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  • Perceptions of agricultural education teacher preparation programs toward distance education

    Creator:
    Nelson, Susanne J.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to identify if differences existed in perceived barrier factors and perceived attitude factors toward distance education between faculty and administrators in the decision stage and those in the implementation stage of distance education technology adoption. Information was gathered from teaching faculty and program leaders...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Perceptions of volunteering and community service : voices of post-secondary remedial completer

    Creator:
    Blakely, Randall G.
    Abstract:
    Although community colleges have emphasized service-learning programs for traditional students, by in large, non-traditional students from post-secondary remedial programs have not been involved. This lack of reaching post-secondary remedial programs may be of particular interest to college personnel who may not be aware of the need to include service activities...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • Understanding university students' construction of their hidden disability identity

    Creator:
    Bentley-Townlin, Tracy
    Abstract:
    This study co-investigated with students with hidden disabilities the phenomenon of disability identity. This qualitative study utilized phenomenology and strategies proposed by Paulo Freire in an effort to understand identity development specific to individuals with hidden disabilities. There were seven students from a medium-sized, public university who participated in the...
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    Dissertation
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    perception, feeling, thinking, talking and personality but did not dictate specifically how an individual

  • Online classes : the student experience

    Creator:
    Bucy, Mary C.
    Abstract:
    Online courses and even degree programs are becoming a widespread phenomenon at universities across the United States. Research into the effectiveness of these courses is in the early stages. This qualitative study explored student perceptions of their online class experience using expectancy-value theory as a framework in an attempt to...
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    Dissertation
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    study by Leasure et al. (2000) had the perception that Internet courses would be associated with more

  • Reflections on change : a community-college faculty perspective

    Creator:
    Zmetana, Katherine
    Abstract:
    This phenomenological research study focused on educational change as perceived by 16 Liberal Arts faculty members at a Pacific Northwest community college. Research data were collected through in-depth dialogic interviews and a follow-up dialogue session with six participants. The principal guiding research questions comprised the following: 1) What is the...
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    Dissertation
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    freedom; moreover, faculty perception of teaching is not necessarily to "serve the customer and to

  • A descriptive study of the Oregon community college budget processes during the 2001-2003 Oregon Legislative session

    Creator:
    Bohart, B. Edward
    Abstract:
    From 1990 to 2000, Oregon community colleges experienced a shift in their revenue sources from primarily local taxes to primarily state funding. Additionally during this time Oregon approved term limits for state officials and legislators. In preparation for the 2001-2003 biennial Legislative session, the community colleges pursued new approaches to...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation

  • A case study of inclusion : its time to get mad

    Creator:
    O'Dell, Marti
    Abstract:
    Since the passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975, a number of common problems have emerged. Primarily they involve the difficulties both experienced and created by public schools attempting to fulfill the federal mandate to provide students with disabilities an appropriate public education. The purpose of...
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    Dissertation
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    variables: the teacher's perception of the degree of personal success with special-needs students, level of

  • 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...
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    Dissertation
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    ." Such a revelation implies a transition from passive perception to active participation, from theory to

  • The effect of PACE on self-reported anxiety and performance in first year nursing students

    Creator:
    Irving, Jan Louise
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was (a) to determine the effect of a four-step learner readiness profile: positive, active, clear, and energetic (PACE) on self-reported anxiety in first year nursing students before skill performance tests, and (b) to determine the effect of PACE on the performance of first year nursing...
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    Dissertation
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    individual's perception of the threat remains. Its intensity is proportional to the severity of the perceived

  • A qualitative study of successful Hispanic transfer students at a community college

    Creator:
    Gutierrez, Roberto
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this qualitative study was to research the experience of six Hispanic students who were interviewed in depth regarding their persistence in school and success at a community college. The students reported on their educational experiences prior to college and how that related to attendance at the college;...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation