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Creator:: Cook, Tim S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of single fathers attending a community college. Single fathers comprise one-fifth of all single parent families, yet little research has been done on this growing segment of the population. A phenomenological approach was utilized to examine the attributes, needs, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: understand what it means to be a male single parent at a community college. A single father student was

Creator:: Barclay, Heather E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine new international students' perceptions of United States professors upon entrance into the university and after two months in class, and if differences in expectations exist between groups of students based on demographic variables. A survey designed to assess these expectations was administered...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Major Professor, representing College Student Services Administration Program Chair of College

Creator:: Crust, Susan L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether Alexander Astin's Theory of Student Involvement could be applied to an academic experience in an overseas setting. Using data collected from the program evaluations of 79 students who had participated in the Oregon University System exchange program in Lyon, France during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in College Student Services Administration presented on November 2. 1998

Creator:: White, Jessica
Abstract:: This research sought to "get at" students' understandings of their own racial identity development. The limited degree with which participants have been heard and honored in research activities points to the need to inquire about their experiences first-hand, respect their stories, and consider their voices among, or in spite of,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Development Among College Students: An Examination of Five Students' Perspectives. Abstract approved: This

Creator:: Schalewski, Lucas L.
Abstract:: Gender role conflict has been found to be a psychological condition that produces negative outcomes for men as they negotiate the tensions between who they truly are and who they feel they must be based on social expectations (O'Neil, Helms, Gable, David, & Wrightsman, 1986). Recent studies on college men's...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________ Major Professor, representing College Student Services Administration

Creator:: Berry, Linda Converse
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore, through their own voices, the higher education experiences of selected urban American Indian females in California community colleges. This study is an attempt to identify pathways to academic success by teasing out college practices and support systems that help Native women navigate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: enroll in college in greater numbers than their male counterparts (American Council on Education, 2002

Creator:: McGraw, Cathlene E.
Abstract:: Two decades of literature from national college student climate reports measuring student attitudes toward people who are lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender (LGBT) indicate, “anti-GLBT intolerance and harassment has been prevalent” (Rankin, 2003). This study seeks to explore the determinants of such attitudes and explore the life contexts of students’...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Cathlene E. McGraw for the degree of Master of Science College Student Services

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