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Qualitative study of patterns in attitudes, values and behaviors among fathers of gifted and non-gifted children in selected preschools

Creator:: Clausing-Lee, Marianne Sue
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine differences in patterns and underlying practices between fathers of gifted and fathers of non-gifted children. The study included 10 fathers of gifted (FG) children and 10 fathers of non-gifted (FN) children. The children were preschoolers, ages 5-6 years old. Giftedness of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS OF Marianne Sue Clausing-Lee for the degree of Doctor of Education in Education presented on

An analysis of the relationships between self-preceived occupational stress, reported health status, sex-role socialization, attitude toward feminism, educational attainment, and preceived pay equity among OPEU clerical specialists in the Oregon State employment system

Creator:: Graham, Diana Sue
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the responses to a mail survey of a random sample of female subjects (Ss), who at the time of the study were members of the Oregon Public Employees Union employed as clerical specialists by the State of Oregon, in order to: 1....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Diana Sue Graham for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education

A proteomic approach to 1,2-dichloroethane bioactivation and reaction with redox-active protein disulfide isomerase

Creator:: Kaetzel, Rhonda Sue
Abstract:: Protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), a member of the thioredoxin superfamily, contains two domains with significant sequence homology to the active sites in thioredoxin. PDI facilitates the folding of nascent proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), binds hormones and Ca²⁺, catalyzes the glutathione dependent reduction of dehydroascorbate, serves as a major...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Rhonda Sue Kaetzel for the

AppleMgr, a prototype decision aid for apple pest management

Creator:: Haley, Sue
Abstract:: Computer decision aids can help integrate and apply diverse sources of information and expertise to problems of integrated pest management (IPM) in agriculture and forestry. AppleMgr combines a rule-based expert system with databases and spreadsheets in a prototype decision aid intended to be expanded and modified for use by extension...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: management AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Sue Haley for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Entomology

Consistency of associate degree definitions and graduation requirements in the California community colleges : perceptions of community college curricular leaders

Creator:: Borg, Carolyn Sue
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to produce data and information that inform California Community College decision-makers of: (a) extent of variance in California's associate degree definitions and graduation requirements, and (b) perceptions of curricular leaders regarding the variances. Associate degree definitions and graduation requirements were compiled and analyzed from...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: with me. To my friends, Sue Knoess and Joan Hayward, thanks for listening and assisting. To my mother

Female science students' perceptions of self-esteem and the relationship to behavior in mixed gender cooperative learning groups

Creator:: Whittley, Ruby Sue
Abstract:: This research was conducted to investigate perceptions of self esteem and the behavior of female science students in mixed gender cooperative learning groups. The research methodology used was qualitative in nature, which included a variety of data collection methods, including participant observation, student journals, interviews, video tapes of group interactions,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: relationship to behavior in mixed gender cooperative learning groups An Abstract of the Thesis of Ruby Sue

Characterization and Mediation of K-12 Science Teachers' Implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards

Creator:: Rogan-Klyve, Allyson M.
Abstract:: The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are a recent set of standards that leverage decades of research to present an innovative and coherent image for K 12 science education in the United States. Major themes in the NGSS include the intertwining of learning and doing science, addressing connections across scientific...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Argumentation and equity in inquiry-based science instruction : reasoning patterns of teachers and students

Creator:: Irish, Tobias E. L.
Abstract:: This multiple case study explores issues of equity in science education through an examination of how teachers' reasoning patterns compare with students' reasoning patterns during inquiry-based lessons. It also examines the ways in which teachers utilize students' cultural and linguistic resources, or funds of knowledge, during inquiry-based lessons and the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Newton, & Osborne, 2000; Duschl & Ellenbogen, 2002; Luykx & Lee, 2007

Factors affecting the dynamics and regulation of coral-reef fish populations

Creator:: Webster, Michael Scott
Abstract:: Ecologists have long questioned why fluctuating populations tend to persist rather than go extinct. Populations that persist indefinitely are regulated by mechanisms that cause demographic density dependence, which works to bound fluctuation above zero. In a series of studies, I have sought to determine the processes and mechanisms that regulate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for helping me muddle through a stats minor and for answering my endless stats questions, Sue Sogard

