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  • Investigating the Structural Barriers to Equal Education in Oregon - How Laws, Rhetoric & Values Translate into Practice

    Creator:
    Ludvik, Tracey L.
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    This study helps to answer the broader question of why Latino students across the U.S. persistently drop out of school at the highest rates compared to students of other racial groups by focusing on the institutional workings of the various levels of the Oregon school system. Latino students have the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    rates for Latino students in Oregon reflect the national trend, though the latest national rates report

  • Effects of ACEs and Parenting Style on Children’s Cortisol Levels at Preschool

    Creator:
    DuBois, Carissa E.
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    Recently, the definition of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has evolved to also encompass environmental and contextual factors, termed expanded ACEs (Lipscomb et al., 2021). Given that responsive relationships in early childhood may dampen the response to traumatic stressors in the context of conventional ACEs (Flinn & England et al., 1997),...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    readiness. Overreactive parenting was measured by adoptive parent report and HPA axis functioning was

  • Change in some aspects of Chinese core values, 1978-1988

    Creator:
    Qi, Xiaoping
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    Great change has taken place in China during the past decade. As core values represent the most basic aspects of social life, change in some aspects of Chinese core values indicates that China is moving rapidly from being an agricultural society toward becoming a modern industrial society. China today can...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Anthropology 3 The Meaning of Core Values 5 The Culture Change Theory and Anthropology 8 The Stability of

  • Approval seeking motivation : a determinant of conformity to group norms inconsistent with personal values

    Creator:
    Martin, Harry J.
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    This study was designed to assess the effects of approval seeking motivation and social cost upon conformity to group norms which were inconsistent with personal values. Utilizing the Asch conformity paradigm, 321 subjects were exposed to a group opinion which was contradictory to one of their personal values. The results...
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    Masters Thesis
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    increase resistance to conformity pressures, and (5) significant differences exist in value structures

  • An Assessment and Comparison of Resources and Services Available in Men's and Women's State Prison Libraries

    Creator:
    Glenn, Judith A.
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    The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in the resources and library services in men's and women's state prison facility libraries, and to determine to what extent the librarians who administer services to inmates in prisons believe the resources available are adequate in giving...
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    Masters Thesis
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    34 5 Ability to Support with Materials and Services 3 5 6 Ability to Meet Library Objectives 36 7

  • Sex stereotypes in Thai elementary school textbooks

    Creator:
    Pobsook, Thanitthar
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    This study analyzed Thai textbooks as a dimension of research on sex-role stereotypes in Thailand. One hundred and sixty-two stories in Thai elementary school textbooks were investigated, using both quantitative and qualitative methods of content analysis. This study was a modified replication of Britton and Lumpkin's study (1977) and partly...
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    difference between lower grades and higher grades in terms of more occupations for men than women. 5. The

  • The decision to pursue education in an Oregon community college : a study of Latino credit and non-credit students

    Creator:
    Daniels, Rachelle E.
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    A historical overview of Latino enrollment in the community college is resented. Thirty Latino occupational, transfer, and non-credit students attending an Oregon college were interviewed, examining educational and familial background, and college services as indicators of their decision to pursue postsecondary studies at the two-year institution. Results are analyzed, supplemented...
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    Interdisciplinary Studies Completed May 5, 1994 Commencement June 1994 APPROVED: Professor of Community

  • Never Man Enough: Aggrieved Entitlement and Weaponized Insecurity in White American Men

    Creator:
    Sullivan, Riese C.
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    This paper examines the recent evolution of aggrieved entitlement and social fragility in young white American males and the subsequent violent backlash that certain individuals in this group have unleashed upon women, the LGBTQ community, Jewish people, Black people, and other socially vulnerable populations. Throughout the past decade, America at...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    up artistry,” the incel “wiki,” or a common source informational forum created by individuals in

  • College Students' Perceptions of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Vaccinations

    Creator:
    Warner, Jade
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    The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted most institutions and individuals in some capacity, and college students are no different. The unique perceptions and experiences of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to be interesting social phenomena that could prove useful for institutions such as universities, governments, and public...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    response to the pandemic; (5) the majority of college students have had their mental health be negatively

  • Design Thinking as a Framework to Maximize Learning Foreign Languages in Online Environments

    Creator:
    Beged-Dov, Yael
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    In this qualitative case study, the implementation of a student-centered model of teaching, “Design Thinking, is explored to understand the difficulties learners experience when studying a foreign language in formal learning environments. This study suggests that excessive concentration on factors of grammar, translation, pronunciation, vocabulary, and lack of speech activity...
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    Masters Thesis
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    ................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 Positioning Myself