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Living between two cultures : an ethnographic study of American women converts to Islam

Creator:: Fisher, Dianna M.
Abstract:: This thesis explores the reasons for conversion to Islam for ten well-educated, Caucasian, American born women of European descent in a small, relatively affluent college town in Oregon, United States. It follows their process of constructing a new identity with their families, with friends, within the Muslim community and within...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Dianna M. Fisher for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on

Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

Creator:: Turner, Susan Diane
Abstract:: Women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education face tremendous challenges in their efforts to cultivate resilience amidst a myriad of risk factors including incessant stress, low wages, and limited professional support. Women who foster mental health in young children and high-risk families are vulnerable to secondary traumatic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: professor, Susan M. Shaw, and my exceptional committee members, Janet Lee, Ken Winograd, Becky Warner, and

Morrison’s Magical Reality: Disrupting the Politics of Memory

Creator:: Littke, Amanda L.
Abstract:: Novelist Toni Morrison is well-known for using the concept she calls rememory, or the process of actively revisiting and reconstructing a cultural past. Many critics agree that Morrison uses rememory in a strategic way, so that it provides sturdy framework for a larger discussion of issues of race, class, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: “Memory, Creation, and Writing,” Morrison states that “[m]emory (the deliberate act of remembering) is a

Tenure-track faculty : motivations, expectations, and experiences

Creator:: Pearson, Heather S.
Abstract:: This study explored the motivations, expectations, and experiences of tenure-track faculty members at a public research institution. Through semi-structured interviews with twelve participants, the study utilized a constructivist paradigm to qualitative research to address the individual experiences of faculty members entering the professoriate and pursuing tenure. With this methodology and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: more research orientated institutions, like Cornell University and Johns Hopkins University (Cohen

Expressions of modernity in rural Pakistan : searching for emic perspectives

Creator:: Niazi, Amarah
Abstract:: This dissertation examines women's lives in a rapidly urbanizing rural community in Southern Pakistan to understand their responses to modernity in developing societies. Applying a mixed-methods approach, socio-demographic data is collected and contrasted with oral history and personal narratives to analyze social change through women's access to education and reproductive...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Where have all the women and children gone? An examination of domestic life at the Newell Farmstead (35MA41) in the early Oregon country

Creator:: Manion, Mollie Jo
Abstract:: The Newell Farmstead (35MA41) archaeological site lies in the heart of the French Prairie in the Willamette Valley in the Champoeg State Heritage Area, Oregon. The integrity and depth of deposition have made the Newell site a unique opportunity to look at activity areas and domestic life of early Euro-American...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A National Five-Year Exploratory and Descriptive Analysis of Two-Year Public College Graduation Rates at Branch Compared to Non-Branch Campuses

Creator:: Harrison, Faimous J. L.
Abstract:: Branch campuses play an important part in postsecondary degree attainment by providing place-bound students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds in different geographical regions access to education that is convenient. Their heterogeneousness structures, including enrollment size, communities, and populations served, are not accurately reflected in the majority of the research. Currently, there...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Organizational Integration of Part-Time Faculty Teaching Developmental Mathematics

Creator:: Gray, Sylvia
Abstract:: This dissertation was a qualitative case study focused on part-time faculty teachingdevelopmental mathematics courses in one large Pacific Northwest community college. Thecollege was selected for its size and maturity; the topic was selected for three related reasons:part-time faculty have been widely relied upon to teach these courses nationwide; students indevelopmental...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Factors impacting intimate partner violence and access to services among women in the occupied Palestinian territories

Creator:: Fitzgerald, Meghan R.
Abstract:: A study which analyzes the impact of husband's exposure to political violence on intimate partner violence perpetration and identifies factors associated with help-seeking among women in Gaza and the West Bank. Further, a qualitative component examines Gazan women's narratives regarding IPV and help-seeking and barriers faced.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ., Ellsberg, M., Jansen, H., & Heise, L. (2011). What factors are associated with recent intimate partner

Exploring Personal Narratives: Undergraduates Studying Gender Oppression and Sexism with Critical Feminist Praxis as Part of Social Justice Teacher Education

Creator:: Viveros Cespedes, Marcos
Abstract:: This dissertation examines college students' reflections on gender-related topics within a social justice course of a teacher preparation program. Using critical and feminist approaches, this study explores how a strategically designed curriculum focused on the study of gender enhances students' understanding of sexism, gender oppression, and masculinity. The curriculum employs...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: were essential for me to finish this PhD. To Drew M. White, for always believing in me and for showing

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Living between two cultures : an ethnographic study of American women converts to Islam

Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

Morrison’s Magical Reality: Disrupting the Politics of Memory

Tenure-track faculty : motivations, expectations, and experiences

Expressions of modernity in rural Pakistan : searching for emic perspectives

Where have all the women and children gone? An examination of domestic life at the Newell Farmstead (35MA41) in the early Oregon country

A National Five-Year Exploratory and Descriptive Analysis of Two-Year Public College Graduation Rates at Branch Compared to Non-Branch Campuses

Organizational Integration of Part-Time Faculty Teaching Developmental Mathematics

Factors impacting intimate partner violence and access to services among women in the occupied Palestinian territories

Exploring Personal Narratives: Undergraduates Studying Gender Oppression and Sexism with Critical Feminist Praxis as Part of Social Justice Teacher Education

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