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Evaluating Outcomes-Based Funding in Community Colleges

Creator:: Moore, Alicia K. V.
Abstract:: Background: Legislators and higher education policy makers increasingly are turning to policy initiatives to incentivize institutions of higher education to transform policies and practices in the name of student success, with success typically defined as retention and graduation rates. One such policy receiving increased attention amongst states is outcomes-based funding,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Alicia K. V

Exploring Retention of Millennial-Aged Noninstructional Administrators in Washington Community Colleges

Creator:: Dotson, Tawny M.
Abstract:: Background. As community colleges are increasingly composed of Millennial-aged professionals, workforce retention of those professionals is now a major priority. The Millennial generation is more diverse and more likely to be impacted by technology than any generation before them and is a generation characterized by dual-income partnerships. These and other...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ........................................................................ 101 Chapter V: Discussion

Play as a Classroom Teaching Strategy: An Analysis of Malawi Third-Grade Teachers’ Perspectives

Creator:: Kumwamba, Mickie J.
Abstract:: The Malawi public education system uses Chichewa as a language of instruction and content, with English as an independent subject for the first four years of primary school (Malawi Institute of Education, 2017). From fifth grade, English becomes a language of instruction and content in all subjects except for Chichewa,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Bilinguals AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Mickie J. Kumwamba for the degree of Doctor of

“I was Invisible to them:” An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Community Engaged Researchers’ Experience of Institutional Support

Creator:: Phaup, Emily J.
Abstract:: Community engaged scholarship has gained attention as public universities begin to answer calls to return to their roots of serving the public good. The scholars at the heart of community engagement play an important role in this mission, but their experiences in the academy are not well understood. As institutional...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Emily J. Phaup for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Instructors as learning managers : span of control as a factor of class size in higher education

Creator:: McKiel, Carol J.
Abstract:: Research suggests that a key factor in student persistence and success is the relationships students form with faculty (Chickering & Gamson, 1991; Kuh et al., 2005; Tinto, 1987). While it appears to be intuitive that small classes would promote these instructor/student relationships, research on class size provides conflicting results, with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

That’s Not in My Position Description: A Discourse Analysis Study of SBAE Teacher Migratory Context

Creator:: Haddad, Becky
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to unfold positions of migrating SBAE teachers to understand support and challenge to retain teachers in migratory contexts. Previous literature discusses problems related to teacher mobility as functions of teacher-student matching, teacher skill and effort, school environments, and advancing student learning. In an effort...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Indigenous language preservation programs and language policy in education : a web-based intertextual analysis

Creator:: Muniz, Gloria J. Bock
Abstract:: There are more than 6,900 known living languages in the world, half of which could be extinct within one hundred years. Approximately 150 indigenous American languages are still spoken in the United States; however, it is estimated that by the year 2050 only twenty of them will remain. Language preservation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Gloria J. Bock Muñiz for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on

Factors that contribute to the effectiveness of online learning technology at Oregon State University

Creator:: Filimban, Ghadeer Zainuddin
Abstract:: With the rapid development of technology, online learning is increasing significantly and becoming a popular method of education for many universities and colleges around the world. Because of computers and the internet, most online learning today is interactive, and sometimes more interactive than the traditional classroom. Students can interact on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Level Summary.................................................................... 372 Appendix J

An examination of Oregon Writing Project teachers : a qualitative study of professional development experiences

Creator:: Obery, Angela D.
Abstract:: This qualitative study examined the influence of the 2011 Oregon Writing Project (OWP) Summer Institute (SI) on the professional development of six teachers in the following ways: 1. The development of case descriptions of teachers' personal and professional backgrounds relevant to their teaching of writing. 2. An examination of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ___________________________________________________________________ Kenneth J

Factors that motivate Latino students to pursue higher education in selected colleges in the state of Oregon

Creator:: Meza Discua, José Luis
Abstract:: Latinos are the largest and most rapidly growing ethnic minority in the United States, and they have the highest dropout rates of any major ethnic group in the country (U.S. Department of Labor, 2003). Latinos' educational attainment is consistently lower than that of other students (Gandara, 2008). The majority of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ___________________________________________________________ Jonathan J. Velez ABSTRACT Latinos are the largest and most rapidly growing ethnic

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Evaluating Outcomes-Based Funding in Community Colleges

Exploring Retention of Millennial-Aged Noninstructional Administrators in Washington Community Colleges

Play as a Classroom Teaching Strategy: An Analysis of Malawi Third-Grade Teachers’ Perspectives

“I was Invisible to them:” An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Community Engaged Researchers’ Experience of Institutional Support

Instructors as learning managers : span of control as a factor of class size in higher education

That’s Not in My Position Description: A Discourse Analysis Study of SBAE Teacher Migratory Context

Indigenous language preservation programs and language policy in education : a web-based intertextual analysis

Factors that contribute to the effectiveness of online learning technology at Oregon State University

An examination of Oregon Writing Project teachers : a qualitative study of professional development experiences

Factors that motivate Latino students to pursue higher education in selected colleges in the state of Oregon

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