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Student Government Elections: The Experiences of Candidates and Their Perceptions of Political Efficacy
(2017-04-25)
This qualitative study fills a void in the research on collegiate student government elections by examining the experiences of 10 candidates for president and vice president at large, public, four-year universities in ...
#TWITTERDISCOURSEMARKERS: A CORPORA BASED STUDY OF THE PRAGMATIC FUNCTIONS OF HASHTAGS
(2017-08-11)
In this dissertation, I posit that hashtags can function as discourse markers, where space constraints of 140 characters on Twitter complicate their realization. Through the progression of research questions that shape ...
OVERCOMING THE LEARNING CURVE: THE USE OF FACEBOOK BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
(2015-12-10)
This study examines the use of Facebook by members of Congress as a tool for reelection. Specifically, the study looks at the various types of posts congressional members use, such as campaign advertisements or policy ...