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Issues experienced by community college STEM faculty implementing and using pedagogies of engagement

Creator:: Thatcher, Valory Rae Anna
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the issues involved with implementing and using pedagogies of engagement in community college STEM courses. The rationale for this study was based on current and emerging STEM education policy directives calling for an updated approach to teaching undergraduates, focused on student engagement,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OF Valory Rae Anna Thatcher for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on

A contrast of the level of importance of selected computer competencies between the computer specialists and the elementary teachers

Creator:: Taqueban, Cappia R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if differences existed between computer specialists and computer-using teachers on the perceived level of importance of selected computer competencies for elementary teachers. The sample consisted of 102 computer specialists and 111 computer-using teachers in public elementary schools of Oregon. Data were gathered...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Cappia R. Taqueban for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on May 12, 1989 Title

A process for the evaluation of learner goals, reading comprehension, and program impact as elements of adult literacy programs

Creator:: Haddon, R. Lance
Abstract:: National statistics indicate that as many as 23 million adults in the United States are illiterate and another 40 million lack literacy skills necessary to function effectively or on more than a narrow basis in this society. People without literacy skills or who have only marginal reading ability find themselves...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Comprehension, and Program Impact as Elements of Adult Literacy Programs AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF R

GED graduates : case studies of six at-risk students who have persisted at a community college

Creator:: Falk, Cheryl R.
Abstract:: This interpretive study sought to understand how six GED graduates who dropped out of high school came to be enrolled at a rural community college, and what factors they perceived promoted or impeded their academic persistence and success. Specifically the study focused on student backgrounds, reasons for dropping out of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: persisted at a community college AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Cheryl R. Falk for the degree of Doctor

Effect of hamstring temperature reduction on quadricep's torque

Creator:: Cagle, Russell John
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Reduction on Quadricep's Torque. Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Wayne Courtney Ice massage is

Identification of in-service personnel development needs in career awareness for Portland and Seattle elementary schools

Creator:: Syhlman, Bill Duane
Abstract:: The main objective of this research was to determine the professional in-service development needs of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade teachers in the metropolitan school districts of Portland and Seattle. The primary objectives for conducting this research investigation were as follows: 1. To determine the professional in-service development needs of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AND SEATTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy ur. wayne Courtney The main

An identification of the mission of the Community College of the Air Force and an assessment of the extent to which the mission has been fulfilled

Creator:: Parnell, Dale, 1928-
Abstract:: The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) was created in 1972 by the Air Force to serve Air Force enlisted personnel with educational opportunity. No study exists identifying and assessing the mission of this college. Various mission sources iterate the different goals of CCAF. These sources and other indicators...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The relationship between benefits from a GED certificate and the age group (life cycle phase) of the recipient

Creator:: Killpatrick, Paul T.
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Importance of SCANS employability skills as identified by workers and supervisors in Oregon

Creator:: Fanno, Wayne Leroy
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Wayne Leroy Fanno for the degree

Methods in making lesson assignments in the union high schools of Oregon

Creator:: Miller, Willard Wayne
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: WAYNE MILLER A ThESIS submitted to OREGON STATE COLLEGE in paztia1 fulfillment of the

The status of interschool and intramural athletics in the junior high schools of Oregon

Creator:: Anderson, Murl Wayne
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: by MURL WAYNE ANDERSON A THESIS submitted to OREGON STATE COLLEGE in partial fulfillment of

Guidance values of industrial arts in secondary education

Creator:: Martin, Wayne Stephen
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Martin ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The writer wishes to express his sincere appreciation to Dr. Franklin R

Short courses in industrial arts for their hobby value

Creator:: King, Jesse Wayne
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: SHORT COURSES IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS FOR THEIR HOBBY VALUE by JESSE WAYNE KING A THESIS submitted

An analysis of the acceptance and the conceptual clustering of personal finance competencies as identified by the business community and personal finance teachers

Creator:: Stamps, Margaret Frances
Abstract:: This study was designed to determine the common personal finance competencies needed by graduating high school students in Oregon as perceived by personal finance teachers from the subject matter areas of business education, home economics, mathematics, and social studies and the business community. Two other purposes were to (1) determine...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ) factor analysis consisting of the R-mode and the Q-mode. Findings and Conclusions The following major

A survey of research tasks required by public school administrators and secondary and elementary teachers in Oregon

Creator:: Burton, H. James
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to determine which research tasks were necessary to the job descriptions of public school administrators, secondary and elementary teachers; what task clusters could be identified for college and university curriculums; what differences existed between sample groups. The instrument was validated through the Delphi technique....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: TILEYLeacherL2.121.1992Elen Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy E. Wayne Courtney The purposes of this study were to

Identification of beauty culture skills for Alberta high schools

Creator:: Chatterton, Vonda Joy
Abstract:: This study identified the skills necessary to successfully complete the beauty culture program of Alberta. The (Alberta) beauty culture teachers (N =40) were surveyed, with their responses being used to assess the perceived skills. The instument, a 41 item survey, was established through the use of a Delphi panel to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: High Schools. Abstract approved by: Dr. E. Wayne Courtney (Major Professor) This study identified

