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A multifaceted assessment of adult informal learning at the Hatfield Marine Science Center

Creator:: Lynds, Susan E.
Abstract:: Authentic assessment of visitor learning in museum settings is a challenging endeavor. Evaluation literature includes very few studies that link adult visitors' behavior to their learning. Multiple data collection methods in a naturalistic environment hold great promise for increasing understanding of informal public education. In 1997, Oregon State University's Hatfield...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Hatfield Marine Science Center AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Susan E. Lynds for the degree of Masters

Maternal Play Behaviors and Stress Response within a State-Based Parenting Education Program

Creator:: Ebadirad, Staci W.
Abstract:: The quality of parenting, in particular mother-child interactions, is important for children’s development. Sensitive and responsive interactions between the mother and child are linked to children’s language, emotion and behavioral regulation, brain development, and activity in the stress response system (NSCDC, 2007; Mintz et al., 2011, Gunnar & Quevedo, 2007)....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Bridget E. Hatfield

Snow Peak, OR: late Miocene to early Pliocene volcanism in the central Cascadia forearc

Creator:: Hatfield, Ashley K.
Abstract:: Snow Peak is a voluminous shield volcano located ~50 km west of the axis of the modern Cascade arc. A previously published K-Ar age estimate indicates that the Snow Peak lavas are ~3 Ma. Subsequently, the preliminary research framework for studying the Snow Peak lavas focused on constraining the petrogenesis...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Ashley K. Hatfield for the degree of Master of Science in Geology presented on December 9

Effects of Supportive Parent-Adolescent Relationships on Delinquent Behaviors among Children Who Have Experienced Parental Incarceration

Creator:: Banks, Kimberley A.
Abstract:: Research indicates that adolescents with a history of parental incarceration are at higher risk of delinquent behaviors (Murray & Farrington, 2005), however the protective role of parent-adolescent relationships is largely unexamined when compared with negative dimensions of parenting. To examine the potential protective effects of the adolescent’s perceptions of a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Karen Hooker and Bridget Hatfield, committee members and mentors, Robert Stawski, Adam Branscum, and

Exploring the Magnetic Properties of Specific Grain-Sizes to Understand Marine Depositional Systems: A Case Study from the Eirik Ridge South of Greenland over the Last Glacial Cycle

Creator:: Freiberg, Benjamin T.
Abstract:: Disentangling sediment source from sediment transport is a fundamental marine geologic challenge critical to the interpretation of any sedimentary record. The Eirik Ridge, a sediment drift south of Greenland, receives terrigenous sediment primarily from subglacial erosion of south Greenland’s Precambrian bedrock and Paleogene volcanics that outcrop in east Greenland and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: my two advisors, Dr. Joe Stoner and Dr. Rob Hatfield, who provided guidance and advice throughout

English Proficiency and Executive Function in Dual Language Learners Enrolled in Head Start

Creator:: Merculief, Alexis
Abstract:: Dual Language Learners (DLLs) represent a substantial subpopulation in United States preschool programs (Aikens, Kinas, Malone, Tarullo, & Harding, 2017). DLLs often come from low socio-economic backgrounds and encounter barriers to academic success (National Academies of Science, 2017; Thomas & Collier, 2002). One consistent predictor of academic success is executive...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Dr. Bridget Hatfield, and Dr. Karen Thompson- thank you for stretching my thinking and encouraging

Elements of the Preschool Outdoor Play Environment : Associations with Children’s Physical Activity

Creator:: Hoke, Kelly L.
Abstract:: Preschool outdoor play environments (OPEs) are unique spaces that, when carefully designed, can encourage child-initiated play resulting in jumping, chasing, and exploration of materials and natural spaces (Moore, 1996). Specifically, elements of the OPE can facilitate movement and increase physical activity (Baek et al., 2015) through engaged, child-initiated play. Children...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Hatfield Preschool outdoor play environments (OPEs) are unique spaces that, when carefully

Job Strain in Toddler Teachers : Associations with Classroom Quality

Creator:: Henry, Adrienne J. L.
Abstract:: This study examined four occupational health risks that contribute to job strain, the experience of infectious disease, musculoskeletal strain, job dissatisfaction, and depressive symptoms, for toddler teachers as predictors of classroom quality. Both the physical and social settings of early care and education (ECE) are influential in shaping children’s early...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ___________________________________________________ Bridget E. Hatfield This

Teacher-Child Relationships and Preschool Teachers’ Attributions: Relations with Preschool Children’s Emotion Regulation and Emotion Knowledge

Creator:: Johnson, Maya E.
Abstract:: Emotional understanding is important for social connection and fulfilling relationships across the lifespan. Without these skills, relationships with others can feel chaotic, unpredictable, and unattainable, affecting a person’s health and well being. Early childhood is a critical time to learn and practice foundational emotional skills that build into skills needed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Bridget E. Hatfield Emotional understanding is important for social connection and

Maternal Depression and Child Health as Predictors of Absenteeism in Preschool Children Eligible to Attend Head Start

