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Factor patterns that foster or impede distance education in Washington State community and technical colleges

Creator:: Baker, Ronald L.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to develop a holistic understanding of distance education by identifying factors and patterns of factors that foster or impede distance education. The Washington State Community and Technical College System provided the context for the investigation of four primary questions: 1. What is the community and technical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Ruth E. Stiehl This study was conducted to develop a holistic understanding of

Paradigm shifts in training and development : naturalistic study of management change during organization transformation

Creator:: Olsen, Brigitta E.
Abstract:: The need for organizational transformation is a response to a larger paradigm shift occurring in science and society. It represents a shift from the mechanistic model to a systems, holistic model. The purpose of this study was to determine patterns and practices that limit training effectiveness when facilitating a major...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Brigitta E. Olsen for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on November 30, 1993

The "open door" of Oregon's community colleges : enduring mission or fading vision?

Creator:: Beebe, Anthony E.
Abstract:: Community colleges have long been thought of as the "people's college." For some thirty years, Oregonians have looked to their 16 community colleges as the less expensive, more accessible route to a college education. Oregon's community colleges have traditionally had the broad mission of providing comprehensive educational opportunities to all...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Mission or Fading Vision? AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Anthony E. Beebe for the degree of Doctor

A descriptive study of substance abuse programs in Oregon's public universities

Creator:: Roi, Marcia R.
Abstract:: The subject of drug and alcohol abuse on college campuses across the country is the concern of many college administrators. There exists a relatively high consumption pattern of drug and alcohol abuse among college students when compared to the general population. This pattern of alcohol abuse has remained stable despite...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Colleges and Universities Committed to the Appendix E: Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments

Out from the shadows : conversations with women who teach part-time in community colleges

Creator:: McNair, Delores E.
Abstract:: This phenomenological study explores what it means to teach part-time in community colleges in the United States. The increasing use of part-time faculty in community colleges and the concomitant emergence of a two-tiered faculty are discussed. The study examines the nature of part-time work in the United States, thus providing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Delores E. McNair for the

Perceptions of international students in a community college-based coordinated studies program

Creator:: Insley, Andrea E.
Abstract:: This study presented an in-depth exploration of international student perceptions of a coordinated studies program (CSP) at Seattle Central Community College. In conducting this research project, a phenomenological research methodology was used. Qualitative data were collected through participant observations, focus group, document review and individual in-depth interviews with nine students....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -based coordinated studies program AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Andrea E. Insley for the degree of

Factors affecting enrollment trends in secondary agricultural programs as perceived by Oregon and California secondary agricultural instructors and their respective principals

Creator:: Bender, Mark E.
Abstract:: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the major contributive factors affecting enrollment trends in secondary level agricultural programs in Oregon and California, as perceived by Oregon and California agricultural instructors and their respective principals. Methods and Procedures: A review of the literature revealed three areas that were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: principals AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mark E. Bender for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Autistic conflict in higher education

Creator:: Murray-Ritchie, Susan K.
Abstract:: This study documents three cases of protracted conflict in an institution of higher education. Work groups in conflict were studied for one year in order to create cases and to describe factors influencing conflict escalation. From these cases, autistic conflict as a descriptive construct was developed to illustrate one phase...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Ruth E. Stiehl This study documents three cases of protracted conflict in an

Staff perceptions of a participatory strategic planning process at one community college

Creator:: McDermott, Eve L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of participants involved in one community college's strategic planning process in which faculty, administrators, and staff at all levels of the organization were encouraged to participate. Data were collected through direct observation, focus group interviews, analysis of institutional documents, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Form 171 D Phases of Strategic Management 175 E Strategic Planning Council Feedback Survey 177

Transitioning from content centered instruction to student centered learning : a qualitative study of one community college instructor's experience

Creator:: Stevens, Malia L.
Abstract:: For the past 100 years, the prominent instructional model for all public education in the United States has been teacher/content centered with the intent of covering a discrete body of knowledge in a given period of time. As the end of the twentieth century approaches, natural, social, political, and economic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Study of One Community College Instructor's Experience. Abstract approved: Ruth E. Stiehl For the

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Factor patterns that foster or impede distance education in Washington State community and technical colleges

Paradigm shifts in training and development : naturalistic study of management change during organization transformation

The "open door" of Oregon's community colleges : enduring mission or fading vision?

A descriptive study of substance abuse programs in Oregon's public universities

Out from the shadows : conversations with women who teach part-time in community colleges

Perceptions of international students in a community college-based coordinated studies program

Factors affecting enrollment trends in secondary agricultural programs as perceived by Oregon and California secondary agricultural instructors and their respective principals

Autistic conflict in higher education

Staff perceptions of a participatory strategic planning process at one community college

Transitioning from content centered instruction to student centered learning : a qualitative study of one community college instructor's experience

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