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Reproductive decision-making in young women breast cancer survivors

Creator:: Everson, Courtney Louise
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to use an integrated biocultural perspective to examine the decision-making processes of young survivors as they navigate breast cancer treatment and reproductive health care options. This retrospective study utilizes a mixed-methods approach that integrates quantitative survey data (Phase I) with interview (Phase II) and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSRACT OF THE THESIS OF Courtney Louise Everson for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied

"I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

Creator:: Everson, Courtney L.
Abstract:: This dissertation aims to provide a comprehensive portrayal of doula care in the lives of pregnant and parenting adolescent mothers. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between psychosocial stress, social support, institutionalized constraints, and their impacts on health and well-being among adolescent mothers in the Northwestern...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ______________________________________________________ AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Courtney L. Everson for the degree of Doctor of

Science inquiry as knowledge transformation : investigating metacognitive and self-regulation strategies to assist students in writing about scientific inquiry tasks

Creator:: Collins, Timothy A.
Abstract:: Science inquiry is central to the science education reform efforts that began in the early 1990's. It is both a topic of instruction and a process to be experienced. Student engagement in the process of scientific inquiry was the focus of this study. The process of scientific inquiry can be...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: _______________________________________ Lawrence B. Flick

A relationship between wave dispersion and fracture strength for a composite material

Creator:: Ilcewicz, Larry Bert
Abstract:: Wave dispersion and fracture are phenomena that involve. mechanisms triggered at the scale of a material's internal structure. Experiments were performed with a candidate material to judge the hypothesis that wave dispersion measurements can be used to nondestructively predict fracture strength. Wood-based particleboard was chosen as the candidate material because...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: at the onset of nonlinear behavior. 0Copyright by Larry B. Ilcewicz April 3, 1984 All Rights

Qualitative Perspective of Student Success by First Generation Students Participating in Developmental Education Programs

Creator:: Esparza, Edward
Abstract:: This literature seeks to broadly examine historical literature and information pertaining to developmental education in the community colleges and its relationship with the college success. Contextually, the review will examine factors that affect student perception to academic success while being required to participate in remedial course work. Although issues surrounding...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________________________ Larry D. Roper This literature review seeks to broadly examine historical literature and

Finding techknowledgey : students' navigations of an institution's technological landscape

Creator:: Dean, Allyson S.
Abstract:: This study explored how students navigate the technological landscape of a public, land-grant institution. Through online surveys and semi-structured, one-on-one interviews, the study operated through an anticipatory/participatory lens to research with the intent of understanding students' experiences with technology at a research institution. Using this methodology and Triandis and Triandis'...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Larry D. Roper This study explored how students navigate the technological landscape of a

Motivation and engagement in school among immigrant Latino middle school students

Creator:: Knudson-Martin, John
Abstract:: This study investigated how a minority population of Latino/a immigrant children attending a middle school in the Pacific Northwest made sense of engaging with school and school mathematics. A cross disciplinary theoretical framework was used to examine how individual student motivation is impacted by the social context in which the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Larry G. Enochs This study investigated how a minority population of Latino/a

Making Sense of Co-Mentoring Relationships: Peer Mentor Perspectives

Creator:: Tradewell, Matthew R.
Abstract:: This mixed methods qualitative thesis examined the relationships between co-mentors in the Faculty Student Mentor Program at Oregon State University through the reported experiences/perceptions of peer mentors. The researcher gathered information for this study utilizing data from two focus groups, a survey of peer mentors, and a review of relevant...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Larry Roper This mixed methods qualitative thesis examined the relationships

Contemporary student veterans : transitional experiences from military life to college life

Creator:: Normandin, Kathleen
Abstract:: The contemporary student veteran population is growing rapidly as service members who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts take advantage of the Post 9/11 Veteran Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to receive educational benefits to attend college (Cook & Kim, 2009). However, student veterans entering college today have a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Experiences for Military Life to College Life Abstract approved: Larry Roper The contemporary

The influence of participating in a mandatory mixed-format student success seminar on persistence in an urban community college

Creator:: Mendoza, James A.
Abstract:: Over the past twenty years, the national three-year graduation rate for community college students has ranged from 44% to roughly 31% in 2013 (NCES, 2013). As a way to address such low graduation rates, colleges have implemented a myriad of services and programs (i.e., tutoring, mentoring, etc.). Another intervention is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Larry D. Roper Over the past twenty years, the national three-year graduation rate for community

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Reproductive decision-making in young women breast cancer survivors

"I'm a Mom too!" - Stigma, Support & Contested Identities among Adolescent Mothers in the United States

Science inquiry as knowledge transformation : investigating metacognitive and self-regulation strategies to assist students in writing about scientific inquiry tasks

A relationship between wave dispersion and fracture strength for a composite material

Qualitative Perspective of Student Success by First Generation Students Participating in Developmental Education Programs

Finding techknowledgey : students' navigations of an institution's technological landscape

Motivation and engagement in school among immigrant Latino middle school students

Making Sense of Co-Mentoring Relationships: Peer Mentor Perspectives

Contemporary student veterans : transitional experiences from military life to college life

The influence of participating in a mandatory mixed-format student success seminar on persistence in an urban community college

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