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Training tutors has historically been and continues to be one of the most important, as well as the most labor- and time-intensive needs that directors of writing centers are called to address. As technological advancements have been made, those needs have continued to grow into…

The Indonesia Open University (Universitas Terbuka or UT) face-to-face tutoring program for in-service teacher training is intended to improve teacher trainees' course completion rates. The university has attempted to intensify trainees' motivation to participate in the tutoring…

This thesis utilizes the Institutional Ethnographic methodologies originally developed by Dorothy Smith but adapted for composition and writing center studies by Melissa Nicolas and Michelle LaFrance to research the UL Lafayette Writing Center. A literature review is conducted t…

Enacting Discourses of Tutorship: An Autoethnographic Journey May 2021Nicolasa Barbosa de Garcia, M.Ed., Texas A & M University-KingsvilleChair of Dissertation Committee: Ari Sherris, Ph.D.Throughout history, universities have searched for ways to guide students through their st…

People make many decisions every day, some are minor and others can be life-altering. While making decisions often gives people a sense of control which enhances the expectation of performing behavior for the desired outcome, people may not be always good at making decisions due…

This qualitative study investigated LGBTQ+ cultural competency in eating disorder treatment centers. In particular, it sought to examine the question of how treatment providers understand and demonstrate cultural competency when working with LGBTQ+ clients in eating disorder tre…