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  • The successful experiences of first generation community college transfer students

    Creator:
    McKenzie, René
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    The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the successes of first generation, community college transfer students served by a TRiO/Student Support Services (TRiO/SSS) program. This study addresses a specific problem in higher education – there are a limited number of first generation transfer students who successfully matriculate...
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    process kept me focused and organized. To my committee members Dr. Shelley Dubkin-Lee, Dr. Bruce

  • Veteran Student Success : An Evaluation of Veteran Students' Perceptions of a Cohort Learning Model

    Creator:
    Campbell, Edward J.
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    In 2010 the American taxpayers spent $697 million educating veterans under the provisions of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (commonly referred to as the GI Bill). Most veterans begin their college education at a community college. However, the number of veterans succeeding in community colleges is exceedingly low. Based...
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    provisions of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (commonly referred to as the GI Bill). Most

  • Electric utility pole yard training facility : Designing an effective learning environment

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    Topping, Robert P.
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    The primary responsibility of electric utilities is to supply consistent, dependable, and affordable energy to private customers, businesses, and industries. As with many businesses, electric utilities are experiencing the effects of an aging workforce and expending considerable resources to train their current and replacement workers. Community colleges can partner with...
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    (g) environmental and economic impact. iii ©Copyright by

  • The essence of influence : community college presidents' experiences with Washington state legislators

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    Coats, Rhonda Quash
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    The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies and tactics community college presidents used to influence state legislators. Selected State Board for Community and Technical Colleges staff and legislative staff members were asked to independently name 3-5 presidents whom they perceived to be most influential with legislators. Ten...
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    Appendix G Cover Letter for Member Check-In.............................................. 179 Appendix H

  • Adjustments and challenges experienced by adult Hispanic students in a public technical college

    Creator:
    Suchite, Jose M.
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    Little research has been done in the area of adult Hispanics' transition to college, a complex and challenging process which marks a critical period in their lives. Research suggests adaptation difficulty may cause them to drop out of school usually before completion of the first terms. There is a lack...
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    ......................................... 308 Appendix F: Semi-structured Interview # 1 – Spanish ....................... 311 Appendix G

  • The lived experience of women student mentors

    Creator:
    Rennick, Vikki
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    This is a phenomenological research study of the lived experience of women student mentors at one community college located in an urban setting on the West Coast. The study participants were women students who served as mentors to other women at the community college who are participants in a returning...
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    ..................................................................... 163 G. HorizontalizationlReduction, Sharon's First Interview .................................... 165

  • The Second Chance Program : A Participatory Research with Formerly Incarcerated Community College Students

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    Macale, James R.
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    Approximately 600,000 individuals will be eventually released from the prison system and millions will be released from jails across the United States each year (Mukamal et al., 2015). Some of these individuals will make their way to a local community college to make a better life for themselves. There is...
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    confirmed by California Bill, SB 1391 of 2014 (Inmate Education / Community Colleges). The purpose of the