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Exploring Pedagogical Improvement Strategies Targeting STEM Faculty: Towards Understanding Teaching-Related Conversations and Identities in Community Engagement

Creator:: Aster, Ellen M.
Abstract:: There is a national interest in improving the quality of STEM education in institutions of higher education. One goal of multiple initiatives focusing on such improvement is empowering more STEM educators to implement evidence-based instructional practices, that research has shown best help students learn. Related strategies target change in STEM...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Ellen Aster for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education

Documenting and Advancing an Organizational Landscape of Teaching-related Routines for Science and Engineering Faculty: Informing Teaching Improvement Initiatives’ Design and Implementation

Creator:: Bouwma-Gearhart, Jana and Aster, Ellen
Abstract:: The numerous initiatives targeting postsecondary science education improvement are diverse. Yet a key strategy of many initiatives are new organizational routines, that can regularly bring faculty together to learn new teaching-related knowledge, skills, and commitments. Regardless of some evidence of the success of these initiatives, more theory-informed empirical investigations are...
Resource Type:: Working Paper
Full Text:: , USA jana.bouwma-gearhart@oregonstate.edu Ellen Marie Aster, PhD Graduate Program

Fostering Teaching Improvement: How STEM Faculty Perceive the Affordances, Barriers, and Climate of their Departments for Teaching Improvement

Creator:: Lenz, Adam
Abstract:: There is a national interest in improving the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in institutions of higher education in the face of mounting difficulties. Reports by the National Academy of Sciences in 2018 and 2020 found that the dissemination and adoption of effective, timely change initiatives...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Dr. Jana Bouwma-Gearhart and Dr. Ellen Aster contributed to the research design, preliminary

Change Trajectories of Adolescents in Long-Term Residential Treatment

Creator:: Earl, Trevor T.
Abstract:: The change process for clients in long-term adolescent residential treatment has received heightened research attention for the past 15-year (Gass, 2006). The research indicates that individuals enrolled in long-term adolescent residential treatment centers, on average, experience improved psycho-social functioning to degrees that are statistically and clinically significant (Behrens & Satterfield,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: support others. To Ellen Behrens, thank you for brainstorming with me, connecting me to the database

Contextualizing Communities in an Instructional Improvement Initiative: Exploring STEM Faculty Engagement in Teaching-Related Conversations

Creator:: Aster, Ellen, Bouwma-Gearhart, Jana, and Quardokus Fisher, Kathy
Abstract:: An oft-cited strategy for fostering instructional improvements to STEM education is creating faculty communities, where instructors can share and learn best teaching practices. Despite research-documented benefits, relatively little is known about why (and with whom) faculty engage in teaching-related conversations, including those fostered by initiatives. We explored how STEM faculty...
Resource Type:: Working Paper
Full Text:: Ellen Aster, Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, & Kathy Quardokus Fisher 1 2 Abstract An oft-cited strategy

What Do We Mean by "Justice"?: An Examination of How Justice is Conceptualized in K-12 Mathematics Education

Creator:: Brunner, Megan E.
Abstract:: Issues of injustice in society (e.g. racism, classism, sexism, ableism) are perpetuated in and through educational opportunities, including mathematics learning (Freire, 1970/2000). Those that are committed to disrupting the interlocking systems that create disparities and oppression in mathematics education are considered to be “pursuing justice.” Pursuit of justice can involve...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________ Rebekah L. Elliott Issues of injustice in society (e.g. racism, classism, sexism, ableism

An Exploratory Study of Mathematics Disciplinary Practices in Advanced Mathematics

Creator:: Glover, Erin D.
Abstract:: Policy and research have increased attention in K12 mathematics education on core mathematical practices such as argumentation, justification, and proof, that are central to students learning and doing mathematics. One reason for this increased focus is the empirical evidence that engaging students in mathematical practices provide more equitable opportunities for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ___________________________________________________________ Rebekah L. Elliott Policy and research have increased attention in K12

Responsive pedagogies of practice : Researching an ambitious secondary mathematics teacher education design

Creator:: Campbell, Matthew Paul, 1983-
Abstract:: Design in secondary mathematics teacher education must prepare teacher candidates to do the work of ambitious and equitable mathematics teaching with skill by situating development in the work of teaching and incorporating opportunities to investigate and enact teaching. Teacher education designs must also be responsive to the work that mathematics...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Rebekah L. Elliott Design in secondary mathematics teacher education must prepare teacher

