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Cultural aims of a secondary commercial course

Creator:: Vance, Herbert Townsend
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE by Herbert Townsend Vance May 16

African-American women faculty teaching at institutions of higher-learning in the Pacific Northwest : Challenges, dilemmas, and sustainability

Creator:: Townsend-Johnson, Linda
Abstract:: Title: African-American Women Faculty Teaching at Institutions of Higher Learning in the Pacific Northwest: Challenges, Dilemas, and Sustainability Institutions of higher learning in the Pacific Northwest have successfully recruited African-American faculty, yet these institutions have difficulty retaining African-American faculty for at least five years. African-American women faculty experience problems obtaining...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Challenges, Dilemmas, and Sustainability Linda Townsend-Johnson

The effects of knowledge and attitudes about AIDS on behavior among the students of Chulalongkorn University

Creator:: Kanjanawasee, Tipsiri S.
Abstract:: This study investigated the effects of knowledge and attitudes about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) on behavior among 293 students of Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Education, Bangkok, Thailand. The purposes of this study were to : a) assess university students' knowledge and attitudes about AIDS, and their sexual behavior; b)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Identification of reading and study skills related to academic success in each of ten schools at Oregon State University

Creator:: Haselton, Shirley Schantz
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to identify essential reading and study skills for academic success in each of the schools at Oregon State University. Further, this study related faculty perception of specific skills and scores of subjects who were tested in these skills. The study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE SCHOOLS AT OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY Redacted for privacyAbstract approved: Dr. Kenneth M. Ahrendt

A study of media personnel and faculty perceptions regarding educational technology services in teachers' colleges in Thailand

Creator:: Nontapa, Ruangwit
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ' Colleges in Thailand. Abstract approved Kenneth M. Ahrendt The purpose of this study was to (a) assess

Internationalization in Oregon and Washington community colleges

Creator:: Sipe, Deborah M.
Abstract:: Research on higher education during the period 1990 to 2013 has suggested that U.S. higher education institutions were significantly impacted by a number of global forces, including an increase in the movement of goods, information, and people across borders. During the same period, a measurable increase occurred in the number...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Colleges AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Deborah M. Sipe for the degree of Doctor of

Work load and S-T segment changes during monitored bicycle ergometer exertion following varied carbohydrate feedings and vitamin B-6 supplementation

Creator:: Siemann, Art W.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to monitor coronary responses occurring in the S-T segment of an electrocardiogram before, during and after exercise following a "standard" carbohydrate-loading schedule with varied vitamin B-6 supplementation. The study was conducted using four college-aged males who had been training a minimum of two years...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Work load and S-T segment changes during monitored bicycle

Making the connection to K-12 education for noncollege-bound students : the voices of students and workers address school experiences and workforce preparation

Creator:: Campbell, Willa M.
Abstract:: This study examined the relationships between business, education, and the economy, and specifically addressed the significant impact that business has had on education and educational policy. A large amount of research exists on the history of school reform and the development of educational policy, but none of the research examined...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Willa M. Campbell for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on March 17, 2008

A case study of effects of accelerated learning methodology on reading gains of ten middle school students in southwest Washington

Creator:: Questad, Beverly A.
Abstract:: Learning disabled students in special education programs have not been demonstrating equal achievement gains in reading when compared to their non-handicapped peers. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Accelerated Learning methods in teaching reading to ten learning disabled middle school students in southwest Washington. Accelerated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: School Students in Southwest Washington. Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: Kenneth M. Ahrendt

Voices of experience : understanding and enhancing successful conflict management by community college presidents

Creator:: Zanjani, Mellissia M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research study was to enhance understanding of successful conflict management by community college Presidents through highlighting and describing conflict experiences with the faculty union or the board of trustees in a community college context. The following questions guided the research: (a) How do community college Presidents...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Mellissia M. Zanjani for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

Community leaders' perspectives of a rural community college's impact on community development

Creator:: Thomas, Reine M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative research study was to examine the role a rural community college plays in the development of its community, using a holistic, community-based lens that considered college and community context, interactions and results to answer the question: How does the rural community college impact the development...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Impact on Community Development AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Reine M. Thomas for

Small sample parameter estimation for forced discrete linear dynamic models

Creator:: Stevens, Donald L.
Abstract:: The problem of estimating the parameters of a forced discrete linear dynamic model is considered. The system model is conceptualized to include the value of the initial state as a parameter. The forces driving the system are partitioned into accessible and inaccessible inputs. Accessible inputs are those that are measured;...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: written as Y = MZ . (2.9) M is a TxT matrix with l's on the diagonal, -(01's on the first sub- diagonal

