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Working Paper No. 86, The Evolution of Japan\u27s Economy
Get PDFThis inquiry seeks to establish that already from its feudal era characterized by fiefdoms and kingdoms to its development as a modern nation- state, Japan’s economic history reveals discernible variants of capitalism. Highlighting these variants assist us in defining distinct eras that also offer the observer a sense of the evolution of Japan’s economy. In advancing this thesis, the first part considers differences between variants of capitalism found in the Tokugawa Era and, after 1868, what is designated as the Meiji Era. The focus shall be on the economic foundations of the Tokugawa shogunate versus the nascent industrialization during the Meiji Restoration. Then we shall extend our consideration to the rise of a full-blown industrial capitalism promoted through state-led initiatives and the large, integrated companies known as Zaibatsu. Then we shall consider the economics of the postwar era, highlighting Japan’s rapid recovery starting in 1948; the expansions driven by government policies, technological adoption, and industrial modernization. Then we shall consider contemporary market-oriented capitalism, focusing on Japan\u27s global economic integration, the influence of consumer markets, and the real estate bubble and the subsequent challenges. Through considering these relatively distinct phases, this inquiry shall highlight how Japan’s economic evolution has been shaped by distinct socio-political variables, government interventions, and interactions with global dynamics
University Studies Research Brief: Winter 2024 FRINQ Faculty Student Persistence Survey
Get PDFOf 1285 students enrolled in First-year Inquiry (FRINQ) during fall term 2023, 161 (13%) received an F, W, or I grade in FRINQ and/or did not return to PSU during winter term. In order to better understand why these students struggled or did not return, FRINQ faculty were surveyed about the students in their courses who received an F, W, or I grade in their fall term FRINQ and/or did not return to PSU for winter term. For each student, faculty were asked to identify specific challenges the student may have faced and any support they knew the student had received. Faculty were also able to provide comments about each student
A Profile of Freshman Inquiry Students Fall 2024
Get PDFIn order to better understand the students enrolled in Freshman Inquiry (FRINQ) courses and identify areas where they may need support, University Studies (UNST) began collecting and compiling data on these students. This report presents a profile of FRINQ students from Fall 2024. It presents an overview of all students enrolled in FRINQ during Fall 2024 and then summarizes information from the Prior Learning Survey
“I Have One More Hour of Power and Many Miles of Communication to Go”: Lessons Learned from Community Research Interrupted by Climate Crises
Get PDFThe Ang Pagtanom og Binhi Project is a University–Community partnership and community-based participatory research project exploring the health benefits of food sovereignty practices in the Philippines. In late 2021, in the midst of data collection, Super Typhoon Odette made landfall in the Philippines causing massive environmental and structural devastation. In the aftermath of the storm, community partners in the Philippines and members of the research team in the United States shared photos, texts, and updates. These messages included descriptions of structural and environmental damage caused by the storm and stories of mutual aid efforts and actions taken by individuals and small organizations, each highlighting connections between food sovereignty efforts in the Philippines and the impacts of climate change. Due to the richness of the stories, the interconnectedness between these conversations and the research topic, and the alignment within the theoretical foundations of the project, the researchers understood that these communications should be included as data. With feedback from the Community Advisory Board, the Research and Design Team amended project protocols, research questions, and consent forms to incorporate this emergent data. This manuscript describes the process that the team undertook and some of the lessons learned by taking this approach
Oregon State Rank Assessment for Meadow Lomatium (Lomatium pastorale)
Get PDFOregon state conservation status assessment for meadow lomatium (Lomatium pastorale) using NatureServe methodology, 2024
NFTs at the Nexus of Innovation and Sustainability: A Framework Aligning NFT Affordances with the Sustainable Development Goals
Get PDFThe United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are goals associated with the most significant global issues, which include climate, health, security, and poverty. The goals are part of an agenda for making progress on environmental, social, and economic issues while ensuring peace and leaving no one behind. Meeting these goals requires effort and innovation on all fronts, including technology. Information and communication technologies have long contributed to these efforts, and more recently, blockchain for good projects have begun to bear fruit. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which are, in essence, certificates of ownership stored on a blockchain, can also contribute to sustainable development. However, to this point, they have been underutilised. NFTs have inherent capabilities that can make them ideally suited to contribute towards the SDGs. Their unique capacity to validate ownership, identity, claims, and history of events makes them valuable for a variety of purposes. To date, NFTs have been employed primarily for trading digital assets such as collectibles, in-game items, digital art, and event tickets. However, their affordances—the actionable properties NFTs offer to users—make them suitable for use in ways that can significantly affect the health and well-being of humans and the planet. This article provides a framework for linking NFT affordances with the SDGs and examples of how NFT use cases are addressing, or could address, these urgent global needs
Subito 2024
Get PDFIssue 7, Spring 2024
The central theme for this year\u27s journal is the body and wellness of the musician. The journal also includes a faculty spotlight with School of Music & Theater Director of the Coordinate Movement Program Lisa Marsh, research articles, an album review and so much more!https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/subito/1006/thumbnail.jp
Supporting Holistic Health and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Risk Reduction Among Young Native Females Prior to Pregnancy: A Qualitative Exploration.
