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The use of visual aids by home demonstration agents

Creator:: Eldredge, Evelyn Buell
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS 0F Evelyn Bueli Eldredge for the M.S. in Home Economies Extension (Name) (Degree

Assessing the knowledge of county extension agents on geotextile applications for agricultural practices in Oregon and Idaho

Creator:: Brown, Linda Lee
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to assess county extension agents' knowledge of geotextiles; to determine their current level of information and their location on an adoption-diffusion curve; and to determine the agents' attitudes toward the potential use of geotextiles in agriculture, specifically in soil erosion control. A questionnaire was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Assessing the knowledge of county extension agents on

Program of preparation for extension personnel in Taiwan

Creator:: Lin, Yih-chyi
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : PROGRAM OF PREPARATION FOR EXTENSION PERSONNEL IN TAIWAN Abstract approved: Dr. Philip avis The problem

Influence of audio-visual workshops upon teaching practices

Creator:: Henkle, Charles Van
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: present activities of state departments of education, university extension divisions, and four-year

Pesticides and produce : risk perceptions of extension clientele

Creator:: Love, Margaret L.
Abstract:: While there is growing public concern over the safety of the food supply, few studies have contrasted varying perceptions of pesticide risk. This study assessed and contrasted perceptions of three groups of Oregon State University Extension Service clientele (home food preservers, Master Gardener volunteers, commercial growers) and factors influencing these...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: research, a bulletin will be developed for OSU Extension clientele. Appropriate risk conununication

Extension education in the wildlife conservation field

Creator:: Lewis, John Hammond
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Extension education in the wildlife conservation field

Evolution of jasperoid and hydrothermal alteration at Veteran Extension in the Robinson (Ely) porphyry copper district, Nevada

Creator:: Maher, David J., (David Joseph), 1969-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Extension in the Robinson (Ely) porphyry copper district, Nevada AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF David J

Guidelines for the development of a livestock extension program for part-time farmers

Creator:: Leffel, John Alvan
Abstract:: The part-time farmer is becoming an increasing important part of the American Way of Life. The Cooperative Extension Service should be prepared to work with these people and help fulfill their educational needs. The purpose of this study is to provide some guidelines that can be used in developing an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: farmer is becoming an increasing important part of the American Way of Life. The Cooperative Extension

The relative effectiveness of three forms of visual knowledge of results on maximal strength output in an isokinetic extension/flexion of the knee

Creator:: Hobbel, Susan Laurie
Abstract:: This experiment was conducted to study the effects of three different forms of visual knowledge of results (KR) on maximal strength output in isokinetic exercise. The task used was an isokinetic extension of the knee, followed by a corresponding flexion. Four, six-subject experimental groups completed four testing sessions conducted over...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: knowledge of results on maximal strength output in an isokinetic extension/flexion of the knee AN ABSTRACT

An Evaluation of Onboarding and Training Procedures of Oregon State University County Extension Faculty

Creator:: Knight, Kelsey J.
Abstract:: Oregon State University Extension employs county-based Extension Faculty to deliver educational programs to communities across the state. County Extension Faculty are expected to be competent in various content and training can help prepare faculty for the profession. Using a needs assessment approach, this research evaluated the training available. The results...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Evaluation of Onboarding and Training Procedures of Oregon State University County Extension Faculty

Extension orientations toward poverty : bootstrap, culture of poverty, systemic : an empirical study

Creator:: Fletcher, Roger LeRoy
Abstract:: This study describes Extension field staff orientations toward poverty. Expressions on origins, solutions and definitions of poverty were elicited from informants. Responses were then classified by categories, coded and analyzed using the Statistical Interactive Programming System (SIPS). Orientations were then measured by identifying modal categories. A category was identified as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of MASTER OF ARTS, INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES presented on AUGUST 22, 1974. Title: EXTENSION

