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Influence of audio-visual workshops upon teaching practices

Creator:: Henkle, Charles Van
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: present activities of state departments of education, university extension divisions, and four-year

An algebra placement and diagnostic examination for Portland State Extension Center

Creator:: Buschman, William Owen
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Portland State Extension Center AN ALGEBRA PLACEMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION FOR PORTLAND STATE

A study of the effectiveness of using distance education to present training programs to Extension Service Master Gardener trainees

Creator:: Rost, Robert C.
Abstract:: Despite the availability of distance education technology, Oregon State University Extension Service educators have made limited use of this equipment for delivery of educational programs to clients of the state's 36 county Extension Service offices. Some Extension educators may be hesitant to use distance technology because they are unsure whether...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: present training programs to Extension Service Master Gardener trainees AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF

“I Could Make Impossible Things Happen”: Latina Entrepreneurs Nurturing Intuitive, Spiritual, and Relational Knowledge to Grow a Business

Creator:: Fonseca, Ana Lucia
Abstract:: Entrepreneurship is regarded as a viable way for women to enter the economy and improve their quality of life (Morris et al., 2018). However, little attention has been paid to understanding how women, and specifically women of color, utilize their ways of knowing to learn entrepreneurship. Grounded in Chicana/Latina feminism...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Positionality: My Epistemology and Pathways to Extension Education .. 51 Research Design

Case study of the student-to-student interactions in an online course offered by a community college, and how the interactions impact learning community

Creator:: Cvetko, Marlene G.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to investigate the student-to-student interactions that take place in an online community college course, and how the interactions impact an online learning community. The literature review revealed three related themes: (a) the impact of the teaching/learning environment on student interaction, (b) barriers in the online environment,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: including bulletin board forum postings, email, group papers, and interviews. Six of the 16 students

Trends in college news : a comparative study of Oregon State College news in the Oregonian and Oregon Journal for a 15-year period

Creator:: Shideler, Fred Merle
Abstract:: This study of the Oregon State college news appearing in the Oregonian and Oregon Journal in Portland at five-year intervals over a 15-year period was undertaken primarily to attempt to determine, if possible, trends in college news; to indicate the emphasis on different types of college news; to determine the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The virtual community of an online classroom : participant interactions in a community college writing class delivered by computer-mediated communication (CMC)

Creator:: Johanson, Terri L.
Abstract:: This qualitative study describes and interprets the interactions of participants in a community college writing class delivered by computer-mediated communication (CMC). The class represented a best practice model of learner-centered instruction in a CMC class. The description and the discussion are framed by five aspects of CMC instruction: (1) context;...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ; (3) communication; (4) learning; and (5) community. Offered via a computer bulletin board system

The relationship of selected biomechanical components to the presence of swimmer's shoulder in experienced age-group swimmers

Creator:: Slear, James D.
Abstract:: Seventy-six competitive swimmers from eight swimming teams were surveyed about swimmer's shoulder symptoms over the past year, then were placed into symptomatic levels: nonsymptomatic and symptomatic with the symptomatic sample divided into moderately and highly symptomatc levels. Swimmers were videotaped to evaluate maximum body roll and the simultaneous angle of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of the shoulder. Elbow extension at mid-recovery was also measured. Measurements were taken during

Fatigue patterns of flexor and extensor muscle groups about weight-bearing and nonweight-bearing joints of humans

Creator:: French, Stephen Neil
Abstract:: Forty-eight young adult males were ranked on the basis of mean hand-grip strength scores and the middle one-third, the medium strength range, were chosen as subjects. These sixteen subjects were given 30 serial trials in each of four tests; knee flexion, knee extension, elbow flexion, and elbow extension. Each trial...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ; knee flexion, knee extension, elbow flexion, and elbow extension. Each trial consisted of a

Power weight training applied to college females

Creator:: Wegner, Julie A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a power lifting weight training program on the dynamic strength, static strength and body composition of college females. Thirteen college females volunteered for the study. The subjects trained three days per week for a total of nine weeks which...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , but trunk flexion and knee extension strength did not appreciably change over the training period

Muscular strength of active men, 25 to 64 years of age

Creator:: LeMarr, John D.
Abstract:: This study measured muscular strength and perceived exertion of active men, 25 to 64 years old. The subjects were 80 members of a large YMCA, with 20 active men chosen from each of the following age groups: 25-34, 35-44, 45-54,and 55-64. Measurement of strength consisted of assessing the maximum weight...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: times (10-RM) for each of six strength exercises; leg press, leg extension, leg curl, decline press

Executive Leadership and Crisis Management at Community Colleges: An Exploratory Narrative Study

Creator:: Tarker, Daniel A.
Abstract:: This exploratory, narrative study investigated two research questions. One, how do executive leaders at community colleges describe how their cognitive schema and sensemaking approach informed their understanding of a crisis that their organization faced. Two, how do executive leaders at community colleges describe what leadership traits, behaviors, and competencies they...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: evolve into an extension of terror management theory or grow with research into a similar framework

The effect of television instruction on problem solving attitudes of fifth and sixth grade students

Creator:: O'Brien, Shirley Joanne
Abstract:: PURPOSE OF THE STUDY The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of televised instruction to aid in changing attitude toward problem solving. The study determined whether fifth and sixth grade students would demonstrate significant differences in: 1) attitude toward the nature of problem solving, 2) self-confidence in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: extension of instructional television exposure to produce maximum attitudinal change should be investigated

A program of studies for Amity Union High School

Creator:: Halter, George Alen
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to develop a program of studies for Amity Union High School that would adequately meet the needs of the students. By providing suitable information for the local board of education, administration, teachers, and parents, it is hoped that appropriate revisions, extensions, or modifications would...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

History of trade and industrial education in Oregon

Creator:: Menegat, Paul Anthony
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Administrative Groups 1917-1950 75 Bulletin No. 1, State Board for Vocational Education 77 Bulletin No. 2 78

Criteria for a system of area education districts for the state of Oregon

Creator:: Pence, Don Pollard
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: consisting of two or more public school districts, is primarily a development of the last decade (141, p

Educational opportunities and schools of the United States Army

Creator:: Darlington, Laurence Edwin
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Extension Courses Chapter XL. Civil Educational Institutions Chapter XLI. Civil Industrial Plants

Adult 4-H volunteer empowerment in 4-H youth development settings

Creator:: Olsen, Pamela
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to determine which factors related to adult 4-H volunteer empowerment in 4-H youth development settings. This study examined the relationship of adult 4-H volunteers’ perceived leadership styles of Oregon 4-H Youth Development Educators (YDE) to the adult 4-H volunteer sense of empowerment. In...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Involvement………………………………………………………. 141 Leadership Style……………………………………………………………………. 142 Transformational

A study to determine the effects of a college human sexuality course upon student sex knowledge and attitudes toward selected sexual topics

Creator:: Vennewitz, Peter Jan
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine the effects of a college human sexuality course upon sex knowledge, attitudes toward sexual behaviors of non-significant others, and attitudes toward the sexual behaviors of self and spouse. In addition, the study sought to investigate the relationship between knowledge gain and attitude...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: square, Pearson product-moment correlation, and a multivariate analysis technique involving an extension

Adult education through the tax-supported agencies of Umatilla County, Oregon

Creator:: Elliott, Dorothy Evelyn
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: extension units were conducted In 195_I6. Interest and demand for the program has increased since that time

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