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Attitudes Toward Disability in Self and Other : Assessment and Educational Intervention

Creator:: Bonnett, Amy K.
Abstract:: Negative attitudes towards people with disabilities persist in our society, limiting the inclusion of people with disabilities in a multitude of social roles. Despite existing research on the nature of these attitudes and interventions to improve them, people with disabilities continue to cite social barriers as some of their greatest...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ., Shelley Dubkin-Lee, Ed.D., and Megan MacDonald, PhD., for their positive and supportive attitudes as

A Thematic Feminist Analysis of Best-Selling Children’s Picture Books

Creator:: Marie, Michelle
Abstract:: Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the top ten best-selling children's picture books of 2006 reveals that these books contain elements of systematic privilege and oppression. Dominant group members are numerically overrepresented in the sample. Major emergent themes are the normalization of racism and white privilege, the stereotypical portrayal of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Marie, Author ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Many people made this thesis possible: Thanks to Janet Lee

President Clinton's health care rhetoric : the role of anecdotal evidence in promoting identification

Creator:: Dahl, Nicholas D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to illuminate the presence and rhetorical effect of anecdotes in President Clinton's major health care address. It is the health care debate that shows most clearly how Clinton tries to direct a multi-level campaign that attempts to identify his interests (passage of the Health...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: elocution seem to be detriments."32 In fact, Wendell Rawls Jr. pointed out that negative campaigning

When Celilo was Celilo : an analysis of salmon use during the past 11,000 years in the Columbia Plateau

Creator:: Thomison, Patrick
Abstract:: The presence and significance of salmon for prehistoric and aboriginal people of the Columbia Plateau is a matter of considerable debate among anthropologists, archaeologists and historians. Data from over 100 archaeological sites are scrutinized in the light of an example salmon fishery developed from ethnographic and archaeological information on aboriginal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: example of this development, Wendell Oswalt states: "Salmon are well recognized as a primary source of

A Qualitative Feminist Analysis of Welfare Mothers and Human Capital

Creator:: Leer-Beyerlein, Amy L.
Abstract:: This thesis explores outcomes of women's participation in the American welfare system. The primary goal of this research was to determine the impact certain segments of the welfare system in the United States have on women's ability to obtain and retain human capital. The primary resources were formulated around participants...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: well, Wendell Primus and Kristina Daugirdas in their (1999) 'Several Suggestions for Improving the

Inter-test Comparison of Three Preschool Language Tests : SICD, PLS, a d PPVT R

Creator:: Hansen, Laura S.
Abstract:: Thirty preschoolers were tested for language skills using the Preschool Language Scale (PLS), Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) Form L, and Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development (SICD). Each child's age scores on one test were compared to his/her scores on the other two tests. As a group, the children achieved...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Women Farmers and Ranchers and Agricultural Knowledge: Gender. Experience, and Connection

Creator:: Filan, Trina Robin
Abstract:: This research is based on in-depth interviews with 20 women farmers and ranchers from the state of Oregon. These women employ a variety of methods and subscribe to a number of divergent philosophies regarding agricultural practices. The intention of this study is to examine how women who are the primary...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Historic Farm Structures As Material Culture : An Oregon Study

Creator:: Judge, Barbara C.
Abstract:: The thesis is a case study of two traditional family farms that were settled in Oregon in 1850 and 1915. The study embraces the theory that material culture reflects customs and values. The material culture indicators within the study are the architectural structures of the Oregon farms. The study filters...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: " from FARMING: A HAND BOOK, copyright 1970 by Wendell Berry, reprinted by permission of Harcourt Brace

Factors in the Selection of Home Birth : A Comparative Study of Birthing Alternatives in Western Oregon

Creator:: Fuhr-Dunn, Susan D.
Abstract:: Increasing demand for home birth has created an upheaval in the American medical profession and, is a controversial political and legal issue as well. This research, utilizing ethnographic, historical, and survey data analyzes contemporary home birth. A review of the so called "medicalization" of childbirth is presented noting that the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and Maynard and Mary Lee Dunn for providing continuous encourage- ment and economic support. Two

Modern Piracy: Regional Cooperative Security: Southeast Asia and the Middle East

Creator:: Christensen, Adam K.
Abstract:: Over the past ten years, reports of piracy and other forms of maritime violence have been dramatically on the rise. As these reports increase, so too does international attention toward how to solve this. This thesis examines the development of cooperative maritime security efforts in both Southeast Asia and the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Attitudes Toward Disability in Self and Other : Assessment and Educational Intervention

A Thematic Feminist Analysis of Best-Selling Children’s Picture Books

President Clinton's health care rhetoric : the role of anecdotal evidence in promoting identification

When Celilo was Celilo : an analysis of salmon use during the past 11,000 years in the Columbia Plateau

A Qualitative Feminist Analysis of Welfare Mothers and Human Capital

Inter-test Comparison of Three Preschool Language Tests : SICD, PLS, a d PPVT R

Women Farmers and Ranchers and Agricultural Knowledge: Gender. Experience, and Connection

Historic Farm Structures As Material Culture : An Oregon Study

Factors in the Selection of Home Birth : A Comparative Study of Birthing Alternatives in Western Oregon

Modern Piracy: Regional Cooperative Security: Southeast Asia and the Middle East

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