Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Erler, Carolyn Ruth
URN	etd-11042006-170841
Title	Learning from the Beehive Collective: A Participatory Action Research Study of Image-Based Education in an Experimental Community
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Art Education, Department of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Pat Villeneuve Committee Chair Jeffrey Milligan Committee Member Melanie Davenport Committee Member Tom Anderson Committee Member
Keywords	Art Education Action Research Image-Based Education Experimental Communities
Date of Defense	2006-07-31
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract In developing a curriculum for the Beehive Collective’s “Plan Colombia” campaign, I examine how multiple narratives offering different points of view on the same topic can help viewers discover the ways that images and words are used to construct arguments, shape opinion, and recruit true believers. Following Burke (1974), I argue that the goal of communication is to persuade, and visual works of persuasion or argument are no different in this regard. Young people who are politically disengaged because of the obvious insincerity of political actors can benefit from exposure to multiple narratives and counter-narratives that address the crucial connection of fakery to fact.
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