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

Creator:: Bogen, Susan Lori
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee Research has established that poor outcomes are the future for

Gendered Leadership? Female Community College Presidents and their Leadership Behaviors

Creator:: Rafia, Lida
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee Considerable research has been done on women and leadership styles

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

Creator:: Harrison, Faimous J. L.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee Branch campuses play an important part in postsecondary degree

The Second Chance Program : A Participatory Research with Formerly Incarcerated Community College Students

Creator:: Macale, James R.
Abstract:: Approximately 600,000 individuals will be eventually released from the prison system and millions will be released from jails across the United States each year (Mukamal et al., 2015). Some of these individuals will make their way to a local community college to make a better life for themselves. There is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Dubkin-Lee Approximately 600,000 individuals will be eventually released from the prison system

Lesbian leaders in action : influencing and transforming community college culture

Creator:: Kenney, Rebecca J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore through their own stories and journeys (storjourns), how lesbian leaders influence and transform dominant community college culture. Five lesbian leaders participated who held the position of Director, Associate Dean, Dean, Executive Vice President, and President/Executive Dean. This microethnographical inquiry divulges and makes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: be othered as an Asian American in Academe. I thank Dr. Janet Lee for her rich knowledge and

Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

Creator:: Turner, Susan Diane
Abstract:: Women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education face tremendous challenges in their efforts to cultivate resilience amidst a myriad of risk factors including incessant stress, low wages, and limited professional support. Women who foster mental health in young children and high-risk families are vulnerable to secondary traumatic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: professor, Susan M. Shaw, and my exceptional committee members, Janet Lee, Ken Winograd, Becky Warner, and

Organizational Transformation and Social Construction : How Community College Faculty Make Meaning of the Completion Agenda

Creator:: Moore, Sally Widenmann
Abstract:: How do organizational members socially construct the shared meaning of a mandated change in the external environment? The opportunity to address this question presented itself when President Barack Obama set forth a goal for American community colleges to increase the number of students completing certificates and degrees by 5 million...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Academic libraries at the center of instructional change : Faculty and librarian experience of library leadership in the transformation of teaching and learning

Creator:: Gilchrist, Debra L.
Abstract:: This phenomenological inquiry explored the experiences of library leaders and discipline faculty members engaging in a collaborative instructional change initiative focused on a process-based learning pedagogy and led by an academic library. The investigation’s purpose was providing insight and understanding concerning the: (a) library’s role in instructional leadership; (b) experience...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Paula McMillen, Dr. Wai-Fong Lee, Dr. Paula Doherty, and Dr. Hal Koenig for setting your own work

Successful Learning Rate as an Indicator of Student Success Rates : A Correlational Study

Creator:: Ring, Jeffery R.
Abstract:: At the intersection of higher education and politics, there is demand for an easily understood measure of student success. Graduation rate is the current measure of choice, but the definition of graduation rate excludes many categories of students and types of success particularly applicable to community colleges. The purpose of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Shelley Dubkin-Lee, my secondary professor, who also invested time and energy into making this study the

A two-year college and four-year university degree partnership program that facilitates baccalaureate attainment

Creator:: Hindman, Lynne L.
Abstract:: Baccalaureate attainment represents an important goal among educators and policymakers. The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education has stated that affordability and transfer are critical to increasing baccalaureate attainment, and that community colleges have a critical role in this transfer process. On the other hand, some researchers disagree...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

Gendered Leadership? Female Community College Presidents and their Leadership Behaviors

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

The Second Chance Program : A Participatory Research with Formerly Incarcerated Community College Students

Lesbian leaders in action : influencing and transforming community college culture

Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

Organizational Transformation and Social Construction : How Community College Faculty Make Meaning of the Completion Agenda

Academic libraries at the center of instructional change : Faculty and librarian experience of library leadership in the transformation of teaching and learning

Successful Learning Rate as an Indicator of Student Success Rates : A Correlational Study

A two-year college and four-year university degree partnership program that facilitates baccalaureate attainment

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