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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Cultural Characteristics Of Learning And Perceptual Skills Of Southeast Alaskan Native 5-Year-Olds, Thomas J. Turkon
Cultural Characteristics Of Learning And Perceptual Skills Of Southeast Alaskan Native 5-Year-Olds, Thomas J. Turkon
Dissertations and Theses
This study examined the use of cognitive skills by 5-year-old Alaskan Native children on a standardized testing instrument. The Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scales of Intelligence (WPPSI) were administered to 23 boys and 17 girls of predominantly Tlingit, Tsimshean, and Haida ancestry. A standardized parent interview was used to collect bio-demographic data. Mean scores for the sample displayed significant differences between the Performance and Verbal scales, with the strongest performance in the Spatial subtests, and lowest in the Sequential subtests. Scores were significantly associated with variables representing culture-specific self identity and behavior, but were most strongly associated with family size. …
The Effects Of Income Inequality On Racial Residential Segregation In The Portland Metropolitan Area, Katayoun Aidinezhad
The Effects Of Income Inequality On Racial Residential Segregation In The Portland Metropolitan Area, Katayoun Aidinezhad
Dissertations and Theses
Changes in the patterns of income and residential segregation were examined in the Portland Metropolitan Area. The 1970 and 1980 Census of Population and Housing were used in calculating the indexes of dissimilarity between black and white populations. The data indicated a significant decrease in the residential segregation of blacks in suburban areas between 1970 and 1980. The central city area still remained highly segregated with a segregation index of 69.5.
Taeuber's index of dissimilarity was used in calculating the unevenness in the distribution of income between blacks and whites. Suburbia showed a significant decrease in income segregation compared to …
A Comparative Study Of The Northwestern Syntax Screening Test Data, Sharon Ann Moore
A Comparative Study Of The Northwestern Syntax Screening Test Data, Sharon Ann Moore
Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of this study was to compare NSST data (Lee, 1969, 1971) with data obtained in Portland, Oregon for children 4.0-4.11 years of age. The questions this study sought to answer were: 1) Is there a significant difference between the expressive and receptive scores obtained by Lee, (1969, 1971) and the scores obtained in Portland, Oregon? 2) What are the means, standard deviations and percentiles of the NSST scores of a select group of four-year-old children in Portland, Oregon?
Brick Certificate, Mike Lindberg
Summary Of Report On Economic Growth Through Cooperation Among Lower Columbia River Ports, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
Summary Of Report On Economic Growth Through Cooperation Among Lower Columbia River Ports, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club of Portland
No abstract provided.
Information Report On Oregon Liquor Control Commission, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
Information Report On Oregon Liquor Control Commission, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club of Portland
No abstract provided.
South Park Block Urban Renewal Area Developer Guidelines, Portland (Or.). Development Commission
South Park Block Urban Renewal Area Developer Guidelines, Portland (Or.). Development Commission
Portland City Archives
No abstract provided.
City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 66, No. 13 (1985-8-30), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 66, No. 13 (1985-8-30), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club of Portland
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Emme-2 On Urban Transportation Planning: A Portland Case Study, Kenneth Dueker, Rishinath L. Rao, Andy Cotugno, Keith Lawton, Richard Walker
The Impact Of Emme-2 On Urban Transportation Planning: A Portland Case Study, Kenneth Dueker, Rishinath L. Rao, Andy Cotugno, Keith Lawton, Richard Walker
Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports
The impact of interactive graphics and an improved multimodal transportation planning software package on the urban t ransportation planning process and organization responsible for the planning is assessed. The focus is on the results of applying the new technology, which allows the planning organization to increase capacity to conceptualize and evaluate alternative courses of action. This emphases on the results of planning raises the likelihood of changes in the way transportation decision making occurs.
An advanced interactive graphics system for urban transportation planning process was adopted by the Metropolitan Service District (METRO) of Portland, Oregon, a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). …
Bits And Pieces: A Cognitive Mapping Study Of Portland's Central City, Michael Matteucci, Tom Dixon
Bits And Pieces: A Cognitive Mapping Study Of Portland's Central City, Michael Matteucci, Tom Dixon
Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports
People relate to the perceptual quality of any urban environment physically, mentally, and emotionally. Often, there are interactions that are based on visual images that occur between the individual and the city. The processing of these images - colors, shapes, sizes, spaces and motions - produces a composite picture of the city that gets translated into a "cognitive map." This aids each of us in adapting to and navigating through the multitude of urban elements.
By investigating the visual qualities of Portland, as seen through the mental images of some of its citizens, we have identified various elements that comprise …
Information Report On The The Insanity Defense, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
Information Report On The The Insanity Defense, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club of Portland
No abstract provided.
City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 66, No. 07 (1985-7-19), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 66, No. 07 (1985-7-19), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club of Portland
No abstract provided.
