abstract: This qualitative study uses the theoretical concepts of identity, agency, and power to explore the ways in which students in their moment-to-moment interactions enact identities, agency, and power as they engage in the activity of writing and participate in a writing workshop. This research highlights what happens to writers as they engage in writing processes with one another and moves away from interpreting what happens between students as only cognitive or behavioral phenomenon. Additionally, through the lenses of identity, agency, and power, the complexity of what it means to be a writer in a writing workshop is made visible. Data for the study were collected over a five-month period and include observations of children participating in a third-grade writing workshop, written field notes, and detailed recording of the actions and interactions among the students as well as the teacher and students to capture the time, space, and participants' activity during the writing workshop. Whole class and small-group interactions were video and/or audiorecorded daily for later transcription, observation and reflection. Semi-structured informal interviews and informal talks with the students and the teachers were conducted and recorded on a regular basis, and the students' written work and other related artifacts were collected to examine the students' work as writers. The research reveals three major themes: 1) students enact multiple identities to serve a variety of purposes; 2) students enact agency in the ordinary and everyday practices of the writing workshop to change their present interactions, circumstances, and conditions; and 3) in their microlevel interactions, students enact macrolevel notions of power that shift classroom as well as peer relations. Additionally this study reveals the ways in which students use their written texts as evidence to substantiate the claims they are making about themselves and about others as learners and as people. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction 2010

O objetivo da presente pesquisa é examinar qual a associação entre quatro diferentes tipos de conflitos de agência previamente estudados pela literatura de governança: entrincheiramento do gestor, consumo de perquisites, decisões de liquidez e tomada de risco. Para tanto, inicialmente detalharam-se a origem e as diferenças entre esses quatro conflitos estudados. A seguir, fez-se a revisão de diferentes mecanismos de governança corporativa potencialmente capazes de mitigar esses conflitos. Também se identificaram, ao nível do país, índices de proteção à riqueza e aos direitos dos investidores acionistas e credores que a literatura anterior comumente sugere serem capazes de mitigar esses conflitos. Ao todo, foram analisadas 7.994 firmas de 35 países entre os anos 2010 e 2013 (aproximadamente, 22.000 observações-ano). Ao longo do trabalho, cinco diferentes hipóteses de pesquisa foram discutidas e testadas. Resumidamente, encontraram-se evidências consistentes de que gestores entrincheirados mantêm maiores níveis de liquidez e que maiores níveis de liquidez estão associados com maior consumo de perquisites. Há evidências também de que o entrincheiramento do gestor, via alta concentração de propriedade acionária e via participação no conselho de administração, altera suas preferências de consumo de perquisites e de risco. Em geral, essa tese sugere que os conflitos de agência estão associados e que, especialmente, o entrincheiramento do gestor altera suas preferências em relação aos três outros conflitos. / The purpose of this research is to investigate what is the association between four agency con icts that are studied by previous corporate governance literature: managerial entrenchment, perquisites consumption, cash holdings and risk-taking. Initially, I detail the source and di erences between these agency con icts. Then, I discuss different types of governance mechanisms that are potential candidates to mitigate these con icts. Furthermore, I collect and discuss country-level investor protection indices that relate to the protection of shareholders' and the creditors' rights, and that help to mitigate these con icts. The nal sample contains 7.994 rms from 35 countries analyzed from 2010 until 2013 (almost 22.000 year-observations). I discuss and empirically test ve hypothesis. In a nutshell, there is consistent evidence that entrenched managers choose higher levels of cash holdings, and that cash holdings are positively associated with perquisites consumption. There is also evidence that managerial entrenchment, either via high managerial ownership concentration or via CEO duality, changes managers' preferences over the consumption of perquisites and risk-taking. In general, this thesis suggests that di erent agency con icts are associated and that entrenchment a ects managerial preferences over the three remaining conflicts.

