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

    Creator:
    Henthorne, Ryan
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    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...
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  • Predicting the Relationships between High School Characteristics and High School Community College Enrollment Rate Using the Oregon Promise.

    Creator:
    Murray-Jensen, Julie
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    Background: Legislators, policy-makers, and leaders in higher education and within communities, are increasingly turning to place-based scholarships, or “promise programs”, to encourage college enrollment and address growing public concerns regarding college affordability. One such program, the Oregon Promise, was implemented across the state of Oregon in the fall of 2016....
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    Dissertation
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    study included all Oregon high schools in 2016 that were in the state report card and had at least a

  • Policy recommendations of the U.S. Commission on ocean policy : Is public input represented?

    Creator:
    Hamilton, Jessica S.
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    This study analyzes public participation in nine regional hearings and six public meetings held by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (USCOP) from September 2001 to April 2003. While several researchers have examined whether certain public involvement methods are considered successful or fair, this study characterizes the participants in a...
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    Capstone Project
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    Public Input Represented? by Jessica S. Hamilton Project Report Submitted To Marine Resource

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

    Creator:
    Strom, Stephen L.
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    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...
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    Dissertation
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    ? Data from predominantly primary sources were collected, evaluated, analyzed, and interpreted in four

  • Early Math Enrollment in Washington State Community Colleges

    Creator:
    Harri, Ed J.
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    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...
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    Dissertation
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    ...........................................................................................46 Data Sources and Description of Data

  • Visualization in environmental science

    Creator:
    Winters, Kirsten M.
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    The VISualization of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems (VISTAS) software development project began with the proposition that visualization would increase the ability of scientists to explore and communicate their data, especially complex datasets that span multiple spatial and temporal scales. A case study of VISTAS articulates how and why scientists intend...
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    Dissertation
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    visualization would increase the ability of scientists to explore and communicate their data, especially

  • The supply and demand of university agricultural biotechnology research

    Creator:
    Yang, Hui
    Abstract:
    The objectives and characteristics of university biotechnology research, including its applicability to such industries as agriculture and food processing, arise from formal and informal linkages among university scientists, public and private-nonprofit funding sources, and industry. In the present study I develop, specify, and estimate a model of the supply and...
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    Dissertation
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    bioscientists employed at 80 randomly selected U.S. research universities forms much of the data for testing

  • Marine protected areas : Gathering stakeholder input via an internet-based survey

    Creator:
    Demirdjian, Renee
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    Conservation efforts have been increasing in recent years to help preserve threatened coastal and ocean resources. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an important tool to protect and conserve ocean resources. The MPA Center was established to take the lead in developing a framework for a national system of MPAs. The...
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    -BASED SURVEY by Renee Demirdjian A Project Report Submitted To Marine Resource Management Program

  • Making Electric Vehicles Accessible: A Program Evaluation of California's Clean Vehicle Assistance Program

    Creator:
    Diaz, Alexa R.
    Abstract:
    Transportation contributes approximately 41 percent of California’s greenhouse gas emissions and 27 percent of national greenhouse gas emissions (CARB, 2019, EPA, 2017). In response to climate change concerns, stakeholders have encouraged the use of electric and hybrid vehicles through tax credits, rebates, and education campaigns. Environmental and transportation justice groups...
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    . This survey is one source of data for the California Energy Commission’s report and forecast of

  • Effect of Oregon’s Coordinated Care Organizations on Healthcare Utilization and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Among Low-income Women with Chronic Mental-Physical Comorbidities

    Creator:
    Masoumirad, Mandana
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    Background: The number of people diagnosed with chronic physical conditions is increasing in the United States. Chronic mental illnesses are also common in the country. Low-income women and those on Medicaid bear a disproportionate burden of chronic conditions and these conditions significantly contribute to obstetric morbidity. Prioritizing preventive measures and...
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    in Medicaid. Method: I analyzed a uniquely linked data set that came from Oregon Medicaid