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Middle Eastern mothers' perspectives of U.S. early childhood schools

Creator:: Badiee, Shahrnaz
Abstract:: I determined the perspectives of Middle Eastern mothers concerning U.S. early childhood schools using qualitative methodologies. The ecological perspective model presented by Bronfenbrenner was the ideal framework for investigating the Middle Eastern children's experiences in this study that considered the importance of the sociocultural contexts of children and their families....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Watkins, for their assistance along the way. Special thanks to Joanne Sorte for her efforts of guidance

Student understanding of functions and the use of the graphing calculator in a college algebra course

Creator:: Averbeck, Patrick J.
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to investigate students' learning of the function concept and the role of the graphing calculator in a College Algebra course. Differences between students with high symbolic manipulation skills. and students with low symbolic manipulation skills were also examined. On the basis of an algebraic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: (/ Margaret L. Niess The purpose of the study was to investigate students' learning of the

Reproductive decision-making in young women breast cancer survivors

Creator:: Everson, Courtney Louise
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to use an integrated biocultural perspective to examine the decision-making processes of young survivors as they navigate breast cancer treatment and reproductive health care options. This retrospective study utilizes a mixed-methods approach that integrates quantitative survey data (Phase I) with interview (Phase II) and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: grateful to my thesis committee: Dr. Sunil Khanna, Dr. Sheryl Thorburn, and Dr. Patti Lou Watkins. Thank

Factors associated with school teachers' attitudes toward HIV prevention education in Lusaka, Zambia

Creator:: Henning, Margaret Jo
Abstract:: In Zambia, there are approximately 920,000 people living with HIV/AIDS. Children are often referred to as a "window of hope" due to a low HIV/AIDS prevalence rate (UNAIDS/WHO, 2006). With growing numbers of infections and an increased strain on the social and economic structure due to HIV/AIDS there is a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Margaret Jo

Bioterrorism : a survey of western United States hospital response readiness

Creator:: Phillips, Margaret J.
Abstract:: A study to evaluate the level of hospital preparedness to respond to a bioterrorist attack such as smallpox or anthrax, in the western United States (Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington) was conducted from May to September 2000. A survey questionnaire was mailed to 300 randomly selected hospitals. A...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Margaret J. Phillips for the

Monte-Carlo planning for probabilistic domains

Creator:: Bjarnason, Ronald V.
Abstract:: This thesis presents a progression of novel planning algorithms that culminates in a new family of diverse Monte-Carlo methods for probabilistic planning domains. We provide a proof for performance guarantees and analyze how these algorithms can resolve some of the shortcomings of traditional probabilistic planning methods. The direct policy search...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Model-based approximation methods for reinforcement learning

Creator:: Wang, Xin
Abstract:: The thesis focuses on model-based approximation methods for reinforcement learning with large scale applications such as combinatorial optimization problems. First, the thesis proposes two new model-based methods to stablize the value–function approximation for reinforcement learning. The first one is the BFBP algorithm, a batch-like reinforcement learning process which iterates between...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Committee: Major Professor (Thomas G Dietterich) Committee Member (Margaret Burnett) Committee Member

African-American women faculty teaching at institutions of higher-learning in the Pacific Northwest : Challenges, dilemmas, and sustainability

Creator:: Townsend-Johnson, Linda
Abstract:: Title: African-American Women Faculty Teaching at Institutions of Higher Learning in the Pacific Northwest: Challenges, Dilemas, and Sustainability Institutions of higher learning in the Pacific Northwest have successfully recruited African-American faculty, yet these institutions have difficulty retaining African-American faculty for at least five years. African-American women faculty experience problems obtaining...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Information for responsible fisheries : librarians as mediators: synthesis of Thursday, 13 October 2005 -"Fisheries Day" and continued cooperation between IAMSLIC and FAO

Creator:: Webster, Janet G. and Bartley, Devin
Abstract:: IAMSLIC Conference Series.
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: compounded by the lack of information expertise by users. Margaret Shaw emphasized that resource sharing

The Deathscape of St. Paul: Historic Cemeteries as Cultural Landscapes

Creator:: Boulware, Brooke L.
Abstract:: A cultural landscape analysis of two historic cemeteries in St. Paul, Oregon demonstrates that the residents of this early community were unknowingly using grave markers to express their worldview and the identities that they felt were most important. Because of the historical and cultural development of this community as the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ........................................ 93 Figure 41 – Typical child’s marker, St. Paul’s Cemtery Margaret Gratton (d. 1887, age five

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Middle Eastern mothers' perspectives of U.S. early childhood schools

Student understanding of functions and the use of the graphing calculator in a college algebra course

Reproductive decision-making in young women breast cancer survivors

Factors associated with school teachers' attitudes toward HIV prevention education in Lusaka, Zambia

Bioterrorism : a survey of western United States hospital response readiness

Monte-Carlo planning for probabilistic domains

Model-based approximation methods for reinforcement learning

African-American women faculty teaching at institutions of higher-learning in the Pacific Northwest : Challenges, dilemmas, and sustainability

Information for responsible fisheries : librarians as mediators: synthesis of Thursday, 13 October 2005 -"Fisheries Day" and continued cooperation between IAMSLIC and FAO

The Deathscape of St. Paul: Historic Cemeteries as Cultural Landscapes

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