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Experiences of community college faculty in developing discipline specific educational master plans at American River College

Creator:: Lorimer, Susan L.
Abstract:: Today's community colleges are challenged to respond to rapidly changing internal and external environments. Their responses must promote highly responsive and relevant programs and services, while keeping intact the strengths of community colleges--access, student success, and a focus on teaching and learning. Further, these responses must occur in the context...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Susan L. Lorimer for the

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:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Susan J. Patterson for

Sustaining systems of relationships : the essence of the physical learning environment that supports and enhances collaborative, project-based learning at the community college level

Creator:: Wolff, Susan J.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to: (a) determine the design features of the physical learning environment that support and enhance collaborative, project-based learning at the community college level; and (b) to gain an understanding of the rationale for the selection of the features. The characteristics of the physical environment...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Susan J. Wolff for the

Coming to community college via welfare reform : an exploration of expectations and experience of women in Washington's WorkFirst program

Creator:: Kostick, Susan
Abstract:: This qualitative study explores the experiences of women who are welfare recipients attending a community college under the auspices of a new program, Washington State's WorkFirst/Work Study program. The study, conducted over two academic quarters, includes in-depth interviews with WorkFirst/Work Study students, observations in a weekly seminar, and interviews with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS OF Susan Kostick for the degree of Doctor of Education presented on February 16, 2001. Title

Attitudes toward death and dying among student nurses as affected by a specialized curriculum

Creator:: Johnson, Taffy L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if adding a specialized instructional section on death and dying to ongoing curriculum would affect attitudes of student nurses toward death and dying. Subjects were 30 first-year nursing students enrolled in the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Justyn, who arrived with my computer print-out. To my major professor, Dr. Margaret Smith, I extend my

Autistic conflict in higher education

Creator:: Murray-Ritchie, Susan K.
Abstract:: This study documents three cases of protracted conflict in an institution of higher education. Work groups in conflict were studied for one year in order to create cases and to describe factors influencing conflict escalation. From these cases, autistic conflict as a descriptive construct was developed to illustrate one phase...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Susan K. Murray-Ritchie for the

Identifying knowledge and attitudes toward sexual expression among selected 65 to 74 year olds, utilizing a structured interview

Creator:: Smith, Margaret M. (Margaret Mary), 1942-
Abstract:: The two major purposes of this study were to gather data relative to the knowledge and attitudes toward sexual expression among sixty-five to seventy-four year olds and to determine whether or not significant differences existed between the sexes. The study focused on six research questions: These were: 1. Do older...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: MARGARET MARY SMITH for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION in EDUCATION presented on APRIL 1, 1981 Title

The effects of work experience programs on disadvantaged ninth grade students in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Harris, Marleau Smith
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to measure, by the analysis of statistical and subjective data, the effects of work experience programs on disadvantaged ninth grade students. The study involved one major hypothesis: the introduction of work experience, as part of the ninth grade curriculum, for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF MARLEAU SMITH HARRIS for the

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:: which I am grateful. To my esteemed committee members, Dr. Tenisha Tevish, Dr. Susan Shaw, Dr. Bob

An analysis of the effectiveness of a learner-centered teaching system compared to that of a conventional teaching of basic electricity to university students

Creator:: Ruiter, William Wallace, 1925-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a learner-centered teaching system and that of a conventional teaching of basic electricity to university students. For this study 65 students enrolled in basic electricity at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona were used, distributed in two fall semester...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved Earl E. Smith Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was

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Experiences of community college faculty in developing discipline specific educational master plans at American River College

Women engineering transfer students : the community college experience

Sustaining systems of relationships : the essence of the physical learning environment that supports and enhances collaborative, project-based learning at the community college level

Coming to community college via welfare reform : an exploration of expectations and experience of women in Washington's WorkFirst program

Attitudes toward death and dying among student nurses as affected by a specialized curriculum

Autistic conflict in higher education

Identifying knowledge and attitudes toward sexual expression among selected 65 to 74 year olds, utilizing a structured interview

The effects of work experience programs on disadvantaged ninth grade students in Corvallis, Oregon

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

An analysis of the effectiveness of a learner-centered teaching system compared to that of a conventional teaching of basic electricity to university students

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