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From time to time, we will make some student papers available on
this web site These papers can be found here with the permission
of the author, and because we believe that the content of the paper
may be of special interest to others at WISR, and to scholars, professionals
and activists who may visit our web site These student papers may
also be of interest to prospective students and new students at
WISR, but it is important to keep in mind that no one paper is "typical."
Furthermore, the papers made available on this web site are likely
to be especially well-polished and well-written. Students often
write papers that are more "in process" and less presentable
as a finished product, and yet, such papers are often very valuable
in terms of their contribution to the student's learning and may
represent a lot of hard work and high quality study. For this reason,
WISR faculty award significant credit to substantial learning projects
that culminate in very polished and well-articulated papers, as
well as those that result in papers that may still be in a rougher
form and more "unfinished."
A number of additional papers written by WISR students are
available as WISR Occasional
Papers.
Papers by WISR Students:
The following two papers were written by WISR MA student, Margery
Coffey, an artist and native Nebraskan who has been collborating
with WISR alumnus, Dennis Hastings, through the Omaha Tribal Historical
Research Project (OTHRP). The two papers were her papers meeting
the WISR core requirements in the areas of action-research and theories
of social change, respectively.
"Action-Research"
by Margery Coffey, February 2006 (doc)
"Action-Research"
by Margery Coffey, February 2006 (pdf)
"Social
Change: Horton, Freire and Smith" by Margery Coffey, November
2005 (pdf)
More
about Margery Coffey (doc)
More
about Margery Coffey (pdf)
The following paper was written by WISR PhD student, David Yamada
who is a professor of law at Suffolk University Law School in Boston:
"Building
Thoughtful Communities Of The Mind, Heart, And Deed: Review Essay"
by David Yamada, December 2002 (doc)
"Building
Thoughtful Communities Of The Mind, Heart, And Deed: Review Essay"
by David Yamada, December 2002 (pdf)
WISR MFT Student, Jim Newberry, wrote this paper as part of
his MFT studies at WISR:
"Open
letter to a friend Who is experiencing Sadness or Depression" by
Jim Newberry, April 2005 (doc)
"Open
letter to a friend Who is experiencing Sadness or Depression" by
Jim Newberry, April 2005 (pdf)
WISR PhD student, Judy Andreas has made available her in-depth
report on the 2004 Conference of Progressive Scholars and Activists
on Anti-Semitism and the Left (doc). [The
report is also available in pdf format.] The conference was
an outgrowth of Judy's vision, leadership and organizing efforts,
and she is currently planning another conference for 2006, which
will be part of her PhD dissertation research-and-action at WISR.
To read more about the conference, go to www.facingachallenge.com.
The many and varied workshops are described, and there are bios
of the workshop, academic, and plenary presenters -- in addition
to texts of presentations which are included in the conference report
and analysis. Also, to learn more about the life and theories of
Ricky Sherover Marcuse, go to www.unlearningracism.org.
There you will find a wonderful biography by Bettina Aptheker, and
concise versions of Ricky's writings about her anti-oppression theories.
Dissertations and Theses by WISR Students:
Recent (September 2004) WISR PhD graduate, Dr. Marilyn Jackson,
has made her dissertation, Relating
Creation Spirituality to Lutheranism Viewed from the perspective
of Education for Social Change, available to the public
at the following web site address: http://www.epicalc.org/Marilyn/
WISR alumnus, Dr. Urmas Kaldveer (PhD, 1993) has recently announced
his new web site: www.urmaskaldveer.com.
The web site contains some very engaging and interesting essays,
opinions, and stories. One of his former faculty advisors at WISR
had this to say about Urmas: "He is a naturalist, lover and preserver
of marine life, adult educator, social activist and much, much more."
He has been a part-time Instructor in Natural Sciences at Mendocino
Community College, along with a number of other interesting and
important professional positions over the past three decades. Urmas'
WISR PhD dissertation, the disssertation abstract and a couple of
his essays may be found at:http://www.urmaskaldveer.com/writings_educ_toc.html
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