Academic literature on the topic 'Middlebury College – Social life and customs'

Mastering a foreign language as a cultural code is a necessary, but not the only part of col-lege-level training of future linguists. The purpose of the article is to consider certain concepts of intercultural and interethnic communication in the context of professional, pedagogical, and anthropological problems of a linguist’s education, with a focus on the ethno-cultural factor of communication, in order to prepare students for successful intercultural dialogue. The authors posit the following hypothesis: analyzing concepts of cross-cultural and interethnic communication and identifying their essential relationship would enable us to implement the anthropological principle of cultural conformity in preparing college students majoring in linguistics for intercultural dialogue, thus improving the quality of their training. In international and domestic practice of linguistic education there is a trend towards increased attention to the anthropological nature of language learning, cultural activity and functions, as well as growing importance of such concepts as “communication,” “understanding,” “communication,” “meaning,” and “dialogue” along with mastery of language as an instrument of communication. The research materials reveal theoretical patterns within the relationship between intercultural and interethnic communication that are necessary for developing intercultural dialogue. The authors employed such research methods as structural and functional analysis, literature review, and formalization based on theoretical analysis. As a result of the study, it was found that the most important result of preparing future linguists for intercultural dialogue is their ability to identify ethnocultural features and norms of speech in any given situation. For successful ethno-cultural identification, a linguist must master historically established rules and norms that regulate the processes of communicative interaction between representatives of a given ethnic group, social mechanisms that inform the common outlook of this ethnic group, and the regulatory principles of intra- and inter-ethnic relations. Thus the content of the professional training of linguists should include knowledge of ethno-cultural stereotypes, symbols, traditions, customs, and rituals that form the core of the way of life of native speakers of a given language. Traditional forms of communication fixed in the way of life of the people acquire the character of etiquette prescriptions that operate not only in everyday interactions, but also in business communication, which gives them a stable, universal character.

On 27-28 March 2006, Pennsylvania State University hosted an internationalconference on “Islam and Bioethics: Concerns, Challenges, and Responses.”Cosponsored by several academic units in the College of Liberal Arts, theconference brought in historians, health care professionals, theologians, and social scientists from ten different countries. Twenty-four papers were presented,along with Maren Grainger-Monsen’s documentary about an Afghaniimmigrant seeking cancer treatment in California.After opening remarks by Susan Welch (dean, College of Liberal Arts)and Nancy Tuana (director, Rock Ethics Institute), panelists analyzed“Critical Perspectives on Islamic Medical Ethics.” Hamada Hamid’s (NewYork University Medical School) “Negotiating Autonomy and Religion inthe Clinical Setting: Case Studies of American Muslim Doctors andPatients,” showed that few doctors explore the role of religion in a patient’sdecision-making process. She suggested that they rethink this practice.Hassan Bella (College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Dammam)spoke on “Islamic Medical Ethics: What and How to Teach.” His survey, conductedin Saudi Arabia among medical practitioners, revealed that most practitionersapproved of courses on Islamic ethics but did not know if suchcourses would improve the doctor-patient relationship. Sherine Hamdy’s(Brown University) “Bodies That Belong to God: Organ Transplants andMuslim Ethics in Egypt” maintained that one cannot easily classify transplantpatients’ arguments as “religious” or “secular,” for religious values are fusedtogether with a patient’s social, political, and/or economic concerns.The second panel, “Ethical Decision-Making in Local and InternationalContexts,” provoked a great deal of discussion. Susi Krehbiel (Brown University)led off with “‘Women Do What They Want’: Islam and FamilyPlanning in Tanzania.” This ethnographic study was followed by Abul FadlMohsin Ebrahim’s (KwaZulu University, Durban) “Human Rights andRights of the Unborn.” Although Islamic law is commonly perceived asantagonistic to the UN’s charter on human rights, Ebrahim argues that bothmay be used to protect those who can and cannot fight for their right to dignity,including the foetus. Thomas Eich (Bochum University) asserted in“The Process of Decision Making among Contemporary Muslim ReligiousScholars in the Case of ‘Surplus’ Embryos” that decisions reached by internationalMuslim councils were heavily influenced by local politics and contentiousdecisions in such countries as Germany and Australia.The afternoon panel, “The Fetus and the Value of Fetal Life,” focusedon specific issues raised by artificial reproductive technologies (ARTs).Vardit Rispler-Chaim (Haifa University) presented “Contemporary Muftisbetween Bioethics and Social Reality: Pre-Selection of the Sex of a Fetus asParadigm.” After summarizing social customs and religious literature fromaround the world, she claimed that muftis generally favor pre-selection techniquesand suggested that their reasoning is guided by a general social ...

