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Tenure-track faculty : motivations, expectations, and experiences

Creator:: Pearson, Heather S.
Abstract:: This study explored the motivations, expectations, and experiences of tenure-track faculty members at a public research institution. Through semi-structured interviews with twelve participants, the study utilized a constructivist paradigm to qualitative research to address the individual experiences of faculty members entering the professoriate and pursuing tenure. With this methodology and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Heather S. Pearson

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
Full Text:: factors influencing CTE dean decision- making with budgeting and faculty interactions being the most

Finding techknowledgey : students' navigations of an institution's technological landscape

Creator:: Dean, Allyson S.
Abstract:: This study explored how students navigate the technological landscape of a public, land-grant institution. Through online surveys and semi-structured, one-on-one interviews, the study operated through an anticipatory/participatory lens to research with the intent of understanding students' experiences with technology at a research institution. Using this methodology and Triandis and Triandis'...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Allyson S. Dean for the degree of Master of Science in College Student Services

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:: leaders participated who held the position of Director, Associate Dean, Dean, Executive Vice President

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:: title dean, and two were classified as directors. The majority of the librarians at the colleges had

Exploring definitions of student success throughout community colleges in the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Creator:: McBeth, Scott S.
Abstract:: The topic of student success is beginning to grow in popularity throughout the United States. Student success has a wide variety of definitions ranging from a direct definition of graduation to an indirect definition of a student setting a goal of finishing a class successfully. Now there are stakeholders such...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Education Dean of the College of Education Dean of the Graduate School

Spirituality in Supervision

Creator:: Bloomquist, Laurie A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the relationship between the personal spiritual and religious practices of counselor supervisors and their wellness and spiritual competence. A cross sectional survey design was used to collect information about the frequency and importance of both spiritual and religious practices, scores on the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: completed the survey for a response rate of 21.75%. Pearson correlations were calculated to explore the

Community Colleges Creating Academic Programming for Rural Areas

Creator:: Garcia-Chitwood, Jean
Abstract:: Community colleges serve various populations as part of their missions. Many community colleges serve the people who live in rural communities and are challenged with fewer financial resources. The term rural is not easily defined, and many variables need to be considered when creating academic programming for rural populations. There...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: instruction/student services provost, division dean, director, and department chair within the college

Historical and current trends in counselor education dissertations

Creator:: Richards, Judith D.
Abstract:: Doctoral training programs in counselor education require a dissertation, a capstone project in the academic training and development of graduate students seeking a PhD or an EdD. The dissertation is expected to contribute new knowledge to the profession through the researcher reporting the results of research. The counselor education literature...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dean of the College of Education Dean of the Graduate School I understand that my

Oregon’s secondary agricultural education teachers’ level of computer-based technology integration, perceptions of barriers to computer-based technology integration, and the relationship to learning styles

Creator:: Gardner, Reynold D.
Abstract:: The focus of this research was to examine the relationship between the Oregon secondary agricultural education teachers’ level of computer-based technology integration, perceptions of barriers to computer-based technology integration, and learning style preferences. Additionally the correlational analysis of the level of computer-based technology integration and the following demographic variables was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: September 19, 2007. APPROVED: Major Professor, representing Education Dean of the

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Tenure-track faculty : motivations, expectations, and experiences

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

Finding techknowledgey : students' navigations of an institution's technological landscape

Lesbian leaders in action : influencing and transforming community college culture

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

Exploring definitions of student success throughout community colleges in the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Spirituality in Supervision

Community Colleges Creating Academic Programming for Rural Areas

Historical and current trends in counselor education dissertations

Oregon’s secondary agricultural education teachers’ level of computer-based technology integration, perceptions of barriers to computer-based technology integration, and the relationship to learning styles

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