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Contemporary student veterans : transitional experiences from military life to college life

Creator:: Normandin, Kathleen
Abstract:: The contemporary student veteran population is growing rapidly as service members who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts take advantage of the Post 9/11 Veteran Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to receive educational benefits to attend college (Cook & Kim, 2009). However, student veterans entering college today have a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Experiences for Military Life to College Life Abstract approved: Larry Roper The contemporary

The influence of participating in a mandatory mixed-format student success seminar on persistence in an urban community college

Creator:: Mendoza, James A.
Abstract:: Over the past twenty years, the national three-year graduation rate for community college students has ranged from 44% to roughly 31% in 2013 (NCES, 2013). As a way to address such low graduation rates, colleges have implemented a myriad of services and programs (i.e., tutoring, mentoring, etc.). Another intervention is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Larry D. Roper Over the past twenty years, the national three-year graduation rate for community

An examination of organizational fluidity and workplace quality in a community college setting : an internal multi-stakeholder perspective

Creator:: Porter, Catherine L.
Abstract:: Community colleges today are experiencing monumental shifts in their operating environments. Some of these changes are known, but many of them are not. They include shifts in curriculum, funding, and societal expectation to name a few. Through the constructs of high quality work environment and organizational fluidity theory, this research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Multi-Stakeholder Perspective Abstract approved: Larry D. Roper Community colleges

(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:: Larry D. Roper Post-secondary education institutions across the United States are increasingly

Winds of change : exploring students' definitions of spirituality and their experiences of spiritual development at a public institution

Creator:: Pynn, Hannah M.
Abstract:: This thesis is a report of a phenomenological-informed study of public university student spiritual development. The research was based primarily upon semi-structured personal interviews and a focus group with undergraduate students at a large, public research institution on the west coast. Since the introduction of scientific objectivity into the academy...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Larry D. Roper This thesis is a report of a phenomenological-informed study of

Lesbian leaders in action : influencing and transforming community college culture

Creator:: Kenney, Rebecca J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore through their own stories and journeys (storjourns), how lesbian leaders influence and transform dominant community college culture. Five lesbian leaders participated who held the position of Director, Associate Dean, Dean, Executive Vice President, and President/Executive Dean. This microethnographical inquiry divulges and makes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: College Culture Abstract approved: ____________________________________________________ Larry D

Enhancing community college revenue sources by leveraging land resources

Creator:: Scott, Cheryl L.
Abstract:: Community colleges are experiencing a decline in state allocated funding. Traditionally, college administrators look for ways to cut expenditures and raise tuition and fees to make up for the shortfall. Using available land resources to generate a revenue stream may provide revenue for community colleges. The purpose of this study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Larry D. Roper Community colleges are experiencing a decline in state allocated funding

Making meaning of supporting student spiritual development : perceptions of graduate students in a student affairs program

Creator:: Thomson, Amy K.
Abstract:: This interpretive, descriptive qualitative study explores how graduate students in a student affairs preparation program make meaning of their role in supporting student spiritual development. Six one-on-one semi-structured interviews with six graduate students were conducted in this single-site study. Five prevalent themes emerged from the data, each playing a role...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________________________ Larry D. Roper This interpretive, descriptive qualitative study explores how graduate

Faculty perspectives on multicultural components of course curriculum

Creator:: Creighton, Clare S.
Abstract:: Multicultural curriculum, as a facet of multicultural education is not a new topic in higher education. Although there are many theories that describe multicultural curriculum (Banks, 1997b; Bennett, 2007), and a multitude of ideas and suggestions for best practices, several studies show there is not overwhelming faculty support for or...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: completed this thesis: • To my committee members, Dr. Susan Shaw, Dr. Larry Roper, and Mark Reed for

A critical exploration of assessment within multicultural affairs

Creator:: Martinez, Jessica A.
Abstract:: This thesis explored the experiences of four Student Affairs practitioners working within Multicultural Affairs (MA). The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how professionals within MA offices were developing and conducting assessment as well as identify barriers they faced and best practices used. Data for this study was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: would also like to thank those who sat on my committee; Larry Roper, Jennifer Almquist and Jeff Kenney

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Contemporary student veterans : transitional experiences from military life to college life

The influence of participating in a mandatory mixed-format student success seminar on persistence in an urban community college

An examination of organizational fluidity and workplace quality in a community college setting : an internal multi-stakeholder perspective

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

Winds of change : exploring students' definitions of spirituality and their experiences of spiritual development at a public institution

Lesbian leaders in action : influencing and transforming community college culture

Enhancing community college revenue sources by leveraging land resources

Making meaning of supporting student spiritual development : perceptions of graduate students in a student affairs program

Faculty perspectives on multicultural components of course curriculum

A critical exploration of assessment within multicultural affairs

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