Term of Award
Fall 2017
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Curriculum Studies (Ed.D.)
Document Type and Release Option
Dissertation (open access)
Department
Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading
Committee Chair
Kent Rittschof
Committee Member 1
Gregory Dmitriyev
Committee Member 2
Tracy Linderholm
Committee Member 3
Meca Williams-Johnson
Committee Member 3 Email
mecawilliams@georgiasouthern.edu
Abstract
This autobiographical study reflects experiences of surviving child sexual abuse and my journey through curriculum studies as a route to finding power through my voices. Using currere as a lead theory to frame this work, this study reveals a first-person account of sexual abuse to detail my development to empowerment and how I learned to advocate for myself and other childhood victims. Within this work, the method of currere, psychoanalytic theory, focusing, hypnosis, and healing through writing are discussed as processes for increasing self-understanding.
Recommended Citation
LaFrance, Diane, "Finding My Voice: Surviving Childhood Sexual Abuse" (2017). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1682.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/1682
Research Data and Supplementary Material
No
