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A phenomenological study of the coming out experience for gay men raised in conservative Christian environments

Creator:: McGlasson, Terry D.
Abstract:: This qualitative study explores the "coming out" experience of gay males raised in conservative Christian environments. Seven men with varying ethnic and racial backgrounds, between the ages of 20 and 40 years old, participated. Each was raised in a conservative, Christian environment during his formative years and each was now...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Terry D. McGlasson for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling

African American Males' Perceptions of Success while Attending Community College

Creator:: Emerson, Dana M.
Abstract:: Background: African American males' experience in higher education is often categorized with negative terminology that does not reflect notions of success. Most research addressing the success of African American males in higher education illuminates factors that impede access to success and is often situated in university settings. Very little research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dana M Emerson for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on March 31, 2016

Voices of experience : understanding and enhancing successful conflict management by community college presidents

Creator:: Zanjani, Mellissia M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research study was to enhance understanding of successful conflict management by community college Presidents through highlighting and describing conflict experiences with the faculty union or the board of trustees in a community college context. The following questions guided the research: (a) How do community college Presidents...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Mellissia M. Zanjani for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Redefining Wellness among Asian American College Students at a Predominantly White Institution through AsianCrit Counter-Storytelling

Creator:: Caldwell-Kan, Sara M.
Abstract:: The dominant narrative of Asian Americans in higher education is one of high achievement, success, and wellness. Dominant voices of white supremacy have primarily constructed this narrative. Asian Americans are regarded as the model minority or the dichotomous “model” while simultaneously maintaining “minority” status. This study centers on seven Asian...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and higher education (Museus, 2014; M. H. Nguyen et al., 2018), there is a systemic assumption that

Exploring the System-Based Influences on Professional Goals of Early Career Agriculture Teachers in California: A Phenomenological Approach

Creator:: Ermis, Grant L.
Abstract:: Agriculture teachers, in comparison to other high school teachers, work in more varied and demanding work environments (Terry & Briers, 2010; Torres, Ulmer, & Aschenbrener, 2008). The body of literature studying the impacts of more varied and demanding work environment on early career agriculture teachers (ECATs) is commonly limited to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: more varied and demanding work environments (Terry & Briers, 2010; Torres, Ulmer, & Aschenbrener

Exploring Southeast Asian American Women in Community College Leadership: A Narrative and Life Story Study

Creator:: Vu, Emily P. T.
Abstract:: Background: The numbers of Southeast Asian women in higher education, whether within administration, teaching faculty, or counseling and student services are scarce. The specific needs of minority women go largely unnoticed and remain unaddressed and may contribute to the low numbers of minority women in higher education leadership. Purpose: The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The role of marginalized discourses in constructing the white identity of preservice teachers

Creator:: Nava, Roberto Chavira, Jr.
Abstract:: This research addresses the complexities of White racial identity development in the lives of five elementary and middle school preservice teachers during their graduate teacher education program at a private Christian Pacific Northwestern university. Using a poststructural framework, this research investigated three questions: 1) How do the aspects of subjectivation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________________________ Karen M. Higgins This research addresses the complexities of White racial identity development

The human spirit and higher education : landscapes of persistence in first generation students of color

Creator:: Valdez, Cristobal
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of first-generation persons of color attending and persisting at a community technical college. Students of color continue to be an increasing population in our higher education system. Many of these persons of color are choosing to attend two-year institutions. A...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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The meaning of persistence for African American femalesattending urban community colleges

Creator:: Glavan, John
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to examine the experiences of African American female students attending urban community colleges, to gain further understanding of how they interpret the meaning of persistence, and to identify the factors that affect their persistence. African American women attending community college in Los Angeles were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Rural community college fundraising : a multi-site case study exploring the characteristics and motivations of alumni supporters

Creator:: Wood, Jason S.
Abstract:: Fundraising in the 21st century is becoming an increasingly important component of rural community colleges' (RCCs) overall funding strategies. Alumni represent a significant population of potential college supporters. The problem facing rural community colleges involves fiscal viability through developing innovative fundraising practices and identifying emerging sources of additional revenue. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ; Errett, 2003; Terry & Macy, 2007; Weerts & Ronca, 2007). Fundraising Fundraising is a process of

