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Vassar Scholarship

Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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Making Knowledge, Making Power: The Impact of Restorative Discipline Practices in Three New York City Schools

Publication Date
2015-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Shubert, Rebecca J.
Department or Program
Education Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

The rise of standardized testing and zero­tolerance discipline measures in the United States over the last decade has resulted in public schools that prioritize order and obedience over deep learning and interpersonal relationships. While detrimental across the board, these austere...

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Olympe de Gouges and Qiu Jin: The Revolutionary Women of France and China

Publication Date
2013-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Ruther, Jennifer
Department or Program
Independent Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Archive Only
Abstract

The extent to which the reform movements of revolutionary China and France "emancipated" women is difficult to assess. In many ways, French and Chinese women both benefited greatly from the sociopolitical changes wrought by the reformist ideologies of these periods...

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