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Public trust / private interest : practical and philosophical issues for community colleges and their contract education programs

Creator:: Lindstrom, Eric L.
Abstract:: Community colleges are being pressured to increase their direct support of the economic development agendas of their communities, their states, and even the nation. These pressures develop both externally and internally, and are exacerbated when increased demands for access to community college education must be met with chronically flat-lined or...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: issues for community colleges and their contract education programs AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF

Internal support systems essential to faculty success in distance delivery education programs

Creator:: Cannon, Michael P.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to identify the internal support systems that contributed to the success of community college faculty teaching in a distance education setting. How do those faculty who are perceived as being successful in this setting attain such stature? What are the contributing factors? If contributing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Coming to community college via welfare reform : an exploration of expectations and experience of women in Washington's WorkFirst program

Creator:: Kostick, Susan
Abstract:: This qualitative study explores the experiences of women who are welfare recipients attending a community college under the auspices of a new program, Washington State's WorkFirst/Work Study program. The study, conducted over two academic quarters, includes in-depth interviews with WorkFirst/Work Study students, observations in a weekly seminar, and interviews with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS OF Susan Kostick for the degree of Doctor of Education presented on February 16, 2001. Title

Community college faculty experiences with learner outcomes and the influence on professional practice

Creator:: Davis, Marilyn Ellen
Abstract:: The study was designed to determine how learner outcomes, one aspect of a comprehensive assessment plan at an urban community college in the Northwest, may have influenced professional practice. Research subjects were selected from a group of forty-four faculty who participated in a college sponsored professional development activity. The purpose...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Education in Education presented on July 22, 2002. Title: Community College Faculty

Toward a student-constructed model of student services for electronic distance education

Creator:: Blount, Joanna F.
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe and communicate a student-constructed model of student services for electronic distance education (EDE). This study seeks to answer the following questions: Do students enrolled in EDE perceive a need for student services? If not, why not? Which services do students want/need?...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Education in Education presented on January 10, 2002. Title: Toward a Student

Forging their way : the experience of single fathers on a community college campus

Creator:: Cook, Tim S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of single fathers attending a community college. Single fathers comprise one-fifth of all single parent families, yet little research has been done on this growing segment of the population. A phenomenological approach was utilized to examine the attributes, needs, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Doctor of Education in Education presented on November 19, 2004. Title: Forging Their Way: The

Community college faculty-to-faculty influence

Creator:: Marks, Brenda Inglis
Abstract:: As community colleges have responded to shifts in funding structures, demands from an aging population, the emergence of for-profit competitors, the development of globalization, and the increasing use of technology, the role of faculty has evolved and new leadership opportunities have emerged. This study examines informal faculty leadership at a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Education in Education presented on August 24, 2004. Title: Community College Faculty

Study abroad and global competence : exemplary community college programs which foster elements of achievement

Creator:: Arden-Ogle, Ellen A.
Abstract:: The research‘s purpose was to examine how exemplary community college study abroad programs assisted student participants in acquiring global competence. Three research questions were explored: 1.What issues need to be anticipated when planning a study abroad program for community college students in order to effectively incorporate opportunities for students to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Ellen A. Arden-Ogle for the degree of Doctor of Education in Education presented on October 19, 2009

Autotronics : Implications for automotive related training programs standards based upon emerging technologies

Creator:: Savin, Stuart
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to provide a method for evaluating the effect, impact or role that (as perceived by automotive, diesel, automotive collision faculty and administrators) the nationally recognized industry training standards developed by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) have on the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Standards AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Stuart Savin for the degree of Doctor of Education in

Social and learning strategies male community college students use to maximize learning from cooperative work experiences

Creator:: Risser, Edward M.
Abstract:: Employers often lament that many American workers are not qualified for present and future jobs due to changing skills requirements and deficiencies of schools. In 1991, the Secretary of Labor's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) report recommended educators use work sites to help students achieve foundation skills and workplace...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Doctor of Education presented on May 1, 2001. Title: Social and Learning Strategies Male Community

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Public trust / private interest : practical and philosophical issues for community colleges and their contract education programs

Internal support systems essential to faculty success in distance delivery education programs

Coming to community college via welfare reform : an exploration of expectations and experience of women in Washington's WorkFirst program

Community college faculty experiences with learner outcomes and the influence on professional practice

Toward a student-constructed model of student services for electronic distance education

Forging their way : the experience of single fathers on a community college campus

Community college faculty-to-faculty influence

Study abroad and global competence : exemplary community college programs which foster elements of achievement

Autotronics : Implications for automotive related training programs standards based upon emerging technologies

Social and learning strategies male community college students use to maximize learning from cooperative work experiences

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