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Innovative Coaching in Intercollegiate Athletics : Advocating for Cultural Responsiveness

Creator:: Thompson, Mitchell D.
Abstract:: It has been established that intercollegiate sport is an important social institution for student athletes of color in the United States (Coakley, 2012). White intercollegiate coaches have a prominent influence on the academic, athletic, social and emotional development of student athletes and therefore must be tuned into variation in cultural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Mitchell D. Thompson

An appraisal of evening community college student personnel services in Western United States

Creator:: Mitchell, James Gerald
Abstract:: This investigation has as its purpose: (1) to identify present student personnel practices in evening community college programs, (2) to identify student personnel practices considered "desirable" or "undesirable" in evening community college programs, and (3) to develop student personnel service guidelines for an evening community college program. Securing and Treating...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: personnel services in Western United States AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF JAMES GERALD MITCHELL for the

Perceptions of an African American woman chief executive officer in a community college setting

Creator:: McKinnon, Maurice
Abstract:: Community colleges are in a strategic position to meet the growing demands for educating a population that is in a dynamic state of change, a population that is becoming more diverse with each passing year. A diverse population and other critical issues have created a new challenge for community colleges....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: would like to thank include Dr. Charles Mitchell, Dr. Betty Duvall, Dr. Stephanie Sussman, Dr. Beverly

A study of judicious discipline : a constitutional perspective for school rules and decisions and its effect on the school-related attitudes of students

Creator:: Bolden, Robert A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if students' school-related attitudes are significantly affected by teacher classroom discipline management based upon concepts contained in Judicious Discipline: A Constitutional Perspective for School Rules (Gathercoal, 1986). The data relative to student school-related attitudes of elementary, middle, and high school students toward...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 81 B. Scales and Corresponding Test Items 86 C. TRAIT Administration Procedures 88 D. The Field

Carl L. Anderson : life and contributions to public health and health education

Creator:: Asan, Virginia Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of this study of the life and career of Dr. Carl Leonard Anderson was to recount his professional contributions to the field of health and relate these to public health and health education. The major emphasis of this study concerned Dr. Anderson's professional life. The accomplishment of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: information for the major portion of the study. Specia appreciation is given to Dr. C. Peggy Gazette and Dr

An evaluation of a change effort

Creator:: Carlson, Ron
Abstract:: School districts across the nation are engaged in an ongoing attempt to bring about change. Educational researchers strive to initiate change in the classroom with students as well as the teachers of these students. The evaluation of a change effort is a key element in any implementation model; as the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Assessment Instrument 61 B . Concerns Questionnaire Materials 63 C. Interview Question Guide 71 D. Summary of

Purchase and care of physical education equipment in the high schools of Oregon

Creator:: Davis, James Daniel
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: the construction of the item under consideration." 1. Hughes, w. L. and Williams, J. F. Athletics

Evaluation of education libraries for teacher education accreditation

Creator:: Knittel, Marjorie C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to examine the literature in education and library science to determine why standards for education libraries have not been realized, in the light of the specific criteria for other areas of teacher education accreditation. Educators and librarians in favor of strict standards for education...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: accreditation AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Marjorie C. Knittel for the degree of Master of Science in

A self-directed learning-based model for training needs assessment of clients at small business development centers

Creator:: Good, Glenn C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to improve instructional system design at Small Business Development Centers by developing a best practice model for assessing client training needs. Two research questions were addressed: 1. Is self-directed learning an appropriate framework for instructional system design at Small Business Development Centers? 2. What...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: assessment of clients at small business development centers AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Glenn C. Good

The design for a leadership academy for community college professionals based on transformational leadership

Creator:: Pielstick, C. Dean
Abstract:: Using meta-ethnography, this thesis analyzes the literature on transformational leadership and related sources to identify the themes, patterns and connections that describe transformational leadership. These findings were combined with findings from an analysis of selected sources on adult learning theory and leadership training to establish the basis for a design...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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

Self concepts of gainfully employed women in two colleges in Washington State

Creator:: Westrum, Helen J.
Abstract:: Purpose The purpose of this study was two fold: 1) to determine the self concepts of women workers and their relationship to certain personal variables and patterns of work, and 2) to produce basic self concept research. Procedures The subjects selected for this study were the women employed in 1973...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in Washington State AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Helen J. Westrum for the Doctor of

“We Don’t Stop ‘til We Get There”: Reframing the Hip Hop Ill-literacies of Latinx Youth

Creator:: Cole, Matthew C.
Abstract:: The experiences of Latinx youth are well-studied in U.S. schools, yet, few studies have focused on their experiences in Community Based Educational Spaces (CBES). CBES continue to be on the periphery of Education research despite the potential affordances of youth-led work in such out-of-school spaces (Baldridge, 2020). At the same...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ………………………….174 Appendix C: Interview Guide: Second Interview With Promotorxs……………………….175 Appendix D: Interview

An analysis of the impact of residential setting on the development of selected dimensions of self-actualization

Creator:: Schroeder, Charles C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine if there were initial differences in selected dimensions of self-actualization, as measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI), between the freshmen who selected co-educational residence halls and those who selected single-sex residence halls; and to determine if the type of residence hall...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Contact (C). The participants completed the POI during New Student Week immediately preceding the 1971

