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Issues experienced by community college STEM faculty implementing and using pedagogies of engagement

Creator:: Thatcher, Valory Rae Anna
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the issues involved with implementing and using pedagogies of engagement in community college STEM courses. The rationale for this study was based on current and emerging STEM education policy directives calling for an updated approach to teaching undergraduates, focused on student engagement,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and using pedagogies of engagement in community college STEM courses. The rationale for this study

An empirical comparison of the absorptive capacity and responsiveness of Russian and American growth-oriented small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

Creator:: Fuller, Robert L.
Abstract:: This study examines the relationship between organizational absorptive capacity and organizational responsiveness to changes in their environment exhibited by growth-oriented SMEs in Russia. Adopting the theoretical framework and methodology used by Liao, Welsch and Stoica in their 2003 study of the absorptive capacity and organizational responsiveness of U.S. growth-oriented SMEs,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: economies. As notable examples of the trends and forces at work in emerging economies, countries which

An empirical analysis of educator beliefs related to post-industrial labor reforms in the State of Oregon

Creator:: Sampson-Gruener, Gregory Paul
Abstract:: This study examines educator perceptions related to what has been termed New-Union labor reforms. The study provides a review of literature related to teacher Unionization and details a mixed methods analysis of educator beliefs related to three specific labor reforms: (a) alternative salary structures, (b) collaborative, or interest based bargaining...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Oregon. 2 Focus and Significance The focus of this dissertation is related to emerging practices of

Is Your Community College Technology Ready? An Assessment Instrument to Promote Technology Adoption

Creator:: Boehme, Laura A.
Abstract:: Background: Calls by presidents and legislators to raise the U.S. college graduation rate to 60% by 2025 have required educational institutions to find ways to increase accessibility and quality while simultaneously reducing costs (Bautsch, 2018; Smith, 2017). Private foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are getting involved...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Gates Foundation are getting involved to scrutinize and question the value of higher education

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

Creator:: McBeth, Scott S.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Delphi method to survey seven groups of stakeholders for the Oregon State community colleges. The

Internationalization in Oregon and Washington community colleges

Creator:: Sipe, Deborah M.
Abstract:: Research on higher education during the period 1990 to 2013 has suggested that U.S. higher education institutions were significantly impacted by a number of global forces, including an increase in the movement of goods, information, and people across borders. During the same period, a measurable increase occurred in the number...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: survey methods used and descriptive and inferential statistical analyses of the results. They are

Raising fragile : the experiences & perspectives of the families of male Fragile X individuals

Creator:: Shorb, JoAnne E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative research study was to address the experiences and perspectives of those who have grown up with and raised males who have Fragile X syndrome. The methods used in the study included surveying and interviewing the family members of adult individuals with Fragile X, reviewing resources...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: about their lives. Longitudinal data is generated from a collaboration of survey responses and

Students with disabilities in community colleges : the relationship of select demographic and academic variables to transfer

Creator:: Ponticelli, Jan E.
Abstract:: The original research detailed in this document recognizes that the majority of students with disabilities between 18-69 years of age will attend a community college. The literature also indicates an exponential increase for better job opportunity and earnings relative to individuals with disabilities who attain higher levels of education. This...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 1. National Postsecondary Student Aid Surveys of 1996 and 2000 Undergraduates Reporting a

Leadership challenges for disabled students programs and services in the California community colleges : a phenomenological exploration of the lived experience of mid level administrators

Creator:: Franklin Martinez, Windy
Abstract:: The purposes of this phenomenological inquiry was to examine the challenges faced by administrative leaders of Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) at California community colleges (CCC) from the perspectives of current practitioners. This study was undertaken for the following reasons: (a) the increasing number of students with disabilities accessing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: challenges faced by administrative leaders of Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) at California

Factors related to the economic sustainability of two year chemistry-based technology training programs

Creator:: Backus, Bridgid A.
Abstract:: Two-year chemistry-based technology training (CBTT) programs in the U.S. are important in the preparation of the professional technical workforce. The purpose of this study was to identify, examine, and analyze factors related to the economic sustainability of CBTT programs. A review of literature identified four clustered categories of 31 sub-factors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Issues experienced by community college STEM faculty implementing and using pedagogies of engagement

An empirical comparison of the absorptive capacity and responsiveness of Russian and American growth-oriented small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

An empirical analysis of educator beliefs related to post-industrial labor reforms in the State of Oregon

Is Your Community College Technology Ready? An Assessment Instrument to Promote Technology Adoption

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

Internationalization in Oregon and Washington community colleges

Raising fragile : the experiences & perspectives of the families of male Fragile X individuals

Students with disabilities in community colleges : the relationship of select demographic and academic variables to transfer

Leadership challenges for disabled students programs and services in the California community colleges : a phenomenological exploration of the lived experience of mid level administrators

Factors related to the economic sustainability of two year chemistry-based technology training programs

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