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Inter-test Comparison of Three Preschool Language Tests : SICD, PLS, a d PPVT R

Creator:: Hansen, Laura S.
Abstract:: Thirty preschoolers were tested for language skills using the Preschool Language Scale (PLS), Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test-Revised (PPVT-R) Form L, and Sequenced Inventory of Communication Development (SICD). Each child's age scores on one test were compared to his/her scores on the other two tests. As a group, the children achieved...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : SICD, PLS, a d PPVT R Abstract approved: Thirty preschoolers were tested for language skills using

Women, poverty, and educational success : a critical exploration of low-income women's experience in community colleges

Creator:: Barry, Kate R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to critically explore low-income women's experience as they negotiate post secondary education in community colleges. Three research questions explore the context through which low-income women have entered the college experience, what that experience is like for them, and how the community college experience has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Kate R. Barry for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education

A study of the relation of expressed and determined interests of high school students

Creator:: McGlasson, Max D.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: iiAX D. MCGLASSON A THESIS submitted to the OREGON STATE AGRIJULT1JRAL COLLEGE in partial

Student personnel services in Pacific Coast schools of ministerial training

Creator:: Wood, Paul Hudson
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: careful criticism of the work at varying stages of its completion. Dr. R. R. Role/tart, chairman of the

A comparative study of the factors relating to post high school educational pursuits of selected American Indians : some characteristics and self-perceptions

Creator:: Hathhorn, James Robert
Abstract:: A unique aspect of this study is that it involves an unusually large number of individuals of American Indian descent. The sample population was composed of those Indian members of the 1962 high school graduating class from a six-state area. The selected graduates came from local public, Bureau of Indian...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ), Dr. F. R. Zeran, Dr. D. W. Poling, Dr. M. L. Fincke, Dr. N. D. Marksheffel, Dr. L. M. Beals, and,Mr

The interrelationship between academic achievement of college freshmen women and measures of anxiety and ability

Creator:: Stutler, Douglas L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between a measure of anxiety and academic achievement of freshmen women enrolled in the University of Northern Colorado (U.N.C.). One thousand and eighty women, eighty-seven percent of the freshmen women, were included in this study. All subjects completed the American...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Student personnel services in Negro colleges of the South Atlantic states

Creator:: Sanders, Charles Douglas
Abstract:: The Problem The general purpose of this study was to determine the completeness and adequacy of student personnel services in Negro colleges of the South Atlantic States. Specifically, the problem was (1) to identify and analyze the nature of student personnel practices in Negro colleges of the South Atlantic States;...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , and patience; Dean H. P. Hansen, Dr. W. R. Crooks, Professor D. M. Goode, and Dr. N. D. Marksheffel

The relationship between kindergarten experience and fine-muscle eye-hand coordination abilities of first grade children

Creator:: Roberts, Arthur James
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between kindergarten experience and fine-muscle eye-hand coordination abilities of first grade children. The subjects were 181 first graders in the public schools of Albany, Corvallis, and Salem, Oregon. The mean age of the sample was 76.69 months with a standard...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: COORDINATION ABILITIES OF FIRST GRADE CHILDREN Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: R. Lucille Rees The

A description of the processes and procedures used in the development of a merit-evaluation program for a middle-sized school district

Creator:: Tait, George James
Abstract:: This was an historical study which described the procedures used by a thirteen-member committee in an attempt to develop a merit-evaluation program for a middle-sized school district in Oregon. A random sample of 33.5% of the certificated staff of School District 9 were interviewed in May, 1969. The results of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -EVALUATION PROGRAM FOP MTTITIT - CT rn qt7T-TC1C) T . nTSTRTCT Redacted for Privacy Edwin D. Strowbrildge