The purpose of this study was to examine the negative effects of intimate partner violence on college women's health promoting behaviors such as physical exercise. Data were collected from 375 college women and 122 male students at a large Midwestern university. Examination of demographic variables and other background factors in both the female and male sample suggested that instances of intimate partner violence frequently occurred in this college student population. Tests of structural equation models with data from the female sample revealed that women's sense of agency and perceived levels of stress fully mediated the relationship between intimate partner violence and women's engagement in physical exercise. Women's gender role attitudes further predicted participation in physical exercise; however, gender role attitudes were not significantly related to other variables in the model. Findings are indicative of the widespread effects of intimate partner violence on positive behaviors as well as negative health behaviors that have been the focus of previous research. The conceptual, empirical, and clinical needs to address and facilitate women's engagement in health promoting behaviors are discussed. High rates of intimate partner violence among college students call for outreach and preventive measures on college campuses. Systemic issues of male to female intimate partner violence are addressed as well as the necessity of culturally sensitive research in this area of investigation.

This thesis describes an exploratory study designed to investigate the beliefs and perceptions of eight English language lecturers about, and their classroom practices in implementing the curriculum change that was enacted in 2010 at the undergraduate level in the public sector colleges in Pakistan. Research indicates that curriculum change is a highly complex and a multifaceted process (Carl, 2009), and its success depends on a number of features. In this respect, it is acknowledged that teachers and their multiple roles contribute significantly to the success or failure of any educational reform or change. Therefore, this exploration focussed on investigating teachers’ implementation of the curriculum change through an analysis of their beliefs about teaching and learning, their perceptions about the curriculum change, and the issues involved in implementation. My approach is interpretive, and thus qualitative research methodology was employed to obtain an in-depth understanding of the phenomenon under investigation. Semi structured interviews and classroom observations were used as data collection instruments. The analysis of the data revealed that, in spite of the lecturers’ generally positive attitude towards the concept of change and their belief in the importance of English for both individual and national progress, there was a limited uptake of the new communicative curriculum. The study indicated that teachers’ beliefs combined with a number of external factors including the student level, educational culture, examination washback, lack of resources and support, and absence of teacher training could be an explanation for contradictions between the intended and the implemented curriculum change. The study concluded that the needs of the teachers must be acknowledged, and measures should be taken to create compatibility between the teachers’ beliefs, contextual factors and the reform policies. Although the study does not provide any explicit solutions to the problem of change and reform implementation, the insights revealed significant implications, clarified some critical issues, and offered some recommendations which might prove beneficial not only for curriculum planning and implementation in the future, but could also be useful in guiding those involved in the present curriculum change. Important areas were also suggested for further research in the field.

It is undeniable that schools and classrooms must function according to some conception of authority, but contemporary educational theory often overlooks this concept. This ‘forgetting’ of authority can lead to misconceptions about the concept itself or to conflating it with other concepts such as autonomy, agency, self-regulation, or power. In turn, these misconceptions can then diminish the role that students play in education by ignoring or overlooking any authoritative aspect of it. The authority relationship between student and teacher in educational theory—and in classrooms—then often defaults to an unbalanced binary structure in which teachers hold authority but students do not. To rectify this problem, authority and its importance in the classroom must be remembered and reconsidered. This thesis undertakes a critical analysis of authority to state its complex features clearly. Moreover, this analysis will show how authority is distinct from importantly related concepts like autonomy, agency, self-regulation, and power. The analysis then moves to examine the education models of Peters, Dewey, and Neill, with the purpose of highlighting the prevalence and importance of authority in education. With these distinctions and boundaries drawn, the final section of this thesis will describe the strengths of an authoritative student role in epistemic, political, and moral realms, positioning student-held authority alongside the socio-critical theory of Freire, Apple, and Giroux. / Graduate

