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  • Desegregation, integration and the charter of Portland Public Schools

    Creator:
    Doyle, Judith Helene
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    Portland Public School District and in particular Jefferson High School are examined in a functionalist framework to determine the extent to which they meet community needs. B. Malinowski's functionalist theory is employed to analyze desegregation and integration policies and actions of the Portland Public School District and Jefferson High School,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Dr. Rod Fielder; with special thanks to Dr. Thomas C. Hogg and Dr. Larry Ayers whose encouragement

  • A comparative study of Chinese and American youth culture

    Creator:
    Luo, Laiou
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    The purpose of this study was to explore American and Chinese college student underlying cultural assumptions, which influence their perceptions and behaviors in various domains of life. The objectives of this study were to: (a) To generate timely knowledge of Chinese and American youth's cultural images, meanings, and frame of...
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    insights of perceptions and belief system of their contemporaries. (d) To examine how the economic, social

  • Upper Deschutes River Basin Prehistory: A Preliminary Examination of Flaked Stone Tools and Debitage

    Creator:
    Taggart, Michael W.
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    The prehistory of Central Oregon is explored through the examination of six archaeological sites and two isolated finds from the Upper Deschutes River Basin. Inquiry focuses on the land use, mobility, technological organization, and raw material procurement of the aboriginal inhabitants of the area. Archaeological data presented here are augmented...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Tribal Tourism Development on American Indian Reservations in the Western United States

    Creator:
    Browne, Rita-Jean
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    In their search for viable economic development opportunities, many American Indian tribes have focused their attention toward tourism development on their reservation lands. In many cases, the greatest potential for economic development and attracting income to the reservations lies in tourist trade. Although tourism may not be a tribe's primary...
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    Capstone Project
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    * Pin fCIflN AOAPTE..D FROM 1uI*u 01 LOILlI *IP*0t-07I Map I 4 become outdated. Some of these

  • Drum Languages and Their Messages

    Creator:
    Jewett, Susan E.
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    With over 800 languages spoken on the continent of Africa, inter-cultural communication has always been difficult. In addition, many of the peoples of Africa have experienced colonial oppression. Various powers have sought to interfere with intra-cultural dialogues and the free flow of information. Their effectiveness, however, was limited because of...
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    Masters Thesis
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    alone. ho works a worker In the above the genitive has a different tone from the nominative, Larry

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

    Creator:
    Boulware, Brooke L.
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    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...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ............................................................145 Appendix D St. Paul’s Cemetery Maps

  • Champoeg, a perspective of a frontier community in Oregon, 1830-1861

    Creator:
    Speulda-Drews, Lou Ann
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    Champoeg, located along the Willamette River, developed as a transportation center for both river and overland travel and as a shipping point for agricultural products. Retired employees of the Hudson's Bay Company were the first to settle in the area, in the 1830s. American settlers began arriving in large numbers...
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    Masters Thesis
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    the faunal remains; and Larry Bewley, who's experience as a ferrier provided many insights. Charles

  • An analysis of two post-Mazama prehistoric flaked stone scatters in the upper Deschutes River basin of central Oregon

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    McFarland, Janine Ruth
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    During the summer of 1986, an archaeological testing project was completed at seven prehistoric campsites primarily located in the upper Deschutes River Basin of central Oregon. Testing was focused on two low-density "lithic scatters", an archaelogical site type which is especially abundant in this obsidian-rich region but which, to date,...
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    Masters Thesis

  • Prehistoric Land-Use Patterns in the North Santiam Subbasin, On the Western Slopes of the Oregon Cascade Range

    Creator:
    Kelly, Cara McCulley
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    This thesis examines prehistoric land use patterns of the entire North Santiam subbasin, located on the western slopes of the Oregon Cascade Range. The objective of this analysis is three-fold: 1) to contribute to reconstructing the cultural chronology of the area; 2) to address the use of raw material by...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Analysis 53 Devil Point Source 54 Obsidian Cliffs Source 56 Newberry Volcano Source 57 McKay Butte

  • An Enthnobotanical Analysis of Basketry

    Creator:
    Fluharty, Suzanne M.
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    The focus of my thesis is ethnobotany which seeks to examine botanical resources and their context within particular cultures. My ethnographic research identifies and interprets the cultural processes woven into Oregon's coastal basketry through spirituality, environmental habitats, and utilized plant species. This is augmented with botanical research addressing the question...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Mckay, tells that: "The weaver's hands move, and the basket takes form so that the story can be known