Development of home economics education among the Tamils of Ceylon

Creator:: Savundranayagam, Mercia Violet Sybil Cloelia Indreni
Abstract:: This study attempted to analyze the educational problems of Tamil women, one of the communal groups in Ceylon, to trace in broad outline the development of their education from the earliest times to the present day, and to ascertain particularly the quality and importance of Home Economics Education in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -- Dean H. P. Hansen, Dr. R. B. D. Baron, Dr, H. B. Nelson, and Miss Joan Patterson --- for their

The role of the audiovisual building coordinator : opinion vs practice

Creator:: Jensen, Norman Richard
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to determine the current status of provisions being made to provide for appropriate utilization of the increasing quantities of audiovisual equipment and materials available in the public schools of Oregon. The ultimate objective of the study was to identify activities and programs essential to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: vs practice AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF NORMAN RICHARD JENSEN for the (Name of student) Ed. D

A study of the formal preparation of academic teachers in community colleges with proposals for Oregon

Creator:: Loomis, William George, 1917-
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the formal preparation currently required and desired for teachers of lower-division collegiate courses in public community colleges in the western United States and to make recommendations for the preparation of such teachers in Oregon. The identification of the functions of institutions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Ed. D. in Education (Name) (Degree) (Major) Date thesis is presented Aguqt, _i3, 19h1, Title A

A survey of Oregon elementary school counselors : educational preparation and responsibilities

Creator:: Morgan, Claude DeVere
Abstract:: The purposes of this investigation were to: (1) assist the elementary schools of Oregon in the development and implementation of elementary school guidance programs, and (2) develop recommendations for improving programs of guidance as well as counselor preparation programs. The investigation focused upon the personal and educational background of current...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: RESPONSIBILITIES Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Anna R. Meeks The purposes of this investigation were to

Blended Teaching in School-based Agriculture Education: An Exploration of Teacher Beliefs and Practices

Creator:: Milliken, D. Brett
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of school-based agriculture education (SBAE) teachers who self-identified as blended pedagogues. This study specifically focused on SBAE teachers' beliefs and how those beliefs influence their blended teaching classroom practice. Teacher beliefs are personal, subjective, and temporally and contextually stable....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF D. Brett

Needs of Oregon State College freshman women

Creator:: Champion, Mary I. Carter
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Redacted for Privacy ACKNOWLEDGMENTS To Dr. Herbert R. Laslett the writer is indebted for suggesting

Rehabilitation practices for tuberculosis patients at the Oregon State Hospital

Creator:: Hollister, Jack Cecil
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: like to acknowledge the kind help and assistance of the following peoplet Dr. Robert R. Reichert, my

The use of a "caution factor" to increase the predictive value of the American Council on Education psychological examination

Creator:: Carrillo, Lawrence Wilbert
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS To Doctor Robert R. Reichert, the writer owes a debt of gratitude. His constructive criticism of

The effect of counseling on the scholastic performance of a selected group of college freshman

Creator:: Harvey, Morris Eugene
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the assistance and the suggestions of Dr. Franklyn R. Zeran, Dean of the School of Education, Milton

The relationship of personal factors and reading performance to academic achievement of selected Oregon State College students

Creator:: Eppley, Mary Vineita
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Franklin R. Zeran for the unique opportunity of teaching and studying college students; to Professor

A study to determine the need for mathematics inservice training for untrained and trained teachers in K-7 rural schools in Manicaland, Zimbabwe

Creator:: Makande, Tendekai Don
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the need for mathematics inservice training for untrained and trained teachers in K-7 rural schools in Manicaland, Zimbabwe. The auxiliary teachers do not have any professional preparation before entry into the teaching profession. The study sought to determine the mathematics areas needed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: thank the members of my committee, Dr. V. Utz, Dr. D. Simmons, Dr. C. Wood, Dr. R. Northam and Dr. P

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 comparative study of a corrective reading program and its effects on two freshmen reading groups at Central Oregon Community College

