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Factors that affect a school district's ability to successfully implement the use of data warehouse applications in the data driven decision making process

Creator:: DeLoach, Robin
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that influence the ability of teachers and administrators to use data obtained from a data warehouse to inform instruction. The mixed methods study was guided by the following questions: 1) What data warehouse application features affect the ability of an...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Applications in the Data Driven Decision Making Process by Robin DeLoach A DISSERTATION

Validity of preschool language intervention programs

Creator:: Wright-Fromherz, Robin Elizabeth
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of using an early childhood language intervention program with children who had been determined to be language delayed at the ages of 3, 4 and 5 and to determine how the early childhood langauge intervention program was associated with changes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: INTERVENTION PROGRAMS BY ROBIN ELIZABETH WRIGHT-FROMHERZ A THESIS SUBMITTED TO OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY IN

Faculty Perceptions and Realities Informing Curricular and Instructional Improvements in Postsecondary STEM Education: Development of Transdisciplinary Curricula, Notions of Successful Students, and the Use of Student-Learning Data

Creator:: Lenhart, Cindy A.
Abstract:: Research has confirmed a lack of diversity and persistence of underrepresented populations in the STEM fields. Recruiting and retaining more women and people of color into STEM fields has long been a goal of higher education, per a notable lack of women and people of color who enter and complete...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Jana L. Bouwma-Gearhart Abstract Research has confirmed a lack of diversity and

Virtual Liberatory Women of Color Mentorship

Creator:: McAloney, Kimberly A.
Abstract:: Higher education literature lacks frameworks and models that consider women of color mentoring and fewer that discuss virtual mentorship among women of color. This work examined a successful and productive virtual mentorship and explored the key features of the mentorship, how the mentorship was maintained virtually, and the benefits and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: color. This work examined a successful and productive virtual mentorship and explored the key features

Language and learning : a case study of a Vietnamese unaccompanied minor in a post secondary setting

Creator:: Davis, Kay Mathews
Abstract:: This study was an ethnographic case study of a Vietnamese unaccompanied minor in a post secondary setting. There were two guiding questions for the study: (1) How does the subject perceive language as it relates to educational experience? (2) What kinds of observable personality, cognitive, or affective factors have contributed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on May 24, 1995. Title: Language and Learning: A

A study of superstitious beliefs

Creator:: Wilson, Thomas Arden, 1903-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A study of superstitious beliefs THESIS A STUDY OF

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

Creator:: Grassell, Edward Milton
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OREGON EDWARD MILTON GRASSELL A THESIS submitted to OREGON STATE COLLEGE in partial fulfillment

The effect of folk dancing upon reaction time and movement time of senior citizens

Creator:: Boarman, A. Marie (Alice Marie)
Abstract:: With the neuromuscular performance deficit typically associated with aging, the maximum rate of response of the individual is diminished with advancing age. Physical activity has recently been examined as a possible factor delaying the aging process as it relates to neuromuscular performance. This investigation examined folk dancing as a potential...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: as a possible factor delaying the aging process as it relates to neuromuscular performance. This

The acquisition of values : a theoretical model

Creator:: Robinson, Gail Patricia
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: The acquisition of values : a theoretical model AN

A recreation program for handicapped children

Creator:: Schwab, Margaret Jo
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A recreation program for handicapped children A

The preparation of teachers of industrial arts in the area of electricity and electronics

Creator:: Peithman, Roscoe Edward
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ELECTRICITY AND ELEC'IRONICS by ROSC()J EDIARD PEI'mlAN A. THESIS submitted to ORFnON STA'l'E

A Rhetorical Analysis of Feminist Critics' References to Virginia Woolf

Creator:: Stockton, Judith D.
Abstract:: Virginia Woolf wrote both prose and poetry, both fiction and non-fiction: she was both a creative writer and a politically conscious reporter. She left a wealth of beautifully crafted observations and comments that continue to be immensely quotable and influential. Feminist critics today use Woolf's vocabulary to continue the feminist...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Interdisciplinary Studies in the co-departments of English and Education presented on May 5, 1992 Title: A

