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A process for evaluating the instructional component of developmental education programs using the educational Opportunities Program at Oregon State University as a case study

Creator:: Fox, Margaret Wynne
Abstract:: Although the literature is replete with techniques to assist the researcher with the evaluation task, very few techniques regarding an effective process for evaluating developmental education programs have emerged. Those techniques that have emerged have been criticized for not producing useful results. The central purpose of this research was to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: University as a Case Study Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Kenneth M. Ahrendt Although the

Impact of discourses on preservice literacy teacher identity development : Subjectivity and agency

Creator:: Larson, Mindy Legard
Abstract:: This research addressed the complexities of identity development in the lives of seven elementary and middle school preservice literacy teachers during their graduate teacher education program at a private western university using a poststructural feminism theoretical lens. This research investigated two questions: 1) How do preservice teachers develop their identity...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________________________ Karen M. Higgins This research addressed the complexities of identity development in the

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Trauma Self-help Literature

Creator:: Lampe, Kelli M.
Abstract:: The very essence of talk therapy is rooted in the spoken word between counselor and client. A client’s painful traumatic experiences can often serve as a barrier to accessing the traditional consulting room. Despite the high prevalence of trauma and its status as a known risk factor for nearly all...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Archive.OSU.docx AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Kelli M. Lampe for the degree of Doctor of

Making the Unconscious Unconscious : Reclaiming Microinteractions for People with Motor Disabilities

Creator:: Lazewatsky, Daniel A.
Abstract:: Numerous diseases and injuries can limit a person's ability to perform everyday tasks -- things like getting dressed, bathing, and eating. Anything that requires physical activity can be affected; even simple things like turning on the lights can become difficult or impossible. Until recently, the only way for a person...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (n or m al ize d) total gross fine bulbar resp ALSFRS Decline Figure 2.2: Aggregated ALSFRS

Viral Targeting of Host Hubs: Interactions between the Rabies Virus and LC8

Creator:: Jespersen, Nathan E.
Abstract:: As obligate intracellular parasites, viruses rely on host machinery for their own reproduction. Viruses are therefore required to interact with a wide variety of host proteins, despite limitations in viral genome size. The most parsimonious method of success is to hijack central and essential proteins, known as hub proteins. LC8...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Jamin, Jeam-Marie Bourhis, and Francine Gérard contributed to SAXS data collection and analysis in

An investigation of the effect of a college group laboratory experience in measured levels of self actualization and interpersonal compatibility

Creator:: Roberts, Charles Varner
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the testing was done by Fran Havercroft, whose quiet and systematic approach was especially helpful

Community Ecology and Population Genomics of Rhizopogon in the Madrean Sky Island Archipelago

Creator:: Piña Páez, Carolina G.
Abstract:: Anthropogenic induced climate change is predicted to alter distribution of existing plant populations. As plants migrate over space and time, populations often fragment and contract, affecting basic elements of population dynamics (e.g., population size, gene flow, genetic diversity, etc.). Little is known, however, how these impacts on plant species will...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of my students: Adam R. Carson, Jessica A. Martin, and Skyler M. Har. Thank you for taking care of

Characterization and detection of potential adulterants in apple juice by pattern recognition methods

Creator:: Pilando, Leticia S.
Abstract:: Fruit juice concentrates- hard pear, soft pear, fig, prune, raisin, white grape, and pineapple, and sweeteners-invert beet, invert cane, and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) were characterized by sugar profiles, nonvolatile acid profiles, UV spectral profiles, and mineral content. These fruit juices and sweeteners were also used to adulterate commercial...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A. W. N. Pugin and St. Augustine’s, Ramsgate : a nineteenth-century English gothic revivalist and his church

Creator:: Burton, Kathryn Lee
Abstract:: A. W. N. Pugin was a driving force in the Gothic Revival movement in England during the first half of the nineteenth century. He was an architect and a writer who expounded on the virtues of reviving Gothic architecture, not only for its reflection of the sacred mystery of ancient...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - classes grew. In reality the changes to society were not rapid ones. F. M. L. Thomson explains that

On the limits of mutation analysis

Creator:: Gopinath, Rahul
Abstract:: Mutation analysis is the gold standard for evaluating test-suite adequacy. It involves exhaustive seeding of all small faults in a program and evaluating the effectiveness of test suites in detecting these faults. Mutation analysis subsumes numerous structural coverage criteria, approximates fault detection capability of test suites, and the faults produced...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Functional relationships among vegetation, nocturnal insects, and bats in riparian areas of the Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Ober, Holly K.
Abstract:: Vegetation provides food for many insects, and many insects serve as food for bats. We investigated the linkages among these three trophic levels in riparian areas throughout the Oregon Coast Range by examining the influence of vegetation cover, composition, and structure on the activity of nocturnal insects and bats, the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Francine Nogash, and Angella Sjollema. They each managed to maintain a cheerful outlook despite my

