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Visitor Behavior at the Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center Aquarium

Creator:: Tissot, Susan Gaughan
Abstract:: Visitor behavior research has become an essential component to many museum programs. Since its opening to the public in 1965, Oregon State University's Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center Aquarium in Newport, it has been visited by millions of people. A clear understanding of who this audience was and what...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Visitor Behavior At The Mark 0. Hatfield Marine Science Center Aquarium Redacted for Privacy Abstract

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Creator:: Read, Richard Thomas
Abstract:: In February 1905 the Oregon State Academy of Sciences formed in Portland to promote scientific research and diffusion of scientific knowledge in Oregon. The founders also planned to assist in the discovery and development of the state's natural resources. The Academy was the first scientific society in Oregon with professional...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Institutionalizing science in Oregon : the role of the

Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQ) in the Pacific Halibut Fishery : Applications to the Magnuson Act

Creator:: Reisenweber, John W.
Abstract:: The Pacific halibut has supported a major commercial fishery on the West coast of the United States for over 100 years. In the past, the halibut fishery was managed by a policy of open access which led to an overcapitalized fishery and raised concerns about overfishing, fishing safety, and deteriorating...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Presented April 2, 1997 Commencement June 1997 Rep esenting Marine Resource Management Master of Arts in

Community-based sea turtle conservation in Baja, Mexico : integrating science and culture

Creator:: Bird, Kristin E.
Abstract:: This thesis discusses both theoretical and practical considerations inherent in conducting community-based research within a case study of sea turtle conservation in Baja California, Mexico. A brief background, including the general ecology, status and distribution of sea turtles of the Baja peninsula is presented, with an overview of the current...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Management Studies in Kenya, the Center for Rainforest Studies in Australia, the Center for Marine Resource

Informal Education on an Estuary Nature Trail : A Study of Visitor Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior

Creator:: Osterman-Sussman, Irene
Abstract:: The Mark 0. Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) public education opportunities include interpretive programs offered along the Estuary Nature Trail. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of three informal education programs, interpretive signs, a self-guided trail brochure, and guided naturalist walks, in imparting information on the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 0. Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) public education opportunities include interpretive

Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980

Creator:: Finley, Carmel
Abstract:: Approximately $1 billion a year is spent on salmon in the Pacific Northwest. Spending has escalated, yet the number of wild runs placed under the protection of the Endangered Species Act has increased, creating social and political controversy. For more than 100 years, salmon management in the Pacific Northwest has...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: marine and freshwater culture of fishes.46 Cultivation efforts center on trout (Salmo gairdneri), 29

Guilt and Redemption in a National Eulogy: President Obama’s “Together We Thrive: Tucson and Arizona” Address as a Call for Mortification

Creator:: McLennan, Chelsea J.
Abstract:: On January 8th, 2011 tragedy struck in Tucson, Arizona. A gunman opened fire on Representative Gabrielle Giffords' "Congress on Your Corner" event, wounding thirteen and killing six ("Arizona Shooting"). Four days later, President Obama spoke to a grieving crowd at the University of Arizona's McKale Memorial Center. This study seeks...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Speech Communication, Speech Communication, and Political Science presented on May 24, 2012. Title

For the Purpose of Power: An Analysis of George W. Bush’s Warrantless Wiretapping Address

Creator:: Owens, Michael V.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to examine the rhetorical efforts of President George W. Bush in defending his administration's warrantless wiretapping program. Specifically, the study attempts to determine the president's underlying motives when he defended the National Security Agency in a December 2005 radio address by applying Kenneth Burke's...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Studies in Speech Communication, Speech Communication, and Political Science presented on June 7, 2007

Underrepresentation of minorities in natural resource professions : an examination of African Americans

Creator:: Ponds, Phadrea D.
Abstract:: The fact that African Americans are under represented in the natural resource professions is well known and commonly acknowledged. Terms such as conspicuously absent, manifest imbalance and zero representation have all been used to describe the current status of African American natural resource professionals. The data suggests that in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master's of Art in Interdisciplinary Studies in the co-departments of Wildlife Science. Forest

Earth First! : An Ethnography of Communication

Creator:: Vondracek, Julie A.
Abstract:: This study examined the culture of Earth First!, an environmental activist movement. The study was limited to two groups of Earth First! in the Northwest, Corvallis and Eugene. The goal was to discover what it is to be a communicatively competent member of Earth First! The method used to address...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Studies in Communication, Sociology and Political Science presented on January 22, 1991. Title: Earth

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Visitor Behavior at the Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center Aquarium

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQ) in the Pacific Halibut Fishery : Applications to the Magnuson Act

Community-based sea turtle conservation in Baja, Mexico : integrating science and culture

Informal Education on an Estuary Nature Trail : A Study of Visitor Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior

Fish Tales: Salmon Stories, 1945-1980

Guilt and Redemption in a National Eulogy: President Obama’s “Together We Thrive: Tucson and Arizona” Address as a Call for Mortification

For the Purpose of Power: An Analysis of George W. Bush’s Warrantless Wiretapping Address

Underrepresentation of minorities in natural resource professions : an examination of African Americans

Earth First! : An Ethnography of Communication

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