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  • The Influence of Financial Education on the Perceived Future Financial Behaviors of TRIO Community College Students

    Creator:
    Cruse, Michele (Michele Monique)
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    Many low-income and first-generation community college students face disproportionate challenges in their quest for a college education. They typically balance multiple outside obligations, while being solely responsible for making these decisions without adequate knowledge, guidance, or support (Lyons, 2004). Many students begin college without ever having been responsible for their...
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    ............................................................... 129 Appendix B: Financial and Economic Literacy outcomes defined by the U.S. Department of

  • Voices to be heard : narrative research of undocumented Latino students in Oregon community colleges

    Creator:
    Ivelisse, Brenda
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    Community colleges have become a practical educational option for undocumented students seeking an associate degree; thus reflecting the community college's very mission and purpose by providing access and affordability for these students. Specifically, undocumented Latino students are known to select community colleges due to their low tuition cost, proximity to...
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    ; thus reflecting the community college’s very mission and purpose by providing access and

  • Oregon industrial and engineering teacher's perceived professional development needs

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    Moon, Dale E.
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    Professional development is a critical part of education, especially in career and technical education (CTE). CTE programs have rapidly changing technological foundations, and while the CTE teachers' primary focus is to prepare students for entry-level positions in their occupational areas, CTE teachers are also required to embed academics into their...
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    -career activities were the top three professional development needs identified by respondents. This

  • Meeting the needs of nontraditional college students? Student perspectives on proprietary school practices

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    Bush, Floretta M.
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    The purpose of this study was to understand, through nontraditional student perspectives, how institutional practices of postsecondary proprietary schools may influence the success of moderately to highly nontraditional students. The study was undertaken for these reasons: (a) A large and growing number of higher education students are nontraditional, putting them...
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    by participants to those meanings. Career Tech practices that were reported to contribute to

  • How refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning service technicians learn from troubleshooting

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    Green, Denis F. H.
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    The purpose of this study was to understand how refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (RHVAC) service technicians (techs) learned from troubleshooting. This understanding resulted in instructional and curricular strategies designed to help community colleges prepare vocational students to learn more effectively from informal workplace learning. RHVAC techs were studied...
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    others (in person and via cellular phone networks), by reflection during and after troubleshooting

  • The Professional Identity of Community College Faculty Members

    Creator:
    Mohrbacher, Robert C.
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    Background: Previous studies suggested that the professional identity of community college faculty is less than clearly articulated. Lack of clarity with regard to professional identity may have impacts in a number of areas, including recruitment, professional development, and the overall reputation of community colleges. Purpose: To examine how community college...
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    percentage of annual enrollments, followed by career and technical education, and then pre- college programs

  • College and career ready? Perceptions of high school students related to WorkKeys assessments

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    Schultz, Deanna D.
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    Concern about college and career readiness has been expressed in both the business and education arenas. Employers are calling for entry-level employees with basic academic skills and educators are being held accountable for student achievement in academic areas similar to those required by employers. In this environment, WorkKeys has emerged...
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    ). The Commission was formed by the U.S. Secretary of Education to address concerns about the academic

  • The involvement of career and technical education advisory committees in modularizing curriculum

    Creator:
    Malosh, Ann M.
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    The emergence of modularized curriculum in community college career and technical education (CTE) programs has received substantial attention over the last decade, with researchers suggesting that this type of curriculum redesign may assist with student retention and success. The purpose of this study was to describe advisory committee member involvement...
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    effectively in reviewing and endorsing work already done by faculty, 2) provide advisory committee members

  • Faculty perceptions of actions of community college presidents that increased organizational trust

    Creator:
    Baker, Joshua D.
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    Organizational trust refers to the tendency of individuals or groups within an organization to trust each other. Tschannen-Moran (2004) describes trust as one's "willingness to be vulnerable to another based on the confidence that the other is benevolent, honest, open, reliable, and competent" (p. 17). The purpose of this study...
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    tenured faculty members with at least ten years at the college. Informants were recommended by the

  • Relationships and Expectations for Educational Achievement of Foster Youth

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    Calvert, Robert C. (Robert Christian)
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    Youth in foster care often perform at lower levels academically than those not in foster care. Prior research on the nature of the relationships that affect former foster youth's educational path has been inconclusive. Though it is widely believed that positive relationships with faculty, staff and peers is beneficial for...
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    to commit above and beyond what would be called for by their position or connection to the former