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An analysis of selected factors relating to the criteria and procedures for selection of occupational advisory committee members

Creator:: Wallace, Gordon Lee
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze criteria and procedures used in the selection of occupational advisory committee members in Oregon community colleges. The existence of a common core of criteria and procedures for selecting occupational advisory committee members was investigated. Further, the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: administrator of vocational-technical education for a community college. Similar titles for the same

Selected characteristics of chief community college administrators with regard to their behavior toward secondary vocational education

Creator:: Kaiser, Ronald Earl, 1924-
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to analyze selected characteristics of a sample of chief administrators in community or junior colleges in the nation to determine their attitudes toward secondary vocational education. Samples of chief administrators in public post-secondary institutions which offered shared-time vocational education programs for secondary (high school)...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in the United States Offering Shared-Time Secondary Vocational Education Programs 92 93 93 94

Autotronics : Implications for automotive related training programs standards based upon emerging technologies

Creator:: Savin, Stuart
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to provide a method for evaluating the effect, impact or role that (as perceived by automotive, diesel, automotive collision faculty and administrators) the nationally recognized industry training standards developed by Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) have on the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: consistent with business and industry practice is a major challenge for vocational education” (p. 1). An

Business-industry-education and education-business-industry days in selected American cities from 1946-1952

Creator:: McNett, Aileen Guy
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Administrator and vocational educator perceptions regarding summer vocational agriculture program activities

Creator:: Swan, Michael Kent
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine: 1) the ideal vocational agriculture summer program activities as perceived by teacher educators and state supervisors nationwide, and 2) if there were differences in perceptions towards vocational agriculture summer program activities among selected groups impacting vocational agriculture programs in the state of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: students were enrolling in vocational agriculture, the United States Office of Education in 1963 and 1968

The role of the business education teacher in guidance in secondary schools west of the Mississippi River

Creator:: Woodward, Robert Myron
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: vocational education program, and their salaries are, in part, paid from federal funds distributed to the

The status of graduate study through extension

Creator:: Moore, Viron Alonzo
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ). The General Extension Division of the Oregon State System of Higher Education approved the study and

The effect of National defense education act counseling institutes on the measured interests of institute enrollees

Creator:: Grenfell, John Elliot
Abstract:: In the 1961-62 academic year there were thirteen National Defense Education Act Counseling and Guidance Training Institutes established at institutions of higher education about the country. The purpose of these institutes was to upgrade the counseling and guidance skills of personnel employed as half-time counselors in secondary schools. As a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Act was to support education in the United States through subsidizing the education of personnel in

Factors that influence career choice and development for gay male school teachers : a qualitative investigation

Creator:: Terndrup, Anthony I.
Abstract:: This study investigated factors that influence career choice and development for gay male school teachers. Ten gay educators participated in the investigation. Data collection methods involved two semi-structured personal interviews and one structured telephone interview for a total of 30 sampling units. Data analysis procedures included reviewing audiotapes, reading transcriptions,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : The California Supreme Court's decision in Morrison v. State Board of Education [1969] called for an

Systems theory for minority students : a potential tool for the improvement of academic performance

Creator:: Godwin, Karen Sato
Abstract:: The study was undertaken to determine if the construct and vocabulary of systems theory are related to academic performance such that a) the understanding of either or both can predict grade-point average for college students, and b) the explicit teaching of both construct and vocabulary to minority students can improve...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on May 3, 1977 Title: SYSTEMS THEORY FOR MINORITY STUDENTS

A perceptual study regarding the importance of identified university cooperative education coordinator tasks and preferred organizational formats

Creator:: Foertsch, Richard
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of university cooperative education coordinators regarding the importance of tasks identified by cooperative education experts as being critical to the operation of university programs. The study was also concerned with coordinators' preferences regarding the organizational formats...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS OF Richard Foertsch for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in VOCATIONAL EDUCATION presented on

A plan for adult education in agriculture for Oregon

Creator:: Lee, Allen D.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The history and development of agricultural education in secondary schools of the United States, with implications for a program of agricultural education in secondary schools of Canada

Creator:: Bell, Ralph Rogers
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Educational opportunities and schools of the United States Army

