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Retention of adult second language learners : Hispanic learners in Washington State community and technical colleges

Creator:: Jones, Gary E.
Abstract:: This study was designed to investigate a phenomenon, retention of Hispanic adult second language learners in Washington State's community colleges, from a qualitative paradigm and phenomenological approach. The focus of this study was to capture eight foreign-born Hispanic ESL non-continuators' voices and experiences, in their native language of Spanish, who...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Community college attrition of GED certificate holders and regular high school graduates : a comparative study using national BPS data

Creator:: Long, Angela C.
Abstract:: This study was purposed to extract, collate, and statistically format data contained in the national Beginning Postsecondary Students (BPS) Longitudinal Study: 1996-2001database that pertained to persistence and attainment rates of GED recipients who began their postsecondary education at a community college during the 1995-96 academic year. The primary objective was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Facts, 2003). The ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges reported that 49percent offirst-time

A voice : lived experiences of selected African American community college trustees

Creator:: Hendrix, George A.
Abstract:: The focus of this study is a search for the voice of African American community college trustees as they work to impact the changes community colleges must make over the next quarter century. It examined the lived experiences and perceptions that selected African American community college trustees have of their...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Voices of leadership : experiences of people of color in a community leadership development program

Creator:: Hiyane-Brown, Katherine H.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to describe and record the experiences of people of color in a community leadership development program. Selected people of color were asked to describe their experiences as participants in the American Leadership program in Tacoma-Pierce County in the State of Washington. The American Leadership...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Perceptions and experiences of students who graduate with the Associate of Arts/Oregon Transfer (AA/OT) Degree

Creator:: Scott, Patricia Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to learn about the perceptions and experiences of students who graduated with the Associates of Arts/Oregon Transfer (AA/OT) degree. This study answered the following questions: 1) How did the AA/OT degree attainment assist in the overall achievement of goals? 2) How did AA/OT...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: transfer students or the transfer process. The overwhelming majority of the studies reported in the ERIC

Qualitative Perspective of Student Success by First Generation Students Participating in Developmental Education Programs

Creator:: Esparza, Edward
Abstract:: This literature seeks to broadly examine historical literature and information pertaining to developmental education in the community colleges and its relationship with the college success. Contextually, the review will examine factors that affect student perception to academic success while being required to participate in remedial course work. Although issues surrounding...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: education has been a key to student success, (T. R. Bailey & Morest, 2004) but because of the immense cost

The Effect of Recession on Community College Innovation: A Historical Analysis 2006-2011

Creator:: Hopf, Steven J.
Abstract:: Literature on U.S. higher education includes a historical and consistent debate over adequate funding in relation to the ever-increasing challenges which require U.S. colleges to embrace change as a constant. As change continues to challenge all aspects of our society scholars and organizational leaders recognize innovation as imperative in addressing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ERIC, FirstSearch, ArticleFirst, and EBSCOhost using the key words. Additionally, authors were

Innovating change in the faculty model : a study of voices and influences in defining faculty role at Cascadia Community College

Creator:: Buck, Sharon Thompson
Abstract:: The founders of Cascadia Community College changed faculty role and duties as they designed a new college. The college founders chose which themes of learning reform would be enacted by faculty in this new setting. They determined what elements of traditional roles continued to be important and what new expectations...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Partnerships at the center of Advanced Learning : a regional educational reform initiative

Creator:: Dunlap, Joseph H.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research study is to investigate and gain understanding of the factors contributing to development of the Center for Advanced Learning (CAL), a regional collaborative educational reform project and the partnerships that emerged from that process. The development process and partnerships are examined from a systems thinking...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The first year of teaching secondary agricultural education : a national study

Creator:: Warnick, Brian K.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to describe the perceptions of the first year experience of teaching secondary agriculture and to explore the relationships between these perceptions, the characteristics of beginning agriculture teachers, and the types of support provided to beginning teachers. An additional focus of the study was to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Retention of adult second language learners : Hispanic learners in Washington State community and technical colleges

Community college attrition of GED certificate holders and regular high school graduates : a comparative study using national BPS data

A voice : lived experiences of selected African American community college trustees

Voices of leadership : experiences of people of color in a community leadership development program

Perceptions and experiences of students who graduate with the Associate of Arts/Oregon Transfer (AA/OT) Degree

Qualitative Perspective of Student Success by First Generation Students Participating in Developmental Education Programs

The Effect of Recession on Community College Innovation: A Historical Analysis 2006-2011

Innovating change in the faculty model : a study of voices and influences in defining faculty role at Cascadia Community College

Partnerships at the center of Advanced Learning : a regional educational reform initiative

The first year of teaching secondary agricultural education : a national study

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