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

    Creator:
    Bowen, Kristie J.
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    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...
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    Students Abstract approved:__________________________________________________ Earl P. Johnson

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

    Creator:
    Moore, Marian
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    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....
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    Abstract approved: _____________________________________________________ Earl P. Johnson Job

  • Exploring Retention of Millennial-Aged Noninstructional Administrators in Washington Community Colleges

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    Dotson, Tawny M.
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    Background. As community colleges are increasingly composed of Millennial-aged professionals, workforce retention of those professionals is now a major priority. The Millennial generation is more diverse and more likely to be impacted by technology than any generation before them and is a generation characterized by dual-income partnerships. These and other...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Earl “Joe” Johnson Background. As community colleges are increasingly composed 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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    for talking through the missing data analysis. Special thanks to my committee, Bruce Clemetsen

  • 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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    ; Johnson & Smith, 1997). Ali and Zairi (2005) reviewed successes that LEAN, and TQM applications had

  • Early Math Enrollment in Washington State Community Colleges

    Creator:
    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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  • Gendered Leadership? Female Community College Presidents and their Leadership Behaviors

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    Rafia, Lida
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    Considerable research has been done on women and leadership styles, and while most have found very little to no difference in leadership style between men and women, there has been conflict with individual gender roles and organizational roles (Eagly & Johnson, 1990; Eddy & Cox, 2008; Kanter, 1997). These studies...
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    , there has been conflict with individual gender roles and organizational roles (Eagly & Johnson, 1990

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

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    Boehme, Laura A.
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    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...
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    our learning. My other committee members, Dr. Brent Steel, Dr. Bruce Clemetsen, and Dr. Tracy

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

    Creator:
    Neimann, Theresa
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    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...
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    . 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.
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    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...
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    : Dr. Larry Roper, Dr. Bruce Clemetsen, and Dr. Vickie Ebbeck for their time, energy, and commitment