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Characteristics, Pathways, and Predictors Related to the Transfer Behaviors of Adult College and University Students

Creator:: Potter, Charlie
Abstract:: Adult students are a population that is critical to addressing the college completion crisis. Retention and completion for adults lags behind students who enter college directly from high school. However, higher education has largely been built around service to younger high school graduates, and institutions are slow to change. A...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Potter for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Adult and Higher Education presented on May 14, 2020

Voices from the coast : drawing on family funds of knowledge to build ocean literacy and home school partnerships

Creator:: Roebber, Susan Merwin
Abstract:: In this qualitative study, ethnographic methods were used to identify parent funds of knowledge related to ocean literacy in a rural, coastal context. Participants included 16 parents of students in the teacher-researcher's third-grade classroom. Interactions between parent-child, parent-parent, and parent and the teacher-researcher were studied in order to determine factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Susan Merwin Roebber for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

Creator:: Turner, Susan Diane
Abstract:: Women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education face tremendous challenges in their efforts to cultivate resilience amidst a myriad of risk factors including incessant stress, low wages, and limited professional support. Women who foster mental health in young children and high-risk families are vulnerable to secondary traumatic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: professor, Susan M. Shaw, and my exceptional committee members, Janet Lee, Ken Winograd, Becky Warner, and

Women engineering transfer students : the community college experience

Creator:: Patterson, Susan J.
Abstract:: An interpretative philosophical framework was applied to a case study to document the particular experiences and perspectives of ten women engineering transfer students who once attended a community college and are currently enrolled in one of two university professional engineering programs. This study is important because women still do not...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Susan J. Patterson for

Temps at the top : factors related to the appointment of interim community college presidents

Creator:: Goff, Susan L.
Abstract:: The appointment of interim community college presidents, the topic of this study, is a little understood phenomenon. A growing shortage of community college presidents coupled with a lack of replacements suggests the appointment of interims will continue well into the future. This study, with a purpose of looking at the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Susan L. Goff for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on August 24, 2012

Perceptions of "Dropouts" Recovered as Adults : A Life Course Case Study on Older High School Graduates

Creator:: Bogen, Susan Lori
Abstract:: Research has established that poor outcomes are the future for those without a high school diploma--yet students continue to drop out and become members of that population. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the experiences and perceptions of individuals who did not complete high school within the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Susan Lori Bogen for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on June 10

Exploring perspectives on supervision : qualitative research on individual and licensure supervision

Creator:: Sisko, Susan
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation was to gain an understanding of supervision in the counseling profession, as well as an understanding of the experiences of licensure supervisors. This was accomplished through qualitative metasynthesis of the research on supervision and the completion of a grounded theory exploration of licensure supervisors' experience...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: EXPLORING PERSPECTIVES ON SUPERVISION AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Susan Sisko for the degree of

Community College Faculty Perceptions of Climate for Instructional Improvement

Creator:: Eisenhour, Lyn M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of faculty in Washington State regarding climate for instructional improvement. The Survey of Climate for Instructional Improvement (SCII) was administered to faculty at a community college in Washington State. Through exploratory factor analysis, four factors emerged which aligned with four...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Faculty-Led Study Abroad as Social Justice Praxis: A Phenomenological Case Study

Creator:: Barbour, Nancy Staton
Abstract:: Faculty-led short-term programs are the most popular type of study abroad experience for undergraduate students in the United States. The rise of the FLST model has created new challenges for institutions and faculty. This study undertakes a critical analysis of the practice of faculty-led short-term (FLST) study abroad at U.S....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: support and exemplary leadership, and to Susan Shaw, academic spirit guide, for her vision and

Predicting First-Year Persistence of Community College Students Participating in Intrusive Practices

Creator:: Belden, William D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify the combination of factors, both individual and programmatic, that contributed most significantly to the persistence and progression of students enrolled in a public comprehensive community college. As open-access institutions, community colleges cater to students from a broad range of socioeconomic, cultural,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: which I am grateful. To my esteemed committee members, Dr. Tenisha Tevish, Dr. Susan Shaw, Dr. Bob

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Characteristics, Pathways, and Predictors Related to the Transfer Behaviors of Adult College and University Students

Voices from the coast : drawing on family funds of knowledge to build ocean literacy and home school partnerships

Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

Women engineering transfer students : the community college experience

Temps at the top : factors related to the appointment of interim community college presidents

Perceptions of "Dropouts" Recovered as Adults : A Life Course Case Study on Older High School Graduates

Exploring perspectives on supervision : qualitative research on individual and licensure supervision

Community College Faculty Perceptions of Climate for Instructional Improvement

Faculty-Led Study Abroad as Social Justice Praxis: A Phenomenological Case Study

Predicting First-Year Persistence of Community College Students Participating in Intrusive Practices

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