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Health literacy among end stage renal disease patients

Creator:: Wolfe, RoxiAnn Blanche
Abstract:: This research examines the impact of low health literacy among patients with End Stage Renal Disease. The sample included individuals who participated in a health education class (Pre-Renal Education Program) offered at the Samaritan Dialysis Services in Corvallis, Oregon. Data collection techniques included participant observation, individual interviews, evaluation of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Samaritan Dialysis Services in Corvallis, Oregon. Data collection techniques included participant

An Ethnography of Mexican Migrants in Corvallis, Oregon : Linguistic and Social Isolation

Creator:: McArdle, Theresa M.
Abstract:: Reflecting an effort to broaden the scope of research concerning Mexican migration, this thesis describes the experiences of monolingual Spanish-speaking Mexican migrants in Corvallis, Oregon and explores the roles of language and culture in shaping these migrants' experiences. Data were collected through intensive participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Migrants arrive...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Site ORBE2 : an archaeological analysis of a construction disturbed site

Creator:: Cromwell, Robert J.
Abstract:: This thesis describes investigations of archaeological materials recovered from Site ORBE2, an early-twentieth century historic site in Corvallis, OR. The archaeological materials were found only after construction workers had excavated trenches underneath the still-standing structure on the site in order to install a new foundation. Over 1500 artifacts were recovered...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Archaeological Analysis of a Construction Disturbed Site by Robert J. Cromwell A THESIS submitted to Oregon

A blank screen? : digital divide discourses and practices

Creator:: Powell, Jasmine
Abstract:: The existence of a “digital divide,” or inequalities of access to digital technologies among different American subpopulations, has been hotly debated and contested since the National Telecommunications and Information Administration first popularized the phrase in 1995. The purpose of this thesis is to critically examine the dominant discourses around the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: various uses by African American college students at Oregon State University. After implementing a

From teacups to lumber : archaeological site content and integrity of the Copeland Site (35BE90), Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Kanaby, Kara M.
Abstract:: This thesis describes the archaeological site content and integrity of the Copeland site (35BE90) in Corvallis, Oregon. The Copeland site is owned by the Benton County Historical Society and is the future home of the Benton County Historical Museum. In 2001, an Oregon State University archaeological field school was conducted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Archaeological Site Content and Integrity of the Copeland Site (35BE90), Corvallis. Oregon. Abstract approve

Defining the gap : a case study of the on campus residential options at Oregon State University

Creator:: Nelson, Rachel C.
Abstract:: The decision to attend a university creates many important decisions for a young adult, with one of the most important being the choice of where to live while they make the transition into independent adults. Many choose to live on campus during this critical time. The differences that exist, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Title: Defining the Gap: A Case Study of the On Campus Residential Options at Oregon State University

Neighborhood emergency networks in Uzhhorod, Ukraine and Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A. : women's neighborhood network and Linn-Benton neighborhood emergency training

Creator:: Weidner, Naomi
Abstract:: This thesis examines two neighborhood emergency preparedness programs: the Linn-Benton Neighborhood Emergency Training (LB NET) program in Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A., and the Women's Neighborhood Networking Program (WNNP) in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. In Corvallis, the LB NET began in 1996, in part out of concerns that in a large disaster the local...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in Uzhhorod, Ukraine and Corvallis Oregon, U.S.A.: Women's Neighborhood Network and Linn-Benton

Imagining them, reimagining ourselves : a case study of cultural appropriation and the politics of identity

Creator:: Smith-Nolan, Mary K.
Abstract:: Several popular cultural movements emphasizing indigenous spirituality have arisen in the United States and Europe within the past thirty years. Spiritual discourses attributed to Native Americans, among other groups, are borrowed by Euro-Americans in search of alternatives to dominant ideologies. In such a circumstance, Native Americans become part of a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: actual Native American lives. This study is based on participant observation of the Corvallis, Oregon

Recognizing and overcoming the critical cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement : from a human perspective

Creator:: Bestvina, Bodarc
Abstract:: This thesis seeks to better understand the most pressing cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement, and to offer suggestions for overcoming barriers. This research includes a two-year long case study of the sustainability movement at OSU, where the researcher coordinated projects encouraging behavior change. Despite increasing severity and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Human Perspective by Bodarc Bestvina A THESIS Submitted to Oregon State University

Family dental care : perspectives from women recovering from methamphetamine addiction

Creator:: Hanks, Melissa A.
Abstract:: This research focuses on the economic and social impacts to women’s and children’s dental health after methamphetamine abuse. Family oral health status, access to professional services, health literacy and home hygienic practices are evaluated in the frameworks of critical medical anthropology, applied anthropological praxis and matrix and bio-psycho-social addiction models...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Health literacy among end stage renal disease patients

An Ethnography of Mexican Migrants in Corvallis, Oregon : Linguistic and Social Isolation

Site ORBE2 : an archaeological analysis of a construction disturbed site

A blank screen? : digital divide discourses and practices

From teacups to lumber : archaeological site content and integrity of the Copeland Site (35BE90), Corvallis, Oregon

Defining the gap : a case study of the on campus residential options at Oregon State University

Neighborhood emergency networks in Uzhhorod, Ukraine and Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A. : women's neighborhood network and Linn-Benton neighborhood emergency training

Imagining them, reimagining ourselves : a case study of cultural appropriation and the politics of identity

Recognizing and overcoming the critical cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement : from a human perspective

Family dental care : perspectives from women recovering from methamphetamine addiction

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