The major purpose of this research was to study the in-service
programs for community college vocational instructors, and develop
guidelines for a cooperative work experience approach to in-service
staff development.
The specific objectives of the study were:
(1) To develop a research instrument capable of measuring the
agreement relative to...
This interpretive research sought to understand how eight Hispanic students who
mastered English as a Second Language (ESL) matriculated at a rural community college,
and what motivating factors encouraged or encumbered their academic persistence and
success. Particularly the study focused on student backgrounds, motivations, and
persistence factors influencing their success....
The purpose of the study was to compare perceptions by faculty,
students and administrators of the campus environments of eight small,
independent liberal arts colleges in Oregon and to determine if similar
or like perceptions of the environment lead to greater vitality in each
of the colleges studied. In the...
The purpose of the study was to: (1) test a client-outcome
evaluation methodology in a community mental health clinic, (2)
relate a measure of clients' recent life change to client outcomes,
(3) relate functions staff perform for clients to staff mental health
profession and to client outcomes, and (4) suggest...
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between stress, health, and health behaviors. The population for the study was made up of 231 full-time employees from Eastern Montana College. The subjects completed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS), the Seriousness of Illness Scale (SIRS), the La Crosse...