ResumenEn este documento se desarrollan dos aspectos diferentes y complementarios: primero, las concepciones en que se apoyan diversos pensadores para referirse a las prácticas sociales, y el segundo, muestra la aplicabilidad que tienen estos conceptos en la vida cotidiana de colectivos de jóvenes estudiantes universitarios de la ciudad de Manizales -Colombia-, lo cual evidencia mediante un estudio particular la aplicabilidad de nuestra propuesta teórica.En principio se presenta un análisis teórico que permite deducir de las relaciones sociales y humanas, la vida cotidiana y a partir de éstas los sentidos con base en los cuales se deducen las connotaciones que les damos a las prácticas sociales. Estas últimas se evidencian desde cuatro aspectos, como estructuración de las acciones sociales, las formas de acción social, la discursividad que le sirve de modelo de regulación y las categorías que permiten leerlas a partir de los conceptos que emiten los sujetos de dichas prácticas.Luego, se muestra la configuración de las prácticas sociales de los jóvenes universitarios, en la perspectiva de los asuntos de la ciudadanía, teniendo como base una disertación sobre el papel de los conceptos en calidad de cimientos del pensamiento y de la comunicación y del comportamiento humanos, los cuales parten del sentido común de los sujetos y permiten trascenderlos hacia los sentidos y significados que están en la base del mundo de la vida.Al final del texto, se presentan algunas conclusiones que dan cuenta de las prácticas sociales de los jóvenes, inferidas a partir de sus narraciones, conceptos, hábitos y costumbres, tendientes a construir su condición de ciudadanos, en otras palabras, permiten ver las diversas maneras de ejercer dicha condición con sus diferentes matices.Palabras clave: Relaciones sociales, Vida cotidiana, Mundo de la vida, Formas de acción social, Discursividad, Prácticas sociales, Ciudadanía, Jóvenes universitarios.AbstractThis paper discusses two different and complementary aspects: first, the concepts underpinning various thinkers to refer to social practices, and the second shows the implementations of these concepts in everyday life of groups of young college students Manizales-Colombia-, which is evidenced by a study including the applicability of our theoretical proposal.In principle presents a theoretical analysis to deduce the social and human relations, daily life and from these based on the senses which is deducted from the connotations we give to social practices. The latter was evident from four aspects such as structuring of social actions, forms of social action, which serves discursivity regulation model and the categories that can read from the concepts that emit the subject of such practices.Then he shows the configuration of social practices of university students, in the perspective of the issues of citizenship, based dissertation on the role of concepts as foundations of thought and communication and human behavior, which leave common sense and allow individuals to transcend the senses and meanings that are the basis for the lifeworld.At the end of the text, some conclusions that account for the social practices of young people, inferred from their narratives, concepts, habits and customs, tending to build their capacity as citizens, in other words, they allow to see the various ways to exercise this condition with its different nuances.Key words: Social relations, Daily Life, World of life, Forms of social action, Discourse, Social practices, Citizenship, Young students.

