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How school district and municipality finances responded to the great recession

Creator:: Arnold, Natalie R.
Abstract:: The 2008 financial crisis started a domino effect that crippled much of the United States economy. Most associate this crisis with large scale mortgage failure and an increase in unemployment. These were two of the main causes and effects of the crisis. However, society as a whole was also impacted....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: approved: _______________________________________________ Paul Thompson Abstract: The 2008

Evaluation of the LifeKnowledge Curriculum and its usability in the Oregon Agricultural Sciences classroom

Creator:: Crawford, Paul Wesley
Abstract:: The LifeKnowledge curriculum is a recent initiative of the National FFA Organization to develop key learning precepts in agriculture education students. This material utilizes cutting-edge teaching techniques in lesson plans designed to develop leadership, teamwork, personal development, and communication abilities in students. This project surveyed current agriculture teachers in Oregon...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract Approved: ____________________________________________________ Greg Thompson The

Segregation in Public Schools Through the Lens of Tiebout Theory: A case study of Oregon's open enrollment policy

Creator:: Backus, Robert J.
Abstract:: In 2011 Oregon enacted a public education open enrollment policy that gives students and families the choice of what school to attend, regardless of district lines. Despite the lack of public information, this policy will sunset this school year unless it is further extended during legislative session. This paper attempts...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved:_____________________________________________________ Paul Thompson In 2011

Moral Truth and Hume's Fork: The Prospects of Reconciliation

Creator:: Embleton, Clark A.
Abstract:: Hume’s division of truth into agreement with matters of fact or relations of ideas casts doubt on our capacity to have moral knowledge, as moral propositions do not seem to fall obviously into either category. This thesis looks at how two views, ‘descriptive moral functionalism’ and ‘moral concept essentialism’, try...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: :_____________________________________________________ Allen Thompson Hume’s division of truth into agreement with matters of fact or relations of

Emersonian Non-Conformity in J.D. Salinger and Hunter S. Thompson

Creator:: Cooley, Katelyn E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to thematically explore two novels which are considered to be “non-conformist” for the ways that the characters struggle to understand themselves as separate from society. By comparing the non-conformity of each character to Ralph Waldo Emerson’s theory of individualistic non-conformity, as presented in his...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Katelyn E. Cooley for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Arts in

Isolated Youth : An Exploration of Solitary Confinement in Juvenile Correctional Facilities

Creator:: Thompson, Kristin L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to provide an overview of the use of solitary confinement and related techniques of isolation in juvenile correctional facilities in the United States. Given that scholars, correctional employees, incarcerated youth, and activists define solitary confinement in varied ways, this thesis attempts to synthesize those...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Thompson A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University Honors College

Attachment to Place Among Teenage Students in School Districts With Four-Day School Weeks

Creator:: Smith, Madeleine C.
Abstract:: Rural communities face acute challenges in providing education. Attachment to place plays a significant role in rural communities but little research exists on how it influences policy. One policy response to financial, physical, and cultural factors in rural Oregon is the four-day school week (FDSW). Through health survey responses of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: With Four-Day School Weeks Abstract approved: Paul Thompson Rural communities face acute challenges

Moral Disagreement and Moral Genealogy : Two Sources of Empirically-Based Epistemological Challenges to Robust Realism

Creator:: Pho, Alexander
Abstract:: I defend robust realism from arguments that raise epistemological challenges to it based on considerations about either moral disagreement or the genealogy of our moral beliefs. The first argument is the “Argument from Conciliationism,” which contends that the moral disagreements that obtain between moral peers give us reason to believe...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved:_____________________________________________________ Allen Thompson I defend

Analyzing the Effect of Peer Learning on Academic Success within Physics Education

Creator:: Dreyer, Gabriel
Abstract:: Objective: This study presents an in-depth review of the correlations between peer learning methods and Academic success for students within the Oregon State University introductory PH 20X physics series. This study also sought to determine how, if any, demographics impacted the relationship between these correlates, and if the course structure...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: :_____________________________________________________ Kenneth Walsh Objective: This study presents an in-depth review of the correlations between peer

Structural Similarities and Differences in Tropone and Tropolone: Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction Study

Creator:: Titus, Eric J.
Abstract:: The method of gas-phase electron diffraction is a very useful tool for determining the geometry of a molecule in the gas-phase to a high degree of accuracy. In this thesis, the structures of tropone and tropolone, which are similar molecules that are both based on a 7-carbon ring, were investigated...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : Kenneth Hedberg The method of gas-phase electron diffraction is a very useful tool for determining the

ScholarsArchive@OSU

How school district and municipality finances responded to the great recession

Evaluation of the LifeKnowledge Curriculum and its usability in the Oregon Agricultural Sciences classroom

Segregation in Public Schools Through the Lens of Tiebout Theory: A case study of Oregon's open enrollment policy

Moral Truth and Hume's Fork: The Prospects of Reconciliation

Emersonian Non-Conformity in J.D. Salinger and Hunter S. Thompson

Isolated Youth : An Exploration of Solitary Confinement in Juvenile Correctional Facilities

Attachment to Place Among Teenage Students in School Districts With Four-Day School Weeks

Moral Disagreement and Moral Genealogy : Two Sources of Empirically-Based Epistemological Challenges to Robust Realism

Analyzing the Effect of Peer Learning on Academic Success within Physics Education

Structural Similarities and Differences in Tropone and Tropolone: Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction Study

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