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The "open door" of Oregon's community colleges : enduring mission or fading vision?

Creator:: Beebe, Anthony E.
Abstract:: Community colleges have long been thought of as the "people's college." For some thirty years, Oregonians have looked to their 16 community colleges as the less expensive, more accessible route to a college education. Oregon's community colleges have traditionally had the broad mission of providing comprehensive educational opportunities to all...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: looked to their 16 community colleges as the less expensive, more accessible route to a college

A study of the factors that influence disadvantaged female community college students' career choices

Creator:: Hagan, Jacky May
Abstract:: Although the career choice decision for women is recognized as a complex process, there is little understanding about how the influencing factors affect the choices of disadvantaged women returning to community colleges. This study was concerned with understanding how certain factors influenced the career choices of this population. A random...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: community college students' career choices AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jacky May Hagan for the degree of

A descriptive study of the locus of control in selected medical office assisting students and its relationship to certain characteristics an academic success as measured by grade achievement

Creator:: Bode, Elizabeth Ann
Abstract:: The central purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship of locus of control and academic success in selected medical office assisting students. The instrument for locus of control assessment was the Adult Nowicki-Strickland Internal-External Scale (ANSIES). Structured interviews were used to elicit personal responses for the purpose of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Rick Levine of Chemeketa Community College for supporting professional development opportunities

An analysis of mediating factors, perceptions, and personnel related to strategic change in community college based small business development centers

Creator:: Bombardier, Louis
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to examine the events and activities that triggered strategic and large-scale changes in four community college based Small Business Development Centers. A review of the literature in organizational theory and community college education was used to form an integrated conceptual scheme which could be...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Factors, Perceptions, and Personnel Related to Strategic Change in Community College Based Small Business

The impact of a community college interdisciplinary faculty teaching and learning community on faculty professional development

Creator:: Pincus, Gail S.
Abstract:: My study explores the impact of participation in a faculty teaching and learning community (TLC) on the professional development of community college faculty. I address the problem that, in spite of the growth of faculty development activity in the community college during the past decade, how faculty development occurs is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: teaching and learning community (TLC) on the professional development of community college faculty. I

Values, assumptions, and actions in an administrative team : a symbolic analysis of the expression of culture in one community college setting

Creator:: Goulard, Elizabeth Ann
Abstract:: Organizational culture is broadly recognized as a significant force in organizational action. Since the phenomenon of culture has real impact on organizations, our understanding of that impact is vital to organizational health. While academic settings provide a rich environment for studying culture, relatively little research on culture has occurred in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An organizational model for community colleges in Yemen

Creator:: Almotaa, Ali
Abstract:: The educational system in the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR) is in desperate need of reform to accommodate recent changes in the structure of the economy and society of the YAR. At present, there is only one university, the University of Sana'a, within the country. In this study, the organization of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: within the American community college movement are consid- ered to the degree that the American

An identification of the mission of the Community College of the Air Force and an assessment of the extent to which the mission has been fulfilled

Creator:: Parnell, Dale, 1928-
Abstract:: The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) was created in 1972 by the Air Force to serve Air Force enlisted personnel with educational opportunity. No study exists identifying and assessing the mission of this college. Various mission sources iterate the different goals of CCAF. These sources and other indicators...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: presented on June 10, 1991. Title: An Identification of the Mission of the Community College of the Air

A descriptive analysis of organizational transition related to extensive administrative change and its impact : a case study of one community college

Creator:: Reed, Cheryl J.
Abstract:: Using qualitative methodology and a case study format, this study examines from the inside-out the organizational impact of significant change in leadership at a mature community college during the initial period of that change. The study describes and characterizes the nature of change in the organization during the periods of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: extensive administrative change and its impact : a case study of one community college AN ABSTRACT OF THE

An analysis of the attitudes of traditional-aged and non-traditional-aged females about computers in word processing classes at Oregon's community colleges

Creator:: Fletcher, Judith Ann
Abstract:: Today's office worker is being expected to operate computers in order to increase office productivity. While learning the new technology is a positive challenge for most people, some students experience a negative computer attitude when faced with computer training. This study sought to determine if there were significant differences about...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in Oregon's community college introductory word processing classes, who are office workers or

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The "open door" of Oregon's community colleges : enduring mission or fading vision?

A study of the factors that influence disadvantaged female community college students' career choices

A descriptive study of the locus of control in selected medical office assisting students and its relationship to certain characteristics an academic success as measured by grade achievement

An analysis of mediating factors, perceptions, and personnel related to strategic change in community college based small business development centers

The impact of a community college interdisciplinary faculty teaching and learning community on faculty professional development

Values, assumptions, and actions in an administrative team : a symbolic analysis of the expression of culture in one community college setting

An organizational model for community colleges in Yemen

An identification of the mission of the Community College of the Air Force and an assessment of the extent to which the mission has been fulfilled

A descriptive analysis of organizational transition related to extensive administrative change and its impact : a case study of one community college

An analysis of the attitudes of traditional-aged and non-traditional-aged females about computers in word processing classes at Oregon's community colleges

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