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(re)Presenting in a global village : students of color and the study abroad international experience

Creator:: Davis-White Eyes, Allison
Abstract:: Post-secondary education institutions across the United States are increasingly allocating resources to promote international education exchange programs as a pedagogical praxis to develop students into global citizens. Underlying such notions of global citizenship is the assumption that students will also develop a stronger post-national or cosmopolitan identity as a result...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 3.3.1 Identity and Representation (Henry Giroux, L. H. M. Ling) ............77 3.3.2 Time and Space (L

A Critical Policy Analysis of Dyslexia Policy in One Oregon School District

Creator:: Wiger, Sara L.
Abstract:: Persistent reading difficulties are prevalent in U.S. schools and can lead to lower student performance across all subjects as well as distress, anxiety, and depression. In 2022, only 32% of fourth graders in the United States tested as proficient in reading. While there are many factors which affect reading progress...
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

A phenomenological inquiry into the experience of reflection by older adults in adventure-based experiential education

Creator:: Brennan, L. A.
Abstract:: This phenomenological inquiry explored dimensions of reflection for older adults in a developmental oriented adventure education experience. Data were gathered from emergent interviews with four individuals while participating in a multi-day, self-contained experiential education program conducted in a rugged environment, and led by a Navajo leader. Two principle research questions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An empirical analysis of educator beliefs related to post-industrial labor reforms in the State of Oregon

Creator:: Sampson-Gruener, Gregory Paul
Abstract:: This study examines educator perceptions related to what has been termed New-Union labor reforms. The study provides a review of literature related to teacher Unionization and details a mixed methods analysis of educator beliefs related to three specific labor reforms: (a) alternative salary structures, (b) collaborative, or interest based bargaining...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Gregory Paul Sampson

Decision-making behaviors of preservice teachers as they plan for social studies in elementary classrooms

Creator:: Basye, Cynthia
Abstract:: Instructional time for social studies in elementary classrooms has decreased since the passage of Goals 2000 and No Child Left Behind, with content contracted to align with reading goals. Consequently, opportunities for preservice teachers to observe and teach social studies lessons have diminished. This qualitative multiple case study examines the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Faculty perspectives on diversity curriculum

Creator:: Ayala, Javier Ivan
Abstract:: This research addresses how instructors move from surface levels of diversity understanding to deep levels. The focus was higher education instructors who taught in a general education program, primarily teaching freshman students. The case location is at a public institution on the West coast. Using the literature on diversity and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Giroux, Maxine Greene, bell hooks and Michael Apple have greatly expanded the field of critical

Perceptions about schooling and substance abuse treatment success from court mandated adolescent males

Creator:: Mazzotta, Margaret Ann
Abstract:: Many youth are able to be successful in the traditional school setting. Large numbers are not successful. Dropout rates are alarming. There is little research that examines the drop out problem from the perspective of the youth. Traditionally programs that are designed to help have been designed by adults. This...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: meeting of Fidel Castro and Pope John Paul II in 1996, Cubans have experienced greater religious freedom

Provoking Change : The Role of a Course in Funds of Knowledge in Disrupting Preservice Teachers' Thinking About Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

Creator:: Thiemens, Cassie Rae
Abstract:: This qualitative study examines the role of a graduate level multicultural teacher education course in disrupting preservice teachers' beliefs and assumptions about teaching culturally and linguistically diverse learners. This study is motivated by the following research question: What are the actions that take place in a funds of knowledge course...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , family, and community” (p. 71). Giroux (2011) describes critical pedagogy as a “project that stresses

The effect of videotaped poetry readings on students' responses to poetry

Creator:: Bernhisel, Donna
Abstract:: This research study focused on the ways that reading poetry in print differs from viewing poetry in performance and the effect this had on comprehension and appreciation. Videotaped poetry readings provided students with opportunities to experience poetry in performance. Because very little had been researched in this area, a grounded...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

(re)Presenting in a global village : students of color and the study abroad international experience

A Critical Policy Analysis of Dyslexia Policy in One Oregon School District

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

A phenomenological inquiry into the experience of reflection by older adults in adventure-based experiential education

An empirical analysis of educator beliefs related to post-industrial labor reforms in the State of Oregon

Decision-making behaviors of preservice teachers as they plan for social studies in elementary classrooms

Faculty perspectives on diversity curriculum

Perceptions about schooling and substance abuse treatment success from court mandated adolescent males

Provoking Change : The Role of a Course in Funds of Knowledge in Disrupting Preservice Teachers' Thinking About Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

The effect of videotaped poetry readings on students' responses to poetry

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