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

Case Study : Description of a Corporate University's Operational Factors

Creator:: Ewer, Gary
Abstract:: Corporate universities (CUs) have been in existence in the United States since the early 1900s. They are increasingly providing educational and developmental opportunities for workers; however, there is little empirical research on these types of organizations. This study examined a specific electrical distributor's CU using a theoretical framework as a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Description of a Corporate University’s Operational Factors. Abstract approved

A physical science survey course for high schools

Creator:: Ziegler, Robert George
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A physical science survey course for high schools Äi

Attention as a subject of study in educational psychology

Creator:: DeBois, Lillian Evangelyn
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Attention as a subject of study in educational psychology

A proposed biology course for Oregon's high schools

Creator:: Robinson, Clifford Ellis
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A proposed biology course for Oregon's high schools AN

A perceived-risk curriculum for at-risk learners

Creator:: Kash, Laurel Renee
Abstract:: Although perceived-risk curriculum, that is, where the learner experiences effects of eustress (positive stress), has been used in Arts or outdoor activities, it has not been used in school classrooms. Milkman’s 1996 studies of after-school Project Self Discovery demonstrated that at-risk students lessened their adverse risky behaviors, such as substance...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Education presented on August 3, 2009. Title: A Perceived Risk Curriculum for At-Risk Learners

A history of intercollegiate wrestling at Oregon State University (1909-1974)

Creator:: Nelson, Richard C. (Richard Cornelius), 1932-
Abstract:: Intercollegiate wrestling at Oregon State University had its inception on March 20, 1909. On that day, the Oregon Agricultural College wrestling team wrestled in a home meet against the team from Washington State College. The Beavers, under the tutelage of their first coach Eddie O'Connell, won their first intercollegiate meet,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Department) (Date) Title: A HISTORY OF INTERCOLLEGIATE WRESTLING AT OREGON STATE UNIVEaSIT;$7 (1909-A974

An analysis of the effectiveness of a learner-centered teaching system compared to that of a conventional teaching of basic electricity to university students

Creator:: Ruiter, William Wallace, 1925-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a learner-centered teaching system and that of a conventional teaching of basic electricity to university students. For this study 65 students enrolled in basic electricity at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona were used, distributed in two fall semester...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: An analysis of the effectiveness of a learner-centered

A Study for development of a methodological process and the use of certified NLP-practitioners in assessing the consistency of NLP-programmers rating eye movements

Creator:: Sun, Michael B.
Abstract:: The research developed a methodology to code and quantify eye movement patterns as a function of a neuro-linguistic programming strategy elicitation process. Secondarily the research established methodology that identified the degree of consistency among certain certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioners while they rated eye movements. The study reviewed literature in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A Study for development of a methodological process and

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

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

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:: A study to determine the effects of a college human

The personal problems of Corvallis high school students as a basis for curriculum improvement

Creator:: Cunliffe, Robert Gerald
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: interested. In the two upper grades the reverse situa. Ohm is true to a lesser degree. The following student

Phonological contrasts and word-decoding skills of the reader of English as a second language

Creator:: Morray, Marjorie Kuh
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of the present study was to investigate the extent to which phoneme and grapheme-phoneme contrasts between English and Spanish influence the word-decoding skills of Spanish-speaking adults who are early readers of English. The major objectives of the research were to investigate: 1. The differences...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: reader of English as a second language AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF MARJORIE KUH MORRAY for the DOCTOR

Male attitude toward equality for women as a correlate of self-concept

Creator:: Lewis, Yvonne Pelletier
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Male Attitude Toward Equality for Women as a Correlate of

How selected groups evaluated the student personnel services at a public community college

Creator:: MacNeil, James Leo
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the student personnel services rendered at a public two-year community college. The institution chosen for the study was Lethbridge Community College, located in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Six hundred and one people, representing seven population groups, were randomly selected for participation in this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: services at a public community college AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF James L. MacNeil for the degree

