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The nomenclature of crime and violence as it appears in the educational and criminal justice systems

Creator:: Kincaid, John Thomas
Abstract:: In many schools, drugs, vandalism, assaults, thefts, and violence against both students and teachers have destroyed the orderly atmosphere needed for teaching and learning. While juvenile criminal behavior, both in school and elsewhere, is caused by a large and complex set of sociological and psychological conditions, there is evidence that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Gathercoal, and Dr. Strowbridge. A special thanks goes to Dr. Ken Ahrendt and Dr. Carvel Wood for the extra

A syntactical analysis of modern Japanese thought patterns as reflected in characteristics of the Japanese language

Creator:: Tsuboya, Yoko
Abstract:: This study had two purposes. The first purpose was to determine whether certain aspects of the Japanese language were reflected in examples of the Japanese cultural construct of contemporary essays. The second purpose was to show how these aspects of the Japanese language reflect the intuitive, non-logical nature of Japanese...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

"Playing with computers" : the hidden impact of the computer in a school

Creator:: Turner, Martha I.
Abstract:: The topic of this study is the cultural impact of the computer in a school. "Impact" is 'defined as the cultural consequences of intended and unintended learning that occur when computers are used in the school. The major theoretical orientations of the work include the concepts of manifest and latent...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Early teacher attrition background data and professional concerns of teachers who leave the profession

Creator:: Vandehey, Linda Tamura
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to examine early teacher attrition through a follow-up of Washington County teachers in Oregon who left the profession with five years of experience or less. Focus was given to background data and areas of greatest professional concerns for former...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Systems theory for minority students : a potential tool for the improvement of academic performance

Creator:: Godwin, Karen Sato
Abstract:: The study was undertaken to determine if the construct and vocabulary of systems theory are related to academic performance such that a) the understanding of either or both can predict grade-point average for college students, and b) the explicit teaching of both construct and vocabulary to minority students can improve...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: been possible. Mast of all, I will forever be indebted to Try husband, Ken, As a husband, colleague

The readability of selected fourth, fifth and sixth grade social studies textbooks as determined by the Fry Readability Graph and group informal reading inventories

Creator:: Pruitt, Janet Louise McCracken, 1930-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the readability of three series of selected fourth, fifth and sixth grade social studies textbooks, a total of nine textbooks. Two measurements were utilized: a readability formula (Fry Readability Graph; Knapp, 1971), and group informal reading inventories. The Fry Graph was applied...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . To my Committee: Ken Ahrendt, Education, Major Professor, for his wise counsel, for his timely and

A history of intercollegiate wrestling at Oregon State University (1909-1974)

Creator:: Nelson, Richard C. (Richard Cornelius), 1932-
Abstract:: Intercollegiate wrestling at Oregon State University had its inception on March 20, 1909. On that day, the Oregon Agricultural College wrestling team wrestled in a home meet against the team from Washington State College. The Beavers, under the tutelage of their first coach Eddie O'Connell, won their first intercollegiate meet,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: France, at which time the English were defeating the French with no trouble. King Henry VII of England

Carl L. Anderson : life and contributions to public health and health education

Creator:: Asan, Virginia Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of this study of the life and career of Dr. Carl Leonard Anderson was to recount his professional contributions to the field of health and relate these to public health and health education. The major emphasis of this study concerned Dr. Anderson's professional life. The accomplishment of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The development of a performance-based adult high school diploma program at Linn Benton Community College : a case study

Creator:: Johnson, Jerome Alfred
Abstract:: The purpose of this case study was to describe the development of an adult high school diploma program at Linn Benton Community College, Specifically, the purposes of this study are: (1) the creation of an instructional approach utilizing performance objectives as a means of satisfying the minimum adult high school...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A survey and analysis of the attitudes of non-negro parents in selected Portland elementary schools

Creator:: Farrell, Bernard Joseph
Abstract:: The study of parent attitudes in Portland, Oregon, elementary schools was designed to accomplish three purposes: (1) To identify the attitudes of Non-Negro parents toward integration of Negroes into the schools and community, (2) To measure the effects of socioeconomic classes (low, middle, upper), of schools (control versus transfer), and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Parents in the six elementary schools who contributed the information necessary to the study. Ken McRae

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The nomenclature of crime and violence as it appears in the educational and criminal justice systems

A syntactical analysis of modern Japanese thought patterns as reflected in characteristics of the Japanese language

"Playing with computers" : the hidden impact of the computer in a school

Early teacher attrition background data and professional concerns of teachers who leave the profession

Systems theory for minority students : a potential tool for the improvement of academic performance

The readability of selected fourth, fifth and sixth grade social studies textbooks as determined by the Fry Readability Graph and group informal reading inventories

A history of intercollegiate wrestling at Oregon State University (1909-1974)

Carl L. Anderson : life and contributions to public health and health education

The development of a performance-based adult high school diploma program at Linn Benton Community College : a case study

A survey and analysis of the attitudes of non-negro parents in selected Portland elementary schools

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