English, Department of
First Advisor
Stacey Waite
Second Advisor
Lauren Gatti
Third Advisor
Rachael Wendler-Shah
Date of this Version
2019
Citation
Schmidt, Shelby. "High School Scholastic Journalism: An Empowering Force in our Polarized Democracy and Democratic Empowerment-Scholastic Journalism Curriculum." 2019.
Abstract
Consisting of two parts, this thesis explores the way a journalism classroom can create a democratic space for students that allows them to practice social life while developing more skills in tolerance and more confidence in their agency. The second portion consists of a sample curriculum to allow more democratic empowerment in our classrooms.
Advisor: Stacey Waite
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Comments
A THESIS Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Master of Arts, Major: English, Under the Supervision of Professor Stacey Waite Lincoln, Nebraska July 2019
Copyright © 2019 Shelby Schmidt