I was just informed that my dissertation won't be accessible via 
Proquest/UMI until approximately eight weeks from now. I can provide 
the Abstract, and then there  are specific questions that I can 
answer, I would be happy to do so. 
Rosemary 


Dr. Rosemary R. Jackson
VP-Educational Media and Distance Learning
Kennedy-King College
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From: Geoffrey Layton <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, January 7, 2008 9:57 pm
Subject: Re: attitudes about grammar
> 
> How might we access your dissertation?> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 
> 17:51:46 -0600> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: attitudes 
> about grammar> To: [log in to unmask]> > My recent 
> dissertation examined the ways that non-standard English > 
> speaking African American students adjust to the expectations by > 
> academic faculty that college students use Standard English 
> grammar. The > study examined the attitudes and perceptions such 
> students have about > using Standard English grammar, focusing 
> particularly on the > implications of the "acting white" 
> phenomenon.> > Dr. Rosemary R. Jackson> Vice President-Educational 
> Media and Distance Learning> Kennedy-King College> > Carol 
> Morrison wrote:> > > I am currently conducting research with my 
> Freshman writing sections on > > that topic as it relates to 
> learning grammar as a whole and the value > > that students assign 
> it in the spectrum of their writing curricula. The > > results of 
> my study will not be analyzed until the end of > > January/mid-
> Feb.(I am working with a panel of researchers who are > > 
> examining other aspects of teaching grammar as well) I am not 
> aware of > > any published studies in that area, but I am also 
> interested in > > learning of them.> > Best-> > Carol Morrison> > 
> > > "Katz, Seth" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:> > > > Dear 
> Friends:> > > > A student in my introduction to language course 
> wants to do her> > final project on people's attitudes about 
> grammar. Has anyone> > studied and published work on why people 
> love--or fear--or loathe> > grammar? Can anyone point us to 
> research on the topic?> > > > Thanks--> > Seth> > > > Dr. Seth 
> Katz> > Assistant Professor> > Department of English> > Bradley 
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