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  • Serving from the center : servant leadership and social capital

    Creator:
    Easdale, Daniel
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    The perception that there exists a lack of leadership can be found throughout history. Currently, according to Robert Putnam, there does appear to be a decline is social capital. This research examines the connection between business leadership style and effects on social capital. Most research on corporate social responsibility focuses...
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  • Relationship between disability orientation and participation of children with disabilities in aquatic programs

    Creator:
    Schram, Bridgette M.
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    Increased physical activity (PA) in children has been linked to improved quality of life, as well as the establishment of life-long PA habits that lead to improved health outcomes. The literature suggests that children who participate in organized sport programs engage in more PA than children who do not. Notably,...
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    , and Dr. Dwaine Plaza for their valuable support, input, and guidance throughout this process

  • Design Thinking as a Framework to Maximize Learning Foreign Languages in Online Environments

    Creator:
    Beged-Dov, Yael
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    In this qualitative case study, the implementation of a student-centered model of teaching, “Design Thinking, is explored to understand the difficulties learners experience when studying a foreign language in formal learning environments. This study suggests that excessive concentration on factors of grammar, translation, pronunciation, vocabulary, and lack of speech activity...
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    appreciation and gratitude to Dr. Joan E. Gross, Dr. Shelley Dubkin-Lee, Dr. Dwaine Plaza, and Dr. Stephanie

  • Closing the Gap : Using Theory to Analyze the African American Division 1 Football Player Graduation Gap

    Creator:
    Smith, Dorian
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    African American male students are a small portion of the student body at NCAA Division 1-A schools, but they make up a large portion of population of college football players. African American male college students are also one of the most at-risk student populations on campus in regards to retention....
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    study. Dr. Dwaine Plaza’s guidance, experience and passion were paramount in molding this study and my

  • Economic Analysis of A Road Usage Charge

    Creator:
    Ke, Yue
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    This study evaluates the distributional impacts of an alternative public roads finance method, a road usage charge (RUC) fee, on lower income households and rural households in Oregon. While previous research has relied on the 2001 and 2009 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS), this research will uses the 2011-2013 Oregon...
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  • Transportation network connectivity, facilities encouraging walkability, and crime

    Creator:
    Bornasal, Floraliza B.
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    This thesis explores the relationship between crime, transportation network connectivity, and engineered facilities built to increase walkability through a case study of twenty-five sites within the city of Spokane, Washington. Using data spanning between 2008 and 2010, the author developed a GIS model representing conditions of the built environment, social...
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    committee members, Dr. Karen Dixon, Dr. Dwaine Plaza, and Dr. Marc Norcross; Gates Millennium Scholars

  • An investigation and analysis of the incentives and disincentives for conflict prevention and mitigation in the Bureau of Reclamation's water management

    Creator:
    Ogren, Kimberly
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    This study addresses the question: "What are the incentives and disincentives for conflict prevention and mitigation in the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and how do they factor into Reclamation's management of water in the western United States?" Incentives and disincentives for conflict prevention (i.e., actions taken to avoid conflict) and...
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    public administration can be. I thank Dr. Dwaine Plaza for and helping me keep my plans in check when I

  • Is there still a Southwest effect?

    Creator:
    bin Salam, Najmus Sakib
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    The US airline industry is going through a period of consolidation through mergers between leading airlines. A number of recent mergers have been approved by the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) based on the presence of Southwest Airlines in merger-affected markets. In doing so, the DOJ makes...
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  • Letting Our Students Speak: Enriching the Discourse about Feminist Pedagogy in the Virtual Classroom

    Creator:
    Hugmeyer, Andrea Doyle
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    The increasingly corporatized and privatized public university has resulted in significant role changes for students and faculty. Among these changes includes the development of online education and its proliferation among various disciplines to not only increase educational access, but to sustain budgetary program needs. Such processes are occurring in women's...
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    students as my career continues. Third, Dr. Dwaine Plaza, I thank you for your participation on my

  • First generation students in clubs and organizations

    Creator:
    Bettencourt, Genia M.
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    Existing literature on first generation students focuses on the challenges these students encounter in arriving at and persisting within higher education. The area of first generation student involvement, particularly within clubs and organizations on campus, is relatively unknown. In this study, I conducted nine qualitative interviews with first generation students...
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    , including:  My major professor, Janet Nishihara, for her support, perspective, and edits.  Dwaine