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  • Community college leaders : building community connections

    Creator:
    York, Penny
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    The study established how community college leaders establish connections with other community leaders. Connections that form broad and inclusive networks can be used to develop positive social capital in communities. Results showed that new community college leaders follow a pattern of community engagement including the identification of other leaders, making...
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    capital in communities. Results showed that new community college leaders follow a pattern of community

  • An historical review of Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory

    Creator:
    Hickcox, Leslie K. (Leslie Kay), 1951-
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    The central purposes of this study were to review the historical sources of David Kolb's formulation of experiential learning theory, and to determine the effect and application of Kolb's theory and Learning Style Inventory as reflected in the literature between 1971 and 1990. It was found that Kolb based his...
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    . A majority (61.7%) of the studies examined found that Koib's theory and LSI were useful in five

  • Form Fits Content in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

    Creator:
    Hogan, James Joseph
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    In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce used the form or structure of his language to connote a meaning which supported the content of the text. The elements of form he used most often were sentence and paragraph structure, punctuation, rhythm, and classical rhetorical schemes....
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    they turned on him to betray him and rend him like rats in a sewer. (34) The r 's seem to growl

  • Test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) : good indicator for student success at Community Colleges?

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    Ng, Jacob N. K.
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    Community colleges in the United States have become an important educational destination for international students. According to the Institute of International Education (IIE, 2006), international students who enrolled for the first time at a U.S. campus increased by 8 per cent, from 131,946 students in 2004/2005 to 142,923 in 2005/2006....
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    Education presented on October 30, 2007. Title: Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Good

  • Two Oregon governors : the role of perceptions in community college state budget development

    Creator:
    Preus, Camille
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    The purpose of this phenomenological study is to describe how Oregon governors Barbara Roberts and John Kitzhaber, whose tenures both coincided with the passage and implementation of property tax limitation measures, determined the community college budgets within their recommended state budgets. The stories of Robert’s 1993 and Kitzhaber’s 2001 decisions...
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    should lead to a clear understanding of the administration’s policy priorities and the placement of

  • Forging their way : the experience of single fathers on a community college campus

    Creator:
    Cook, Tim S.
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    The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of single fathers attending a community college. Single fathers comprise one-fifth of all single parent families, yet little research has been done on this growing segment of the population. A phenomenological approach was utilized to examine the attributes, needs, and...
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    Reserved Forging Their Way: The Experience of Single Fathers on a Community College Campus by Tim S

  • Rural community college fundraising : a multi-site case study exploring the characteristics and motivations of alumni supporters

    Creator:
    Wood, Jason S.
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    Fundraising in the 21st century is becoming an increasingly important component of rural community colleges' (RCCs) overall funding strategies. Alumni represent a significant population of potential college supporters. The problem facing rural community colleges involves fiscal viability through developing innovative fundraising practices and identifying emerging sources of additional revenue. The...
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    ). In the 1970’s, people nationwide participated in a movement of shifting local tax burdens to the

  • Personality characteristics of selected community college dropouts

    Creator:
    Edelbrock, Gary Ray
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    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...
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    provided by Dr. Raymond S. Sanders, Associate Professor of Psychology. In addition, a very special note of

  • 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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    Dissertation
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    11, 2011. Title: Merging Missions: A Historical Analysis of the University of Alaska Anchorage

  • 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.
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    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...
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    in the S-T segment of an electrocardiogram before, during and after exercise following a "standard