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An Analysis Of Geographical Concepts And Characteristics Of Maps In Selected Textbooks, Helen Elizabeth Wittke

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the thesis was to examine the extent to which geography is integrated into history courses. This was done through analyses of the maps in eighth and tenth grade history books. Every map in each book was tabulated according to its purpose, characteristics, and cartographic techniques. The statistics which were gathered from these tabulations were then used as a basis for percentages of the maps devoted to various purposes. In addition to this, twenty-five maps were analyzed in detail, with an examination not only of the map, but of the accompanying text, and the method in which the …

Viet-Nam Business Education; A Proposal For Development, Hoang Ngoc Khiem

Dissertations and Theses

This study was an attempt to present a proposal for the development of business education in Viet-Nam. It formulated the philosophy and objectives of business education in Viet-Nam in general both at the university and the secondary level. It also aimed to define the basic model of organization, curriculum development, and faculty recruitment and training. The proposal was based on principles of business education widely accepted in American, Asian, and European countries and on the results of the analysis of the Vietnamese educational system and its environment. It was revealed that, anywhere in the world, there is a vital need …

A Translation Of Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov's Opisanie Zemli Kamchatki (The Description Of The Land Of Kamchatka) By E.A.P. Crownhart Vaughan, Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis is the only complete and unabridged English translation of Stepan Petrovich Krasheninnikov’s Opisanie Zemli Kamchatki (The Description of the Land of Kamchatka), first published in 1755 by the Imperial Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg. Krasheninnikov (1711-1755) was a member of the Second Bering Expedition (1733-1741), one of the most ambitious scientific expeditions of any age. Its purpose was sixfold: 1) to explore and map Siberia; 2) to establish whether Asia and America were separated by water; 3) to explore Kamchatka; 4) to chart all waters between Kamchatka, America and Japan; 5) to map the entire Arctic …

A Proposed Guidance Program For Vietnamese High Schools, Tran Thi Thanh-Tan

Dissertations and Theses

The writer has proposed a practical guidance program for Vietnamese high schools. The study has been written while education in Vietnam is in a period of revolution. Radical changes have been undertaken to keep up the national demand for progress and economical self-independence. The need for guidance services in high schools is necessary to promote learning toward better achievement and more logical training of manpower and social adjustment. The traditional Vietnamese school, influenced by thousands years of Confucian concepts and hundred years of French culture, has been ineffective in providing competent scientific and technical personnel, despite a world moving toward …

Portland State Perspective; January 1970, Portland State University

Portland State Perspective

A quarterly alumni newsletter. In this issue: discussion of new urban campus design; inauguration of three new doctoral programs; and an essay by Charlie Hanna.

A General Study Of Tests And Testing With Special Emphasis On Concepts, Controversy, And Teaching Ideas Applicable At The First Grade Level, Jean I. Dimick

Dissertations and Theses

A general study of testing with special focus on, and analysis of, tests being used in the primary grades by selected cities; the controversy concerning aptitude and intelligence testing as it applies particularly to genetic factors and race; and the identification and selection of ideas which would be of value to a first grade teacher seeking diverse and unusual ways to discover abilities and aptitudes in first grade children. Study covers in detail some of the controversy about racial intelligence as it concerns black and white Americans starting with interpretations and controversies that occurred after World War I, and also …

The Maroons And Freedom In Jamaica, Lennon Claude Henry

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this essay is to present a history of the Maroons from their earliest rebellions to their present role in contemporary Jamaican society. Also of importance will be the conditions under which the Maroons received freedom the British and to what extent these conditions continue to persist in an independent Jamaica. A secondary purpose is to provide material and information which may contribute significantly to the dearth of printed expertise in this area. When the British captured Jamaica from the Spaniards in 1655, they failed to subdue numerous Negro slaves who were no longer content to be slaves. …

