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A Diagenetic Study of the Wolfcamp Shale in the Midland Basin, West Texas
(2016-05-14)
The lower Permian Wolfcamp Shale is a major unconventional resource play in the Permian Basin. Near the eastern margin of the Midland Basin the Wolfcamp Shale is comprised of calcareous and siliceous mudstones interbedded ...
Language Ideologies and Practices among University Learners of Native American Languages
(2016-05-14)
This thesis examines language ideologies among university learners of Native American languages. Given that attitudes and beliefs toward these languages can have a direct impact on the learning process, recognizing ideologies ...
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) PROFESSIONALS’ EXPECTATIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES: A REGIONAL STUDY
(2016-08-12)
The number of high school graduates that are both capable and interested in pursuing a STEM career is currently not enough to meet the growing need for a workforce equipped with STEM skills. Business and industry representatives ...
What Affects Have "Discovery" "Westward Expansion" And "Manifest Destiny" Had On The Indigenous Peoples Of North America And Museum Cultures Today?
(2016)
WHAT AFFECTS HAVE “DISCOVERY” “WESTWARD EXPANSION” AND “MANIFEST DESTINY” HAD ON THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA AND MUSEUM CULTURES TODAY?
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The Impact of Belief: Predictors of Depression Stigma in Nigerians
(2016-08-12)
The primary purpose of this study was to understand which beliefs held by Nigerians in the United States contribute to depression stigma. The specific aims also included investigating depression literacy, determining if ...
From Red Dirt to Red State: Oklahoma and the Equal Rights Amendment, 1972-1982
(2016-05-14)
This thesis details the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) debate in Oklahoma from 1972 to 1982. It is a multifaceted story of how both local and national factors, race, religion, family ties, gender norms, politics, and feminism ...
The Myths and Institutional Structures that Maintain Settler Colonialism in the United States
(2016-08)
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This paper examines the phenomena of settler colonialism. Building on the existing literature that has examined settler society through various independent lenses, this paper examines the linkages between them. ...
FACTORS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY INFLUENCING JOB-HOUSING BALANCE AND COMMUTING TIME – THREE CASES IN BEIJING
(2016-08)
China’s fast urbanization, population growth, and housing reform policies contributes significantly to urban sprawl, environment degradation, and excessive commuting in major cities in recent decades. This research ...
Paradigmas en la literatura posmoderna en autores centroamericanos: Ficcionalización del testigo, memoria historiográfica y compromiso social
(2016-12-16)
My disertación, “Paradigmas en la literatura posmoderna en autores centroamericanos: Ficcionalización del testigo, memoria historiográfica y compromiso social,” se enfoca en las obras literarias de los autores centroamericanos ...
Friendship and the Cultivation of Virtue
(2016-05-13)
Most theories about the cultivation of virtue fall under the general umbrella of the role model approach, according to which virtue is acquired by emulating role models, and where those role models are usually conceived ...