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The archaeology of the Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon

Creator:: Stone, Helen Delight
Abstract:: Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton, Oregon. The archaeological project originated because owners of this structure, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, applied for a demolition permit. The 1859 home, first occupied by two early Oregon pioneers, Andrew and Sarah Smith, was considered architecturally significant,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon. David Brauner Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton

The influence of worldview on second language acquisition : a study of the native English speakers acquiring the Chinese aspect marker -Le

Creator:: Yang, Li-qiong
Abstract:: Culture, thought worldview and language have been discussed for a long time in different fields from various perspectives. However, the basis of this study is the view of language as both the product and producer of people just as people are the producer and product of language. Each language requires...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Sharnnon Lee Smith for kindly serving as my committee members. In addition, I am grateful to my other

Working in a Korean hagwon: a native English teacher's view

Creator:: Hendrickson, Lyla B.
Abstract:: My thesis explains the several problems that arise when a person from a Western English speaking country goes to work as an English teacher at private institutes in South Korea. It is based on my own experiences when I worked as an English teacher at private institutes in South Korea...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Hagwon-A Native English Teacher's View. Abstract approved: Courtland L. Smith My thesis explains the

Nature and culture in two Pacific Northwest timber-dependent communities

Creator:: Six, Amanda
Abstract:: Timber-dependent, rural communities in the Pacific Northwest face dramatic economic, political, and cultural change. New philosophies of forest management, primarily formulated in urban communities, require new approaches to the use and extraction of resources. What are the roles of rural communities that wish to adapt and sustain themselves? Two rural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Courtland L. Smith Timber-dependent, rural communities in the Pacific Northwest face dramatic economic

Food systems in the Marys River region and reinhabitation

Creator:: Burke, Erik P.
Abstract:: Reinhabitation is an approach to building local cultures and economies within industrial society. The food system is a vital starting point. What are the principles of reinhabitory food systems? What are the possibilities for a locally adapted food system in the Marys River region of western Oregon? I describe past...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Courtland L. Smith Reinhabitation is an

Ecotourism, community development, and local autonomy : the experience of Shan-Mei aboriginal community in Taiwan

Creator:: Lee, Pei-Yao
Abstract:: Shan-Mei, a Tsou aboriginal village in Taiwan, is widely known as a legend of environmental conservation, where ecotourism has been successfully combined with integrated community development. Indigenous knowledge containing "ecological wisdom" and decision-making based on consensus are perceived to be the greatest contributors to this achievement. I conducted three months...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Pei-Yao Lee for the degree of

Imagining them, reimagining ourselves : a case study of cultural appropriation and the politics of identity

Creator:: Smith-Nolan, Mary K.
Abstract:: Several popular cultural movements emphasizing indigenous spirituality have arisen in the United States and Europe within the past thirty years. Spiritual discourses attributed to Native Americans, among other groups, are borrowed by Euro-Americans in search of alternatives to dominant ideologies. In such a circumstance, Native Americans become part of a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mary K. Smith-Nolan for the degree

Exploring Income, Housing Space, and Cultural Perceptions in Relationship to Food Security in Full-time RV Households

Creator:: McGonagall, Odhran Mason
Abstract:: This thesis explores the relationships that income and housing space limitations have with regard to food security in full-time recreational vehicle (RV) households. This research used a scaled survey tool and a subset questionnaire to gather information on RV dwellers' housing and kitchen spaces along with participants' food shopping, storage,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for her early positive reinforcement of my research interests. Thank you, Dr. Seunghae Lee and Dr

Who's afraid of a little nitrate? : discovering impediments and incentives in following best management practices related to water quality within the southern Willamette Valley groundwater management area

Creator:: Rolston, Irene
Abstract:: Thesis summarizes interviews with growers residing within the Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) in the Southern Willamette Valley of Oregon. Informal and semi-structured interviews were used to identify perceived impediments and incentives perceived by local farmers in following best management practices related to water quality. Results from the interviews were coded...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Conner-Smith for their helpful advice and mentoring. In addition, I appreciate Oregon State Extension

Life in railroad logging camps of the Shevlin-Hixon Company, 1916-1950

Creator:: Gregory, Ronald L.
Abstract:: Remnants of railroad logging camps, and their associated features, are perhaps some of the most common archaeological resources found on public lands in the Pacific Northwest. Many camps have already been located, their cultural materials inventoried, and networks of logging railroad grades mapped. Yet, despite these efforts, little can be...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: foremost among those are Dr. David Brauner, Dr. William Robbins, and Dr. Courtland Smith of Oregon State

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The archaeology of the Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon

The influence of worldview on second language acquisition : a study of the native English speakers acquiring the Chinese aspect marker -Le

Working in a Korean hagwon: a native English teacher's view

Nature and culture in two Pacific Northwest timber-dependent communities

Food systems in the Marys River region and reinhabitation

Ecotourism, community development, and local autonomy : the experience of Shan-Mei aboriginal community in Taiwan

Imagining them, reimagining ourselves : a case study of cultural appropriation and the politics of identity

Exploring Income, Housing Space, and Cultural Perceptions in Relationship to Food Security in Full-time RV Households

Who's afraid of a little nitrate? : discovering impediments and incentives in following best management practices related to water quality within the southern Willamette Valley groundwater management area

Life in railroad logging camps of the Shevlin-Hixon Company, 1916-1950

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