Development of a perceived personal power inventory for undergraduate university women

Creator:: Bushnell, Bobette
Abstract:: Communication cannot be successful without the cooperative listening response of an auditor. Auditors must feel empowered to act as agents of change or their decisions and actions cannot be influenced by the discourse. Their every response depends upon their ability to perceive themselves as potential mediators of change. A review...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: was used to assess reliability. The computed reliability coefficient was 0.948. An R-mode factor

Selected variables as predictors of retirement readiness of older employed women

Creator:: Jordan, Jean E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to gather and interpret data in order to contribute to a better understanding of older employed women as they prepare for the transition from the paid workforce to retirement. Selected descriptive variables were measured to determine their relationship to retirement readiness in a sample...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: positively correlated at the P <.0001 level, with the strongest correlation (r = .5682) between Information

A task analysis of the statistically related computer application needs of doctoral level university graduates with majors in education

Creator:: Starmach, Ewa M.
Abstract:: This research evaluated the statistically-related computer application tasks which were deemed to be important to the graduate curriculum of doctoral students who major in Education. Data were gathered from samples of foreign (N=22) and American (N=117) students who held degrees in Education from Oregon State University. The sixteen (16) item...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: University Graduates with Maiors in Education. "2-Redacted for Privacy Dr. E. Wayne Courtney This research

Elementary education competencies necessary for a master's degree curriculum in Thailand

Creator:: Chuaratanaphong, Suwanna
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to identify the common elementary education competencies necessary for a Master's degree curriculum in Thailand as perceived by elementary education instructors in universities and colleges, by elementary school teachers, and by principals, supervisors, and administrators in Thailand; to determine the common clusters of selected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Wayne Courfhey The purposes of this study were to identify the common elementary education

A survey of research tasks required by secondary school counselors, State Department of Education professionals, & college & university faculty in Oregon

Creator:: Soukup, Margaret A.
Abstract:: This study determined the importance of specific research tasks to the present job requirements of State Department of Education professionals, college and university instructional faculty, and secondary school counselors in Oregon. The instrument utilized in the research was designed and validated through a Delphi process. The computed reliability coefficient was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in pairwise comparisons testing for rejected hypotheses, and R-mode factor analysis was utilized to

Managerial competencies for church administration as perceived by seminary faculties, church lay leaders, and ministers

Creator:: Boersma, Stephen A.
Abstract:: The conceptual foundation of the study emerged from a concern regarding the application of managerial competencies in the local church. A review of the literature suggests that in spite of the increasing awareness for the need to make greater use of these skills, little consensus currently exists regarding their relative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: with backgrounds in biblical or theological content. The R-mode factor analysis generated a three

The relationship between terminal values and health care preferences among Chinese students from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan attending Oregon State University

Creator:: Wright, Bernadette P.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if significant relationships exist among terminal values, demographic variables and health care preferences for information and behavioral involvement for graduate students from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan. The Rokeach Value Survey and the Krantz Health Opinion Survey were used to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Oregon State University Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Wayne W. Haverson The purpose of this

A task analysis of correctional counselor needs of university graduates with majors in counseling

Creator:: Wesley, Charmaine
Abstract:: This research identified the core related tasks necessary to graduates with majors in the field of correctional counseling. The focus was toward job performance needs in the field. Data were gathered from a random sample of 151 respondents who represented employed correctional counselors in the state of Oregon. The fifteen...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for Privacy Dr. E. Wayne Courtney This research identified the core related tasks necessary to

Attitudes toward computers of ROC public middle school teachers

Creator:: Liou, Horng-Hwang
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of RQC Public Middle School Teachers Abstract approved: E. Wayne Courtney The goal for this study

Motivational orientations as perceived deterrents to participation among low-literate adults seeking literacy referral services

Creator:: Stanley, Sandra Tierney
Abstract:: This investigation identified perceptions of deterrents to participation in adult literacy programs from among a low- literate non-participating adult population residing in the greater Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. While previous investigators have identified deterrents to participation among other subgroups of the population, such investigations have focused on those currently, or...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Seeking Literacy Referral Services. Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy f Wayne W. Haverson This

Minimal competencies needed for elementary/secondary ESL and bilingual teachers in Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Behroozian, Shervin
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this research project was to identify minimum competencies needed for elementary and secondary teachers in the fields of ESL and bilingual education. Procedures Two procedural phases were applied in this study. The first phase was the construction of a survey questionnaire which was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and gratitude to Dr. Wayne Courtney whose encouragement, guidance, and assistance as chief advisor

Test development of mathematics subject matter knowledge levels of division of rational numbers for Thai preservice elementary teachers

Creator:: Chalardkid, Praphai
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable, instrument for determining the mathematics subject matter knowledge of Thai preservice elementary teachers at eight (8) teachers' colleges in eight (8) provinces in northern Thailand. The focus of the content of interest was the operation of division of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Rational Numbers for Thai Preservice Elementary Teachers Abstract approved: E. Wayne urtney The

The relationship between correctional education participation and recidivism at one corrections center in Washington State

