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Test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) : good indicator for student success at Community Colleges?

Creator:: Ng, Jacob N. K.
Abstract:: Community colleges in the United States have become an important educational destination for international students. According to the Institute of International Education (IIE, 2006), international students who enrolled for the first time at a U.S. campus increased by 8 per cent, from 131,946 students in 2004/2005 to 142,923 in 2005/2006....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jacob N. K. Ng for the degree of Doctor of Education in

Learning about the Standards for Mathematical Practice: An Investigation of Opportunities within Two Teacher Education Contexts

Creator:: Stoddard, Elyssa R.
Abstract:: The Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs) describe ways of thinking and doing mathematics that parallels how mathematicians engage with mathematics (National Governors Association for Best Practices, 2010). These standards reflect a broader goal in K-12 mathematics education focused on moving beyond K-12 learners acquiring knowledge of mathematical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Elyssa R. Stoddard for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Impact of discourses on preservice literacy teacher identity development : Subjectivity and agency

Creator:: Larson, Mindy Legard
Abstract:: This research addressed the complexities of identity development in the lives of seven elementary and middle school preservice literacy teachers during their graduate teacher education program at a private western university using a poststructural feminism theoretical lens. This research investigated two questions: 1) How do preservice teachers develop their identity...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: thirty preservice literacy teachers, Ian, Annie, Sienna, A.J., Jenny, Stef, and Mary Beth in the spring

More than colleagues : tracing the experiences of career and technical education instructors engaged in faculty-to-faculty mentoring programs

Creator:: Findley, Daniel E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of faculty-to-faculty mentoring programs on the experiences of both mentors and first-year instructor protégés in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs with an emphasis on practitioner-educators in nursing and in welding-fabrication. The study was undertaken for four reasons: (a) increases...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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

Creator:: Malosh, Ann M.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: providing shorter education timeframes for skill and goal attainment (Dins, 2005; Hull, 2005; Jacobs

Integrating Web2Quest technologies into multicultural education courses in Taiwan : a potential for globalization

Creator:: Lin, Limei Grace
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate three research questions: (1) What are the attitudes and beliefs of the pre-service teachers and teacher educators regarding multicultural education, and how do the teacher educators prepare the pre-service teachers to meet the needs of diverse K-12 students in Taiwan? (2) To...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Hsieh and my sweet daughters, Meng-Chu Annie Hsieh and Meng-Lin Ariel Hsieh. Your unconditional love

Community college and university degree partnership programs : A qualitative study of the student experience

Creator:: Balzer, Jacqueline
Abstract:: Community college and university degree partnership programs allow students to tailor their educational experiences to fit personal goals and preferences while transitioning back and forth seamlessly between a community college and four-year university. This qualitative research study, telling the stories and lived experiences of six students participating in a community...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (Jacobs, 2004). Cohen (2003) indicated that 40 percent of the students receiving bachelor degrees from

Factors related to the economic sustainability of two year chemistry-based technology training programs

Creator:: Backus, Bridgid A.
Abstract:: Two-year chemistry-based technology training (CBTT) programs in the U.S. are important in the preparation of the professional technical workforce. The purpose of this study was to identify, examine, and analyze factors related to the economic sustainability of CBTT programs. A review of literature identified four clustered categories of 31 sub-factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: technical education (Bradley, 2006) and training in high performance occupations (Jacobs & Voorhees, 2006

Merging missions : a historical analysis of the University of Alaska Anchorage, 1984–2009

Creator:: Strom, Stephen L.
Abstract:: Literature on the evolution of the American higher education system includes a historical and consistent debate over the definition of the higher education mission in the country. Recent debate focuses on mission differentiation between the university and the community college. Acknowledging systemic changes in higher education historically occurred within regions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: assessment—Dr. Jerome B. Komisar presidency (1990–1998) ........... 121 Growth and expansion—Mark R

Libraries and the community college baccalaureate : meeting the challenge

Creator:: Coslor, Melinda McCormick
Abstract:: The community college baccalaureate movement has shown strong growth across the country as a strategy to meet workforce shortages. A variety of forces are driving the movement including (a) employer demand for higher credentials; (b) geographical access to education; (c) lower cost education; (d) a trained workforce to compete in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) : good indicator for student success at Community Colleges?

Learning about the Standards for Mathematical Practice: An Investigation of Opportunities within Two Teacher Education Contexts

Impact of discourses on preservice literacy teacher identity development : Subjectivity and agency

More than colleagues : tracing the experiences of career and technical education instructors engaged in faculty-to-faculty mentoring programs

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

Integrating Web2Quest technologies into multicultural education courses in Taiwan : a potential for globalization

Community college and university degree partnership programs : A qualitative study of the student experience

Factors related to the economic sustainability of two year chemistry-based technology training programs

Merging missions : a historical analysis of the University of Alaska Anchorage, 1984–2009

Libraries and the community college baccalaureate : meeting the challenge

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