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The effects of locus of control and instructional method on self-efficacy with computers

Creator:: Whyte, Catherine K.
Abstract:: The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the interactive effects of locus of control and instructional method on perceived self-efficacy with computers. The two instructional methods in this experiment were intended to represent variations in the amount of control over the lesson that students would have, the amount of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Richard C. Forcier The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the interactive effects of locus of

Exploring definitions of student success throughout community colleges in the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Creator:: McBeth, Scott S.
Abstract:: The topic of student success is beginning to grow in popularity throughout the United States. Student success has a wide variety of definitions ranging from a direct definition of graduation to an indirect definition of a student setting a goal of finishing a class successfully. Now there are stakeholders such...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: stakeholder groups included: (a) Instructors, (b) VP, Executive Deans, and Presidents, (c) Board members, (d

The relationship between completing the Applications of Mathematical Reasoning course and high school to community college transitions

Creator:: Hammer, Joyce D.
Abstract:: In 2004, the Transition Mathematics Project (TMP), funded by the state of Washington and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was established to create projects to help high school students gain the necessary skills to become college and work-ready. Aligned to TMP's College Readiness Mathematics Standards, a fourth-year capstone mathematics...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for all high schools; (c) enacting mandatory placement at the community college for students placing

(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:: - departure and post-return, (b) focus groups, and (c) field observations. Because little research has been

Proximity theory and information-system acquisition techniques

Creator:: Huber, Jerry W.
Abstract:: STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Document-based educational information systems require systematic acquisition efforts that must be conscientiously undertaken to build an information system and to keep it current. These acquisition efforts can be influenced by several variables. The major thrust of this research was to investigate one of these variables, namely...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: rated by the panel of reviewers in terms of the stated project goals (out- lined in Appendix C

A comparison of the educational attitudes of eighth-grade students of Portland, Oregon : urban black and urban white

Creator:: Rini, Victor Matthew
Abstract:: This study was based on the assumption that urban black students hold more positive attitudes and opinions toward teachers, school, and education than urban white students. The black students were from schools with a high concentration of lower-to-middle-class students and the white students were from schools with a high concentration...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: toward (a) teachers, (b) school, and (c) education. The instru- ment was comprised of thirty-three

Merging missions : a historical analysis of the University of Alaska Anchorage, 1984–2009

Creator:: Strom, Stephen L.
Abstract:: Literature on the evolution of the American higher education system includes a historical and consistent debate over the definition of the higher education mission in the country. Recent debate focuses on mission differentiation between the university and the community college. Acknowledging systemic changes in higher education historically occurred within regions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: leadership (board of regents and presidents), (c) professional external reviews and reports of the

Academic dishonesty : comparing American and foreign students' attitudes

Creator:: Sumrain, Ibrahim A.
Abstract:: To determine whether there were differences between foreign (Arab) and American student attitudes toward academic dishonesty in Oregon State University, a seventy-eight item questionnaire designed by Kirk, (1970) was adapted and administered to two hundred and eighty Arab and American graduate and undergraduate students. Three aspects of academic dishonesty were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Appendix B 136 Appendix C.1 137 Appendix C.2 147 Appendix D 158 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1

Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

Creator:: Turner, Susan Diane
Abstract:: Women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education face tremendous challenges in their efforts to cultivate resilience amidst a myriad of risk factors including incessant stress, low wages, and limited professional support. Women who foster mental health in young children and high-risk families are vulnerable to secondary traumatic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: attainment of protective external factors (Bogar, & Hulse-Killacky, 2006; Feinauer & Stuart, 1996

Attitudes of high school students toward three selected ethnic groups as affected by participation in an ethnic studies program

Creator:: Orzech, Miriam Weitz
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to determine whether taking a course of study about ethnic minorities and racial prejudice in the United States would produce a statistically significant change in the attitudes of white, middle-class high school students toward three ethnic minorities i. e., Blacks, Native Americans, and Chicanos....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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ScholarsArchive@OSU

The effects of locus of control and instructional method on self-efficacy with computers

Exploring definitions of student success throughout community colleges in the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

The relationship between completing the Applications of Mathematical Reasoning course and high school to community college transitions

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

Proximity theory and information-system acquisition techniques

A comparison of the educational attitudes of eighth-grade students of Portland, Oregon : urban black and urban white

Merging missions : a historical analysis of the University of Alaska Anchorage, 1984–2009

Academic dishonesty : comparing American and foreign students' attitudes

Exploring resilience in the lives of women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education

Attitudes of high school students toward three selected ethnic groups as affected by participation in an ethnic studies program

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