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The effect of a summer program of orientation, effective study, and reading on persistence and grade point average of first year junior college students

Creator:: Griffin, Kenneth Neil, 1924-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a pilot summer program of orientation, study skills and reading on the persistence and grade point average of first year junior college students. The pilot program was offered as a voluntary summer program between graduation from high school in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Typed by Marion F. Palmateer for Kenneth Neil Griffin / i j (> / /t ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The writer

A comparison of the perceptions of educational personnel toward trade and industrial teacher certification procedures in selected states

Creator:: Denny, Lawrence
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The main focus of this study was to compare the perceptions of district superintendents, vocational administrators and trade and industrial teachers toward vocational teacher certification procedures and ramifications. The population consisted of 225 respondents randomly selected from 15 states. The following hypotheses were tested: 1. There...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: significant difference between group mean scores for occupational groups with regard to status I. 2. There

An analysis of the impact of residential setting on the development of selected dimensions of self-actualization

Creator:: Schroeder, Charles C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to determine if there were initial differences in selected dimensions of self-actualization, as measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI), between the freshmen who selected co-educational residence halls and those who selected single-sex residence halls; and to determine if the type of residence hall...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to the following selected scales of the POI: Inner-Directed Support (I); Existentiality (Ex

The impact of a community college interdisciplinary faculty teaching and learning community on faculty professional development

Creator:: Pincus, Gail S.
Abstract:: My study explores the impact of participation in a faculty teaching and learning community (TLC) on the professional development of community college faculty. I address the problem that, in spite of the growth of faculty development activity in the community college during the past decade, how faculty development occurs is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: teaching and learning community (TLC) on the professional development of community college faculty. I

Study of student values as an index for determination of the feasibility of adding Liberal Arts major and minor programs to the Bible College curriculum

Creator:: Berger, William Robert
Abstract:: Objectives of the Study The study attempted to accomplish the following: 1. Document the fundamental or conservative nature of early American higher education, especially the nine colonial colleges, and verify its seemingly irrepressible progression toward liberalism. 2. Determine the nature of variables associated with the process of liberalization. 3. Isolate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: variable, i. e. student values, and note its relationship to campus atmosphere and its potential in the

The legacy of two African American women in college administration : Maxine Buie Mimms and Wintonnette Joye Hardiman : a look back to go forward

Creator:: Washington, Kim Elaine
Abstract:: The focus of this study was to examine the administrative legacy of two African American women administrators, Maxine Buie Mimms and Wintonnette Joye Hardiman, who administrated The Evergreen State College-Tacoma, Washington (TESC-T) campus for more than three decades. TESC-T is nationally known for its community-based curriculum and pedagogy, high retention...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , with an emphasis on African Americans. I interviewed each woman individually and together to develop

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:: the following findings: I. The stages of outcomes-based curriculum development can be predicted and

A factor analysis of professional education competencies and community college instructors of trade and industrial education

Creator:: Gunderson, Orley Donald, 1940-
Abstract:: Purposes of the Study The study had several purposes, the major one being to determine the common professional education competencies needed by community college instructors of trade and industrial education. Two other purposes of the study were to determine if differences existed among community colleges according to scores trade and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: follows: 1. Factor I was a general factor with three interpretable sub-factors. Sub-factor la was

The effects of a summer institute for cultural awareness on the measured level of self-actualization of experienced teachers

Creator:: Ayers, Lawrence W.
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this investigation was two fold: (1) to determine the effects of a Summer Institute for Cultural Awareness upon the self-actualization of experienced teachers from four separate high schools, and (2) to determine the success of the Summer Institute for Cultural Awareness in terms...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: administered. The I (Inner-Directed) Scale scores of the POI were used in a two way fixed analysis 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:: . From the findings of this study, the following conclusions were drawn: I. Older students perceive the

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The effect of a summer program of orientation, effective study, and reading on persistence and grade point average of first year junior college students

A comparison of the perceptions of educational personnel toward trade and industrial teacher certification procedures in selected states

An analysis of the impact of residential setting on the development of selected dimensions of self-actualization

The impact of a community college interdisciplinary faculty teaching and learning community on faculty professional development

Study of student values as an index for determination of the feasibility of adding Liberal Arts major and minor programs to the Bible College curriculum

The legacy of two African American women in college administration : Maxine Buie Mimms and Wintonnette Joye Hardiman : a look back to go forward

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

A factor analysis of professional education competencies and community college instructors of trade and industrial education

The effects of a summer institute for cultural awareness on the measured level of self-actualization of experienced teachers

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

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