Creator:: Taschow, Horst G., 1921-
Abstract:: This study compared intensive corrective reading instruction with less intensive corrective reading instruction at the community college level: Group 1 students received 50 fifty- minutes of intensive corrective reading instruction during ten weeks, while Group 2 students received the same amount of corrective reading instruction during 20 weeks. Reading instruction...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS OF HORST GERARD TASCHOW (Name) in EDUCATION presented on (Major) for the Ph. D. r- i(D

The staff development needs of full-time instructional faculty as reported by professional staff members in Oregon community college

Creator:: Justice, Patricia Kallberg
Abstract:: PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: The study examined administrator and faculty perceptions toward staff development needs and ascertained the differences which exist between the reported staff development needs of full-time community college instructors within the state of Oregon. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY: The three objectives identified for this study were: 1....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: MEMBERS IN OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGES Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: c:) Dr. Joe D. Wallowa

Self-esteem, locus of control, and perceived defending behavior in the classroom in relation to grades of junior high students in Kochi, Japan

Creator:: Reddington, Kenneth George
Abstract:: The present study was undertaken to investigate the relationship of self-esteem and locus of control to defending behavior as perceived by classmates in junior high schools in Japan, and to examine the relationship of all three of these to school grades. Special attention was given to how the present test-centered...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Privacy Dr. Edwin D. btrowOrilige The present study was undertaken to investigate the relationship of

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:: -Constructed Model of Student Services for Electronic Distance Education. Abstract approved: Larry D. Roper

African American Males' Perceptions of Success while Attending Community College

Creator:: Emerson, Dana M.
Abstract:: Background: African American males' experience in higher education is often categorized with negative terminology that does not reflect notions of success. Most research addressing the success of African American males in higher education illuminates factors that impede access to success and is often situated in university settings. Very little research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Larry D. Roper

The effects of teacher gender on mathematics achievement of first-grade students

Creator:: Barnett, Werner Joseph
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to determine whether there were significant statistical differences in achievement between first-grade students taught mathematics by male teachers as compared to first-grade students taught mathematics by female teachers. A substantive hypothesis was formed, which stated: "This writer hypothesizes that mean-gain...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Edwin D. Strowbridk , Jr. Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to determine whether there

The "open door" of Oregon's community colleges : enduring mission or fading vision?

Creator:: Beebe, Anthony E.
Abstract:: Community colleges have long been thought of as the "people's college." For some thirty years, Oregonians have looked to their 16 community colleges as the less expensive, more accessible route to a college education. Oregon's community colleges have traditionally had the broad mission of providing comprehensive educational opportunities to all...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Student FTE Categories 205 B. Study Instrumentation 207 C. Study Correspondence 217 D. Lists of

Perceptions and experiences of students who graduate with the Associate of Arts/Oregon Transfer (AA/OT) Degree

Creator:: Scott, Patricia Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to learn about the perceptions and experiences of students who graduated with the Associates of Arts/Oregon Transfer (AA/OT) degree. This study answered the following questions: 1) How did the AA/OT degree attainment assist in the overall achievement of goals? 2) How did AA/OT...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Larfy D. Roper The purpose of this qualitative study was to learn about the perceptions and

Coming to community college via welfare reform : an exploration of expectations and experience of women in Washington's WorkFirst program

Creator:: Kostick, Susan
Abstract:: This qualitative study explores the experiences of women who are welfare recipients attending a community college under the auspices of a new program, Washington State's WorkFirst/Work Study program. The study, conducted over two academic quarters, includes in-depth interviews with WorkFirst/Work Study students, observations in a weekly seminar, and interviews with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in Washington's WorkFirst Program. Abstract approved: Larry D. Roper This qualitative study

Traditional and nontraditional career role vocational agriculture teacher perception of career choice, work satisfaction, and career plans

Creator:: Kluckman, Delores
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study This exploratory study examined whether nontraditional career role (female) teachers in vocational agriculture differ significantly from traditional career role (male) teachers in vocational agriculture on perceived (a) events in career choice, (b) work satisfaction, and (c) future career plans. The Procedure A survey instrument was developed,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: John D. Oades Purpose of the Study This exploratory study examined whether nontraditional career role