Creator:: Brewster, Edward J.
Abstract:: This study compared recidivism rates of adult male completers and non-completers of correctional education programs in ABE/GED/high school, vocational, and college transfer programs over a five-year period. A total of 1382 releasees was studied for the five years following their release. Recidivism was the dependent variable. Recidivism was defined as...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Center in Washington State. Abstract approved: Wayne W. Haverson This study compared recidivism

An analysis of the effectiveness of a career education cluster curriculum as reflected by student growth in career maturity

Creator:: Hamby, Jeannette J. Johnson, 1933-
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to determine whether there were significant differences in students' career maturity as a result of exposure to the concepts of career education. The study evaluated the relative effectiveness of a developing comprehensive career education project to help students attain increased...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Strawberry Mountains, of my personal gratitude to Wayne Courtney for his continued guidance and

Selected demographic variables as predictors of small group attendance or nonattendance among adult Conservative Baptists : a discriminant analysis

Creator:: McBride, Neal
Abstract:: Small groups are an important and widely used educational format in adult church education. It is estimated that ninety percent of the churches that belong to the Conservative Baptist Association of Oregon provide some type of small group eductional opportunity for their adult members. The purpose of this study was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: been impossible to complete. I am grateful to Dr. Wayne Courtney for serving as my major professor

A comparison of the effectiveness of two CD-ROM database training methods

Creator:: Keowmookdar, Nattaya
Abstract:: The primary question to be answered as a result of the research was: Do native English-speaking undergraduate students learn CD-ROM database search skills more effectively through the use of conventional instruction method or by training confined to a written manual self-instructional method? Thirty-seven Oregon State University students were randomly assigned...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: goes to my major advisor, Dr. E. Wayne Courtney, for his endless time, kindness and support

A model for effective use of video materials to develop listening comprehension of Japanese learners of English

Creator:: Takahashi, Hiroshi, 1937-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop and test a model in which video materials are effectively used to develop students' listening communication ability. In order to reach this goal, the researcher designed the study procedure. In phase one, literature was reviewed to establish the theoretical framework for the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Wayne W. Haverson The purpose of this study was to develop and test a model in which

The effects of advance and post organization on the learning and retention of prose material

Creator:: Young, Leon C., 1942-
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The main purpose of this study was to determine the influence of the use of written advance organization, post organization or both advance/post organization on learners as compared to the use of non organization for the learning and retention of verbal, academic material. An additional interest...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: PROSE MATERIAL Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy (Dr. E. Wayne ourtney) Purpose of the Study

Innovating change in the faculty model : a study of voices and influences in defining faculty role at Cascadia Community College

Creator:: Buck, Sharon Thompson
Abstract:: The founders of Cascadia Community College changed faculty role and duties as they designed a new college. The college founders chose which themes of learning reform would be enacted by faculty in this new setting. They determined what elements of traditional roles continued to be important and what new expectations...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Wayne W. Haverson The founders of Cascadia Community College changed faculty role and

An instructional systems design model for selecting and developing authentic English materials for Syiah Kuala University pre-departure scholars

Creator:: Yusuf, Qismullah
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to apply instructional system theory to the process of developing authentic English as a foreign language (ESL) materials for Indonesian pre-departure scholars. The researcher established a theoretical framework for the process through an intensive review of instructional system literature and selected an applied process...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: would like to acknowledge Dr. Wayne W. Haverson, my major advisor, whose help, support, and suggestions

The influence of applied mathematics problems on the achievement and attitude of community college vocational students

Creator:: Swearingen, Dell L.
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to analyze, in the mathematics classrooms, career-oriented verbal mathematics problems on the achievement and attitude of the vocational mathematics student. These career-oriented mathematics problems, used as advanced organizers, were contrasted with mathematics word problems of a more abstract and generalized...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: STUDENTS Abstract approved: __Redacted for privacy -g4. Wayne Cour they Purpose of the Study The purpose

Developmental education as a component of persistence in a postsecondary proprietary institution

Creator:: Roberts, Barbara L.
Abstract:: Persistence has been identified as an issue at all levels of higher education, and numerous strategies have been attempted to stem the flow of students who leave an institution before completing their programs of study. Persistence research abounds at the community college, four-year college and university levels, but little research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Persistence in a Postsecondary Proprietary Institution Abstract approved: Wayne W. Haverson

Five programs for four participants : stories of paradox and learning in a graduate cohort for adult literacy practitioners

Creator:: Fish, Susan A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the individual experiences of four adult literacy practitioners, Anne, Bill, Candy, and Emily, in the first cohort of the Oregon Field-Based Cohort Master's Program. This program, which Oregon established in 1993 as one venue of professional development for adult literacy and English...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Practitioners Abstract approved: a'6:1 Wayne W. Haverson The purpose of this study was to understand the

Development of a model for context evaluation of community college competency-based curricula

Creator:: Noonan, Arthur Barry
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to develop and field test a model for context evaluation of objectives used in competency-based curricula at the community college level. The study: 1. Developed a decision and information matrix that identified objectives which should be considered for deletion from...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dr. Wayne Courtney as my major professor and for being such a fine example of professional and

