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Community college faculty experiences with learner outcomes and the influence on professional practice

Creator:: Davis, Marilyn Ellen
Abstract:: The study was designed to determine how learner outcomes, one aspect of a comprehensive assessment plan at an urban community college in the Northwest, may have influenced professional practice. Research subjects were selected from a group of forty-four faculty who participated in a college sponsored professional development activity. The purpose...
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

A descriptive study of the Oregon community college budget processes during the 2001-2003 Oregon Legislative session

Creator:: Bohart, B. Edward
Abstract:: From 1990 to 2000, Oregon community colleges experienced a shift in their revenue sources from primarily local taxes to primarily state funding. Additionally during this time Oregon approved term limits for state officials and legislators. In preparation for the 2001-2003 biennial Legislative session, the community colleges pursued new approaches to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The implementation year of shared governance at a Vanguard community college

Creator:: Lanning, Patrick M.
Abstract:: College governance is a function of structure and of how people act within that structure. Organizational strategies no longer identify administrations as monopolies that possess all of the good ideas. Recent organizational management approaches to governance promote inclusiveness in decision-making and are at odds with the community college's historical structures,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Community college and university faculty : a comparison of perceptions about professional role

Creator:: Hovekamp, Nathan R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions that community college and university faculty have about similarities and differences in their professional roles. The research design included a qualitative ethnographic case study methodology with faculty participants purposively selected from two public colleges in the Pacific Northwest: a community...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The essence of influence : community college presidents' experiences with Washington state legislators

Creator:: Coats, Rhonda Quash
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies and tactics community college presidents used to influence state legislators. Selected State Board for Community and Technical Colleges staff and legislative staff members were asked to independently name 3-5 presidents whom they perceived to be most influential with legislators. Ten...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Measuring student satisfaction with the service processes of selected student educational support services at Everett Community College

Creator:: Kerlin, Christine
Abstract:: The era of "customer satisfaction" brings students to colleges who are increasingly identifying themselves as customers. Competition among a growing number of institutions and learning organizations is sharpening the desire of institutions to deliver high quality service in order to attract and retain students. Some examples of interactions where service...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Social and learning strategies male community college students use to maximize learning from cooperative work experiences

Creator:: Risser, Edward M.
Abstract:: Employers often lament that many American workers are not qualified for present and future jobs due to changing skills requirements and deficiencies of schools. In 1991, the Secretary of Labor's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) report recommended educators use work sites to help students achieve foundation skills and workplace...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Community college leaders : building community connections

Creator:: York, Penny
Abstract:: The study established how community college leaders establish connections with other community leaders. Connections that form broad and inclusive networks can be used to develop positive social capital in communities. Results showed that new community college leaders follow a pattern of community engagement including the identification of other leaders, making...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: collaborations. Peterson (1996) addressed the particular challenges for community colleges serving urban

Two Oregon governors : the role of perceptions in community college state budget development

Creator:: Preus, Camille
Abstract:: The purpose of this phenomenological study is to describe how Oregon governors Barbara Roberts and John Kitzhaber, whose tenures both coincided with the passage and implementation of property tax limitation measures, determined the community college budgets within their recommended state budgets. The stories of Robert’s 1993 and Kitzhaber’s 2001 decisions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Community college faculty experiences with learner outcomes and the influence on professional practice

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

A descriptive study of the Oregon community college budget processes during the 2001-2003 Oregon Legislative session

The implementation year of shared governance at a Vanguard community college

Community college and university faculty : a comparison of perceptions about professional role

The essence of influence : community college presidents' experiences with Washington state legislators

Measuring student satisfaction with the service processes of selected student educational support services at Everett Community College

Social and learning strategies male community college students use to maximize learning from cooperative work experiences

Community college leaders : building community connections

Two Oregon governors : the role of perceptions in community college state budget development

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