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Insights into Chinese Youth Culture : A Comparison of Personal Values of Chinese and American College Students

Creator:: Su, Wan
Abstract:: Schwartz and Bilsky (1987, 1990) constructed a universal psychological structure for cross-cultural studies of motivational dynamics. To test this structure, Simmons (1991) adapted data from a twenty year broad-based value survey of student cohorts at an American university. The availability of reliable, long-term data on American students permitted a comparison...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Chinese and American College Students Redacted for Privacy Dale D. Simmons Abstract approved: Schwartz

Oregon industrial and engineering teacher's perceived professional development needs

Creator:: Moon, Dale E.
Abstract:: Professional development is a critical part of education, especially in career and technical education (CTE). CTE programs have rapidly changing technological foundations, and while the CTE teachers' primary focus is to prepare students for entry-level positions in their occupational areas, CTE teachers are also required to embed academics into their...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Professional Development Needs AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Dale E. Moon for the degree of

A systems thinking approach to education reform : addressing issues surrounding teacher burnout through comprehensive school change

Creator:: Matier, Kimberly E.
Abstract:: There is a wealth of research on issues surrounding teacher burnout and school reform. The literature on burnout, however, does not provide information on system-based burnout prevention models. Comprehensive reform, although intended to improve schools as a whole, does not look at reform models developed as sources of teacher support....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________ LeoNora M. Cohen There is a wealth of research on issues surrounding teacher burnout and

Oregon’s secondary agricultural education teachers’ level of computer-based technology integration, perceptions of barriers to computer-based technology integration, and the relationship to learning styles

Creator:: Gardner, Reynold D.
Abstract:: The focus of this research was to examine the relationship between the Oregon secondary agricultural education teachers’ level of computer-based technology integration, perceptions of barriers to computer-based technology integration, and learning style preferences. Additionally the correlational analysis of the level of computer-based technology integration and the following demographic variables was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: .............................................................................. 189 M Sub-construct classification for the Barriers to Computer- based Technology Integration

Online classes : the student experience

Creator:: Bucy, Mary C.
Abstract:: Online courses and even degree programs are becoming a widespread phenomenon at universities across the United States. Research into the effectiveness of these courses is in the early stages. This qualitative study explored student perceptions of their online class experience using expectancy-value theory as a framework in an attempt to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for being proud of what I am doing. To Warren Suzuki, Karen Higgins, Dale Pehrsson, and Judy Bowker

A study of a Japanese-American basketball league and the assimilation of its members into the mainstream of United States society

Creator:: Nogawa, Haruo
Abstract:: The present study was a modified replication of the two pioneer works in the field of sport and ethnic groups by Pooley (1968) and Tindall (1973). This study investigated whether participation in an ethnic basketball league in Japanese-American communities affected the rate of assimilation of two groups of Japanese-American, high-school...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: members, Dr. Arnold Flath of Physical Education, Dr. Charles Langford of Sociology, Dr. Dale Weber of

A study of the relationship of academic achievement in accounting courses to the readability of required textbooks and the reading ability of two-year accounting students

Creator:: Peterson, Erik Alfrid
Abstract:: Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which the readability of accounting textbooks and two-year accounting students' reading ability were related to academic achievement. Procedure This research used two designs. Design one consisted of two samples from the population of two-year accounting students. One sample...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . 2Kenneth B. M. Crooks, and Charles H. Smith, The Reading Problem in College Science Instruction", Science

Giving voice : a mixed methods study of gifted students' and their parents' perceptions of their reading experiences

Creator:: Austin, Kathy D.
Abstract:: There is little current research in reading instruction for gifted learners. Children who are identified as gifted in reading are often left to their own devices or provided inadequate reading/literacy instruction (Ries et al., 2004). The purpose of this project was to determine how parents of gifted children and gifted...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ‟ Perceptions of Their Reading Experiences. Abstract approved: LeoNora M. Cohen There is

A multi-case study of elementary classroom teachers' transitions to reform-based mathematics instruction

Creator:: White, Elizabeth Busch
Abstract:: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics published their vision of active, problem-centered instruction with a goal of conceptual understanding in 1989. Fifteen years after these reforms were proposed the changes are reflected in school policy and elementary mathematics curriculum, but only limited change has actually occurred in classroom instruction....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: M. Higgins The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics published their vision of active

Understanding mathematical discourse in the elementary classroom : a case study

Creator:: Blanke, Barbara Lynn
Abstract:: The purpose of this case study was to examine a third-grade teacher’s effective use of mathematical discourse in the classroom setting. The study offers insights into the following research questions: 1) How does a teacher’s engagement in mathematical discourse communities influence her practice and self-efficacy as a mathematics educator? 2)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Elementary Classroom: A Case Study. Abstract approved: Karen M. Higgins The

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Insights into Chinese Youth Culture : A Comparison of Personal Values of Chinese and American College Students

Oregon industrial and engineering teacher's perceived professional development needs

A systems thinking approach to education reform : addressing issues surrounding teacher burnout through comprehensive school change

Oregon’s secondary agricultural education teachers’ level of computer-based technology integration, perceptions of barriers to computer-based technology integration, and the relationship to learning styles

Online classes : the student experience

A study of a Japanese-American basketball league and the assimilation of its members into the mainstream of United States society

A study of the relationship of academic achievement in accounting courses to the readability of required textbooks and the reading ability of two-year accounting students

Giving voice : a mixed methods study of gifted students' and their parents' perceptions of their reading experiences

A multi-case study of elementary classroom teachers' transitions to reform-based mathematics instruction

Understanding mathematical discourse in the elementary classroom : a case study

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