Classroom teachers' accuracy in observing students' motor performance

Creator:: King, Christine Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine how accurate classroom teachers' observations are for identifying high and low motor performances. In order to assess teacher accuracy in rating motor performance, an analysis was conducted on students' scores on the Short Form of the Bruininks - Oseretsky Test of Motor...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Performance Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved: John M. Dunn The purpose of this study was to examine

Personality characteristics of selected community college dropouts

Creator:: Edelbrock, Gary Ray
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study The central purpose of this study was to determine if certain personality characteristics differ between community college persisters and those who drop out of school. The following 12 a priori hypotheses involving six Adjective Check List personality scales were tested: 1. Male persisters would have...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DROPOUTS Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Raymond S. Sanders The Purpose of the Study The central

The construction and use of stereographic transparencies in human physiology

Creator:: Swenson, Martin Arnold
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Professor George S. Eby, Professor of Science and Visual Education, who never refused to lend assistance

The effect of surface type on plantar pressure distribution and running kinematics

Creator:: Killgore, Garry L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine pressure at five selected sites on the plantar surface of the foot and adaptations in running kinematics among fourteen male varsity collegiate distance runners on five different surfaces--asphalt, cinders, concrete, grass, and tartan. Pressure data were collected with an Electrodynogram system (EDG)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to run at a pace of six minutes/mile (4.47 m/s). To facilitate maintenance of this pace, subjects

Biographical variables and descriptive factors of arrest circumstance which differentiate drinking drivers grouped by total number of drinking and driving offenses

Creator:: Beerman, Kathy A.
Abstract:: Drunk driving continues to be a national, state, and local problem in spite of recent changes in laws governing drinking and driving. Driving under the influence of intoxicants (DDII) has been judged to be responsible for approximately one-half of all traffic related deaths nationally, killing 25,000 Americans and injuring 700,000...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract Approved: Redacted for Privacy Ma garet M. Smith Drunk driving continues to be a national, state

The effects of auditory metronomic rates on addition performance of second-graders in Lindsay, California

Creator:: Weinhouse, Donald S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of various auditory metronomic rates on addition performance of selected second-graders in Lindsay, California, and thereby test the theory that when such rates "approach and reach personal tempo the individual enjoys an optimal circumstance for learning" (Barsch, 1974, p. 5)....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Donald S. Weinhouse for the

A qualitative study of the professional growth of mid-career community college faculty

Creator:: Crawford, Charles J. M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore experiences of professional growth for mid-career community college faculty. The research question that guided the study is: How do community college faculty members experience professional growth at mid- career? The research design included an interpretive social science methodology and phenomenological method. Nine...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Charles J. M. Crawford for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on

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

Adjustments and challenges experienced by adult Hispanic students in a public technical college

Creator:: Suchite, Jose M.
Abstract:: Little research has been done in the area of adult Hispanics' transition to college, a complex and challenging process which marks a critical period in their lives. Research suggests adaptation difficulty may cause them to drop out of school usually before completion of the first terms. There is a lack...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Jose M. Suchite for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on

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:: ‟ Perceptions of Their Reading Experiences. Abstract approved: LeoNora M. Cohen There is

Impact of discourses on preservice literacy teacher identity development : Subjectivity and agency

Creator:: Larson, Mindy Legard
Abstract:: This research addressed the complexities of identity development in the lives of seven elementary and middle school preservice literacy teachers during their graduate teacher education program at a private western university using a poststructural feminism theoretical lens. This research investigated two questions: 1) How do preservice teachers develop their identity...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : __________________________________________________________________ Karen M. Higgins This research addressed the complexities of identity development in the

Analysis and method of teaching the basic techniques of team sports for girls

Creator:: Gill, Percy Margaret
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to Dr. Eva M. Seen for her under- standing, guidance, and helpful criticism as adviser in the

The accuracy of parents' perceptions of their preschool children's gross motor abilities

Creator:: Groner, Michael
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine the extent to which parents and professionals were in agreement prior to and following intervention regarding their Judgement of the gross motor abilities of the parents' preschool children. Each child was tested by a professional on the Ulrich Test of Gross Motor...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (--/ Dr. John M. Dunn The purpose of this research was to determine the extent to which parents and

The relationship between hearing impairment and motor proficiency in selected school age children

Creator:: Schmidt, Sharon
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Research on motor ability in the 1960's and 1970's defined the basic abilities which seeni to underlie

The relationship between burnout and selected demographic and job-related variables among Oregon public school teacher-coaches : identifying coping strategies

