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Exploration of male inmates in the Deuel Vocational Institution : a case study

Creator:: McNelley, William J.
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to (1) identify major problems faced by the youth who, in transition from school to work, have resorted to anti-social behavior and are now inmates of Deuel Vocational Institution, (2) identify the behavioral patterns of youth having employment problems that resulted in incarceration within...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A conceptual model of women entrepreneurs in small businesses

Creator:: Putnam, Carol A.
Abstract:: Women entrepreneurs are an economic force within the American and Oregon economy. Women are starting businesses at two to five times the rate of men. There has been significant research detailing the demographics, barriers, and business management skills of women business owners. Yet, the research to date has been limited...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Introduction 1 Rationale 4 Statement of the Purpose 8 Objectives of the Study 8 Definition of Terms 9

Beginning the year in a fifth-grade reform-based mathematics classroom : A case study of the development of norms

Creator:: Cheval, Kathryn Meador
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate the development of social norms in a fifth-grade reform-based mathematics classroom through a close examination of one teacher's actions during the first three weeks of school. This study offers insights into the following research questions: 1) How does an elementary...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Mathematics Classroom: A Case Study of the Development of Norms. Abstract approved: karen m. higgins

A multi-case study of elementary classroom teachers' transitions to reform-based mathematics instruction

Creator:: White, Elizabeth Busch
Abstract:: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics published their vision of active, problem-centered instruction with a goal of conceptual understanding in 1989. Fifteen years after these reforms were proposed the changes are reflected in school policy and elementary mathematics curriculum, but only limited change has actually occurred in classroom instruction....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on April 19, 2004. Title: A Multi-Case Study

Case study of the student-to-student interactions in an online course offered by a community college, and how the interactions impact learning community

Creator:: Cvetko, Marlene G.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to investigate the student-to-student interactions that take place in an online community college course, and how the interactions impact an online learning community. The literature review revealed three related themes: (a) the impact of the teaching/learning environment on student interaction, (b) barriers in the online environment,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Education in Education presented on October 15, 2001. Title: Case Study of the

GED graduates : case studies of six at-risk students who have persisted at a community college

Creator:: Falk, Cheryl R.
Abstract:: This interpretive study sought to understand how six GED graduates who dropped out of high school came to be enrolled at a rural community college, and what factors they perceived promoted or impeded their academic persistence and success. Specifically the study focused on student backgrounds, reasons for dropping out of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: insight into what success might be for such students. A multiple-case study approach using in-depth

Transitioning from content centered instruction to student centered learning : a qualitative study of one community college instructor's experience

Creator:: Stevens, Malia L.
Abstract:: For the past 100 years, the prominent instructional model for all public education in the United States has been teacher/content centered with the intent of covering a discrete body of knowledge in a given period of time. As the end of the twentieth century approaches, natural, social, political, and economic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: agenda. The purpose of this study was to document, through a case study, the experience of one

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:: Robert W. Chick The purpose of this study was to evaluate the student personnel services rendered at a

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:: for the Study 4 Delimitations of the Study 6 Assumptions of the Study 7 Definition of Terms 8 II

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:: this study, I have included a complete glossary of working definitions at the beginning of Chapter 4

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Exploration of male inmates in the Deuel Vocational Institution : a case study

A conceptual model of women entrepreneurs in small businesses

Beginning the year in a fifth-grade reform-based mathematics classroom : A case study of the development of norms

A multi-case study of elementary classroom teachers' transitions to reform-based mathematics instruction

Case study of the student-to-student interactions in an online course offered by a community college, and how the interactions impact learning community

GED graduates : case studies of six at-risk students who have persisted at a community college

Transitioning from content centered instruction to student centered learning : a qualitative study of one community college instructor's experience

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

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

Lesbian leaders in action : influencing and transforming community college culture

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