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Creator:: Poppe, Nancy Eileen
Abstract:: As demands for major, system-wide reforms in the American welfare system are being called for on an almost daily basis, it has become increasingly necessary to identify and evaluate those programs which have attempted to foster a reduction in the level of public assistance subsidies and, particularly, programs that are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Conclusion ............................................. 39 III METHODOLOGY

Creator:: Temes, Carla A.
Abstract:: Five student-researchers and the author engaged in a continually-evolving, student-driven qualitative research study. Despite significant disadvantages, including navigating a. foreign culture without speaking the language, these invulnerable learners succeeded. Ultimately of greatest interest to the six were an analysis of their collective knowledge and experiences, and their individual transformation over...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Major Professor, repre _nting Education Director of the School of Education IDean o ; ra.0 'ate

Creator:: Dantas-Whitney, Maria
Abstract:: No research to date has involved ESL students as researchers in investigations of community language practices. This study examined the research processes of 23 international college students in an advanced ESL course. The students worked on an original curriculum, the Language Research Project, through which they performed ethnographic and discourse...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: like to thank the other members of my committee, Drs. Sheila Cordray, Pat Rounds, Eileen Waldschmidt

Creator:: Smith, Sharon L.
Abstract:: Recent trends in higher education have led to the development of alternatives to traditional on-campus graduate degree programs. There is a concomitant need to understand student experience in field-based programs which support continuing education and career development for employed adults. The central purpose of this research was to explore the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , negotiated a workable schedule during the third year of my doctoral program. Eileen Pecka took care of my

Creator:: Spilde, Mary F. T.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to provide understanding of Oregon Workforce Quality Council contributions to the development of a world-class workforce. Research goals were to describe Council processes and outcomes, as well as barriers to the achievement of Council purposes. A case-study approach was selected for the research design....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Spilde presented on June 8, 1995 APPROVED: Director df School of Education O, Ld k , Dean of Gradu

Creator:: Gaber, Devron Alexander, 1952-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to better understand the historical development of the British Columbia (B.C.) community college, university college, and institute system with the focus on the changing nature of voluntary inter-institutional collaboration in relation to provincial coordination. The study also examined the related themes of centralization and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ................................................................................................ 35 CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY ....................... 39 HERMENEUTICS

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