Senior Project Advisor
Natalie Baloy
Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Spring 2023
Keywords
education, gift, gratitude, reciprocity, knowledge
Abstract
In this project, I explore what it means to honor knowledge as a gift. This document includes a selection of letters I wrote to my teachers to express my gratitude to them, along with a written narrative in which I describe my vision of an alternative approach to undergraduate education that centers gratitude, reciprocity, and self-determination. This narrative weaves together lessons from emergence theory, Indigenous systems of education, and gift economies to tell a story of a life-sustaining education system that is grounded in the understanding that knowledge is a gift.
Department
Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Keyes, Tegan, "Honoring the Gift: An epistolary exploration of an alternative approach to learning grounded in reciprocity and gratitude" (2023). WWU Honors College Senior Projects. 707.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/wwu_honors/707
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Gratitude; Education; Reciprocity (Psychology)
Type
Text
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf