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Faculty involvement in policy formulation in three selected public community colleges of Oregon

Creator:: Williams, Elvin Thomas
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The basic purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes and opinions of community college personnel toward faculty involvement in policy formulation. Procedures The statistical and subjective data for this study were obtained from two major sources. (1) A statistical questionnaire was developed to identify...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: changing from their "tradi- tional" no-involvement role to one of becoming increasingly more active in

The effect of selected educational strategies on the success of secondary at-risk students

Creator:: Yann, Judith A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if certain identified educational strategies would have an effect on the success of at-risk students at the secondary level. Specifically, would school involvement and a mentor program have an effect on students' attendance, grade point average, and self-esteem. An examination of related...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Student Form Student Attendance & Grade Sheet. . Progress Report Barsch Learning Style Inventory

Developmental education as a component of persistence in a postsecondary proprietary institution

Creator:: Roberts, Barbara L.
Abstract:: Persistence has been identified as an issue at all levels of higher education, and numerous strategies have been attempted to stem the flow of students who leave an institution before completing their programs of study. Persistence research abounds at the community college, four-year college and university levels, but little research...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Doctor of Education in Education presented on May 6, 1998. Title: Developmental Education as a Component

Two case studies of community educational programs : planning, organization, and implementation

Creator:: Brown, Tyrus Stearns
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is (1) to study two Oregon communities and to report data related to their concepts of community education and (2) from this data, to develop guidelines for the planning, organization, and implementation of comprehensive community-wide educational programs. In accomplishing these purposes, it is hoped a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: enrollment using no survival ratio 69 5 Results of Riverside's student survey 78 6 Riverside Community

Oregon school district reorganization 1957-64 and implications for improvement

Creator:: Williams, Delos Dale
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this research was to present a documentary analysis of school district reorganization in Oregon during the period from August 2O, 1957, to July 1, 1964, and to develop a plan for further school district reorganization for Oregon. The major elements of this study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Opinions and characteristics of Portland Community College black students

Creator:: Bonaparte, Lawson Gregg, 1921-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to analyze and describe the opinions and characteristics of black students enrolled in Portland Community College. Data were obtained through a random sampling of two groups of subjects who were invited to participate in the study as follows: (1) Black subjects were 109 students...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: attending college elsewhere if no junior college existed in the community (6) that there was no 21

A national analysis of business teacher certification

Creator:: McMillan, Gilbert Earl
Abstract:: Problem While the primary emphasis of this study was on the professional aspects of a business teacher's preparation, by necessity it was concerned with other aspects of the preparation of business teachers, especially as these relate to the so-called "professional sequence." Thus the purpose of the study was to seek...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: education and their limitations? 6. What is the minimum professional work experience required to qualify

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:: status II. 5. There is no significant difference between mean scores for occupational groups. 6. There

Partnerships at the center of Advanced Learning : a regional educational reform initiative

Creator:: Dunlap, Joseph H.
Abstract:: The purpose of this research study is to investigate and gain understanding of the factors contributing to development of the Center for Advanced Learning (CAL), a regional collaborative educational reform project and the partnerships that emerged from that process. The development process and partnerships are examined from a systems thinking...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: programs show moderate success while others show negative results. The 1997 progress report of the STWOA

A comparison of the effects between letter-grades and pass-fail grades on the attitudes and achievement of eleventh grade United States history students

Creator:: Pike, John Michaels
Abstract:: This study was designed to determine whether individual students at the eleventh grade level who were graded on a pass-fail basis in United States History would show any difference in academic achievement from those of a similar group marked by the traditional ABCD-F letter-grade method. In addition, the study was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of this study. 6 Hypotheses H1 There is no difference between the experimental and control

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Faculty involvement in policy formulation in three selected public community colleges of Oregon

The effect of selected educational strategies on the success of secondary at-risk students

Developmental education as a component of persistence in a postsecondary proprietary institution

Two case studies of community educational programs : planning, organization, and implementation

Oregon school district reorganization 1957-64 and implications for improvement

Opinions and characteristics of Portland Community College black students

A national analysis of business teacher certification

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

Partnerships at the center of Advanced Learning : a regional educational reform initiative

A comparison of the effects between letter-grades and pass-fail grades on the attitudes and achievement of eleventh grade United States history students

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