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Five programs for four participants : stories of paradox and learning in a graduate cohort for adult literacy practitioners

Creator:: Fish, Susan A.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: individual experiences of four adult literacy practitioners, Anne, Bill, Candy, and Emily, in the first

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
Full Text:: state funding, which included a single funding request, the first pledge of unity among the community

Outcomes-based curriculum reform in a community college : a discipline based inquiry

Creator:: Meier, Rebecca Anne
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine how faculty curriculum committees from different disciplines moved through a major curriculum change process from content-focused curriculum to outcomes-based curriculum. Data was gathered through direct observations, committee member interviews, a questionnaire, and the Gregorc Style Delineator from four curriculum committees representing different...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee in designing curriculum without first "training" them in outcomes-based theory. Redacted for

Identification of the key elements included in a community college women's leadership program

Creator:: Sussman, Stephanie Wallis
Abstract:: Numerous managerial and organizational theorists have worked to develop a set of concepts and theories that encapsulate the key elements of leadership. Contemporary research links leadership to such matters as gender and organizational mission or focus. The present study was undertaken in response to a new approach to leadership theory...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: literature, two survey instruments were developed. The first was addressed to OILD participants. The second

The effects of career planning on self-concept and academic achievement of at-risk middle school students in an urban public school environment

Creator:: Casey, Michael Winfield
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a six-week career planning dropout prevention program on the self-concepts and academic achievement of at-risk middle school students in an inner-city public school environment. The research population consisted of 1,434 students (grades seven, eight and nine) attending an inner...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: before entering or finishing their first year of high school, i.e.' grade 10, and 59.8% of the

Effectiveness of case based method versus traditional lecture in the retention of athletic training knowledge

Creator:: Carter, Lori D.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: examined in this study. First, the effectiveness of the case based method of teaching with and without

Language and learning : a case study of a Vietnamese unaccompanied minor in a post secondary setting

Creator:: Davis, Kay Mathews
Abstract:: This study was an ethnographic case study of a Vietnamese unaccompanied minor in a post secondary setting. There were two guiding questions for the study: (1) How does the subject perceive language as it relates to educational experience? (2) What kinds of observable personality, cognitive, or affective factors have contributed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: literacy in the first language, and family class, educational background and age of entry into the

A descriptive analysis of organizational transition related to extensive administrative change and its impact : a case study of one community college

Creator:: Reed, Cheryl J.
Abstract:: Using qualitative methodology and a case study format, this study examines from the inside-out the organizational impact of significant change in leadership at a mature community college during the initial period of that change. The study describes and characterizes the nature of change in the organization during the periods of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: analyzing the forces both externally and internally that impacted the first change efforts of a new senior

A study of the commonalities and differences of the classroom environment in whole language and judicious discipline classrooms

Creator:: Larson, Colleen M.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: characterized this investigation and analysis. The sample included two first grade Whole Language classrooms

A model for effective use of video materials to develop listening comprehension of Japanese learners of English

Creator:: Takahashi, Hiroshi, 1937-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop and test a model in which video materials are effectively used to develop students' listening communication ability. In order to reach this goal, the researcher designed the study procedure. In phase one, literature was reviewed to establish the theoretical framework for the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . My first gratitude surely goes to Dr. Wayne Haverson who was my major professor. When I asked him to

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Five programs for four participants : stories of paradox and learning in a graduate cohort for adult literacy practitioners

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

Outcomes-based curriculum reform in a community college : a discipline based inquiry

Identification of the key elements included in a community college women's leadership program

The effects of career planning on self-concept and academic achievement of at-risk middle school students in an urban public school environment

Effectiveness of case based method versus traditional lecture in the retention of athletic training knowledge

Language and learning : a case study of a Vietnamese unaccompanied minor in a post secondary setting

A descriptive analysis of organizational transition related to extensive administrative change and its impact : a case study of one community college

A study of the commonalities and differences of the classroom environment in whole language and judicious discipline classrooms

A model for effective use of video materials to develop listening comprehension of Japanese learners of English

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