Mica L Thompson
Biographic Data
| ID | 4198569 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mica L Thompson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mica L |
| FAMILY NAME | Thompson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMPSON M L |
| AFFILIATIONS | a Texas A&M University–Commerce , Commerce , Texas , USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pulling Back the Curtain on Qualitative Research
Learning the student role four decades later: A sociological analysis of 21st century kindergarten as academic boot camp
This study examines if the “kindergarten as academic boot camp” analogy proposed by Harry Grace (1972) is accurate today. Is kindergarten analogous to boot camp, or, because kindergarten is a domain generally designed, structured, and carried out by women, does the military boot camp analogy marginalize the important gender dimension? Using a feminist perspective inspired by Standpoint theory, pedagogical texts for kindergarten programs in Texas …
Mature Motorcyclists: Violating Age Norms and Loving It
Age norms tell us at what ages members of society consider it appropriate for us to become potty trained, enter and exit school, start and stop driving a car, get married, have children, retire from work, and even die. So, at what age, if any, should a person start riding a motorcycle? More importantly, at what age should a motorcyclist stop riding? The author conducted ethnographic interviews with approximately 90 motorcyclists over the age of f…
Mature Motorcyclists: Violating Age Norms and Loving It
Age norms tell us at what ages members of society consider it appropriate for us to become potty trained, enter and exit school, start and stop driving a car, get married, have children, retire from work, and even die. So, at what age, if any, should a person start riding a motorcycle? More importantly, at what age should a motorcyclist stop riding? The author conducted ethnographic interviews with approximately 90 motorcyclists over the age of f…
Mature Motorcyclists: Violating Age Norms and Loving It
Age norms tell us at what ages members of society consider it appropriate for us to become potty trained, enter and exit school, start and stop driving a car, get married, have children, retire from work, and even die. So, at what age, if any, should a person start riding a motorcycle? More importantly, at what age should a motorcyclist stop riding? The author conducted ethnographic interviews with approximately 90 motorcyclists over the age of f…
Learning the student role four decades later: A sociological analysis of 21st century kindergarten as academic boot camp
This study examines if the “kindergarten as academic boot camp” analogy proposed by Harry Grace (1972) is accurate today. Is kindergarten analogous to boot camp, or, because kindergarten is a domain generally designed, structured, and carried out by women, does the military boot camp analogy marginalize the important gender dimension? Using a feminist perspective inspired by Standpoint theory, pedagogical texts for kindergarten programs in Texas …
Pulling Back the Curtain on Qualitative Research
Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Visual arts (2 works) · Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking (1 works) · Agriculture and Farm Safety (1 works) · Analogy (1 works) · Boot camp (1 works)