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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:: , which the state of Oregon established in 1993 as one venue of professional development for adult basic

Identification of beauty culture skills for Alberta high schools

Creator:: Chatterton, Vonda Joy
Abstract:: This study identified the skills necessary to successfully complete the beauty culture program of Alberta. The (Alberta) beauty culture teachers (N =40) were surveyed, with their responses being used to assess the perceived skills. The instument, a 41 item survey, was established through the use of a Delphi panel to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Chatterton A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

A study of the Kingore Observation Inventory as a screening procedure for the identification of highly able second graders

Creator:: Vaughn-Neely, Elizabeth I.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if the inferences derived from the Kingore Observation Inventory as a screening device are sufficiently valid for the identification of potentially gifted youngsters. Differences in predicting the WISC-III Full Scale IQ scores and/or percentile ranks using the KOI were assessed. The value...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: hardship. Oregon Administrative Rules 581-22-403 (1989) defined the policies and procedures for the

The identification of verbal, handwriting, and written composition skills and the level of those skills required by entry-level industrial mechanics

Creator:: Dille, Jeane Louise
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the importance and the frequency of use of certain communication skills to job-entrylevel mechanics as assessed by employers, educators at various levels, and entry-level industrial mechanics. The study was conducted in Lane County, Oregon. Communication skills investigated for importance and for frequency...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Oregon. Communication skills investigated for impor- tance and for frequency of use were: verbal

The role of scientific thinking in environmental policy decisions

Creator:: Nelson, Jerry Kelvin
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to analyze the individual reasoning of 24 adults as they made decisions for two communities regarding municipal wastewater treatment. The two western Oregon communities were both responding to notices from governmental agencies of higher environmental standards for the purification of wastewater before it could...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor

The influence of applied mathematics problems on the achievement and attitude of community college vocational students

Creator:: Swearingen, Dell L.
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to analyze, in the mathematics classrooms, career-oriented verbal mathematics problems on the achievement and attitude of the vocational mathematics student. These career-oriented mathematics problems, used as advanced organizers, were contrasted with mathematics word problems of a more abstract and generalized...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor

Determination of the value to planners of incorporating ecotourist needs data in the interpretive planning process

Creator:: Masberg, Barbara Ann
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to answer the following question: What was the perceived value to planners of incorporating information from ecotourists about their perceived needs in the standard system presently being used to plan interpretation? The Ecotourist Needs Assessment (ETNA) process was proposed as an external needs assessment....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Masberg for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on October 15, 1992. Title

Sustaining systems of relationships : the essence of the physical learning environment that supports and enhances collaborative, project-based learning at the community college level

Creator:: Wolff, Susan J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to: (a) determine the design features of the physical learning environment that support and enhance collaborative, project-based learning at the community college level; and (b) to gain an understanding of the rationale for the selection of the features. The characteristics of the physical environment...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of

Teaching Spanish : presenting Latino history and sociocultural realities in the ethno-European classroom

Creator:: Gearin, Yolanda V.
Abstract:: This study is a review of the researcher's deliberate strategies for incorporating Latino culture into the teaching of a Spanish language course. The researcher developed, presented and assessed a curriculum unit designed to examine the social and educational problems of Latinos, the history of Latin America, the effects of discrimination...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: realities in the ethno-European classroom AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Yolanda V. Gearin for the

The role of resiliency in the educational attainment of certified alcohol and drug counselors

Creator:: Edwards, Darcy
Abstract:: This is a qualitative research project that seeks to understand the meanings that Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADC's) have ascribed to their life experiences in relation to their choices about higher education. The participants are four Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors in Oregon who have less than bachelor degrees....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

Identification of beauty culture skills for Alberta high schools

A study of the Kingore Observation Inventory as a screening procedure for the identification of highly able second graders

The identification of verbal, handwriting, and written composition skills and the level of those skills required by entry-level industrial mechanics

The role of scientific thinking in environmental policy decisions

The influence of applied mathematics problems on the achievement and attitude of community college vocational students

Determination of the value to planners of incorporating ecotourist needs data in the interpretive planning process

Sustaining systems of relationships : the essence of the physical learning environment that supports and enhances collaborative, project-based learning at the community college level

Teaching Spanish : presenting Latino history and sociocultural realities in the ethno-European classroom

The role of resiliency in the educational attainment of certified alcohol and drug counselors

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