Creator:: Kosa, Boonsong
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to determine relationships between burnout and selected demographic and job-related variables and to identify burnout coping strategies commonly used by teacher-coaches in public secondary schools. A volunteer sample of 193 teacher-coaches responded to a three-section questionnaire composed of the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Jaloweic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: endeavors whom I am expressing my thanks and sincere appreciation to: Dr. Terry M. Wood for his full

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:: University as a Case Study Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Kenneth M. Ahrendt Although the

The effects of supplemental home instruction by parents utilizing the data based gymnasium instructional model on the performance of selected motor skills with moderately and severely mentally retarded children

Creator:: Maguire, Paul A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if parents of students could improve the motor performance of their moderately and severely mentally retarded children through the implementation of the Data-Based Gymnasium (DBG) Instructional Model as a supplement to the school program. The DBG Instructional Model is an individualized system...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: privacy Abstract approved: ohn M. Dunn The purpose of this study was to determine if parents of students

The nomenclature of crime and violence as it appears in the educational and criminal justice systems

Creator:: Kincaid, John Thomas
Abstract:: In many schools, drugs, vandalism, assaults, thefts, and violence against both students and teachers have destroyed the orderly atmosphere needed for teaching and learning. While juvenile criminal behavior, both in school and elsewhere, is caused by a large and complex set of sociological and psychological conditions, there is evidence that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Redacted for Privacy Kenneth M. Ahrendt In many schools, drugs, vandalism, assaults, thefts

A comparison of the effect of computer-assisted-instruction and same-age peer-tutoring on math achievement of fourth grade students

Creator:: Pflug, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: A pretest-posttest design was used to compare the effectiveness of computer-assisted-instruction (CAI) drill and practice with the effectiveness of same-age peer-tutor drill and practice on promoting mastery of multiplication facts. The subjects were students from three, fourth grade classes in the Reedville School District of Aloha, Oregon. Two fourth grade...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: stimulus (Burke, 1983, p.22). This process is known as S-R Theory. B.F. Skinner applied S-R Theory or the

A proposed plan for evaluating semi-public camps in the state of Oregon

Creator:: Milliken, Margaret Jean
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Graduate School ACKNOWLEDGMENT To Dr. Eva M. Seen, Director of Physical Education for Women, who

Determining readability by computer analysis using the Fourier transform to calculate the spatial frequencies of words

Creator:: Piepmeier, Karen Swanson
Abstract:: The black and white pattern formed when an individual word is printed on a page was analyzed by the Fourier transform. The Fourier transform produces a sequence of sinusodial functions, usually called spatial frequencies, whose amplitudes depend upon the particular pattern analyzed. These amplitudes were examined to determine if the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Fourier Transform to Calculate the Spatial Frequencies of Words AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF }Karen S

The context in which student teaching occurs and its effect on student teacher performance

Creator:: Gallagher, Patricia Reed
Abstract:: The central problem of this study was to construct and validate an instrument to measure the complexity of the contexts in which student teaching occurs and to use the instrument in the investigation of factors related to context complexity and its effect on student teacher performance. The instrument to measure...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Privacy Dr. Kenneth M. Ahrendt The central problem of this study was to construct and validate an

Qualitative study of patterns in attitudes, values and behaviors among fathers of gifted and non-gifted children in selected preschools

Creator:: Clausing-Lee, Marianne Sue
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine differences in patterns and underlying practices between fathers of gifted and fathers of non-gifted children. The study included 10 fathers of gifted (FG) children and 10 fathers of non-gifted (FN) children. The children were preschoolers, ages 5-6 years old. Giftedness of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Kenneth M. Ahrendt The purpose of this study was to determine differences in patterns and underlying

The effect of teacher training on movement implementation in elementary classrooms

Creator:: Abramovitz, Jan Samuel
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the effect of teacher training on the nature and context of movement instruction in Oregon elementary schools. While there are numerous instructional guides and many anecdotal descriptions of classroom movement highlighting the work of movement arts specialists, to the best of our...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _______________________________________________ LeoNora M. Cohen The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the effect of

The effect of trials-to-criterion on the retention of a discrete motor skill by moderately retarded and severely mentally retarded individuals

Creator:: Morehouse, James Wesley
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of trials-to-criterion on the retention of a discrete motor skill (overhand beanbag throw) by moderately mentally retarded and severely mentally retarded individuals. Nonmentally retarded individuals were involved as a control group. The subjects were grouped by degree of retardation and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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A comparative study of the effectiveness of residence hall student government and selected perceptions and characteristics of resident hall student staff members and student government officers

