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  • At what level has standards-based education reform initiatives influenced Oregon high school history instruction and classroom practices?

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    Lowe, Eric V.
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    The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate Oregon public high school history teacher perspectives concerning standards-based reform initiatives springing from the No Child Left Behind legislation. The central question addressed in this study is: At what level has Standards-Based Education reform initiatives impacted Oregon high school history instruction and...
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  • Mob mentality and classroom management : Meeting student needs and building self-regulation skills

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    Mills, Jan L.
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    Literature on classroom management asserts that the best discipline is preventive, with studies on teacher variables such as empathy or enforcement of consequences, as well as student variables such as peers reporting positive behaviors with group contingencies, among others. However, there is little in the research that specifically targets regular...
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    my committee members, Dr. Winograd, Dr. Ciechanowski, Dr. Ward, and Dr. Egelkraut for their

  • The effect of youth participatory evaluation and youth community action training on positive youth development

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    White, David J. (David Joseph)
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    The bi-directional relationships within the personal and contextual environments of adolescents are critical to the development of adolescents and their transition into adulthood. Opportunities for youth to participate in and provide leadership in meaningful programs, gain life skills, and interact with adults in sustained relationships are key features leading to...
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    up on me. I will make it my life’s endeavor to honor you and the degree. Dr. Chris Ward, Dr. Mary

  • A perceived-risk curriculum for at-risk learners

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    Kash, Laurel Renee
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    Although perceived-risk curriculum, that is, where the learner experiences effects of eustress (positive stress), has been used in Arts or outdoor activities, it has not been used in school classrooms. Milkman’s 1996 studies of after-school Project Self Discovery demonstrated that at-risk students lessened their adverse risky behaviors, such as substance...
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    State College of Denver and Drs. Chris Ward and Samuel Chan of Oregon State University. I have been

  • Adult 4-H volunteer empowerment in 4-H youth development settings

    Creator:
    Olsen, Pamela
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    The primary purpose of this study was to determine which factors related to adult 4-H volunteer empowerment in 4-H youth development settings. This study examined the relationship of adult 4-H volunteers’ perceived leadership styles of Oregon 4-H Youth Development Educators (YDE) to the adult 4-H volunteer sense of empowerment. In...
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    committee: Dr. Michael Dalton, Dr. George Copa, Dr. Chris Ward, Dr. Joyce Walker, and Dr. Lynne Houck

  • Educational technology associations as change agents : A case study

    Creator:
    Stephenson, Christine (Christine Gale)
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    This research addressed the role of educational technology associations as change agents within education with particular emphasis on issues of advocacy and leadership. Using a poststructural feminist lens and the metaphor of interview and analysis as storytelling, it explored the perspectives of nineteen individuals belonging to a national level educational...
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    McGrath, Sam Stern, and Chris Ward) whose guidance and support helped me to become a better researcher

  • Understanding school bullying and workplace abuse in a Taiwanese context

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    Lin, Yu-Hui
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    Bullying prevents its targets from enjoying a safe, stress-free living, learning, and working environment. For most children, bullying experiences will be merely unpleasant childhood memories. This remains the same in adult's working environment. During the past decade, the concept of workplace abuse has had an increasing resonance within western countries....
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    . Chunhuei Chi, Dr. Chris Ward, Dr. Juanita Lamley, and Dr. Bernadine C. Strik for their time and support