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  • An investigation of credit usage among young married couples in western Oregon

    Creator:
    Preisz, Lois Heesacker
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    This study was designed (1) to examine credit usages as they relate to financial problems of young married couples, (2) to investigate the similarities of financial practices of two populations, (3) to determine the sources of educational financial assistance and guidance used by young couples, and (4) to compare demographic...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Hollingshead's Two Factor Index of Social Position, based on education and occupation of the head of household

  • Expenditure differentials of selected urban families receiving AFDC assistance

    Creator:
    Lowry, Helen Joanne Speckhart
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    Expenditure data of 13 households receiving. Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) were collected through use of specially designed record booklets for one month and by a brief interview. Welfare workers in southeast Portland discussed the study with families meeting the criteria of 1) a one-parent family with one...
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    Masters Thesis
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    the home address, ages and education of children and length of time the family had received

  • Financial management practices of a selected group of retired couples

    Creator:
    Pulley, Mary Ann
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    This study examined the financial management practices of a group of middle and upper class retired couples in a period of rising prices and relatively fixed incomes. The objective of this study was to describe (1) financial planning of retired couples, (2) expenditures of these couples, (3) adjustments of their...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Education of Husbands and Wives 37 Social Position of Couples 38 Income and Net Worth of Couples 39 V

  • A survey of personal finance curriculum in Oregon secondary schools

    Creator:
    Breuner, Gregory Brennan
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    An assessment of Oregon personal finance teachers' beliefs and recommendations for secondary personal finance curriculum was the major purpose of this survey. A questionnaire based on the concepts and subconcepts in the Oregon Personal Finance Education Guide was used for data collection. All Oregon personal finance teachers who taught the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Finance Education Guide is scheduled for revision during 1978. The suggestions and recommendations of

  • Highway finance and the impacts on road quality

    Creator:
    Knutson, Rachel L.
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    In recent years there has been concern over the deterioration and lack of adequate funding for the US road and highway system. The main goals of this study are to examine how increasing use of general financing methods effects road quality, to determine if capital outlay and maintenance expenditure impact...
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    Masters Thesis
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    presented on March 19, 2009. Title: Highway Finance and the Impacts on Road Quality Abstract

  • Enhancing community college revenue sources by leveraging land resources

    Creator:
    Scott, Cheryl L.
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    Community colleges are experiencing a decline in state allocated funding. Traditionally, college administrators look for ways to cut expenditures and raise tuition and fees to make up for the shortfall. Using available land resources to generate a revenue stream may provide revenue for community colleges. The purpose of this study...
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    Dissertation
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    need for the services and education they provide in a changing local, regional, national, and

  • The Relationship Between CEO Childhood Socioeconomic Status and Their Leadership Through the Pandemic

    Creator:
    Strenk, Jess
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    In this paper, I examine the relationship between CEO childhood socioeconomic status and the adjustments made to company policies throughout the pandemic. My hypothesis is that the CEOs who come from a low income socioeconomic status will enact less labor friendly policies as a result of their formation of occupational...
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    Honors College Thesis
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    through their allocation of resources, time, and substantial policy changes. The pandemic allows for new

  • Exploring the move to include non-need in community college institutional financial aid policies

    Creator:
    Suchanek, Julie M.
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    The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that led to the move to include non-need aid in community college institutional financial aid policies. The following questions guided the research: (1) What meaning do those involved in the formulation of institutional financial aid policy at community colleges give...
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    Dissertation
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    education policy, (e) funds, (f) student performance, and (g) donor base. The study concluded with an

  • State-local public finance in Oregon : expenditures, revenue, effort

    Creator:
    Vars, R. Charles and Oregon State University. Extension Service
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    Published February 1972. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
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    Technical Report
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    useful to Oregon citizens in coping with the fiscal problems and policy decisions that lie ahead for them

  • Physical education and athletic facilities : analysis of usage and financial problems

    Creator:
    Howell, Jerry
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    In the field of physical education and athletics the ever-rising operating costs of quality programs had forced all small colleges to seek new sources of funds. The financial problems in supporting physical education and athletics were related to the overall financial problems of these institutions. With the need for additional...
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    Dissertation
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    Physical Education and Athletic Facilities: Analysis of