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Residents’ drivers and barriers to participation in the Backyard Habitat Certification Program : Study of socio-ecological factors in Madison South neighborhood in NE Portland

Creator:: Powel, Jinnet
Abstract:: As urban development fractures and reduces available habitat for birds and other wildlife, conservationists are increasing pursuing strategies to improve the habitat value of privately owned yards in and around cities. The Backyard Habitat Certification Program is a collaborative effort between the Portland Audubon Society and the Columbia Land Trust...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Making sense : journals as tools for learning and representing student experience in a field-based doctoral program

Creator:: Smith, Sharon L.
Abstract:: Recent trends in higher education have led to the development of alternatives to traditional on-campus graduate degree programs. There is a concomitant need to understand student experience in field-based programs which support continuing education and career development for employed adults. The central purpose of this research was to explore the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -provoking) questions. Dr. Ken Winograd listened to my first, rambling description of this research and

Integrating indigenous knowledge into the community development process : the Zimbabwean experience

Creator:: Munyaka, Golden
Abstract:: This study is a critical ethnography of my professional career as an educator born and raised in the Shona culture in Zimbabwe. In this metaphysical study I reconstruct a worldview that I consider to be representative of Shona customs and beliefs. Doing this project has challenged my own ethnic identity...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: feminism and the beauty of story as a robust research methodology; Professor Ken Winograd for his

Integrating Web2Quest technologies into multicultural education courses in Taiwan : a potential for globalization

Creator:: Lin, Limei Grace
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate three research questions: (1) What are the attitudes and beliefs of the pre-service teachers and teacher educators regarding multicultural education, and how do the teacher educators prepare the pre-service teachers to meet the needs of diverse K-12 students in Taiwan? (2) To...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Cohen, Dr. Ken Winograd, Dr. Kathryn Ciechanowski, and Dr. Anuncia Escala, I could not have had a

The Legend of the Three Living and the Three Dead : The Development of the Macabre in Late Medieval England

Creator:: Sandeno, Robin M.
Abstract:: Many authorities state that the development of macabre images were a result of the plague that first swept through western Europe 1347-1350. However, many aspects of the macabre were already in place prior to the plague. A more realistic explanation for the macabre is in the modification of religious belief,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Ken Winograd, and Henry Sayre, who gave their advice and time. Scott Montgomery, who "inherited" me

Case Study : The Effectiveness of Mentoring for African American Male Community College Students

Creator:: Robertson, Valerie Y.
Abstract:: The purpose of this case study is to explore a mentoring program designed for African American male community college students at a Pacific Northwest community college. Community college practitioners can use the knowledge gained from this study as a best practice to increase the persistence and success of African American...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Development of the Delton Silent Reading Tests : alternative test forms for the Schonell Silent Reading Tests

Creator:: Dudiak, Shirley
Abstract:: The Delton Silent Reading Test, Forms A and B, was developed as an alternate test for the Schonell Silent Reading Test which is currently used for screening the reading comprehension of special students. The aim of the Delton Silent Reading Test is to achieve greater consistency in mid-year and mid-program...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: doctoral committee at Oregon State University Dr. Ken Ahrendt, Dr. Jodi Engel, Dr. Ken Winograd, Dr. Tom

Middle school change : a process for restructuring in a large school district

Creator:: Hanneman, Kathleen D.
Abstract:: This qualitative study examined organizational change including the necessary steps that a large school district took in planning and implementing a reform effort. This project told a story of one school district's experience. The study covered a five year period from 1990 to 1995 in the 30,000 student Salem-Keizer School...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Suzuki provided help both as a committee member and as an excellent instructor along with Dr. Ken

ESL students as ethnographers : co-researching communicative practices in an academic discourse community

Creator:: Dantas-Whitney, Maria
Abstract:: No research to date has involved ESL students as researchers in investigations of community language practices. This study examined the research processes of 23 international college students in an advanced ESL course. The students worked on an original curriculum, the Language Research Project, through which they performed ethnographic and discourse...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Ken Winograd, for their constant support and thoughtful critique of my work. In addition, I want

Factors that motivate Latino students to pursue higher education in selected colleges in the state of Oregon

Creator:: Meza Discua, José Luis
Abstract:: Latinos are the largest and most rapidly growing ethnic minority in the United States, and they have the highest dropout rates of any major ethnic group in the country (U.S. Department of Labor, 2003). Latinos' educational attainment is consistently lower than that of other students (Gandara, 2008). The majority of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Residents’ drivers and barriers to participation in the Backyard Habitat Certification Program : Study of socio-ecological factors in Madison South neighborhood in NE Portland

Making sense : journals as tools for learning and representing student experience in a field-based doctoral program

Integrating indigenous knowledge into the community development process : the Zimbabwean experience

Integrating Web2Quest technologies into multicultural education courses in Taiwan : a potential for globalization

The Legend of the Three Living and the Three Dead : The Development of the Macabre in Late Medieval England

Case Study : The Effectiveness of Mentoring for African American Male Community College Students

Development of the Delton Silent Reading Tests : alternative test forms for the Schonell Silent Reading Tests

Middle school change : a process for restructuring in a large school district

ESL students as ethnographers : co-researching communicative practices in an academic discourse community

Factors that motivate Latino students to pursue higher education in selected colleges in the state of Oregon

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