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Urban ethnography : an exploration and interpretation of the post-camp period of Laotian refugees settling in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon

Creator:: Proudfoot, Robert Charles
Abstract:: This study employed ethnographic methodology to investigate and record the post-camp, pre-assimilation period of Laotian refugees.The primary goal was to document the special problems and experiences of the Laotian population as they attempted to adjust to new roles and expectations within mainstream North American society.Oral histories and biographical statements focused...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Ed Ferguson, and Dr. Nicholas Yonkers advised and encouraged the exploration of dimensions unusual

An analysis of selected program outcomes in the industrial arts education project : Occupational Versatility

Creator:: Starr, Jack
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to determine if eighth grade students taking industrial arts education for the first time would experience a significant shift in beliefs about the problem solving process and have class performance altered by participation in project Occupational Versatility. In order to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Redacted for privacy Patrick H. Atteberr/ Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to

Managerial competencies for church administration as perceived by seminary faculties, church lay leaders, and ministers

Creator:: Boersma, Stephen A.
Abstract:: The conceptual foundation of the study emerged from a concern regarding the application of managerial competencies in the local church. A review of the literature suggests that in spite of the increasing awareness for the need to make greater use of these skills, little consensus currently exists regarding their relative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Daniel Schafer, Dr. Ed. Strowbridge, and Dr. Nicholas Yonker. To Dr. Strowbridge I express a hearty

The effects of teacher gender on mathematics achievement of first-grade students

Creator:: Barnett, Werner Joseph
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to determine whether there were significant statistical differences in achievement between first-grade students taught mathematics by male teachers as compared to first-grade students taught mathematics by female teachers. A substantive hypothesis was formed, which stated: "This writer hypothesizes that mean-gain...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Edwin D. Strowbridk , Jr. Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to determine whether there

An organizational analysis of structural characteristics during the merger of two higher education organizations

Creator:: McMahon, John J.
Abstract:: Organization theory had seldom been applied to higher education organizations but recent developments in organization theory appeared to have potential for such application. No coherent theory of educational change had been developed. However, one multidisciplinary synthesis of literature on organizational change was congruent with modern organization theory and contained both...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: during the Merger of Two Higher Education Organizations AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF John J. McMahon

A study of attitude and teaching performance of degree and non-degree teachers in industrial education

Creator:: Pfahl, Alvin Kenneth, 1923-
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The study was designed to determine whether the amount of formal education industrial education teachers have completed does affect their (1) attitude toward teaching and (2) performance in the classroom. The specific questions formulated to investigate this research were: 1. Will the amount of formal education...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: EDUCATION Redacted for PrivacyAbstract approved: Dr. J. Larry Heath Purpose of the Study The study was

A study of effective consultant teachers' leadership styles and personality preferences

Creator:: Savelsbergh, Mary
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships among leadership style (telling, selling, participating and delegating), personality preferences (Extravert/Introvert, Sensing/Intuitive, Feeling/Thinking, Judging/Perceiving and effectiveness as a consultant teacher. The sample consisted of thirty-one consultant teachers from Oregon: twenty from the Portland School District, five from the Gresham School...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: part of life. A person who prefers judgment (J) has reported a preference for using a judgment process

The affect [i.e. effect] that expected social and technological changes will have on established occupations with implications for curriculum development

Creator:: Mair, David J.
Abstract:: Although the rate of social and technological change seems to be growing ever faster, and such changes are reflected in new directions for vocational education, the process of developing vocational programs in keeping with probable future contingencies remains unformalized. The purpose of this study was to examine the practicality of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF DAVID J. MAIR for the degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (Name) (Degree) in EDUCATION

The identification of medicine education learning outcomes for ambulatory, noninstitutionalized older adults

Creator:: Gaeta, Michael J.
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was the identification of specific medicine education learning outcomes which are important and appropriate for ambulatory, non-institutionalized older adults. A modification of the Delphi technique was utilized and a panel of 16 national experts was selected on the basis of four criteria to respond...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Questionnaire #1 241 APPENDIX I Summary Report - Questionnaire #2 243 APPENDIX J Delphi Questionnaire #2 260

A description of the processes and procedures used in the development of a merit-evaluation program for a middle-sized school district

Creator:: Tait, George James
Abstract:: This was an historical study which described the procedures used by a thirteen-member committee in an attempt to develop a merit-evaluation program for a middle-sized school district in Oregon. A random sample of 33.5% of the certificated staff of School District 9 were interviewed in May, 1969. The results of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dr. Edwin D. Strowbridge, Jr. , Associate Professor of Education and chairman of the Doctoral

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Urban ethnography : an exploration and interpretation of the post-camp period of Laotian refugees settling in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon

An analysis of selected program outcomes in the industrial arts education project : Occupational Versatility

Managerial competencies for church administration as perceived by seminary faculties, church lay leaders, and ministers

The effects of teacher gender on mathematics achievement of first-grade students

An organizational analysis of structural characteristics during the merger of two higher education organizations

A study of attitude and teaching performance of degree and non-degree teachers in industrial education

A study of effective consultant teachers' leadership styles and personality preferences

The affect [i.e. effect] that expected social and technological changes will have on established occupations with implications for curriculum development

The identification of medicine education learning outcomes for ambulatory, noninstitutionalized older adults

A description of the processes and procedures used in the development of a merit-evaluation program for a middle-sized school district

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