An Assessment Of The Incorporation Of Established Guidelines And Intercultural Communication Concepts Into U.S. College-Sponsored Study Abroad Programs, Thomas Thaxter Bacheller Iv
An Assessment Of The Incorporation Of Established Guidelines And Intercultural Communication Concepts Into U.S. College-Sponsored Study Abroad Programs, Thomas Thaxter Bacheller Iv
Dissertations and Theses
This research project had the following goals:
1) To locate, describe, and synthesize recognized authoritative standards of performance and guiding principles of effective good practice for study abroad programs that have been established, endorsed, and supported by professionals and national organizations in the study abroad field.
2) To review selected literature on intercultural communication that has been published in the last fifteen years and examine intercultural communication theories and strategies applicable to the study abroad field to identify aspects which can most clearly benefit the study abroad experience of a sojourner through improved communication competence.
3) To assess the extent …
Report On The South Park Blocks Urban Renewal Plan, Portland (Or.). Development Commission
Report On The South Park Blocks Urban Renewal Plan, Portland (Or.). Development Commission
Portland City Archives
No abstract provided.
Issues In Design Of A Multipurpose Cadastre, Kenneth Dueker, Daniel Kjerne, Lawrence M. Conrad
Issues In Design Of A Multipurpose Cadastre, Kenneth Dueker, Daniel Kjerne, Lawrence M. Conrad
Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports
This paper summarizes a discussion of some of the technical issues which appeared in a report prepared during January-July 1985, by a team of researchers from Port.land State University's Center for Urban Studies under a contract for the Department of Assessment and Taxation of Multnomah County, Oregon. The complete report also covered user needs as identified through a series of interviews of agencies making use of assessor maps.
At some time in the next two or three years, Multnomah County will be eligible for assistance from the Oregon State Department of Revenue (DOR) in reconstructing its cadastral mapping system. Both …
Rivergrove: An Analysis Of Services, Kathi Arlene Ketcheson, Sheldon Edner
Rivergrove: An Analysis Of Services, Kathi Arlene Ketcheson, Sheldon Edner
Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports
Under the Land Conservation and Development Commission Public Facilities Planning Rule, cities in Oregon are required to develop public facilities plans or planning processes to meet the needs of their communities. The City of Rivergrove requested the Center for Urban Studies to undertake this report as part of its compliance with the LCDC rule. Increasing urbanization and demand for services in the area surrounding Rivergrove present this small city with a unique set of planning issues, including the provision of sewer services to its residents. This report examines the City's financial background and three alternatives for service provision: maintaining the …
A Comparison Of The Effects Of Emg Biofeedback And Relaxation Training On Chronic Back Pain Patients, Pam W. Vredevelt
A Comparison Of The Effects Of Emg Biofeedback And Relaxation Training On Chronic Back Pain Patients, Pam W. Vredevelt
Dissertations and Theses
This experiment examined the effects of EMG biofeedback and relaxation training as compared with biofeedback alone. The following dependent variables were examined: manifest anxiety, perceived pain, perceived relaxation, EMG activity, and locus of control. Back pain patients were assigned to one of two treatment groups. Group 1 was treated with both EMG biofeedback and relaxation training. Group 2 was treated with biofeedback alone. It appears that both biofeedback combined with progressive relaxation and biofeedback training alone are effective in lowering muscle activity and perceived pain, and in increasing perceived relaxation. However, from the results of this study, it is impossible …
The Communication Of Wellness Concepts Interculturally In An Alaskan Health-Care Context, Janet A. Allan
The Communication Of Wellness Concepts Interculturally In An Alaskan Health-Care Context, Janet A. Allan
Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of this study is to investigate in what ways cultural value differences between Alaskan Native clients and non-Native health professionals affect the communicating of "wellness" concepts. Specifically, this study focuses on possible difference in the cultural value orientation of "Man's Relationship to Health."
The Effect Of Subject Expectations Of "Hypnosis" Upon The Vividness Of Visual Imagery, Kayla Mae Nilsson
The Effect Of Subject Expectations Of "Hypnosis" Upon The Vividness Of Visual Imagery, Kayla Mae Nilsson
Dissertations and Theses
There is no consensus of how hypnosis works. The two major theorists in hypnosis research, the Phenomenologists and the Behaviorists, disagree on this issue. The Phenomenologists consider individual talent and change of the state of consciousness the key to how hypnosis works. The Behaviorists consider the social situation and the roles taken by the experimenter and subject, especially the subject's expectations of hypnosis, the mainspring of the hypnotic process. Subject expectations of hypnosis have been found to affect the final results of hypnosis experiments. An experiment was conducted to gain further insight into subject expectations of hypnosis, and how these …
Report On Feasibility Of A Geographic Information System For The Central City Citizen Planning Committees, Kenneth Dueker, George Mason
Report On Feasibility Of A Geographic Information System For The Central City Citizen Planning Committees, Kenneth Dueker, George Mason
Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports
In September 1984 PSU was contracted to demonstrate the utility of an interactive graphic database system. A project was done using LANDTRAK* to determine which records from the tax roll were inside the Central City Planning Area. This information provides a starting point for o parcel based information system for the Central City Planning Project. This report consists of a design for a geographic information system for the Central City Planning Area that may serve as a prototype for a broader geographic information system for the City.