Participation, persistence, and progression : motivating factors in the success of Hispanic community college students who moved from mastering English as a second language to a certificate or degree program

Creator:: Bennett, Judith N
Abstract:: This interpretive research sought to understand how eight Hispanic students who mastered English as a Second Language (ESL) matriculated at a rural community college, and what motivating factors encouraged or encumbered their academic persistence and success. Particularly the study focused on student backgrounds, motivations, and persistence factors influencing their success....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Mastering English as a Second Language to a Certificate or Degree Program. Abstract approved: Wayne W

The role of the vocational teacher as perceived by three groups : non-degree, new-degree and experienced vocational teachers

Creator:: Phillips, William Ambrose
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study: The central purpose of this study was to compare the role perceptions of (A) non-degree vocational teachers recruited from business and industry, (B) experienced vocationally certified teachers who had been teaching more than five years, and (C) new-degree vocational education graduates from Oregon State University....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: EXPERIENCED TEACHERS Redacted for privacyAbstract approved: ur, L. wayne-bourtney The Purpose of the Study

A conceptual model of women entrepreneurs in small businesses

Creator:: Putnam, Carol A.
Abstract:: Women entrepreneurs are an economic force within the American and Oregon economy. Women are starting businesses at two to five times the rate of men. There has been significant research detailing the demographics, barriers, and business management skills of women business owners. Yet, the research to date has been limited...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Businesses. Abstract Approved: Wayne W. Haverson Women entrepreneurs are an economic force within the

Modeling academic performance change from high school to college

Creator:: Brown, Wayne E. (Wayne Edward), 1943-
Abstract:: This research was undertaken to identify variables that accounted for major changes in academic performance between high school and college. Differences between predicted and actual college GPA were used to classify students as gainers or decliners among a group of sophomores and a group of seniors at a medium-sized research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: college AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Wayne E. Brown for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

A study of Oregon volunteer long-term care ombudsman organizational commitment and burnout as related to selected variables

Creator:: Nelson, H. Wayne
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Commitment and Burnout as Related to Selected Variables AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Hubert Wayne Nelson

Characteristics of Oregon agricultural export entrepreneurs

Creator:: Johnson, Wayne E.
Abstract:: The creation of a new business venture is a multidimensional event, but little research has addressed the interaction of entrepreneurial characteristics and their relationship to new venture creation. The purpose of this study was to propose a conceptual framework for systematically studying the entrepreneurial personality. The major components of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: entrepreneurs AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Wayne E. Johnson for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Student attitudes affecting enrollment shifts in high school industrial arts courses

Creator:: Chapman, Wayne Haven
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: INDtJSTRIAL ARTS COURSES by WAYNE HAVEN CHAPMAN A THESIS submitted to OREGON STATE COLLEGE in

An analysis of the comparative effectiveness of programmed multimedia teaching and traditional teaching of drug information to junior high school students

Creator:: Young, Loy Wayne
Abstract:: The central purpose of this comparison was to determine the congruence or difference between two teaching techniques, the programmed multimedia approach and the traditional teaching method as used in presenting drug information to eighth grade students in the Mankato, Minnesota school district. The population sample consisted of 391 students enrolled...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF LOY WAYNE YOUNG for the DOCTOR

The design of a workplace educator training program : an investigative study

Creator:: Werbel, Wayne S.
Abstract:: Under the auspices of a United Stated Department of Education National Workplace Literacy Program grant, the Columbia-Willamette Skill Builders, a community college consortium, developed a prototype workplace educator training program in 1994. The Skill Builders workplace educator training program was 9 months long and offered 90 hours of instruction, including...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: investigative study AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Wayne S. Werbel for the degree of Doctor of Education

Comparison of an instructional management system with a traditional teacher/learner mode

Creator:: Anderson, John Edward
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to determine whether there were significant differences in students' achievement and attitudes as a result of two different instructional strategies utilized in a vocational graphic arts program. In order to accomplish this, the following procedures were considered. Procedures This comparative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: acknowledgement is given to Dr. E. Wayne Courtney, major professor and member of the doctoral committee, for his

The identification of early delinquent tendencies in preadolescent children in Umatilla and Union counties in Oregon

Creator:: Winters, Arthur Wayne, 1918-
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purposes of this investigation were threefold: 1. To determine the areas of commonality existing in known juvenile delinquents in Umatilla and Union Counties of Oregon. 2. To devise a test that would aid in identifying delinquency tendencies in preadolescent children on the basis of areas...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: preadolescent children in Umatilla and Union counties in Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF ARTHUR WAYNE

Evaluating the quality of teaching in art : a social judgment analysis

Creator:: Browne, Beverly Ann
Abstract:: This study, based on Brunswik's (1952, 1956) lens model, examined the judgment policies employed by 67 art students and faculty when they evaluate instruction. Four groups of subjects, non-art majors, undergraduate art majors, graduate and bachelor of fine arts students, and faculty members, judged a series of 35 hypothetical teacher...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: support and guidance that he offered in his role as thesis director, to Dr. Wayne Courtney for his advice

