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Creator:: Croucher, Racheal L.
Abstract:: The history of American Indian and Alaska Natives (AIAN) in education is filled with conflict and painful memories for many. Indian boarding schools that lasted through the early 1900s were used as a tool for forced assimilation of AIAN people. With the disturbing motto of “Kill the Indian, save the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Student Success by Racheal L. Croucher A THESIS submitted to Oregon

Creator:: Burke, Susan J.
Abstract:: This study sought to determine the contributions of college students' perceptions of family of origin health and self-esteem to their perceptions of the divorced single mother. It was hypothesized that individuals who hold more positive views of their family of origin health will also view themselves and, consequently, the divorced...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Mother Among College Students by Susan J. Burke A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

Creator:: Pennington, Darren C.
Abstract:: Recent advances in courtship theory emphasize day-today interaction and the environment in which interaction takes place as critically important in the understanding of relationship development. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of college course assignments on time spent in relationship activities and, similarly, the influence of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: interaction, and college student development literatures. How the project fits into recent discussions on

Creator:: Smith, Dorian
Abstract:: African American male students are a small portion of the student body at NCAA Division 1-A schools, but they make up a large portion of population of college football players. African American male college students are also one of the most at-risk student populations on campus in regards to retention....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . African American male college students are also one of the most at-risk student populations on campus in

Creator:: Allen, Pamela M.
Abstract:: Ageism in the context of global population aging could lead to increasing human and economic costs. Age stereotypes tend to be negative (Hummert, 1990) and ubiquitous (Nelson, 2002) there are a variety of well documented detrimental consequences of negative age stereotypes on older adults' physical, cognitive and psychological outcomes (Hummert,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Taiwanese and American college student participants ......................... 199 Appendix B: Full

Creator:: Smith, Julia A.
Abstract:: Deaf students in mainstream colleges are withdrawing at an alarming rate. Approximately 70% of the 123,000 deaf students enrolled in 2,300 colleges across the United States will not persist until graduation. This qualitative study examined what factors in the academic and social environment are linked to deaf college students' perceptions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Pettit, Rebecca Ward
Abstract:: As increasing numbers of poor children enter child care programs due to changes in work requirements under the Welfare Reform Act, there is a critical need to examine factors that may affect the quality of care that these children receive. One factor that has received limited attention in the literature...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: enrolled at a university-based preschool in Oregon. The preschool was the only site in the state

Creator:: Shamah, Devora
Abstract:: In light of recent economic and social changes rural communities continue to worry about the future of their young people. Will they be prepared for the challenges that lay ahead as they move into adulthood? The aspirations youth hold set them on a pathway toward achieving goals, beginning post-secondary education,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Communities Initiative at Oregon State University, the College of Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State

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