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  • The Experiences of Students Who Complete in a Successful Distance Learning Course

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    Smith, Steve
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    Background: Prior research has shown that distance learning courses have higher failure rates at community colleges then equivalent face-to-face to courses. There are a few programs and courses, however, that consistently achieve completion rates as high as or higher than their equivalent face-to-face courses. The research to date has not...
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    previously increases the chances of succeeding in a subsequent distance learning course (Aragon & Johnson

  • Case Study : Description of a Corporate University's Operational Factors

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    Ewer, Gary
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    Corporate universities (CUs) have been in existence in the United States since the early 1900s. They are increasingly providing educational and developmental opportunities for workers; however, there is little empirical research on these types of organizations. This study examined a specific electrical distributor's CU using a theoretical framework as a...
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    : Description of a Corporate University’s Operational Factors. Abstract approved

  • Using Policy Development Theory to Impact Large-scale Change in Oregon Community Colleges

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    Hamblin, John A., Sr.
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    A utilitarian approach, “greatest good for the greatest number”, in higher education has been common practice for a very long time (Alexander, 2000). This approach, while effective for many, is incomplete when exploring solutions to shifting demographics and larger achievement gaps based on these factors. Customized educational programming and less...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Darlene F. Russ-Eft Abstract A utilitarian approach, “greatest good for the greatest number

  • Changing student learning approaches in fundamental accounting education through the use of graphic organizers

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    Fisher, Paul A.
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    The field of accounting has experienced dramatic changes in the past 20 years. Advances in technology and workplace requirements have changed the responsibilities in the accounting position of a historical recorder to a functioning manager within the organization. The curriculum used by accounting instructors has not changed or kept pace...
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    Paul A. Fisher for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on March 6, 2013

  • The Effect of Recession on Community College Innovation: A Historical Analysis 2006-2011

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    Hopf, Steven J.
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    Literature on U.S. higher education includes a historical and consistent debate over adequate funding in relation to the ever-increasing challenges which require U.S. colleges to embrace change as a constant. As change continues to challenge all aspects of our society scholars and organizational leaders recognize innovation as imperative in addressing...
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    presented on November 30, 2017. Title: The Effect of Recession on Community College Innovation: A

  • Successful Learning Rate as an Indicator of Student Success Rates : A Correlational Study

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    Ring, Jeffery R.
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    At the intersection of higher education and politics, there is demand for an easily understood measure of student success. Graduation rate is the current measure of choice, but the definition of graduation rate excludes many categories of students and types of success particularly applicable to community colleges. The purpose of...
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    : Successful Learning Rate as an Indicator of Student Success Rates: A Correlational Study Abstract

  • Exploring definitions of student success throughout community colleges in the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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    McBeth, Scott S.
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    The topic of student success is beginning to grow in popularity throughout the United States. Student success has a wide variety of definitions ranging from a direct definition of graduation to an indirect definition of a student setting a goal of finishing a class successfully. Now there are stakeholders such...
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    throughout the United States. Student success has a wide variety of definitions ranging from a direct

  • Early Math Enrollment in Washington State Community Colleges

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    Harri, Ed J.
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    More than half of students in Washington state community colleges enroll in developmental mathematics, but a relatively small percentage of these students persist to the second year. Many students place into these courses and never enroll; others enroll at some point after the first academic term, even when faced with...
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    enroll in developmental mathematics, but a relatively small percentage of these students persist to

  • The Experiences of Multiracial Latinx Students in Community Colleges: The Impact of Faculty and Student Interactions

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    Arrieta, Corinne L.
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    Background: As the number of multiracial individuals in the United States continues to grow, institutions of higher education have also seen an increase in enrollment of multiracial students. Subsequently, there has also been an increase in studies on multiracial identity and the effects of campus climate on multiracial students. Although...
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    college campuses in Northern California served as the setting for the research. Subjects: A total of

  • Mentorship and Student Self-efficacy

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    Williams, MaryJean Harris
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    Background: The United States has been under-producing college graduates since at least 1980, with many challenges suppressing students’ self-efficacy. One approach to improving student outcomes is through mentorship. This dissertation applied Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and Kram’s Mentor Relationship Development Theory (MRD) to discover whether students’ campus mentorship experiences...
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    reviewed indicating a dearth of studies applying Kram’s MRD to the college experience. Of particular