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Observer influence on the interaction of a mother and a single child in the presence of two other preschool siblings

Creator:: Thompson, Joanne Mann
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: TWO OTHER PRESCHOOL SIBLINGS by Joanne Mann Thompson A THESIS submitted to OREGON STATE

Defining micro-habitat relationships for juvenile black rockfish, Sebastes melanops

Creator:: Mann, Marion E.
Abstract:: The functioning of marine habitats needs to be understood in the context of the ecological relationships and associations between organisms and the physical and biogenic environment they inhabit. Thus, it becomes important to explore and define habitat features which contribute to these relationships and which are important in the life...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THE THESIS OF Marion E. Mann for the degree of Master of Science in Fisheries Science on May 27

Physical activity, hormone replacement therapy, and insulin resistant coronary artery disease risk factors in postmenopausal women

Creator:: Manns, Patricia J.
Abstract:: Low physical activity levels and high serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD) in both men and women. However, postmenopausal women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may have increased risk of CAD because of HRT-related increases in serum CRP. There are two manuscripts...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Perceptions of agricultural education teacher preparation programs toward distance education

Creator:: Nelson, Susanne J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify if differences existed in perceived barrier factors and perceived attitude factors toward distance education between faculty and administrators in the decision stage and those in the implementation stage of distance education technology adoption. Information was gathered from teaching faculty and program leaders...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: dissertation. A sincere appreciation is extended to my major advisor, Dr. Greg Thompson, who has been patient

Playing with pedagogy : a case study of contextual teaching and learning for the natural resources classroom

Creator:: Greene, Kim (Kimberly Kate)
Abstract:: This thesis investigates Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) as a method of instruction for natural resources education. The research follows the adoption of CTL in the K-12 classrooms of six teachers focusing on natural resources education at two rural schools in Western Oregon. CTL is being investigated because it connects...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Joanne F. Tynon This

Instructional coaching and disciplinary literacy : an examination of the engagement of secondary content-area teachers in professional development

Creator:: Bamford, Barbara JoAnne Dehm
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the factors that contributed to the engagement of middle and high school teachers in professional learning with instructional coaches, relative to disciplinary literacy. The study addressed the following question: What factors appear to influence secondary content-area teachers' engagement with instructional coaches,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Barbara JoAnne Dehm Bamford for the degree of Doctor of

Climbers' preferred management actions : addressing resource and crowding impacts in Yosemite Valley

Creator:: Burns, Molly T.
Abstract:: As more people become interested in rock climbing, the need to understand climbers and their preferences and how their activities impact the resource are more vital than ever. With increased use, and with little empirical data about the Yosemite climbing community, park managers cannot adequately develop a comprehensive climbing management...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ________________________________________________________ Joanne F. Tynon As

Effectiveness of case based method versus traditional lecture in the retention of athletic training knowledge

Creator:: Carter, Lori D.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Joanne B. Engel The use of the case based method of teaching has become widespread

Urban natural parks in Portland : nature, networks, and community health

Creator:: Baur, Joshua W. R.
Abstract:: Three trends are occurring today in the United States which inspired this research. First, America is growing increasingly urbanized. Today, more Americans are living in cities than in rural environments, and this pattern is predicted to continue for the foreseeable future. Urban living has benefits, but there are also challenges...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Networks, and Community Health Abstract approved: Joanne F. Tynon Three trends

An investigative study in the systematic application of effectiveness indicators for institutional improvement in northwest community colleges

Creator:: Sorensen, James E.
Abstract:: In 1990, the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges moved to an accreditation model based on outcomes, their assessment and deliberative attempts at institutional change and improvement. No study existed in northwest community colleges which identified the systematic application of effectiveness indicators for institutional change and improvement. This study was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Institutional Improvement in Northwest Community Colleges Abstract approved: Joanne B. Engel In 1990, the

A case study of inclusion : its time to get mad

Creator:: O'Dell, Marti
Abstract:: Since the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975, a number of common problems have emerged. Primarily they involve the difficulties both experienced and created by public schools attempting to fulfill the federal mandate to provide students with disabilities an appropriate public education. The purpose of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: study support the attribution theory as presented by Bernard Weiner (Banks & Thompson. 1995

