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Creator:: Joy, Juanita M.
Abstract:: This study describes the historical development of the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Portland Community College by women faculty leaders in a male-dominated organization. In-depth interviews of eleven participants were transcribed and analyzed. The participants gave a very rich description of this nursing programthus describing its culture. Six themes were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Portland Community College AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Juanita M. Joy for the degree of Doctor of

Creator:: Leinbach, William T.
Abstract:: This case study of leadership in crisis at Meadow View Community College (fictitious name) was undertaken to add to the practical and theoretical knowledge and understanding of presidential leadership issues that actually occur in American community colleges. The college under study one of nearly one-third of the community colleges in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Kendrex, Bradley
Abstract:: This study sought to explore the relationships between changes in net revenues and the changes in different classifications of institutional expenditures within community colleges in the United States in order to identify trends in how teaching-focused colleges prioritize their efforts in response to financial stimuli using multivariate multiple linear regression....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: be lifelong learners – and with deepest love to Katie, who so often postponed her own priorities to

Creator:: Cvetko, Marlene G.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to investigate the student-to-student interactions that take place in an online community college course, and how the interactions impact an online learning community. The literature review revealed three related themes: (a) the impact of the teaching/learning environment on student interaction, (b) barriers in the online environment,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: within the next few years according to Dan Moriarty, President (Personal Communication, September 20

Creator:: Butler-Paisley, William J.
Abstract:: Background: Social interaction among peers on a campus of higher education has long been considered an important part of the college student experience, in particular for the first-term students transitioning into college life. Students who socially connect with peers on campus tend to persist at higher rates, while other benefits...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Lori, Sarah, Marc, Tracy, Chris H., Luke, Natasha, Jim, Cheryl, Dylan, Chris K., Rene, Katie, Jack

Creator:: Manspeaker, Jewell Charles
Abstract:: Introduction. The study was conducted in response to a need for systematic analysis of the practice of granting academic credits for prior off-campus learning. It was stimulated by a commitment to the goal of facilitating student development and an interest in the theory that such development can be enhanced through...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Buck, Sharon Thompson
Abstract:: The founders of Cascadia Community College changed faculty role and duties as they designed a new college. The college founders chose which themes of learning reform would be enacted by faculty in this new setting. They determined what elements of traditional roles continued to be important and what new expectations...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , and strangers. My immediate family, Joe, Katie and Ian, have given up so much to provide me with the

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