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Factors that influence career choice and development for gay male school teachers : a qualitative investigation

Creator:: Terndrup, Anthony I.
Abstract:: This study investigated factors that influence career choice and development for gay male school teachers. Ten gay educators participated in the investigation. Data collection methods involved two semi-structured personal interviews and one structured telephone interview for a total of 30 sampling units. Data analysis procedures included reviewing audiotapes, reading transcriptions,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Investigation. Abstract approved: Reese M. House This study investigated factors that influence career

A multi-case study of elementary classroom teachers' transitions to reform-based mathematics instruction

Creator:: White, Elizabeth Busch
Abstract:: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics published their vision of active, problem-centered instruction with a goal of conceptual understanding in 1989. Fifteen years after these reforms were proposed the changes are reflected in school policy and elementary mathematics curriculum, but only limited change has actually occurred in classroom instruction....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: M. Higgins The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics published their vision of active

Examining the role of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the life experiences of University Student-Athletes

Creator:: Smith, Shannon D.
Abstract:: This research investigates the role of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the life experiences of University Student-Athletes. This qualitative study employs a naturalistic and grounded paradigm in an effort to capture the essence of these experiences. Participants are four student-athletes from Oregon State University who play intercollegiate athletics in the Pac-10...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The initial on-site supervision experiences of school counseling interns

Creator:: Ward, Colin C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the initial on-site supervision experience of school counseling interns. Current counseling supervision research has failed to address dynamics specific to the context of school counselor training and professional development. This gap in the research suggest that examining the phenomenological experience of what...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: description" (Geertz as cited in Bogdan & Biklen, 1992), and prolonged exposure, triangulation, and

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

Distance clinical supervision in cyberspace : a qualitative study

Creator:: Christie, Bradley Scott
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the nature and process of clinical supervision via the Internet as experienced by participating supervisees. The subjects of this study were four students in a masters level internship course in counseling at Oregon State University. The course was a pass/no pass counseling...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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
Full Text:: itself narratively rather than with numbers (Bogdan & Bikien, 1998). Van Manen (1990) characterizes

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:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Patricia M. Scott for the

Examining the experiences of school counselors who are lesbians

Creator:: Miller, Jennie L.
Abstract:: This study investigated the experiences of lesbians who are school counselors. A naturalistic/grounded study paradigm was utilized. The participants in the study were five lesbians who were school counselors from rural and urban settings. In-depth interviews were conducted with each of the participants. During the interview process, analysis occurred via...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: themes and patterns clearly emerged (Bogdan & Biklen, 1992; Patton, 1990; Strauss & Corbin., 1990

Student identity development abroad : Three students' stories

Creator:: Gutzler, Jill
Abstract:: This thesis explores the challenges and triumphs experienced by three students who spent the summer abroad on international internships. Through their individual stories and journals, they shared how they questioned their own values, their nationality, and the value of formal education. They also experienced changing relationships and new career aspirations...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: people construct meaning and to describe what those meanings are (Bogdan & Biklen, 1992). Therefore

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Factors that influence career choice and development for gay male school teachers : a qualitative investigation

A multi-case study of elementary classroom teachers' transitions to reform-based mathematics instruction

Examining the role of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the life experiences of University Student-Athletes

The initial on-site supervision experiences of school counseling interns

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

Distance clinical supervision in cyberspace : a qualitative study

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

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

Examining the experiences of school counselors who are lesbians

Student identity development abroad : Three students' stories

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