Rangeland privatization and the Maasai experience : implications for livestock herding, open space, and wildlife conservation in southern Kenya

Creator:: Sundstrom, Shiloh
Abstract:: For centuries in what is now southern Kenya and northern Tanzania, nomadic, Maasai livestock herders have coexisted with vast populations of wildlife. Today, both wildlife and the Maasai herding lifestyle, a vital component of Maasai culture, are threatened by changes to the landscape and losses in mobility, including the policy...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Approved: __________________________________________________________________ Joanne F. Tynon

The Returner : a First Nations autobiographical study : understanding the causes of First Nations language decline and extinction from the perspective of a First Nations language worker

Creator:: Kelly, John Medicine Horse
Abstract:: This study documents thick-description single-source data from the life and experiences of a Native American / Native Canadian language worker. The worker, raised and educated in the United States, was separated from his ancestral village until his thirties. The worker, with a Masters degree in education from Oregon State University,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Extinction from the Perspective of a First Nations Language Worker. Abstract approved: Joanne B. EngeV This

Interpersonal communication factors in the management of biomedical instructional development projects

Creator:: Thomas, Julie Ann
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the professional interaction and interpersonal communication factors in the management of biomedical instructional development projects which involved the use of electronic media. Reference is made, repeatedly, in instructional development literature to the need to include interpersonal communication skills in the education and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ' Barney. Special appreciation is also extended to the members of my committee, Dr. Joanne (Jodi) Engel

Attitudes and behavior toward energy consumption among Oregon residents and their sociodemographic correlates

Creator:: Marganus, Martin
Abstract:: The relationship between attitudes toward energy and conservation behavior was studied in the context of sociodemographic and housing characteristics. Data were obtained by mail survey from a random sample of 1,503 Oregon households (Western Regional Agricultural Experiment Station Project, W-159). The return rate was 55 percent (834). Attitudes toward energy...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: complete this study. Finally, I want to thank Dr. Joanne Engel, my minor professor, and Dr. James

Removal of Radioactive Strontium, Iodine, and Uranium from Contaminated Groundwater : Sorption Processes and Properties

Creator:: Leonard, Mary E.
Abstract:: Iodine-129 is a key risk driver at sites where nuclear materials have been fabricated or processed, and it is a predominant isotope of concern in long-term waste storage strategies. I-129 exists primarily as iodate in the subsurface at the Hanford Site in south-central Washington State. Between 15 and 40% of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: space for synthetic chemistry experiments. Dr. Joanne Tynon served as the author's Graduate College

A process for the evaluation of learner goals, reading comprehension, and program impact as elements of adult literacy programs

Creator:: Haddon, R. Lance
Abstract:: National statistics indicate that as many as 23 million adults in the United States are illiterate and another 40 million lack literacy skills necessary to function effectively or on more than a narrow basis in this society. People without literacy skills or who have only marginal reading ability find themselves...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: doctoral committee, Doctors Wayne Haverson, Charles Carpenter, JoAnne Trow, Glenn Klein and Margaret

Resistance in snap beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L., to adult western spotted cucumber beetle, Diabrotica u. indecimpunctata Mann

Creator:: Eltoum, Elameen M. A.
Abstract:: Studies to evaluate resistance in snap beans, Phaseolus vulgaris L. to adult western spotted cucumber beetles, Diabrotica u. undecimpunctata Mann. were conducted in greenhouse cages, field cages, field plots, and in temperature controlled cabinet in the laboratory. Results showed that there were differences in susceptibility to adult feeding injury between...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Western Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Diabrotica u. undecimpunctata Mann. AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF

Investigating the effects of temperature on secondary metabolism in Vitis vinifera L. cv. merlot berries

Creator:: Cohen, Seth D.
Abstract:: Grapes (e.g. Vitis vinifera L.) are one of the more important fruit crops from an economic standpoint with world market values over 550 million US dollars in 2007 and 2008, second to apples (United States Department of Agriculture). While a satisfactory level of ripeness is of primary concern, the quality...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Oxidase enzyme systems and respiration in pear fruit buds

Creator:: Staatz, Wallace Thompson
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: aside (8, p. 494-495* 13i 15, P. 207i 23, p. 187-188, 24, p. 726-727i 33). leilin and Mann (20

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