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  • A case study to investigate retention efforts at Mt. Hood Community College

    Creator:
    Rawe, Carl L.
    Abstract:
    This case study describes and analyzes the experiences of Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) in its implementation of four retention interventions. Each of the four interventions are described in detail. Discussion is framed within the context that retention is a by-product of institutional renewal brought about by implementing interventions that...
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    Dissertation
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    Mt. Hood Community College by Carl L. Rawe, Jr. A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

  • A study of the effects of an extended transfer student orientation course on transfer student academic achievement

    Creator:
    Thomas, William Howard
    Abstract:
    In the process of adjusting to a new institutional environment, transfer students will often experience difficulties and these difficulties may limit their academic potential. Can an institution create a formal process which can help the transfer student adjust to the institutional environment? This study is an examination of a program--an...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    . Model of the Undergraduate Dropout Process 23 2. A Conceptual Schema for Dropout from College 24 3. A

  • Development of a perceived personal power inventory for undergraduate university women

    Creator:
    Bushnell, Bobette
    Abstract:
    Communication cannot be successful without the cooperative listening response of an auditor. Auditors must feel empowered to act as agents of change or their decisions and actions cannot be influenced by the discourse. Their every response depends upon their ability to perceive themselves as potential mediators of change. A review...
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    Dissertation
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    students at Oregon State University. The mean age of the respondents was twenty years, 34 percent were