The Professional Identity of Community College Faculty Members

Creator:: Mohrbacher, Robert C.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 2002; Hogg, 2001; Hogg & Abrams, 1998; Hogg, Terry, & White, 1995). So, 3 the individual faculty

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

OSU Counseling Academic Unit Dissertations : 1947-2013

Creator:: Dykeman, Cass
Abstract:: An index of doctoral dissertations completed within OSU’s Counseling Academic Unit and accepted by the Graduate School, Oregon State University.
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Culture- Free Tests m Measuring the Intellectual Characteristics of German Immigrants to Canada

A moral development theory : a synthesis from selected moral development theories, a spiral progression model of human development, and ego-state personality theory

Creator:: Armstrong, Carolyn S.
Abstract:: Controversy regarding moral development research has given rise to a proliferation of theories competing for acceptance. For all these researchers, the work of Lawrence Kohlberg is the pivot point for comparisons, contrasts, and discussions. Still, no theories to date adequately describe and document a theoretically complete conception of moral judgment...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Disproportionality in Gifted Education

Creator:: List, Allison
Abstract:: Gifted education has historically involved disproportionate rates of identification and enrollment for both students of color and students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, depriving these groups of more challenging learning opportunities. Giftedness transcends subgroups, spanning all racial, socioeconomic, and disability categories; still, data indicate that Asian and White students are identified...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of the Child and Therapist Relationship in Play Therapy

Creator:: Marquez, Oriana
Abstract:: Play therapy is a unique skill set within psychotherapy that combines the language of play with other forms of communication to promote healing and growth in children and adolescents. This therapeutic approach involves utilizing toys, pretend play, structured and unstructured activities, and various interactions to foster a therapeutic relationship. By...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Counseling Psychology, 67(4), 509–522. http://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000433 Agarwal, S. M., Rodríguez

Leadership, Mathematics, and Science Integration in Secondary Agricultural Education

Creator:: McKim, Aaron J.
Abstract:: Research exploring methods to improve student learning of leadership, mathematics, and science in the United States is critically important. In this study, I sought to delve into the potential for student learning of leadership, mathematics, and science within the context of school-based agricultural education. Recognizing the teacher as a gatekeeper...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Defining drug court participant community college success

Creator:: Hamilton, Christopher J.
Abstract:: 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....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: processed through the court (Fox & Huddleston, 2003; Mackinem 17 & Higgens, 2008; Nolan, 2002; Terry

Exploring the Connections Between Experiential Learning and Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Preservice Agriculture Teachers

Creator:: Stewart, Josh
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the connections between experiential learning and pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) in preservice agriculture teachers. More specifically, utilizing a conceptual model for teacher development as a framework, this research sought to explore the development of the knowledge bases needed for teaching through experiential...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: teaching agriculture (Terry, Jr., & Briers, 2010). The diversity of secondary agricultural curriculum is

Exploring Personal Narratives: Undergraduates Studying Gender Oppression and Sexism with Critical Feminist Praxis as Part of Social Justice Teacher Education

Creator:: Viveros Cespedes, Marcos
Abstract:: This dissertation examines college students' reflections on gender-related topics within a social justice course of a teacher preparation program. Using critical and feminist approaches, this study explores how a strategically designed curriculum focused on the study of gender enhances students' understanding of sexism, gender oppression, and masculinity. The curriculum employs...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: were essential for me to finish this PhD. To Drew M. White, for always believing in me and for showing

Predicting the Relationships between High School Characteristics and High School Community College Enrollment Rate Using the Oregon Promise.

