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The implementation year of shared governance at a Vanguard community college

Creator:: Lanning, Patrick M.
Abstract:: College governance is a function of structure and of how people act within that structure. Organizational strategies no longer identify administrations as monopolies that possess all of the good ideas. Recent organizational management approaches to governance promote inclusiveness in decision-making and are at odds with the community college's historical structures,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: decision-making and are at odds with the community college's historical structures, with K-12 roots, which

Hearing their voices : college experiences of urban American Indian women

Creator:: Berry, Linda Converse
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore, through their own voices, the higher education experiences of selected urban American Indian females in California community colleges. This study is an attempt to identify pathways to academic success by teasing out college practices and support systems that help Native women navigate...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ) data collection program on K-12 schools. These data reveal that BIA, tribal, and high Indian

A study of the frequency of utilization of the Oregon State University health services in relation to selected characteristics of students

Creator:: Stanaway, Timothy John
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify some of the factors associated with student usage of the Student Health Services (SHS) and of the Infirmary at Oregon State University. The population for the study was the freshman class entering Oregon State University in September, 1968. The original enrollment of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An empirical comparison of the absorptive capacity and responsiveness of Russian and American growth-oriented small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

Creator:: Fuller, Robert L.
Abstract:: This study examines the relationship between organizational absorptive capacity and organizational responsiveness to changes in their environment exhibited by growth-oriented SMEs in Russia. Adopting the theoretical framework and methodology used by Liao, Welsch and Stoica in their 2003 study of the absorptive capacity and organizational responsiveness of U.S. growth-oriented SMEs,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Legislators' perceptions about community colleges' use of alternative funding sources to solve budget shortfalls

Creator:: Klimes, Debra S. E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to discern the nature of legislators' perceptions about community colleges' abilities to generate revenues through alternative funding sources and the resultant effects on state allocations to these colleges. Selected community college-related staff members and legislative staff members in Idaho and Oregon were asked to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: would have more confidence in the validity of the requests made of them if education entities -- K-12

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

Study abroad and global competence : exemplary community college programs which foster elements of achievement

Creator:: Arden-Ogle, Ellen A.
Abstract:: The research‘s purpose was to examine how exemplary community college study abroad programs assisted student participants in acquiring global competence. Three research questions were explored: 1.What issues need to be anticipated when planning a study abroad program for community college students in order to effectively incorporate opportunities for students to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the continuing necessity of international knowledge and understanding. (¶ 2) William Gertz

The effect of folk dancing upon reaction time and movement time of senior citizens

Creator:: Boarman, A. Marie (Alice Marie)
Abstract:: With the neuromuscular performance deficit typically associated with aging, the maximum rate of response of the individual is diminished with advancing age. Physical activity has recently been examined as a possible factor delaying the aging process as it relates to neuromuscular performance. This investigation examined folk dancing as a potential...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Participation, persistence, and progression : motivating factors in the success of Hispanic community college students who moved from mastering English as a second language to a certificate or degree program

Creator:: Bennett, Judith N
Abstract:: This interpretive research sought to understand how eight Hispanic students who mastered English as a Second Language (ESL) matriculated at a rural community college, and what motivating factors encouraged or encumbered their academic persistence and success. Particularly the study focused on student backgrounds, motivations, and persistence factors influencing their success....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DiMartino, William Ferns, & Sharon Swacker (1995) design methodology is adequately described and fits the

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:: , Charles William Eliot, appointed Ephraim Gurney as a dean to help relieve the burden of discipline from

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The implementation year of shared governance at a Vanguard community college

Hearing their voices : college experiences of urban American Indian women

A study of the frequency of utilization of the Oregon State University health services in relation to selected characteristics of students

An empirical comparison of the absorptive capacity and responsiveness of Russian and American growth-oriented small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

Legislators' perceptions about community colleges' use of alternative funding sources to solve budget shortfalls

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

Study abroad and global competence : exemplary community college programs which foster elements of achievement

The effect of folk dancing upon reaction time and movement time of senior citizens

Participation, persistence, and progression : motivating factors in the success of Hispanic community college students who moved from mastering English as a second language to a certificate or degree program

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

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