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Profiles in courage of community college leaders

Creator:: Kruger, Mari L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore the lived experience of courage among community college leaders across the United States. The following questions guided the research: (1) What is the courageous experience like for a community college leader? (2) What is the process of courage development? (3) What are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Education presented on June 14, 2007. Title: Profiles in Courage of Community College Leaders

Test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) : good indicator for student success at Community Colleges?

Creator:: Ng, Jacob N. K.
Abstract:: Community colleges in the United States have become an important educational destination for international students. According to the Institute of International Education (IIE, 2006), international students who enrolled for the first time at a U.S. campus increased by 8 per cent, from 131,946 students in 2004/2005 to 142,923 in 2005/2006....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: enrolled for the first time at a U.S. campus increased by 8%, from 131,946 students in 2004/2005 to

Students with disabilities in community colleges : the relationship of select demographic and academic variables to transfer

Creator:: Ponticelli, Jan E.
Abstract:: The original research detailed in this document recognizes that the majority of students with disabilities between 18-69 years of age will attend a community college. The literature also indicates an exponential increase for better job opportunity and earnings relative to individuals with disabilities who attain higher levels of education. This...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 7. Frequency Distribution of Students’ Primary Disability .................. 77 8. Frequency

Gendered Leadership? Female Community College Presidents and their Leadership Behaviors

Creator:: Rafia, Lida
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: …………………………………………………….……….………6 Chapter II: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE………………………………….….8 Organization…………………………………………………………………8

Moving from good to great: how one community college made the transition

Creator:: Hansen, Eric J.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: .........................................................................................14 2. Collins’ Hedgehog Concept theme

Developing self-efficacy and self-regulated learning in academic planning : applying social cognitive theory in academic advising to assess student learning outcomes

Creator:: Erlich, Richard J.
Abstract:: This dissertation demonstrates how Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura, 1986, 1997) can be successfully applied to Counselor academic advising interventions, in order to increase students' self-efficacy and self-regulated learning (Zimmerman, 2000) in academic planning as learned outcomes. This was accomplished by (a) reviewing the academic advising literature and showing the current...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ..................................................................................................... 8 CHAPTER TWO: MANUSCRIPT #1 – Developing Self-Efficacy and Self- Regulated Learning in Academic

Faculty perspectives on diversity curriculum

Creator:: Ayala, Javier Ivan
Abstract:: This research addresses how instructors move from surface levels of diversity understanding to deep levels. The focus was higher education instructors who taught in a general education program, primarily teaching freshman students. The case location is at a public institution on the West coast. Using the literature on diversity and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ......................................................... 52 8: Assessing the Affective Domain

Factors supporting persistence of academically underprepared community college students

Creator:: Pelkey, Dave
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to identify factors that support the likelihood of persistence of academically underprepared community college students to 45 college level credits. Factors considered in this research include: (a) race/ethnicity, (b) age, (c) enrollment status, (d) socio-economic status (SES), (e) first quarter GPA, (f) developmental need,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ...................................................................................................…...7 Developmental Education: A Current Leadership Challenge…............................8 Low

Five programs for four participants : stories of paradox and learning in a graduate cohort for adult literacy practitioners

Creator:: Fish, Susan A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the individual experiences of four adult literacy practitioners, Anne, Bill, Candy, and Emily, in the first cohort of the Oregon Field-Based Cohort Master's Program. This program, which Oregon established in 1993 as one venue of professional development for adult literacy and English...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Programs for Four Participants 171 8. Implications and Questions 181 Going Native 181 Sticky Places

Leadership challenges for disabled students programs and services in the California community colleges : a phenomenological exploration of the lived experience of mid level administrators

Creator:: Franklin Martinez, Windy
Abstract:: The purposes of this phenomenological inquiry was to examine the challenges faced by administrative leaders of Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) at California community colleges (CCC) from the perspectives of current practitioners. This study was undertaken for the following reasons: (a) the increasing number of students with disabilities accessing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Lady Walter-Burke, Capt. Nunez, Bobby P., and CCLP Cohort 14. To my Dissertation Committee: Dr

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Profiles in courage of community college leaders

Test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) : good indicator for student success at Community Colleges?

Students with disabilities in community colleges : the relationship of select demographic and academic variables to transfer

Gendered Leadership? Female Community College Presidents and their Leadership Behaviors

Moving from good to great: how one community college made the transition

Developing self-efficacy and self-regulated learning in academic planning : applying social cognitive theory in academic advising to assess student learning outcomes

Faculty perspectives on diversity curriculum

Factors supporting persistence of academically underprepared community college students

Five programs for four participants : stories of paradox and learning in a graduate cohort for adult literacy practitioners

Leadership challenges for disabled students programs and services in the California community colleges : a phenomenological exploration of the lived experience of mid level administrators

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