Physicians' attitudes toward hearing aids

Creator:: Van Kessel, Jeanette M.
Abstract:: The central purpose of this study was to examine physicians' knowledge of and attitudes toward hearing aids. This study was conducted with 71 general practitioners affiliated with Scarborough General Hospital in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Attitude was measured by a 5-point Likert-type scale developed for the study. Knowledge was measured through...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: members of the M.A.I.S. committee, including Drs. Wayne Courtney, David Lawson, Michael Coo len, my

Making sense : journals as tools for learning and representing student experience in a field-based doctoral program

Creator:: Smith, Sharon L.
Abstract:: Recent trends in higher education have led to the development of alternatives to traditional on-campus graduate degree programs. There is a concomitant need to understand student experience in field-based programs which support continuing education and career development for employed adults. The central purpose of this research was to explore the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: March 8, 1996 APPROVED: Major Pro2 r, representing Education of Schoo of Education Dean of

Middle school social studies : an examination of textbook, structure, classroom interaction, and student achievement

Creator:: Hookstra, Glenn Maitland
Abstract:: Middle School represents a period of transition for the students. This transition is present not only in physical change, intellectual change, and emotional change, but also in terms of the type of reading instruction these students receive. One approach to reading instruction moves from a direct approach focusing on specific...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: members: Dr. Joe Zaerr, Dr. Pat Wells, and Dr. Wayne Haverson. A special thanks goes to Dr. Ken Ahrendt

Urban ethnography : an exploration and interpretation of the post-camp period of Laotian refugees settling in Eugene-Springfield, Oregon

Creator:: Proudfoot, Robert Charles
Abstract:: This study employed ethnographic methodology to investigate and record the post-camp, pre-assimilation period of Laotian refugees.The primary goal was to document the special problems and experiences of the Laotian population as they attempted to adjust to new roles and expectations within mainstream North American society.Oral histories and biographical statements focused...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: experiences of professors and graduate people. The members of my doctoral committee, Dr. Wayne Haverson, Dr

Assessment of the roles and functions of graduate advisors in a school of education

Creator:: Tapsuwan, Suda
Abstract:: This study was conducted to (1) determine and assess perceptual differences among graduate advisors, administrators, and graduate students regarding the roles and functions of graduate advisors; (2) determine the appropriate roles and functions of graduate advisors; and (3) provide constructive feedback to graduate advisors. A sample population of 415 was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: members: Dr. Arthur E. Gravatt, Dr. E. Wayne Courtney, Dr. Marjorie G. McBride, Dr. Frank R. Cross, and Dr

Changes in strength, anthropometric measurements and cardiovascular function as a consequence of participation in a coed weight training course

Creator:: Boonchai, Wiriya
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in the weight training responses of college males and females on the development of muscular strength, body weight, body composition, muscular hypertrophy, and cardiovascular fitness. A total of 60 males and 60 females volunteered to participate in this study. They...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee for their time, helpful comments and professional guidance: Dr. Donald E. Campbell, Dr. Frank R

Language proficiency and self-concept : a study of Japanese exchange students

Creator:: Akobundu, Regina E.
Abstract:: The major purpose of this study was to explore changes in language proficiency and self-concept of Japanese college students participating in an intensive English language program at Tokyo International University of America (TIUA). Another purpose of the study was to determine if there was a relationship between change in English...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The relationship between biorhythms and injuries in female college gymnastic participants

Creator:: Chiang, Kai-sun
Abstract:: Biorhythm theory proponents believe that humans have a 23-day physical cycle, a 28-day emotional cycle, and a 33-day intellectual cycle. According to biorhythm theories a person in the positive portion of any single cycle, the performance potential is enhanced for those tasks related to that particular rhythm. When each cycle...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Wayne E. Courtney, and Professor John A. Domini for their guidance and assistance. Infinite gratitude

Attributes perceived as essential for hiring football and men's basketball coaches at NCAA Division I-A schools by university officials

Creator:: Johnson, J. Scott (Jere Scott), 1938-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: dissertation possible: First, I would like to thank my doctoral committee Dr. Wayne Courtney, Dr. Sylvia

The effect of self-reference upon memory processing of the content of a television documentary in older adults

Creator:: Chintakanont, Churaiporn
Abstract:: The study investigates the influence of the self-reference effect upon the amount of main and subordinate ideas which older adults can recall and recognize after viewing the television documentary entitled, The Xinquana: Aborigines of South America. The participants are native English-speaking Americans who are 50 years old or older. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Dr. Wayne Haverson, Dr. Jon Root, and Dr. Brian Dodd I could never have asked for any better

A study to measure vocational self-concept crystallization in two types of adult career programs, telecourse versus traditional group

Creator:: Webb, Donna Louise
Abstract:: The overall purpose of this study was to investigate certain aspects of the effectiveness of adult career programs. The central focus was to compare the differences in vocational self-concept crystallization among the participants exposed to the classroom group program and the individualized telecourse programs. Further information was desired regarding the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: wishes to thank her doctoral committee: Dr. Don Beringson, Dr. Wayne Courtney, Dr. Charles Carpenter

