Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Internationalization in Oregon and Washington community colleges

Creator:: Sipe, Deborah M.
Abstract:: Research on higher education during the period 1990 to 2013 has suggested that U.S. higher education institutions were significantly impacted by a number of global forces, including an increase in the movement of goods, information, and people across borders. During the same period, a measurable increase occurred in the number...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: internationalization at U.S. community colleges. Washington, DC: American Council on Education. Harder, N

My journey with preservice teachers : reflecting on teacher characteristics that bridge multicultural education theory and classroom practice

Creator:: Moule, Jean Golson
Abstract:: In the past decade, issues related to cultural diversity and pluralism have risen to the forefront in education. The increasing cultural diversity in American classrooms and communities requires preservice teachers to be ready to promote multiple perspectives within their curricula and among their students. The purpose of this study was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Preservice Teachers: Reflecting on Teacher Characteristics that Bridge Multicultural Education Theory and

Education as a rite of passage : an ethnographic study of an alternative adult education program

Creator:: Keegan, Macaela Cashman
Abstract:: This microethnographic study examines critical literacy and the lives of participants in an urban, non-profit organization, the Opportunity Center, serving low income youth and adults in the Seattle area. The Center's primary mission was to provide alternative educational opportunities for youth who have been unsuccessful in traditional school settings. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Senior high school student opinions of the need for a ninth grade academic transition program

Creator:: Koval, James E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the need for an academic transition program at the beginning of the high school experience for 90 to 100 critical - need ninth grade students at North Thurston High School in Lacey, Washington. Opinions of ninth and twelfth grade high school students...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: recently addressed concerns about education. The Washington legislature in 1984 increased its mandated

The effects of increased enrollment of international students on student services at six Washington State community colleges

Creator:: Acob-Nash, Maria
Abstract:: Institutions of higher education face a global mandate, understanding and addressing the concept of internationalization in the 21st century. As the world becomes "smaller", there is a need for college students to expand their awareness and understanding of multinational cultures and issues. Recently, many four-year colleges and universities have taken...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Increased Enrollment of International Students on Student Services at Six Washington State

An examination of the perceptions of the goals for community colleges by internal and external constituent groups from selected Washington State community colleges

Creator:: Maxwell, Nancy A.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: to the growth of adult education programs throughout the state" (Washington SBCCE, 1970; Vol. 111:6

African-American women faculty teaching at institutions of higher-learning in the Pacific Northwest : Challenges, dilemmas, and sustainability

Creator:: Townsend-Johnson, Linda
Abstract:: Title: African-American Women Faculty Teaching at Institutions of Higher Learning in the Pacific Northwest: Challenges, Dilemas, and Sustainability Institutions of higher learning in the Pacific Northwest have successfully recruited African-American faculty, yet these institutions have difficulty retaining African-American faculty for at least five years. African-American women faculty experience problems obtaining...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: were pooled from the state of Oregon and Washington, with the exception of one participant who

A case study of effects of accelerated learning methodology on reading gains of ten middle school students in southwest Washington

Creator:: Questad, Beverly A.
Abstract:: Learning disabled students in special education programs have not been demonstrating equal achievement gains in reading when compared to their non-handicapped peers. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Accelerated Learning methods in teaching reading to ten learning disabled middle school students in southwest Washington. Accelerated...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Test Scores for Case Studies 248 D Case Study Attendance Records 252 E Washington State Definition of

Relationship between a collaborative learning community and the persistence of community college students

Creator:: Ramaker, M. Jolene
Abstract:: This study explored the effects of a collaborative learning community (CLC) upon the persistence of community college students. Treatment subjects were participants in two different offerings of the learning community "Life on the Edge". The ex post facto design compared treatment group subjects' persistence to goal with persistence to goal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Internationalization in Oregon and Washington community colleges

My journey with preservice teachers : reflecting on teacher characteristics that bridge multicultural education theory and classroom practice

Education as a rite of passage : an ethnographic study of an alternative adult education program

Senior high school student opinions of the need for a ninth grade academic transition program

The effects of increased enrollment of international students on student services at six Washington State community colleges

An examination of the perceptions of the goals for community colleges by internal and external constituent groups from selected Washington State community colleges

African-American women faculty teaching at institutions of higher-learning in the Pacific Northwest : Challenges, dilemmas, and sustainability

A case study of effects of accelerated learning methodology on reading gains of ten middle school students in southwest Washington

Relationship between a collaborative learning community and the persistence of community college students

Limit your search

Academic Affiliation

Advisor

Commencement Year

Committee Member

Creator

Date

Decade

Degree Field

Degree Level

Degree Name

File Format

Language

License

Non-Academic Affiliation

Peer Reviewed

Resource Type

Rights Statement

Subject

Search Constraints

Search Results

Limit your search