Creator:: Darlington, Laurence Edwin
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: contained in the Army of tho United States. It 00V515 the academic, pro- fessional, and vocational

Government forest work

Creator:: United States. Department of Agriculture
Abstract:: Gerald W. Williams Collection
Resource Type:: Technical Report
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Government forest work

Creator:: United States. Department of Agriculture
Resource Type:: Technical Report

A nation-wide study of state commercial contests for high school students

Creator:: Newton, Eva Marie
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: probably of most importance to the student in secondary commercial education, the state con- test. Data

A study of the educational status and some educational implications of a local relief population

Creator:: Davis, Edwin Blundell
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Dependency 39 G. Imolications of Relief to Vocational Education and Guidance 45 H. Imolications of

Scholastic achievement of high school vocational agriculture students in college engineering curriculum

Creator:: Long, James Stephen
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Transcultural education and Japanese-American relations

Creator:: Mitarai, Shōji, 1949-
Abstract:: The goals of this study were to discover and compare the religious and philosophical traditions which have shaped Japanese and American cultures, and to make a case for interdisciplinary transcultural programs of study in higher education. Specifically, the purposes of this study were to: (1) describe and trace historically the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: communication in higher education in Japan and the United States. The section first deals with Japanese higher

Government forest work

Creator:: United States. Forest Service
Abstract:: Gerald W. Williams Collection
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: !, JHdllu slridiff1 lttart fipm!tfU hltill!' Issued April, 1922. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

A study of adult student learning strategies for a web based teacher licensure program

Creator:: Twomey, Sylvia Mary
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand how adult learners in an online teacher licensure program selected and used learning strategies, transformed existing strategies or developed new strategies. Also examined was whether the environment itself facilitated or impeded usage of transformed strategies, or development of new strategies. Participants in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Philosophy in Education on May 4, 2000. Title: A Study of Adult Student Learning Strategies for a Web Based

Working together for student success: cross-functional collaboration at community colleges

Creator:: Loveday, Joyce E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the underlying mechanisms within community colleges that influence cross-functional collaboration. The study also explored the role of community college leadership in fostering internal collaboration. The following questions guided the research: (1) What does cross-functional collaboration look like at a community...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Education presented on September 21, 2009. Title: Working Together for Student Success: Cross

Una Perspectiva Etnica de la Sociedad Americana

Creator:: Perez, Alfred F.
Abstract:: The existence of the ethnic "barrios" (ghettos) across American society is proof of the legacy of racism, injustice and inequality in society today. In this thesis, the human experiences of Native, African, Mexican, and Asian people, are presented to contradict the notion that the "American Dream" is for all. In...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Studies, and Education presented on June 7. 2004 Title: Una Perspectiva Etnica de la Sociedad Americana

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:: of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on December 8. 1997. Title: My Journey with

Research mentorship in counselor education

Creator:: Briggs, Cynthia A. (Cynthia Ann)
Abstract:: Research mentorship is a new construct emerging in the literature, but remains inadequately defined and scarcely researched. This topic is of relevance to counselor education because of the paucity of literature on the topic, and because of our professional commitments to diversity, wellness, and scholarship. Effective mentorship has been shown...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Veteran Student Success : An Evaluation of Veteran Students' Perceptions of a Cohort Learning Model

Creator:: Campbell, Edward J.
Abstract:: In 2010 the American taxpayers spent $697 million educating veterans under the provisions of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (commonly referred to as the GI Bill). Most veterans begin their college education at a community college. However, the number of veterans succeeding in community colleges is exceedingly low. Based...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Edward J. Campbell for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education

A survey of forestry education in the United States

Creator:: Elmgren, Roy
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: A survey of forestry education in the United States

A survey of secondary school standards in the United States

Creator:: Erickson, John Walter
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: United States Bureau of Education Study made in 1914: a study made by the Minnesota State Department of

An analysis of selected industrial training programs

Creator:: Miller, Harold J.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OREGON STATE COLLEGE 1n partial fulfillment of the requ!re,ments for the · degree of DOCTOR OF

Physical education and athletic facilities : analysis of usage and financial problems

