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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
Full Text:: within the evolving community college mission. The mission of the community college library evolved in

Leading the comprehensive community college library : defining, aligning, and supporting innovation and change

Creator:: Reed, Donna L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this multi-case study was to describe how library deans and directors at large comprehensive community colleges strategically advocate for and support instructional and technological innovation despite the reality of limited resources and the stress caused by recurring funding crises in higher education. It further sought to examine...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 2011. Title: Leading the Comprehensive Community College Library: Defining, Aligning, and Supporting

Perceptions of Washington State Community College Administrators about the Northwest Commission for Colleges and Universities' New Regional Accreditation Standards

Creator:: Holland-Rich, Teresa A.
Abstract:: Higher education is being asked to address issues of quality, accountability, and transparency. Accreditation is one tool higher education institutions use to address these concerns. The purpose of this quantitative study was to analyze the impact of the new accreditation standards adopted by the Northwest Commission for Colleges and Universities...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 2015. Title: Perceptions of Washington State Community College Administrators about the

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:: ), Confronting identity: The community college instructor. This work examined the current state of knowledge

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
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The effects of increased enrollment of international students on student services at six Washington State community colleges

Creator:: Acob-Nash, Maria
Abstract:: Institutions of higher education face a global mandate, understanding and addressing the concept of internationalization in the 21st century. As the world becomes "smaller", there is a need for college students to expand their awareness and understanding of multinational cultures and issues. Recently, many four-year colleges and universities have taken...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: enrollments of inbound international students on community college student services at six Washington State

Faculty perceptions of actions of community college presidents that increased organizational trust

Creator:: Baker, Joshua D.
Abstract:: Organizational trust refers to the tendency of individuals or groups within an organization to trust each other. Tschannen-Moran (2004) describes trust as one's "willingness to be vulnerable to another based on the confidence that the other is benevolent, honest, open, reliable, and competent" (p. 17). The purpose of this study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: was used for this study. To participate, community colleges had to be in the state of Washington

Internationalization in Oregon and Washington community colleges

Creator:: Sipe, Deborah M.
Abstract:: Research on higher education during the period 1990 to 2013 has suggested that U.S. higher education institutions were significantly impacted by a number of global forces, including an increase in the movement of goods, information, and people across borders. During the same period, a measurable increase occurred in the number...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: /CommerceQuarterlyTradeBulletin.aspx Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. (2009). Student data

Out on a limb : Serving students at one community college branch campus

Creator:: Norby, Paula
Abstract:: More than any other single factor, access to community college education depends on proximity. The advent of the community college branch campus has opened higher education to broader segments of the population. The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to discover services that students who attend a branch campus...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: state, and Pierce College Puyallup the 34th community college in Washington State. Profile of the

Relationship between a collaborative learning community and the persistence of community college students

Creator:: Ramaker, M. Jolene
Abstract:: This study explored the effects of a collaborative learning community (CLC) upon the persistence of community college students. Treatment subjects were participants in two different offerings of the learning community "Life on the Edge". The ex post facto design compared treatment group subjects' persistence to goal with persistence to goal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Libraries and the community college baccalaureate : meeting the challenge

Leading the comprehensive community college library : defining, aligning, and supporting innovation and change

Perceptions of Washington State Community College Administrators about the Northwest Commission for Colleges and Universities' New Regional Accreditation Standards

The Professional Identity of Community College Faculty Members

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

The effects of increased enrollment of international students on student services at six Washington State community colleges

Faculty perceptions of actions of community college presidents that increased organizational trust

Internationalization in Oregon and Washington community colleges

Out on a limb : Serving students at one community college branch campus

Relationship between a collaborative learning community and the persistence of community college students

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