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Local perceptions of climate change, coping and adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers in the Lake Basin Region of Kenya

Creator:: Asinjo, Robert
Abstract:: Smallholder farmers in Africa, who have long relied on rain-fed agriculture, are currently experiencing adverse impacts of climate change which is posing serious challenges to their ability to sustain their livelihoods (Morton 2007). This is the case for many other areas around the world, especially among indigenousor ruralcommunities who rely...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Robert Asinjo for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on March 17, 2014

Preferred customers? : barriers for Hispanics in Oregon's managed care Medicaid program

Creator:: Keys, Robert T. III
Abstract:: From February to September of 2001, a significant body of qualitive data was collected to investigate barriers for Hispanic participation in Oregon's managed care Medicaid program. As a means to investigate this topic, comments were solicited from physicians, hospital administrators, social service agencies, and low-income Hispanics through semi-structured focus groups...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE ThESIS OF Robert T. Keys III for the degree

Is "Smart Growth" smart? : health effects of urban renewal in Portland, Oregon

Creator:: Buerger, Catherine F.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the impact of urban renewal on individual health, specifically focusing on an urban planning model called Smart Growth that is being used in Portland, Oregon. Findings are based on qualitative and quantitative analyses of interview and survey data from study participants living in a community where renewal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: committee, Dr. Nancy Rosenberger, Dr. Robert Thompson, and Dr. Kate MacTavish, for their guidance and

Independent Volunteer Travelers in Nepal

Creator:: Douglas, Heather F.
Abstract:: The objective of this research is to shed light on the phenomenon of independent volunteer traveling. It represents a form of tourism in which travelers independently organize their own volunteer efforts and typically provide assistance to local people in return for room and board. Travelers operate outside the confines of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: it was the best experience I had while attending OSU. Robert Parker: Thank you for accepting this

Rural ceramic production, consumption, and exchange in late classic Oaxaca, Mexico : a view from Yaasuchi

Creator:: Pink, Jeremias
Abstract:: The Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico was home to one of the most intensively-studied archaic states in the New World. Centered at the hilltop city of Monte Albán, the Zapotec State first arose around 500 BC and eventually encompassed much of the present-day state of Oaxaca. But by the Late Classic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thanks is also due to Dr. Robert Markens of the IIE, UNAM for his willingness to oversee a season of

Making ends meet : hunger survival strategies in two rural Oregon communities

Creator:: Abel, Talya Shuler
Abstract:: Food insecurity and hunger have become persistent problems resulting from an increase in impoverished segments of populations worldwide. For those not affected, the problem seems unnoticeable – it is happening somewhere else far away from them. However, in the United States, the number of people living below the poverty level...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: social capital are able to foster the development of human capital in the lives of low-income families

An anthropological response to the call for cultural midwives based on three case studies of communities

Creator:: Pickering, Kristin Leigh Morgan
Abstract:: The ecological crisis, recognized by scientists as well as an increasing number of lay people urges a response from a variety of disciplines. The consideration of sustainability requires the help of a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, which can contribute an ability to identify cultural patterns that impede cultural change...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sustainable lifestyle, what specific cultural strengths can foster an ecological identity, and what can

An analysis of social relationships at a development site in Kenya

Creator:: Burke, Deborah A.
Abstract:: Both development and post-structuralist anthropologists have critiqued development. Development anthropologists are concerned that development does not take adequate account of the social and cultural factors of developing nations, while post structuralists question the ontology of development and assert that domination over developing nations is inherent in the concept of development....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: workers; develop project plans that foster a sense of investment in project operations; provide

Diversity at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site : processes of diversification in historical interpretation, visitor services, and workforce management

Creator:: Langford, Theresa E.
Abstract:: Issues of diversity are receiving significant attention within the National Park Service recently, due in large part to a growing awareness that its future as a relevant and viable agency is dependent upon improving its response to and management of diversity. A diversity assessment of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Morrison 1999). For several hundred years, furs were prized as insulating additions to clothing or as

Academic women : individual considerations and structural forces in navigating academic organizations

Creator:: Almquist, Jennifer M.
Abstract:: This dissertation is situated as the third work in a series on academic women. In 1964, Jessie Bernard published Academic Women, which provided a comprehensive assessment of the status of women in academia. Two decades later, in 1987, Angela Simeone offered insight into attempts to achieve equity for women in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Local perceptions of climate change, coping and adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers in the Lake Basin Region of Kenya

Preferred customers? : barriers for Hispanics in Oregon's managed care Medicaid program

Is "Smart Growth" smart? : health effects of urban renewal in Portland, Oregon

Independent Volunteer Travelers in Nepal

Rural ceramic production, consumption, and exchange in late classic Oaxaca, Mexico : a view from Yaasuchi

Making ends meet : hunger survival strategies in two rural Oregon communities

An anthropological response to the call for cultural midwives based on three case studies of communities

An analysis of social relationships at a development site in Kenya

Diversity at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site : processes of diversification in historical interpretation, visitor services, and workforce management

Academic women : individual considerations and structural forces in navigating academic organizations

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