No full textAI/AN communities are disproportionately impacted by food insecurity and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Decreasing the risk of GDM can interrupt the intergenerational cycle of diabetes in AI/AN families, and can decrease diabetes-related health disparities. The goal of this study was to explore ways of supporting holistic health and reducing the risk of GDM among young American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) females prior to pregnancy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with adult AI/AN women (\u3e18 years) who had GDM or who have young female relatives (e.g., daughters) (n = 41), AI/AN females between 12 and 24 years (n = 18), and key experts in food/nutrition and health within AI/AN communities (n = 32). Three themes emerged: (1) guidance on how to support young females\u27 holistic wellness; (2) evidence that generations of colonial violence, including forced removal, forced poverty, and the imposition of a Western-based food system, causes deeper, systemic fracturing of traditional cultural food knowledge and practices; and the fact that (3) opportunities for improved adolescent female health are rooted in AI/AN values and how AI/AN people resist the impacts of anti-Indigenous racism through family-based, community-led, and holistic health. These themes suggest alternative understandings about the relationships between food insecurity and holistic pre-pregnancy health and can guide our next steps in decreasing health disparities in these communities
Investigating Students\u27 Expectations and Engagement in General and Organic Chemistry Laboratory Courses
No full textStudents’ expectations for their laboratory coursework are theorized to have an impact on their learning experiences and behaviors, such as engagement. Before students’ expectations and engagement can be explored in different types of undergraduate chemistry laboratory courses, appropriate measures of these constructs must be identified, and evidence of validity and reliability for the data collected with these instruments must be investigated. This study collected evidence related to response process validity, internal structure validity, and single administration reliability for version 2 of the Meaningful Learning in the Laboratory Instrument (MLLIv2) and a measure of student engagement in the undergraduate chemistry laboratory. Additionally, evidence of consequential validity was assessed through measurement invariance, providing support for the comparison of latent means between the groups. Differences in students’ expectations and engagement were found based on course-level (general vs. organic chemistry) and pedagogical style (cookbook vs. inquiry-based)
American Indian Census rolls: An Underutilized Source of historical demographic information on tribal populations
No full textHistorical information on tribal populations in the United States is incomplete. American Indians and Alaska Natives were not enumerated with the general population until the 1940 decennial census. However, Indian Census Rolls were produced for the period 1885 – 1940 under the auspices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the U.S. The information given in the Indian Census Rolls varies but usually includes the roll number, age, gender, tribal identity, and relationship to the head of the family. In this paper, we present background information on Indian Census Rolls and demonstrate how the digitized microfiche census roll schedules can be assembled into an Excel file. We also provide examples of the potential uses of Indian Census Rolls. We conclude that Indian Census Rolls can not only help bridge the gaps in the historical demography of American Indians but also provide the basis for a clearer picture of the current and future demographic characteristics of American Indians