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Creator:: Rosien, Jessica
Abstract:: This thesis reviews theoretical and local understandings of sustainability and examines the contributions which the NGO, the Toledo Institute for Development and Environment (TIDE), makes to achieving sustainability in the district of Toledo in Belize, Central America. The study focuses mainly on the Port Honduras Marine Reserve, which TIDE manages...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Sustainability and the Contributions of Non-Governmental Organizations: A Case Study of Toledo, Belize. Abstract

Creator:: Vickers, Katherine Elise
Abstract:: In June 1999, I was a volunteer for a United States non-governmental organization, Crossroads Africa. I joined six other American women traveling to Ghana, West Africa to participate in a collaborative program designed by the Ghana Red Cross Society and Crossroads Africa. Specifically our group was assigned to work on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , West Africa. Abstract Approved: A.Young In June 1999,1 was a volunteer for a United States non

Creator:: Moyer, Dawn J.
Abstract:: This thesis outlines dominant ideologies and practices that affect women's authority in the urban social milieu of north India. Theories that consider the causes of social stratification by gender as well as social movement patterns are useful for understanding the durability of gender roles. The utility of these theories for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: practices. In urban India, traditional and contemporary social practices meld into a proscribed, often

Creator:: Yang, Li-qiong
Abstract:: Culture, thought worldview and language have been discussed for a long time in different fields from various perspectives. However, the basis of this study is the view of language as both the product and producer of people just as people are the producer and product of language. Each language requires...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Second Language Acquisition: A Study of Native English Speakers Acquiring the Chinese Aspect Marker -Le

Creator:: Madden-Bethune, Gwyn D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of women in the Japanese workplace. Data obtained from in-depth interviews and questionnaires, shows that the Japanese workplace is in a state of change moving toward a higher level of opportunity for female workers. While similar to the circumstances experienced...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: this thesis. I would like to give a special thanks to my committee members: Dr. John Young, Dr. Nancy

Creator:: Piel, Eric W.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the concepts of power and participation and how they are intertwined in the examination of the urban planning systems in Curitiba, Brazil. Power is identified as both the planning system's ability to affect the daily lives of the city's residents and the power of individuals and groups...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: involved in the planning process. As a case study, Curitiba presents an example of how power gradients

Creator:: Guerron-Montero, Carla Maria
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Libertad: Women. Gender and Development in the Afro-Ecuadorian Highlands. Abstract approved: John A. Young

Creator:: Chen, Roger L.
Abstract:: The success of NIKE, Inc. is deemed miracle by professionals on both Wall Street and Madison Avenue. Research done in the past tends to credit the growth of NIKE, Inc. to its marketing strategies. By placing the achievement of the company in the postmodern context, this study analyzes the cultural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Factors behind the Growth of NIKE, Inc. Abstract approved: John A. You4 The success of NIKE, Inc. is

Creator:: Krause, Elizabeth L.
Abstract:: Micronesians are in the process of becoming independent nation-states after nearly a century of colonial rule, including four decades of U.S. administration as the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Pressures to attain self-sufficiency have led many of these island nations to embrace tourism as an economic development strategy. Meanwhile,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Jkôhn A. Young Micronesians are in the process of becoming independent nation-states after nearly a

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