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  • Public perceptions of wave energy on the Oregon coast

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    Hunter, Daniel A.
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    Oregon’s coastal communities grew from the booming logging and fishing industries of the 19th century, but in recent decades have faced not only major declines in both timber and fish resources but also an increasing reliance on tourists and retirees and the resultant glut of seasonal service-sector jobs. As a...
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    enthusiastic forum I could ever ask for; To Courtney Everson and Irene Rolston: for making a Teacher out of

  • Development projects and questions of empowerment: a Salvadorean women's cooperative

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    Hannigan-Luther, Kristen L.
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    Many development organizations now recognize the importance of culturally sensitive project design and implementation. Unfortunately most of these groups continue to disregard the significance of gender. This qualitative research examines a women's cooperative in rural El Salvador which formed in order to find a means of generating income and to...
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    Projects and Questions of Empowerment: A Salvadorean Women's Cooperative. Abstract approved: Many

  • Japanese animation in America and its fans

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    Davis, Jesse Christian
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    This research covers Japanese animation and its popularity in the United States. It focuses on hardcore fans for whom this animation has become part of their lives. Using interviews of self-identified anime fans, this research explores how anime fandom has become a part of American life despite originating in a...
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    . Using interviews of self-identified anime fans, this research explores how anime fandom has become a

  • Women Farmers and Ranchers and Agricultural Knowledge: Gender. Experience, and Connection

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    Filan, Trina Robin
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    This research is based on in-depth interviews with 20 women farmers and ranchers from the state of Oregon. These women employ a variety of methods and subscribe to a number of divergent philosophies regarding agricultural practices. The intention of this study is to examine how women who are the primary...
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    with 20 women farmers and ranchers from the state of Oregon. These women employ a variety of methods