The effect of PACE on self-reported anxiety and performance in first year nursing students

Creator:: Irving, Jan Louise
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was (a) to determine the effect of a four-step learner readiness profile: positive, active, clear, and energetic (PACE) on self-reported anxiety in first year nursing students before skill performance tests, and (b) to determine the effect of PACE on the performance of first year nursing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: would like to thank the other members of my doctoral committee: Dr. Ron Daugherty, Dr. Wayne Haverson

The effects of six weeks of squat and plyometric training on power production

Creator:: Kritpet, Thanomwong Taweeboon
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effectiveness of a 6-week strength training program consisting of squat and plyometric exercises on vertical power jump performance, static and dynamic muscular strength, and muscular power production in college age adults. Fifteen male and two female college students in an advanced...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: thanks are also extended to the members of my graduate committee, Dr. Wayne Courtney, Dr. Kathleen Heath

The effect of peer presence upon health-related physical fitness test scores of college students

Creator:: El Baden, Bahia Mahmoud
Abstract:: The primary purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of peer presence upon the health-related physical fitness test scores of college students. A total of 312 undergraduate college students, 156 males and 156 females, 18 through 29 years of age, randomly selected from the physical education activity...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: people who have given me their invaluable time. An appreciation is extended to Dr. Wayne Courtney, Dr

Intercultural self concept and coping behavior : Asian and American Caucasian graduate students

Creator:: Christopherson-Choudhry, Matiny Lee
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships and the differences between the self-concept and the coping behavior of two selected groups of graduate students namely, foreign-born Asians and American Caucasians who were enrolled in graduate school of Oregon State University during the 1981-82 academic year. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Wayne Courtney, my committee advisor for this research. If I have fulfilled my task to become Doctor

Self concept : a comparison of four groups of university students

Creator:: Millikin, Norman Leo
Abstract:: The major purpose of this study was to determine if there were significant differences in the self-concepts of vocational education teacher-trainees, non-vocational education teacher trainees and non-education students at Montana State University. Two hundred students were surveyed to determine if there were any differences in self-concepts based on either major...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Dr. E. Wayne Courtney, Dr. Forrest Gathercoal and Dr. Willard Potts for their counsel and advice in

Survey of collection analysis practices in public and academic libraries in the United States, and the effect of automation thereon

Creator:: Cochrane, Linda Louise Loomis
Abstract:: This study investigated the practices public and academic library administrators find useful and utilize in analyzing use of collections. The study also investigated administrators' satisfaction with their collection use analysis practices, and the impact they perceived automation to have upon collection use analysis practices. A survey developed for this study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: graduate study. To my committee members, Dr. Wayne Haverson, Dr. Margaret Niess, Dr. David Phelps and Mr

Attitudes of nurses toward cancer and the cancer patient

Creator:: Mischke, Karen Blomquist
Abstract:: One forty-item questionnaire (Cancer Nursing Outreach Program Evaluation Tool) and one twenty-item questionnaire (Cancer Attitude Survey) were submitted to a randomly selected population of 200 employed associate, diploma and baccalaureate degree nurses distributed among numerous practice settings in the State of Oregon. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (fixed...
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Full Text:: ; and to Dr. Wayne Courtney, for the invaluable assistance which has been tendered, and for being the

The effect of the DECA Merit Awards Program on high school student interest levels toward careers in marketing

Creator:: Martel, Ira
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The study was an examination of the effect of utilizing the DECA Merit Awards Program (MAP) materials on high school distributive education student interest levels toward careers in marketing. It compared three groups of high school distributive education students who used MAP with three groups who...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Hlebichuk for his understanding, patience and encouragement; Dr. Wayne Courtney, who was always ready to

Field sensitivity of Native American students at Oregon State University, as determined by the group embedded figures test

Creator:: Pelto, Joan McAlmond
Abstract:: Historically, Native American students have not achieved academic success; ethnic and racial stereotypes are common explanations for the problem. Many perceive the Native American student to be lacking either academic preparation or socio-cultural support for success. A review of the literature showed emerging research which indicates that significant differences can...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: par excellance; Tom Grigsby, who showed me that you can teach an old dog new tricks; Wayne Haverson

A process for evaluating the instructional component of developmental education programs using the educational Opportunities Program at Oregon State University as a case study

Creator:: Fox, Margaret Wynne
Abstract:: Although the literature is replete with techniques to assist the researcher with the evaluation task, very few techniques regarding an effective process for evaluating developmental education programs have emerged. Those techniques that have emerged have been criticized for not producing useful results. The central purpose of this research was to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: special detail needed to fully explore the Educational Opportuntities Program. Dr. Wayne Haverson

Horizontal mobility, professional enthusiasm, and personal characteristics of public school teachers K-12 in rural and small urban schools of the Mid/South-Willamette Valley of Oregon

Creator:: Neuman, Esther L.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , and guide all that appears on the following pages. Dr. Wayne Courtney's step by step statistical

