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  • Staff perceptions of a participatory strategic planning process at one community college

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    McDermott, Eve L.
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    The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of participants involved in one community college's strategic planning process in which faculty, administrators, and staff at all levels of the organization were encouraged to participate. Data were collected through direct observation, focus group interviews, analysis of institutional documents, and...
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    and in facilitation. 2. Do not dictate a single process for strategic planning across all

  • Merging missions : a historical analysis of the University of Alaska Anchorage, 1984–2009

    Creator:
    Strom, Stephen L.
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    Literature on the evolution of the American higher education system includes a historical and consistent debate over the definition of the higher education mission in the country. Recent debate focuses on mission differentiation between the university and the community college. Acknowledging systemic changes in higher education historically occurred within regions...
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    Research Fellow in astrophysics at the California Institute of Technology—taught me the joy of lifelong

  • Partnerships at the center of Advanced Learning : a regional educational reform initiative

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    Dunlap, Joseph H.
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    The purpose of this research study is to investigate and gain understanding of the factors contributing to development of the Center for Advanced Learning (CAL), a regional collaborative educational reform project and the partnerships that emerged from that process. The development process and partnerships are examined from a systems thinking...
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    manufacturing and pre-engineering, health sciences, and information technology education. The vision for the

  • Strategic problem solving in the community college : an analytic model

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    Pearson, Geraldine Helen
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    The purpose of the study was to determine if a model could be created which would describe and prescribe a superior method for strategic problem solving in the community college. A review of the literature in business and industry was used to extrapolate a model which might describe the decision...
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    model could be created which would describe and prescribe a supe- rior method for strategic problem

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

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    Beebe, Anthony E.
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    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...
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    community college documents indicate educational leaders had no less a vision for Oregon's community

  • Factors that contribute to the effectiveness of online learning technology at Oregon State University

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    Filimban, Ghadeer Zainuddin
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    With the rapid development of technology, online learning is increasing significantly and becoming a popular method of education for many universities and colleges around the world. Because of computers and the internet, most online learning today is interactive, and sometimes more interactive than the traditional classroom. Students can interact on...
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    survey results under “Technology-related Reasons” that a “lack of technical preparation for the

  • Out on a limb : Serving students at one community college branch campus

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    Norby, Paula
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    More than any other single factor, access to community college education depends on proximity. The advent of the community college branch campus has opened higher education to broader segments of the population. The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to discover services that students who attend a branch campus...
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    take a leave and letting me come back at my own pace. For taking the time to read countless drafts and

  • Factors related to the economic sustainability of two year chemistry-based technology training programs

    Creator:
    Backus, Bridgid A.
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    Two-year chemistry-based technology training (CBTT) programs in the U.S. are important in the preparation of the professional technical workforce. The purpose of this study was to identify, examine, and analyze factors related to the economic sustainability of CBTT programs. A review of literature identified four clustered categories of 31 sub-factors...
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    sustainability was based on six reasons: (a) There is a substantial need for chemistry- based technology

  • Educational technology associations as change agents : A case study

    Creator:
    Stephenson, Christine (Christine Gale)
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    This research addressed the role of educational technology associations as change agents within education with particular emphasis on issues of advocacy and leadership. Using a poststructural feminist lens and the metaphor of interview and analysis as storytelling, it explored the perspectives of nineteen individuals belonging to a national level educational...
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    and an advocate for educational technology, not just as a teaching tool, but as a medium for

  • Academic libraries at the center of instructional change : Faculty and librarian experience of library leadership in the transformation of teaching and learning

    Creator:
    Gilchrist, Debra L.
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    This phenomenological inquiry explored the experiences of library leaders and discipline faculty members engaging in a collaborative instructional change initiative focused on a process-based learning pedagogy and led by an academic library. The investigation’s purpose was providing insight and understanding concerning the: (a) library’s role in instructional leadership; (b) experience...
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    ) leading with a clear vision. Additional suggestions for libraries seeking to influence instruction are