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  • The Phenomenological Experience of Shame in the Context of Physical Activity

    Creator:
    Rogers, Kim A.
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    Not all experiences in physical activity, exercise, and sport are positive. Losing, getting injured, making a mistake, and not measuring up can all elicit a variety of highly negative emotions, including shame. To make matters worse, individuals often cope with shame in maladaptive ways––magnifying, suppressing, or ignoring the experience––which can...
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    : _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Vicki Ebbeck Not all experiences in physical activity, exercise

  • Concept Mapping and Enumerating Strategies to Increase Fat Acceptance in Fitness Centers

    Creator:
    Souza, Brian Jason
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    According to most health organizations, "obesity" (defined as body mass index [BMI] greater than 30) is a world health problem of "epidemic" proportions. The underlying assumption is that weight is a proxy for health. However, obesity prevention and reduction interventions are designed to regulate body weight, rather than improve health....
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    :________________________________________________________ Vicki Ebbeck According to most health organizations, “obesity” (defined as body mass

  • Postpartum self-compassion : an investigation of the physical self

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    Woekel, Erica Dawn
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    During the transition to motherhood, postpartum women undergo immense changes in all areas of life. Of particular interest are the changes at the cognitive and emotional level with regards to one's physical self. After giving birth, postpartum women would benefit from a caring perspective in how they relate to their...
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    Approved: _____________________________________________________________________ Vicki Ebbeck

  • Experiences among women with shame and self-compassion in cardio-based exercise classes

    Creator:
    Rogers, Kim
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    Shame is a debilitating inner experience elicited by the negative self-appraisal of one's entire self, and is characterized by a deep-seated sense of being flawed, defective, and therefore unworthy of acceptance and belonging (Brown, 2006). Although significant research has explored self-conscious emotions, including shame, little has been done to examine...
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    . Abstract approved: Vicki Ebbeck Shame is a debilitating inner experience elicited by the

  • Mindfulness, self-compassion, and leadership in wildland firefighting

    Creator:
    Lewis, Alexis
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    Wildland firefighting is environmentally and socially a risky and complex occupation. Although much attention has been given to understanding the physical components in fighting wildland fire, much less time has been devoted to understanding and developing the capacity of wildland firefighters to handle the dynamic pressures of the physical and...
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    : Vicki Ebbeck Wildland firefighting is environmentally and socially a risky and complex occupation

  • Posttraumatic Growth, the Physically Active Body, and Self-Compassion

    Creator:
    Mitchell, Erin E.
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    Individuals who have been traumatized have the opportunity to experience posttraumatic growth, conceptualized as positive changes that result from navigating highly challenging life circumstances (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 2004). The current model of posttraumatic growth (Calhoun, Cann, & Tedeschi, 2010) is based solely on cognitive-emotional processing yet by examining the role...
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    Abstract approved:________________________________________________________ Vicki Ebbeck

  • An Exploration of Scholarship on Peer Review in Composition Studies : Looking to the Future with Replicable, Aggregated, and Data-Supported Research Methodologies

    Creator:
    Day, Jacob E.
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    This thesis examines the nature of evidence in scholarship on peer review in composition studies. I argue that the nature of evidence present in scholarship on peer review over the past three decades is typically anecdotal, theoretical, and based on limited case studies. I argue that peer review research in...
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    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________ Vicki Tolar Burton This thesis examines the nature of evidence in scholarship on peer review

  • When High School Teachers Teach College Writing : Oregon Approaches to Dual Credit Teacher Qualifications, Support, and Professional Development

    Creator:
    Terriere, Jordan E.
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    This thesis examines the challenging situation high school dual credit teachers in Oregon face teaching first-year composition in the high school location. I argue that thorough training, support, and professional development are vital for high school teachers teaching dual credit writing courses, who without it may find themselves faced with...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Vicki Tolar Burton This thesis examines the challenging situation high school dual

  • Chatting, cooking, curating : English language learners as sponsors of literacy in a multicultural literacy center

    Creator:
    Saleh, Natalie K.
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    Drawing on Deborah Brandt’s “literacy sponsorship,” this thesis examines ways English language learners (ELLs) in the Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center (CMLC) act as literacy sponsors, sharing their expertise in language, textiles, and cooking, based on nine in-depth interviews with ELLs at the center. The findings of this thesis are presented...
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    approved: ______________________________________________________ Vicki Tolar Burton Drawing on

  • Argument and common ground : scholarly research meets the common core state standards

    Creator:
    Clark, Jillian
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    This thesis examines the recent history of the teaching of argument and its implications in the face of new writing standards being implemented in K-12 classrooms under the Common Core State Standards. The new educational policies will shift the focus of writing instruction onto argument writing as part of students'...
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    : Vicki Tolar Burton This thesis examines the recent history of the teaching of argument and its