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Faculty development for outcome-based curriculum reform in the community college

Creator:: Webster, Jennifer M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to document a community college faculty development process through which the faculty learned to reconstruct their curriculum around significant learning outcomes and authentic assessment strategies. The following questions focused the inquiry: 1. What kind of organizational support systems were necessary for the faculty to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Timelines for English language acquisition : a study of the rates of second language acquisition among Hispanic English language learners including exceptionalities

Creator:: Dixon, Jennifer J.
Abstract:: This study explores No Child Left Behind's required timetable for English language learners (ELLs) to reach English language proficiency within five years, as outlined in the Annual Measurable Achievement Outcomes (AMAOs), despite the lack of research evidence to support this as a reasonable expectation. Analysis was conducted on the archived...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jennifer J. Dixon for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

A comparative analysis of two English literacy and civics education programs in Oregon

Creator:: Newby, Jennifer
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the perspectives of education professionals who manage, coordinate, and instruct in the English Literacy and Civics Education Grant (EL/Civics) Programs in Oregon community colleges. The study compared the EL/Civics Grant Program to the conventional English as Second Language (ESL) programs offered at...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Jennifer Newby for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

African American Males' Perceptions of Success while Attending Community College

Creator:: Emerson, Dana M.
Abstract:: Background: African American males' experience in higher education is often categorized with negative terminology that does not reflect notions of success. Most research addressing the success of African American males in higher education illuminates factors that impede access to success and is often situated in university settings. Very little research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dana M Emerson for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on March 31, 2016

Out from the shadows : conversations with women who teach part-time in community colleges

Creator:: McNair, Delores E.
Abstract:: This phenomenological study explores what it means to teach part-time in community colleges in the United States. The increasing use of part-time faculty in community colleges and the concomitant emergence of a two-tiered faculty are discussed. The study examines the nature of part-time work in the United States, thus providing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Dyer, Campus Vice President, College of the Redwoods in Crescent City, California; and Dr. Jennifer F

The effects of supplemental home instruction by parents utilizing the data based gymnasium instructional model on the performance of selected motor skills with moderately and severely mentally retarded children

Creator:: Maguire, Paul A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if parents of students could improve the motor performance of their moderately and severely mentally retarded children through the implementation of the Data-Based Gymnasium (DBG) Instructional Model as a supplement to the school program. The DBG Instructional Model is an individualized system...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: privacy Abstract approved: ohn M. Dunn The purpose of this study was to determine if parents of students

The accuracy of parents' perceptions of their preschool children's gross motor abilities

Creator:: Groner, Michael
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine the extent to which parents and professionals were in agreement prior to and following intervention regarding their Judgement of the gross motor abilities of the parents' preschool children. Each child was tested by a professional on the Ulrich Test of Gross Motor...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (--/ Dr. John M. Dunn The purpose of this research was to determine the extent to which parents and

The effect of surface type on plantar pressure distribution and running kinematics

Creator:: Killgore, Garry L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine pressure at five selected sites on the plantar surface of the foot and adaptations in running kinematics among fourteen male varsity collegiate distance runners on five different surfaces--asphalt, cinders, concrete, grass, and tartan. Pressure data were collected with an Electrodynogram system (EDG)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Plantar Pressure Distribution and Running Kinematics. Redacted for privacy Abstract approved: Terry M

Adjustments and challenges experienced by adult Hispanic students in a public technical college

Creator:: Suchite, Jose M.
Abstract:: Little research has been done in the area of adult Hispanics' transition to college, a complex and challenging process which marks a critical period in their lives. Research suggests adaptation difficulty may cause them to drop out of school usually before completion of the first terms. There is a lack...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION OF Jose M. Suchite for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on

A comparison of the effect of instructor-designed reading materials and the effect of programmed reading materials on selected reading skills and academic achievement of intercollegiate freshman student athletes

Creator:: Finn, Beatrice
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Professor Redacted for privacy Dr. Kenneth M. Ahrendt The purpose of this study was to compare the effect

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Faculty development for outcome-based curriculum reform in the community college

Timelines for English language acquisition : a study of the rates of second language acquisition among Hispanic English language learners including exceptionalities

A comparative analysis of two English literacy and civics education programs in Oregon

African American Males' Perceptions of Success while Attending Community College

Out from the shadows : conversations with women who teach part-time in community colleges

The effects of supplemental home instruction by parents utilizing the data based gymnasium instructional model on the performance of selected motor skills with moderately and severely mentally retarded children

The accuracy of parents' perceptions of their preschool children's gross motor abilities

The effect of surface type on plantar pressure distribution and running kinematics

Adjustments and challenges experienced by adult Hispanic students in a public technical college

A comparison of the effect of instructor-designed reading materials and the effect of programmed reading materials on selected reading skills and academic achievement of intercollegiate freshman student athletes

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