Diffusion of information about clothing to adults with orthopedic limitations

Creator:: Leber, Delores Ann
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to propose recommendations for improved diffusion of clothing information to orthopedically limited adults. A sample of 180 orthopedically limited adults residing in the Willamette Valley of Oregon was selected using mailing lists from the Oregon Governor's Conference for the Handicapped, from Oregon State University...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , television, sales- persons, and county extension bulletins. The following recommendations are proposed in

A dynamic landscape formed by the power of volcanoes : geology training manual for interpreters at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park

Creator:: Ashton, Rebecca H.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of social interaction and social comfort among five undergraduate ethnic groups: African American, American Indian, Asian American, Caucasian American, and Hispanic American. Another purpose was to explore the correlation between the level of social contact and comfort among the five...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The development of a British Columbia achievement test for eighth grade industrial arts

Creator:: Cook, Gregory Crawford
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop an achievement test suitable for eighth grade industrial arts, in the Province of British Columbia. The test was designed to conform to the limitations established in the curriculum bulletin, Industrial Arts 8, authorized in 1962. Norms were to be developed from the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: estab- lished in the curriculum bulletin, Industrial Arts 8, authorized in 1962. Norms were to be

Home preservation practices and knowledge of Alberta homemakers

Creator:: Whitmore, Aileen Perdue
Abstract:: The rationale for this study lies in the upsurge of home food preservation which has occurred as a result of the unprecedented rise in food prices and, concommitantly, the danger and economic loss entailed in the use of faulty methods. A sample of 200 non-urban homemakers in the province of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 1 Map of Alberta with District and Regional Alberta Agriculture Extension Offices,, 15 LIST

Computer and internet usage in rural clubs : are members digitally divided?

Creator:: Cassell, Christopher J.
Abstract:: Lower rates of computer adoption and usage in rural areas has been called a "digital divide." This work explores the current state of connectivity within a rural town of the Pacific Northwest with a quantitative and qualitative overview of computer usage and access within civic and activity clubs, ranging from...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: technology extension initiatives which included Community Technology Centers and Community Access Centers

Utilizing cooperative fisheries research to monitor and understand harmful algal blooms along the Oregon coast

Creator:: Gilliland, Raquel C.
Abstract:: Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are a problem for coastal communities, the fishing industry, and coastal organisms. Pseudo-nitzschia spp. is a regularly occurring diatom in Oregon’s coastal waters. At times, Pseudo-nitzschia spp. can facultatively produce domoic acid, a neurotoxin that can bioaccumulate in the food chain. While regular shore-based sampling provides...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Pacific Northwest HAB Bulletin. Sea surface temperature and salinity were assessed as potential predictor

Traditional furniture style in China and Korea

Creator:: Lee, Siyeun
Abstract:: The study is an analysis and a comparison of traditional furniture styles in China and Korea in terms of size, style of leg, and metal mounts. The study was limited to the household wardrobes, cabinets, and chests of both countries from the fifteenth to the early twentieth century. A total...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: chests of both countries from the fifteenth to the early twentieth century. A total of 141 examples (65

Uptake and retention of technetuim [i.e. technetium] by two freshwater species, the crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus and the snail Juga silicula

Creator:: McKenzie-Carter, Michael A.
Abstract:: The patterns of uptake, retention, and tissue distribution of ⁹⁵mTc in two freshwater species, the crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus and the snail Juga silicula have been investigated. The animals were chronically exposed in water to which sodium pertechnetate had been added. Final whole-body concentration ratios (CR) obtained were 1.6 and 41...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: %. Biological half-lives for the long-lived retention components were determined to be 141 days and 120 days

Seismicity at the Cascadia plate boundary beneath the Oregon continental shelf

Creator:: Williams, Mark Charles
Abstract:: Since 2003, 39 small earthquakes have been detected offshore central Oregon in the nominally locked part of the Cascadia subduction zone, where very little seis- mic activity has been recorded in spite of a paleo-seismic record of great subduction events. Although the regional earthquake bulletin reports depths of 29 and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -seismic record of great subduction events. Although the regional earthquake bulletin reports depths of 29

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