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

    Creator:
    Harris, Gennie S.
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    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...
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    : ____________________________________________________________ Jean G. Moule This research examines two questions: 1) What stories do Christian teacher

  • Essays on Public-Private Contracting

    Creator:
    Gultom, Yohanna M. L.
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    In this work, I address foundational concerns at the interface of institutions, governance structure, transaction costs, and efficiency in public-private contracting. Following transaction cost economic perspective, I build and justify the theoretical models explaining that institutions may affect the economic performance of public-private contracting through the effect of transaction costs....
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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________ Rolf G. Färe In this work, I address foundational concerns at the interface of

  • Institutionalizing sustainability in community colleges : the role of the college president

    Creator:
    Williams, Peter G.
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    The purpose of this research study was to describe and improve understanding of the meaning of institutionalized sustainability and the role that a college president plays in institutionalizing sustainability on a community college campus. The following questions guided the research: (a) What does it mean to have sustainability “institutionalized” at...
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    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Peter G. Williams for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

  • Private forests, public policy : oak conservation on family forests in Oregon’s Willamette Valley

    Creator:
    Fischer, Alexandra Paige
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    In the United States, many of the thorniest natural resource conflicts occur on private lands. This is especially true in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon where the hallmark habitat type, Oregon white oak woodland and savanna, is imperiled. Almost exclusively found on private land, Oregon white oak is threatened...
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ Dr. John C. Bliss In the United States, many of the thorniest natural resource conflicts

  • Seed quality and plant establishment studies of seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.)

    Creator:
    Baker, Stanley D.
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    Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum Sw.) is an important warm-season perennial turfgrass, known for its tolerance to salinity. Turfgrass is used for homes, municipalities, sod farms, resorts, and sports fields. Seashore paspalum has historically been planted in sub-tropical and tropical climates because of its heat tolerance. Seashore paspalum could become an...
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    that given this dormancy, an alternating temperature regime of 20/30⁰C (16 h dark/8 h light) provided

  • 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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    application rate, (b) high school socio-economic status, (c) high school racial demographics, (d) high

  • Comparative descriptive analysis of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to climate change mitigation and adaptation by Costa Rica and México

    Creator:
    Pinard, Zachary J.
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    Under the Paris Agreement, parties submitted documents outlining their commitments to climate change mitigation and adaptation, called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which are set to be updated to increase ambition by 2020. Costa Rica and México are known for their significant national actions on climate change, so comparing these two...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    NDC is compatible with the Paris Agreement’s 2°C goal, and México’s is insufficient. Still both

  • Assessing Mercury Levels, Health Metrics, and Immune Function in Non-stranded Male California and Steller Sea Lions in Oregon

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    Rae, Samantha N.
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    California and Steller sea lions (Zalophus californianus, Eumetopias jubatus, respectively) are considered sentinel species because they have long life spans, are long-term coastal residents, feed at high trophic levels, and have large blubber stores that serve as depots for anthropogenic toxicants. There are few studies on sea lion health and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Steller sea lions had higher weight, length, albumin, c-glutamyltransferase, alanine aminotransferase

  • 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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    leadership (board of regents and presidents), (c) professional external reviews and reports of the

  • 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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    survey..................................................................164 C NVivo Software Output