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Public Perceptions of Oregon’s K-12 and Higher Education Schools

Creator:: Henthorne, Ryan
Abstract:: This study explores Oregonians’ attitudes about and perceptions of public education. Specifically, perceptions about education quality were analyzed, looking at the perceived quality of education today and how it has changed over the last 5 years. Questions posed to respondents about education funding, explored views on additional state funding needed...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: henthorne   Public Perceptions of Oregon’s K‐12 and

The Federal Trust Responsibility and Treaty Protected Resources on Ceded Public Lands: A Huckleberry Case Study

Creator:: Goschke, Lauren
Abstract:: Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are an important aspect of the forest that has often been overlooked. NTFPs have been especially important to Native American people because of their subsistence, cultural, and economic values. As a result of their economic value, there have been an increased number of people harvesting NTFPs...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: graduate committee Norm Johnson and Brent Steel, without their help I would not have been able to

Farm to All Tables: Understanding how Advocacy Coalitions Influence SNP-related Policies for Farmers' Markets

Creator:: Consedine, Meagan
Abstract:: This MPP essay examines how states expand access to nutritious food for low-income families, focusing specifically on policies related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and farmers’ markets. Coalitions made up of nonprofits focused on hunger, farmers, and health collaborate to impact relevant policies in their respective states. The...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Sally K. Gallagher Committee Member, Professor, Sociology Program, School of Public Policy, Oregon

White racial identity development in transitional space : Discourse and praxis among Christian teacher educators

Creator:: Harris, Gennie S.
Abstract:: This research examines two questions: 1) What stories do Christian teacher educators tell about their own White racial identity development? and 2) Is there an impact of studying White racial identity development on the praxis of Christian teacher educators? If so, in what ways? The researcher began the project with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: feminisms. Thank you to Lionel Johnson for mentoring and for feeding me with articles, books, and

Early Math Enrollment in Washington State Community Colleges

Creator:: Harri, Ed J.
Abstract:: More than half of students in Washington state community colleges enroll in developmental mathematics, but a relatively small percentage of these students persist to the second year. Many students place into these courses and never enroll; others enroll at some point after the first academic term, even when faced with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Health Impact Assessment of Proposed Changes in Rental Housing Policy in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Householder, Sydney
Abstract:: Housing is the single most important environmental factor associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity (United Nations, 2007). Most Americans spend about 90% of their time indoors, and an estimated two-thirds of that is spent in the home (Klepeis et al., 2001). Studies show a link between substandard housing...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , 2012; Johnson et al, 2009). The City of Corvallis is home

An Analysis of Community Attributes Likely to Result in School Districts Repealing Native American Mascots

Creator:: Miller, Alethia T.
Abstract:: Michigan’s State Department of Education issued a resolution in 2003 calling for all public K-12 schools to repeal their American Indian mascots and in 2013 the Michigan Department of Civil Rights filed a complaint with the United States Department of Education in response to school districts failing to do so....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Michigan’s State Department of Education issued a resolution in 2003 calling for all public K-12 schools to

Exploring the Perspectives and Behaviors of Teachers on Invasive Species

Creator:: Root, Skye
Abstract:: This study explores the role of classroom use of live organisms as a pathway for the spread of invasive species. The overall guiding research question is “Are behavioral changes necessary to reduce the spread from the classroom pathway?” Using focus groups comprised of key educators, this study seeks to identify...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: and test an invasive species professional development training seminar for K-12 educators to be

Merging missions : a historical analysis of the University of Alaska Anchorage, 1984–2009

Creator:: Strom, Stephen L.
Abstract:: Literature on the evolution of the American higher education system includes a historical and consistent debate over the definition of the higher education mission in the country. Recent debate focuses on mission differentiation between the university and the community college. Acknowledging systemic changes in higher education historically occurred within regions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: on historical research methods (see Howell & Prevenier, 2001; Johnson & Christensen, 2004; McDowell

Where wildfire risk and social vulnerability coincide: mapping place vulnerability to wildfire over the coterminous US

Creator:: Wigtil, Gabriel A.
Abstract:: The hazards-of-place model of vulnerability to environmental hazards posits that vulnerability has biophysical and social components. While biophysical characteristics are important in predicting locations of elevated wildfire risk, the social characteristics of human communities may help us predict locations of elevated wildfire impacts. We examine the relationship between biophysical and...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Public Perceptions of Oregon’s K-12 and Higher Education Schools

The Federal Trust Responsibility and Treaty Protected Resources on Ceded Public Lands: A Huckleberry Case Study

Farm to All Tables: Understanding how Advocacy Coalitions Influence SNP-related Policies for Farmers' Markets

White racial identity development in transitional space : Discourse and praxis among Christian teacher educators

Early Math Enrollment in Washington State Community Colleges

A Health Impact Assessment of Proposed Changes in Rental Housing Policy in Corvallis, Oregon

An Analysis of Community Attributes Likely to Result in School Districts Repealing Native American Mascots

Exploring the Perspectives and Behaviors of Teachers on Invasive Species

Merging missions : a historical analysis of the University of Alaska Anchorage, 1984–2009

Where wildfire risk and social vulnerability coincide: mapping place vulnerability to wildfire over the coterminous US

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