Information Report On Regulation Of Handgun Sales In Portland, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
Information Report On Regulation Of Handgun Sales In Portland, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club of Portland
No abstract provided.
Information Report On "Three Year Tax Levy To Continue Street Lighting" (Municipal Measure No. 51), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
Information Report On "Three Year Tax Levy To Continue Street Lighting" (Municipal Measure No. 51), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club of Portland
No abstract provided.
Eye Contact Perception At Distances Up To Six Meters, Daniel L. Scarl
Eye Contact Perception At Distances Up To Six Meters, Daniel L. Scarl
Dissertations and Theses
Common experience suggests that most people can tell whether they are being looked at by another person who is about 8 m away. However, the results of past experiments, which used distances of no more than about 3 m, have implied that this cannot be done if the person looked at (Receiver) judges only by the iris-sclera configuration of the person looking (Sender). This is true even if eye contact is defined simply as identifying on-face gazes (FGs). It has been suggested that in everyday experience eye contact is accompanied by cues other than iris position, and that these non-iris-position …
Information Report On The Basalt Waste Isolation Project For High-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal At Hanford, Washington, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
Information Report On The Basalt Waste Isolation Project For High-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal At Hanford, Washington, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
City Club of Portland
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Women's Labor Force Participation On Marital Instability, Isik Akin Aytac
The Effect Of Women's Labor Force Participation On Marital Instability, Isik Akin Aytac
Dissertations and Theses
This thesis examines the effect of women's labor force participation on marital instability. It is hypothesized that women's income-earning affects marriage in two ways: 1) the "independence effect" facilitates divorce by enabling women to be self-supporting; 2) the "parallel marriage effect" improves marital satisfaction and the quality of the marital relationship because women with higher incomes generally have more power in marriage. The "independence effect" is measured by whether or not women's income is sufficient, defined as income above the poverty line for the appropriate family size as established by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Parallel marriage" is measured …
South Park Blocks Area Renewal Eligibility Analysis, Portland (Or.). Development Commission
South Park Blocks Area Renewal Eligibility Analysis, Portland (Or.). Development Commission
Portland City Archives
No abstract provided.
A Comparative Study Of The Developmental Sentence Scoring Normative Data Obtained In Canby, Oregon, And The Midwest, For Children Between The Ages Of 6.0 And 6.11 Years, Stacy Ann Tilden-Browning
A Comparative Study Of The Developmental Sentence Scoring Normative Data Obtained In Canby, Oregon, And The Midwest, For Children Between The Ages Of 6.0 And 6.11 Years, Stacy Ann Tilden-Browning
Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of geographical differences on the Developmental Sentence Scoring normative data for children ages 6.0 to 6.11, by comparing the original DSS normative data with that obtained in Canby, Oregon. A collateral purpose was to develop norms for the geographical area of Canby, Oregon, using the DSS procedure. Forty children, ten within each of the four, three-month age subgroups between 6.0 and 6.11, were chosen. All of the children came from monolingual, middle-class families and had normal hearing, normal receptive vocabulary skills, and no known unusual social, developmental, or behavioral …
A Comparison Of Pedophiles And Incest Offenders On Mmpi Scales And Demographic Data, Linda Darmer Ladd
A Comparison Of Pedophiles And Incest Offenders On Mmpi Scales And Demographic Data, Linda Darmer Ladd
Dissertations and Theses
This study compared one group of pedophiles, two groups of incestuous fathers, and two groups of incestuous stepfathers on their individual MMPI scale scores and self-reported demographic data. Past research on sex offenders has shown that patterns of variables are better indicators of offender typology than single variables. A nonrandom sample of male abusers (N=177) was drawn from two separate sources, a clinic that screens offenders for treatment disposition and an unrelated outpatient treatment clinic in the Portland, Oregon area. Scores from the 13 MMPI scales as well as data from 17 demographic variables were drawn from clinic …
Documenting Archival Automation Systems: Guidelines For The Project Manager, Austin Moller
Documenting Archival Automation Systems: Guidelines For The Project Manager, Austin Moller
Dissertations and Theses
With the onset of the information age, archivists are more frequently placed in professional situations where they must work with automated systems to manage the records in their custody. They must acquire new skills to use this technology, including system analysis, system planning, and the principles of computer operation. An area that is frequently neglected, however, is that of developing and maintaining in-house project documentation for systems once equipment is in place and implementation has begun. This oversight leads to poor training strategies, inconsistencies in input and output, and information loss when personnel changes occur.
Project documentation is the group …
A Process For Developing Transit Agency Comprehensive Training Plans, Daniel O'Toole, James Marshall
A Process For Developing Transit Agency Comprehensive Training Plans, Daniel O'Toole, James Marshall
Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports
This report addresses a project whose goals were to create, use, and disseminate information on a process for developing transit agency comprehensive training plans (i.e., plans that contain the training needs for all positions in an organization). The report considers the following:
• The importance of agency training plans and the need for an appropriate process to produce one.
• Information on the project that was undertaken to design and use an appropriate transit agency training plan process.
• The design, components of, and rationale for the training plan process selected for this project.
• Application of the selected training …