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  • Informal social support and attrition among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers

    Creator:
    Amity, Frederica A.
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    This qualitative study used interview transcripts to find clues to attrition from a longitudinal study among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers, a generally vulnerable population with characteristics commonly associated with attrition (low-income, low levels of educational attainment, and rural location). Drawing on Rural Families Speak data, the author used the number...
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    Dissertation
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    my other committee members, Sally Gallagher, Sally Bowman, and Carol Tremblay, all of Oregon State

  • Intergenerational responses to the death of a child

    Creator:
    White, Diana L.
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    The death of a child is a traumatic family event. This qualitative study examined the experiences of parents and grandparents in 10 families who had lost a baby to SIDS, stillbirth, or birth defects. Key questions focused on support given and received, meanings attributed to the loss, continuing bonds, and...
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    , the mentoring from Alexis Walker, Leslie Richards, Sally Gallagher, and Clara Pratt has been

  • Supporting families through collaboration : an analysis of Oregon Even Start partnerships

    Creator:
    Brinkman, Dane A.
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    In recent years interorganizational collaboration has increasingly been emphasized as an important step for addressing inefficiencies in the delivery of human services. Among the many benefits of collaboration described by human service authors are the creation of a more consumer-friendly service system, more efficient use of available resources, and avoiding...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Vuchinich, Dr. Sally Bowman, and Dr. Michelle Bothwell, whose suggestions and encouragement made important

  • Depression risk : an examination of rural low income mothers

    Creator:
    Guyer, Amy M.
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    This study used a multi-method approach to explore factors associated with high and low depression in a sample of rural mothers living in poverty. From a sample of 117 women with very high or very low CES-D depression scores, 40 cases were randomly selected for in-depth qualitative analysis. Qualitative comments...
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    Masters Thesis
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    my other committee members, Dr. Anisa Zvonkovic, Dr. Rebecca Warner, and Dr. Sally Francis for their

  • “We’ll Be That Kid That You Think We Are” : The Influences of Stigma and Interactions with Important Adults on Youth Identity Development in a Rural Context

    Creator:
    Lile, Joy R.
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    Adolescence is a developmental stage marked by crystallization in individuals’ sense of identity (Erikson, 1994; Harter, 1999). Research on positive youth development stresses the ways in which thriving trajectories during adolescence contribute to positive lifelong outcomes (Lerner & Overton, 2008; Scales, Benson, & Roehlkepartain, 2011) A symbolic interactionism perspective (Mead,...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Joy R. Lile for

  • In their own words : divorced and widowed women, retirement, and friendships

    Creator:
    Barlow-Pieterick, Marilyn
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    Friends benefit both our psychological and our emotional well-being by increasing overall happiness, life satisfaction, and a positive sense of self among women. Often, however, friendships decrease in the later years. The purpose of this study is to learn more about divorced or widowed, retired women and their friendships, specifically,...
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    encouragement and support when needed the most, and Sally Bowman for encouragement. Thanks also to Sandy Frye

  • Family literacy programs : can they make a difference in parenting?

    Creator:
    Bailey, Sandra J.
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    Parenting education is a process of providing information to parents on the challenges of parenting, services available for families, and ideas on how to interact with children. The federal Even Start family literacy program, designed to increase the educational opportunities of parents and children, has a strong parenting education component....
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    encouragement and advice in completing this dissertation. I am also grateful to Dr. Alan Acock and Dr. Sally

  • Linking generations : the family legacies of older Armenian mothers

    Creator:
    Manoogian, Margaret M.
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    Families stay connected over time through the intergenerational transmission of legacies. Legacies help family members to articulate family identity, learn more about family history, and provide succeeding generations with information about family culture and ethnicity. This qualitative study examines how older mothers transmit family meanings, history, and culture to family...
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    in helping me blaze my academic path. Anisa Zvonkovic, Karen Hooker, and Sally Bowman have offered