<p> This study was an evaluation of a 4-H Youth DevelopmentProgram that provided a series of weekend camps and a weeklong summer camp to underprivileged youth. This programattempted to provide the youth with additional knowledge, skills, and aspirations necessary for a successful educational and employment future. This program took place in Carteret County, NC. The major purposes of this study were: (1) to determine whether or not the youths' knowledge, skills, and aspirations increased due to their participation in this program; and (2) to provide recommendations for the program so that the program may increase its effectiveness and possibly be replicated by other counties in North Carolina. A case study research design was used to gather data for this evaluation, with a variety of different data collected from program staff, local schools, parents and guardians of the program participants, and the participants themselves. Surveys, pre- and post-tests, interviews, and observations were the tools used to collect the data. A control group of inactive participants (who had rarely attended program activities) was used as a comparison for the group of youth that were active program participants. An analysis of the data determined if any trends or patterns existed that supported the program's objectives of increasing the youth's knowledge, skills, and aspirations. The major findings of this study were that: (1) the program, while providing some benefits to the children in terms of support and relationship-building, did not completely achieve its objectives; and (2) a number of recommendations, including increased family involvement in the program, could help to improve and possibly achieve the program's initial objectives. <P>

Because the history of Indian-White relations in Canada has focussed mainly on the colonized Indians and ignored the impact of colonization on the White colonizers, it has simplified a complex affiliation which, clearly, had an impact on both groups while reducing Indian peoples to objects to be studied. By understanding the concept of a relationship involved in colonization, we can alternatively focus on the effects colonization had on both the large and small colonizers. Not only will a study of this type allow us to emphasize the once-ignored impact of colonization on the colonizers, it will also help to avoid the over-study of the Indian peoples in Canada. <p> Exploring the history of the Indian Homemaking Program, Extension Division, University of Saskatchewan, 1967-1972 is an excellent venue in which to perform such a study. The program, which involves White Extension Instructors travelling to Saskatchewan reserves to teach Indian women homemaking skills such as knitting and crocheting, sewing and food preparation, promoted informal cross-cultural education in a setting that was both relaxed and enjoyable. After speaking with Extension Instructors about their vast array of experiences with respect to the program, it is abundantly clear that their days in the program, and with Indian women, changed the way they saw and experienced Saskatchewan.

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Because the history of Indian-White relations in Canada has focussed mainly on the colonized Indians and ignored the impact of colonization on the White colonizers, it has simplified a complex affiliation which, clearly, had an impact on both groups while reducing Indian peoples to objects to be studied. By understanding the concept of a relationship involved in colonization, we can alternatively focus on the effects colonization had on both the large and small colonizers. Not only will a study of this type allow us to emphasize the once-ignored impact of colonization on the colonizers, it will also help to avoid the over-study of the Indian peoples in Canada. <p> Exploring the history of the Indian Homemaking Program, Extension Division, University of Saskatchewan, 1967-1972 is an excellent venue in which to perform such a study. The program, which involves White Extension Instructors travelling to Saskatchewan reserves to teach Indian women homemaking skills such as knitting and crocheting, sewing and food preparation, promoted informal cross-cultural education in a setting that was both relaxed and enjoyable. After speaking with Extension Instructors about their vast array of experiences with respect to the program, it is abundantly clear that their days in the program, and with Indian women, changed the way they saw and experienced Saskatchewan.

