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  • In search of belongingness : perceptions, expectations, and values congruence within sorority new members

    Creator:
    Clegg, Karen S.
    Abstract:
    This study addresses perceptions, expectations, and values of women who espoused interest in joining National Panhellenic Conference sorority organizations, and the congruence of their beliefs with their first term membership experiences. The sources that informed women's expectations were also explored. Eight participants were selected from the potential new member pool...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Karen S. Clegg for the degree of Master of Science in College Student

  • A Correlational Study on the Impact of the Pell Grant Program on Utah's Public Colleges and Universities

    Creator:
    Clegg, Phil L.
    Abstract:
    The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) and the eight public colleges and universities in the system, have depended on the Federal Pell Grant program for more than 40 years to assist students to attend. For some of these institutions, the amount of Pell grant dollars received is as much...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Phil L. Clegg

  • Adapting the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders Task to Older Adults : The Psychometric Evaluationand Theoretical Exploration of a Measure of Executive Function

    Creator:
    Cerino, Eric S.
    Abstract:
    With an estimated 5.4 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease facing individual, social, and financial burdens, researchers must make cognitive assessment inquiries a priority (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016). Cognition encompasses multiple aspects of thought processes, such as multiple types of memory, planning, inhibitory control, attention, and processing speed. The higher level...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Eric S. Cerino for the degree of Master of Science in Human

  • A validation of the Oregon State University driving simulator

    Creator:
    Brown, Lacy S.
    Abstract:
    Driving simulation is widely accepted as a safe, effective, and economical alternative for investigating driver behavior in a variety of contexts. However, in order to apply simulator-based research results to real-world settings, the performance measures acquired through simulated driving experiments must first be validated. This research was aimed at validating...
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    Masters Thesis
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    S. Brown for the degree of Master of Science in Civil Engineering presented on September 6, 2012

  • Using the predictive method in the 2010 Highway Safety Manual to identify hazardous intersections in Corvallis, OR

    Creator:
    Zhou, Yanfen
    Abstract:
    An intersection, due to its vehicle and pedestrian conflict movements, experiences complex traffic situations that might contribute to crashes. In the city of Corvallis, OR, historically more than 80% of the total crashes have occurred within an intersection or have been designated as intersection-related. It is important to develop a...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Intersections in Corvallis, OR Abstract approved: _____________________________________________ Karen K

  • Mirage

    Creator:
    Houghton, Melissa G.
    Abstract:
    This collection of poems spans a range of content. They pose many questions that consider issues surrounding identity, perception, and the relationship between the self and other. The collection consists of four parts. Parts I and IV explore the self and other by using personal experience and persona. Part II...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    : ________________________________________________________________ Karen E. Holmberg This collection of poems spans a range of content. They pose many

  • Factors that affect a school district's ability to successfully implement the use of data warehouse applications in the data driven decision making process

    Creator:
    DeLoach, Robin
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that influence the ability of teachers and administrators to use data obtained from a data warehouse to inform instruction. The mixed methods study was guided by the following questions: 1) What data warehouse application features affect the ability of an...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    Applications in the Data Driven Decision Making Process Abstract approved: Karen M. Higgins The

  • The spillways

    Creator:
    Rasmussen, Kimberly Ann
    Abstract:
    The Spillways is a collection of poetry investigating a wide range of themes: identity, memory, loss, illness, labor, suffering, and grief. At times, the poems investigate place−in the physical and natural world−as a driving force of the speaker's identity. Many of the poems also consider the role of work and...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    : ______________________________________________________________________ Karen Holmberg The Spillways is a collection of poetry investigating a wide range of themes

  • The skipping stone

    Creator:
    Peacock, Jonathan Austin
    Abstract:
    The Skipping Stone is a collection of poetry investigating a wide range of themes: self-displacement, southern heritage, identity of the Self, loss, and grief. At times, the poems confess a kind of anxiety associated with experiencing the death of loved ones, acting as a coping mechanism for loss and self-exploration....
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    : ________________________________________________________________________ Karen Holmberg The Skipping Stone is a collection of poetry investigating a wide range

  • Taking a broader approach : longitudinal effects of personality on the physical health of spouse caregivers in two disease groups

    Creator:
    Hall, Brandi June
    Abstract:
    Caregiving circumstances frequently evoke high levels of stress for caregivers and have consistently been linked to adverse psychological and physical health consequences. Within the caregiving literature, researchers have sought to answer questions about why some individuals seem to be particularly vulnerable to the well-established deleterious consequences of caregiving stress. Several...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    approved: _____________________________________________________________________ Karen A. Hooker