Theses and Dissertations at Montana State University (MSU)
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Item Ontogenesis(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2019) Sprenger, Megan Gwynn; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Jeremy HatchWhen one experiences place, do they comprehend what they are experiencing and think nothing of it, or do they find themselves lost in their own contemplations of place? In my research, I will discuss the importance of place and how it is a mirrored developed experience with that of the city and of self. This is done through the notions of space, place, and time. I have painstakingly constructed a body of work that relates these three important factors of humankind's growth and experience through the use of ceramics, wood, and other mixed media materials. It is my intention to bring to light the systems in which this mirrored development exists. Each section interweaves my own personal experiences. Interweaving research I have done through phenomenology, urban planning and human develop[ment].Item A study of the phenomenological and neurological approach to intelligence and their relationship to intelligence testing(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1975) Winburn, Everett Lee; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Richard K. HorswillItem Why we choose to be stupid : the responsibility of andragogy and a search for answers in paradox, Canon, multiculturalism and the philosophy of postmodern critical education theory(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 1997) Garcia, Gregory NortonItem Towards a phenomena-oriented architecture(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2010) Baggett, Neal Stuart; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Christopher LivingstonArchitecture's focus on the visual faculty omits potential dialogue with the tactile, auditory and proprioceptive ones. We have become a culture encouraged to live in that visual sense. The question is if Architecture can begin to engage the body and the sense for the user to have a more robust and fulfilling experience. This thesis rekindles dialogue with all sense perceptions with an architecture that engages the varying aspects of the built environment: texture, relationship and scale.Item A framework for circumstance : changing perceptions in the built environment(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2010) Leppert, Jordan Lee; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Zuzanna Karczewska; Barry Newton (co-chair)In our ever-changing world, the role of architecture and designer is constantly adapting to a new criteria. The principals of design have changed in many ways throughout history, but the constant has always been that designed space is intended for the bodies that will occupy it. I believe that the understanding of how architecture can affect our state of mind through perception, social understanding and sensory awareness gives us, as designers, the ability to create spaces that surpass an architecture of the time, and create a space that people will identify with and give meaning to.Item Faith in phenomenography : a new approach to evangelicalism in the college writing classroom(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Letters & Science, 2012) Slepicka, Aimee Joy; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Doug DownsIn this thesis, I argue that a lack of first-person narratives and experience-based research in composition studies may be weakening the field's ability to fully understand and connect with evangelical Christians enrolled in college writing courses. I posit that, while many scholars have done a commendable job of creating new pedagogical space where evangelical students can explore issues of religious identity and faith in writing, more work still needs to be done in collecting student descriptions of and perspectives on the faith-learning integration actually undertaken (or avoided) in these secular contexts. Using phenomenography-a method that seeks to uncover the various ways that individuals experience the world around them-I conduct a pilot study of evangelical Montana Bible College undergraduates who enroll as visiting students at Montana State University in order to fulfill graduation requirements in composition. By augmenting current studies with phenomenographic observations and surveys results, I attempt to offer a more "complex" portrait of evangelical students than the one that typically emerges in most composition research on this topic. I suggest that these experience-based methods have the potential to reveal key student struggles and needs, which should be explored further as faith-learning integration pedagogies are designed and implemented in future college writing curriculums.Item Connections through natural perceptions(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Arts & Architecture, 2009) Schroeder, Stephanie Ann; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Zuzanna Karczewska; Tad Bradley (co-chair)I believe that through sensory connection to our natural surroundings we will reinvigorate a deeper connection with ourselves and to the environment. Architecture could become the medium to create that connection as well as the physical manifestation of our understanding of existence and of time, which facilitates this connection. This thesis seeks an understanding of self and place through our sensory connection to nature. In our modern world, we are presented with a growing amount of synthetic and manufactured surroundings that are designed to be perceived through sight, while sound, smell, taste and touch are considered secondary senses, and experiential quality is not inherent. Our society is moving farther away from a connection to nature and a connection to the earth. I believe that through sensory connection to our natural surroundings we will reinvigorate a deeper connection with ourselves and to the environment. This thesis is exploring how nature is the medium for a deeper connection and understanding of ourselves, who we are, and how we interact with the environment through sensory perception. Natural materials and practices are being replaced with synthetics, which lack the cyclical nature and life of natural materials. Machine-made products lack the ability to connect on a humanistic level due to their perpetual state of youth. "We are increasingly detaching ourselves from 'organic and functional periodicity' which is dictated by nature, and replacing it by 'mechanical periodicity' which is dictated by the schedule, the calendar, and the clock."³ These fabricated objects intensify the isolated state of man from the natural world through their constant neglect of the senses and disregard for the energies intrinsic in natural materials. It is my belief that to be able to live meaningful and impassioned lives, we must become more aware of fabricated surroundings, and return to natural environment from which we came. By refocusing on natural processes and materials in the built environment, man can reawaken the relationship we have with nature. I believe that through understanding our surrounding's impact, we can connect with not only ourselves, but the environment.