Impacts of the Internet on academic culture in Aceh, Indonesia

Creator:: Daud, Darni M.
Abstract:: The adoption and increasing uses of the Internet in higher education in many parts of the world have resulted in fundamental changes in academic cultures. The transfer of information is essential to academic life, and the Internet offers faster and easier access to information and communication between people than ever...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to them and to acknowledge their support, advice, and motivation. I want to thank Dr. Wayne W

The first year of teaching secondary agricultural education : a national study

Creator:: Warnick, Brian K.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to describe the perceptions of the first year experience of teaching secondary agriculture and to explore the relationships between these perceptions, the characteristics of beginning agriculture teachers, and the types of support provided to beginning teachers. An additional focus of the study was to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: think in ways I wouldn't have otherwise. To Dr. Wayne Fanno, thank you for your advice, friendship

A study of the effects of a multisensory communicative approach to English language acquisition of kindergarten children in Singapore

Creator:: Lee, Florence G. L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of an experimental approach to English language acquisition among preschool children attending low-cost community kindergartens in Singapore. Group and sex differences in the performance of four language tasks, as well as the effect of the interaction between group and sex...
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Full Text:: for privacy Dean of Graduat chool (1 (r Date thesis is presented December 12, 1986 Typed by B

A study of job factors as satisfiers and dissatisfiers of members of the National Association of Directors of Christian Education

Creator:: Congo, Curtis L.
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to test the conventional view of job factors as satisfiers and dissatisfiers of members of the National Association of Directors of Christian Education. The conventional view stated that all job factors can potentially contribute to job satisfaction and to job dissatisfaction. A second...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: research. The members of my committee were: Dr. Wayne Haverson, Dr. Kenneth Ahrendt, Dr. Lloyd Crisp and

Aggression in sport : a study of fouling in university basketball

Creator:: Walker, Thomas Vaughn
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: advisory committee: Dr. Anne Taylor, Dr. Wayne Courtney, Dr. Carvel Wood, and Dr. Theodore Madden, who

Mentor's view of the observation process in Oregon's beginning teacher support program

Creator:: Hamlin, Karen DeShon
Abstract:: Mentor teachers are currently seen as a solution to education's dilemma of how to orient beginners into the profession and provide educational advancement for its most capable, experienced teachers. One goal of Oregon's mentor program is to have mentors provide their proteges with instructional assistance through an observation process. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Forrest Gathercoal, Dr. Suzanne Clark, Dr. Ed Strowbridge, Dr. Wayne Haverson, and Dr. Clifford Trow for

A comparative study of academic success and other selected characteristics of financial aid and non-financial aid recipients at Winona State College

Creator:: Kane, John Galvin
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare and evaluate personal attitudes and perceptions, educational and vocational plans, activities and satisfaction among students of two basic groups selected for the study: a) financial aid recipients, b) non-financial aid recipients. Subgroups in each category consisted of over-achievers and under-achievers. Over-achievers were...
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Full Text:: graduate committee: Dean Robert Chick, Dean Keith Goldhammer, Dr. H. Wayne Schultz, and Dr. Charles

A comparison of body composition, body cathexis, and attitude toward obesity in women with different levels of physical activity

Creator:: Lai, Shu-mei
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify significant differences in body composition, body cathexis, and attitudes toward obesity of women in various age groups involved in different levels of physical exercise. A total of 216 women, ranging in age from 17 to 64, took part in this study. They...
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Full Text:: of my graduate commit- tee--Dr. Carvel Wood, Dr. Wayne Courtney, Dr. Clara Pratt, and Dr. Stephen

The effect of an eight-week instructional program upon the balance performance of hearing-impaired children ages 6-12

Creator:: Hassan, Adel Aly
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of an eight-week instructional program, using different activities and apparatus, upon the balance performance of hearing-impaired children, ages 6-12. Balance was measured by the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (Subtest 2: Balance) as a pre- and post-test to determine if...
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Full Text:: encouragement throughout this study. Appreciation is also extended to Dr. Wayne Courtney, Dr. Ruth Stiehl, Dr

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:: burnout (VanDenberghe, R. & Huberman, M. A., 1999). As external systems (such as economic and social

An ethnography of a rural elementary school district containing three types of minority students

Creator:: Jaffe, Clella Iles, 1944-
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: program two decades ago, willingly supported this study. Dr. Wayne Haverson and Dr. Dorice Tentchoff

Effects of physical activity and nutrition on bone density measured by radiographic techniques

Creator:: Emiola, Monsuru Lasun
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: activity levels and sexes and a Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (Pearson 'r') was computed

A student model in economic education : factors influencing a student's learning of economics

Creator:: Udompijitkul, Tumrong
Abstract:: The major focus of this research was to examine the factors, both instructional factors and student factors, that influence student gains in economic knowledge in economic education. This study sampled twelfth grade students from randomly selected high schools in the Williamette Valley of Oregon. The stepwise regression analysis was used...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: committee members- - Dr. E. Wayne Courtney, Dr. Charles Carpenter, Dr. Lafayette G. Harter, Jr., Dr. David

Instructional needs assessment for managing conflict between watershed resource users in Oregon : the OWIC case study

