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Predicting First-Year Persistence of Community College Students Participating in Intrusive Practices

Creator:: Belden, William D.
Abstract:: The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify the combination of factors, both individual and programmatic, that contributed most significantly to the persistence and progression of students enrolled in a public comprehensive community college. As open-access institutions, community colleges cater to students from a broad range of socioeconomic, cultural,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Gloria E. Crisp

Early Math Enrollment in Washington State Community Colleges

Creator:: Harri, Ed J.
Abstract:: More than half of students in Washington state community colleges enroll in developmental mathematics, but a relatively small percentage of these students persist to the second year. Many students place into these courses and never enroll; others enroll at some point after the first academic term, even when faced with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , particularly Dr. Darlene Russ-Eft, who provided such constructive editing and feedback. Dr. Joyce Hammer has

Comparison of an instructional management system with a traditional teacher/learner mode

Creator:: Anderson, John Edward
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to determine whether there were significant differences in students' achievement and attitudes as a result of two different instructional strategies utilized in a vocational graphic arts program. In order to accomplish this, the following procedures were considered. Procedures This comparative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: traditional teacher/learner mode AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF JOHN E. ANDERSON for the degree of DOCTOR OF

Preference for school involvement strategies by mothers of at-risk and peer-model kindergarten children

Creator:: Kieff, Judith E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the attitudes and preferences regarding home/school involvement strategies of 23 mothers of kindergarten students who had been identified as at-risk for failure in school and 18 mothers of kindergarten students who had been designated as peer models. Data were collected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of at-risk and peer-model kindergarten children AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Judith E. Kieff for

A factor analysis of professional competencies and local church clergy

Creator:: Haburn, William B.
Abstract:: The study had four objectives, the major one being the identification of the common professional competencies for adequate performance as a Baptist clergyman. A second objective was to determine the common professional competencies needed by Baptist pastors and ministers of education. The determination if significantly different competencies were required for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: CLERGY Abstract approved: Redacted for Privacy Thomas E. igsby The study had four objectives, the major

Outcomes-based curriculum reform in a community college : a discipline based inquiry

Creator:: Meier, Rebecca Anne
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine how faculty curriculum committees from different disciplines moved through a major curriculum change process from content-focused curriculum to outcomes-based curriculum. Data was gathered through direct observations, committee member interviews, a questionnaire, and the Gregorc Style Delineator from four curriculum committees representing different...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: College: A Discipline Based Inquiry. Abstract approved: uth E. Stiehi The purpose of this study was to

Chemical communication and chemoreception in the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister, and the lined shore crab, Pachygrapsus crassipes

Creator:: Takahashi, Francis Takao
Abstract:: Great importance has been attributed to the visual aspects of sexual communication in semi-terrestrial crabs and although P. crassipes may utilize visual signals, pheromones and chemotactile signals are important in the release of mating behavior. In the subtidal C. magister pheromones seem to mediate both courtship and mating behavior. Visual...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: experiences. I first would like to thank all the members of my committee, Dr. A, Anderson, Dr. E. Dornfeld

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:: ., simulation and gaming (Cuetzkow, 1962; Inbar, 1972), process analog (Fielder, 1967; Joyce, 1972), role

The relationship of marital status and sexual identification of university students to eleven attitudinal variables

Creator:: Barnhill, Gratton Allen
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Student Questionnaire Part II developed by Richard E. Peterson (1968) for Educational Testing Service

A study of dropout propensity of selected community college students

Creator:: Gum, Sanford
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if there were common factors influencing student decisions to terminate course work at the College of San Mateo, San Mateo, California. The following six null hypotheses were tested: 1. There will be no significant difference in responses among those enrolled in transfer...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: career programs and those who are undecided as to major. e. Among those enrolled in career programs and

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Predicting First-Year Persistence of Community College Students Participating in Intrusive Practices

Early Math Enrollment in Washington State Community Colleges

Comparison of an instructional management system with a traditional teacher/learner mode

Preference for school involvement strategies by mothers of at-risk and peer-model kindergarten children

A factor analysis of professional competencies and local church clergy

Outcomes-based curriculum reform in a community college : a discipline based inquiry

Chemical communication and chemoreception in the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister, and the lined shore crab, Pachygrapsus crassipes

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

The relationship of marital status and sexual identification of university students to eleven attitudinal variables

A study of dropout propensity of selected community college students

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