ResumenEn este documento se desarrollan dos aspectos diferentes y complementarios: primero, las concepciones en que se apoyan diversos pensadores para referirse a las prácticas sociales, y el segundo, muestra la aplicabilidad que tienen estos conceptos en la vida cotidiana de colectivos de jóvenes estudiantes universitarios de la ciudad de Manizales -Colombia-, lo cual evidencia mediante un estudio particular la aplicabilidad de nuestra propuesta teórica.En principio se presenta un análisis teórico que permite deducir de las relaciones sociales y humanas, la vida cotidiana y a partir de éstas los sentidos con base en los cuales se deducen las connotaciones que les damos a las prácticas sociales. Estas últimas se evidencian desde cuatro aspectos, como estructuración de las acciones sociales, las formas de acción social, la discursividad que le sirve de modelo de regulación y las categorías que permiten leerlas a partir de los conceptos que emiten los sujetos de dichas prácticas.Luego, se muestra la configuración de las prácticas sociales de los jóvenes universitarios, en la perspectiva de los asuntos de la ciudadanía, teniendo como base una disertación sobre el papel de los conceptos en calidad de cimientos del pensamiento y de la comunicación y del comportamiento humanos, los cuales parten del sentido común de los sujetos y permiten trascenderlos hacia los sentidos y significados que están en la base del mundo de la vida.Al final del texto, se presentan algunas conclusiones que dan cuenta de las prácticas sociales de los jóvenes, inferidas a partir de sus narraciones, conceptos, hábitos y costumbres, tendientes a construir su condición de ciudadanos, en otras palabras, permiten ver las diversas maneras de ejercer dicha condición con sus diferentes matices.Palabras clave: Relaciones sociales, Vida cotidiana, Mundo de la vida, Formas de acción social, Discursividad, Prácticas sociales, Ciudadanía, Jóvenes universitarios.AbstractThis paper discusses two different and complementary aspects: first, the concepts underpinning various thinkers to refer to social practices, and the second shows the implementations of these concepts in everyday life of groups of young college students Manizales-Colombia-, which is evidenced by a study including the applicability of our theoretical proposal.In principle presents a theoretical analysis to deduce the social and human relations, daily life and from these based on the senses which is deducted from the connotations we give to social practices. The latter was evident from four aspects such as structuring of social actions, forms of social action, which serves discursivity regulation model and the categories that can read from the concepts that emit the subject of such practices.Then he shows the configuration of social practices of university students, in the perspective of the issues of citizenship, based dissertation on the role of concepts as foundations of thought and communication and human behavior, which leave common sense and allow individuals to transcend the senses and meanings that are the basis for the lifeworld.At the end of the text, some conclusions that account for the social practices of young people, inferred from their narratives, concepts, habits and customs, tending to build their capacity as citizens, in other words, they allow to see the various ways to exercise this condition with its different nuances.Key words: Social relations, Daily Life, World of life, Forms of social action, Discourse, Social practices, Citizenship, Young students.

Globalization in literal sense is a process of transformation of regional or local phenomena into a global one. Impact of globalization is universal which can be observed in all the aspects of life viz. economic, social, cultural, political, finance, health, nutrition and technological dimensions of the world. In present era of scientific innovations, the process of globalization has brought the people in contact of outside society. Globalization process is also called modernization which include development of science and technology and, communication by which all the places are interconnected and people become more migratory. History demonstrates that significant changes in a people's social and economic climate usually bring about new developments in ideology and in religious practices. Tribal, mostly live in forest, hills and other naturally isolated regions and their lifestyles are conditioned by ecological setting they live. It is being widely seen today that the traditional features of tribal life is gradually changing from being deeply ingrained in tribal beliefs, customs and traditions to something that is more modernized, in a developmental sense, due to adaptation of modern ways of living and altered life-style pattern. In general, only those tribes those remain geographically isolated in desert, hill, and forest regions or on islands are able to retain their traditional cultures and religions for longer periods.An attempt has been taken to study the attitude of college going tribal and non tribal students towards modernization. The study included college going tribal and non tribal of district Dehradun.

