Authors

Tegan Keyes

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

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

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