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Attachment to Place Among Teenage Students in School Districts With Four-Day School Weeks

Creator:: Smith, Madeleine C.
Abstract:: Rural communities face acute challenges in providing education. Attachment to place plays a significant role in rural communities but little research exists on how it influences policy. One policy response to financial, physical, and cultural factors in rural Oregon is the four-day school week (FDSW). Through health survey responses of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: With Four-Day School Weeks Abstract approved: Paul Thompson Rural communities face acute challenges

K-12 school finance reform : an Idaho case study

Creator:: Pratt, Leah
Abstract:: There have been years of stalled K-12 school finance reform efforts in Idaho, yet it was unclear what key Idaho education interest groups currently thought about how Idaho funds its public schools. Therefore, this project explored the institutional perspectives and beliefs of K-12 Idaho education stakeholders regarding the Idaho K-12...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: presented on November 30, 2022 APPROVED: Paul Thompson, representing Economics

Starting Out Equal? The Impacts of Child Care Access on Kindergarten Readiness in Oregon

Creator:: Hansen, Jeanette
Abstract:: Children enter kindergarten on unequal footing. Early childhood experiences shape initial disparities and predict academic achievement and life trajectories. One influence, child care, is not available to all children in Oregon as most counties qualify as child care deserts. This paper analyzes if child care access has an effect on...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: approved: ______________________________________________________ Paul N. Thompson Children enter

Starting Out Equal? The Impacts of Child Care Access on Kindergarten Readiness in Oregon

Creator:: Hansen, Jeanette
Abstract:: Children enter kindergarten on unequal footing. Early childhood experiences shape initial disparities and predict academic achievement and life trajectories. One influence, child care, is not available to all children in Oregon as most counties qualify as child care deserts. This paper analyzes if child care access has an effect on...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Paul N. Thompson Children enter kindergarten on unequal footing. Early childhood experiences

How school district and municipality finances responded to the great recession

Creator:: Arnold, Natalie R.
Abstract:: The 2008 financial crisis started a domino effect that crippled much of the United States economy. Most associate this crisis with large scale mortgage failure and an increase in unemployment. These were two of the main causes and effects of the crisis. However, society as a whole was also impacted....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: approved: _______________________________________________ Paul Thompson Abstract: The 2008

Segregation in Public Schools Through the Lens of Tiebout Theory: A case study of Oregon's open enrollment policy

Creator:: Backus, Robert J.
Abstract:: In 2011 Oregon enacted a public education open enrollment policy that gives students and families the choice of what school to attend, regardless of district lines. Despite the lack of public information, this policy will sunset this school year unless it is further extended during legislative session. This paper attempts...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved:_____________________________________________________ Paul Thompson In 2011

Soundscape Policy: Noise Pollution as an Issue in Oregon Municipalities

Creator:: Noone, Harry
Abstract:: Noise is an environmental issue uniquely harmful to public welfare but essential to a well-functioning modern economy. Given the prevalence of noise especially in urban soundscapes, noise pollution has been recognized as a negative externality and an environmental stressor and thus has become an issue in public policy. Yet, as...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Harry Noone presented on June 4th, 2020 APPROVED: Paul Thompson (Economics

The Effect of Fiscal Stress Label Receipt on School District Tax Referenda Outcomes: Evidence from Ohio

Creator:: Whitley, Joe
Abstract:: This paper evaluates the previously unknown effect that a Fiscal Stress Label (FSL), a State fiscal intervention program signaling fiscal duress, has on passage rates and voter support for school district tax referenda. Previous research suggests that FSL receipt is associated with increased school district revenue, however the reason why...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: APPROVED Dr. Paul Thompson, representing Economics Dr. Alison Johnston, representing

Investing in stability : an assessment of the tertiary effects of Oregon’s seismic rehabilitation grant project

Creator:: Filimoehala, Sione T.
Abstract:: Geological scientists have predicted an impending massive earthquake is likely to occur on the North Pacific Coast of the US. In response to the warnings of impending disaster, the State of Oregon has implemented several disaster preparedness measures, including the Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Project (SRGP), a grant dispersed to public...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

A contextual model for the integration of LifeKnowledge curriculum into the agricultural science and technology classroom

Creator:: Crawford, Paul Wesley
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to evaluate a contextual model for integrating lessons from the LifeKnowledge curriculum into the agricultural science and technology (AST) course content. This was measured using the National FFA Organization’s online precept indicator which is part of the LifeKnowledge 3.0 curriculum. Ninth grade students at...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Paul Wesley Crawford for the degree of Master of Science in

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Attachment to Place Among Teenage Students in School Districts With Four-Day School Weeks

K-12 school finance reform : an Idaho case study

Starting Out Equal? The Impacts of Child Care Access on Kindergarten Readiness in Oregon

Starting Out Equal? The Impacts of Child Care Access on Kindergarten Readiness in Oregon

How school district and municipality finances responded to the great recession

Segregation in Public Schools Through the Lens of Tiebout Theory: A case study of Oregon's open enrollment policy

Soundscape Policy: Noise Pollution as an Issue in Oregon Municipalities

The Effect of Fiscal Stress Label Receipt on School District Tax Referenda Outcomes: Evidence from Ohio

Investing in stability : an assessment of the tertiary effects of Oregon’s seismic rehabilitation grant project

A contextual model for the integration of LifeKnowledge curriculum into the agricultural science and technology classroom

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