Creator:: Murray-Jensen, Julie
Abstract:: Background: Legislators, policy-makers, and leaders in higher education and within communities, are increasingly turning to place-based scholarships, or “promise programs”, to encourage college enrollment and address growing public concerns regarding college affordability. One such program, the Oregon Promise, was implemented across the state of Oregon in the fall of 2016....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -income students in grant dollars (Goldrick-Rab & Kendall, 2014; Terry Long & Riley, 2007). Policy

The Influence of the Completion Agenda on Decision-making by Community College Career and Technical Education Program Deans

Creator:: Garrett, Helen Barker
Abstract:: This study documented the influence of the completion agenda on decision-making by community college career and technical education (CTE) deans. Ten career and technical programs deans were identified as the sample for the study. Washington State was selected because of the Student Achievement Initiative that was developed as a completion...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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

“I was Invisible to them:” An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Community Engaged Researchers’ Experience of Institutional Support

Creator:: Phaup, Emily J.
Abstract:: Community engaged scholarship has gained attention as public universities begin to answer calls to return to their roots of serving the public good. The scholars at the heart of community engagement play an important role in this mission, but their experiences in the academy are not well understood. As institutional...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A comparison of assessment methods used by community college faculty in face-to-face and online courses

Creator:: Wamsley, Lori H.
Abstract:: Online learning has grown exponentially within higher education in the past decade, especially at community colleges. As online course offerings expand community colleges need to assess student learning in order to ensure quality learning experiences for students and for accreditation purposes. The purpose of this study was to compare the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Angelo, Trudy Banta, Marilee Bresciani, Patricia Comeaux, K. Patricia Cross, Peggy Maki, Rena M

Facilitating the Community College Social Experience : The Role of Faculty on Social Integration within the Classroom

Creator:: Butler-Paisley, William J.
Abstract:: Background: Social interaction among peers on a campus of higher education has long been considered an important part of the college student experience, in particular for the first-term students transitioning into college life. Students who socially connect with peers on campus tend to persist at higher rates, while other benefits...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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
Full Text:: countless individual community colleges across the United States. In the words of Terry O’Banion, The

The effect of youth participatory evaluation and youth community action training on positive youth development

Creator:: White, David J. (David Joseph)
Abstract:: The bi-directional relationships within the personal and contextual environments of adolescents are critical to the development of adolescents and their transition into adulthood. Opportunities for youth to participate in and provide leadership in meaningful programs, gain life skills, and interact with adults in sustained relationships are key features leading to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: critique work. Thank you for your honest appraisals. Brian Luckey and Terry Palmer, thank you for your

Cultural and Linguistic Inclusiveness in the U.S. University Spanish Classroom

Creator:: Canete Blazquez, Raisa
Abstract:: With a growing diversity in U.S. universities, departments of World Language Education (WLE) welcome more students from a wide range of linguistic and cultural backgrounds every year. However, research shows that traditional approaches to the teaching of Spanish as a world language (WL) focus primarily on the educational needs of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Profiles in courage of community college leaders

Creator:: Kruger, Mari L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore the lived experience of courage among community college leaders across the United States. The following questions guided the research: (1) What is the courageous experience like for a community college leader? (2) What is the process of courage development? (3) What are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ; Terry, 1993; Trigg, 1997; Van Eynde, 1998; Wilson, 1997). Drake (1990) declared one of the most

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

That’s Not in My Position Description: A Discourse Analysis Study of SBAE Teacher Migratory Context

Creator:: Haddad, Becky
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to unfold positions of migrating SBAE teachers to understand support and challenge to retain teachers in migratory contexts. Previous literature discusses problems related to teacher mobility as functions of teacher-student matching, teacher skill and effort, school environments, and advancing student learning. In an effort...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A Correlational Study on the Impact of the Pell Grant Program on Utah's Public Colleges and Universities

Creator:: Clegg, Phil L.
Abstract:: The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) and the eight public colleges and universities in the system, have depended on the Federal Pell Grant program for more than 40 years to assist students to attend. For some of these institutions, the amount of Pell grant dollars received is as much...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Working together for student success: cross-functional collaboration at community colleges

Creator:: Loveday, Joyce E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the underlying mechanisms within community colleges that influence cross-functional collaboration. The study also explored the role of community college leadership in fostering internal collaboration. The following questions guided the research: (1) What does cross-functional collaboration look like at a community...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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