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  • Furniture utilization in apartment living

    Creator:
    Rupe, Carol Elaine
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    The purpose of this study was to investigate the pieces of furniture apartment residents had purchased and their use of this furniture within the spatial limitations of their apartments. Comparisons were made between long-term and short-term apartment residents and respective demographic characteristics, furniture purchase patterns, attitudes toward the functional aspects...
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    her other committee members, Dr. Geraldine Olson and Dr. Holly Schrank, for their constructive

  • Needs assessment of Oregon home-based business owners

    Creator:
    Oelschlaeger, Irmtraud
    Abstract:
    This exploratory study examined Oregon home-based business owners' needs and their willingness to participate in selected educational activities. The specific objectives of the study were: (1) to determine home-based business owners' needs in the areas of Planning and Evaluation, Marketing and Sales, Finance, Laws and Regulations, Product and Quality Control,...
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    also like to thank the other committee members: Dr. Geraldine Olson, Dr. John Gottko, and Dr. Martha

  • Occupants' satisfaction and problems among four categories of passive solar systems

    Creator:
    Malroutu, Yamini Lakshmi
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    The purpose of this study was to determine if occupants' satisfaction and problems with their houses differed by four categories of passive solar systems. The four categories were: 1) south facing window, 2) sunspace, 3) south facing window + sunspace, and 4) south facing window + sunspace + Trombe wall....
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    throughout the course of this study. My thanks to Dr. Geraldine Olson for her support, guidance and

  • Teaching Spanish : presenting Latino history and sociocultural realities in the ethno-European classroom

    Creator:
    Gearin, Yolanda V.
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    This study is a review of the researcher's deliberate strategies for incorporating Latino culture into the teaching of a Spanish language course. The researcher developed, presented and assessed a curriculum unit designed to examine the social and educational problems of Latinos, the history of Latin America, the effects of discrimination...
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    challenging me to generate a better product. Dr. Geraldine Olson, the Graduate School Representative on my

  • Transhumance as an adaptive strategy of West Coast RV retirees

    Creator:
    Williams, Diane
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    This ethnography describes RV [recreational vehicle] seasonal migration as an adaptive, transhumant strategy. The study population is retired, transhumant migrants, who are members of a nation-wide, membership camping organization. Fieldwork was conducted over a period of seven months at two sites located on the West Coast. These sites reflect northern...
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    . Geraldine Olson, Professor Carol Caughey, and Dr. James Cornelius for their participation as members of

  • Architectural and social comparisons of English manor houses, 1260-1735

    Creator:
    Hagerty, Dorothy Dean
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    This comparison study involved the exploration of architecture and social life of the thirteenth century Medieval, sixteenth century Tudor and eighteenth century Georgian periods. Within the architectural and social categories, the specific objective was to examine the changes in the five hundred year period. Three specific houses were chosen as...
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    and resources. Dr. Geraldine Olson, Department Head of Family Resource Management, and Dr. David

  • Factors that influence electronics technicians to participate in work-related training

    Creator:
    Kuo, Chu-hsun
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    The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that influence electronics technicians to participate in work-related training and to explain the relationships among those factors. Based on Steers and Rhodes' Employees Attendance Process Model, the subjects' willingness to participate in work-related training was regarded as an indicator of...
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    , Dr. Geraldine Olson, and Dr. Ruth Stiehl for their assistance in this study. Special thanks are

  • Housing for nuclear and single parent families : a comparison by two methods

    Creator:
    Asam, Susan Lynn
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    The vast majority of housing in the United States today has been created to conform to a family definition that does not match current demographic realities. The "traditional family" - a married couple with an employed husband, a homemaker wife, and several children has been the model family that housing...
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    members of my graduate committee: Dr. Geraldine Olson and Dr. Courtland Smith for their thoughtful

  • The outcomes of the use of a Structured Observation Scale in supervising secondary student teachers

    Creator:
    Rutanawilai, Saowaporn
    Abstract:
    This study was undertaken to determine if the structured observation of student teaching affects student teacher performance. A Structured Observation Scale (SOS), as an instrument for student teaching classroom observation, and a Satisfaction Scale (SS), to assess the satisfaction of cooperating teachers, student teachers, and university supervisors with the observation...
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    , Geraldine Olson, Sharon Wallace, and Gene Craven, for sharing their wisdom and expertise, and for

