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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
Full Text:: Inquiry and Communication Tools in Planning for Educational Change. Abstract approved: Joanne B. Engel

Changes in measured self-actualization as influenced by a group counseling procedure

Creator:: Shoemaker, William Files
Abstract:: The problem of the study was to determine whether university students enrolled in a pre-service teacher training course and exposed to a group counseling procedure having as its major emphasis education in the affective domain could demonstrate a significant change in self-actualization when compared with similarly enrolled students who had...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . B Sex, Age, School Classification, and Marital Status for Groups ( (N=30), II (N=43), and III (N=30

Overcoming the “albatross of racial hegemony” in Being and Becoming a BIPOC Licensed Teacher in Oregon: A Narrative Analysis of BIPOC Licensure Students in a Predominantly White State

Creator:: Mills, Brian J.
Abstract:: The majority of teachers in the state of Oregon are White, prompting the state’s legislative bodies to explore and create ways to increase racial diversity in the profession. Contextually, both state level mandates and national accreditation bodies have attempted to address the lack of diversity amongst teachers in the K-12...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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:: community college experiences, (b) what should community colleges continue to do to support women

Case study of the student-to-student interactions in an online course offered by a community college, and how the interactions impact learning community

Creator:: Cvetko, Marlene G.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to investigate the student-to-student interactions that take place in an online community college course, and how the interactions impact an online learning community. The literature review revealed three related themes: (a) the impact of the teaching/learning environment on student interaction, (b) barriers in the online environment,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: impact of the teaching/learning environment on student interaction, (b) barriers in the online

Social and learning strategies male community college students use to maximize learning from cooperative work experiences

Creator:: Risser, Edward M.
Abstract:: Employers often lament that many American workers are not qualified for present and future jobs due to changing skills requirements and deficiencies of schools. In 1991, the Secretary of Labor's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) report recommended educators use work sites to help students achieve foundation skills and workplace...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: primary responsibility for establishing and maintaining this relationship, (b) the effort a trainer is

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:: affect, and (b) expectations of legislators about community colleges‘ abilities to acquire alternative

Nontraditional students in nontraditional graduate programs in education : coping with the conflicts between family and career responsibilities and the institutional demands of higher education

Creator:: Brazier, Allan A.
Abstract:: This qualitative study was designed to identify factors that might affect the psychological and educational wellness of nontraditional students in nontraditional graduate programs in Education. Specifically, informants were selected purposefully from three Oregon State University extended-campus graduate programs in Education. Student informants were working professionals with family obligations. Faculty informants...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: especially important in three areas: (a) scheduling, (b) delivery, and (c) curriculum and instruction. 9

Community leaders' perspectives of a rural community college's impact on community development

Creator:: Thomas, Reine M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative research study was to examine the role a rural community college plays in the development of its community, using a holistic, community-based lens that considered college and community context, interactions and results to answer the question: How does the rural community college impact the development...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: community and this community college? (b) In what ways do the college and the community interact and

Leadership in crisis at Meadow View Community College : a case study

Creator:: Leinbach, William T.
Abstract:: This case study of leadership in crisis at Meadow View Community College (fictitious name) was undertaken to add to the practical and theoretical knowledge and understanding of presidential leadership issues that actually occur in American community colleges. The college under study one of nearly one-third of the community colleges in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: leadership and leadership in crisis; (b) how did the crisis in leadership occur at the Meadow View

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

Changes in measured self-actualization as influenced by a group counseling procedure

Overcoming the “albatross of racial hegemony” in Being and Becoming a BIPOC Licensed Teacher in Oregon: A Narrative Analysis of BIPOC Licensure Students in a Predominantly White State

Women engineering transfer students : the community college experience

Case study of the student-to-student interactions in an online course offered by a community college, and how the interactions impact learning community

Social and learning strategies male community college students use to maximize learning from cooperative work experiences

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

Nontraditional students in nontraditional graduate programs in education : coping with the conflicts between family and career responsibilities and the institutional demands of higher education

Community leaders' perspectives of a rural community college's impact on community development

Leadership in crisis at Meadow View Community College : a case study

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