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

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

A Sense of “Shared Responsibility” for Teaching English Learners: Connections Between Teacher Experience, Administrator Support, Co-planning and Co-teaching

Creator:: Woodruff, Karrie S.
Abstract:: Co-teaching and collaboration are an increasingly popular service model for English as a second language (ESL). In this model, the language specialist, sometimes called the ESL teacher, works together with a content teacher, each using their respective expertise to meet the needs of students who are identified as English learners...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________ Karen D. Thompson Abstract Co-teaching and collaboration are an increasingly popular service

A descriptive study of the relationships between classroom verbal interaction and students' school-related attitudes

Creator:: Welander, Gary Brent
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to gain a better understanding of the classroom environment by determining if student attitudes are significantly related to the quantity and characteristics of verbal interaction. A second concern was to determine if such verbal interaction could be effectively examined...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ATTITUDES ABSTRACT APPROVED: Redacted for privacy Dr.Edwin D. Strowbri5iie The Purpose of the Study The

Out from the shadows : conversations with women who teach part-time in community colleges

Creator:: McNair, Delores E.
Abstract:: This phenomenological study explores what it means to teach part-time in community colleges in the United States. The increasing use of part-time faculty in community colleges and the concomitant emergence of a two-tiered faculty are discussed. The study examines the nature of part-time work in the United States, thus providing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Several people deserve special mention. First, Dr. Larry D. Roper, my advisor, major professor, and

Coordination and cooperation between community colleges and community schools in selected community college districts

Creator:: Weiss, Marvin Wesley
Abstract:: The most important purposes of this study were to: (1) determine the extent of cooperation and coordination that currently exists in selected community colleges which have community school programs in their college districts, and (2) clarify the multi-roles of community schools and of community education in community colleges. Other purposes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: SELECTED COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICTS Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy/ 1 -LA-G..-- Dr. Melvin D

Participant perspectives of program success in a community college-based short-term skill training program

Creator:: Cooper, Roger W.
Abstract:: Evaluating the success or failure of work force training programs is most often accomplished through the reporting of "objective" data. Rarely are the students' views of their own success in such a training program formally solicited or applied in any useful way. But participant perceptions can be a critical barometer...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Success in a Community College-Based Short-Term Skill Training Program. Abstract approve Ronald D. Daugh

The design, development and testing of an experimental individualized learning system

Creator:: Neff, Gale Norman
Abstract:: This study was an experimental investigation of two methods of teaching students the cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills pertaining to the automobile brake system. The methods investigated were the experimental individualized learning system and the traditional group-lecture and demonstration. Experimental Design and Procedure The experiment, conducted during the spring term...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Redacted for privacy / Dr. Melvin D. Miller This study was an experimental investigation of two methods of

Two Steps Forward and One Step Back: A Case Study Exploring Anti-Racist Professional Development for Educators and the Barriers that Derail Progress Toward Transformational Action

Creator:: Ferguson, Amanda S.
Abstract:: Research overwhelmingly suggests that Black and Brown students face unjust and inequitable environments in K-12 schools in the United States (Bradshaw et al., 2010; Carter et al., 2017; Coles & Powell, 2020). These injustices often occur as a result of systemic racism and are replicated because of embedded racist policies...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Karen D. Thompson Abstract Research overwhelmingly suggests that Black and Brown students face

A Critical Policy Analysis of Dyslexia Policy in One Oregon School District

Creator:: Wiger, Sara L.
Abstract:: Persistent reading difficulties are prevalent in U.S. schools and can lead to lower student performance across all subjects as well as distress, anxiety, and depression. In 2022, only 32% of fourth graders in the United States tested as proficient in reading. While there are many factors which affect reading progress...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Karen D. Thompson Abstract Persistent reading difficulties are prevalent in U.S

A Correlational Study on the Impact of the Pell Grant Program on Utah's Public Colleges and Universities

