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Women's experiences of breastfeeding in an out-of-hospital birthing community

Creator:: Marshall, Lindsay J.
Abstract:: In this thesis, I examine the experiences of breastfeeding mothers who chose to give birth with Certified Professional Midwives at a free-standing birth center, and the factors that influence their known high rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration. Using grounded theory and data collected from participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: major public health priority. National breastfeeding rates and goals are outlined annually by the

Factors influencing individuals attitudes toward voluntary active euthanasia and physician assisted suicide

Creator:: Champeau, Donna A.
Abstract:: Issues of right to life, as well as death have surfaced as topics of hot debate. In particular, questions about when and if individuals have the right to end their own lives have emerged and gained considerable attention as health policy issues having the potential to affect all Americans.. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Consequently, public opinion has been elicited to determine if people do indeed have and want the "right -to

Rural community residents' views of nuclear waste siting in Nevada

Creator:: Krannich, Richard S., Little, Ronald L., and Cramer, Lori A.
Abstract:: Nuclear waste is going nowhere, and neither is the debate over its disposal. The problem, growing every day, has proven intractable, with policymakers on one side, armed with daunting technical data, and the public on the other, declaring: not in my backyard. This timely volume offers a look past our...
Resource Type:: Part of Book
Full Text:: Public Reactions to Nuclear Waste: Citizens' Views of

The role of scientific thinking in environmental policy decisions

Creator:: Nelson, Jerry Kelvin
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to analyze the individual reasoning of 24 adults as they made decisions for two communities regarding municipal wastewater treatment. The two western Oregon communities were both responding to notices from governmental agencies of higher environmental standards for the purification of wastewater before it could...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ........................... 158 Limitations of the Study ............................... 1 70 Implications for Future Public

An estimation of public preferences for land use in Eugene, Oregon

Creator:: Teichert, Kurt
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: successful in influencing public opinion between the time the legislators passed the bill and the

Assessing public opinions of wildlife management : influences of perceptions and public involvement methods

Creator:: Johnson, Karin Kajsa N.
Abstract:: Involving the public in wildlife management is important to achieve effective and acceptable policies. An accurate assessment of public opinion can be complicated by the public's prior knowledge, perceptions, and the method of public input used. This paper evaluates some factors which may have influenced a public involvement project the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Causal reasoning of wildfire damage

Creator:: Kumagai, Yoshitaka
Abstract:: Attribution studies in social psychology predict that people tend to attribute the cause of natural disasters to factors associated with humans as opposed to nature per Se. The victims of natural disaster often consider natural disaster to be the result of not only natural forces but also human actions. This...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Corvallis food shopping survey, summer 1977

Creator:: Meier, Harvey A., Spies, Paul A., and Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published April 1978. 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
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Perspectives of teacher leaders in an educational reform environment : finding meaning in their involvement

Creator:: Birky, Virginia Davidhizar
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative research study was to describe the experiences of secondary teachers who were actively involved in positions of teacher leadership in their schools and to discover the meaning that leadership activities had for them in their work. The informal teacher leaders performed their leadership functions in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: with limited resources. Previous to 1969, public opinion surveys gave education and schools very high

Customers' perceptions of dietitian services in an Oregon community hospital

Creator:: Schneider, Constance L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to explore patients' perceptions of services provided by hospital dietitians. The two-phase study included: (1) personal interviews of thirty-one patients to determine service attributes believed important when receiving a dietitian's service, and (2) development of a survey instrument, NUTRI-SERVE. Responses were obtained from 103...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: is a survival skill for today's dietitian in the public or private sector." The panel of

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Women's experiences of breastfeeding in an out-of-hospital birthing community

Factors influencing individuals attitudes toward voluntary active euthanasia and physician assisted suicide

Rural community residents' views of nuclear waste siting in Nevada

The role of scientific thinking in environmental policy decisions

An estimation of public preferences for land use in Eugene, Oregon

Assessing public opinions of wildlife management : influences of perceptions and public involvement methods

Causal reasoning of wildfire damage

Corvallis food shopping survey, summer 1977

Perspectives of teacher leaders in an educational reform environment : finding meaning in their involvement

Customers' perceptions of dietitian services in an Oregon community hospital

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