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Lesbian leaders in action : influencing and transforming community college culture

Creator:: Kenney, Rebecca J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore through their own stories and journeys (storjourns), how lesbian leaders influence and transform dominant community college culture. Five lesbian leaders participated who held the position of Director, Associate Dean, Dean, Executive Vice President, and President/Executive Dean. This microethnographical inquiry divulges and makes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE DISSERTATION OF Rebecca J. Kenney for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Faculty-Led Study Abroad as Social Justice Praxis: A Phenomenological Case Study

Creator:: Barbour, Nancy Staton
Abstract:: Faculty-led short-term programs are the most popular type of study abroad experience for undergraduate students in the United States. The rise of the FLST model has created new challenges for institutions and faculty. This study undertakes a critical analysis of the practice of faculty-led short-term (FLST) study abroad at U.S....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: ______________________________________________________ Larry D. Roper Faculty-led

African American Males' Perceptions of Success while Attending Community College

Creator:: Emerson, Dana M.
Abstract:: Background: African American males' experience in higher education is often categorized with negative terminology that does not reflect notions of success. Most research addressing the success of African American males in higher education illuminates factors that impede access to success and is often situated in university settings. Very little research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Larry D. Roper

The Impact of Geo-Political Trends on US Higher Education Cross-Border Partnerships with Non-US Educational Institutions

Creator:: Ferguson, Daniel T.
Abstract:: This study investigated three questions: how, what kind of, and why were cross-border partnerships with non-US educational institutions developed at two public four-year US universities; how, what kind of, and why will cross-border partnerships with non-US educational institutions develop and/or change at US universities if nationalistic geo-political trends reflective of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Larry D. Roper This study investigated three questions: how, what kind of, and why were cross

Toward a student-constructed model of student services for electronic distance education

Creator:: Blount, Joanna F.
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe and communicate a student-constructed model of student services for electronic distance education (EDE). This study seeks to answer the following questions: Do students enrolled in EDE perceive a need for student services? If not, why not? Which services do students want/need?...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -Constructed Model of Student Services for Electronic Distance Education. Abstract approved: Larry D. Roper

Perceptions and experiences of students who graduate with the Associate of Arts/Oregon Transfer (AA/OT) Degree

Creator:: Scott, Patricia Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to learn about the perceptions and experiences of students who graduated with the Associates of Arts/Oregon Transfer (AA/OT) degree. This study answered the following questions: 1) How did the AA/OT degree attainment assist in the overall achievement of goals? 2) How did AA/OT...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Larry Roper, a fellow Bowling Green State University graduate and someone who shares the same interest

Out from the shadows : conversations with women who teach part-time in community colleges

Creator:: McNair, Delores E.
Abstract:: This phenomenological study explores what it means to teach part-time in community colleges in the United States. The increasing use of part-time faculty in community colleges and the concomitant emergence of a two-tiered faculty are discussed. The study examines the nature of part-time work in the United States, thus providing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Conversations with Women who Teach Part-time in Community Colleges. Abstract Approved: Larry iX Roper This

Autotronics : Implications for automotive related training programs standards based upon emerging technologies

Creator:: Savin, Stuart
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to provide a method for evaluating the effect, impact or role that (as perceived by automotive, diesel, automotive collision faculty and administrators) the nationally recognized industry training standards developed by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) have on the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________ Larry D. Roper The purpose of the study was to provide a method for evaluating the

The history of the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Portland Community College

Creator:: Joy, Juanita M.
Abstract:: This study describes the historical development of the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Portland Community College by women faculty leaders in a male-dominated organization. In-depth interviews of eleven participants were transcribed and analyzed. The participants gave a very rich description of this nursing programthus describing its culture. Six themes were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Program at Portland Community College. Abstract Approved: Larry Roper This study describes the

Coming to community college via welfare reform : an exploration of expectations and experience of women in Washington's WorkFirst program

Creator:: Kostick, Susan
Abstract:: This qualitative study explores the experiences of women who are welfare recipients attending a community college under the auspices of a new program, Washington State's WorkFirst/Work Study program. The study, conducted over two academic quarters, includes in-depth interviews with WorkFirst/Work Study students, observations in a weekly seminar, and interviews with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in Washington's WorkFirst Program. Abstract approved: Larry D. Roper This qualitative study

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Lesbian leaders in action : influencing and transforming community college culture

Faculty-Led Study Abroad as Social Justice Praxis: A Phenomenological Case Study

African American Males' Perceptions of Success while Attending Community College

The Impact of Geo-Political Trends on US Higher Education Cross-Border Partnerships with Non-US Educational Institutions

Toward a student-constructed model of student services for electronic distance education

Perceptions and experiences of students who graduate with the Associate of Arts/Oregon Transfer (AA/OT) Degree

Out from the shadows : conversations with women who teach part-time in community colleges

Autotronics : Implications for automotive related training programs standards based upon emerging technologies

The history of the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Portland Community College

Coming to community college via welfare reform : an exploration of expectations and experience of women in Washington's WorkFirst program

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