am I or who are we? In addition to the actual words communicated by participants, there is additional information that they...
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rude comments or offensive behavior, Interviewee #2 related an incident while she was shopping:
I was in an aisle all by myself… and all the sudden out of nowhere these two kids jumped out the aisle on each side of me one...
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The transition of accepting a new woman into the family is a period of growth and adjustment. In some families the transition is relatively smooth. Interviewee #2 describes her experience as she entered an established family...
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to handle the things that bother them about another person. Sister-wives do not always get along; when this happens, each woman must evaluate her own needs and work out the issues. Much like interviewee #13, Interviewee #4...
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the pursuit of happiness. They wished to live their lives without interference or persecution. These goals pushed the people in the community to break down long-standing barriers and allow themselves to become...
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August 18, 2011
Dear Parents,
Hello, my name is Mr. Atwood, and your child is in my 6th grade math class. I am
currently working on a Master’s degree, and I have chosen to do my thesis project on my current
math students. My project is going...
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Acknowledgments
I would like to thank Dr. James McCoy, my thesis advisor for making this experience a
positive journey. Thanks to the committee members, Dr. Thomas Cunningham, Dr. Prent Klag,
and Professor Ray Brooks, for taking their time to...
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Appendix D
Letter to Explain Study
December 15, 2011
Dear Educator,
I am inviting you to take part in a research study about teachers’ perspectives on RTI
implementation. Three teachers from your school have been randomly chosen to take part...
Learning by Doing: An Event Internship at the Cedar City Offices
Introduction
As a young girl, when people would ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would excitedly answer with, “A waitress at Pizza Hut.” Today, when asked the same...
Discussion
The main project and finale to my internship was the SATW dinner. This discussion section will illustrate how I connected the concepts within my literature review to my work during this main event. The elements throughout the event...