Creator:: Howell, Jerry
Abstract:: In the field of physical education and athletics the ever-rising operating costs of quality programs had forced all small colleges to seek new sources of funds. The financial problems in supporting physical education and athletics were related to the overall financial problems of these institutions. With the need for additional...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Physical Education and Athletic Facilities: Analysis of

Role of the health educator in guidance services

Creator:: Petersen, Harold Ernest
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: OREDON STATE COLLEGE in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATICV

A comparison of selected instructional media and methods for teaching global studies

Creator:: Schloss, Jacob Leon
Abstract:: The primary purpose was to examine three selected instructional plans commonly utilized in teaching global studies in terms of relative effectiveness in contributing to development of cognitive and affective growth. Possible identification of relationships between plans and learning preference was complementary. The plans were constructed utilizing Edgar Dale's Cone of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Technological progress, disacculturation, and our public schools

Creator:: Morita, Sally J.
Abstract:: The problems facing our nation's public schools today cannot be divorced from our enthusiasm for technology and the positive relationship we believe it shares with our perception of progress. Based on the second law of thermodynamics, the law of entropy, author Jeremy Rifkin argues that the development of increasingly "efficient"...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Interdisciplinary Studies in the co-departments of History, Education and Anthropology presented on May 22, 1986

Five counterrevolutionists in higher education : Irving Babbitt, Albert Jay Nock, Abraham Flexner, Robert Maynard Hutchins, Alexander Meiklejohn

Creator:: Harris, Michael R., 1936-
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: STATE MONOGRAPHS Studies in Education and Guidance Carvel W. Wood, Consulting Editor 1. A Functional

The Bullying Experiences of Muslim-American Youth in U.S. Public Schools

Creator:: Baadarani, Dalia
Abstract:: Bullying cultivates insecurity and fear while generating attention for the perpetrator and degrading the student-victim in front of others. The act erodes the self-efficacy and identity of minority students more specifically and produces a hostile climate that undermines the learning and social development to all affected. Despite the pervasive negative...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

Education and the United States Supreme Court

Creator:: Spurlock, Clark
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Education and the United States Supreme Court EDUCA1'IOB

A study of the commonalities and differences of the classroom environment in whole language and judicious discipline classrooms

Creator:: Larson, Colleen M.
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Colleen M. Larson for the degree of Doctor of Education in Education presented on October 15, 1992

Teaching Spanish : presenting Latino history and sociocultural realities in the ethno-European classroom

Creator:: Gearin, Yolanda V.
Abstract:: This study is a review of the researcher's deliberate strategies for incorporating Latino culture into the teaching of a Spanish language course. The researcher developed, presented and assessed a curriculum unit designed to examine the social and educational problems of Latinos, the history of Latin America, the effects of discrimination...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ) describe Immersion Bilingual Education used extensively in Canada and the United States as being a

A qualitative study designed to explore some factors that white educators need to teach black students effectively

Creator:: Henry, Calvin Oscar Leon
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore some of the factors White educators need to teach Black students effectively. It examined what role the race of the teachers may play in Black students' academic success and whether White teachers are able and willing to meet the educational needs of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: as citizens of the United States. In 1954, Brown v. Board of 2 Education of Topeka extended the

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:: degree of Doctor of Education presented on April 29. 1998. Title: Autistic Conflict in Higher Education

Congruence between student and adviser perceptions of academic advising

Creator:: Bingham, Lisa M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to assess the congruence of perceptions of academic advising between students and advisers. Seventeen tasks involved in developmental academic advising were identified from a review of current academic advising literature. These criteria became the basis of a questionnaire that asked students whether their adviser...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the United States. After assigning each academic major into one combination of the six vocational

Social and learning strategies male community college students use to maximize learning from cooperative work experiences

Creator:: Risser, Edward M.
Abstract:: Employers often lament that many American workers are not qualified for present and future jobs due to changing skills requirements and deficiencies of schools. In 1991, the Secretary of Labor's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) report recommended educators use work sites to help students achieve foundation skills and workplace...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Doctor of Education presented on May 1, 2001. Title: Social and Learning Strategies Male Community

