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

Creator:: Suchite, Jose M.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: community colleges and universities. I found no studies on adult Hispanic adjustments in technical

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

Creator:: Dins, Kate
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: presented on November 15, 2005. Title: Chunking Professional-Technical Programs to Create Pathways to

The human spirit and higher education : landscapes of persistence in first generation students of color

Creator:: Valdez, Cristobal
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of first-generation persons of color attending and persisting at a community technical college. Students of color continue to be an increasing population in our higher education system. Many of these persons of color are choosing to attend two-year institutions. A...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: - generation persons of color attending and persisting at a community technical college. Students of color

The lived experience of women student mentors

Creator:: Rennick, Vikki
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: was no way to predict what number of mentees would honor their commitment to participate in the

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

Creator:: Coats, Rhonda Quash
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: used to influence state legislators. Selected State Board for Community and Technical Colleges staff

The implementation year of shared governance at a Vanguard community college

Creator:: Lanning, Patrick M.
Abstract:: College governance is a function of structure and of how people act within that structure. Organizational strategies no longer identify administrations as monopolies that possess all of the good ideas. Recent organizational management approaches to governance promote inclusiveness in decision-making and are at odds with the community college's historical structures,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: structure. Organizational strategies no longer identify administrations as monopolies that possess all of

Experimental analysis of task prioritization training for a group of university flight technology students

Creator:: Hoover, Amy L.
Abstract:: Task prioritization performance was evaluated for pilots who participated in a concurrent task management (CTM) training course and pilots who did not. CTM is the process by which pilots selectively attend to high priority tasks and shed non-priority tasks. Twenty seven pilots enrolled in a university flight technology program were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: null hypothesis that there was no difference in posttest CTM errors between the groups, indicating a

The successful experiences of first generation community college transfer students

Creator:: McKenzie, René
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: were no comparison subjects; a future study could compare non-TRiO students to students served by a

The influence of participating in a mandatory mixed-format student success seminar on persistence in an urban community college

Creator:: Mendoza, James A.
Abstract:: Over the past twenty years, the national three-year graduation rate for community college students has ranged from 44% to roughly 31% in 2013 (NCES, 2013). As a way to address such low graduation rates, colleges have implemented a myriad of services and programs (i.e., tutoring, mentoring, etc.). Another intervention is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ” (Habley, 2004). For example, in fall 2005 Washington State Community and Technical Colleges (WSCTC’s

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

Creator:: Campbell, Edward J.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: private institutions) to earn a degree or to receive professional training for selected technical career

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

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

The human spirit and higher education : landscapes of persistence in first generation students of color

The lived experience of women student mentors

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

The implementation year of shared governance at a Vanguard community college

Experimental analysis of task prioritization training for a group of university flight technology students

The successful experiences of first generation community college transfer students

The influence of participating in a mandatory mixed-format student success seminar on persistence in an urban community college

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

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