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Science performance of United States youth on international exams : A cross-cultural meta-synthesis

Creator:: Huss, Christiana H.
Abstract:: The purpose of this meta-synthesis was to investigate why students from the U.S. receive the scores they do on the international TIMSS and PISA science exams. This work sought to shed light on the perceived disparity between science performance of U.S. students and students from other countries. To do so,...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Toni Doolen, Dean, Oregon State University Honors College I understand

Creation of a Bilingual Children’s Book to Highlight the Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Dental Service Utilization

Creator:: Huynh, Daniel T.
Abstract:: Although Latino students make up more than a quarter of the U.S. public school system, only three percent of children’s literature either features a Latino protagonist or is written by a Latino author (Machado et al.). Latinos are therefore severely underrepresented in children’s books. Additionally, studies have revealed that Latino...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: two. I tried to have Mamá say “sweet dreams” to Carmen right before she closes the door in order to

Redefining “The Romance of Travel” in Edith Wharton’sA Motor‐Flight Through France

Creator:: Balleby, Breanna
Abstract:: In the beginning of her travelogue, A Motor‐Flight Through France (1908), Edith Wharton declares that “the motor‐car has restored the romance of travel.” Many scholars have taken this statement as an index to the book’s themes. However, my reading closely examines particular moments of travel (specifically Wharton’s visits to Beauvais...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: compared to the rather romantic cathedrals, rivers, and castles that she visits. It appears, I argue, that

The Creation of a Bilingual Children’s Book to Promote Mental Health Services among U.S. Latin@s

Creator:: Tolmach, Oresta S.
Abstract:: Although U.S. Latin@s are more affected by major depressive disorder than non-Latin@ whites, they are less likely to utilize mental health services. The purpose of this project is to create a children’s book that promotes the utilization of mental health services among U.S. Latin@s with major depressive disorder. This book...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: through a series of experiences and poignant questions, encourages her uncle to seek care. She learns

Empowering pedagogy : a case study of non-traditional teaching methods and philosophy at the Centro de Educación Creativa

Creator:: Sansone, Sophia Vosburg
Abstract:: Empowering pedagogy (also know as “transgressive,” “emancipatory,” or “democratic” forms of education) seeks to challenge the historically oppressive tendencies of traditional education. As a student of Social Justice and International Studies, I approach the topic of empowering pedagogy through a case study. My research explored this non-traditional educational philosophy and...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: permission, I have referenced some of the material she has collected to better tell the history of the

Social change and children’s well-being in Chile

Creator:: Iwanaga, Kanako
Abstract:: Chilean society has been changing rapidly for the last few decades during a time of rapid economic growth. Some sociological and economical analyses state that when a nation grows, inequality between the rich and poor grows too, leaving the poor behind. The Chilean economy is the most rapidly growing in...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: has improved in Chile over the last few years. Particularly, I focused on how the well-being of

Selected risk factors contribute to homelessness among youth : a comparative study of Chile and the United States

Creator:: Minks, Kelly and Minks, Kelly K.
Abstract:: Youth who are at-risk of homelessness are placed into jeopardizing situations because they are often pushed toward the outer edges of society, disconnected from healthy support networks, involved in illegal activities, and their chances of having successful futures are, in turn, diminished. The goals of this project were to: review...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: countries (SEDEJ and JSYSI). In order to identify these risk factors, I chose to conduct a literature

Women in Transition: The Mexican Family, Migration, and the Mothers of Casa de los Angeles

Creator:: Richards, Rosalie A.
Abstract:: Women in Transition: The Mexican Family, Migration, and the Mothers of Casa de los Angeles is broken into three parts: methodology, history of migration and gender roles, and in Mexico, the examination of interviews from mothers in San Miguel de Allende. Methodology explores the various ways historian collect oral histories....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: the founder of the center, Donna Quathamer. She and I discussed my project of interviewing the women

Happily Ever Aftershock? A Journey from Reverse Culture Shock to New Identity

Creator:: Capella, Elaine Carol
Abstract:: Today, with countless study abroad programs available, students have the opportunity to travel and study all over the world. Those who are lucky enough to study abroad are able to embark on an international journey that will change their life forever. This thesis expands on what happens after returning home...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: experience (socially, academically, and psychologically). Despite what popular, prior models illustrate, I

A Different Kind of Fatigue : A Cross-Cultural Analysis of the Etiology of Burnout in Medical Literature

Creator:: Tran, Jessica
Abstract:: The rate of physician dissatisfaction is steadily rising. Between 2011 and 2012, the number of physicians that would not choose a career in medicine if given the opportunity to decide again increased by 15% (Adams). This discontentment has major repercussions in the midst of the rising need for physicians: it...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: found himself comparing his learning style to hers: “what I was content to memorize, she wanted to dig

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Science performance of United States youth on international exams : A cross-cultural meta-synthesis

Creation of a Bilingual Children’s Book to Highlight the Racial and Ethnic Disparities in U.S. Dental Service Utilization

Redefining “The Romance of Travel” in Edith Wharton’sA Motor‐Flight Through France

The Creation of a Bilingual Children’s Book to Promote Mental Health Services among U.S. Latin@s

Empowering pedagogy : a case study of non-traditional teaching methods and philosophy at the Centro de Educación Creativa

Social change and children’s well-being in Chile

Selected risk factors contribute to homelessness among youth : a comparative study of Chile and the United States

Women in Transition: The Mexican Family, Migration, and the Mothers of Casa de los Angeles

Happily Ever Aftershock? A Journey from Reverse Culture Shock to New Identity

A Different Kind of Fatigue : A Cross-Cultural Analysis of the Etiology of Burnout in Medical Literature

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