Justifications for K-12 education standards, goals, and curriculum

Creator:: Creighton, Sean
Abstract:: In the contemporary U.S., the state, through the Legislative Assembly, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Education, sets policies for K-12 education. These include goals and standards that affect the kinds of influences local officials, parents, and students can have on various education programs, required and elective...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Legislative Assembly, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Education, sets policies for K-12

A survey of the physical education activity program for women in state colleges and universities in the United States

Creator:: Warnke, Ruth Elizabeth
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: women in state colleges and universities in the United States A SURVEY OF THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Academic preparation of American business executives for foreign service

Creator:: Goodearl, Arthur William
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: doctrine found in the corporation law of Practically every state in the United States. The first

Adapted physical education specialists' perceptions and role in the consultation process

Creator:: Lytle, Rebecca K.
Abstract:: The use of consultation as a means of delivering educational instruction to students with disabilities in the general physical education setting is becoming increasingly prevalent in the United States and is most frequently operationalized in a triadic model. In this model the adapted physical educator serves as the consultant, the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: disabilities in the general physical education setting is becoming increasingly prevalent in the United

Structural oppression of African Americans in higher education

Creator:: Powell, William N.
Abstract:: Researching what I believe to be exclusionary practices in higher education against African Americans has compelled me to approach this subject, in part, historically. Although I realize that a historical chronology of any subject is often deceptive, as with any writer, I am tempted to interpret events to fit my...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: education. Thomas and Sillen state that: 20 The illusion of color blindness, the assumption that the

A critical exploration of assessment within multicultural affairs

Creator:: Martinez, Jessica A.
Abstract:: This thesis explored the experiences of four Student Affairs practitioners working within Multicultural Affairs (MA). The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how professionals within MA offices were developing and conducting assessment as well as identify barriers they faced and best practices used. Data for this study was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ). Public funds were needed for improvements to public K-12 education and state infrastructure, the rising

Responsible pedagogy : (re)framing contemporary educational theory and American cultural politics

Creator:: Rust, Stephen
Abstract:: Responsible Pedagogy is examination of contemporary education in the United States. Responsible educators are dedicated to being representative, responsive, and respectful. These three principles guide the best teaching and learning that are taking place in classrooms across the country. Launched in 2003, Shakespeare in American Communities is the most ambitious...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Pedagogy is examination of contemporary education in the United States. Responsible educators are

Food safety knowledge and continuing education interests of hospital foodservice managers

Creator:: Ramsay, Jean D.
Abstract:: Hospital patients are at high risk for foodborne illness; it is essential that hospital foodservice managers know food safety principles. The purpose of this research was to assess the basic food safety knowledge of hospital foodservice managers and to determine their interest in continuing education related to food safety. A...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: acute care hospitals in every state in the United States except Delaware, Idaho, and Vermont. This

Physical activity among Chinese international students in American higher education : from quantitative and qualitative perspectives

Creator:: Yan, Zi
Abstract:: Chinese international students in American colleges and universities report low levels of physical activity involvement, which may limit them in terms of realizing their full human potential (i.e., cognitively, physically, socially). The purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the psychosocial mechanisms as well as the sociocultural influences to understand...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: United States for the purpose of pursuing higher education, and Chinese international students

Elementary and secondary teachers use of agriculture as a context for teaching : a concerns based approach

Creator:: Anderson, Shawn M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the concerns of past participants of the Summer Agriculture Institute regarding the use of agriculture as a context for teaching and to determine how they implement curriculum integration. The study used the Concerns-Based Adoption Model as a theoretical framework, which resulted in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: concepts. Integration of academic and vocational education has taken on several forms including

Contemporary student veterans : transitional experiences from military life to college life

Creator:: Normandin, Kathleen
Abstract:: The contemporary student veteran population is growing rapidly as service members who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts take advantage of the Post 9/11 Veteran Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to receive educational benefits to attend college (Cook & Kim, 2009). However, student veterans entering college today have a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: transitioning from military life to college life at higher education institutions in the United States. This

Values and considerations in education-related choices : a descriptive study of PRC Chinese graduate at a Northwest U.S. University

