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  • Creating and sustaining a whole community in hierarchical institutions

    Creator:
    Matheis, Christian G.
    Abstract:
    In this thesis, I examine some of the relationships between hierarchy and community that exist in institutions. Within institutions, individuals are separated from one another and organized hierarchically based on arbitrary inequalities. In general, I discusses inequalities based on race, class, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, etc. Institutions organized based...
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    Institutions By Christian G. Matheis A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment

  • The Oregon State University Writing Center : history and context

    Creator:
    Weintraub, Melissa R.
    Abstract:
    The Oregon State University (OSU) Writing Center: History and Context provides a detailed and multi-faceted view of the Writing Center from its start in 1976 through the present. The information was gathered from interviews, annual reports, archival sources, and scholarly research. Chapter One examines the scholarly conversation about writing centers,...
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    Writing Center: History and Context. Abstract approved: Lisa S. Ede The Oregon State University (OSU

  • Forest restoration and fuels reduction on non-industrial private land in northwestern California

    Creator:
    Latimer, Lisa Marie
    Abstract:
    This thesis explores the complexity of relationships between communities and the ecosystems in which they live through a focus on forest restoration and fuels reduction on private land. As a case study, research took place in the Klamath-Siskiyou region of rural Northern California, in Humboldt and Siskiyou counties. The research...
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    Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts

  • Reclaiming space for small scale agriculture in Lincoln County, Oregon

    Creator:
    Gossen, Kimberly A.
    Abstract:
    As recent interest has grown in the connections between how food is produced, distributed and consumed, and the overall health of food systems for people and the environment, a movement toward localizing food systems has emerged. In Lincoln County, Oregon, citizens, restaurateurs and university extension faculty, among others, have started...
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    County office of the Oregon State University (OSU) Extension Service. This research was initially

  • Cooperation and small to medium sized enterprises in Oregon's forest product industry

    Creator:
    Brown, Nicole A.
    Abstract:
    This thesis examines perceptions of cooperation among small to medium sized enterprises (SME) in western Oregon's forest products industry. Recent changes in the industry, such as corporate consolidation, global marketing, and government regulations have created an environment in which many SMEs find it difficult to stay competitive. Cooperation among SMEs...
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    Woodlands Association NWFP Northwest Forest Plan (1994) ESA Endangered Species Act (1973) OFPA Oregon

  • LGBTQ Latinx Student Activist and Leaders in the State of Oregon: A Preliminary Study

    Creator:
    Zayas, Minerva
    Abstract:
    In 2016, the Oregon Community Foundation reported that twelve percent of Latinx folks graduated with their bachelor’s and/or master’s degree compared to the 31 percent of White counterparts (Latinos in Oregon Report, 2016). While Latinx students continue to be the largest minority in the United States, Latinx students enroll in...
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    . Title: ​LGBTQ Latinx Student Activists and Leaders in the State of Oregon: A Preliminary

  • Making ends meet : hunger survival strategies in two rural Oregon communities

    Creator:
    Abel, Talya Shuler
    Abstract:
    Food insecurity and hunger have become persistent problems resulting from an increase in impoverished segments of populations worldwide. For those not affected, the problem seems unnoticeable – it is happening somewhere else far away from them. However, in the United States, the number of people living below the poverty level...
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    . Title: Making Ends Meet: Hunger Survival Strategies in Two Rural Oregon Communities Abstract

  • Using PLACE mapping to improve public participation in Tillamook County, Oregon riparian action planning

    Creator:
    Primozich, David
    Abstract:
    In the fall and winter of 1999/2000, efforts by federal, state, and local agencies to restore salmon habitat by protecting land adjacent to rivers and streams drew intense responses citizens in the Pacific Northwest. Despite efforts to "involve" citizens in the development of riparian protection policies, many did not believe...
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    , Oregon Riparian Action Planning by David C. Primozich A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University

  • Recognizing and overcoming the critical cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement : from a human perspective

    Creator:
    Bestvina, Bodarc
    Abstract:
    This thesis seeks to better understand the most pressing cultural barriers to progress in the sustainability movement, and to offer suggestions for overcoming barriers. This research includes a two-year long case study of the sustainability movement at OSU, where the researcher coordinated projects encouraging behavior change. Despite increasing severity and...
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    ) Cindy is in her early 30s OSU College of Forestry Extension Specialist (who founded the Sustainable

  • A blank screen? : digital divide discourses and practices

    Creator:
    Powell, Jasmine
    Abstract:
    The existence of a “digital divide,” or inequalities of access to digital technologies among different American subpopulations, has been hotly debated and contested since the National Telecommunications and Information Administration first popularized the phrase in 1995. The purpose of this thesis is to critically examine the dominant discourses around the...
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    various uses by African American college students at Oregon State University. After implementing a