Search Constraints

Start Over
Filtering by: Subject Self-employed women -- Oregon -- Attitudes Remove constraint Subject: Self-employed women -- Oregon -- Attitudes

Search Results

  • Needs assessment of Oregon home-based business owners

    Creator:
    Oelschlaeger, Irmtraud
    Abstract:
    This exploratory study examined Oregon home-based business owners' needs and their willingness to participate in selected educational activities. The specific objectives of the study were: (1) to determine home-based business owners' needs in the areas of Planning and Evaluation, Marketing and Sales, Finance, Laws and Regulations, Product and Quality Control,...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    large number of young mothers in the work-at-home force. Almost half of the self-employed women in

  • Living between two cultures : an ethnographic study of American women converts to Islam

    Creator:
    Fisher, Dianna M.
    Abstract:
    This thesis explores the reasons for conversion to Islam for ten well-educated, Caucasian, American born women of European descent in a small, relatively affluent college town in Oregon, United States. It follows their process of constructing a new identity with their families, with friends, within the Muslim community and within...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    “old self.” This is only partially true because most of these women have not made a complete break

  • The experiences of middle-level Chinese female adult immigrants working at west coast community and technical colleges

    Creator:
    Zhou, Lin
    Abstract:
    Community and technical colleges in the United States are experiencing an expansion of racial and ethnic diversity in students, faculty, and administrators. From 1996 to 2006, the number of Asian female college students increased 55.3%, from 13,184 to 20,477. The number of Asian male students increased 48.9%, from 9,731 to...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    education, Chinese immigrant women who are middle-level administrators play a role as important as that of

  • An Inquiry into Attitudes Toward Professional Women : Rotary and Zonta Club Members

    Creator:
    Shearman, Nancy Walker
    Abstract:
    Over the past decade, federal as well as state legislation has been passed to eliminate discrimination and create equality in the workplace. However, the attitudes of professionals are not as easily changed. Many barriers still face female executives entering the corporate level. This study examined the attitudes of professionals in...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    attitudes toward women executives and the industry in which an Oregon professional is employed. On the

  • Korean American mothers of children with disabilities : adaptation process and positive transformation

    Creator:
    You, Hyun-Kyung
    Abstract:
    This study examined the experiences of five Korean American mothers in Oregon and California who have children with disabilities using qualitative research analysis. The mothers' adaptation processes were individually analyzed, and these mothers' overarching experiences were discussed with three major themes: (a) caring for family cohesiveness, (b) needs for social...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    Oregon and California who have children with disabilities using qualitative research analysis. The

  • The Hijab and Muslim Women in a Western Society : Motivation, Modifications, and Well-being

    Creator:
    Maqsood, Elham Nour Ahmad
    Abstract:
    The primary purpose of the present study is to explore the effect of wearing the hijab in a Western society on Muslim women’s well-being, their motivation to wear it, and the different modifications that they have made on their hijabs. To investigate the relationship between the hijab and Muslim women’s...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    Muslim women who live in Corvallis, Oregon. Four of these women are over 50 years old and wear the

  • Development of a perceived personal power inventory for undergraduate university women

    Creator:
    Bushnell, Bobette
    Abstract:
    Communication cannot be successful without the cooperative listening response of an auditor. Auditors must feel empowered to act as agents of change or their decisions and actions cannot be influenced by the discourse. Their every response depends upon their ability to perceive themselves as potential mediators of change. A review...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    freedom, self, and 22 development of talent. Gilligan (1982) states that women see themselves in a

  • Are single classified women's needs being addressed by the union in a university environment?

    Creator:
    Pastre, Nicolette M.
    Abstract:
    The initial research question for this study asked whether single women were having their employment needs met by the union in a university setting. Twelve single women who were members of a union at a university participated in semi-structured interviews about their experiences with the union. To the surprise of...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    , 2008). Despite the fact that 13 percent of the employed women in 1987 were members of unions and made

  • Experiencing service-learning in prison

    Creator:
    Kopet, Julie G.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of incarcerated women who participated in a service-learning program to help the homeless. Service-learning is effective pedagogy for involving students in civic engagement, and their involvement has been shown to increase the self-esteem of participating college students....
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
    Full Text:
    incarcerated women in the Oregon Department of Corrections (Oregon Department of Corrections Research

  • Saudi Arabian Women Pursuing Higher Education at Oregon State University

    Creator:
    Al-Sheikhly, Nadya A.
    Abstract:
    Since 2005, the United States has experienced a significant influx of international students from Saudi Arabia, particularly women (Bollang, 2006). The American educational structure is something Saudi women have never experienced due to the vast differences between both cultures in all facets. There is very little to no research conducted...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
    Full Text:
    . Findings suggest that the Saudi women studying at Oregon State University developed intercultural