Creator:: Saeed, Ikram
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to explore a needs assessment method for suggesting target-based training interventions for managing conflict between the resource user/interest groups in Oregon's riparian zones. An instrument was developed and then validated by an expert panel. The questionnaire addressed three potential conflict management factors: multiple-use orientation,...
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Full Text:: sincerest thanks to the other committee members, Dr. Wayne Haverson, Dr. Frederick W. Obermiller and Dr

A study of the relationship of self-concept to attitudes, activity levels, and demographic variables among the long-term spinal cord-injured

Creator:: Green, Brian C.
Abstract:: National statistics indicate that over ten thousand persons each year become disabled from spinal cord-injury. The need for research in this area is evident. The objectives of this study were: 1. To determine any relationship between selected attitudes and activity levels with self-concept; 2. To identify certain demographic variables that...
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Full Text:: sincere appreciation. To my remaining committee members, Dr. Wayne Haverson and Dr. Alan Sugawara, my

Interview manual for student personnel workers

Creator:: Derthick, Charles Henry
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: country. The writer is especially appreciative to Dr. F. R. Zeran, the major advisor, for the guidance

Effectiveness of title III, ESEA in selected schools of the Oregon Small Schools Program July 1, 1966 to June 30, 1970

Creator:: Mellbye, Clarence K.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in selected schools of the Oregon Small Schools Project. Specifically, the objectives were to analyze: 1. To what extent were the objectives of the OSSP accomplished. 2. To what degree...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Ganklin R. Zeran The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of Title III of the

A comparison of effective teaching characteristics of teachers who participated in a mentor-teacher program with teachers who did not

Creator:: Hauseman, Joseph Hayes
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify the effective teaching characteristics of teachers who participated in the Mentor-Teacher Program and teachers who did not, and then determine if there were any significant differences between the three groups of teachers: (1) Mentor-Teacher Program interns (G.T.A.'s), (2) outstanding O.S.U. graduates, and...
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Full Text:: Privacy Dr. Gerald R. Girod The purpose of this study was to identify the effective teaching

Determining competencies for an educational research masters degree program in Venezuela

Creator:: Cárdenas, Humberto, 1948-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the competencies necessary to conduct educational research in the Venezuelan context; to determine if differences exist among Venezuelan educators in responding to the questionnaire; to determine which clusters of skills and under standings are relevant to an educational research master's degree; to...
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Full Text:: Research Masters Degree Program in Venezuela Abstract approved:,_ Redacted for Privacy William R. Fielder

Objectives, course content, and preparation of teachers for psychology classes in Oregon high schools

Creator:: Kremer, Robert Joseph
Abstract:: Problem The purpose of this investigation was to examine the status of high school psychology in the state of Oregon by comparing Oregon high school psychology with (1) general information from the literature, (2) information obtained from a survey of 130 high school psychology teachers in the United States, (3)...
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Full Text:: approved: ems , r n Problem The purpose of this investigation was to examine the status of high

A study of the relationships between selected perceptual-motor behaviors and: achievement in reading; achievement in mathematics; classroom behavior; academic self-concept; and academic motivation for first and third grade boys and girls

Creator:: Levenspiel, Mary Josephine
Abstract:: This study investigated the relationships between selected perceptual-motor behaviors and the following: achievement in reading, achievement in mathematics, academic self-concept, academic motivation and classroom behavior. This investigation was designed to explore the suggestion of Newell Kephart that there is a relationship between perceptual-motor behavior and school success, and to provide...
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Full Text:: Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy Anna R. Meeks This study investigated the relationships between

An evaluation of the international program for elementary students enrolled at the Kasetsart University Laboratory School (Satit Kaset), Bangkok, Thailand

Creator:: Samahito, Chalatip
Abstract:: The central focus of the present study was to assess the International Program (IP) and the Regular Thai Program at Satit Kaset in Bangkok, Thailand. The problem involved the gathering of both statistical and survey information from IP students, parents, and teachers in Grades 1-4 at the school. The primary...
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Full Text:: approved R. Lance Haddon The central focus of the present study was to assess the International Program

Development of expressional handcraft in the Long Beach elementary schools

Creator:: Bernard, Francis Montgomery
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: acknowledges his indebted- ness to Dr. R. J. Clinton, Professor of Education, Oregon State College, for his

History and trends of graphic arts education

Creator:: Coberly, Zoral Harold
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ANfl TBFNDS OF GRAPHIC ARTS EDUC;.TION r¿ORA HAROLD COBRLY A THESIS ubniitted to OREGON STATE

The effectiveness of culture-free tests in measuring the intellectual characteristics of German immigrants to Canada

Creator:: Ellis, Edward Norman
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Winifred May Ellis. ACKNOWLEDGMENT The writer is indebted to the members of his committee, Dean F. R

Current practices in guidance services in the secondary schools of British Columbia

Creator:: Young, Robert Hume
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this thesis is to survey the current practices in guidance services in the public secondary schools of British Columbia and on the basis of the survey findings, together with a review of the literature of guidance, to present recommendations for a feasible program...
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Full Text:: SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF BRIITISH COLUMBIA Redacted for PrivacyAbstract approved: Purpose of the Study R. B

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