The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship
between teacher behavior and understanding of children's behavior
in a group of beginning practicum student teacher aides. The
subjects were thirteen female college students enrolled in either
Child Development or Nursery School Teaching programs. These
students had all completed at...
The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area is managed by the Siuslaw
Forest division of the United States Forest Service (USFS). This area has gradually been
overcome by vegetation since the 1950's, originating with the exotic European Beach
Grass (Ammophila arenaria). The invasion of this exotic vegetation has resulted in a...
The protagonists in the fiction of Paule Marshall, Alice Walker, and Toni
Morrison illuminate American cultural perceptions of black women and illustrate how the
creators of these characters hope to change those perceptions. I studied Paule Marshall's
Daughters, Alice Walker's Meridian and The Color Purple, and Toni Morrison's The
Bluest...
The effects of early season and late season drought stress on
various carbohydrates, calcium and/or nitrogen content at apical,
central and basal tuber locations were studied for Russet Burbank
and A082260-8 potatoes. Drought stress which occurred early in the
stage of tuber development appeared to have more detrimental effect
than...
Take-all root rot (Gaeumannomvces araminis var.tritici) is
a major disease of wheat (Triticum aestivum) in western Oregon.
Control of take-all is dependent on management practices such as crop
rotation and soil fertility-plant nutrition relationships. The
objective of this study was to develop a bioassay that could measure
the influences of...
Potash rate and source effects on tuber yield and quality
(hollow heart, size, and processing quality), and nutrient (K, Ca,
Mg, and C1) concentrations in petioles and tubers were evaluated in
three experiments, two in the Columbia Basin in Oregon (McDevitt and
Levy) and one in Central Oregon (Powell Butte)....