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Rural Hispanic-Serving Institutional Context on the Development of Hispanic-Serving Initiatives and Strategies

Creator:: Alvarado-Young, Kelly M.
Abstract:: The focus of this single-site case study was to explore how rural dispersed Hispanic-serving community colleges in the Pacific Northwest support the development of Hispanic-Serving initiatives and strategies. The conceptual frameworks of Latino critical theory and the multicultural organizational development model were used to analyze and interpret the data. Interviews...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Gloria E. Crisp The focus of this single-site case study was to explore how rural

Characteristics, Pathways, and Predictors Related to the Transfer Behaviors of Adult College and University Students

Creator:: Potter, Charlie
Abstract:: Adult students are a population that is critical to addressing the college completion crisis. Retention and completion for adults lags behind students who enter college directly from high school. However, higher education has largely been built around service to younger high school graduates, and institutions are slow to change. A...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Gloria E. Crisp Adult students are a population that is critical to addressing the

The Experiences Latinas Encounter While Attending a Remote Rural Two-Year Community College: The Confluence of Identity (ies)

Creator:: Neimann, Theresa
Abstract:: Background: Latina students are underrepresented and undereducated in rural community colleges. There are gaps in rural community college research specifically focusing on Latina retention. This research identified the factors detracting from and/or enhancing the college experience for Latinas in rural community colleges. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Darlene Russ-Eft, Dr. Gloria Crisp, Dr. Lynne Hindman, Dr. Susan Shaw and Dr. Bruce Clemetsen. I

Adjustments and challenges experienced by adult Hispanic students in a public technical college

Creator:: Suchite, Jose M.
Abstract:: Little research has been done in the area of adult Hispanics' transition to college, a complex and challenging process which marks a critical period in their lives. Research suggests adaptation difficulty may cause them to drop out of school usually before completion of the first terms. There is a lack...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the other members of my dissertation committee: Dr. Richard Orozco, Dr. Alex Sanchez, Dr. Ken

Shifting Roots: Reimagining the Genealogical Roots of Disability Studies and Mad Studies through Women of Color Feminisms

Creator:: Johnk, Lzz
Abstract:: This dissertation argues for rooting genealogies and origin stories of Disability Studies and Mad Studies in women of color feminist scholarship-activism. Turning to women of color feminist work as “alternative origin stories” shifts Disability Studies and Mad Studies away from limiting and often racist eurowestern models of Madness/disability. Women of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: scholarship-activism. Specifically, I demonstrate how the works of Gloria Anzaldúa, Audre Lorde, and Maxine

Post-colonialist Pathways : Building Potential for Multicultural Service Learning at Community Colleges

Creator:: Cate, Rachael
Abstract:: Latina/o student enrollments in community colleges in the United States are rapidly growing, yet Latina/o student success rates have not matched this growth. There is a need for community college programs that serve Latina/o student populations more effectively and that incorporate multicultural educational practices into college programs. The purpose of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 2011; Teranishi, Suárez-Orozco, & Suárez-Orozco, 2011). Theorist Gloria Anzaldúa’s (1999) theory of

Differentiation of Positive and Negative Developmental Outcomes Among Immigrant Youth: Examining Specificity

Creator:: Olsen, Svea G.
Abstract:: Researchers and practitioners often assume that positive and negative outcomes are inversely correlated. Youth development can be more complex than a simple linear association, however. This complexity is poorly understood, with more research needed to inform how such associations manifest among specific populations and how sociodemographic factors may drive variation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: linguistically diverse group in the United States (Child Trends, 2018; Passel, 2011; Suárez- Orozco et al., 2015

Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Municipal Sludge and Fats, Oils, and Greases: Effects on Digester Performance and Microbial Community Dynamics

Creator:: Berninghaus, Ashley E.
Abstract:: The natural production of methane via anaerobic digestion (AD) is facilitated by a complex community of microorganisms, primarily bacteria and archaea, referred to as the AD microbiome. AD is growing in prominence as a solution to the disposal of food waste, sewage sludge, and the organic fraction of municipal solid...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: this project: Ana Aranda, Mia Cowan, Heidi Reed, Andreas Sandino, Jackson Schleicher, and Gloria Ruiz

Kemenik Natajsaj Qach’ob’oj Chirij le Xib’inel / Weaving to Remember Our Ghost Stories: A Queer and Trans Memoria Histórica of the Guatemalan Civil War

Creator:: López, Andrés C.
Abstract:: This dissertation is a memoria histórica of the Guatemalan Civil War that centers queer and trans Maya people in its imaginings. Using Maya backstrap weaving practices, “constellating” as defined by the Cultural Rhetorics Theory Lab, and ghost stories as a Maya-centered queer/trans rhetorical methodology, I argue for a shift from...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

“I Could Make Impossible Things Happen”: Latina Entrepreneurs Nurturing Intuitive, Spiritual, and Relational Knowledge to Grow a Business

Creator:: Fonseca, Ana Lucia
Abstract:: Entrepreneurship is regarded as a viable way for women to enter the economy and improve their quality of life (Morris et al., 2018). However, little attention has been paid to understanding how women, and specifically women of color, utilize their ways of knowing to learn entrepreneurship. Grounded in Chicana/Latina feminism...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: (Orozco et al., 2020). As a consequence, a woman in the employment market not only is expected to work

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Rural Hispanic-Serving Institutional Context on the Development of Hispanic-Serving Initiatives and Strategies

Characteristics, Pathways, and Predictors Related to the Transfer Behaviors of Adult College and University Students

The Experiences Latinas Encounter While Attending a Remote Rural Two-Year Community College: The Confluence of Identity (ies)

Adjustments and challenges experienced by adult Hispanic students in a public technical college

Shifting Roots: Reimagining the Genealogical Roots of Disability Studies and Mad Studies through Women of Color Feminisms

Post-colonialist Pathways : Building Potential for Multicultural Service Learning at Community Colleges

Differentiation of Positive and Negative Developmental Outcomes Among Immigrant Youth: Examining Specificity

Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Municipal Sludge and Fats, Oils, and Greases: Effects on Digester Performance and Microbial Community Dynamics

Kemenik Natajsaj Qach’ob’oj Chirij le Xib’inel / Weaving to Remember Our Ghost Stories: A Queer and Trans Memoria Histórica of the Guatemalan Civil War

“I Could Make Impossible Things Happen”: Latina Entrepreneurs Nurturing Intuitive, Spiritual, and Relational Knowledge to Grow a Business

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