Creator:: Bachman, William C.
Abstract:: This study was concerned with determining if: (1) the effectiveness of residence hall student government varies according to the perceptions of its role held by residence hall student staff and government officers, and the hall type and population; (2) the perception of hall student government held by student staff varies...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for Privacy Kennetn M. Anrenat This study was concerned with determining if: (1) the effectiveness

Comparison of fractionated reaction time between cerebral palsied and non-handicapped youth

Creator:: Parks, Susan T.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to study the effects of cerebral palsy on the ability to plan and execute a gross motor movement, as measured by the fractionation of Simple Reaction Time (SRT) into its premotor (central) and motor (peripheral) components. The experimental task required subjects (N = 10...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: John M. Dunn The purpose of this research was to study the effects of cerebral palsy on the ability

A comparison of college/university professors and specialists in adapted physical education in their perception of the importance of a specified set of professional competencies

Creator:: Dempsey, Stephen D.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Set of Professional Competencies. Redacted for privacy Abstract approved: 67- Dr. John M. Dunn The

Perceptions of the influence of school-based activities on voter behavior

Creator:: Borella, AnnLouise
Abstract:: The purpose of this case study was to explore the perceptions of school district administrators and members of the community about the influence of school-based activities had on voter behavior. The case study focused on a school district in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Interviews were held with the school...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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A recreation program for handicapped children

Creator:: Schwab, Margaret Jo
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Identification of factors influencing high school students in selecting an occupational program major in an Oregon community college

Creator:: Daugherty, Ronald DeWayne
Abstract:: The study was devoted to formulating answers to the following questions: 1. What factors did students report to be influential in their choice of a community college major ? 2. What factors influenced students in the selection of a community college to attend? 3. What factors influenced students to continue...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dr. John M. Chrismer Abstract approved: The study was devoted to formulating answers to the

A comparison of the effect of instructor-designed reading materials and the effect of programmed reading materials on selected reading skills and academic achievement of intercollegiate freshman student athletes

Creator:: Finn, Beatrice
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Professor Redacted for privacy Dr. Kenneth M. Ahrendt The purpose of this study was to compare the effect

A comparison of selected basic skills and personality characteristics in Adult Basic Education/General Educational Development (ABE/GED) and Developmental Education students

Creator:: Bennani, Nancy Gabbert
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to determine whether Adult Basic Education/General Educational Development students and Developmental Education students are significantly different in selected basic skills and in selected personality characteristics. The population of the study (N=100) consisted of equal numbers of students enrolled in ABE/GED and DE classes at...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: rapidly during the decade of the 1960's (Ahrendt, Monroe). Generally viewed as comprehensive, open door

Development of the Delton Silent Reading Tests : alternative test forms for the Schonell Silent Reading Tests

Creator:: Dudiak, Shirley
Abstract:: The Delton Silent Reading Test, Forms A and B, was developed as an alternate test for the Schonell Silent Reading Test which is currently used for screening the reading comprehension of special students. The aim of the Delton Silent Reading Test is to achieve greater consistency in mid-year and mid-program...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: KENNETH M. AHRENDT The Delton Silent Reading Test, Forms A and B, was developed as

External and internal work of a T-6 paraplegic propelling a wheelchair and arm cranking a cycle ergometer : case study

Creator:: Novak, Charles Willard
Abstract:: The purpose of this investigation was to compare the results of two methods of gathering data on the stress of wheelchair propelling at equivalent work loads and to account for differences in physiological responses with a mechanical analysis of wheelchair propelling. Physiological data collected were heart rate, systolic blood pressure,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ERGOMETER: CASE STUDY Abstract approved: Y-fAltj (John M. Dunn) The purpose of this investigation was to

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:: : Kenneth M. Ahrendt This study was an ethnographic case study of a Vietnamese unaccompanied minor in a

A description of teachers' sense of self-efficacy of the first graduate elementary pre-service teacher cohort at Oregon State University

Creator:: Bigler, Duane A.
Abstract:: Research studies indicated that teachers' sense of self-efficacy is a multidimensional construct related to teachers' beliefs about teaching, their ability to teach, and their students' ability to learn. This study described the change in a cohort of graduate preservice elementary teachers' sense of efficacy as they progressed through a four...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Teacher Cohort at Oregon State University Abstract approved: Kenneth M. Ahrendt Research studies

The effect of a summer program of orientation, effective study, and reading on persistence and grade point average of first year junior college students

Creator:: Griffin, Kenneth Neil, 1924-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a pilot summer program of orientation, study skills and reading on the persistence and grade point average of first year junior college students. The pilot program was offered as a voluntary summer program between graduation from high school in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: PERSISTENCE AND GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF FIRST YEAR JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS Abstract approved: Dr. Lester M

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