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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:: THESIS OF Douglas Page Yates for the degree of Doctor of Education in Education presented on June 9

Women engineering transfer students : the community college experience

Creator:: Patterson, Susan J.
Abstract:: An interpretative philosophical framework was applied to a case study to document the particular experiences and perspectives of ten women engineering transfer students who once attended a community college and are currently enrolled in one of two university professional engineering programs. This study is important because women still do not...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: victories. In many ways, I saw myself. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

The history of the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Portland Community College

Creator:: Joy, Juanita M.
Abstract:: This study describes the historical development of the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Portland Community College by women faculty leaders in a male-dominated organization. In-depth interviews of eleven participants were transcribed and analyzed. The participants gave a very rich description of this nursing programthus describing its culture. Six themes were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Portland Community College AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Juanita M. Joy for the degree of Doctor of

The context in which student teaching occurs and its effect on student teacher performance

Creator:: Gallagher, Patricia Reed
Abstract:: The central problem of this study was to construct and validate an instrument to measure the complexity of the contexts in which student teaching occurs and to use the instrument in the investigation of factors related to context complexity and its effect on student teacher performance. The instrument to measure...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Privacy Dr. Kenneth M. Ahrendt The central problem of this study was to construct and validate an

Identification of factors influencing high school students in selecting an occupational program major in an Oregon community college

Creator:: Daugherty, Ronald DeWayne
Abstract:: The study was devoted to formulating answers to the following questions: 1. What factors did students report to be influential in their choice of a community college major ? 2. What factors influenced students in the selection of a community college to attend? 3. What factors influenced students to continue...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Dr. John M. Chrismer Abstract approved: The study was devoted to formulating answers to the

A comparison of the effect of instructor-designed reading materials and the effect of programmed reading materials on selected reading skills and academic achievement of intercollegiate freshman student athletes

Creator:: Finn, Beatrice
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Professor Redacted for privacy Dr. Kenneth M. Ahrendt The purpose of this study was to compare the effect

Attitudes toward death and dying among student nurses as affected by a specialized curriculum

Creator:: Johnson, Taffy L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if adding a specialized instructional section on death and dying to ongoing curriculum would affect attitudes of student nurses toward death and dying. Subjects were 30 first-year nursing students enrolled in the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Charles C. Wise) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I. INTRODUCTION 1 Statement of the Problem 2 Purpose of the

The readability of selected fourth, fifth and sixth grade social studies textbooks as determined by the Fry Readability Graph and group informal reading inventories

Creator:: Pruitt, Janet Louise McCracken, 1930-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the readability of three series of selected fourth, fifth and sixth grade social studies textbooks, a total of nine textbooks. Two measurements were utilized: a readability formula (Fry Readability Graph; Knapp, 1971), and group informal reading inventories. The Fry Graph was applied...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: approved: Dr. Kenneth M. Ahrendt Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to determine the

A cross-racial comparison of the relationship of personality traits, body mass, and physical fitness among junior high school students in Taiwan

Creator:: Lin, Ching-ho
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to compare differences among 18 personality trait scales of the California Personality Inventory (CPI), six American Association of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (AAHPER) tests of physical fitness, and Ponderal Index (PI, or body mass) measurements for a population of ethnic Chinese and aboriginal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Privacy Kenneth M. Ahrendt The purpose of the study was to compare differences among 18 personality

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:: PERSISTENCE AND GRADE POINT AVERAGE OF FIRST YEAR JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS Abstract approved: Dr. Lester M

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

Women engineering transfer students : the community college experience

The history of the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Portland Community College

The context in which student teaching occurs and its effect on student teacher performance

Identification of factors influencing high school students in selecting an occupational program major in an Oregon community college

A comparison of the effect of instructor-designed reading materials and the effect of programmed reading materials on selected reading skills and academic achievement of intercollegiate freshman student athletes

Attitudes toward death and dying among student nurses as affected by a specialized curriculum

The readability of selected fourth, fifth and sixth grade social studies textbooks as determined by the Fry Readability Graph and group informal reading inventories

A cross-racial comparison of the relationship of personality traits, body mass, and physical fitness among junior high school students in Taiwan

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

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