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The relationship of selected academic factors to the persistence of general educational development (GED) recipients enrolled in community colleges : an Oregon study

Creator:: Sanders, Karen M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to better understand the relationship between selected academic factors and the persistence of GED recipients in community colleges in the state of Oregon. With this purpose in mind, the study addressed the following research question: Is there a relationship between selected academic variables and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ................................. 28 3. Academic Success: GED Recipients vs. High-School Diploma Holders .............. 36 4

Impact of discourses on preservice literacy teacher identity development : Subjectivity and agency

Creator:: Larson, Mindy Legard
Abstract:: This research addressed the complexities of identity development in the lives of seven elementary and middle school preservice literacy teachers during their graduate teacher education program at a private western university using a poststructural feminism theoretical lens. This research investigated two questions: 1) How do preservice teachers develop their identity...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the elementary school where the preservice teacher she investigated was student teaching. “Embedded

Making the connection to K-12 education for noncollege-bound students : the voices of students and workers address school experiences and workforce preparation

Creator:: Campbell, Willa M.
Abstract:: This study examined the relationships between business, education, and the economy, and specifically addressed the significant impact that business has had on education and educational policy. A large amount of research exists on the history of school reform and the development of educational policy, but none of the research examined...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Colleges in the Year Following High School Graduation: Based on June 2007 data from National Student

Life stories of high-risk white females teens : qualitative restrospective interviews with adolescents ten years after participation in a dropout and pregnancy prevention program

Creator:: Shaub, Tamara Lee
Abstract:: High rates and high costs of adolescent pregnancy and school dropout have resulted in the development of many prevention programs; however, little is known about the long-range effectiveness of efforts. Empirical research is needed to document behavioral outcomes over extended periods of time. I interviewed eight young white women who...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Smith High rates and high costs of adolescent pregnancy and school dropout have resulted in the

The experience of alienation for males ages 16 - 19 from high school in the Pacific Northwest : A phenomenological inquiry

Creator:: Schulz, Lisa L.
Abstract:: This qualitative study examined the experiences and perceptions of males aged 16 – 19 who did not complete a traditional high school diploma program because of feeling alienated from the school system. Five participants described their school experiences from elementary school through the point in high school when they decided...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: – 19 from High School in the Pacific Northwest: A Phenomenological Inquiry. Abstract

Ogden Middle School student letters

Creator:: Hooley, Darlene and Ogden Middle School students
Abstract:: Contains letters from Oregon City, Oregon's Ogden Middle School students who wrote to Darlene Hooley expressing their views about the war in Iraq.
Resource Type:: Other

Understanding school bullying and workplace abuse in a Taiwanese context

Creator:: Lin, Yu-Hui
Abstract:: Bullying prevents its targets from enjoying a safe, stress-free living, learning, and working environment. For most children, bullying experiences will be merely unpleasant childhood memories. This remains the same in adult's working environment. During the past decade, the concept of workplace abuse has had an increasing resonance within western countries....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: presented on June 28, 2007. Title: Understanding School Bullying and Workplace Abuse in a Taiwanese

The development of pre-service teachers' Technology Specific Pedagogy

Creator:: Harrington, Rachel A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to document the development of pre-service teachers' Technology Specific Pedagogy as they learned to teach mathematics with technology during their initial licensure program. The study investigated the pre-service teachers' learning using both a social and a psychological perspective of teacher learning. Two research questions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: teaching mathematics with technology prior to their full-time student teaching? 2. In what ways do

Evaluation of the LifeKnowledge Curriculum and its usability in the Oregon Agricultural Sciences classroom

Creator:: Crawford, Paul Wesley
Abstract:: The LifeKnowledge curriculum is a recent initiative of the National FFA Organization to develop key learning precepts in agriculture education students. This material utilizes cutting-edge teaching techniques in lesson plans designed to develop leadership, teamwork, personal development, and communication abilities in students. This project surveyed current agriculture teachers in Oregon...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: middle school, high school, and advanced high school students through the collaboration of teachers

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The relationship of selected academic factors to the persistence of general educational development (GED) recipients enrolled in community colleges : an Oregon study

Impact of discourses on preservice literacy teacher identity development : Subjectivity and agency

Making the connection to K-12 education for noncollege-bound students : the voices of students and workers address school experiences and workforce preparation

Life stories of high-risk white females teens : qualitative restrospective interviews with adolescents ten years after participation in a dropout and pregnancy prevention program

The experience of alienation for males ages 16 - 19 from high school in the Pacific Northwest : A phenomenological inquiry

Ogden Middle School student letters

Understanding school bullying and workplace abuse in a Taiwanese context

The development of pre-service teachers' Technology Specific Pedagogy

Evaluation of the LifeKnowledge Curriculum and its usability in the Oregon Agricultural Sciences classroom

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