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The Experiences of Male Students in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Creator:: Viveros Cespedes, Marcos Andres
Abstract:: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) is an interdisciplinary academic field that addresses gender, sexuality, and social justice issues. The research objective of this project was to examine the attitudes of self-identified male students in introductory Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies for winter term 2016 at Oregon State University. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: myth.” They offer four flawed assumptions about college men: (1) every male student benefits

Experiences of students of color who decide to join and pursue active membership in an Interfraternity Council (IFC) fraternity at a predominantly white academic institution

Creator:: Lapham, Timothea L.
Abstract:: This thesis explored the experiences of male students of color currently enrolled in a predominantly White academic institution, in a predominantly White region of the United States of America who were also initiated and involved in an IFC fraternity. The focus of the qualitative study examined the experiences of students...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: THESIS OF Timothea L. Lapham for the degree of Master of Science in College Student Services

First generation students in clubs and organizations

Creator:: Bettencourt, Genia M.
Abstract:: Existing literature on first generation students focuses on the challenges these students encounter in arriving at and persisting within higher education. The area of first generation student involvement, particularly within clubs and organizations on campus, is relatively unknown. In this study, I conducted nine qualitative interviews with first generation students...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Genia M. Bettencourt for the degree of Master of Science in College Student

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:: technical college in the Rocky Mountain region participated in this study. The student ranged in age

Meeting the needs of nontraditional college students? Student perspectives on proprietary school practices

Creator:: Bush, Floretta M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand, through nontraditional student perspectives, how institutional practices of postsecondary proprietary schools may influence the success of moderately to highly nontraditional students. The study was undertaken for these reasons: (a) A large and growing number of higher education students are nontraditional, putting them...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Nontraditional College Students? Student Perspectives on Proprietary School Practices by Floretta M

Winds of change : exploring students' definitions of spirituality and their experiences of spiritual development at a public institution

Creator:: Pynn, Hannah M.
Abstract:: This thesis is a report of a phenomenological-informed study of public university student spiritual development. The research was based primarily upon semi-structured personal interviews and a focus group with undergraduate students at a large, public research institution on the west coast. Since the introduction of scientific objectivity into the academy...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Hannah M. Pynn for the degree of Master of Science in College Student

The transfer process of Latina/o students from community college to the university : what are their experiences?

Creator:: Cortez, Edén
Abstract:: This qualitative study explores the experiences of Latina/o transfer students from a two-year to a four-year institution. Six Latina/o transfer student from the Pacific Northwest participated in one-on-one semi-structured interviews. The researcher utilized Critical Race Theory, LatCrit, Validation Theory, and Chicana Feminist Epistemology to bring forth the narratives of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ? AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Edén Cortez for the degree of Master of Science in College Student

Women engineering transfer students : the community college experience

Creator:: Patterson, Susan J.
Abstract:: An interpretative philosophical framework was applied to a case study to document the particular experiences and perspectives of ten women engineering transfer students who once attended a community college and are currently enrolled in one of two university professional engineering programs. This study is important because women still do not...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: four common thematic experiences: (a) Engineering student study groups, (b) community college

White college students' cross-racial involvement in multicultural organizations and the shaping of white consciousness

Creator:: Shingle, Michael E.
Abstract:: This qualitative study explored the experiences of self-identified White students currently enrolled at a predominantly White institution who were cross- racially involved for at least ten weeks in a multicultural association, club, or organization that had students of color as the racial majority. This study also examined students' consciousness of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Michael E. Shingle for the degree of Master of Science in College Student

(re)Presenting in a global village : students of color and the study abroad international experience

Creator:: Davis-White Eyes, Allison
Abstract:: Post-secondary education institutions across the United States are increasingly allocating resources to promote international education exchange programs as a pedagogical praxis to develop students into global citizens. Underlying such notions of global citizenship is the assumption that students will also develop a stronger post-national or cosmopolitan identity as a result...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 2013. APPROVED: Major Professor, representing Education Dean of the College

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The Experiences of Male Students in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Experiences of students of color who decide to join and pursue active membership in an Interfraternity Council (IFC) fraternity at a predominantly white academic institution

First generation students in clubs and organizations

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

Meeting the needs of nontraditional college students? Student perspectives on proprietary school practices

Winds of change : exploring students' definitions of spirituality and their experiences of spiritual development at a public institution

The transfer process of Latina/o students from community college to the university : what are their experiences?

Women engineering transfer students : the community college experience

White college students' cross-racial involvement in multicultural organizations and the shaping of white consciousness

(re)Presenting in a global village : students of color and the study abroad international experience

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