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  • Chunking professional-technical programs to create pathways to degree completion in community colleges

    Creator:
    Dins, Kate
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    The purpose of this study was to explore the phenomenon of community colleges creating pathways to degree completion in professional-technical programs by breaking degree programs into smaller portions, referred to as "chunks." The purpose or possible advantage of chunking was that it would improve the rate of degree completion among...
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    college student enrolled in the 2002 -2003 academic year. However, I contend that the small number of

  • Student involvement and study abroad : exploring Astin's Theory in an overseas program in France

    Creator:
    Crust, Susan L.
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    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...
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    degree of Doctor of Philosophy in College Student Services Administration presented on November 2. 1998

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

    Creator:
    Ponticelli, Jan E.
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    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...
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    Community College Chancellor’s Office (CCCCO) matched with data from the National Student Clearinghouse

  • Forging their way : the experience of single fathers on a community college campus

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    Cook, Tim S.
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    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...
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    understand what it means to be a male single parent at a community college. A single father student was

  • Racial identity development among college students : an examination of five students' perspectives

    Creator:
    White, Jessica
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    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,...
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    Development Among College Students: An Examination of Five Students' Perspectives. Abstract approved: This

  • Hearing their voices : college experiences of urban American Indian women

    Creator:
    Berry, Linda Converse
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    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...
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    Education presented on September 24, 2007. Title: Hearing Their Voices: College Experiences of Urban

  • Perceptions of Senior Student Affairs Officers on the State of Student Learning Outcomes Assessment

    Creator:
    Lang, Heather
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    Institutions of higher education are increasingly being held accountable and experiencing pressure to demonstrate how well their students are achieving intended learning outcomes. External and internal influences fuel this pressure. After decades of rhetoric on student learning outcomes assessment there remains a question of whether the practice has been fully...
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    state of student learning outcomes assessment within their community college student affairs divisions

  • New international students' perceptions of U.S. professors

    Creator:
    Barclay, Heather E.
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    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...
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    to 81 new international students during the fall 1997 international student orientation sessions

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

    Creator:
    Ng, Jacob N. K.
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    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....
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    student academic performance at the community college setting. The following research questions were

  • A qualitative study of the determinants of resistance to homosexuality in heterosexual identified students

    Creator:
    McGraw, Cathlene E.
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    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’...
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    THESIS OF Cathlene E. McGraw for the degree of Master of Science College Student Services