College
Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
Date of Last Revision
2023-05-05 11:11:27
Major
Communication
Honors Course
Honors Project in Communication
Number of Credits
3
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Fall 2022
Abstract
My Honors Project will bring awareness to some of the less positive aspects of homeschooling that some homeschool advocates tend to gloss over. I will plan and produce a fifteen-to-twenty-minute film that portrays a homeschooled teen as her efforts to discover the truth about her estranged sister lead her to a life-altering decision. In making this film, I wish to explore a homeschool coming-of-age story, as well as the effects that authoritarian parenting styles can have on the homeschool environment. My preproduction research will consist of the relationship between authoritarian parenting and parents’ reasons for homeschooling, the impact of the Christian homeschool movement on homeschooling in general, outcomes for LGBTQ+ homeschoolers, and film production techniques. The research will help narrow the scope of the project to a specific type of homeschooler. Since one of my limitations is a lack of money, ZTV has offered me the use of their equipment in exchange for broadcasting rights.
Research Sponsor
Juan E. Contreras
First Reader
Chris Keppler
Second Reader
Amber Ferris
Honors Faculty Advisor
Kathleen Clark
Recommended Citation
Shively, Sarah, "Why my Sister Really Left: A Narrative Film" (2022). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1622.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1622
Honors Project Cover Sheet
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