The impact of operating budget fluctuations on community college spending priorities and outcomes

Creator:: Kendrex, Bradley
Abstract:: This study sought to explore the relationships between changes in net revenues and the changes in different classifications of institutional expenditures within community colleges in the United States in order to identify trends in how teaching-focused colleges prioritize their efforts in response to financial stimuli using multivariate multiple linear regression....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and spending priorities (Hammond et al., 2020; Lowry, 2001; Tandberg, 2009) and that the sources of

Teacher Candidates' Noticing of Instructional Features in the Context of an Ambitious Mathematics Teacher Education Program

Creator:: Maluangnont, Sasiwan
Abstract:: Teacher noticing is a necessary skill in order for teachers to elicit and respond to their students' mathematical ideas and support the ambitious learning goals of school mathematics. The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate what teacher candidates noticed about their teaching as they were provided supports and opportunities...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________ Rebekah L. Elliott Teacher noticing is a necessary skill in order for teachers to elicit and

The relationship between involvement with serious mental illness and self-efficacy among novice counselors

Creator:: Pendygraft, Anne L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation was to demonstrate research scholarship using the American Psychological Association (APA) manuscript-style dissertation format, in accordance with Oregon State University Graduate School and Counseling Academic Unit guidelines. Chapter 1 explains how chapters 2 and 3 are thematically linked manuscripts intended to extend professional literature in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Committee Edits.docx AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Anne L

Overcoming the “albatross of racial hegemony” in Being and Becoming a BIPOC Licensed Teacher in Oregon: A Narrative Analysis of BIPOC Licensure Students in a Predominantly White State

Creator:: Mills, Brian J.
Abstract:: The majority of teachers in the state of Oregon are White, prompting the state’s legislative bodies to explore and create ways to increase racial diversity in the profession. Contextually, both state level mandates and national accreditation bodies have attempted to address the lack of diversity amongst teachers in the K-12...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Tenisha L

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:: : _____________________________________________________ Rebekah L. Elliott The Common Core State Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMPs

A Linguistic Analysis of the Content, Context, and Demographic Variables Related to Clinician Professional Misconduct

Creator:: Ström, Eric L.
Abstract:: The professions of counseling, marriage and family therapy, and social work are highly controlled with regulators frequently issuing findings of professional misconduct against clinicians. Although much research has been conducted with regard to clinician professional misconduct in general, there is a scarcity of research investigating the relationship between gender and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Eric L. Ström

Quest for Occupational Identity : Examining Career Resilience, Career-Related Adversity, and Career Decision Difficulty during Emerging Adulthood

Creator:: Dressler, June L.
Abstract:: Emerging adults often encounter obstacles and adversity in pursuit of occupational identity. College counselors are responsible for delivering mental health, wellness, and career services to distressed students facing unprecedented challenges to enter the workplace. The purpose of this study was to investigate how counselors can promote career resilience in emerging...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF June L. Dressler

The impact of child-centered play therapy on anxiety levels in pre-neurosurgical pediatric patients

Creator:: Lerwick, Julie L.
Abstract:: The prevalence of childhood illness requiring hospitalization establishes the need for implementation of an applied intervention to decrease levels of hospitalization-induced anxiety in pediatric patients. In addition to anxiety, levels of perceived trauma have also been linked to pre-operative pediatric patients. Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) within the medical setting has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OF THE DISSERTATION OF Julie L. Lerwick for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling

Supporting the Families of International Graduate Students with Accompanying Dependents

Creator:: Rains, Shalece L.
Abstract:: Research universities in the United States recognize the importance of attracting graduate students from around the world to make global collaborations possible and to take advantage of the worldwide demand for higher education. Educational research has developed a large body of literature on the specialized supports that improve successful outcomes...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: with Accompanying Dependents AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Shalece L. Rains for the degree

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:: THE DISSERTATION OF Debra L. Gilchrist for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Fostering relevance in introductory biology courses : an empirical study of the effects of a socio-scientific issues-based course on student motivation through the lens of self-determination theory

Creator:: Hewitt, Krissi M.
Abstract:: There has been a rapid increase in technological advances in the biological sciences that has contributed to an increase in societal issues that require attention from both scientists and citizens. Consequently, there is a need for the development of biologically literate citizens who have the ability to use their knowledge...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ________________________________________________________________ Jana L. Bouwma

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

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