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Carl L. Anderson : life and contributions to public health and health education

Creator:: Asan, Virginia Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of this study of the life and career of Dr. Carl Leonard Anderson was to recount his professional contributions to the field of health and relate these to public health and health education. The major emphasis of this study concerned Dr. Anderson's professional life. The accomplishment of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A process for the evaluation of learner goals, reading comprehension, and program impact as elements of adult literacy programs

Creator:: Haddon, R. Lance
Abstract:: National statistics indicate that as many as 23 million adults in the United States are illiterate and another 40 million lack literacy skills necessary to function effectively or on more than a narrow basis in this society. People without literacy skills or who have only marginal reading ability find themselves...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Racial Battle Fatigue Among Latinx and Black Community College Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Disciplines: A Quantitative Perspective

Creator:: McQuarters, Alfred D.
Abstract:: The role of community colleges as open-access institutions that bring racial diversity to careers in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields is essential (Musante, 2012; Reyes, 2011). Yet, the opportunity to attend postsecondary institutions is not enough to guarantee the success of People of Color as they navigate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: opportunities and graduate study. Fisk-Vanderbilt Masters-to-PhD Bridge Program also encourages students to

A case study to investigate retention efforts at Mt. Hood Community College

Creator:: Rawe, Carl L.
Abstract:: This case study describes and analyzes the experiences of Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) in its implementation of four retention interventions. Each of the four interventions are described in detail. Discussion is framed within the context that retention is a by-product of institutional renewal brought about by implementing interventions that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (Richardson, Martens, & Fisk, 1981), indicates that the academically under- prepared student is, and will

African-American women faculty teaching at institutions of higher-learning in the Pacific Northwest : Challenges, dilemmas, and sustainability

Creator:: Townsend-Johnson, Linda
Abstract:: Title: African-American Women Faculty Teaching at Institutions of Higher Learning in the Pacific Northwest: Challenges, Dilemas, and Sustainability Institutions of higher learning in the Pacific Northwest have successfully recruited African-American faculty, yet these institutions have difficulty retaining African-American faculty for at least five years. African-American women faculty experience problems obtaining...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A national analysis of business teacher certification

Creator:: McMillan, Gilbert Earl
Abstract:: Problem While the primary emphasis of this study was on the professional aspects of a business teacher's preparation, by necessity it was concerned with other aspects of the preparation of business teachers, especially as these relate to the so-called "professional sequence." Thus the purpose of the study was to seek...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: extensive study by Thomas B. Martin (48) in 1943 developed 14 recommendations with respect to state

Retention of adult second language learners : Hispanic learners in Washington State community and technical colleges

Creator:: Jones, Gary E.
Abstract:: This study was designed to investigate a phenomenon, retention of Hispanic adult second language learners in Washington State's community colleges, from a qualitative paradigm and phenomenological approach. The focus of this study was to capture eight foreign-born Hispanic ESL non-continuators' voices and experiences, in their native language of Spanish, who...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

African-American folkloric form and function in segregated one-room schools

Creator:: Gray, Pearl Spears
Abstract:: Maintenance of one's self and one's people in a free society requires educational, cultural, and economic literacy. This is fully as imperative in a democracy as the maintenance of ignorance of slaves is required in an oppressive society. The requisite skills needed both to sustain one's self and become a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The meaning of persistence for African American femalesattending urban community colleges

Creator:: Glavan, John
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to examine the experiences of African American female students attending urban community colleges, to gain further understanding of how they interpret the meaning of persistence, and to identify the factors that affect their persistence. African American women attending community college in Los Angeles were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Carl L. Anderson : life and contributions to public health and health education

A process for the evaluation of learner goals, reading comprehension, and program impact as elements of adult literacy programs

Racial Battle Fatigue Among Latinx and Black Community College Students in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Disciplines: A Quantitative Perspective

A case study to investigate retention efforts at Mt. Hood Community College

African-American women faculty teaching at institutions of higher-learning in the Pacific Northwest : Challenges, dilemmas, and sustainability

A national analysis of business teacher certification

Retention of adult second language learners : Hispanic learners in Washington State community and technical colleges

African-American folkloric form and function in segregated one-room schools

The meaning of persistence for African American femalesattending urban community colleges

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