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A qualitative study of successful Hispanic transfer students at a community college

Creator:: Gutierrez, Roberto
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to research the experience of six Hispanic students who were interviewed in depth regarding their persistence in school and success at a community college. The students reported on their educational experiences prior to college and how that related to attendance at the college;...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The impact of youth gang awareness training on school personnel

Creator:: Novotney, Dave C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of youth gang awareness training on school personnel. Middle and high school level teachers, counselors, and school administrators in a rural Oregon school district were the focus of this study. Six specially designed modules were created by the researcher and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

On wings of eagles : a look at self-regulation of how high school students manage their learning with a student-centered curriculum

Creator:: Harper, Julia O. L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine how high school students managed their learning while working within the guidelines of a student-centered approach to teaching and learning. Data collected included interviews, questionnaires, participant observations, and Kolbe Conative Index scores supplied by the school. Seven teachers and forty students...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Schools in the early 1900's (Bogdan and Biklen, 1992). Objects, people, situations, and events do not

Middle school change : a process for restructuring in a large school district

Creator:: Hanneman, Kathleen D.
Abstract:: This qualitative study examined organizational change including the necessary steps that a large school district took in planning and implementing a reform effort. This project told a story of one school district's experience. The study covered a five year period from 1990 to 1995 in the 30,000 student Salem-Keizer School...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Bogdan and Biklen (1992). Qualitative research has the natural setting as the direct source of data

Interpersonal communication factors in the management of biomedical instructional development projects

Creator:: Thomas, Julie Ann
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the professional interaction and interpersonal communication factors in the management of biomedical instructional development projects which involved the use of electronic media. Reference is made, repeatedly, in instructional development literature to the need to include interpersonal communication skills in the education and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dr. David Eiseman; ...and for other academic and moral support from Dr. Mark M. Greene, statistics

Perceptions of an African American woman chief executive officer in a community college setting

Creator:: McKinnon, Maurice
Abstract:: Community colleges are in a strategic position to meet the growing demands for educating a population that is in a dynamic state of change, a population that is becoming more diverse with each passing year. A diverse population and other critical issues have created a new challenge for community colleges....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of the relationship between school board leadership behavior and advancement of instructional quality

Creator:: Russell, Maryalice
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ). Given this uncertain state of leadership for elected boards (Bogdan and Biklen, 1992), superintendents

Perceptions of international student parents at Oregon State University about their children's local public elementary school experiences

Creator:: Harelimana, Froduald
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to profile perceptions and beliefs of Oregon State University international student parents who have children in area public elementary schools. The research methods included a survey to 26 self-selected participants, and seven tape-recorded interviews with volunteers from the survey sample. These study subjects displayed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Letter of Survey Transmittal 130 F The Survey Questionnaire 131 M Parents' Level of Satisfaction

Characteristics and use of inquiry and communication tools in planning for educational change

Creator:: Fierstein, Micah
Abstract:: In education today, there is a growing sense of urgency to build the capacity of educators, parents, and community members to work together to solve the complex issues facing schools. The central purpose of this study was to explore how one elementary school site council learned and adopted a set...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

A qualitative study of successful Hispanic transfer students at a community college

The impact of youth gang awareness training on school personnel

On wings of eagles : a look at self-regulation of how high school students manage their learning with a student-centered curriculum

Middle school change : a process for restructuring in a large school district

Interpersonal communication factors in the management of biomedical instructional development projects

Perceptions of an African American woman chief executive officer in a community college setting

A study of the relationship between school board leadership behavior and advancement of instructional quality

Perceptions of international student parents at Oregon State University about their children's local public elementary school experiences

Characteristics and use of inquiry and communication tools in planning for educational change

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