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An analysis of the attitudes of traditional-aged and non-traditional-aged females about computers in word processing classes at Oregon's community colleges

Creator:: Fletcher, Judith Ann
Abstract:: Today's office worker is being expected to operate computers in order to increase office productivity. While learning the new technology is a positive challenge for most people, some students experience a negative computer attitude when faced with computer training. This study sought to determine if there were significant differences about...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: College. A two-year college, usually non-residential, in the State of Oregon that is supported by

A study of the factors that influence disadvantaged female community college students' career choices

Creator:: Hagan, Jacky May
Abstract:: Although the career choice decision for women is recognized as a complex process, there is little understanding about how the influencing factors affect the choices of disadvantaged women returning to community colleges. This study was concerned with understanding how certain factors influenced the career choices of this population. A random...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: College in Roseburg, Oregon. The data were gathered through examining the subjects' college student

Defining successful performance in the role of the community college chief academic officer : a qualitative study of CAOs within the Oregon community college system

Creator:: Lutz-Ritzheimer, M. Kay
Abstract:: This purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the role of the community college chief academic officer and to describe how CAOs define successful performance. It examined (a) experience candidates brought to the position; (b) job duties and responsibilities; (c) knowledge, skills, and abilities required; (d) challenges and barriers;...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Key motivating factors for rural adult women entering college

Creator:: Benoit, Michelle R.
Abstract:: This qualitative study seeks to gain knowledge about the motives and barriers of rural adult women students and how these factors impact their decision to pursue postsecondary education. As more adult women choose to enter or return to higher education, it is important to examine the factors that influence their...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: individual interviews with six rural adult women students at Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC

Legislators' perceptions about community colleges' use of alternative funding sources to solve budget shortfalls

Creator:: Klimes, Debra S. E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to discern the nature of legislators' perceptions about community colleges' abilities to generate revenues through alternative funding sources and the resultant effects on state allocations to these colleges. Selected community college-related staff members and legislative staff members in Idaho and Oregon were asked to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Oregon Community College System .................................................................... 97

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:: The Professional Identity of Community College Faculty

Motivations for reverse transfer at Rogue Community College

Creator:: King, Aurora N.
Abstract:: As reverse transfer students become a larger part of community college enrollments, it is important to better understand the underlying causes of this nontraditional population’s emergence in the traditional community college system. This quantitative descriptive study found that approximately nine percent of the student body enrolled at Rogue Community College...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: College. For Southern Oregon residents, this building is the hub for starting out at a community college

A comparative analysis of two English literacy and civics education programs in Oregon

Creator:: Newby, Jennifer
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the perspectives of education professionals who manage, coordinate, and instruct in the English Literacy and Civics Education Grant (EL/Civics) Programs in Oregon community colleges. The study compared the EL/Civics Grant Program to the conventional English as Second Language (ESL) programs offered at...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: CONTENTS (Continued) Page Site 1: Oregon Community College 10 – Downtown Campus…. 73

Respecting one’s abilities, or (post)colonial tokenism? : Narrative testimonios of faculty of color working in predominantly white community colleges

Creator:: Samano, Michael Luis
Abstract:: The purpose of this research project was to gain a deeper understanding of the lived experience of faculty of color. More specifically, this project explores how diversity-related workload expectations impact faculty of color who work in predominantly white community colleges. Known by various descriptors, the term used in this research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Page 1.1 Oregon Community College System Faculty Racial Demographics

Women, poverty, and educational success : a critical exploration of low-income women's experience in community colleges

Creator:: Barry, Kate R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to critically explore low-income women's experience as they negotiate post secondary education in community colleges. Three research questions explore the context through which low-income women have entered the college experience, what that experience is like for them, and how the community college experience has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: explore the context through which low-income women have entered the college experience, what that

ScholarsArchive@OSU

An analysis of the attitudes of traditional-aged and non-traditional-aged females about computers in word processing classes at Oregon's community colleges

A study of the factors that influence disadvantaged female community college students' career choices

Defining successful performance in the role of the community college chief academic officer : a qualitative study of CAOs within the Oregon community college system

Key motivating factors for rural adult women entering college

Legislators' perceptions about community colleges' use of alternative funding sources to solve budget shortfalls

The Professional Identity of Community College Faculty Members

Motivations for reverse transfer at Rogue Community College

A comparative analysis of two English literacy and civics education programs in Oregon

Respecting one’s abilities, or (post)colonial tokenism? : Narrative testimonios of faculty of color working in predominantly white community colleges

Women, poverty, and educational success : a critical exploration of low-income women's experience in community colleges

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