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Perceptions of international students in a community college-based coordinated studies program

Creator:: Insley, Andrea E.
Abstract:: This study presented an in-depth exploration of international student perceptions of a coordinated studies program (CSP) at Seattle Central Community College. In conducting this research project, a phenomenological research methodology was used. Qualitative data were collected through participant observations, focus group, document review and individual in-depth interviews with nine students....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: urban, public community college located in downtown Seattle, Washington. Seattle Central is a member

"This culture is nurturing and caring" : ethnographic account of a campus climate from the perspective of African-American students

Creator:: Blue, Loris A.
Abstract:: Different racial/ethnic groups often perceive the realities of the campus environment differently: This difference in perspective and the attendant reactions can be a factor in student satisfaction or dissatisfaction. A quantitative survey administered in 1996 and 1999 revealed that African-American students on the campus of a diverse two-year community college...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The essence of influence : community college presidents' experiences with Washington state legislators

Creator:: Coats, Rhonda Quash
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies and tactics community college presidents used to influence state legislators. Selected State Board for Community and Technical Colleges staff and legislative staff members were asked to independently name 3-5 presidents whom they perceived to be most influential with legislators. Ten...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Community College Presidents' Experiences with Washington State Legislators. Abstract approved: Bthv Duvall

The impact of teaching in coordinated studies programs on personal, social, and professional development of community college faculty

Creator:: Rye, Andrea M.
Abstract:: This study investigated the impact of team-teaching in coordinated-studies programs (CSPs) on community college faculty in three instructional development domains: personal, social, and professional. Grounded in a social-constructivist theoretical framework, this research examined whether development occurs best experientially, in collaborative communities of knowledgeable peers. CSPs are team-taught interdisciplinary, problem-solving enterprises...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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:: Technical Colleges and the local community, the Washington State government passed legislation creating

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:: , Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, and Vancouver. Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

The Influence of the Completion Agenda on Decision-making by Community College Career and Technical Education Program Deans

Creator:: Garrett, Helen Barker
Abstract:: This study documented the influence of the completion agenda on decision-making by community college career and technical education (CTE) deans. Ten career and technical programs deans were identified as the sample for the study. Washington State was selected because of the Student Achievement Initiative that was developed as a completion...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ............................................................................... 55 FIGURE 3.1. WASHINGTON STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES

Innovating change in the faculty model : a study of voices and influences in defining faculty role at Cascadia Community College

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:: the Washington state community college system, and it had the opportunity to choose anew the

The Professional Identity of Community College Faculty Members

Creator:: Mohrbacher, Robert C.
Abstract:: Background: Previous studies suggested that the professional identity of community college faculty is less than clearly articulated. Lack of clarity with regard to professional identity may have impacts in a number of areas, including recruitment, professional development, and the overall reputation of community colleges. Purpose: To examine how community college...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ), Confronting identity: The community college instructor. This work examined the current state of knowledge

Out on a limb : Serving students at one community college branch campus

Creator:: Norby, Paula
Abstract:: More than any other single factor, access to community college education depends on proximity. The advent of the community college branch campus has opened higher education to broader segments of the population. The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to discover services that students who attend a branch campus...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: state, and Pierce College Puyallup the 34th community college in Washington State. Profile of the

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Perceptions of international students in a community college-based coordinated studies program

"This culture is nurturing and caring" : ethnographic account of a campus climate from the perspective of African-American students

The essence of influence : community college presidents' experiences with Washington state legislators

The impact of teaching in coordinated studies programs on personal, social, and professional development of community college faculty

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

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

The Influence of the Completion Agenda on Decision-making by Community College Career and Technical Education Program Deans

Innovating change in the faculty model : a study of voices and influences in defining faculty role at Cascadia Community College

The Professional Identity of Community College Faculty Members

Out on a limb : Serving students at one community college branch campus

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