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Aprendiendo Juntos y Navegando “New Destinations”: An Ethnographic Evaluation of the Pilas Family Literacy Program

Wright, Alexandra (University of Oregon, 2016-11-21)

This thesis uses the framework of a program evaluation to highlight the human experience of participants in a community-based family literacy program in the context of a “New Destination” for Latino immigrants. There is ...
The Assessment of Gender Mainstreaming: A Case Study of the Division for the Advancement of Women, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Lao PDR

Chanphengxay, Souphatta (University of Oregon, 2014-10-17)

Gender mainstreaming to promote gender equality and include persons with disabilities is important because it can bring a huge impact to the organization and the country. It is not easy to accomplish gender equality as ...
Beyond the Fields: Dialogical Analysis of Latino Migrant Students’ Cultural Identity Narratives at Oregon Migrant Education Program

Burbano, Laura (University of Oregon, 2018-04-10)

Among the children of immigrants in the United States, the children of migrant farmworkers are at significant risk of not finishing high school. These children deal with challenging socioeconomic conditions specific to ...
A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Leadership Choices: Commonalities and Differences Among Female Leaders in the United States, Kazakhstan and Sweden

Mukazhanova, Karina (University of Oregon, 2012)

This study examines commonalities and differences in leadership choices preferred by female leaders in Kazakhstan, Sweden and the United States of America. The results of the study show that all respondents (1) value the ...
Impacts of the International Cultural Service Program at University of Oregon: A Mixed Methods Program Evaluation

Pepper, Lindsay (University of Oregon, 2015-08-18)

In this study, I conduct a program evaluation of the International Cultural Service Program (ICSP), a scholarship program at University of Oregon which provides international students tuition remission in exchange for ...
Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Study Abroad: Current Practices and Student Perspectives

Ablaeva, Yelena (University of Oregon, 2012)

While there has been an increase in the numbers of students studying abroad each year, the participation of students with disabilities remains low. As internationalization of higher education takes news steps, bringing ...
Inside, Outside, and In-Between: Belonging and Identity Negotiation for Chinese American Adoptees Studying Abroad in China

Beecher, Genevieve (University of Oregon, 2012)

Since 1992, most US transnational adoptions have occurred between White American parents and female babies born in China. Many of these adopted girls grow up in the US as a racial minority, but when visiting their birth ...
Institutionalized Child Care in Urban South Africa

Lazaro, Philippe (University of Oregon, 2017-05-01)

In the developing world, child care institutions often involve more complexity than is typically reflected by the word “orphanage.” In many instances, children do not fit the widespread definition of an orphan as one with ...
News Coverage of Sex Trafficking in the US: The Portrayal of Sex Traffickers

Ta, Ngan (University of Oregon, 2014-10-17)

This thesis is a content analysis of news about sex trafficking published in the US from 2001 to 2013. The focus of the research is the portrayal of sex traffickers in the news. The project discovered that in the news, the ...
Radiation Stigma, Mental Health and Marriage Discrimination: The Social Side-Effects of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster

Heath, Michelle (University of Oregon, 2013-07-11)

The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster that occurred in March of 2011 has not only strongly affected the environment and economy in Japan; it has also impacted the social and psychological well-being of the people of ...
Student Attitudes Toward Multilingual Education

Lefebvre, Elisabeth (University of Oregon, 2012)

This research focuses on student attitudes toward multilingual education. Although much work has been done on multilingual education pedagogy and policy, almost none has been child-centered. Little consideration has been ...