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Download full textHolliday, Michelle L.; DeFalco, Tony; Sherman, Jacob D. B. – Metropolitan Universities, 2015
This article profiles a partnership between the Living Cully ecodistrict and Portland State University's Sustainable Neighborhoods Initiative. The case studies presented in this article explore how Living Cully leveraged PSU assets to advance their goals, highlighting successes and lessons learned. This article also addresses how the partnership…
Descriptors: School Community Relationship, College Role, Neighborhoods, Sustainability
Direct linkTeri, Linda; McKenzie, Glenise; Logsdon, Rebecca G.; McCurry, Susan M.; Bollin, Salli; Mead, Jennifer; Menne, Heather – Gerontologist, 2012
The need for evidence-based non-pharmacological community programs to improve care of older adults with dementia is self-evident, considering the sheer numbers of affected individuals; the emotional, physical, and financial toll on affected individuals and their caregivers; the impact on our health care system; and the growing availability of…
Descriptors: Dementia, Older Adults, Caregivers, Community Programs
Kaye, Jeffrey; Michael, Yvonne; Calvert, James; Leahy, Marjorie; Crawford, Debbie; Kramer, Patricia – Journal of Rural Health, 2009
Context: The 2000 US Census identified 50,454 Americans over the age of 100. Increased longevity is only of benefit if accompanied by maintenance of independence and quality of life. Little is known about the prevalence of dementia and other disabling conditions among rural centenarians although this information is important to clinicians caring…
Descriptors: Rural Population, Incidence, Alzheimers Disease, Dementia
Johansen, Bruce E. – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2012
For the state of Washington's one-hundredth birthday, in 1989, Native peoples there decided to revive a distinctive mode of transportation--long-distance journeys by canoe--along with an entire culture associated with it. Born as the "Paddle to Seattle," during the past two decades these canoe journeys have become a summertime staple for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transportation, Water, Recreational Activities
Dunlap, Glen; Carr, Edward G.; Horner, Robert H.; Koegel, Robert L.; Sailor, Wayne; Clarke, Shelley; Koegel, Lynn Kern; Albin, Richard W.; Vaughn, Bobbie J.; McLaughlin, Darlene Magito; James, Kim Mullen; Todd, Anne W.; Newton, J. Stephen; Lucyshyn, Joseph; Griggs, Peter; Bohanon, Hank; Choi, Jeong Hoon; Vismara, Laurie; Minjarez, Mendy Boettcher; Buschbacher, Pamelazita; Fox, Lise – Behavioral Disorders, 2010
A major goal of positive behavior support (PBS) is to produce broad-based, long-term improvements in adaptive behavior; however, the empirical base, at present, is mainly composed of relatively short-term studies carried out in circumscribed contexts. Therefore, a need exists for reliable data that can inform the field regarding the comprehensive…
Descriptors: Intervention, Quality of Life, Behavior Modification, Rating Scales
Biswas-Diener, Robert; Diener, Ed – Social Indicators Research, 2006
The current study assessed the subjective well-being of a broad spectrum of homeless people. One-hundred-and-eighty-six homeless people from the streets of Calcutta (India), California, and a tent camp in Portland (Oregon) were interviewed, and responded to measures of subjective well-being. They answered questions about life satisfaction,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Well Being, Homeless People, Psychological Patterns
Judson, Dean H.; Reynolds-Scanlon, Sue; Popoff, Carole L. – Rural Development Perspectives, 1999
From 1990 to 1998, net inmigration in Oregon hit unprecedented high levels, leading to policy concerns about needs for infrastructure and services. Different regions of Oregon attracted migrants who differed dramatically in age, educational attainment, occupational status, and income. Migrants who moved for quality-of-life reasons were willing to…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Educational Attainment, Income, Migrants
Peer reviewedRoper, Larry D. – Change, 2004
This article describes the author's experience dealing with animal rights protests. It describes a group convened to address the issue of animal care and use in education, comprised of faculty from veterinary medicine, veterinary students, members of the Vegetarian Resources Network, the director of Oregon State's Program for Ethics, Science, and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Administrators, Veterinary Medicine, Quality of Life
Sherr, Michael; Huff, George; Curran, Mary – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2007
This article presents findings from a qualitative study of 120 undergraduate students from seven schools in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. Using in-depth individual and focus group interviews, we explored participants' perceptions of salient indicators of integration of faith and learning (IFL) in the classroom. Findings…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Undergraduate Students, Qualitative Research, Interviews
Peer reviewedHowe, John; Horner, Robert H.; Newton, J. Stephen – Mental Retardation, 1998
This study compared results of supported living services for 20 adults with mental retardation and 20 adults receiving traditional residential support. Results indicated that supported living participants experienced significantly more and varied community activity, did both community activities and preferred community activities more frequently,…
Descriptors: Adults, Delivery Systems, Independent Living, Mental Retardation
Peer reviewedLove, Laura L.; Malian, Ida M. – Remedial and Special Education, 1997
A study, based on techniques developed at the University of Oregon, explored the impact of special education on the education and postschool outcomes of 528 students with disabilities who had exited from special education services in Arizona. The majority were working full time and earning an average of $5.00 an hour in jobs that relatives or…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Employment Experience
Grossman, Elizabeth – Orion Afield: Working for Nature and Community, 1999
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County (Oregon) provides a wide range of social services to stimulate community development, based on reuse, repair, and recycling. Job training and jobs are provided in the woodshop, appliance center, mattress factory, glass shop, and environmentally friendly housing construction projects, with priority…
Descriptors: Community Development, Conservation (Environment), Economic Development, Empowerment
Designing a Health Clinic for Prairie City, Oregon: Revitalizing Main Street in Small, Remote Towns.
Young, Jenny E. – Small Town, 1995
A small town designed a health clinic to entice a health care practitioner to locate in the town, increase the town's economic feasibility, generate local jobs, and stimulate business in the downtown. The design is important to achieving these goals by continuing and enhancing the town's character. (TD)
Descriptors: Architectural Programming, Architecture, Building Conversion, Clinics