Aspects Of The Åland Islands Question, Elen Christine Sakshaug

Dissertations and Theses

The Åland Islands question in international politics has been intermittently discussed, negotiated, and settled since the eighteenth century. The Islands lie in the Baltic Sea, halfway between Sweden and Finland, at the mouth of the Gulf of Bothnia. They have been accorded importance by international dispute and finally by international treaty. In the present thesis the position of the Åland Islands in the Scandinavian region, from the time of settlement to the present, is considered. Major events and agreements are included to provide a background for the development of the dispute which arose over the Islands in the early twentieth …

Selected Experiences Of Boys And Girls Entering The Community Of Ketchikan, Alaska From Correctional Schools, Marian L. Swain

Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to explore differences in self-reported experiences of fifteen boys and girls who were released from correctional schools from June 24, 1965, to May 16, 1967, into the community of Ketchikan, Alaska, from a control group of nineteen who had not been in correctional institutions, who were matched by sex, age and race. Between the dates of July 16, 1967, to September 13, 1967, I interviewed and administered a questionnaire to each respondent in both groups. The respondents, ranging in age from 14 years to 20 years, were seen in the welfare office, the person's …

"Introduction Of New Faculty And Address By The President", Gregory Baker Wolfe

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

First address to the faculty by incoming PSC President Gregory B. Wolfe.

Viking 1968, Portland State University

The Viking (Yearbooks)

Portland State University 1968 yearbook

Die Moabiter Sonette; Letzte Gedichte Und Gedanken Albrecht Haushofers, Richard S. Kemmler

Dissertations and Theses

Albrecht Haushofer wrote the Moabiter Sonette while confined in a Nazi prison in Berlin during the last months of World War II. His arrest resulted from his indirect involvement in the resistance movement which culminated with the July 20, 1944 attempt on Hitler’s life.

From 1933 to his arrest Haushofer was directly and indirectly involved in work aimed at overthrowing Hitler’s regime and forming a new government. Through his father’s friend, Rudolf Heß, Haushofer was ‘inofficially’ appointed in 1933 to the Foreign Office under Ribbentrop. His effect on German government policies was however nil. In 1937 he left the Foreign …

Report On Community College Program In Oregon, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Unmet Social Work Needs In An Inmate Population Of A County Correctional Institution, Jerry M. Harkins

Dissertations and Theses

This descriptive study was designed to elicit the kinds, extensity and intensity of needs of the inmate population of Multnomah County Correctional Institution, a minimum security jail for misdemeanants.

A guiding hypothesis asserted that there were unmet needs of prisoners which could be met through social work services both within and outside the institution.

Almost the entire population of the institution was interviewed. Open-end and structured responses were recorded on schedules. Five broad areas of need were defined. These were 1) physical needs -- including food, clothing, shelter, and medical care; 2) social needs -- including interpersonal ties, group membership, …

"The American High School: Undertaker Or Regenerator?", Max Rafferty

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 45, No. 46 (1965-4-16), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

"The Divine Comedy And Tradition", Chandler Baker Beall

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

Viking 1962, Portland State University

The Viking (Yearbooks)

Portland State University 1962 yearbook

Viking 1961, Portland State University

The Viking (Yearbooks)

Portland State University 1961 yearbook

"Inauguration Of President Millar", Branford Price Millar

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

"The Origins And Nature Of American Nationalism", Henry Steele Commager

Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers

No abstract provided.

Viking 1956, Portland State University

The Viking (Yearbooks)

Portland State University 1956 yearbook

Viking 1955, Portland State University

The Viking (Yearbooks)

Portland State University 1955 yearbook

Viking 1953, Portland State University

The Viking (Yearbooks)

Portland State University 1953 yearbook

School District Reorganization Act; Cigarette Tax Referendum, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

Viking 1952, Portland State University

The Viking (Yearbooks)

Portland State University 1952 yearbook

Viking 1949, Portland State University

The Viking (Yearbooks)

Portland State University 1949 yearbook

City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 06, No. 25 (1926-3-26), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.

City Club Of Portland Bulletin Vol. 04, No. 34 (1924-6-6), City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)

City Club of Portland

No abstract provided.