The purpose of the study was to identify and analyze factors affecting completion, non-completion, and non-participation in five Farmer Field Schools (FFS) administered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, and Marine Resources (MALMR) of Trinidad and Tobago. The research objectives used to accomplish the purpose of this study focused on the relationship between participation status and 1) personal characteristics, 2) individuals’ motivations for participation, 3) perceptions about selected farming practices, 4) individuals’ priority rankings of their sources of information regarding farming practices, 5) the deterrents to participation, and 6) perceptions of the usefulness of competitions as a means for increasing the popularity of FFS. This study employed an ex post facto, causal comparative research design. Three instruments were developed. The sample population (N=109) consisted of farmers classified as FFS completers (n=56), non-completers (n=15), and non-participants (n=38). Data were gathered from late May to late September 2007. Individuals with a greater number of participating friends are more likely to complete the program FFS completers 1) were more driven by social reasons to participate in FFS than were non-completers, 2) possessed a greater concern for the environment than did non-completers, 3) had higher expectations than did noncompleters that participation in a FFS would improve their occupational performance and status, 4) more likely than non-completers to be willing to take on the financial risks involved in the adoption of IPM on their farms, 5) believed more strongly than did noncompleters that IPM is compatible with agricultural practices and the market in Trinidad and Tobago. Completers most highly value the information received from MALMR whereas the non-completers and non-participants most highly value information received from the agro-shops. Completers vs. non-completers and non-participants held widely divergent views on the deterrents to participation in FFS. The contribution of this study to the field of agricultural and extension education is that policymakers and practitioners may use the information herein to employ strategies that impair or eliminate the factors leading to attrition and non-participation, thus making programs more accessible, prevent attrition, and may decrease farmers’ expenditures on pesticides, and increase income.

In deep submicron region, scaling the sizes of devices and chips down is indispensable. The silicide at ultra-shallow extension area is used in order to keep low sheet resistance while junction depth is scaled. To introduce the implant between source and channel keeps high saturation current. Furthermore, we put two blocks of oxide between source and channel to suppress the short channel effect, which are able to resist depletions. We also demonstrate the capacitor-less memory cell. We use the variation of the charge and bias replacing the real capacitor. The device is promising candidate for reduced chip size. According to the simulation results of ISE TCAD, the device with silicide at ultra-shallow extension area and the implantation between source and channel provide higher saturation current. The MOS with block oxide has high Ion/Ioff and low DIBL. We simulate different materials, different high and width of the block oxide, and discuss the effects of those device¡¦ characteristics. We show two methods of the implantation which can improve the charge density of pseudo neutral region. Those three structures provide an solution to make device and chip be scaled down easily.

When the corporations in Taiwan technology industry precept that building a brand is truly the way of gaining profit in the long time, there are some of the biggest OEM firms stepped out from their OEM field, and started to create their own brand names. After a while, they extend their brand name into other product lines and product categories. Therefore, how to know customer¡¦s demand and satisfy it or even launch new product leading customer¡¦s demand has become the important issue for Taiwan original technology brand corporations. The existing literature of this researching field most focus on the producer¡¦s point of view and prefer to use many kinds of product to compare the extend evaluation. Therefore this study is arranged to inspect brand extension from customers¡¦ subjective cognition. Also add in innovation factor to probe into its interfere effect. This study selects one big Taiwan original technology brand ASUS to analysis its brand extension strategy. This study consults many references, and use two dimensions related to customers¡¦ subjective cognition: brand association and fit. In addition, add innovation interfere factor to confer how brand association, fit and innovation factor how to effect customers¡¦ purchase intention. This study contains some important findings: ASUS is functional-oriented in customer¡¦s mind, the fit of cell-phone and LCD TV between ASUS brand is both high. However, customers think that high innovation of cell-phone result in higher purchase intension compared to LCD TV. Especially innovation of cell-phone¡¦s appearance is a significant factor of purchasing cell-phone. On the other hand, the main customers of ASUS are young and have medium purchasing power, high-income customers has less low purchase intention instead. Besides, graduated educational degree evaluated ASUS compared with college (and lower) educational degree. This study concludes that other Taiwan original technology brand similar to ASUS should realize they may tend to be functional-oriented. When they carry out brand extension strategy, they should deeply interpret consumers¡¦ demand. The function completion could not satisfy current customers any more. Ever more, the brand are suggested to enforce reputation-oriented brand association to increase customers¡¦ purchase intension.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Oregon State University, 2001. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the World Wide Web.