The major purposes of this study were (1) to construct a reliable and
valid scale for measuring writing self-efficacy levels in adult basic education
students, (2) to further test the scale's validity and reliability by administering
it to a second selected group of adult basic education students, and (3) to...
The purpose of this study was to understand the individual experiences of four adult literacy practitioners, Anne, Bill, Candy, and Emily, in the first cohort of the Oregon Field-Based Cohort Master's Program. This program, which Oregon established in 1993 as one venue of professional development for adult literacy and English...
This qualitative study was designed to identify factors
that might affect the psychological and educational wellness
of nontraditional students in nontraditional graduate
programs in Education.
Specifically, informants were selected purposefully
from three Oregon State University extended-campus graduate
programs in Education. Student informants were working
professionals with family obligations. Faculty informants...
There is a need for a simple tool to assess the learner's match to
distance delivery methods such as telecourse and modem classes. The
concept of a prediction instrument is a practical approach to identifying
the at-risk student in the distance delivery environment.
The purpose of this study was to...
This interpretive study sought to understand how six GED graduates who
dropped out of high school came to be enrolled at a rural community college,
and what factors they perceived promoted or impeded their academic
persistence and success. Specifically the study focused on student
backgrounds, reasons for dropping out of...
The purpose of this research was to assess the use of the General
Educational Development Tests (GED) as an alternative high school
credential in Oregon. A study was conducted of 469 Oregon GED
recipients' and 646 private sector employers' perceptions of the GED.
Both quantitative and qualitative measurements were used...
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...
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...
The purpose of this study was to: (a) develop a comprehensive plan consisting of a series of logical steps based upon recommendations derived from psychometric, measurement, and research literature and utilize the plan to develop a Likert-type scale to provide valid and reliable measures of the attitude of preservice and...