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  • Community College Interdisciplinary Learning Goes to University

    Creator:
    Hattendorf, Bruce J.
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    This phenomenological study explores the effects that an interdisciplinary program of study at a community college has on students once they transfer to a four-year institution. Interdisciplinary approaches have been proposed as a way of meeting the complex thinking skills needed for 21st Century learning. Because interdisciplinary learning is complex,...
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    would like to thank Shelley Dubkin-Lee and the members of my committee, Bruce Clemetsen, Kate Dins

  • Native American Policing : Leading in a Conflicting and Opposing U.S. Legal System

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    Kauffman, Brian P.
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    The purpose of this multi-case study was to explore the stories and lived experiences of Native American police chiefs who have faced the systemic conflicts and challenges created between Native American tribal policing and an opposing U.S. legal system. It sought to understand the essence of tribal police chiefs’ experiences...
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    : _______________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee The purpose of this multi-case study was to explore the stories

  • Gendered Leadership? Female Community College Presidents and their Leadership Behaviors

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    Rafia, Lida
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    Considerable research has been done on women and leadership styles, and while most have found very little to no difference in leadership style between men and women, there has been conflict with individual gender roles and organizational roles (Eagly & Johnson, 1990; Eddy & Cox, 2008; Kanter, 1997). These studies...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee Considerable research has been done on women and leadership styles

  • Perceptions of "Dropouts" Recovered as Adults : A Life Course Case Study on Older High School Graduates

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    Bogen, Susan Lori
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    Research has established that poor outcomes are the future for those without a high school diploma--yet students continue to drop out and become members of that population. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the experiences and perceptions of individuals who did not complete high school within the...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee Research has established that poor outcomes are the future for

  • A National Five-Year Exploratory and Descriptive Analysis of Two-Year Public College Graduation Rates at Branch Compared to Non-Branch Campuses

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    Harrison, Faimous J. L.
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    Branch campuses play an important part in postsecondary degree attainment by providing place-bound students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds in different geographical regions access to education that is convenient. Their heterogeneousness structures, including enrollment size, communities, and populations served, are not accurately reflected in the majority of the research. Currently, there...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee Branch campuses play an important part in postsecondary degree

  • The development of nursing agency in the context of oppression : a study of the experiences of nurse educators

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    Schneider, Alisa L.
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    The purpose of this phenomenological study was to discover the experiences nurse educators (NEs) have had with oppression and to uncover how their experiences may have impacted their teaching. This study was significant as nurse retention is negatively affected by oppressed group behaviors (Duchscher & Myrick, 2008; Tinsley & France,...
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee The

  • Defining drug court participant community college success

    Creator:
    Hamilton, Christopher J.
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    Drug courts are collaborative community programs that provide active oversight and compliance monitoring of individuals engaged in the criminal justice continuum. Adult drug court program requirements include alcohol and other drug treatment, community support services, and other ancillary services intended to promote life changes in participants and ultimately, prosocial behaviors....
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    : ______________________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee Drug

  • The successful experiences of first generation community college transfer students

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    McKenzie, René
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    The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the successes of first generation, community college transfer students served by a TRiO/Student Support Services (TRiO/SSS) program. This study addresses a specific problem in higher education – there are a limited number of first generation transfer students who successfully matriculate...
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    :__________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to

  • The effects of increased enrollment of international students on student services at six Washington State community colleges

    Creator:
    Acob-Nash, Maria
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    Institutions of higher education face a global mandate, understanding and addressing the concept of internationalization in the 21st century. As the world becomes "smaller", there is a need for college students to expand their awareness and understanding of multinational cultures and issues. Recently, many four-year colleges and universities have taken...
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    I. Dubkin-Lee Institutions of higher education face a global mandate, understanding and

  • The experiences of middle-level Chinese female adult immigrants working at west coast community and technical colleges

    Creator:
    Zhou, Lin
    Abstract:
    Community and technical colleges in the United States are experiencing an expansion of racial and ethnic diversity in students, faculty, and administrators. From 1996 to 2006, the number of Asian female college students increased 55.3%, from 13,184 to 20,477. The number of Asian male students increased 48.9%, from 9,731 to...
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    : ____________________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee Alex A. Sanchez Community and technical colleges in the United