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

Creator:: Ludvik, Tracey L.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: special education classes. Carter and Seguro (1979) report that during the 1960's an over-representation

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

Creator:: Qi, Xiaoping
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: multiplied many times over for Dr. Roberta Hall. Special thanks to my good friends Yuejian Chen and Xingwu

Closing the Gap : Using Theory to Analyze the African American Division 1 Football Player Graduation Gap

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:: .................................................................................................................. 5 Special Admission Process: Barriers as explained by theory

An analysis of methods employed in rural community surveys

Creator:: Hoffman, C. S. (Charles Sumner)
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: field 2-- Defined area 3-- Structural survey (social units) 4--Special topic 5--Case method Jf

Gender and Race Stereotypes in Advertisements in Science, 2004-2006

Creator:: Atwood-Wheeler, Kathryn
Abstract:: This study documents the occurrence of stereotypical representations of gender, race, and other characteristics in individuals that appear in advertisements in the prestigious academic journal Science. It repeats and expands upon a study conducted by Mary Barbercheck (2001) that analyzed advertisements in Science between 1995 and 1997. In this study,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ............................................................................................................ 45 Special Qualities

Stephen Biko's Rhetorical Vision of Black Consciousness

Creator:: Fergusson, Julie K.
Abstract:: Stephen Biko was a black leader in South Africa who died in police custody on September 12, 1977. Biko's death echoed within the Republic of South Africa and around the world, showing that racial tensions in that country were severe. At his death he was a hero to the black...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: account of the black struggle against racism in South Africa, with special focus on the role of the

Spousal Violence: An Exploration of the Interrelationships of Fundamentalist Protestant Religious Discourse, Women's Economic Dependency and Violent Conflict in Marital Relationships

Creator:: Goetz, Kathryn W.
Abstract:: Violence within marital dyads is a problem with deep historic roots in American culture. Although the family is idealized as a safe and loving haven from a cruel world, this ideal is often not achieved by many couples. This study develops an integrated theoretical perspective that combines feminist theory and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . A special thanks is also due Alan Acock, who provided me with the opportunity to use the National

Gender Implications of Small Scale Urban Trade in Ukraine

Creator:: Kirillova, Lyudmila A.
Abstract:: This research project examines the growing informal sector of Ukrainian economy and the way global economic changes affect women's lives. It has been noticed by many Western researchers that women have been among the hardest hit by economic restructuring in Eastern Europe. Marginalization from the official labor force led a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: national characteristics or nation-states (Sklair, p. 142, 1999) Among forces that social scientists

When Celilo was Celilo : an analysis of salmon use during the past 11,000 years in the Columbia Plateau

Creator:: Thomison, Patrick
Abstract:: The presence and significance of salmon for prehistoric and aboriginal people of the Columbia Plateau is a matter of considerable debate among anthropologists, archaeologists and historians. Data from over 100 archaeological sites are scrutinized in the light of an example salmon fishery developed from ethnographic and archaeological information on aboriginal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 10 Temporal Associations: 4,500-2,500 B.P. 136 11 4,500-2,500 B.P. - Associated Sites . . . . . 142

Comparison of the Characteristics and Attitudes of Dog Adopters from Three Dog Rescue Groups

Creator:: Zimmerman, Zelda L.
Abstract:: A web-based survey was conducted to investigate the relationships between adopters and the dogs they adopted from three types of rescue groups/organizations: humane societies, greyhound rescues, and pit bull rescues. The dog selected to adopt can vary for many reasons, one of which is breed preference. This study found dog...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Statistics, 2011). A 2011 AVMA survey report also indicated there were 70 million dogs owned in the U.S in

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

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

Closing the Gap : Using Theory to Analyze the African American Division 1 Football Player Graduation Gap

An analysis of methods employed in rural community surveys

Gender and Race Stereotypes in Advertisements in Science, 2004-2006

Stephen Biko's Rhetorical Vision of Black Consciousness

Spousal Violence: An Exploration of the Interrelationships of Fundamentalist Protestant Religious Discourse, Women's Economic Dependency and Violent Conflict in Marital Relationships

Gender Implications of Small Scale Urban Trade in Ukraine

When Celilo was Celilo : an analysis of salmon use during the past 11,000 years in the Columbia Plateau

Comparison of the Characteristics and Attitudes of Dog Adopters from Three Dog Rescue Groups

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