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The Education Of The Lion: A Qualitative Visual Research Exploration of Mentorship In Higher Education

Smith, Gabor
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8484-9399
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1658770864234854

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2022, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Secondary Education.
Mentorship has been an integral part of education throughout history, as has been a topic in a variety studies and discussions. Autoethnography is one of the up-and-coming forms of qualitative research in modern anthropology. Documentary filmmaking is a medium that can be used to collect data for autoethnographies. In this study, the researcher used past research, foundations of autoethnography, and his academic experiences of visual autoethnography. Using documentary and working with people in his life, the researcher explored (a) how mentorship supports overcoming adversity and (b) how scholars can transmute research mediums, such as autoethnography or storytelling pedagogy, into meaningful and impactful research. The autoethnography in the documentary form includes the researcher’s recollection of events during his respective disciplines for all his degrees. Using a grounded theory lens, the researcher examined the data through a three-stage, constant-comparative coding process. Findings show deep, meaningful connections between the emerged themes and how mentorship archetypes are imperative to his struggle to attain his highest level of education. The specific themes that emerged were (a) Mentorship Archetypes and the Role of Principal Mentor (PM), (b) Self-Mentoring as a Scholarly Tool, (c) Pop Culture and Humor as a Coping Mechanism in Education, and (d) Mentors as Scaffolds Through Educational Adversity.
Gary Holliday (Advisor)
William Visco (Committee Member)
I-Chun Tsai (Committee Member)
Renee Mudrey (Committee Member)
Natalie Sydorenko (Committee Member)
136 p.
Communication; Cultural Anthropology; Education; Education Philosophy
adversity, autoethnography, documentary, education, mentorship, principal mentor, qualitative research, self-mentoring

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  • Smith, G. (2022). The Education Of The Lion: A Qualitative Visual Research Exploration of Mentorship In Higher Education [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1658770864234854

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Smith, Gabor. The Education Of The Lion: A Qualitative Visual Research Exploration of Mentorship In Higher Education. 2022. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1658770864234854.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Smith, Gabor. "The Education Of The Lion: A Qualitative Visual Research Exploration of Mentorship In Higher Education." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1658770864234854

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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