The effects of enhanced expression of the GluN2B (NR2B) subunit of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor on memory in aged animals

Creator:: Brim, Brenna L.
Abstract:: As the aging population continues to grow worldwide, age-related complications are becoming more apparent within the aging population. One of the first age-related complications to become apparent is age-associated memory impairment and it can make the elderly more dependent on caregivers early on. The N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor is important to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A voice from the classroom : an autoethnographic study of a mathematics teacher's development to teacher leader

Creator:: Knapp, Melinda
Abstract:: The focus of this autoethnography was an in-depth analysis of the recorded experiences of a middle school math teacher's transitional development from classroom teacher, to teacher leader. The following research questions guided this study: (1) In what ways did the researcher’s view of self as a teacher leader change during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Drs. Sue Ann Bottoms, Thomas Dick, Barbara Edwards, and William Rhoades, for taking time out of

Enrichment of Live Prey with Microparticles for the Enhanced Delivery of Water-soluble Nutrients to Marine Fish Larvae

Creator:: Hawkyard, Donald Matthew
Abstract:: In the wild, marine fish larvae feed on copepods and other planktonic organisms. Copepods are often considered the "gold standard" for meeting the nutritional needs of cultured marine fish larvae; however, in captivity, marine fish larvae are generally fed cultured live prey, i.e. rotifers (Brachionus plicatilis) and/or Artemia sp., until...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Connecting microevolutionary processes with macroevolutionary patterns across space and time

Creator:: Uyeda, Josef C.
Abstract:: Whether microevolutionary processes can explain macroevolutionary patterns has long been a matter of contentious debate. The debate has persisted largely because of the challenging task of connecting microevolutionary theory, which examines population-level phenomena on the generation scale, to data collected across larger spatial and temporal scales. My dissertation research broadly...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , as well as Dr. Sue Ann Bottoms for graciously filling in as graduate representative on such short

Dixy Lee Ray, marine biology, and the public understanding of science in the United States (1930-1970)

Creator:: Ellis, Erik
Abstract:: This dissertation focuses on the life of Dixy Lee Ray as it examines important developments in marine biology and biological oceanography during the mid twentieth century. In addition, Ray's key involvement in the public understanding of science movement of the 1950s and 1960s provides a larger social and cultural context...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Doctor of Philosophy in the History of Science presented on November 21. 2005. Title: Dixy Lee Ray

A study of factors affecting child-centered teaching in elementary grades

Creator:: Hatch, Lynda Sylvia
Abstract:: Some elementary teachers want to be more child-centered in their teaching. They are trying to consider the needs of the students before the coverage of curriculum. Much of the inspiration for this educational approach has come from the British primary schools. The purpose of this study was to see if...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Lee Jenkins Dr. Jo Ann Brewer Dr. Jake Nice Dr. Perry Brown Dr. John Buckhouse for their patience

Microorganisms isolated from sand filtered bay water and the proteolytic activity of a flavobacterium isolate

Creator:: Canhos, Vanderlei Perez
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ® Typed by Sue Hecht for Vanderlei Perez Canhos ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This thesis is dedicated to my

Cognitive mapping and vocational students in selected Oregon community colleges

Creator:: Fisher, Allan Dale
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: STUDENTS IN SELECTED OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGES Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Dr. R. Lee Cole

Intraethnic diversity : an exploratory study of ethnic identity of Chinese American adolescents

Creator:: Lee, Phyllis S.
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to explore the ethnic identity of Chinese American adolescents through the investigation of relationships between ethnic identity and selected demographic, sociocultural, and psychological characteristics. Data were obtained from 106 Chinese American youth between the ages of 14 and 21 through the use of two...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: identity of Chinese American adolescents AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Phyllis S. Lee for the degree of

The effects of client status as Atheist/Agnostic on the counseling Working Alliance

Creator:: Jaron, Bonnie Lee
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation is to ascertain if there is a significant difference in the counselor rating of the bond component of the Working Alliance between Theist clients and their counselors and Atheist/Agnostic clients and their counselors. Measures of client religiosity, Working Alliance, and Treatment Arm from the Project...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Bonnie Lee Jaron

Flavin-containing monooxygenase, tissue specific regulation in rabbit

Creator:: Lee, Min-young
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: regulation in rabbit AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Min-Young Lee for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

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