Purpose
The purpose of this study was to compare the ability and achievement
of students in career cluster programs to the ability and achievement
of students not in career cluster programs. The cluster programs
included in this study were Distributive Education, Health
Careers, Mechanical, Food Services, Metals, Child Care, Construction,...
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...
The data gathered for the study of the health status of freshmen
at Oregon State University were derived by an analysis of health history
records. These were obtained from the Oregon State University
Health Service. The years sampled were 1930, 1940, 1950 and 1960;
300 freshman male and 300 freshman...
Although there is research into student learning on the Web and other computer-supported environments, there has been little investigation into the practice and pedagogy of university Web teachers. This qualitative study used a series of interviews of eight higher education faculty to gather data on their Web teaching practices, and...
Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to identify essential reading and study skills for academic success in each of the schools at Oregon State University. Further, this study related faculty perception of specific skills and scores of subjects who were tested in these skills. The study...
Although the literature is replete with techniques to assist
the researcher with the evaluation task, very few techniques
regarding an effective process for evaluating developmental
education programs have emerged. Those techniques that have
emerged have been criticized for not producing useful
results.
The central purpose of this research was to...
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the formal
preparation currently required and desired for teachers of lower-division collegiate courses in public community colleges in the western
United States and to make recommendations for the preparation of
such teachers in Oregon. The identification of the functions of institutions...
The major problem examined in this study was that of
determining whether or not there is any relationship between
student ratings of instruction in the community college
university transfer area and the professional teacher-training
backgrounds of instructors. In addition, several
other factors which may influence ratings and which might
interact...