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[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VISUAL ARTS, THEATRE AND DANCE HOW VISIBLY DIFFERENT CHILDREN RESPOND TO STORY-CREATION BY DEANDRIA FRAZIER A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Art Education in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded Spring Semester, 2014 DeAndria Frazier defended this dissertation on March 19, 2014. The members of the supervisory committee were: Marcia Rosal Professor Directing Dissertation Larry Scharmann University Representative David Gussak Committee Member Thomas Anderson Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the dissertation has been approved in accordance with university requirements ACKNOWLEGEMENTS Completing my dissertation has been one dream I have had since a child. It was often told to me that I would be unable to do it. But for the help and persistent encouragement from my mother, Deborah Glover, and my church family, I would have never been able to complete this process. After having to endure at least four eye surgeries during the research process and the challenges of trying to find participants, I found it difficult to press on and wanted to give up many times. These individuals told me to keep fighting for what I wanted by keeping the faith and believing all things were possible. I would also like to thank Dr.