Creator:: Buys, W. Kent
Abstract:: The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore PRC Chinese graduate student perceptions of their education-related choices at a U.S. university, and to assess the values and considerations underlying these choices. The objectives of the study were to: (a) explore and discover how students perceived and described education in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Eye of the hurricane : observations on creative educational administration

Creator:: Knox, Warren Barr, 1925-
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: . (Oregon State monographs: Studies in education and guidance, 6) 1. School management and organization. I

Student problems and personnel services in a selected group of small colleges

Creator:: Allen, Alvin
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: by ALVIN ALLEN A THESIS submitted to OREGON STATE COLLEGE In partial fulfillment of the

Gender bias & teachers : college students' perceptions of sexual discrimination in their high school

Creator:: Hostetler, Catherine L.
Abstract:: The field of gender bias indicates that teachers are a significant source of gender-role socialization for students. This study focuses on post hoc recollections of college students' perceptions of gender bias exhibited by their high school teachers. Specifically, this study asks students to define sex discrimination, as well as describe...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Speech Communication, Education, and

Preservice teachers explore gender issues in education through talk

Creator:: Cammack, J. Camille
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to analyze preservice teachers' talk about gender issues in education through a poststructural feminist theoretical framework. Eighteen Master of Arts in Teaching students volunteered to participate in a seminar. During the seminar the participants wrote about and discussed gender issues in teaching. Data collected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Preservice teachers explore gender issues in education through

Characteristics and use of inquiry and communication tools in planning for educational change

Creator:: Fierstein, Micah
Abstract:: In education today, there is a growing sense of urgency to build the capacity of educators, parents, and community members to work together to solve the complex issues facing schools. The central purpose of this study was to explore how one elementary school site council learned and adopted a set...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: on the state of education in the United States (cited in Fullan, 1993): National Commission on

The effects of case methods on preservice physical education teachers' value orientations

Creator:: Timken, Gay L.
Abstract:: Preservice teachers' beliefs and values develop due to their long "apprenticeship of observation" (Lortie, 1975) and often filter their teacher education experiences (Feiman-Nemser & Buchman, 1986; Pajares, 1992). Case methods may be one curricular tool by which to instill change in preservice teachers' beliefs and values. This study investigated the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: The effects of case methods on preservice physical education

Distant interactions and their effects on children's physical activity levels during fitness instruction

Creator:: Patterson, Debra Lynn
Abstract:: Evidence exists that links a sedentary lifestyle with the emergence of chronic diseases during adulthood. Reports indicate that many children and adolescents already have risk factors for chronic diseases and the prevalence of obesity among children is at an all time high. There are concerns that children may not be...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: that elementary physical education teachers provide effective instruction during health-related

Report on utilization of 5% admissions policy 1982-83 and 1983-84

Creator:: Oregon State System of Higher Education. Office of Academic Affairs
Abstract:: Higher education has been used by generations of people in the United States as a vehicle for alleviating social and economic problems. The history of the land-grant college movement, the black colleges, and the vast federal programs of student financial aid are testament to this historic objective. However, history also...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: , Oregon Office of Academic Affairs Oregon State System of Higher Education P. 0. Box 3175 Eugene

Sustainability, awareness, and commitment : examining Natural Resource Extension programs in the United States

Creator:: Broussard, Shorna Renell
Abstract:: Today's landowners, citizens, and natural resource professionals are increasingly concerned about issues surrounding resource sustainability. Charged with addressing societal concerns through education, Cooperative Extension is uniquely capable of meeting educational needs related to natural resource sustainability. In this research, we examined the program inputs, activities, and participation in Natural Resource...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Generative evaluation of instruction in an Honors College, using small group instructional diagnosis : more than dots on a page

Creator:: Ringle, Judith Ann
Abstract:: Instruction in a University Honors College was evaluated using Small Group Instructional Diagnosis (SGID), a qualitative evaluation process. Fifty-one class sections were evaluated over a three-year period to determine what worked to help students learn, what did not work, and suggestions for improvement. Seven instructors used both SGID and an...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on April 15, 1999. Title: Generative

