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The cultural significance of mountain regions : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon

Creator:: Starr, Karen J.
Abstract:: Altitudinal variations in upland regions of the earth create variable climatic zones and conditions. Plant and animal communities must adapt to these conditions, and when they reach their tolerance limits for environmental conditions at the upper levels of a zone, they cease to exist in the environment. Humans also utilize...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Karen Joyce Starr for the degree

An evaluation of using the spiral model to teach media at Oregon State University

Creator:: Piepmeier, Karen Swanson
Abstract:: A decade after the School of Education at Oregon State University adopted a spiral model of curriculum for teacher education, a study was conducted to determine if Instructional Media, one thread of that model, was spiralled in the curriculum. A survey was conducted of graduating seniors, using a questionnaire to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon State University AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Karen Swanson Piepmeier for the degree of Master

The Disclosure of Gay and Lesbian Sexual Identities and Relational Outcome Uncertainties

Creator:: Smith, Karen Nimitz
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to analyze the change in gay/lesbian friendships after the disclosure of their sexual identity. Six specific areas were examined: (1) what are the circumstances under which persons find out their close friends are gay/lesbian (hereafter referred to as the event), (2) do relationships change...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: relational outcome uncertainties AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Karen Nimitz Smith for the degree of Master

Playwriting and Authority : Collaborative Art and Feminine Production

Creator:: Brown, Colleen Karen
Abstract:: In that the concept of authority in terms of the creation of a literary work of art indicates a single creator or controller of a literary work, a delineated inscriber of the text who initiates the act of communication, writing for theatrical production can be described as a feminized art...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: feminine production AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Colleen Karen Brown for the degree of Master of Arts in

The Impact of Causal Uncertainty on Dyadic Satisfaction

Creator:: Needham, Shana M.
Abstract:: One's ability to determine the cause and effect nature events is important for navigating within the social realm. However, the ability to determine these relationships is not always as clear. According to Weary and Edwards (1996) causal uncertainty (CU) is the result of an individual perceiving themselves as someone who...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Shana M

New Activity Programs in Long Term Care: Theatre and Eudaemonics

Creator:: Harper, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: Educators and other individuals within the long term care continuum along with current gerontological researchers call for consideration of quality of life factors related to aging. Optimal aging applies to physical health, as well as cognitive and socio-emotional health. Each is imperative to a quality of life, specifically in long...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Transnational feminism and the microfinance (r)evolution : excavating microlending from neoliberalism

Creator:: Ireland, Heather Montes
Abstract:: This study employs interdisciplinary methods to make transnational feminist sense of the microfinance phenomenon. Drawing upon a combination of discourse approach, textual analysis, political economics and critical theory construction, I fused a feminist critical discourse approach to excavate microfinance from neoliberalism. I designed an economic justice framework and executed an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: work, and who care so deeply. And to Dr. Karen Holmberg, it was a genuine pleasure to work with you

Tweets that Unite? An Exploring the Establishment of First Lady Identity Through Twitter

Creator:: Kolozsvari, Brooke R.
Abstract:: American first ladies have long used the media to promote their image. Michelle Obama, the first lady of the @FLOTUS Twitter account, used this government controlled platform to communicate, campaign and bring attention to important White House events. Using Chang Wan Woo et al. rhetorical purpose(s), this study conducts a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: one's husband. This gendered norm is not surprising. In fact, research from Parry-Giles and Diane M

InHERitance: The Transmission of Women's Inalienable Possessions, Personal Narrative and the Mother-Daughter Bond

Creator:: Ashley, Jessica
Abstract:: Two companion pieces, a video documentary and written analysis, provide the text for this exploration of how women's life stories and the mother-daughter narrative are preserved through the transmission of inherited objects. The video documentary reveals the lives of six diverse women who each discuss the politics of receiving and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Personal Narrative and the Mother-Daughter Bond. Abstract approved: Susan M. Shaw Two companion pieces

Treaty past, treaty present : an interdisciplinary analysis of the Pacific Salmon Treaty through examination of the values, culture and political structures that provide definition

Creator:: Evans, Paul L.
Abstract:: The Pacific Salmon Treaty was established by Canada and the United States to secure sustainability of salmon harvests within the Pacific Northwest. Renewed in June 1999, the treaty functions to legitimize and empower the Pacific Salmon Commission as the agent of fishery sustainability. The Pacific Salmon Commission serves as a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Provide Definition. Abstract approved: William M. Lunch The Pacific Salmon Treaty was established by

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The cultural significance of mountain regions : implications for the Calapooya Divide, Oregon

An evaluation of using the spiral model to teach media at Oregon State University

The Disclosure of Gay and Lesbian Sexual Identities and Relational Outcome Uncertainties

Playwriting and Authority : Collaborative Art and Feminine Production

The Impact of Causal Uncertainty on Dyadic Satisfaction

New Activity Programs in Long Term Care: Theatre and Eudaemonics

Transnational feminism and the microfinance (r)evolution : excavating microlending from neoliberalism

Tweets that Unite? An Exploring the Establishment of First Lady Identity Through Twitter

InHERitance: The Transmission of Women's Inalienable Possessions, Personal Narrative and the Mother-Daughter Bond

Treaty past, treaty present : an interdisciplinary analysis of the Pacific Salmon Treaty through examination of the values, culture and political structures that provide definition

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