O Corpo Rifado trata-se de uma tese onde procuro acompanhar a trajetória da protagonista de um filme brasileiro e sua tentativa de se reinventar diante das condições de possibilidade existentes naquele contexto. O Céu de Suely (2006) narra a história de Hermila, uma jovem que volta de São Paulo para sua cidade natal, no interior do Ceará, com seu filho pequeno. Ela aguarda a chegada de seu amor. Logo ela se dá conta de que Mateus não cumprirá com a promessa de encontrá-la. Diante disso, Hermila cria estratégias de sobrevivência enquanto sonha: sair daquele lugar custe o que custar. A tese lança um olhar possível sobre O Céu de Suely. Os itinerários de gênero e sexualidade experimentados por Hermila ao longo da trama fílmica ocupam o centro desta tese, bem como alguns itinerários de outras mulheres que fazem (parte de sua) história. O mergulho nesse filme específico foi regido tanto pelo aporte teórico que sustenta esta tese (especialmente a teorização desenvolvida por Judith Butler em composição com os estudos foucaultianos em torno da sexualidade e do poder) como pelo recurso metodológico escolhido (“etnografia de tela”). A pesquisa toma como ponto de partida o filme dirigido por Karim Aïnouz e a análise de enunciados que compõem e se articulam em torno (d)o gênero, (d)a sexualidade e (d)a brasilidade. Na análise que faço, procuro dar ênfase a enunciados performativos que indicam um lugar para a mulher, um modo de ser mulher (brasileira), um jeito de exercer a sexualidade, bem como, a enunciados que parecem subverter a ordem do gênero e da sexualidade. A partir do (e com o) filme, questiono: Que enunciados performativos são reiterados para a constituição de uma suposta identidade da „mulher brasileira‟? Que enunciados indicam possibilidades de resistência, subversão e ressignificação? Que outros enunciados parecem manter normas regulatórias do gênero e da sexualidade? Como a linguagem cinematográfica empregada neste filme produz sentidos, provoca deslocamentos, desestabiliza, mantém, visibiliza e invisibiliza determinados modos de ser mulher? Ainda que essas questões não sejam assertivamente respondidas na tese, elas indicam um percurso. O filme aponta para possibilidades de resistência e subversão e, no mesmo instante, aciona performativos de gênero e sexualidade. A ação de rifar-se pode ser lida como a possibilidade de agência da protagonista naquele contexto. Encerro, ao lado de Hermila, uma jornada compartilhada que nos convoca novamente ao deslocamento, outra vez na estrada. / O Corpo Rifado is a thesis where I try to follow the trajectory of a Brazilian film‟s protagonist and her attempt to reinvent herself in the conditions of possibility existing in her living context. The film O Céu de Suely (2006) tells the story of Hermila, a young woman who returns from Sao Paulo to her home town in the interior of Ceará, taking together her young son. She awaits the arrival of her lover, Mateus. But soon she realizes that he will not fulfill his promise of meeting her. From then on, Hermila creates survival strategies. At the same time, she dreams about leaving that place at all costs. The thesis looks at the possibilities given by the Film. The itineraries of gender and sexuality experienced by Hermila and ploted along the scenes occupy the center of this thesis, as well as some others routes taken by women who are part of the story. The immersion in this particular film was governed by both the theoretical approach that supports this thesis (especially the theory developed by Judith Butler in composition with the Foucauldian studies of sexuality and power) and the methodological approach chosen ("ethnography of the screen”). The research‟s starting point is the film (directed by Karim Aïnouz) and the analysis of statements organized around concepts of gender, sexuality and Brazilianness. In the analysis I try to emphasize the performative utterances that build a certain place for women, a certain way of being a woman (or a Brazilian woman) and a certain way to exercise sexuality, as well as the statements that seem to subvert the order of gender and sexuality. From and with the movie, I introduce the following questions: What performative utterances are repeated to form a supposed identity of the Brazilian woman? Which statements indicate possibilities of resistance, subversion and redefinition? What other statements seem to maintain regulatory standards of gender and sexuality? How the cinematographic language used in the film makes sense, causes displacement, destabilizes, maintains and renders certain ways of “being a woman” visible or invisible? While these questions are not answered assertively in the thesis, they indicate a route. The film points out to possibilities of resistance and subversion, and simultaneously, triggers gender and sexuality‟s performatives. The raffle‟s action can be read as the possibility of an agency of the protagonist in that context. Along with Hermila, I conclude a shared journey which, once more, calls to the displacement, on the road again.