  • A heuristic causal model of factors affecting age integrated/age segregated neighborhood preference during retirement

    Creator:
    Malroutu, Yamini Lakshmi
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    The purpose of this research was to determine a causal model of factors affecting age integrated/age segregated neighborhood preference during retirement. Data were anaLzed for 1299 preretirers in four states: Idaho, Michigan, Oregon, and Utah, collected in a mail survey in 1990 by the Western Regional Agricultural Experiment Station Committee...
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    , encouragement, and working around my schedule; Dr. Geraldine Olson for her support and encouragement; Dr

  • Using evaluative results in program improvement by public vocational high school instructors in Taiwan

    Creator:
    Yeh, Chung-ta
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    The purpose of this study was to explore factors which influence Taiwanese vocational teachers' participation in program evaluations, use of evaluative results and, in turn, program improvement. Twelve Taiwanese public vocational high school teachers were interviewed during February and March 1992. To confirm the responses of the teachers, 12 school...
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    Olson, and Dr. Chris Southers for their assistance in this study. Special appreciations are extended

  • The crisis in housing for the poor : homelessness

    Creator:
    Taffesse, Hanna
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    The purpose is to investigate the number, causes, services denied, and reasons for denial of services to homeless families with children--single parent families (female and male) and couples--in a tri-county region, Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties, Oregon. The data for this study were obtained from monthly survey forms (July 1992-...
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    . Charles Langford, Dr. Geraldine Olson, Dr. Warren Suzuki, and Dr. Arlene Holyoak, for their

  • A nested logit model of the determinants of away-from-home food consumption

    Creator:
    Shin, Soung-kook
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    The increasing demand for meals eaten away from home has increased the interest in developing a more complete understanding of the food-away-from-home (FAFH) consumption patterns in the United States. Previous studies have examined factors that explain variations in FAFH expenditures in the aggregate. However, no previous examinations have dealt with...
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    Baek, Dr. Gilbert Sylvia, Dr. Carol H. Tremblay, and my graduate representative, Dr. Geraldine Olson

  • Management strategies and time use in food preparation in two-parent, two-child Utah families

    Creator:
    Steggell, Carmen Dobson
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    The management of the home has been a central component of Home Economics since the early 1900s. It is, however, an enigmatic behavior that has not yielded easily to research. Recognizing that meal provision and food consumption by families incorporate management processes and occur on a regular and frequent basis,...
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  • An integrated approach to financial crisis management: a study of social, family, and personal resources unique to individuals in a financial crisis situation

    Creator:
    Brandt-Erichsen, Joan
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    This study assessed social, family, and personal resources available to individuals in a financial crisis situation utilizing mailed questionnaires. The sample consisted of 74 subjects in two groups: (1) individuals in a financial crisis situation, identified by their participation in a Consumer Credit Counseling Service program and referred to in...
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    Gravatt, Dr. Alan Sugawara, Dr. Geraldine Olson, Dr. Virginia Haldeman, and Dr. Elizabeth Johnson--for

  • Experiences of Oregon community college not-intended-for-transfer degree students and their transitions to baccalaureate completion

    Creator:
    Truesdell, Joanne
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    The purpose of this study was to describe the transitions, support, and current activities of students who completed baccalaureate degrees after completing community college non-transfer degrees. The population was limited to students who earned an associate degree of Applied Science, Science, or General Studies from Oregon community colleges, and who...
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    process. Thank you to the other members of my committee: Dr. Lance Haddon, Dr. Geraldine Olson, Dr

  • Identification and analysis of factors that influence adult students to participate in distance learning programs

    Creator:
    Rasmussen, Clyde A.
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    The purpose of this study was to determine: what factors are important in influencing adult students to participate in distance learning programs; 2) whether students prefer interactive television or instructional television. A review of the literature identified items that were considered Important to students participating in distance learning programs. The...
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    , Dr. Warren Suzuki, Dr. Geraldine Olson, Dr. Jon Root, and Dr. Steve Stoynoff. Special thanks are