Browsing OU - Theses by Author "Bass, Loretta"
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FUTURE OF FAILURE? STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF A SHORTENED SCHEDULE ON THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF STUDENTS
Maxey, Melissa R (2018-05-12)This study examines the effects of changing from a five-day to a four-day school week on academic achievement for public schools in Oklahoma, a state which ranks high on poverty and near the bottom on educational quality ... -
How does perceived discrimination affect voter turnout among registered Asian Americans?
Xiao, Haifan (2021-05-14)With National Asian American Survey 2016 Post-Election Survey data, this research addresses the gap in our understanding of voting behavior among native-born and naturalized Asian Americans when faced with two types of ... -
The Income Color Line: The Significance of Race for New Immigrants in the United States
Grubbs, Spencer (2016-05-13)Using data from the first wave of the New Immigrant Survey, I examine differences in personal income—combined wage/salary, tips, professional practice, and self-employment—among new immigrants in the United States based ... -
The Price Is Not Right: Grocery Taxation, Race, and Food Security During COVID-19
Bonner, Emily R. D. (2023-05-12)Using recent data from a national sample of 2.8 million households surveyed by the Household Pulse Survey (HPS) (U.S. Census Bureau 2022), this research examines the relationships across food insecurity, grocery taxes, and ... -
RACE, GENDER AND HEALTH LITERACY IN THE MEDICAL ENCOUNTER: A TEST OF CULTURAL HEALTH CAPITAL AND STATUS CHARACTERISTICS THEORY
Miller, Leslie (2016-05-13)The doctor-patient relationship is a form of social support that influences patients’ health. Doctor-patient communication impacts doctor-patient relationships and ultimately patients’ health outcomes. Physicians’ communication ... -
Two Europe(s)? attitudes towards immigrants across eastern and western Europe
Brown, Aaron (2023-05-12)Considering recent immigration trends as well as crises of war which have displaced large numbers of people and led to high rates of migration into and within Europe, understanding how anti-immigrant sentiments develop and ... -
What is guiding the health information-seeking behaviors of right-leaning Christians regarding the COVID-19 vaccines?
Frantz, Kenneth Ethan (2023-08-04)Research has shown that politics influence Americans’ religious identities (Christian, atheist, etc.) and behaviors (church attendance). However, the research on how right-leaning Christians view the Covid-19 vaccines (and ...