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Legislators' perceptions about community colleges' use of alternative funding sources to solve budget shortfalls

Creator:: Klimes, Debra S. E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to discern the nature of legislators' perceptions about community colleges' abilities to generate revenues through alternative funding sources and the resultant effects on state allocations to these colleges. Selected community college-related staff members and legislative staff members in Idaho and Oregon were asked to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Alternative Funding Sources to Solve Budget Shortfalls Abstract approved:____ ________ George H. Copa

A qualitative study of successful Hispanic transfer students at a community college

Creator:: Gutierrez, Roberto
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to research the experience of six Hispanic students who were interviewed in depth regarding their persistence in school and success at a community college. The students reported on their educational experiences prior to college and how that related to attendance at the college;...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: saying, "Stay home. Cook. Have babies" (McNamara, 2001, p 2). Community College Setting John Doe

Consistency of associate degree definitions and graduation requirements in the California community colleges : perceptions of community college curricular leaders

Creator:: Borg, Carolyn Sue
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to produce data and information that inform California Community College decision-makers of: (a) extent of variance in California's associate degree definitions and graduation requirements, and (b) perceptions of curricular leaders regarding the variances. Associate degree definitions and graduation requirements were compiled and analyzed from...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: E Data Card 122 F Reminder Card 124 G Follow-Up Letter 126 H Curricular Leaders Participating in

Perceptions of an African American woman chief executive officer in a community college setting

Creator:: McKinnon, Maurice
Abstract:: Community colleges are in a strategic position to meet the growing demands for educating a population that is in a dynamic state of change, a population that is becoming more diverse with each passing year. A diverse population and other critical issues have created a new challenge for community colleges....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: wealth accumulation became superior to all other rights. John Locke crystallized the bourgeois thinking

The virtual community of an online classroom : participant interactions in a community college writing class delivered by computer-mediated communication (CMC)

Creator:: Johanson, Terri L.
Abstract:: This qualitative study describes and interprets the interactions of participants in a community college writing class delivered by computer-mediated communication (CMC). The class represented a best practice model of learner-centered instruction in a CMC class. The description and the discussion are framed by five aspects of CMC instruction: (1) context;...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An identification and evaluation of the critical elements necessary to design a model post-employment services program for Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) participants at an urban community college

Creator:: Poppe, Nancy Eileen
Abstract:: As demands for major, system-wide reforms in the American welfare system are being called for on an almost daily basis, it has become increasingly necessary to identify and evaluate those programs which have attempted to foster a reduction in the level of public assistance subsidies and, particularly, programs that are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: disabled, the aged and the very young proliferated. Presidents John Kennedy (The New Frontier) and Lyndon

Community college and university degree partnership programs : A qualitative study of the student experience

Creator:: Balzer, Jacqueline
Abstract:: Community college and university degree partnership programs allow students to tailor their educational experiences to fit personal goals and preferences while transitioning back and forth seamlessly between a community college and four-year university. This qualitative research study, telling the stories and lived experiences of six students participating in a community...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: transfer students on several occasions over many years. John Hills (1965) coined the term “transfer shock

An investigative study in the systematic application of effectiveness indicators for institutional improvement in northwest community colleges

Creator:: Sorensen, James E.
Abstract:: In 1990, the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges moved to an accreditation model based on outcomes, their assessment and deliberative attempts at institutional change and improvement. No study existed in northwest community colleges which identified the systematic application of effectiveness indicators for institutional change and improvement. This study was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Community leaders' perspectives of a rural community college's impact on community development

Creator:: Thomas, Reine M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative research study was to examine the role a rural community college plays in the development of its community, using a holistic, community-based lens that considered college and community context, interactions and results to answer the question: How does the rural community college impact the development...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Toward a student-constructed model of student services for electronic distance education

Creator:: Blount, Joanna F.
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe and communicate a student-constructed model of student services for electronic distance education (EDE). This study seeks to answer the following questions: Do students enrolled in EDE perceive a need for student services? If not, why not? Which services do students want/need?...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Legislators' perceptions about community colleges' use of alternative funding sources to solve budget shortfalls

A qualitative study of successful Hispanic transfer students at a community college

Consistency of associate degree definitions and graduation requirements in the California community colleges : perceptions of community college curricular leaders

Perceptions of an African American woman chief executive officer in a community college setting

The virtual community of an online classroom : participant interactions in a community college writing class delivered by computer-mediated communication (CMC)

An identification and evaluation of the critical elements necessary to design a model post-employment services program for Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) participants at an urban community college

Community college and university degree partnership programs : A qualitative study of the student experience

An investigative study in the systematic application of effectiveness indicators for institutional improvement in northwest community colleges

Community leaders' perspectives of a rural community college's impact on community development

Toward a student-constructed model of student services for electronic distance education

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