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An inquiry into the contribution of the Oregon Workforce Quality Council to the development of a world-class workforce

Creator:: Spilde, Mary F. T.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to provide understanding of Oregon Workforce Quality Council contributions to the development of a world-class workforce. Research goals were to describe Council processes and outcomes, as well as barriers to the achievement of Council purposes. A case-study approach was selected for the research design....
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The effects of career planning on self-concept and academic achievement of at-risk middle school students in an urban public school environment

Creator:: Casey, Michael Winfield
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a six-week career planning dropout prevention program on the self-concepts and academic achievement of at-risk middle school students in an inner-city public school environment. The research population consisted of 1,434 students (grades seven, eight and nine) attending an inner...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: other associates provided help with various aspects of my thesis. I would like to thank Dr. William

Development and administration of a scale to measure the computer attitude of preservice and inservice teachers at the elementary school level

Creator:: Evans, Anantaporn Disatapundhu
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to: (a) develop a comprehensive plan consisting of a series of logical steps based upon recommendations derived from psychometric, measurement, and research literature and utilize the plan to develop a Likert-type scale to provide valid and reliable measures of the attitude of preservice and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: members of my doctoral committee: Dr. Karl J. Nice, major professor; Dr. William C. Jenne'; Dr. Kenneth

Significant mentoring relationships in ministerial education

Creator:: Wiggins, Robert W.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to describe and explain significant mentor/protege relationships in professional ministry education. Through an exploratory, naturalistic inquiry, the mentoring phenomenon was studied inductively, culminating in a descriptive theory that illuminated the variables and their interrelationships on the ministerial campus. The multiple case study design accommodated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of peer collaborative mentoring for the professional development of international graduate teaching assistants

Creator:: Kilburg, Gary M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate Peer Collaborative Mentoring (PCM) as a professional development model for international graduate teaching assistants at an American university. Data were gathered from interviews and observations of three American peer mentors (Intracultural Peer Mentors/IAPMs), five Chinese Graduate Teaching Assistants (Intercultural Peer Mentors/IEPMs), and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A comparison of instructor-led and interactive video training for the personal computer application WordPerfect

Creator:: Carter, William D. (William David), 1950-
Abstract:: This research compared the effectiveness of an interactive video training program with an instructor-led program for teaching working adults the personal computer (PC) application WordPerfect. The objectives of the study were to develop a research methodology and instrumentation in order to determine whether instructor-led training resulted in significantly different reaction,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: training for the personal computer application WordPerfect AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William D

Factors influencing family use of health care services in Tamil Nadu (India) villages

Creator:: Harding, Anna K. Williamson
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - ercoal, and William Simonson, for their valuable input and interest in this study. I am especially

Postsecondary student consumerism : a national Delphi forecast of developments and articulation of policy options

Creator:: Franks, Robert Grover
Abstract:: The purpose of this research, expressed in two coequal parts, was: to establish a forecast of developments and an articulation of policy options vis-a-vis postsecondary student consumerism; and to determine if interest groups of experts differed significantly in their evaluations of the aforementioned developments and policy options. The Delphi technique...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of the effects of a pre-retirement workshop on the measured level of self-actualization of university civil service employees

Creator:: Meyer, Sheldon Lee
Abstract:: This study was designed to determine whether University of Oregon civil service classified staff pre-retirees participating in a pre-retirement workshop would demonstrate a significant increase in self-actualization when compared with a similar group of University of Oregon civil service classified staff pre-retirees who did not participate in the above mentioned...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Roberts, and Bill Taylor. Without their counsel and persistent encouragement, this dissertation effort

An analysis of trustee role perceptions in the state controlled Washington community college system and the locally controlled Oregon community college system and the relationship between trustee personal characteristics and these role perceptions

Creator:: Boyse, Peter Dent
Abstract:: This study examined the role perceptions of trustees in the locally controlled Oregon community college system and the state controlled Washington community college system. Authorities in the literature were consulted to define the "ideal trustee role" and the study determined which governance system was most effective in fostering this "ideal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: funded less than 2.5% (Taylor, 1985). Today, states provide 55% and local districts 15% of the total

ScholarsArchive@OSU

An inquiry into the contribution of the Oregon Workforce Quality Council to the development of a world-class workforce

The effects of career planning on self-concept and academic achievement of at-risk middle school students in an urban public school environment

Development and administration of a scale to measure the computer attitude of preservice and inservice teachers at the elementary school level

Significant mentoring relationships in ministerial education

A study of peer collaborative mentoring for the professional development of international graduate teaching assistants

A comparison of instructor-led and interactive video training for the personal computer application WordPerfect

Factors influencing family use of health care services in Tamil Nadu (India) villages

Postsecondary student consumerism : a national Delphi forecast of developments and articulation of policy options

A study of the effects of a pre-retirement workshop on the measured level of self-actualization of university civil service employees

An analysis of trustee role perceptions in the state controlled Washington community college system and the locally controlled Oregon community college system and the relationship between trustee personal characteristics and these role perceptions

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