In this study, I explore the ideas of doctoral level counselor
education students on spirituality using a postmodern feminist
research paradigm. I have found spirituality to be vital aspect of my
own life and have been pleased to see its importance recognized
within the counseling field.
I analyzed the data...
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....
The 4-H Yukon River Fisheries Education and Youth Development
Program is a federally funded youth-at-risk program created to help youth
escape from the social ills of substance abuse, teen pregnancy, low
academic achievement, and suicide that plague rural Alaskan villages. By
providing youth the opportunity to learn the skills needed...
The purpose of this study was to investigate Peer Collaborative
Mentoring (PCM) as a professional development model for international
graduate teaching assistants at an American university. Data were gathered
from interviews and observations of three American peer mentors
(Intracultural Peer Mentors/IAPMs), five Chinese Graduate Teaching
Assistants (Intercultural Peer Mentors/IEPMs), and...
Online courses and even degree programs are becoming a widespread phenomenon at universities across the United States. Research into the effectiveness of these courses is in the early stages. This qualitative study explored student perceptions of their online class experience using expectancy-value theory as a framework in an attempt to...
The purpose of this study was to contrast the effectiveness of
computer-assisted ear-training instruction with the traditional style
of ear-training instruction to determine if computer-assisted instruction
increased the students' ability to identify auditory stimuli utilized
in Basic Musicianship at a rate different from that of the traditional
methodology.
Procedures
The...
The purpose of this study was to determine: what factors
are important in influencing adult students to participate in
distance learning programs; 2) whether students prefer interactive
television or instructional television.
A review of the literature identified items that were
considered Important to students participating in distance learning
programs. The...
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...
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....
The death toll from AIDS continues to rise in the United States. As
of May 1, 1995, 441,528 cases of AIDS had been recorded in the U. S. One of
the most powerful ways to control the spread of this disease is prevention
education.
In 1988, Oregon passed OAR 581-22-412...