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Assessing the knowledge of county extension agents on geotextile applications for agricultural practices in Oregon and Idaho

Creator:: Brown, Linda Lee
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to assess county extension agents' knowledge of geotextiles; to determine their current level of information and their location on an adoption-diffusion curve; and to determine the agents' attitudes toward the potential use of geotextiles in agriculture, specifically in soil erosion control. A questionnaire was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for Privacy Head of Department of Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising Redacted for

A comparative analysis of Far Eastern influence on Western women's clothing styles : high fashion and mass fashion, 1910-1925

Creator:: Herbaugh, Karen J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare Far Eastern influences on Western women's dress as represented in both a high fashion and mass fashion magazine between 1910 and 1925. Vogue was selected as the high fashion magazine and Ladies Home Journal as the mass fashion magazine. The questions that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Science in Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising presented on February 17

Korean and U.S. college women's fashion information seeking

Creator:: Kwon, Kyoung-nan
Abstract:: The adoption process is an information seeking and information-processing activity (Rogers, 1983,p. 21). Fashion information which consumers receive from various sources directly affects their decision to adopt or reject a style (Sproles, 1979, p. 173). Research has shown that consumers vary in their use of fashion information sources during the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: APPROVED: Pi'ofdssor of Apparel, Interiors, Housing and Merchandising in Charge of Major Head of

Relationship among involvement characteristics, fashion innovativeness, and fashion opinion leadership of female college students

Creator:: Choi, Mi-Jeong
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -Jeong Choi for the degree of Master of Science in Apparel. Interiors. Housing. and Merchandising

The process of moral development : a comparison of home economics, business, and liberal arts students

Creator:: Coglas, Melinda C.
Abstract:: The present study examined the influence of the demographic variables of age, gender, major in college, and level of education or class standing on individuals' stage of moral development. Trevino's interactionist model, combined with the basic principles of cognitive moral development, provided the theoretical basis for this study. One-hundred and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Master of Science in Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising presented on

A cross-national comparison of parent-consumers' evaluative critieria used in purchasing pre-school children's apparel

Creator:: Chen, Pei-Chun
Abstract:: The children's apparel industry is a fast-growing industry in the United States. It is important to determine what factors are considered as the most important when parents purchase their pre-school children's clothing. To gain a better understanding of parent-consumers' purchasing behavior of pre-school children's apparel, this study focused on parent-consumers'...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for the degree of Master of Science in Apparel, Interiors, Housing and Merchandising presented on

Self-gifts : consumer purchases of clothing gifts for themselves

Creator:: Cristi, Marie Abigail V.
Abstract:: Little empirical research has been conducted on self-gifts as a phenomenon of consumer behavior. A review of literature demonstrated that the phenomenon of self-gifts has been studied from the conceptual aspect, such as self-gift functions. Yet, our knowledge of self-gifts still remains limited because many of the determinants of self-gifts...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising presented on May 5, 1995. Title: Self-Gifts

Clothing evaluative critieria : a cross-national comparison of Taiwanese and United States consumers

Creator:: Hsu, Hsiu-Ju
Abstract:: According to Engel, Blackwell, and Miniard (1993), evaluative criteria refer to "the standards and specifications used by consumers to compare different products and brands" (p. 51). Many studies have examined the importance of clothing evaluative criteria used by consumers in their decision making. However, few studies have compared the clothing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Science in Apparel, Interiors, Housing and Merchandising presented on April 24, 1995. Title

Elderly women and activewear : their preferences and fitting problems

Creator:: Berman, Laura G.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether women aged 65 and older are wearing sweatshirts and sweatpants for activewear, and, if so, to investigate the types of activities they are worn for, reasons for wearing, feature preferences, and fitting problems. While sweatshirts and sweatpants have been popularly worn...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: APPROVED: 4 0. Major Professor, representing Apparel, Interiors, Housing, and Merchandising Chair of

Development and testing of a data collection instrument for boys' clothing 1867-1910 : an Oregon photographic study

Creator:: Gallett, Kelly S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop and test a data collection instrument that would facilitate description of the clothing of Oregon school boys 1867-1910. In addition, the researcher attempted to describe Oregon school-aged boys' clothing and determine if fashion changes occurred in Oregon boys' clothing. The researcher also...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 1995 APPROVED: Major Professor, representing Apparel, Interiors, Housing and Merchandising (-24TALK

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Assessing the knowledge of county extension agents on geotextile applications for agricultural practices in Oregon and Idaho

A comparative analysis of Far Eastern influence on Western women's clothing styles : high fashion and mass fashion, 1910-1925

Korean and U.S. college women's fashion information seeking

Relationship among involvement characteristics, fashion innovativeness, and fashion opinion leadership of female college students

The process of moral development : a comparison of home economics, business, and liberal arts students

A cross-national comparison of parent-consumers' evaluative critieria used in purchasing pre-school children's apparel

Self-gifts : consumer purchases of clothing gifts for themselves

Clothing evaluative critieria : a cross-national comparison of Taiwanese and United States consumers

Elderly women and activewear : their preferences and fitting problems

Development and testing of a data collection instrument for boys' clothing 1867-1910 : an Oregon photographic study

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