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Staff perceptions of a participatory strategic planning process at one community college

Creator:: McDermott, Eve L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of participants involved in one community college's strategic planning process in which faculty, administrators, and staff at all levels of the organization were encouraged to participate. Data were collected through direct observation, focus group interviews, analysis of institutional documents, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: learned a lot. Thanks go to Ruth, my committee, my husband, and for the love of my family and friends

Factor patterns that foster or impede distance education in Washington State community and technical colleges

Creator:: Baker, Ronald L.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to develop a holistic understanding of distance education by identifying factors and patterns of factors that foster or impede distance education. The Washington State Community and Technical College System provided the context for the investigation of four primary questions: 1. What is the community and technical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Ruth E. Stiehl This study was conducted to develop a holistic understanding of

Determination and comparison of biological principles in the public press and in BSCS biology texts

Creator:: Adams, Ruth Helen
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were threefold: (1) to formulate a current list of biological principles to use as a checklist in this study; (2) to utilize the formulated checklist in identifying those principles required for reading comprehension of news articles concerning the various areas of biology or biology-related social...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the public press and in BSCS biology texts AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF RUTH HELEN ADAMS for the

Outcomes-based curriculum reform in a community college : a discipline based inquiry

Creator:: Meier, Rebecca Anne
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine how faculty curriculum committees from different disciplines moved through a major curriculum change process from content-focused curriculum to outcomes-based curriculum. Data was gathered through direct observations, committee member interviews, a questionnaire, and the Gregorc Style Delineator from four curriculum committees representing different...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Autistic conflict in higher education

Creator:: Murray-Ritchie, Susan K.
Abstract:: This study documents three cases of protracted conflict in an institution of higher education. Work groups in conflict were studied for one year in order to create cases and to describe factors influencing conflict escalation. From these cases, autistic conflict as a descriptive construct was developed to illustrate one phase...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Ruth E. Stiehl This study documents three cases of protracted conflict in an

Transitioning from content centered instruction to student centered learning : a qualitative study of one community college instructor's experience

Creator:: Stevens, Malia L.
Abstract:: For the past 100 years, the prominent instructional model for all public education in the United States has been teacher/content centered with the intent of covering a discrete body of knowledge in a given period of time. As the end of the twentieth century approaches, natural, social, political, and economic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Study of One Community College Instructor's Experience. Abstract approved: Ruth E. Stiehl For the

Community college leaders : building community connections

Creator:: York, Penny
Abstract:: The study established how community college leaders establish connections with other community leaders. Connections that form broad and inclusive networks can be used to develop positive social capital in communities. Results showed that new community college leaders follow a pattern of community engagement including the identification of other leaders, making...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Paino, John Wubben, Carol Moorehead, Robert Barber, Doug Keck, Don Stangel, and Susan Kostick. My

Characteristics and use of inquiry and communication tools in planning for educational change

Creator:: Fierstein, Micah
Abstract:: In education today, there is a growing sense of urgency to build the capacity of educators, parents, and community members to work together to solve the complex issues facing schools. The central purpose of this study was to explore how one elementary school site council learned and adopted a set...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , who took me on walks when I was two years old and nurtured my soul. Ruth Spillman, an elementary

Essential elementary school physical education facilities as determined by a national survey and a comparison to the existing facilities in Oregon

Creator:: Sherman, Frank A.
Abstract:: Purpose This study compared existing Oregon elementary school physical education facilities and equipment with those facilities and equipment items perceived to be essential for a quality physical education program by nationally selected physical education specialists. Procedures A survey form was mailed to 110 national educators proposed by state directors of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Dr. Robert W. 7ergstrom Purpose This study compared existing Oregon elementary school

Two Oregon governors : the role of perceptions in community college state budget development

Creator:: Preus, Camille
Abstract:: The purpose of this phenomenological study is to describe how Oregon governors Barbara Roberts and John Kitzhaber, whose tenures both coincided with the passage and implementation of property tax limitation measures, determined the community college budgets within their recommended state budgets. The stories of Robert’s 1993 and Kitzhaber’s 2001 decisions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Staff perceptions of a participatory strategic planning process at one community college

Factor patterns that foster or impede distance education in Washington State community and technical colleges

Determination and comparison of biological principles in the public press and in BSCS biology texts

Outcomes-based curriculum reform in a community college : a discipline based inquiry

Autistic conflict in higher education

Transitioning from content centered instruction to student centered learning : a qualitative study of one community college instructor's experience

Community college leaders : building community connections

Characteristics and use of inquiry and communication tools in planning for educational change

Essential elementary school physical education facilities as determined by a national survey and a comparison to the existing facilities in Oregon

Two Oregon governors : the role of perceptions in community college state budget development

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