Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2015 #Becoming: Emergent Identity of College Students in the Digital Age Examined Through Complexivist Epistemologies Paul William Eaton Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College,
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[email protected]. #BECOMING: EMERGENT IDENTITY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS IN THE DIGITAL AGE EXAMINED THROUGH COMPLEXIVIST EPISTEMOLOGIES A Dissertation SuBmitteD to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University anD Agricultural anD Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The School of Education by Paul William Eaton B.A., University of Minnesota Twin Cities, 2002 M.ED, University of MarylanD College Park, 2005 May 2015 For my mother – who always gave me the space anD love to pursue my Dreams. ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I will inaDvertently anD unintentionally miss the names of many people who have Been so critical in my reaching this personal anD acaDemic milestone. Completing a Doctorate is not a solo enDeavor. I hope all who have assisted, supported, challengeD, anD mentoreD me will accept my sincere gratituDe.