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Willed Women : Female Bodies & Subversive Being in the Knight’s and Second Nun’s Tales

Creator:: McLemore, Emily C.
Abstract:: This project examines two understudied female characters from Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales who emerge as subversive figures by striving to maintain control over their bodies and being. Through my analyses of the Knight’s and Second Nun’s Tales, I reveal how virginity correlates with bodily autonomy for the narratives’ respective protagonists,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Whose community is it anyway? : the CDA and cultural conflicts over speech and pornography

Creator:: Christian, Mary Ann
Abstract:: The Communication Decency Act became law in 1996 and was immediately challenged on Constitutional grounds. It was subsequently declared unconstitutional based on the First Amendment guarantee of free speech. Using Fantasy Theme Analysis, an analysis of the dramatic elements of the key players was accomplished. The dramatic elements of Overall...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Wholistic primary education : investigation and development of an integrated curriculum model

Creator:: Beyer, Elmira K.
Abstract:: A five year longitudinal study was begun in 1976 to find a solution to the problem of early primary children who fail in school and then adopt the failure syndrome. The study was conducted in four elementary schools in Oregon which had distinctly different socio-economic populations. The tests used for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The impact of youth gang awareness training on school personnel

Creator:: Novotney, Dave C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of youth gang awareness training on school personnel. Middle and high school level teachers, counselors, and school administrators in a rural Oregon school district were the focus of this study. Six specially designed modules were created by the researcher and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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The evaluation of data file access methods for an on-line information system

Creator:: Meesajjee, Chulit
Abstract:: It is necessary to evaluate and compare the characteristics of various methods of accessing data-files in order to utilize economically both the hardware and the software (Space and Time) supported by the digital on-line system. The purpose of this paper is to describe and evaluate the structure and use of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The development and evaluation of audiovisual techniques to acquaint high school students with opportunities available in the private colleges in Oregon

Creator:: Plimpton, Hollis Winslow
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to test a proposed procedure for providing seniors in small high schools of Oregon with information in regard to the private colleges and universities of the state. It included the development of an audio-visual technique and its trial on a sample group. Scope and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Taxonomy and evolution of the Orthotyline genus Lopidea (Heteroptera: miridae)

Creator:: Asquith, Adam
Abstract:: The genus Lopidea Uhler is revised for America north of Mexico. The relationship of Lopidea to other orthotyline genera is discussed and it is proposed that the genus Ilnacora Reuter is the sister group of Lopidea. Forty-eight species of Lopidea are recognized in North America, one of which is described...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Howard V. Weems); Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS), Champaign, Illinois (Kathryn C

Suggested learning experiences for beginning clothing construction based on the beliefs of Oregon home economics teachers

Creator:: Post, Colleen Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the beliefs of home economics teachers concerning beginning clothing construction skills. Specifically, the writer was seeking to determine: 1. What sewing skills are essential for beginning clothing construction students to acquire. 2. What sewing skills are important or desirable for beginning clothing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Similarity inheritance : a model of inheritance for declarative visual programming languages

Creator:: Djang, Rebecca W. (Rebecca Walpole)
Abstract:: Declarative visual programming languages (VPLs), including spreadsheets, make up a large portion of both research and commercial VPLs. Spreadsheets in particular enjoy a wide audience, including end users. Unfortunately, spreadsheets and most other declarative VPLs still suffer from some of the problems that have been solved in other languages, such...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Shared family time : an analysis in two-parent, two-child Oregon households

Creator:: Parker, Louise Anne
Abstract:: In this study patterns of shared family time in 210 two-parent, two-child Oregon households were described. The relationship between amounts of shared time and a number of family and environmental characteristics was also researched. The study used the Oregon data from a contributing project of the Northeast Regional Research Project...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Willed Women : Female Bodies & Subversive Being in the Knight’s and Second Nun’s Tales

Whose community is it anyway? : the CDA and cultural conflicts over speech and pornography

Wholistic primary education : investigation and development of an integrated curriculum model

The impact of youth gang awareness training on school personnel

The evaluation of data file access methods for an on-line information system

The development and evaluation of audiovisual techniques to acquaint high school students with opportunities available in the private colleges in Oregon

Taxonomy and evolution of the Orthotyline genus Lopidea (Heteroptera: miridae)

Suggested learning experiences for beginning clothing construction based on the beliefs of Oregon home economics teachers

Similarity inheritance : a model of inheritance for declarative visual programming languages

Shared family time : an analysis in two-parent, two-child Oregon households

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