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The "open door" of Oregon's community colleges : enduring mission or fading vision?

Creator:: Beebe, Anthony E.
Abstract:: Community colleges have long been thought of as the "people's college." For some thirty years, Oregonians have looked to their 16 community colleges as the less expensive, more accessible route to a college education. Oregon's community colleges have traditionally had the broad mission of providing comprehensive educational opportunities to all...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: research questions developed to guide the study. Overall, there were substantial findings supporting the

An identification and evaluation of the critical elements necessary to design a model post-employment services program for Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) participants at an urban community college

Creator:: Poppe, Nancy Eileen
Abstract:: As demands for major, system-wide reforms in the American welfare system are being called for on an almost daily basis, it has become increasingly necessary to identify and evaluate those programs which have attempted to foster a reduction in the level of public assistance subsidies and, particularly, programs that are...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: .......................................... 41 Research Design ........................................ 41 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) 111

Organizational Integration of Part-Time Faculty Teaching Developmental Mathematics

Creator:: Gray, Sylvia
Abstract:: This dissertation was a qualitative case study focused on part-time faculty teachingdevelopmental mathematics courses in one large Pacific Northwest community college. Thecollege was selected for its size and maturity; the topic was selected for three related reasons:part-time faculty have been widely relied upon to teach these courses nationwide; students indevelopmental...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ). Research indicates that high reliance on part-time faculty (variously termed “contingent,” “fixed-term

An analysis of Oregon community college students' and educators' perceptions of opportunities to earn academic credit for prior off-campus learning

Creator:: Manspeaker, Jewell Charles
Abstract:: Introduction. The study was conducted in response to a need for systematic analysis of the practice of granting academic credits for prior off-campus learning. It was stimulated by a commitment to the goal of facilitating student development and an interest in the theory that such development can be enhanced through...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: allowed consideration of three research problems. Methodology. The study was conducted in four phases

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:: purpose at Oregon College of Educa- tion by the OCE staff and The Teaching Research Division of the

An assessment of the reciprocal effect of high school senior low achievers tutoring freshman low achievers in English classes

Creator:: Werth, Trostel Gifford
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a tutoring program and a traditional program in improving achievement for students registered in low achiever English classes in reading comprehension, language usage skills and spelling as well as student interest in the study of English. For this study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: a tutor has on self -image for low achieving students. 5. Research in developing standardized

The Role of Community Cultural Wealth in the Retention of Latino/a Students in the Community College Setting

Creator:: Reeder, Jane F.
Abstract:: Background. Many studies addressing the reasons why minority students fail in higher education are based on what is defined as a deficit model. A deficit model documents that a significant number of minority students fail because their culture is distinct from that of the majority population. Numerous minority students do...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . The study addressed the following research questions: (a) In terms of potential cultural influences

A study to determine the perceptions of the competencies needed by adult basic education teachers

Creator:: Smith, Richard Lorn
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: basic education 30 Research on effective teachers and teaching 36 III THE IDENTIFIED NEEDED

The application of Bloom's taxonomy to professional education competencies of selected vocational instructors

Creator:: Spaziani, Richard L.
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study The primary purpose of this study was to assist in the structuring of an empirically based vocational teacher preparatory program by determining the hierarchical levels of common professional education competencies needed by community college and secondary school vocational instructors. Several dimensions were considered: personal administration...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: vocational instructors. Assumptions of the Study Recent research by Allen (1968), Arnold (1965), Crawford

The role of pupil personnel practices in articulation in the junior high schools of Oregon

Creator:: Quale, Fred E.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Continuous Adjustment 50 Summary of Guidance Practices That Help Pupils Make a Continuous Adjustment 64 IV

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The "open door" of Oregon's community colleges : enduring mission or fading vision?

An identification and evaluation of the critical elements necessary to design a model post-employment services program for Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) participants at an urban community college

Organizational Integration of Part-Time Faculty Teaching Developmental Mathematics

An analysis of Oregon community college students' and educators' perceptions of opportunities to earn academic credit for prior off-campus learning

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

An assessment of the reciprocal effect of high school senior low achievers tutoring freshman low achievers in English classes

The Role of Community Cultural Wealth in the Retention of Latino/a Students in the Community College Setting

A study to determine the perceptions of the competencies needed by adult basic education teachers

The application of Bloom's taxonomy to professional education competencies of selected vocational instructors

The role of pupil personnel practices in articulation in the junior high schools of Oregon

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