A study of the general and managerial professional education competencies of community college physical education instructors

Creator:: Reeder, Wendell Lee
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine the common professional training needs, proficiency and managerial requirements of Oregon community college physical education instructors. The respondents in this study were instructors who teach physical education activity courses PE 180 - 185 - 190 in Oregon community colleges. Four major tasks...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ) Title: A STUDY OF THE GENERAL AND MANAGERIAL PRO- FESSIONAL EDUCATION COMPETENCIES OF COMMUNITY

The trades mentor network : mentoring as a retention intervention for woman apprentices in the building trades

Creator:: Arvidson, Jeanne L.
Abstract:: Community service organizations, community college apprenticeships and organized labor have been working together to address the barriers to successful completion of apprenticeships. The barriers have been especially daunting for women and people of color. The Trades Mentor Network (TMN) grew out of a need to address this issue and to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: The trades mentor network : mentoring as a retention

A profile of professional improvement needs as perceived by occupational education instructors in Oregon community colleges

Creator:: Reinmuth, Charles Morris
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to develop a profile of the professional improvement needs of occupational instructors in Oregon community colleges as perceived by selected instructors. Specific objectives included: (I) to determine on a 5-point rating scale how proficient occupational instructors feel they should...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: wife Marcia, and children Lindy, Shari, Rodger, and Robin, go the thanks that only a husband and

A factor analysis of the professional education competencies of administrators of vocational education

Creator:: Sundstrom, Lloyd Conrad
Abstract:: The primary objective of this study was to identify, and to group, the professional education competencies common to administrators of vocational education. The technique of factor analysis was used to form logical groups of competencies. The secondary objectives were to: 1. determine, by the method of the analysis of variance,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A factor analysis of the professional education

A comparison of verbal responses of anglo-migrant and anglo-resident children

Creator:: Petrie, Ronald G.
Abstract:: The study compares the differences in verbal responses between 39 Anglo-resident and 32 Anglo-migrant children in the first grade in selected school districts in Oregon. The children were tested for I. Q. using the Goodenough Draw- A-Man test. They were grouped for comparison purposes by age, sex, and by migrancy...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A comparison of verbal responses of anglo-migrant and

A comparison of three alcohol education instructional approaches on the attitudes and knowledge of college students

Creator:: Fischer, Joseph Miller
Abstract:: Alcohol use/abuse among college students is a serious concern for higher education. Despite efforts to address this problem student use/abuse of alcohol continues. The purpose of this study was to determine which of three alcohol education instructional approaches more significantly impacted students' attitudes regarding the acceptance of alcohol use/abuse. Three...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A comparison of three alcohol education instructional

A two-year college and four-year university degree partnership program that facilitates baccalaureate attainment

Creator:: Hindman, Lynne L.
Abstract:: Baccalaureate attainment represents an important goal among educators and policymakers. The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education has stated that affordability and transfer are critical to increasing baccalaureate attainment, and that community colleges have a critical role in this transfer process. On the other hand, some researchers disagree...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on January 13, 2015. Title: A Two

A study of factors affecting child-centered teaching in elementary grades

Creator:: Hatch, Lynda Sylvia
Abstract:: Some elementary teachers want to be more child-centered in their teaching. They are trying to consider the needs of the students before the coverage of curriculum. Much of the inspiration for this educational approach has come from the British primary schools. The purpose of this study was to see if...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A study of factors affecting child-centered teaching in

A comparison between the management practices of academic department chairpersons and private industry managers

Creator:: Kauffman, Francis M.
Abstract:: A great deal of responsibility accompanies the person who becomes an academic department chairperson. However, the new department chairperson is often a temporary occupant of the chair and will return to a teaching faculty role within a relatively short period of time. In addition, there are few training programs in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A comparison between the management practices of academic

Toward a student-constructed model of student services for electronic distance education

