The Cadet's Creed: Critical Discourse Studies in Archives Instruction
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| Title: | The Cadet's Creed: Critical Discourse Studies in Archives Instruction |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Kate M. Donley |
| Source: | Critical Education. 2020 11(3):1-23. |
| Availability: | Institute for Critical Education Studies. 2125 Main Mall, EDCP, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4 Canada. Tel: 604-822-2830; Web site: https://ices.library.ubc.ca/index.php/criticaled/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 24 |
| Publication Date: | 2020 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Public Speaking, Military Training, College Students, Instruction, Student Attitudes, Content Analysis, Beliefs, Archives, Class Activities |
| Geographic Terms: | Vermont |
| ISSN: | 1920-4175 |
| Abstract: | The Cadet's Creed was written by a Norwich University professor in 1927 and is a key text for the university's present-day Corps of Cadets. This essay reflects on a unit in a Public Speaking class that explored the current and historical dimensions of the Creed, particularly the author's little-known connection to the Vermont Eugenics Survey. This text has a multimedia presence and can be found on the campus website, in published documents, on plaques, and also in spoken performance when cadets recite it to affirm their loyalty to Norwich and the Corps. Today, Norwich University has two student populations: military cadets who study alongside "civilian" students. Both groups were challenged yet ultimately affirmed by this difficult project. Critical Discourse Studies (CDS) approaches were used at three points: first, in guiding my analysis of this complex archival document; second, in classroom instruction; and finally, in reflecting on student reactions. The largely positive responses to this unit indicate that pedagogy informed by CDS can support students' participation in the challenging national conversation about historic institutional artifacts and their contemporary resonance. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1479498 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The Cadet's Creed was written by a Norwich University professor in 1927 and is a key text for the university's present-day Corps of Cadets. This essay reflects on a unit in a Public Speaking class that explored the current and historical dimensions of the Creed, particularly the author's little-known connection to the Vermont Eugenics Survey. This text has a multimedia presence and can be found on the campus website, in published documents, on plaques, and also in spoken performance when cadets recite it to affirm their loyalty to Norwich and the Corps. Today, Norwich University has two student populations: military cadets who study alongside "civilian" students. Both groups were challenged yet ultimately affirmed by this difficult project. Critical Discourse Studies (CDS) approaches were used at three points: first, in guiding my analysis of this complex archival document; second, in classroom instruction; and finally, in reflecting on student reactions. The largely positive responses to this unit indicate that pedagogy informed by CDS can support students' participation in the challenging national conversation about historic institutional artifacts and their contemporary resonance. |
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| ISSN: | 1920-4175 |
