[In an effort to understand the views, beliefs, and rhetoric of the protesters of the Malheur Occupation, we explored the primary texts written by the Bundy’s and others. Here, I examine a piece by Cliven Bundy published on January 29th, 2016.] Background: Who is Cliven Bundy? In short, Cliven Bundy is a rancher who lives […]
Semester Goals: Towards an Eventual Thesis
1) I will find, read, and document between 8 and 12 sources (books or scholarly articles) relating to the wilderness idea and wilderness tourism in the United States. I will compile these in an annotated bibliography and publish reviews on my DS site of at least 3 sources which demonstrate how each source helps define […]
Factor Analysis: ISSP Environmental Values Survey
Introduction Using the same methods as in for the EcoTypes Survey (see post here), I conducted an SPSS factor analysis on a 2010 International Social Survey Programme Environmental survey (found here). This survey, distributed to about 30 countries and taken by thousands, offers insight into the environmental values on some global scale. Methods I filtered […]
Factor Analysis: EcoTypes Survey
Introduction Informed by the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values as described in Shalom Schwartz’s An Overview of the Schwartz Theory of Basic Values (Schwartz 2012), we spent several days conducting statistical analyses of survey data in order to extrapolate environmental values from the survey sample size. To dust off our statistical and quantitative skills, we […]
A Reflection on Breadth
Entering the second semester of my third year at Lewis & Clark, suddenly the road ahead looks a lot shorter than the path behind. In just a year, I will be writing the second of two thesis projects of my senior year (if all goes according to plan). To avoid this daunting futurity, I instead […]