Creator:: Longway, Kelly
Abstract:: This study examines how three measures of child health: overall health status, access to health insurance and dental checkup status, predict the likelihood of a child experiencing higher number of absences in children eligible to attend Head Start, and how that association is influenced by the presence of a depressed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Bridget E. Hatfield This study examines how three measures of child health: overall

An exploration of microcombustor feasibility

Creator:: Hatfield, Jonathan M.
Abstract:: The goals of this research were first to examine flame quenching in tubing smaller than the quench diameter, and then to place lower size limits on microcombustor and microreactor systems by studying a catalytic microcombustor burning propane. In the first set of experiments, flame quenching was examined as a function...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jonathan M. Hatfield for the

Visitor Behavior at the Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center Aquarium

Creator:: Tissot, Susan Gaughan
Abstract:: Visitor behavior research has become an essential component to many museum programs. Since its opening to the public in 1965, Oregon State University's Mark O. Hatfield Marine Science Center Aquarium in Newport, it has been visited by millions of people. A clear understanding of who this audience was and what...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -g. Circulations patterns used by visitors observed at Oregon State University's Mark O. Hatfield

Gandydancing : A Nebraska Education

Creator:: Loshbaugh, Robert B.
Abstract:: This thesis is a work of literary non-fiction. It is divided into six sections. The first, "A Sense of Place," and the last, "Pulling a Geographical," are collage essays which establish and then reiterate major themes in the work: movement, work, geography, climate, people, and education--some curricular, some not. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Robert B. Loshbaugh for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in the co

Analysis of the Mimbres ground stone assemblage, Lake Roberts Vista Site (LA 71877), Gila National Forest, Lake Roberts, New Mexico

Creator:: Bird-Gauvin, Sally
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to see if there were technological differences in ground stone manufacturing and use from a single site that had been occupied for over 600 years, A.D. 550-A.D. 1150, and had multiple occupations that evolved over time (Late Pithouse Phases, Georgetown, San Francisco, and Three...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ............................................................................................................. 43 LIST OF TABLES Table PaQe 1. 1992 Units E, F, G, H, I, and K -Classic Mimbres Period

Some economic considerations in Dungeness crab marketing

Creator:: Wix, John Robert
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to describe Dungeness crab marketing from the ocean floor to the ultimate consumer; to identify relations among the Oregon Dungeness crab industry, the Pacific Coast Dungeness crab industry, and the Alaska King crab industry; and to specify the relationships between fishermen's prices for Dungeness...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF JOHN ROBERT WIX for the M. S

Some economic considerations in Dungeness crab marketing

Creator:: Wix, John Robert
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to describe Dungeness crab marketing from the ocean floor to the ultimate consumer; to identify relations among the Oregon Dungeness crab industry, the Pacific Coast Dungeness crab industry, and the Alaska King crab industry; and to specify the relationships between fishermen's prices for Dungeness...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF JOHN ROBERT WIX for the M. S. (Name of student) (Degree) in

Profiles of Community Resources and their Influence on Self-Regulation at Preschool : A Focus on Children from Low-Income Families

Creator:: Finders, Jennifer K.
Abstract:: Self-regulation skills lay the foundation for short- and long-term school success, and strengthening these skills in early childhood can have significant implications for immediate and future life outcomes (e.g., Blair & Diamond, 2008; McClelland, Acock, Piccinin, Rhea, & Stallings, 2013). A large body of literature has investigated how characteristics of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: especially thank my other mentors, John Geldhof and Bridget Hatfield, for their generosity and guidance

Driving Towards Independence : Total Dosage and Daily Usage of a Progressive Modified Ride-On Car Intervention for Young Children with Down Syndrome

Creator:: Hospodar, Christina M.
Abstract:: Purpose: Children with Down syndrome (DS) may have limited opportunities to engage in independent mobility at the same age as their typically developing peers due to motor delays. The primary purpose of this study was to examine two activity-oriented outcomes - (1) onset of independent driving, and (2) onset of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thanks to Joonkoo Yun and Bridget Hatfield for not only their feedback on my thesis, but their unique

Early Childhood Teachers’ Compassion Fatigue: The Roles of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Supportive Relationships with Leaders and Co-Teachers

Creator:: Abshire, Caitlyn J.
Abstract:: Compassion fatigue is a common struggle that helping professionals face; however, it is not yet well understood in early childhood teachers. Compassion fatigue results from caring for individuals who have had traumatic experiences, which can cause physical and emotional exhaustion, leading to a diminished ability to empathize with individuals in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Hatfield and Dr. Kelsy Kretschmer for their feedback and support in completing my thesis. In addition

Family-Teacher Relationships and Child Engagement in Early Care and Education

Creator:: Lewis, Hillary R.
Abstract:: The interactions young children have with teachers, peers, and tasks in early care and education (ECE) settings support development of social and academic skills. The degree to which families and teachers partner to support children’s development may contribute to child engagement. The current study aims to expand our understanding of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________________ Shannon T. Lipscomb Bridget E. Hatfield The interactions young children have with

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