Addiction is a complex mental and behavioral disorder that changes the neurochemistry and physiology of the brain. Genetics also plays a significant role in the pathophysiology of addiction.1 Drug addiction, whether it is mono or poly drug addiction is a major problem in Pakistan, it is defined as a maladaptive form of drug or illicit use leading to clinically significant distress or impairment, while an individual may also suffer from withdrawal and tolerance. As we know that drug addiction or abuse is a common problem worldwide, including Pakistan.2 According to World Health Organization (WHO), Pakistan is categorized as low income country of Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) region with a population of more than 20 million people among which, 97% of Pakistani population is predominantly Muslim, with highly conventional customs and traditions governing the lives of many people. These people showed to follow Islamic and cultural norms and values. All substances of abuse are publicly despised in Pakistani culture, also in their religion. Usage of drugs consider harmful and known to be prevalent among people. Government does warranting determinations to increase awareness about harmful effects of drugs and to change attitudes of people and prevention of the addiction.3In Pakistan, the prevalence of drug addiction is increasing at an alarming rate. According to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) and the reports of United Nations (UN), Pakistan has 7.6 million drug addicts, where 78% are males and 22% are females.4,5 However, the risk factors, which are increasing vulnerability towards addiction, remain largely elusive. The ratio of the problem of substance has increased and not decreased by any effort of the government. Pakistan became a marked trafficking route for illicit drugs, especially heroin, due to increased opium production in Afghanistan, and 2670 kilometers land border of Afghanistan is shared with Pakistan. Most of the drugs come from Afghanistan, a country that is held responsible for 75% of the world's heroin. UNDOC estimates that 800,000 Pakistanis aged between 15 and 64 used heroin regularly. Drug use or abuse became a more divergent dilemma in Pakistan, that's why Government of Pakistan takes a very serious notice of this matter of use, or addiction of illicit drugs or substance.6 Substances categorized as stimulants, sedatives, hallucinogens and opioids are being abused throughout the world including Pakistan. Addiction to opioids including other illicit substances is a chronic, relapsing multifactorial disorder of brain and, if left untreated, major medical, social, and economic problems arise. Substance addiction is among major health issues faced by the world including Pakistan. Its effect on physical and psychological health and become leading cause of other problems. Drug addiction can also be known as an initial chronic neurological problem, with hereditary, psychological, social, environmental and cognitive features that influence development and appearance of an individual or a person. Different behaviors as like the disturbed control or impulsivity for substance abuse and constant use of illicit substances deprived of harmful effects occurs due to addiction of drug.3 Substance use disorder such as opium, alcohol or other illicit substances is very serious community health problems now a days in Pakistan. Drug addiction is also associated with many risk factors like aggression, violence, isolation and emotion dysregulation. There are many established and significant psychosocial risk factors like parental relationship, lack of achievement and motivation, self-esteem, psychological stress and attention seeking behavior that are found positively correlated with substance abuse or addiction in Pakistan. A person who is stigmatized as addict has more negative social support from friends, family and others. The major reason behind this is that a person, who is dependent of drugs, has been rejected by the society due to substance addiction or his addictive behavior, but sometime a drug dependence has positive approach towards their friends and family because both support them in a good way, to take them away from the curse of addiction. While, those friends who never respond positively to drug dependence and they may be the cause for their substance usage, and may lead towards severe aggression and emotion dysregulation.6 Effects of substance addiction are always negative, it confirm that after substance addiction the addicts exhibit highly careless manners. Their income drop down and they reduce economic contribution in nourishment of their family. Mostly their earning is consumed on buying substance.7 The dependent members are liberated from dependence of addicts as they start economic activities of their own or the addicts are not capable of earning, hence deserted. The addicts lead miserable life as they remain under heavy debt as they take loan from friends and their poor health demand high expenditure with low economic performance. Drug abuse is hazardous and known to be prevalent among people, there is need to increase awareness about harmful effects and to change attitudes.7 There is need of educating our society specially students about the adverse effects and the moral and religious implications of substance abuse is more likely to have a positive impact than increased policing and prevention of drug use. There is lack student-counseling facilities, awareness programs, and rehabilitation centers in Pakistan. The health system need more progress for the prevention of drug addiction.Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, inaugurated the 13-bedded Centre for Drug Addiction and Rehabilitation Centre at Sheikh Zayed Medical College/Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan on 20th February, 2020 in order to make the genuine effort towards the alleviation of sufferings. The vision is to transform the newly established center into the model addicts treatment and rehabilitation center (MATRCs).

The aim of this study was to describe the knowledge and attitudes of college students of the Manzini Nazarene Teacher Training College with regard to HIV/AIDS. The aim was to identify risky sexual practices of the college students as well, which may require redress in order to enhance their effectiveness in combating the spread of HIV.

This collection of interwoven short stories revolves around a small Southern women's college and its inhabitants. Written in first-person from various perspectives, the stories combine, much like Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, to create a final cohesive work that is not quite a novel. Main characters include the gentle, introspective teenage son of a faculty member, the garrulous student with whom he is enamored, and her skeptic of a half-sister. One parallel narrative involves a search for self and story through music and musicians, the other via a campus ghost. The focus, as with Eudora Welty's Delta Wedding, is character-driven rather than plot-based. Shared experiences--an ice storm, a betrayal by college trustees--are viewed through multiple characters, leading to a decision each, though searching for connection, must make alone.

Social networking sites and virtual spaces have flourished in the past few years. The author explores the impact of such social networking services on the local community at a small liberal arts college. The author investigates modern trends in community theory. Defining community has become more difficult in modern society, where community is no longer easily distinguished by geographical boundaries. From the background of modern community theory the author explores the designation of virtual spaces as “virtual communities.” Literature and research about virtual spaces indicates that they can provide many of the values thought be to inherent to community membership. The strong localized community on campus makes students hesitant in calling Facebook a “virtual community,” despite its strong integration with the face-to-face community itself. Facebook is seen as simply a tool. This thesis incorporates research on one specific case study: through mathematical and ethnographic research of Facebook.com, the author evaluates the opinions of students in considering virtual spaces as communities.

