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Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Washington State University. Extension, University of Idaho. Extension, Hobbs, Beverly B., and Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension
Abstract:: Communities across the United States are becoming more culturally and ethnically diverse. Indeed, demographers predict that by 2030 most of America’s school-age children will be from a minority group and by 2050, so will most Americans. This increasing diversity changes the nature of the population served by volunteer-based organizations, and...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Supporting Latino Volunteers Beverly B. Hobbs, Extension specialist, 4-H youth development, Oregon State

Creator:: Moore, Marian
Abstract:: Job satisfaction has received considerable attention within the community college sector, but there is limited research focused solely on the job satisfaction of foreign-born faculty members employed at community colleges. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with job satisfaction among foreign-born faculty members employed at U.S....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Associated with Job Satisfaction among Foreign-Born Faculty at Community Colleges within the United States

Creator:: Somer, Marcia G.
Abstract:: This qualitative narrative inquiry study explored the experiences and perspectives of five Asian American females who have sought presidencies and/or vice presidencies in community colleges. All five of the participants are currently either a president or vice president in community colleges. This study found nine themes that capture the barriers...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Barriers and Facilitators by Marcia G. Somer A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State

Creator:: Ramos, Jeanna A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to analyze women of colors's (WOC) experiences working within the United States Forest Service (USFS) accessing the challenges of recruitment, retention, and promotional efforts. Using testimonios and Anzaldúa's theory of mestiza consciousness, I found three themes that included white supremacist capitalist patriarchy, presumed incompetence,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: practices model of a capitalist drive nation, the United States. As Omni and Winant state, “the

Creator:: Villalba, Alex Aleman
Abstract:: Indigenous and Latinx communities have always used storytelling to pass along ancestral histories and memories, whether it be through the act of speaking, performing or other types of artwork. This thesis examines the ways that queer Latinx artists are retelling the stories that have been mistold to erase, repress and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Xenophobia: The Curious Origins of Arizona State Bill 1070 to detail the disturbing methods that the United

Creator:: Lacy, Amber D.
Abstract:: The “fat-hunger paradox” is a relatively recent phenomenon in the United States in which people of low socioeconomic status are disproportionately overweight or obese, and yet frequently lack access to adequate food and nutrition. Research indicates additional disparities in the prevalence of overweight and obesity amongst most racial and ethnic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: among low socioeconomic status and minority groups in the United States (Zhang and Wang 1623). In

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