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Creator:: Ellis, Edward Norman
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , St. Paul, Minnesota, Dr. James H. Ricks, Psychological Corporation, New York, and Dr. Raymond B

Creator:: Akeyo, Valerie Tabitha
Abstract:: The Purpose of the Study: The primary purpose of this study was to compare the clerical office occupations teachers' and business employers' perceptions of the competencies important for a high school graduate to possess for an entry-level clerical office job in Oregon. A secondary purpose was to determine the best...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: due to James Wall and Atta Kayeampong for their friendly assistance at various stages of the study

Creator:: Gee, Burton Cleon
Abstract:: Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a required mathematics content course upon prospective elementary school teachers at Brigham Young University. The investigation consisted of three major areas: (1) attitudes toward mathematics, (2) basic mathematical understanding, and (3) the relationship between certain selected variables. Procedure...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Scott, Patricia Marie
Abstract:: The purpose of this qualitative study was to learn about the perceptions and experiences of students who graduated with the Associates of Arts/Oregon Transfer (AA/OT) degree. This study answered the following questions: 1) How did the AA/OT degree attainment assist in the overall achievement of goals? 2) How did AA/OT...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , admissions staff from many community colleges can now be found. According to James A. Caillier, president of

Creator:: Sanders, Charles Douglas
Abstract:: The Problem The general purpose of this study was to determine the completeness and adequacy of student personnel services in Negro colleges of the South Atlantic States. Specifically, the problem was (1) to identify and analyze the nature of student personnel practices in Negro colleges of the South Atlantic States;...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Rasca-Hidalgo, Leo
Abstract:: Low completion rates have created serious "leakage points" (Astin, 1988) and "severe hemorrhaging" (Lango, 1996) in higher education to a large number of Hispanics. Traditional research on college persistence, which has blamed the students' culture for low performance, is inaccurate. Little research has specifically investigated academic persistence from a cultural...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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