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Exploro a biografia cultural de um vestido criado pelo estilista Rui Spohr e comprado por Heloisa Brenner, senhora da aristocracia rural do Rio Grande do Sul. O objeto foi apresentado num desfile de moda realizado em Porto Alegre, em 1971, e acompanhou a proprietária por quatro décadas, sendo escolhido por ela para vesti-la no seu aniversário de 80 anos, em 2011. No ano seguinte, sintetizou quase 60 anos de carreira profissional de Rui numa exposição sobre moda num museu de arte, em São Paulo, tornando-se “obra de arte” aos olhos do criador. A proprietária, por sua vez, exalta seu status longevo para atribuir importância à peça. Trançando as trajetórias dos personagens, percorro tensões e transformações simbólicas. Ao falar sobre o vestido aqui entendido como objeto biográfico, Heloisa e Rui falam sobre si. E a roupa fala sobre o criador e a proprietária. Nesse processo, demonstro como a roupa exerce agência sobre os sujeitos com quem interage, sendo ela própria resultante de intencionalidades. / I explore the cultural biography of a dress created by designer Rui Spohr and purchased by Heloisa Brenner, member of the rural aristocracy of Rio Grande do Sul. The object was presented during a fashion show held in Porto Alegre, in 1971, and lived along with its owner for four decades, being chosen to dress her up at her 80th Birthday party, in 2011. One year later, it synthesized almost 60 years of Rui’s professional career in a fashion exhibition at an art museum, in São Paulo, becoming a work of art in the face of the creator. The owner, in turn, exalts her long-lived status atributing importance to the item. Brading the characters’ trajectories, I cover tensions and symbolic transformations. In speaking about the dress understood here as a biographical object, Heloisa and Rui speak about themselves. And the garment speaks about its creator and owner. In this process, I demonstrate how the object exercises agency upon subjects with whom it interacts, being itself a result of intentionality.

BACKGROUND. The need for public sector agencies to work together to deal with complex issues which overlap agencies spheres of work has been well established. Cases such as the Soham murders in 2002 (BBC News, 2003), the Climbie child abuse case in 2003 (Health Committee, 2003) and the Pilkington Anti-social Behaviour case in 2007 (Telegraph, 2009) each highlighted the need for public sector agencies to work more closely and share information with each other to more effectively serve their public. METHODOLOGY. A three year period of participant observation in the implementation of a real time information sharing system used by multiple agencies to jointly manage anti-social behaviour was undertaken. An information sharing framework was produced detailing the factors which impact an information sharing project, classified into six categories; External Environment, Organisation, Process, Project, Technology and Individual. FINDINGS. Firstly bureaucracy is not always a barrier to information sharing. At times bureaucracy was found to enable information sharing by providing documentary evidence to decisions made throughout the system implementation. Secondly an agency's level of buy in and involvement with the information sharing project was shown to be a key indicator of their motivation to share information, correlating with the level of case recording on the system. Thirdly whilst technology enables the process of information sharing the research showed people had a much greater impact on whether information sharing took place. Finally whilst the UK public sector encourages public sector agencies to share information a wide scale review and approach to IT infrastructure would better enable future information sharing projects. CONCLUSIONS. The research identified there are many factors which impact an agency's ability/motivation to share information. It is the level of motivation an agency has minus the cost of sharing which ultimately determines whether information sharing occurs. In order to further encourage information sharing there is a recommendation that the UK government look at ways to make integrating the disparate data sources easier to decrease the cost of sharing and thus improve the likelihood information sharing will occur.

This thesis paper, Black Things, White Spaces, offers an in depth look into my journey as an artist and how my artistic practice has evolved over the years. Throughout this time of self-exploration, I have developed an interest in themes of racism, structures of power, representation and stereotypes. In my artistic work, I explore how these themes affect the African American community, as well as myself, as an African American woman. This paper utilizes the creative and theoretical frameworks by artists and scholars like, Bill Viola, Adrian Piper, bell hooks, and Franz Fanon to support the intentions of my work. This thesis illustrates for the reader how my work approaches these themes through certain methodologies, such as: tactical media, blurring the lines between art and life, and the manipulation of time and space. In this paper, I argue the importance of placing my work within the context of African American experiences throughout history. By doing this, my work is able to reference several events throughout history, while addressing our current moment in time. Included in this manuscript are detailed descriptions and analyses of each piece in the thesis exhibition. It is important to speak about the development and the intentions of my art. While speaking about the work, I compare and contrast my thesis work to previous artworks I’ve done, as well as other artists works, in order to place these pieces within an art-historical framework. Finally, this thesis, also addresses how my current work presented in the thesis exhibition will inform my future artistic practice. I believe that my contributions to the African American media arts practice creates spaces to celebrate diversity, empower the voiceless, but most importantly, creates new avenues for change.