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  • The Experiences of Students Who Complete in a Successful Distance Learning Course

    Creator:
    Smith, Steve
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    Background: Prior research has shown that distance learning courses have higher failure rates at community colleges then equivalent face-to-face to courses. There are a few programs and courses, however, that consistently achieve completion rates as high as or higher than their equivalent face-to-face courses. The research to date has not...
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    ) category 2 strong instructor presence; (c) category 3 strong institutional support Data Collection and

  • Mentorship and Student Self-efficacy

    Creator:
    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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    I understand that my dissertation will become part of the permanent collection of Oregon State

  • Case Study : Description of a Corporate University's Operational Factors

    Creator:
    Ewer, Gary
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    Corporate universities (CUs) have been in existence in the United States since the early 1900s. They are increasingly providing educational and developmental opportunities for workers; however, there is little empirical research on these types of organizations. This study examined a specific electrical distributor's CU using a theoretical framework as a...
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    collection, (b) member checking with participants, and (c) external audit with a peer researcher