A qualitative study of the determinants of resistance to homosexuality in heterosexual identified students

Creator:: McGraw, Cathlene E.
Abstract:: Two decades of literature from national college student climate reports measuring student attitudes toward people who are lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender (LGBT) indicate, “anti-GLBT intolerance and harassment has been prevalent” (Rankin, 2003). This study seeks to explore the determinants of such attitudes and explore the life contexts of students’...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

Community college and university degree partnership programs : A qualitative study of the student experience

Creator:: Balzer, Jacqueline
Abstract:: Community college and university degree partnership programs allow students to tailor their educational experiences to fit personal goals and preferences while transitioning back and forth seamlessly between a community college and four-year university. This qualitative research study, telling the stories and lived experiences of six students participating in a community...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THE DISSERTATION OF Jacqueline Balzer for the degree of Doctor of Education in Education

Academic achievement trajectories of adolescents from Mexican and East Asian immigrant families

Creator:: Jeong, Yu Jin
Abstract:: Academic achievement of adolescent children is directly associated with their success in adulthood. Little is known, however, regarding how adolescents in immigrant families academically grow over time and what factors influence the trajectories. Drawing on the National Educational Longitudinal Survey 1988 (NELS: 88), this study aimed to: 1) identify the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Developing NGSS Scientific Practices Through Inquiry in an Outdoor Learning Environment

Creator:: Halsey Randall, Micki Marie
Abstract:: The National Research Council has aggregated research evidence on the pedagogy of science teaching and learning (NRC, 2012), culminating in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). These standards support emphasis on eight scientific practices as an important component for teaching science as inquiry to K-12 students. This latest framework for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Philosophy in Science Education presented on July 5, 2016. Title: Developing NGSS Scientific Practices

More than a term : a consideration of how to support generation 1.5 students at colleges and universities

Creator:: Wimberly, Elizabeth Summer
Abstract:: In this thesis, Elizabeth Summer Wimberly details the profile of generation 1.5 students as a group of students who can need extra support in higher education. Generation 1.5 students stand distinct from both international students and native, monolingual students. As such, placing generation 1.5 students in either a mainstream or...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: presence in the United States’ education system, they have done so, and they have done so well. Thus, I

Leadership, Mathematics, and Science Integration in Secondary Agricultural Education

Creator:: McKim, Aaron J.
Abstract:: Research exploring methods to improve student learning of leadership, mathematics, and science in the United States is critically important. In this study, I sought to delve into the potential for student learning of leadership, mathematics, and science within the context of school-based agricultural education. Recognizing the teacher as a gatekeeper...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: supporting the addition of new agriculture education programs throughout the United States

Policies and practices of L.G.B.T. friendly institutions to support students who are attracted to more than one gender

Creator:: Zissen, Donald J.
Abstract:: Within the United States, the number of "out" Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) individuals attending a college or university is on the rise (Rosario, Schrimshaw, Hunter & Braun, 2006). With this increase, the new and/or different ways that lesbian and gay individuals can present and express their sexual orientation has...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: ______________________________________________________ Jessica E. White Within the United

Early family risk and children's academic achievement

Creator:: Sektnan, Michaella A.
Abstract:: Children who have multiple family risk factors are at increased risk for poor developmental outcomes, including poor academic achievement. The present study focused on charting the pathways through which early family risk – as indexed by ethnic minority status, low maternal education, low family income, and chronic maternal depressive symptoms...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: family risk – as indexed by ethnic minority status, low maternal education, low family income, and

Indigenous language preservation programs and language policy in education : a web-based intertextual analysis

Creator:: Muniz, Gloria J. Bock
Abstract:: There are more than 6,900 known living languages in the world, half of which could be extinct within one hundred years. Approximately 150 indigenous American languages are still spoken in the United States; however, it is estimated that by the year 2050 only twenty of them will remain. Language preservation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: policy documents available online through state department of education websites, the study used

A comparison of the effectiveness of teaching general hygiene by closed-circuit television and by lecture procedures

