A new organization was created when Oregon State University (OSU) School of Education and Western Oregon State College (WOSC) Division of Education merged into the OSU-WOSC School of Education in the fall of 1982. Two education faculties from two different kinds of institutions (i.e., a large university and a small...
The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain if there are
differences in attitudes among married males, married females,
single males, and single females toward 11 attitudinal variables.
More specifically the study focused on the impact of the college
environment on married students.
The students who participated in the study...
This study examined the values, competencies, and goals of educators
related to preventing drug abuse. Its purpose was to develop a new theory to
define the crisis moral community among the educators: a theory which linked
the primary variables (values, competencies, and goals) in such a way as to
reveal...
The purpose of this study was to locate and analyze experimental
studies of teacher training that tested elements of Bandura's
social learning theory. Bandura's theory emphasizes the role of
modeling in the acquisition of new modes of interpersonal behavior,
and it also provides for the integration of practice and feedback...
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The purpose of the study was to determine the characteristics
of existing secondary school advisory committees and the effects
that these groups have on local vocational programs which they
serve. The major purpose of this study was to ascertain, through
statistical analyses, the degree to which...
The purpose of this research was to determine if differences
existed in mathematical skills needed for entry-level employment in
selected electricity-electronics occupations in Oregon. The four
primary objectives of the study were to:
1. Identify mathematical skills from task analyses of key
electricity-electronics occupations.
2. Validate the identified mathematical skills....
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...
An experimental study was conducted with beginning typewriting
students to investigate the effects of two variables in proofreading
straight copy paragraph materials in the independent method of
proofreading. One was the influence of repetition which was examined
through the use of three different methods of reading. The second
was the...
The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable
instrument to measure the organizational climate of the community
college as perceived by community college administrators, faculty, and
classified staff.
There were three phases in this study. The first was to develop a
pool of test items based...