A content analysis of court opinions about grandparent visitation rights

Creator:: Henderson, Tammy L.
Abstract:: The current study was a content analysis of court opinions on grandparent visitation rights using the method of grounded theory. The research questions addressed in this study were: (a) On what bases were grandparents granted legal standing to petition for visitation with their grandchildren? (b) What was the legal reasoning...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Science of Becoming Noble: Rationalizing Aristocracy through Diagrammatic Notations for Dance and Drill in the Age of Enlightenment

Creator:: Caulkins, Tamara L.
Abstract:: During the eighteenth century, diagrams increasingly became an important aspect of scientific inquiry. Diagrams employed simplification as a strategy for representing complex information, played a role in standardizing scientific language, and served as instruments of reason to think through and communicate problems and findings in mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, natural...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Characteristics and use of inquiry and communication tools in planning for educational change

Creator:: Fierstein, Micah
Abstract:: In education today, there is a growing sense of urgency to build the capacity of educators, parents, and community members to work together to solve the complex issues facing schools. The central purpose of this study was to explore how one elementary school site council learned and adopted a set...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: lap. Francine and Jesse Fierstein, my parents, and my brothers, Ian and Bram, for their enduring

Body Condition and Hormone Assessment of Eastern North Pacific Gray Whales (Eschrichtius robustus) and Associations with Ambient Noise

Creator:: Lemos, Leila S.
Abstract:: Anthropogenic activities have posed many threats to the oceans and marine life. Understanding how individuals are affected and physiologically respond to these threats is crucial and allows for management and conservation applications. I evaluated the overall health condition of a subpopulation of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) along the Oregon coast,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Ana Paula, Bruno, Francine, Fernanda, Lorena, Carol, Elisa, Lucas, Larissa, Niki, Lu, Ana, Celio

Land tenure changes in Madhya Pradesh, India; process and effects, 1950-1970

Creator:: Mukerrji, Deipica Bagchi
Abstract:: Importance of tenure structures is often ignored in agricultural development planning in India. Emphasis instead is commonly placed on agro-techniques for increasing productivity to meet the growing needs of food supply. To evaluate the affects of institutionalized tenure structure on agricultural efficiency, two pairs of contiguous districts from Madhya Pradesh,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Department Chairman, Dr. R. M. Highsmith, for having encouraged my academic endeavors over the period of

Effectiveness of case based method versus traditional lecture in the retention of athletic training knowledge

Creator:: Carter, Lori D.
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Gender Matters : The Perspectives and Experiences of Living Unit Staff in Juvenile Correctional Facilities

Creator:: Galardi, Tasha Randall
Abstract:: Front line staff members in youth correctional facilities are generally the primary adults in the lives of incarcerated young people. In many ways, they serve as surrogate parents who may promote positive development while holding delinquent youth accountable for their actions. They accomplish these often conflicting goals through the provision...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Lesbian leaders in action : influencing and transforming community college culture

Creator:: Kenney, Rebecca J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore through their own stories and journeys (storjourns), how lesbian leaders influence and transform dominant community college culture. Five lesbian leaders participated who held the position of Director, Associate Dean, Dean, Executive Vice President, and President/Executive Dean. This microethnographical inquiry divulges and makes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Semantic embodied navigation : developing agents that navigate from language and vision

Creator:: Krantz, Jacob
Abstract:: Autonomous robotic agents are on their way to becoming in-home personal assistants, construction assistants, and warehouse workers. The degree of autonomy of such systems is reflected by the manner in which we specify goals to them; the abstraction of low-level commands to high-level goals goes hand-in-hand with increased autonomy. In...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The Second Chance Program : A Participatory Research with Formerly Incarcerated Community College Students

Creator:: Macale, James R.
Abstract:: Approximately 600,000 individuals will be eventually released from the prison system and millions will be released from jails across the United States each year (Mukamal et al., 2015). Some of these individuals will make their way to a local community college to make a better life for themselves. There is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: among releasees incarcerated for drug offenses Note: Adapted from Nally, J. M, Lockwood, S., Ho, T

Client-outcome program evaluation and functional role analysis in a community mental health clinic

Creator:: Shirley, Ruth Eloise
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to: (1) test a client-outcome evaluation methodology in a community mental health clinic, (2) relate a measure of clients' recent life change to client outcomes, (3) relate functions staff perform for clients to staff mental health profession and to client outcomes, and (4) suggest...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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