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Academic libraries at the center of instructional change : Faculty and librarian experience of library leadership in the transformation of teaching and learning

Creator:: Gilchrist, Debra L.
Abstract:: This phenomenological inquiry explored the experiences of library leaders and discipline faculty members engaging in a collaborative instructional change initiative focused on a process-based learning pedagogy and led by an academic library. The investigation’s purpose was providing insight and understanding concerning the: (a) library’s role in instructional leadership; (b) experience...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ________________________________________________ Darlene F. Russ-Eft This

Critical factors affecting the meaningful assessment of student learning outcomes : A Delphi study of the opinions of community college personnel

Creator:: Somerville, Jerry A.
Abstract:: The two-fold purpose of this study was to identify critically important factors that affect the meaningful assessment of student learning outcomes and study why they were critically important. A three-round Delphi process was used in both a pilot project and in a full study to solicit the opinions of individuals...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Darlene F. Russ-Eft The two-fold purpose of this study was to identify critically important factors

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
Full Text:: appreciation to the many people who made this study possible. Thanks to Dr. Darlene Russ-Eft and Dr. George

The wonderful missions of the community college : A hermeneutic analysis of the first hundred years of the colleges’ community engagement

Creator:: Nadolny, Raymond A.
Abstract:: The community college, now over 100 years old, began with the singular mission of preparing students for transfer to the university. Throughout the 20th century, the community college has expanded its missions to serve increasingly complex and comprehensive community needs. Through a textual analysis of community engagement within seven seminal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

How refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning service technicians learn from troubleshooting

Creator:: Green, Denis F. H.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand how refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (RHVAC) service technicians (techs) learned from troubleshooting. This understanding resulted in instructional and curricular strategies designed to help community colleges prepare vocational students to learn more effectively from informal workplace learning. RHVAC techs were studied...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Denis F. H. Green for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education on June 6, 2006. Title: How

Integrating indigenous knowledge into the community development process : the Zimbabwean experience

Creator:: Munyaka, Golden
Abstract:: This study is a critical ethnography of my professional career as an educator born and raised in the Shona culture in Zimbabwe. In this metaphysical study I reconstruct a worldview that I consider to be representative of Shona customs and beliefs. Doing this project has challenged my own ethnic identity...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of my doctoral committee, Professor George Copa, for giving me the courage to face my own academic

Oregon’s secondary agricultural education teachers’ level of computer-based technology integration, perceptions of barriers to computer-based technology integration, and the relationship to learning styles

Creator:: Gardner, Reynold D.
Abstract:: The focus of this research was to examine the relationship between the Oregon secondary agricultural education teachers’ level of computer-based technology integration, perceptions of barriers to computer-based technology integration, and learning style preferences. Additionally the correlational analysis of the level of computer-based technology integration and the following demographic variables was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , (f) high-speed Internet at home, and (g) computer at home. The data were collected during the 2006

The relationship of selected academic factors to the persistence of general educational development (GED) recipients enrolled in community colleges : an Oregon study

Creator:: Sanders, Karen M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to better understand the relationship between selected academic factors and the persistence of GED recipients in community colleges in the state of Oregon. With this purpose in mind, the study addressed the following research question: Is there a relationship between selected academic variables and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: .......................................................................... 219 F. Pre-College Courses in English as a Second Language (ESL) ............................ 220

Adult 4-H volunteer empowerment in 4-H youth development settings

Creator:: Olsen, Pamela
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to determine which factors related to adult 4-H volunteer empowerment in 4-H youth development settings. This study examined the relationship of adult 4-H volunteers’ perceived leadership styles of Oregon 4-H Youth Development Educators (YDE) to the adult 4-H volunteer sense of empowerment. In...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee: Dr. Michael Dalton, Dr. George Copa, Dr. Chris Ward, Dr. Joyce Walker, and Dr. Lynne Houck

Perspectives of teacher leaders in an educational reform environment : finding meaning in their involvement

Creator:: Birky, Virginia Davidhizar
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative research study was to describe the experiences of secondary teachers who were actively involved in positions of teacher leadership in their schools and to discover the meaning that leadership activities had for them in their work. The informal teacher leaders performed their leadership functions in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: bunch" that has continued meeting and sharing friendship. My colleagues at George Fox University have

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Academic libraries at the center of instructional change : Faculty and librarian experience of library leadership in the transformation of teaching and learning

Critical factors affecting the meaningful assessment of student learning outcomes : A Delphi study of the opinions of community college personnel

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

The wonderful missions of the community college : A hermeneutic analysis of the first hundred years of the colleges’ community engagement

How refrigeration, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning service technicians learn from troubleshooting

Integrating indigenous knowledge into the community development process : the Zimbabwean experience

Oregon’s secondary agricultural education teachers’ level of computer-based technology integration, perceptions of barriers to computer-based technology integration, and the relationship to learning styles

The relationship of selected academic factors to the persistence of general educational development (GED) recipients enrolled in community colleges : an Oregon study

Adult 4-H volunteer empowerment in 4-H youth development settings

Perspectives of teacher leaders in an educational reform environment : finding meaning in their involvement

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