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Access Type
WSU Access
Date of Award
1-1-2010
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Department
English
First Advisor
Gwen Gorzelsky
Abstract
This ethnographic study examines the role of spirituality in the composition teaching process and in Paolo Freire's dialogic education specifically. Work to acquire some aspects of spiritual "Discourse," as the term is defined by James Gee, is needed in order to make this spiritual foundation visible and practicable. Through a series of ethnographic narratives of a classroom, this study demonstrates the necessity of spiritual work on the part of the teacher to develop the mind frame and skill set necessary for dialogic pedagogy. A series of workshop activities based on Freire's spiritual prerequisites for dialogic education are proposed.
Recommended Citation
Vidovic, Justin, "Teaching With Spirit: Freire, Dialogue, And Spirituality In The Composition Classroom" (2010). Wayne State University Dissertations. Paper 121.
http://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/121