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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

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

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

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
Full Text:: College: A Discipline Based Inquiry. Abstract approved: uth E. Stiehi The purpose of this study was to

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

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
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The development of an instrument to identify dispositions for interactive group communications in cross-cultural learning environments

Creator:: Miller, Dwight Errol
Abstract:: An increased cross-cultural interaction around the world is being dictated by the ever increasing communication needs required by business and national concerns. This increased interaction, and its resultant inter-dependence, is often referred to as "Globalization." Due to the effect of globalization on the business and education environments, this study was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Ruth Stiehi, Dr. Jon Root, Dr. Phyllis Lee, Dr. John Buckhouse and Dr. Patricia Wells. Additional

A descriptive study of the presidential search process at a newly created community college and its reflection of the emerging organizational culture

Creator:: Huston, Gina G.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to describe the presidential search process at a newly created community college and to learn how that process reflected the emerging organizational culture. A single research question guided the inquiry: How did the presidential search process at a newly created community college reflect the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: this process. I also want to thank the other committee members: Dr. Ruth Stiehl, Dr. Floyd Hunsaker

The virtual community of an online classroom : participant interactions in a community college writing class delivered by computer-mediated communication (CMC)

Creator:: Johanson, Terri L.
Abstract:: This qualitative study describes and interprets the interactions of participants in a community college writing class delivered by computer-mediated communication (CMC). The class represented a best practice model of learner-centered instruction in a CMC class. The description and the discussion are framed by five aspects of CMC instruction: (1) context;...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Kenneke my Major Professor, for all of his help and to the members of my committee, Dr. Ruth Stiehl, Dr

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

Autistic conflict in higher education

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

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

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

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

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

The development of an instrument to identify dispositions for interactive group communications in cross-cultural learning environments

A descriptive study of the presidential search process at a newly created community college and its reflection of the emerging organizational culture

The virtual community of an online classroom : participant interactions in a community college writing class delivered by computer-mediated communication (CMC)

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