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The role of social support in overcoming obstacles to abortion access : Oregon women tell their stories

Creator:: Ostrach, Bayla
Abstract:: Current estimates indicate that between one-third and one-half of women in the United States have at least one abortion in their lifetime, and that many women encounter socioeconomic, logistical, or social obstacles in the process of seeking care (Jones 2005, Guttmacher 2008). The purpose of this study is to critically...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Title The Role of Social Support in Overcoming Obstacles to Abortion Access: Oregon Women Tell Their

The influence of community service volunteer work on perceptions of job satisfaction and organizational commitment among Oregon employees of Pacific Northwest Bell

Creator:: Stebbins, Sarah J.
Abstract:: Corporate employee volunteer programs are redefining "corporate social responsibility." Community benefits derived from these programs are well documented. However, there is limited research on what internal impact such programs have on the sponsoring corporations. Kast and Rosenzwieg (1978) define "organizational performance" as "effectiveness," "efficiency" and "participant satisfaction." The study focused...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Characterizing community impacts of small dam removal : a case study of the Brownsville Dam

Creator:: Elston, Denise E.
Abstract:: Emerging river policy has launched small dam removal as a viable option to meet the ecological and social demands for river restoration. As small dam removals gain precedence as a policy tool in river restoration projects there exists a glaring gap in the social considerations, in particular how small dam...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . The Brownsville case study allows an opportunity to explore the social impacts of a small dam

Response of family businesses to a natural disaster : a case study approach

Creator:: Hammond, Clark H.
Abstract:: Throughout the world, weather-related and other natural phenomena claim thousands of lives and devour billions of dollars annually in recovery efforts. Destruction of life and property in the wake of disasters is devastating, and can have a dramatic impact on families and businesses around the globe. Yet, published works specifically...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Family Businesses to a Natural Disaster: A Case Study Approach Abstract approved: Geraldine I

Alternative agrifood movements in an age of industrialized agriculture : an Ecuadorian case study

Creator:: Daye, Rebecka Rising
Abstract:: Around the globe, an array of alternative agrifood movements has emerged largely in response to the ecological and socio-economic threat caused by industrialized agricultural processes. From organic agriculture, to Slow Food, Locavore, and the Food Sovereignty movement, people around the world are reasserting their right to healthy and culturally appropriate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -cultural, economic, and ecological outcomes. I focus this inquiry on a case study in the Ecuadorian

Empowerment or a 'citizenship project'? : microcredit with education in Cuzco, Peru

Creator:: Kearney, Emily Q.
Abstract:: Microfinance, or the technique of lending small amounts of money to the world's poor for productive activities, has emerged as a dominant approach to poverty alleviation among international development organizations. However, consensus does not yet exist as to the best mechanism for delivery of loans. While most organizations simply offer...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: education, and offers a case study which could inform this debate. The data presented here were

Critical Pedagogy Abroad: A Case Study of the Center for Global Education in Mexico

Creator:: Burns, Heather L.
Abstract:: This study examines the critical pedagogy utilized by the Center for Global Education's study abroad program in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The Center for Global Education (Centro de Educación Mundial en America Latina- CEMAL) facilitates two semester long study abroad programs per year as well as a variety of short term programs,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Using computers for reversing language shift : ethical and pragmatic implications from a Wasco case study

Creator:: Denis, Armelle
Abstract:: Indigenous languages worldwide are rapidly disappearing, forced out of use by the spread of dominant Western culture and its languages. On the Warm Springs reservation of Oregon, the Culture and Heritage department, the tribal agency in charge of language preservation, is offering instruction in all three languages of the reservation:...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Language Shift: Ethical and Pragmatic Implications from a Wasco Case Study. Abstract approved: Joan E

An anthropological response to the call for cultural midwives based on three case studies of communities

Creator:: Pickering, Kristin Leigh Morgan
Abstract:: The ecological crisis, recognized by scientists as well as an increasing number of lay people urges a response from a variety of disciplines. The consideration of sustainability requires the help of a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, which can contribute an ability to identify cultural patterns that impede cultural change...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Anthropological Response to the Call for Cultural Midwives Based on Three Case Studies of Communities. Abstract

Agriculture and wildlife : an economic analysis of waterfowl habitat management on farms in western Oregon

Creator:: Rasker, Ray
Abstract:: This study is a policy analysis of the incentives, including fee hunting, as a means to promote wildlife habitat development on private agricultural land. The management of habitat for migratory waterfowl in Western Oregon was investigated as a case study. Three separate analysis techniques were employed, presented as independent manuscripts....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The role of social support in overcoming obstacles to abortion access : Oregon women tell their stories

The influence of community service volunteer work on perceptions of job satisfaction and organizational commitment among Oregon employees of Pacific Northwest Bell

Characterizing community impacts of small dam removal : a case study of the Brownsville Dam

Response of family businesses to a natural disaster : a case study approach

Alternative agrifood movements in an age of industrialized agriculture : an Ecuadorian case study

Empowerment or a 'citizenship project'? : microcredit with education in Cuzco, Peru

Critical Pedagogy Abroad: A Case Study of the Center for Global Education in Mexico

Using computers for reversing language shift : ethical and pragmatic implications from a Wasco case study

An anthropological response to the call for cultural midwives based on three case studies of communities

Agriculture and wildlife : an economic analysis of waterfowl habitat management on farms in western Oregon

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