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

    Creator:
    Hiyane-Brown, Katherine H.
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    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...
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    community leadership development program AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Katherine H. Hiyane-Brown

  • The implementation year of shared governance at a Vanguard community college

    Creator:
    Lanning, Patrick M.
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    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,...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Patrick M. Lanning for the

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

    Creator:
    Risser, Edward M.
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    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...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Edward M. Risser for the degree of

  • Hearing their voices : college experiences of urban American Indian women

    Creator:
    Berry, Linda Converse
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    The purpose of this study is to explore, through their own voices, the higher education experiences of selected urban American Indian females in California community colleges. This study is an attempt to identify pathways to academic success by teasing out college practices and support systems that help Native women navigate...
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    Education 2. Academic Aptitude and Success 3. Institutional Support 4. Challenges and Barriers 5

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

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    Davis, Marilyn Ellen
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    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...
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    in classroom instruction; 3) classroom assessment modifications; 4) the integrative nature of the

  • A profile of the commonalities and characteristics of contextual teaching as practiced in selected educational settings

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    Shields, Sue B., 1948-
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    Contextual teaching is emerging as an important concept in education reform efforts. This field study attempts to clarify the concept of contextual teaching by defining and identifying characteristics found in the research literature, experienced teacher observations and practices, and students' views of contextual teaching. The foundation for this field study...
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    CONTENTS Page CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1 Why is Contextual Teaching Important 2 A Researcher's Bias 4

  • Community college leaders : building community connections

    Creator:
    York, Penny
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    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...
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    responsibilities clearly dominate, only represented the prior position of 4% of new college presidents. New

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

    Creator:
    Coats, Rhonda Quash
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    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...
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    .................................................................................................... 83 CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH FINDINGS .............................................................. 84

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

    Creator:
    Preus, Camille
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    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...
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    changed 4 the relationship between community colleges and the state by severely limiting local

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

    Creator:
    Bohart, B. Edward
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    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...
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    ......................................................... 173 4. Oregon Community College Funding Sources, Pre- and Post- Measure 5