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Land Use and the Human-Environment Interaction on Olosega Island, Manu'a, American Samoa
(North Dakota State University, 2011)
The human-environment relationship has often been characterized as one of human adaptation. This particular view has now come into questions as critiques have shown that the relationship is complex and dynamic. In archaeology, ...
Tykes and Tenure: Navigating the University from the Standpoint of Faculty Mothers
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the unique challenges faculty mothers face while navigating North Dakota State University (NDSU), and the implications their experiences have intra/interpersonally. ...
Host Communities’ Perceptions of Refugees in North Dakota and Perceived Impacts of Refugees on North Dakota Communities
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
This study identifies host communities’ perceptions of refugees and perceived impacts of refugees on North Dakota communities by analyzing a 2015 petition against future refugee resettlement using Braun and Clarke’s guide ...
School Integration in Arizona's White Mountains
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Due to Arizona’s mandated open enrollment policy for public schools, Blue Ridge Unified School District’s (BRUSD) population of Native American students has increased by 148% over the last 12 years as students migrate into ...
Spaces for Developing Sociocultural Capital: A Case Study of Community Gardens in an Agrarian Community
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Common themes growing out of current research on community gardens center on issues in large urban areas including community-based responses to more healthful food options, local sustainability efforts, and combating urban ...
Emplacing New Economy Businesses in Small Metropolitan Areas: Examination of Role of Place Constructs
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
It is often argued that only large metropolitan areas possess the preconditions for the origination of successful technology companies. However, smaller cities across the country have been successful in developing vibrant ...
Determining Women’s Innermost Social Support Relationships
(North Dakota State University, 2018)
This thesis examined how single women over forty determine their innermost social support relationship. A qualitative study of personal in-depth interviews was conducted with twelve single women ranging in ages 41 to 95 ...
#NOFILTER: Exploration of Instagram and Individuals’ Conception of Self
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
For this study, I sought to explore the use of Instagram and to understand how an individuals’ self-concept is portrayed on Instagram through Goffman’s (1959) theoretical frameworks of impression management and performance. ...
Integration of Bosnian Immigrant Women in the US
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
The number of immigrants from different countries has increased in the United States in the past few years. Fargo/ Moorhead area was enriched with individuals and families from various post-war and undeveloped countries. ...
Community Perspectives on Girls' Dropout in Tajikistan
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
Girl's dropout from school is problematic towards the overall wellbeing of those who drop out and to the society as whole. The goal of this study is to uncover some of the underlying factors that hinder girls from attending ...