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Creator:: Thomas, William Howard
Abstract:: In the process of adjusting to a new institutional environment, transfer students will often experience difficulties and these difficulties may limit their academic potential. Can an institution create a formal process which can help the transfer student adjust to the institutional environment? This study is an examination of a program--an...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Model of Student Departure 25 LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1. Two- and Four-Year College Enrollment 13

Creator:: Repp, Betty Jean
Abstract:: This study explored lesbian identity development and the relationship between Oregon State University campus climate as reported by 35 lesbian students. Identity development was measured by using Cass's (1984b) Stage Allocation Measure (SAM) which is a self-select tool for determining stage of lesbian identity development. The SAM was then used...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: academia. "Student involvement in the life of the college has been found to relate positively to a number

Creator:: Bavarian, Niloofar
Abstract:: The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) is a critical Public Health problem in the college population that represents a unique form of substance use. Namely, the primary motives for IUPS by college students are academic in nature (e.g., Teter, McCabe, LaGrange, Cranford, & Boyd, 2006), which may explain why...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 20 classrooms, eligible student response rate = 96.30%). The prevalence of IUPS during college

Creator:: Johnson, Tricia Widner
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among appearance management, dress, and personality. Eight hypotheses were developed that proposed relationships among five personality factors, three appearance management variables, and style of dress. Respondents were 277 undergraduate student subjects enrolled at Oregon State University. Subjects completed two questionnaires:...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Nelson, Heather A.
Abstract:: Approximately half of the 6.4 million pregnancies occurring each year in the United States are unintended (Finer & Henshaw, 2006). Unintended pregnancies, defined as pregnancies not wanted at the time conception occurs, regardless of contraceptive use (Chandra, Martinez, Mosher, Abma, & Jones, 2005) can have serious repercussions on women, children,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Public Health presented on June 12, 2009. Title: Emergency Contraceptive Pills and College Women

Creator:: Jackman, Andrew Martin
Abstract:: Students often have difficulty completing their college education. Some leave during their freshmen year, others later in their careers. Many factors contribute to the decision to withdraw, often relating to the individual student, or the institution. Literature indicates that the decision to withdraw is frequently based on student involvement. This...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Richards, Judith D.
Abstract:: Doctoral training programs in counselor education require a dissertation, a capstone project in the academic training and development of graduate students seeking a PhD or an EdD. The dissertation is expected to contribute new knowledge to the profession through the researcher reporting the results of research. The counselor education literature...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: methods, and research designs of dissertations produced in Oregon State University’s Counseling Academic

Creator:: Bushnell, Bobette
Abstract:: Communication cannot be successful without the cooperative listening response of an auditor. Auditors must feel empowered to act as agents of change or their decisions and actions cannot be influenced by the discourse. Their every response depends upon their ability to perceive themselves as potential mediators of change. A review...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: students at Oregon State University. The mean age of the respondents was twenty years, 34 percent were

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