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Women, poverty, and educational success : a critical exploration of low-income women's experience in community colleges

Creator:: Barry, Kate R.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to critically explore low-income women's experience as they negotiate post secondary education in community colleges. Three research questions explore the context through which low-income women have entered the college experience, what that experience is like for them, and how the community college experience has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: able to enter college and improve their economic situation while receiving AFDC. Single Parent

Needs of Oregon State College freshman women

Creator:: Champion, Mary I. Carter
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Needs of Oregon State College freshman women NEEDS OF

Older and younger students, full-time and part-time : a comparison of their perceptions of the campus environment at Oregon College of Education

Creator:: Yates, Douglas Page
Abstract:: Older and part-time students are enrolling in institutions of higher education in increasing numbers, yet little research has been conducted to see if these students perceive the campus environment differently from younger, full-time students. The purpose of this study was to compare the perceptions of the college environment of four...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: have not attended Oregon College of Education for a minimum of one academic term. Upperclass Student

Factors that influence the selection of a traditionally female occupation by women in Oregon community colleges

Creator:: Dresser, Judy Riebli
Abstract:: The major question of this study was why do community college women choose traditional occupations? The study examined the characteristics of community college women who chose preparation for a traditional occupation either immediately after graduation from high school or after a period of absence for family responsibilities. The sample for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

A study of the factors that influence disadvantaged female community college students' career choices

Creator:: Hagan, Jacky May
Abstract:: Although the career choice decision for women is recognized as a complex process, there is little understanding about how the influencing factors affect the choices of disadvantaged women returning to community colleges. This study was concerned with understanding how certain factors influenced the career choices of this population. A random...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: College in Roseburg, Oregon. The data were gathered through examining the subjects' college student

A comparative study of the perceptions of the university environment of candidates for student government positions and other students and the effects of the election experience upon those perceptions

Creator:: Gassert, Leland Calvin
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to determine whether the generally accepted procedure of campus elections as a method of choosing student government representatives (1) appears to encourage the candidacy of students who hold perceptions of the university environment similar to other students who do not choose to become candidates;...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Student Perceptions and the College and University Environment Scales 37 College Student Elections 42

Selected Oregon student, parent, and teacher perceptions of the factors that influenced eleventh grade students' readiness to make career choices

Creator:: Derr, Debra A.
Abstract:: Oregon educational reform efforts are moving ahead with the support of legislation, business and industry, and education. There has been little apparent consideration given to the readiness of tenth graders to make career choices even though the research in the area of career maturity indicates that students at this period...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Selected Oregon student, parent, and teacher perceptions of

A comparison of freshmen attending selected Oregon community colleges and Oregon State University in terms of interests, values, and manifest needs

Creator:: Howard, Lorraine Harris
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to determine whether there were significant differences between Oregon community college collegiate freshmen and Oregon State University freshmen in terms of interest, values, and manifest needs. The study was limited to a representative sample of the freshman population in the lower-division collegiate program...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: significant differences betw6en Oregon community college collegiate freshmen and Oregon State University

The relationship between social contact and comfort with social interaction among student ethnic groups at Oregon State University

Creator:: Adams, Susan Elizabeth, 1952-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of social interaction and social distance or comfort among five undergraduate ethnic groups (African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, Caucasian Americans, and Hispanic Americans) at Oregon State University. Another purpose was to explore the correlation between the level of social...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: social interaction among student ethnic groups at Oregon State University AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF

A study of the effects of an extended transfer student orientation course on transfer student academic achievement

Creator:: Thomas, William Howard
Abstract:: In the process of adjusting to a new institutional environment, transfer students will often experience difficulties and these difficulties may limit their academic potential. Can an institution create a formal process which can help the transfer student adjust to the institutional environment? This study is an examination of a program--an...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Model of Student Departure 25 LIST OF TABLES Table Page 1. Two- and Four-Year College Enrollment 13

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Women, poverty, and educational success : a critical exploration of low-income women's experience in community colleges

Needs of Oregon State College freshman women

Older and younger students, full-time and part-time : a comparison of their perceptions of the campus environment at Oregon College of Education

Factors that influence the selection of a traditionally female occupation by women in Oregon community colleges

A study of the factors that influence disadvantaged female community college students' career choices

A comparative study of the perceptions of the university environment of candidates for student government positions and other students and the effects of the election experience upon those perceptions

Selected Oregon student, parent, and teacher perceptions of the factors that influenced eleventh grade students' readiness to make career choices

A comparison of freshmen attending selected Oregon community colleges and Oregon State University in terms of interests, values, and manifest needs

The relationship between social contact and comfort with social interaction among student ethnic groups at Oregon State University

A study of the effects of an extended transfer student orientation course on transfer student academic achievement

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