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is frequently associated with negative occupational, social and psychological outcomes among community samples of adults; as such, it is expected that college students with ADHD face similar struggles. The research targeting this group of individuals, however, is sparse and tempered by significant limitations. The current study aimed to address methodological limitations in the current literature by including instruments to formally diagnosis ADHD and comorbid disorders, utilizing psychometrically sound instruments and comparing functioning of college students with ADHD across gender and subtype. It was hypothesized that participants with ADHD would report lower GPAs, higher levels of emotional distress and negative relationship characteristics than participants without ADHD. It was also hypothesized that participants with ADHD-combined type (ADHD-C) would report higher levels of substance and alcohol use than participants with ADHD-predominately inattentive type (ADHD-I), and that participants with ADHD-I would report higher levels of anxiety and depression than participants with ADHD-C. Women diagnosed with ADHD were expected to report higher levels of anxiety and depression than men diagnosed with ADHD; whereas, men diagnosed with ADHD were expected to report higher levels of substance and alcohol use than women. MANOVA, ANOVA and Mann-Whitney U tests were conducted to test hypotheses. Results revealed no significant differences between the ADHD and comparison group on GPA and relationship characteristics. Participants diagnosed with ADHD did report significantly higher emotional distress than participants in the comparison group. No differences in GPA or relationship characteristics were found across ADHD subtype or gender. Overall, these findings provide evidence to suggest that college students with ADHD are functioning relatively well compared to their non-ADHD peers.

The purpose of this study was to examine the computer habits and involvement of residential freshmen matriculates at Ball State University to determine if there was a difference in campus involvement levels between students who excessively used the computer for personal or recreational activities and students who did not.The project consisted of 149 non-excessive users (five or less hours per week) and 323 excessive users (more then five hours per week) of the computer for the personal or recreational purposes. Freshmen matriculates were involved in a wide range of opportunities. The higher levels of involvement were from opportunities in Residence Hall, Welcome Week, and UniverCity categories.The findings also indicated that excessive computer users were involved as much as non-excessive users. The amount of time students spent on computers for personal or recreational purposes did not deter students from being involved during their first semester at Ball State University.
Department of Educational Leadership

Substantial contributions have been made by lesbian and gay developmental theorists in understanding the development of lesbian and gay sexual identities, or what has come to be known as the coming out process. “Coming out of the closet” has become a central metaphor, in western contexts, for the recognisable process gay men and lesbians undergo in order to claim a relatively stable and enduring sexual identity, while overcoming obstacles such as heterosexism. Lesbians’ sexual identities are examined in this thesis through a Foucauldian lens which is fused with a narrative-discursive perspective. The aim of this study is not to trace a progressive development of identity, but rather to consider how lesbians in this study are located within a specific context, namely, a historically white university in post-apartheid South Africa, and how their identities are dynamic products of ever-shifting socio-historical spaces. Eight lesbians’ stories are analysed using the narrative-discursive method, which allows for a consideration for how the construction and negotiation of identities is shaped and constrained by social and discursive conditions. The women in this study do utilise the concept of coming out to some extent in their stories, but this narrative does not entirely account for their experiences. Instead, these women’s accounts reflect the way in which they personally experience heterosexism, and how they constantly negotiate their sexual identities within certain social and geographical spaces. When the nuances of lesbians’ contexts are taken into account, it becomes clear that claiming a lesbian identity is more than just about “coming out”, and rather about an on-going process of identity management.

