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Factors that motivate Latino students to pursue higher education in selected colleges in the state of Oregon

Creator:: Meza Discua, José Luis
Abstract:: Latinos are the largest and most rapidly growing ethnic minority in the United States, and they have the highest dropout rates of any major ethnic group in the country (U.S. Department of Labor, 2003). Latinos' educational attainment is consistently lower than that of other students (Gandara, 2008). The majority of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : my wife Norma, and my children Jose Jr., Norma Jr., Lourdes, and Manuel for their beliefs and

Rural Latinas/os of the Pacific Northwest: College and the Experience of Self- Identification

Creator:: Zaragoza, Mariana C.
Abstract:: There is an ever growing number of Latinas/os who reside and have settled permanently in rural America. Unbeknownst to most, rural Latinas/os face adversities unfamiliar to those living outside of this scope. As it stands, the barriers urban Latinas/os students face when transitioning to college has been well documented. However,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Juana 56 Jose 57 Coding Process 58 Common Themes 58 Theme One: "Othering" 59 Theme Two

Colombia's national parks : an analysis of management problems and perceived values

Creator:: Meganck, Richard Albert
Abstract:: This analysis of Colombia's System of National Park Reservations accomplishes four objectives: 1) The historical development of national parks in Colombia was described; 2) The status, as of August, 1974, of the areas administered by the Colombian Renewable Natural Resources Development Institute (INDERENA) was summarized; 3) An analysis of major...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Contrastive Analysis in Second-Language Teaching : Spanish Suprasegmentals

Creator:: Hart, Dianne Walta, 1939-
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this exploratory study is to find an accepted methodology for teaching second-language suprasegrnentals by investigating the question of whether or not the use of contrastive analysis is superior to another method that does not use contrastive analysis. Specifically, the comparison of methods is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Community conflict : a case study of the implementation of a bilingual education program

Creator:: Guzmán, Juan
Abstract:: This research project is an historical case study of the conflict which evolved from the deliberations and subsequent implementation of bilingual education in Central School District 13J, Independence, Oregon. The time period under consideration spans 35 months, beginning in August 1974, when district officials first proposed bilingual education, and ending...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: educational problems of Mexican Americans in American society. Herschel Manuel, an educational psychologist

Fostering upward mobility of Mexican American adults through a critical incident

Creator:: Matthews, Mildred Shuman
Abstract:: This research design was based upon the mutual relevance between the fields of education and anthropology to cause cognitive cultural awareness by the teachers of adults as well as visibility within the Mexican American ethnic group. Specifically the purpose of this study was twofold:. (1) to determine whether the adult...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (gracias) goes to the many Americans of Mexican descent who made this study possible! Jose Rios must be at

The extent of vocational education in the Philippine Islands with suggestions for improving the work

Creator:: Magallanes y Valbuena, Segundo
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , English instructor in the Philippine School of Arts and Trades, Dr. Manuel Carreon, head of the office

Partnerships at the center of Advanced Learning : a regional educational reform initiative

Creator:: Dunlap, Joseph H.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research study is to investigate and gain understanding of the factors contributing to development of the Center for Advanced Learning (CAL), a regional collaborative educational reform project and the partnerships that emerged from that process. The development process and partnerships are examined from a systems thinking...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The role of the city manager in policy making : a study of differences in the conception of actual and perception of ideal policy making roles of the city manager by elected mayors and appointed managers in small California council-manager municipalities

Creator:: Feldman, Steven, 1954-
Abstract:: In recent years, the role of the City Manager in municipal policy making has been the focus of considerable attention and debate in both the academic and local government arenas. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences in views of elected mayors and appointed managers with regard...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A proposed biology course for Oregon's high schools

Creator:: Robinson, Clifford Ellis
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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Factors that motivate Latino students to pursue higher education in selected colleges in the state of Oregon

Rural Latinas/os of the Pacific Northwest: College and the Experience of Self- Identification

Colombia's national parks : an analysis of management problems and perceived values

Contrastive Analysis in Second-Language Teaching : Spanish Suprasegmentals

Community conflict : a case study of the implementation of a bilingual education program

Fostering upward mobility of Mexican American adults through a critical incident

The extent of vocational education in the Philippine Islands with suggestions for improving the work

Partnerships at the center of Advanced Learning : a regional educational reform initiative

The role of the city manager in policy making : a study of differences in the conception of actual and perception of ideal policy making roles of the city manager by elected mayors and appointed managers in small California council-manager municipalities

A proposed biology course for Oregon's high schools

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