Creator:: Blount, Joanna F.
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe and communicate a student-constructed model of student services for electronic distance education (EDE). This study seeks to answer the following questions: Do students enrolled in EDE perceive a need for student services? If not, why not? Which services do students want/need?...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Education in Education presented on January 10, 2002. Title: Toward a Student

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

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

Development of health and physical education for men at the Oregon normal school : a proposed set-up

Creator:: Cox, Joseph Alfred
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Oregon normal school : a proposed set-up AN ABSTRACT OF TEE TEES IS OF -7--ft- ífr' c JsØr

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:: A survey of research tasks required by public school

A survey of the physical education activity program for women in state colleges and universities in the United States

Creator:: Warnke, Ruth Elizabeth
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A survey of the physical education activity program for

Use of the cloze procedure as a criterion for measuring the readability of selected patient education materials for older adults

Creator:: Holcomb, Carol Ann
Abstract:: Purpose: The major purpose of this study was to determine the readability of selected patient education materials for older adults using the cloze procedure as a criterion. Actual cloze test scores from three selected passages on hypertension were compared with the Coleman readability scores on those same passages. Age and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: using the cloze procedure. Robin- son (1973) conducted a study to evaluate the cloze proced- ure as a

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

Creator:: Austin, Kathy D.
Abstract:: There is little current research in reading instruction for gifted learners. Children who are identified as gifted in reading are often left to their own devices or provided inadequate reading/literacy instruction (Ries et al., 2004). The purpose of this project was to determine how parents of gifted children and gifted...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: April 29, 2011. Title: Giving Voice: A Mixed Methods Study of Gifted Students‟ and their Parents

Response of skin surface temperature to an application of high voltage pulsed galvanic current (HVPGC) as a treatment method for sports injuries

Creator:: Brubaker, Deloss Allen
Abstract:: Ankle injuries account for 10-20% of time loss injuries in sports with almost 85% of these injuries being sprains, the majority of which occur to the lateral ligamentous complex. With statistics such as these it becomes important that the Athletic Trainer establish a method for effective and efficient means to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of high voltage pulsed galvanic current (HVPGC) as a treatment method for sports injuries AN

A comparison of players' and coaches' attitudes toward little league baseball in the states of Oregon and Washington and Taiwan, Republic of China

Creator:: Cheng, Hu
Abstract:: This study investigated the attitudes toward Little League Baseball of Little League Baseball players and coaches in the States of Oregon and Washington and in Taiwan, Republic of China. An instrument consisting of the semantic differential assessment questionnaire measuring attitudes toward Little League Baseball and a supplemental questionnaire for a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A comparison of players' and coaches' attitudes toward

A study of the personal values of Korean college student activists and non-activists and their perceptions of values of Korean government leaders

Creator:: Yon, Moon-Hee
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A study of the personal values of Korean college student

A study of the frequency of utilization of the Oregon State University health services in relation to selected characteristics of students

Creator:: Stanaway, Timothy John
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify some of the factors associated with student usage of the Student Health Services (SHS) and of the Infirmary at Oregon State University. The population for the study was the freshman class entering Oregon State University in September, 1968. The original enrollment of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION in EDUCATION Presented on APRIL 24l 1975 Titles A STUDY OF THE FRE

Proposed intramural athletic program for Ventura Junior High School

Creator:: Mason, Thomas Francis
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: FRANCIS 1ÏASON, JR. A THESIS submitted to the OREGON STATE COLLEGE th partial fulfillment of the

Residential peer pressure on male freshmen to participate in organized intramural sports at Oregon State University

Creator:: Morton, David Len
Abstract:: Statement of the Problem: The focal point of student activity centers around a student's residential affiliation. Therefore, a student's residence should be considered as a vital area for continued research. There have been a number of studies directly related to a student population, some focusing on activities and some on...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Gathercoal Statement of the Problem The focal point of student activity centers around a student's

Selection and storage of physics equipment in Oregon High Schools

Creator:: Cummins, Ernie Lee
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A THESIS submitted to OREGON STATE COLLEGE in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

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