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Libraries and the community college baccalaureate : meeting the challenge

Creator:: Coslor, Melinda McCormick
Abstract:: The community college baccalaureate movement has shown strong growth across the country as a strategy to meet workforce shortages. A variety of forces are driving the movement including (a) employer demand for higher credentials; (b) geographical access to education; (c) lower cost education; (d) a trained workforce to compete in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Meeting the Challenge AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Melinda McCormick Coslor for the

A voice from the classroom : an autoethnographic study of a mathematics teacher's development to teacher leader

Creator:: Knapp, Melinda
Abstract:: The focus of this autoethnography was an in-depth analysis of the recorded experiences of a middle school math teacher's transitional development from classroom teacher, to teacher leader. The following research questions guided this study: (1) In what ways did the researcher’s view of self as a teacher leader change during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Melinda Knapp for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

A study of the relationship of self-concept to attitudes, activity levels, and demographic variables among the long-term spinal cord-injured

Creator:: Green, Brian C.
Abstract:: National statistics indicate that over ten thousand persons each year become disabled from spinal cord-injury. The need for research in this area is evident. The objectives of this study were: 1. To determine any relationship between selected attitudes and activity levels with self-concept; 2. To identify certain demographic variables that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS OF Brian C. Green for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in EDUCATION presented on May 18, 1982

The relationship between completing the Applications of Mathematical Reasoning course and high school to community college transitions

Creator:: Hammer, Joyce D.
Abstract:: In 2004, the Transition Mathematics Project (TMP), funded by the state of Washington and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was established to create projects to help high school students gain the necessary skills to become college and work-ready. Aligned to TMP's College Readiness Mathematics Standards, a fourth-year capstone mathematics...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: state of Washington and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was established to create projects to

Investigating the Use of Online Degree Audit Technology and Understanding the Student Experience

Creator:: Hopf, Samantha NJ.
Abstract:: Academic advising is an integral step in a community college students higher education journey, and as such must be supported with any tools available to increase student success. Technology is becoming more highly integrated into the academic advising process as are online tools which provide access to student records, course...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: engagement, and (c) the essential functions of academic advising. The major findings of this study were

A two-year college and four-year university degree partnership program that facilitates baccalaureate attainment

Creator:: Hindman, Lynne L.
Abstract:: Baccalaureate attainment represents an important goal among educators and policymakers. The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education has stated that affordability and transfer are critical to increasing baccalaureate attainment, and that community colleges have a critical role in this transfer process. On the other hand, some researchers disagree...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: baccalaureate attainment, (b) higher GPA’s, and (c) fewer university credits, all of which led to substantial

Perceptions of "Dropouts" Recovered as Adults : A Life Course Case Study on Older High School Graduates

Creator:: Bogen, Susan Lori
Abstract:: Research has established that poor outcomes are the future for those without a high school diploma--yet students continue to drop out and become members of that population. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the experiences and perceptions of individuals who did not complete high school within the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: analyzed within the following five life course dimensions: a) time and place; b) linked lives; c) agency

Legislators' perceptions about community colleges' use of alternative funding sources to solve budget shortfalls

Creator:: Klimes, Debra S. E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to discern the nature of legislators' perceptions about community colleges' abilities to generate revenues through alternative funding sources and the resultant effects on state allocations to these colleges. Selected community college-related staff members and legislative staff members in Idaho and Oregon were asked to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ) community college presidents and staff, (b) their colleagues, (c) legislative staff, and (d) agency staff

Academic dishonesty : comparing American and foreign students' attitudes

Creator:: Sumrain, Ibrahim A.
Abstract:: To determine whether there were differences between foreign (Arab) and American student attitudes toward academic dishonesty in Oregon State University, a seventy-eight item questionnaire designed by Kirk, (1970) was adapted and administered to two hundred and eighty Arab and American graduate and undergraduate students. Three aspects of academic dishonesty were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Appendix B 136 Appendix C.1 137 Appendix C.2 147 Appendix D 158 LIST OF FIGURES Figure Page 1

The trades mentor network : mentoring as a retention intervention for woman apprentices in the building trades

Creator:: Arvidson, Jeanne L.
Abstract:: Community service organizations, community college apprenticeships and organized labor have been working together to address the barriers to successful completion of apprenticeships. The barriers have been especially daunting for women and people of color. The Trades Mentor Network (TMN) grew out of a need to address this issue and to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Appendix B Agenda Consortium 119 Appendix C Agenda Project Interview Questions 120 List of Figures

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Libraries and the community college baccalaureate : meeting the challenge

A voice from the classroom : an autoethnographic study of a mathematics teacher's development to teacher leader

A study of the relationship of self-concept to attitudes, activity levels, and demographic variables among the long-term spinal cord-injured

The relationship between completing the Applications of Mathematical Reasoning course and high school to community college transitions

Investigating the Use of Online Degree Audit Technology and Understanding the Student Experience

A two-year college and four-year university degree partnership program that facilitates baccalaureate attainment

Perceptions of "Dropouts" Recovered as Adults : A Life Course Case Study on Older High School Graduates

Legislators' perceptions about community colleges' use of alternative funding sources to solve budget shortfalls

Academic dishonesty : comparing American and foreign students' attitudes

The trades mentor network : mentoring as a retention intervention for woman apprentices in the building trades

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