Creator:: Clegg, Phil L.
Abstract:: The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) and the eight public colleges and universities in the system, have depended on the Federal Pell Grant program for more than 40 years to assist students to attend. For some of these institutions, the amount of Pell grant dollars received is as much...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Larry D. Roper

Enhancing community college revenue sources by leveraging land resources

Creator:: Scott, Cheryl L.
Abstract:: Community colleges are experiencing a decline in state allocated funding. Traditionally, college administrators look for ways to cut expenditures and raise tuition and fees to make up for the shortfall. Using available land resources to generate a revenue stream may provide revenue for community colleges. The purpose of this study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Larry D. Roper Community colleges are experiencing a decline in state allocated funding

An analysis of certain effects of teaching students to construct and analyze questions

Creator:: Walker, Thomas Jerry
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to analyze the effects of teaching elementary and secondary students the Gallagher Topic Classification System as a technique for constructing and analyzing questions. The subjects for the study were the students of three groups of randomly selected teachers from Coos and Douglas Counties of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Privacy Dr. Edwin D. StrowbyTage The purpose of the study was to analyze the effects of teaching

Faculty-Led Study Abroad as Social Justice Praxis: A Phenomenological Case Study

Creator:: Barbour, Nancy Staton
Abstract:: Faculty-led short-term programs are the most popular type of study abroad experience for undergraduate students in the United States. The rise of the FLST model has created new challenges for institutions and faculty. This study undertakes a critical analysis of the practice of faculty-led short-term (FLST) study abroad at U.S....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: ______________________________________________________ Larry D. Roper Faculty-led

A comparison of three approaches to vocabulary improvement in ninth grade language arts : an experimental study

Creator:: Hammack, Mary Lorraine, 1922-
Abstract:: This study compared three approaches to the improvement of vocabulary in ninth grade language arts classes: the direct-teaching approach, the interest-in-words approach, and the wide-reading approach. Answers to the following questions were sought: which of these approaches to vocabulary improvement is more effective than each other approach used in this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: EXPERIMENTAL STUDY Abstract approved: Redacted for privacy f*.d D. MarkilffeTv This study compared three

A comparative study of concerns and expectations of coordinators and employers for selected cooperative work experience programs in Oregon community colleges

Creator:: Kirsch, Theodore W.
Abstract:: The goal of this research was to identify those program elements and their levels of fulfillment in community college cooperative education programs which are essential if the success of an employer's contribution to a student's training is to be reasonably assured. The primary purpose was to determine if statistically significant...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: _ Redacted for PrivacyAbstract approved: Cy Dr. Joel D. Gallowa3 The Purpose of the Study The goal of this

A comparison of two self-instructional methods for improving spelling in high school and college : a twenty-six classroom experiment

Creator:: Wallace, Eunice Ewer
Abstract:: This study compared two self-instructional methods for improving spelling in high school and college: a traditional-deductive presentation of spelling rules and lists of words to exemplify each rule versus a programed-inductive presentation leading the learner to observe the spelling behavior of words and to make generalizations. Both the traditional-deductive and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Traditional-Deductive Method of Self-Ins true tional Spelling 127 D Self Classification 128 E Incidence

Autotronics : Implications for automotive related training programs standards based upon emerging technologies

Creator:: Savin, Stuart
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to provide a method for evaluating the effect, impact or role that (as perceived by automotive, diesel, automotive collision faculty and administrators) the nationally recognized industry training standards developed by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) have on the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________ Larry D. Roper The purpose of the study was to provide a method for evaluating the

Spiritual leadership : voices of women community college presidents

Creator:: Jones, Kristen (Kristen Annette)
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to name and give voice to the spiritual expression of leadership by women community college presidents. The following questions guided the research: (1) How do women community college presidents describe spirituality? (2) How does spirituality convey itself in the reflections, self-expression, and practice of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Presidents Abstract approved: ____________________________________________________ Larry D

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:: College Culture Abstract approved: ____________________________________________________ Larry D

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