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Technological progress, disacculturation, and our public schools

Creator:: Morita, Sally J.
Abstract:: The problems facing our nation's public schools today cannot be divorced from our enthusiasm for technology and the positive relationship we believe it shares with our perception of progress. Based on the second law of thermodynamics, the law of entropy, author Jeremy Rifkin argues that the development of increasingly "efficient"...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Spencer would see progress behind mankind's successive use of wood, coal, and uranium, Rifkin states

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Creator:: Read, Richard Thomas
Abstract:: In February 1905 the Oregon State Academy of Sciences formed in Portland to promote scientific research and diffusion of scientific knowledge in Oregon. The founders also planned to assist in the discovery and development of the state's natural resources. The Academy was the first scientific society in Oregon with professional...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and eastern United States, these individuals planned to reproduce an advanced mode of behavior--a

Catching up with a WAVE : a multiscalar anthropological study of the Navy's women in blue of World War II

Creator:: Federico, Julie
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to educate adults and later generations on the experience of women of the Navy who worked behind the scenes in World War II and helped win the war. The efforts and experiences of these pioneering women will be lost at a rate of 1,700...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: INTRODUCTION In the 21" century women are a typical, if still smaller sight to see in the United States of

An Assessment and Comparison of Resources and Services Available in Men's and Women's State Prison Libraries

Creator:: Glenn, Judith A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in the resources and library services in men's and women's state prison facility libraries, and to determine to what extent the librarians who administer services to inmates in prisons believe the resources available are adequate in giving...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: States. Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Prisoners in State and Federal Institutions

Archaeological Symbols of Status and Authority : Fort Hoskins. Oregon. 1856-1865

Creator:: Bowyer, Gary C.
Abstract:: Fort Hoskins is located near Kings Valley, approximately 16 miles from Corvallis. The Fort, built after the Rogue Wars of the 1850s, was intended to safeguard the newly created Indian reserves. During its' ten-years of existence, U.S. Army Regulars manned the Fort from 1856-1861 while volunteers from California, Washington, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: politico-legal system. Military laws are rules of action and conduct imposed by the state upon individuals

Willamette Mission Archeological Project : Phase III Assessment

Creator:: Weber, Mary K. (Mary Kathryn)
Abstract:: The Willamette Mission archeological project consists of a broad program of cultural research in the fields of archeology, history, and architecture. The study focuses on the first Methodist mission in the Pacific Northwest. Archeological excavations were conducted in 1980 to locate the site of the mission, to assess the site's...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of a boundary dispute between Great Britain and the United States (Hussey 1957). The missionaries

Non-reservation Indian boarding schools, 1879-1969

Creator:: Jaworski, Carole Ann
Abstract:: This study examines two major issues: (1) to what extent have the conditions at non-reservation Indian boarding schools, as described by the Meriam Report of 1928, been in evidence from the beginning?; and (2) to what extent have these conditions improved since 1928? The conditions examined are: (1) General Conditions...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and Public Welfare, United States Senate. Chairman of this study was Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Governmental policies and the preservation and display of Native American cultural resources in the middle Columbia Basin

Creator:: Michael, Elva Olson
Abstract:: Prior to advent of Europeans in the Pacific Northwest, the Middle Columbia River Basin was the location of highly developed native cultures. For centuries it was the center of very important native trade networks that extended over western North America and a site of important intertribal rituals relating to renewal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: objects and 13 situations which may exist in any state or all of the states of the United States

Archival Anthropometry: An Analysis of the Anthropometric Data of Native American Children Gathered by Franz Boas, 1888-1902

Creator:: Kirkpatrick, Kristin A.
Abstract:: Franz Boas collected anthropometric data on approximately 15,000 people from over 200 Native American tribal groups between 1888 and 1902. Twelve basic measurements were taken: standing height, shoulder height, height to digit III, arm span, sitting height, shoulder width, head length and width, face height and breadth, and nose height...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: analysis of anthropometric data on immigrants to the United States and on their American-born descendants

The Takelma and their Athapascan kin : an ethnographic synthesis of southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Gray, Dennis J.
Abstract:: This study is a synthesis of the available ethnographic and relevant archaeological data pertaining to the Native American groups who formerly occupied the upper Rogue River drainage of southwestern Oregon. The information presented in this synthesis concerns the material, social and religious aspects of aboriginal life as practiced by the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: late Tom Hogg of Oregon State University for his friendship and support, which allowed me to begin my

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Technological progress, disacculturation, and our public schools

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Catching up with a WAVE : a multiscalar anthropological study of the Navy's women in blue of World War II

An Assessment and Comparison of Resources and Services Available in Men's and Women's State Prison Libraries

Archaeological Symbols of Status and Authority : Fort Hoskins. Oregon. 1856-1865

Willamette Mission Archeological Project : Phase III Assessment

Non-reservation Indian boarding schools, 1879-1969

Governmental policies and the preservation and display of Native American cultural resources in the middle Columbia Basin

Archival Anthropometry: An Analysis of the Anthropometric Data of Native American Children Gathered by Franz Boas, 1888-1902

The Takelma and their Athapascan kin : an ethnographic synthesis of southwestern Oregon

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