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS OF Brian C. Green for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in EDUCATION presented on May 18, 1982

Testimonio: ne ̀aahtove - listen to me! voices from the edge : educational stories of Northern Cheyenne women

Creator:: Gondara, Brookney C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to hear the stories of Northern Cheyenne women's educational experiences using the method of testimonio, a method culturally aligned and academically appropriate for use among indigenous people. The researcher, also a Northern Cheyenne tribal member used testimonio based on its roots in resistance literature...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Brookney C. Gondara for the

Development and administration of a scale to measure the computer attitude of preservice and inservice teachers at the elementary school level

Creator:: Evans, Anantaporn Disatapundhu
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to: (a) develop a comprehensive plan consisting of a series of logical steps based upon recommendations derived from psychometric, measurement, and research literature and utilize the plan to develop a Likert-type scale to provide valid and reliable measures of the attitude of preservice and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: members of my doctoral committee: Dr. Karl J. Nice, major professor; Dr. William C. Jenne'; Dr. Kenneth

School health education

Creator:: Kaye, Leo Clemens
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: SCHOOL HEALTH EDUC TlON ·oy LEO C . 1\Al'E A PAPER

The use of measurement in adapting physical education to individual needs

Creator:: Kaye, Leo Clemens
Resource Type:: Research Paper
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Proposed intramural athletic program for Ventura Junior High School

Creator:: Mason, Thomas Francis
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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The emerging role of the teacher aide in Oregon public schools

Creator:: Rochon, Louis Francis
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study is to determine the direction of the emerging role of the teacher aide in Oregon Public Schools and to make recommendations on the basis of the findings of this study. Securing and Treating Data The data for this study were obtained...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: IN OREGON PUBLIC SCHOOLS Abstract Approved: Redacted for Privacy Purpose of the Study J. V. Hall

A study of supervisors' ratings of consultant teacher effectiveness in relation to leadership styles and personality types

Creator:: Houck, Sandy L.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: explained by the difference in supervisor and consultant personality types. C Copyright by Sandy L

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 Redacted for PrivacyAbstract approved: J. Rogdr Penn This research was undertaken to identify

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:: ) Page APPENDICES 90 Appendix A Emoticon Samples 91 Appendix B Informed Consent Form 93 Appendix C

An evaluation of educational films in the teaching of high school physics in Oregon

Creator:: Grassell, Edward Milton
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: school boys and girls and their respective physics teachers; his major professor, Dr. R. J. Clinton

A proposed campcraft program for boys and girls

Creator:: Jordan, Mary Edna
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of' the Jury-of-Experts ....... 81 B. Inquiry sent to the Jury-of-xperts Bi C. Inq'iry sent to

Anonymous screening process for selecting the most qualified finalists in administrative employment searches

Creator:: Groll, Bruce Jeffrey
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to design an objective-based Anonymous Screening Process (ASP) for selecting the most qualified finalists for non-tenured administrative employment searches in public higher education. The intent was to design a viable employment process that substantially meets equal opportunity mandates, the dual aim of the Federal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: School 4(11/4 Date thesis is presented May 7, 1992 Typed by Bruce J. Groll Redacted for Privacy

Development of expressional handcraft in the Long Beach elementary schools

Creator:: Bernard, Francis Montgomery
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Francis M. Bernard Robert Mitchell Clair W. Shelley C. B. Story Suggestions for principal-teacher

Personnel organizations and services in small colleges in the North-Central area

Creator:: Alkire, Leota Lundy
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: - Colleges Participating in the Survey 88 Appendix C - Questionnaire . . . . 93 LIST OF TABLES TABLE

Instructional coaching and disciplinary literacy : an examination of the engagement of secondary content-area teachers in professional development

Creator:: Bamford, Barbara JoAnne Dehm
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the factors that contributed to the engagement of middle and high school teachers in professional learning with instructional coaches, relative to disciplinary literacy. The study addressed the following question: What factors appear to influence secondary content-area teachers' engagement with instructional coaches,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Seco Abstract approved: Kenneth J. Winograd The purpose of this qualitative study

Reform in undergraduate physical education major programs in the United States and in Japan

Creator:: Takeshita, Shunichi
Abstract:: Undergraduate physical education major programs in the United States and Japan were compared in terms of reform during the period 1972-74 to 1988-90. Two kinds of reform were studied: (1) change from single-track professional preparation to multiple-track preparation and (2) change from a nonacademic discipline-based program to an entirely academic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for Privacy Dr. Sanp'ra J. Suttie Undergraduate physical education major programs in the United

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

The perceived need for inservice training to improve the teaching of mathematics in primary schools in Bendel State of Nigeria

Creator:: Iloh, Gabriel Ogochukwu
Abstract:: Purpose: The study assessed the perceived need for inservice training to improve the teaching of mathematics in primary schools in Bendel State of Nigeria. Specifically, the study sought to know where and when the primary school mathematics teachers need inservice training to improve their standards of teaching elementary mathematics. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: am grateful to other members of my committee: Dr. A. Walter, Dr. C. Wood, Dr. B. Kersh, and Dr. J

