Using Narrative Advising Theory in Interpreting the Roles of Advisors and Guides in African American Young Adult Literature

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Kelley, G. (2021). Using Narrative Advising Theory in Interpreting the Roles of Advisors and Guides in African American Young Adult Literature. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

Telling stories has been a popular method of how humans connect interactively and serve a purpose to educate, entertain, influence, warn, and illustrate. In African-American young adult (YA) literature, there are guides that dish out valuable advice or stories of their own that carries a vital amount of weight and significantly impact the protagonists’ life. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the role of guides in African-American YA literature and their impact on the protagonist as it correlates to the realistic roles of academic advisors and their influence on the students by utilizing narrative advising theory practices.

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Author

Kelley, Gina

Title

Using Narrative Advising Theory in Interpreting the Roles of Advisors and Guides in African American Young Adult Literature

Physical Description

1 online resource (64 pages) : PDF

Date

2021

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

Telling stories has been a popular method of how humans connect interactively and serve a purpose to educate, entertain, influence, warn, and illustrate. In African-American young adult (YA) literature, there are guides that dish out valuable advice or stories of their own that carries a vital amount of weight and significantly impact the protagonists’ life. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the role of guides in African-American YA literature and their impact on the protagonist as it correlates to the realistic roles of academic advisors and their influence on the students by utilizing narrative advising theory practices.

Genre

masters theses

Subjects--Topics

English literature
Education, Higher
African literature

Degree

M.A.

Keywords

Academic Advising
African American Young Adult Literature
Children's Literature
Guides

Subject Area

English

Advisor(s)

West, Mark

Committee Members

Connolly, Paula
Lewis, Janaka

Degree Note

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2021.

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