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The use of the ethnographic method in evaluating nontraditional continuing education programs

Creator:: Honey, William D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to test the effectiveness of the ethnographic method as a tool for evaluating nontraditional adult and continuing education programs. The program evaluated was the Oregon Heritage Festival, a four-week Summer Term activity designed to eclectically draw upon the arts, humanities, and science to illustrate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: nontraditional continuing education programs AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William DeWavne Honev,Jr. for the

A study of the effectiveness of the Oregon DUII (driving under influence of intoxicants) mandated educational program in changing knowledge and attitude concerning driving after drinking

Creator:: Conkey, Judith A.
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the Oregon Level I Diversion Program in changing knowledge and attitude concerning driving after drinking. A secondary purpose was to determine the effect of the eight different class-time schedules used to teach the required 12-hour curriculum on the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A study of the effectiveness of the Oregon DUII (driving

An analysis of the source, nature, and resolution of grievance filings in Oregon community colleges, school years 1979-80 and 1980-81

Creator:: Searcy, Julie A. Davies
Abstract:: Although public sector unionism dates back at least to 1916, collective bargaining emerged mid-century when President John Kennedy signed into law Executive Order 10988 which established federal policy recognizing unions for federal employees. Today all levels of public education have unions. In today's community college, the curriculum, the professional background...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS OF Julie A. Davies Searcy for the degree of Doctor of Philoso- phy in Education presented on

A study of the relationship between a cloze and a word opposite reading vocabulary placement instrument designed for adults

Creator:: Orr, Evelyn Bonnie Fairburn
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the accuracy of placing adults in reading materials based on scores from a word-opposite test. The population was randomly selected from students attending developmental education classes at three Oregon community colleges. The Word Opposite Reading Placement Instrument (WOPI) was derived from a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A Study of the Relationship Between a Cloze Word Opposite

A study of the relationship of self-concept to attitudes, activity levels, and demographic variables among the long-term spinal cord-injured

Creator:: Green, Brian C.
Abstract:: National statistics indicate that over ten thousand persons each year become disabled from spinal cord-injury. The need for research in this area is evident. The objectives of this study were: 1. To determine any relationship between selected attitudes and activity levels with self-concept; 2. To identify certain demographic variables that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: literature was pioneered by William James and Charles Horton Cooley. Since then it has been a central part

A comparison of adult students' educational orientations and perceptions of the college environment in three contrasting liberal arts baccalaureate degree programs : traditional, off-campus degree, and lifelong learning

Creator:: Skwarek, Richard J.
Abstract:: This study attempted to determine the predictability of adult students' educational orientations and college environmental relationship perceptions according to their enrollment in three contrasting liberal arts baccalaureate degree programs. Additionally, it sought to determine if there was a positive relationship between selected educational orientations and college environmental perceptions of adult...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A Comparison of Adult Students' Educational Orientations

Self-assessment as a function of entering skills analysis in Adult Basic Education

Creator:: Haynes, Judith Lee
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to determine if a self-assessment procedure provides data with acceptable accuracy for use in Adult Basic Education placement diagnostic batteries. Several factors descriptive of the population and the treatment were studied: 1. The overall degree of accuracy in computation and word pronunciation. 2. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: with a helping hand. Thanks also to Dr. William Harp for his assistance along the way. Support is a

A study of the sex-role attitudes and marital adjustment of female doctoral candidates and their spouses during the course of doctoral study

Creator:: Lewis, Linda H.
Abstract:: National statistics indicate substantially higher rates of divorce in doctoral student households where the female, rather than the male, is the degree candidate. This research was designed to examine the married female's experiences and to identify factors which possibly contribute to the differential divorce statistics for males and females. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A study of the sex-role attitudes and marital adjustment of

Productivity analysis of adult basic education programs : an analytic model

Creator:: West, Ellen Louise
Abstract:: The central purpose of this study was to develop a model for the examination of productivity in Adult Basic Education. To that end, an instrument developed for use in the field of business was adapted for use with an educational audience. It examined the relationship of adult education staff decision...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: central purpose of this study was to develop a model for the examination of productivity in Adult Basic

The relationship of instructional delivery methods and individual differences to the training of operators of computer systems

Creator:: Kluge, E. Alan
Abstract:: The objectives of this study were to: (1) determine if individual differences in the learner characteristics of field dependence, state and trait anxiety, age, sex, and prior computer experience were related to performance in operating a computer system; (2) to determine if differences in performance would occur as a result...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: SYSTEMS by E. Alan Kluge A THESIS Submitted to Oregon State University In Partial

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The use of the ethnographic method in evaluating nontraditional continuing education programs

A study of the effectiveness of the Oregon DUII (driving under influence of intoxicants) mandated educational program in changing knowledge and attitude concerning driving after drinking

An analysis of the source, nature, and resolution of grievance filings in Oregon community colleges, school years 1979-80 and 1980-81

A study of the relationship between a cloze and a word opposite reading vocabulary placement instrument designed for adults

A study of the relationship of self-concept to attitudes, activity levels, and demographic variables among the long-term spinal cord-injured

A comparison of adult students' educational orientations and perceptions of the college environment in three contrasting liberal arts baccalaureate degree programs : traditional, off-campus degree, and lifelong learning

Self-assessment as a function of entering skills analysis in Adult Basic Education

A study of the sex-role attitudes and marital adjustment of female doctoral candidates and their spouses during the course of doctoral study

Productivity analysis of adult basic education programs : an analytic model

The relationship of instructional delivery methods and individual differences to the training of operators of computer systems

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