Women's studies : a new program for the community college

Creator:: Goltra, Raylene Denise
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to present the new women's studies program for the community college. The study advocated consciousness raising for females at all levels of public instruction, but this paper was limited to the community college. The program outlined would seek to help women to assume a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Title: WOMEN'S STUDIES: A NEW PROGRAM FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Redacted for privacy ,$r. J. J. 0

“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

An organizational analysis of structural characteristics during the merger of two higher education organizations

Creator:: McMahon, John J.
Abstract:: Organization theory had seldom been applied to higher education organizations but recent developments in organization theory appeared to have potential for such application. No coherent theory of educational change had been developed. However, one multidisciplinary synthesis of literature on organizational change was congruent with modern organization theory and contained both...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Veteran Student Success : An Evaluation of Veteran Students' Perceptions of a Cohort Learning Model

Creator:: Campbell, Edward J.
Abstract:: In 2010 the American taxpayers spent $697 million educating veterans under the provisions of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (commonly referred to as the GI Bill). Most veterans begin their college education at a community college. However, the number of veterans succeeding in community colleges is exceedingly low. Based...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Edward J. Campbell for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Lesbian leaders in action : influencing and transforming community college culture

Creator:: Kenney, Rebecca J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore through their own stories and journeys (storjourns), how lesbian leaders influence and transform dominant community college culture. Five lesbian leaders participated who held the position of Director, Associate Dean, Dean, Executive Vice President, and President/Executive Dean. This microethnographical inquiry divulges and makes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE DISSERTATION OF Rebecca J. Kenney for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education

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:: . Wayne Courtney, Dr. John C. Buckhouse, Dr. Dianne K. Erickson, Dr. Karl J. Nice, and Dr Larry J

An analysis of the effectiveness of team teaching compared to traditional teaching of health to high school sophomore students

Creator:: Schlaadt, Richard Grover
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of teaching high school health by team teaching and traditional teaching methods. For this study 114 second-semester sophomore health students from Centennial High School in Gresham, Oregon were used, distributed in three health classes as a control group, utilizing traditional...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Lester M. Beals, Dr. William R. Crooks, Mrs. Jeanette Dixon and Dr. Margaret C. Lumpkin for their

Speed of various neuro-muscular responses in college freshmen and sophomores ages eighteen to twenty-two

Creator:: Koll, William Henry
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Evaluation and supervision of student teachers in business subjects

Creator:: Cleveland, Claudia Buck
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: e n t i n % o f Y e a r R e p o r t e d B u s i n e s s S u b j e c t s o f

A national analysis of business teacher certification

Creator:: McMillan, Gilbert Earl
Abstract:: Problem While the primary emphasis of this study was on the professional aspects of a business teacher's preparation, by necessity it was concerned with other aspects of the preparation of business teachers, especially as these relate to the so-called "professional sequence." Thus the purpose of the study was to seek...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy C. Theo Y ian Problem While the primary emphasis of this study

A comparison of the effectiveness of teaching general hygiene by closed-circuit television and by lecture procedures

Creator:: Shaw, Donald D.
Abstract:: The central purpose of this comparison was to determine the congruence or difference between two teaching techniques, the television method and the conventional lecture method as used in teaching General Hygiene on the freshman college level at Oregon State University. Sub-problems associated with this study were, (a) the development of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: measuring instrument, (c) application and analysis of the college health knowledge test in reference to

Role of the health educator in guidance services

Creator:: Petersen, Harold Ernest
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Impact of voluntary compliance and compliance inspection programs on experience rates among small employers in California

Creator:: Nave, Michael E.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to evaluate government intervention as an effective strategy for implementing accident prevention programs and reducing occupational injuries in the workplace. The central issue was to determine if participation in the California Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) Small Employer Voluntary Compliance Program (SEVCP) or compliance inspections conducted...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Employers in California (Redacted for privacy Abstract Approved (--"tavAd C. Lawson This study was

The effectiveness of audio-monaural equipment in skill-building in typewriting

Creator:: Wiper, Robert Ellis
Abstract:: This thesis is based on an experiment in typewriting which utilized specially designed audio-monaural equipment for skill-building. The experiment was conducted with students taking typewriting instruction at the intermediate level at Oregon State University during the Fall quarter, 1960. Three control and three experimental classes participated and were compared on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . in Education jpresented =J 2 O / Title: The Effectiveness of Audio-Monaural Equipment in Skill

Attitudes, opportunities and environment of Negro grade school children at Couch School

Creator:: Kingsbury, Helen
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -oa11ed 'neo jobstt; j e., those industries in which mo3t of the workers are negroo There are industries

Evaluating of different educational procedures in the treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus

Creator:: Johnson, Alfaretta Clara
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Hansen , Professor s. E . Williamson, Dr. H. R. Laslett, Dr. M. Fincke , and to Dr. c. L. Anderson

Supervision of high school student body finances in the high schools of Oregon

Creator:: Henry, Gilbert Edward
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Dean of Graduate School Date thesis is presented August 1 l9]. Typed by Audrey R. Henry To Dr. C

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