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Community College Interdisciplinary Learning Goes to University

Creator:: Hattendorf, Bruce J.
Abstract:: This phenomenological study explores the effects that an interdisciplinary program of study at a community college has on students once they transfer to a four-year institution. Interdisciplinary approaches have been proposed as a way of meeting the complex thinking skills needed for 21st Century learning. Because interdisciplinary learning is complex,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Bruce J. Hattendorf for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Mentorship and Student Self-efficacy

Creator:: Williams, MaryJean Harris
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for talking through the missing data analysis. Special thanks to my committee, Bruce Clemetsen

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:: various times during this process: Dr. Larry Roper, Dr. Bruce Clemetsen, Dr. Hans de Wit, Dr. Mark

Predictors of Completion : The Influence of Academic and Non-Academic Environmental Factors on Baccalaureate Completion Among Community College Transfer Students

Creator:: Bowen, Kristie J.
Abstract:: Research examining disparity between baccalaureate completion among "native" and community college transfer students has gained attention in recent years. Current and prior research has identified important pre-college and demographic characteristics with a positive relationship to baccalaureate completion. Yet few studies have focused on the influence of nonacademic and academic environmental...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Examining the Alignment of Content in the Textual Discourse on the Competencies Needed for Effective Community College Leadership

Creator:: Thames, Brenda A.
Abstract:: For more than a decade a “community college leadership crisis” has been forecasted and discussed in the professional literature related to community colleges as well as the scholarly literature focused on the study of higher education. The role, perceptions and, to a lesser extent, the effectiveness of community college leadership...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The successful experiences of first generation community college transfer students

Creator:: McKenzie, René
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the successes of first generation, community college transfer students served by a TRiO/Student Support Services (TRiO/SSS) program. This study addresses a specific problem in higher education – there are a limited number of first generation transfer students who successfully matriculate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: process kept me focused and organized. To my committee members Dr. Shelley Dubkin-Lee, Dr. Bruce

Factors Associated with Job Satisfaction among Foreign-Born Faculty at Community Colleges within the United States

Creator:: Moore, Marian
Abstract:: Job satisfaction has received considerable attention within the community college sector, but there is limited research focused solely on the job satisfaction of foreign-born faculty members employed at community colleges. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with job satisfaction among foreign-born faculty members employed at U.S....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: members: Drs. Larry Roper, Jessica White, Bruce Clemetsen, and Larry Becker for your time, dedication

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:: . Bruce Clemetsen, Dr. Terryl Ross, Dr. Allison Davis White-Eyes you have all been a part of my life in

The Experiences Latinas Encounter While Attending a Remote Rural Two-Year Community College: The Confluence of Identity (ies)

Creator:: Neimann, Theresa
Abstract:: Background: Latina students are underrepresented and undereducated in rural community colleges. There are gaps in rural community college research specifically focusing on Latina retention. This research identified the factors detracting from and/or enhancing the college experience for Latinas in rural community colleges. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Darlene Russ-Eft, Dr. Gloria Crisp, Dr. Lynne Hindman, Dr. Susan Shaw and Dr. Bruce Clemetsen. I

Moving from good to great: how one community college made the transition

Creator:: Hansen, Eric J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore the applicability of Collins’ (2001) Good-to-Great theory, as originally introduced for the business sector and as adapted for the social sector, to the ways a community college moved from being “good” to being “great.” The following questions guided the research: (1) Which...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Dr. Larry Roper, Dr. Bruce Clemetsen, and Dr. Vickie Ebbeck for their time, energy, and commitment

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Community College Interdisciplinary Learning Goes to University

Mentorship and Student Self-efficacy

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

Predictors of Completion : The Influence of Academic and Non-Academic Environmental Factors on Baccalaureate Completion Among Community College Transfer Students

Examining the Alignment of Content in the Textual Discourse on the Competencies Needed for Effective Community College Leadership

The successful experiences of first generation community college transfer students

Factors Associated with Job Satisfaction among Foreign-Born Faculty at Community Colleges within the United States

African American Males' Perceptions of Success while Attending Community College

The Experiences Latinas Encounter While Attending a Remote Rural Two-Year Community College: The Confluence of Identity (ies)

Moving from good to great: how one community college made the transition

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