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Thesis (MEdPsych (Educational Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The year 1994 is seen as a significant year in South Africa. The new democratic dispensation contributed to the education system, including higher education, by presenting it with new demands and challenges. Higher education institutions have been encouraged to include individuals representing groups that have been excluded on the grounds of age, gender and disabilities. Inclusive education is encouraged with the ultimate goal of attaining inclusion in society as a whole. Inclusion is the overarching concept that addresses the right to acceptance and belonging in society of all learners, adults, children with disabilities and people without disabilities. The primary aim of this study was to obtain an in-depth understanding of how students with disabilities adapt socially at Stellenbosch University. The study was based upon the assumption that it is important to hear the voices of students with disabilities before any recommendations in terms of involving students with disabilities in social opportunities can be made to the role players. The study was conducted by means of qualitative research, and the methods of data collection consisted of individual and focus group interviews as well as document analysis. The research findings can be described as follows: Students with disabilities experience both internal and external support and barrier factors and processes that impact on their social adaptation. Internal support and barrier factors and processes include emotional, behavioural, belief, personality and cognitive aspects. External support and barrier factors and processes include the support network, the faculty and department, the university at large and the social system. Four overarching themes emerged from the data of the participants: communication, attitude and awareness, inclusion and self-advocacy. The findings of the study have important implications for all role players. Recommendations are made with the aim of improving the campus climate so that an inclusive environment can be created together with an environment where all students at Stellenbosch University can adapt socially; enjoy equal opportunities and full participation, and where they experience no discrimination.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In Suid-Afrika word 1994 beskou as 'n waterskeidingsjaar. Die nuwe demokratiese bestel het daartoe bygedra dat die onderwyssektor, insluitend hoëronderwys, aan talle nuwe eise en uitdagings blootgestel is. Hoëronderwysinstansies is aangemoedig om groepe wat tradisioneel op grond van ras, ouderdom, geslag en gestremdheid uitgesluit was te ondersteun en te akkommodeer. Inklusiewe onderwys word aangemoedig met die uiteindelike doel dat inklusie in die samelewing bereik word. Inklusie is die oorkoepelende konsep wat alle leerders, volwassenes, kinders, mense met gestremdhede en mense sonder gestremdhede se reg tot aanvaarding en hulle gevoel dat hulle in die samelewing tuishoort ("have a sense of belonging") aanspreek. Die doel van die studie was om diepgaande kennis te verkry van studente met gestremdhede se ervarings van sosiale aanpassing aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch. Die ondersoek is gebaseer op die aanname dat alhoewel daar voorstelle aan rolspelers gemaak kan word ten opsigte van strategieë om studente met gestremdhede meer by sosiale geleenthede op kampus te betrek, dit belangrik is om allereers na die stemme van die studente met gestremdhede self te luister. Die studie is aan die hand van 'n kwalitatiewe metodologie onderneem en data is hoofsaaklik deur middel van individuele en fokusgroeponderhoude asook dokumentanalise, gegenereer. Die navorsingsbevindinge het betekenisvolle insigte oor die ervarings van studente met gestremdhede se sosiale aanpassing opgelewer en kan soos volg opgesom word: Studente met gestremdhede ervaar beide interne en eksterne ondersteunings- en belemmerende faktore en prosesse wat 'n uitwerking het op hul sosiale aanpassing. Interne faktore en prosesse behels emosionele, gedrags-, oortuigings-, persoonlikheids- en kognitiewe aspekte. Eksterne faktore en prosesse sluit onder meer die ondersteuningsnetwerk, die fakulteite en departemente, die universiteit in die geheel, asook die sosiale stelsel in. Die vier oorkoepelende temas sluit kommunikasie, houdings en bewustheid, inklusie en self-voorspraak van die studente met gestremdhede se behoeftes in. Die bevindinge van die studie hou belangrike implikasies in vir alle rolspelers. Aanbevelings word gemaak met die doel om die kampusklimaat te verbeter sodat 'n ware inklusiewe omgewing geskep kan word – 'n omgewing waarin alle studente gelyke geleenthede en volle deelname kan geniet, geen diskriminasie ervaar nie en waar hulle ook as studente aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch sosiaal kan

This study set out to investigate how students construct their identities. Throughout their socialisation into academia, students are confronted with the paradox of learning as they negotiate the opposing discourses of enslavement and mastery that construct higher education. Utilising a critical discursive psychology approach this research aimed to examine the implications this paradox holds for the development of students’ identities. In-depth interviews with five master’s degree students allowed for an examination of the linguistic resources available for students to draw on in constructing their accounts of student-hood. Analysis of the interpretive repertoires and ideological dilemmas in the text revealed the uptake of contradictory subject positions in participants’ navigation of academic discourse. In order to address the inconsistencies associated with these conflicting ways of being a student, participants ‘worked’ a face in their interactions with academic discourse. Their face-work served to address the paradox by integrating the contradictory positions evident in their accounts. It is in the agency displayed in the integration of these disparate positions that the emancipating student is revealed.
Psychology
M.A. (Research Consultation)