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The effect of motivational orientation on academic achievement and persistence of rural community college students: A test of a motivational model from a self-determination theory perspective

Creator:: Hoppe, Stephanie E.
Abstract:: Understanding the relationship between motivation, academic achievement, and persistence may help higher education administrators develop plans for increasing student engagement and student success. Prior research on higher education indicated connections between motivation, academic achievement, and persistence, but there has been limited research that relates these concepts to the rural community...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: theories exist surrounding motivation, including SDT (Reeve, Deci, & Ryan, 2004). As an approach to human

Online classes : the student experience

Creator:: Bucy, Mary C.
Abstract:: Online courses and even degree programs are becoming a widespread phenomenon at universities across the United States. Research into the effectiveness of these courses is in the early stages. This qualitative study explored student perceptions of their online class experience using expectancy-value theory as a framework in an attempt to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Lichen Studies of Tropical Dry Forest: A Systematic and Ecological Approach

Creator:: Miranda-González, Ricardo
Abstract:: In recent years, our ecological knowledge of tropical dry forests has increased dramatically. However, whole components of the ecosystem, like lichenized fungi, remain mostly unknown. Crustose lichens in these forests are so abundant, that they are responsible for the characteristic appearance of a “white bark forest” during the dry season....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . 2002. Introduction. In: Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region (Nash, T. H. III, Ryan, B. D

The effect of selenium deficiency on the fatty acid metabolism of rats and lambs

Creator:: Fischer, William Carl
Abstract:: Selenium deficiency in rats results in increased carbon metabolism, approaching twice the rate of selenium supplemented animals (normal). This is also reflected in a 50 percent increase in lysosomal enzyme activity in tissues of selenium deficient animals. Isolation of rat liver lysosomes shows a 17 percent increase in membrane thickness...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Sex-role identity differences as a function of place of residence of male college students

Creator:: Whipple, Edward George
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether sex-role identification differences among college students were related to place of residence, and if so, whether certain factors affect these differences. Six hypotheses were developed. The study sought to ascertain if sex-role identification is related to certain dimensions of peer association...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An investigation of the self concept of Alaskan Eskimo adolescents in four different secondary school environments

Creator:: Benjamin, Elizabeth
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Seward Peninsula and adjacent areas, and St. Lawrence Island. In a recent report on the Beltz school by

Addressing sodium reduction and pathogen internalization in non-intact whole muscle beef : evaluation of dehydrated collagen and hydrostatic pressure as impact technologies

Creator:: Lowder, Austin Cole
Abstract:: These studies focused on maximizing the nutrition and safety of raw whole muscle beef while minimizing quality and shelf-life alteration. The first study used response surface methodology to predict fluid loss from injected beef strip loins and steaks as influenced by levels of salt and sodium phosphates (SP) in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: as a result (Poulanne & Halonen, 2010). Beef rounds (Robbins, Jensen, Ryan, Homco-Ryan, McKeith

Evaluating the public health risks of methylmercury exposure and benefits from omega-3 fatty acids and selenium from fish consumption

Creator:: Cusack, Leanne K.
Abstract:: Although fish are a nutritious food source, they also are the main source of methylmercury exposure in U.S. populations. This research examined the risks from methylmercury and benefits from omega-3 fatty acids and selenium from fish consumption. The first study provided the first region-specific quantitative risk/benefit analysis for nine commonly...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Lichen communities and caribou habitat in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA

Creator:: Nelson, Peter R.
Abstract:: Lichens play many important roles in subarctic terrestrial ecosystems by fixing nitrogen, colonizing rock and gravel, stabilizing otherwise bare soil, adding significantly to vegetation biodiversity and serving as the primary food for caribou in the winter. In these chapters, I analyzed lichen community and ecological trait structure along environmental gradients,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , especially Alisha, Alija and Ryan from the Spatafora lab. I am also thankful to the regional and

A study of the Megaloptera of the Pacific coastal region of the United States

Creator:: Evans, Elwin D.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ; Walnut Ck. Glenn Co.: Plasket Mdw. , 8-1/2 mi. SW Elk Ck. Humbolt Co.: Fort Seward. Lake Co.: 6 mi. S

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The effect of motivational orientation on academic achievement and persistence of rural community college students: A test of a motivational model from a self-determination theory perspective

Online classes : the student experience

Lichen Studies of Tropical Dry Forest: A Systematic and Ecological Approach

The effect of selenium deficiency on the fatty acid metabolism of rats and lambs

Sex-role identity differences as a function of place of residence of male college students

An investigation of the self concept of Alaskan Eskimo adolescents in four different secondary school environments

Addressing sodium reduction and pathogen internalization in non-intact whole muscle beef : evaluation of dehydrated collagen and hydrostatic pressure as impact technologies

Evaluating the public health risks of methylmercury exposure and benefits from omega-3 fatty acids and selenium from fish consumption

Lichen communities and caribou habitat in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA

A study of the Megaloptera of the Pacific coastal region of the United States

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