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Segregation in Public Schools Through the Lens of Tiebout Theory: A case study of Oregon's open enrollment policy

Creator:: Backus, Robert J.
Abstract:: In 2011 Oregon enacted a public education open enrollment policy that gives students and families the choice of what school to attend, regardless of district lines. Despite the lack of public information, this policy will sunset this school year unless it is further extended during legislative session. This paper attempts...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : A case study of Oregon’s open enrollment policy by Robert Backus

Federal soil conservation policy of the United States : priorities, values, and opportunities

Creator:: Pape, Timothy
Abstract:: The objective of this dissertation is to examine federally administered soil conservation policy within the United States and the broadly defined Columbia River Basin in the US Northwest. I accomplish this in five chapters. In the first chapter I provide background information for the study. In the second chapter I...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Hilary Boudet, Holly Campbell, and Robert Thompson. Each of them has graciously spent precious time and

A Practical, Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Shale Gas Extraction Process

Creator:: Bullock, Claude George, III
Abstract:: This thesis analyzes the emerging technology of hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction process through a pluralistic philosophical approach. Rather than defending traditional values in nature, such as intrinsic value, I defend a metaphilosophical pragmatism centered on policy implications. I argue that different philosophical positions will, most of the time,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Thompson This thesis analyzes the emerging technology of hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction

Ethics and Human Biomedical Enhancement : A Case for Compatibilism

Creator:: White, Benjamin A.
Abstract:: This thesis explores some of the ethical issues pertaining to the use of so-called radical enhancement technology. Key concepts analyzed include “normal function”, “human being”, and “personhood.” I argue that the use of these key concepts in the debate thus far has lacked philosophical rigor, and that a reexamination of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Allen Thompson This thesis explores some of the ethical issues pertaining to the use

Moral Truth and Hume's Fork: The Prospects of Reconciliation

Creator:: Embleton, Clark A.
Abstract:: Hume’s division of truth into agreement with matters of fact or relations of ideas casts doubt on our capacity to have moral knowledge, as moral propositions do not seem to fall obviously into either category. This thesis looks at how two views, ‘descriptive moral functionalism’ and ‘moral concept essentialism’, try...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: :_____________________________________________________ Allen Thompson Hume’s division of truth into agreement with matters of fact or relations of

An Evaluation of Collaborative Salmon Fishery Management in Prince William Sound, Alaska

Creator:: Sheridan, Thomas M.
Abstract:: Collaborative decision-making is often promoted as a means to achieve socially acceptable and enduring solutions to natural resource management issues, and one that holds promise for resolving “wicked” problems. However, success rates for implementation of collaborative recommendations are unknown. This paper explores challenges to collaborative salmon fishery management in Prince...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Major Professor Robert T. Lackey Collaborative decision-making is often promoted as a means to achieve

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

Relationship of boron to reproduction in hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.)

Creator:: Shrestha, Gyan Kumar
Abstract:: Boron sprays produced fruit set increases in 'Barcelona' hazelnut orchards in 1984 and in 1985. The absolute fruit set was correlated with leaf B content but not with nut B. With relative fruit set (RFS), B content of nuts in May (r = 0.63**) was more strongly related to set...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: deep sense of gratitude to my advisor, Dr. Maxine M. Thompson, Professor of Horticulture for

Recent developments in short-wave radio and how they affect radio uses in the Forest Service

Creator:: Thompson, R. N.
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: ,\adio Uses in the sorest service "by &. U, ' Thompson A Thesis Presented to the faculty of the

The Politics of Homophobia: Examining the Intersection of Political Expediency and Nazi Ideology

Creator:: Varela, C. Alexander
Abstract:: Homosexual men in Nazi Germany experienced legal and social oppression that was rooted in both the cultural homophobia of Twentieth Century Germany and the existential homophobia of high-ranking Nazi officials. However, the Nazi Regime’s enforcement of homonegative policy was not unilateral, often ignoring the actions of members of Nazi-affiliated groups....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________________________ Robert Thompson, Mentor, representing Ethnic Studies

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Segregation in Public Schools Through the Lens of Tiebout Theory: A case study of Oregon's open enrollment policy

Federal soil conservation policy of the United States : priorities, values, and opportunities

A Practical, Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Shale Gas Extraction Process

Ethics and Human Biomedical Enhancement : A Case for Compatibilism

Moral Truth and Hume's Fork: The Prospects of Reconciliation

An Evaluation of Collaborative Salmon Fishery Management in Prince William Sound, Alaska

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

Relationship of boron to reproduction in hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.)

Recent developments in short-wave radio and how they affect radio uses in the Forest Service

The Politics of Homophobia: Examining the Intersection of Political Expediency and Nazi Ideology

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