Creator:: Shaw, Donald D.
Abstract:: The central purpose of this comparison was to determine the congruence or difference between two teaching techniques, the television method and the conventional lecture method as used in teaching General Hygiene on the freshman college level at Oregon State University. Sub-problems associated with this study were, (a) the development of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: STATE UNIVERSITY in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION

Reform in undergraduate physical education major programs in the United States and in Japan

Creator:: Takeshita, Shunichi
Abstract:: Undergraduate physical education major programs in the United States and Japan were compared in terms of reform during the period 1972-74 to 1988-90. Two kinds of reform were studied: (1) change from single-track professional preparation to multiple-track preparation and (2) change from a nonacademic discipline-based program to an entirely academic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Undergraduate Physical Education Major Programs in the United States and in Japan Abstract approved: Redacted

The effects of an immersion bilingual mathematics institute on the achievement of seventh grade Mexican-American students

Creator:: Ebert, C. Steven
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which an Immersion Bilingual Mathematics Institute (IBMI) can affect the mathematics achievement of entering seventh grade students of Mexican-American heritage. Mathematics achievement was defined as mathematics skills measured by the Mathematics Computation and Mathematics Concepts and Applications tests of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in SCIENCE EDUCATION presented on November 5, 1984. Title: THE EFFECTS

Weight Stigma and Its Associations with Health Behaviors Among Older Adults

Creator:: Phibbs, Sandi Cleveland
Abstract:: Having excess weight carries a negative social stigma in the U.S. Previous research has shown that experiencing stigma has negative physical and mental health consequences. Few studies have examined how experiencing weight stigma might act as a barrier to engaging in healthy behaviors among older adults. The purpose of this...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
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Women and Workplace Competition : A Study of Horizontal Hostility

Creator:: Stone, Erin A.
Abstract:: Throughout society, many believe women are not succeeding professionally because of the institutional barriers created by men in the American workforce. However, women may be more competitive with other women than with men, especially when limited job positions are the goal. Competitiveness among women can be explained by a phenomenon...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: within higher education as well as other professional organizations in their efforts to support the

An organizational model for community colleges in Yemen

Creator:: Almotaa, Ali
Abstract:: The educational system in the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR) is in desperate need of reform to accommodate recent changes in the structure of the economy and society of the YAR. At present, there is only one university, the University of Sana'a, within the country. In this study, the organization of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Vocational Education Needs in Yemen 2 High Illiteracy Rate in Yemen 4 Relieve Pressure on the University

Argument and common ground : scholarly research meets the common core state standards

Creator:: Clark, Jillian
Abstract:: This thesis examines the recent history of the teaching of argument and its implications in the face of new writing standards being implemented in K-12 classrooms under the Common Core State Standards. The new educational policies will shift the focus of writing instruction onto argument writing as part of students'...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Common Core State Standards AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Jillian

International students as educational migrants : east and southwest Asian perspectives

Creator:: Visconti, Lauren A.
Abstract:: Projected to reach one million people next year, international students in the United States are undergoing a transformative educational migration. Moving away from the existing study abroad paradigm is the first step to more accurately understand the lived experience of an educational migrant. Discovering the perceptions of what value an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: model that the United States education system has projected onto this burgeoning population. This

Re-viewing the canon : using film and critical pedagogy in the standards-based classroom

Creator:: Divelbiss, John D.
Abstract:: This thesis analyzes the efficacy of emancipatory (critical) pedagogical practices in an educational climate of standards-based reform. Using two films noir of the blacklist era--Body and Soul and Crossfire--as the core texts of a unit in a secondary school curriculum, I argue that an emphasis on student agency and a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: pedagogy has argued for the democratizing mandate of public education in Western societies and the United

Making meaning of supporting student spiritual development : perceptions of graduate students in a student affairs program

Creator:: Thomson, Amy K.
Abstract:: This interpretive, descriptive qualitative study explores how graduate students in a student affairs preparation program make meaning of their role in supporting student spiritual development. Six one-on-one semi-structured interviews with six graduate students were conducted in this single-site study. Five prevalent themes emerged from the data, each playing a role...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Student Affairs Program by Amy K. Thomson A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

Characterization and Mediation of K-12 Science Teachers' Implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards

Creator:: Rogan-Klyve, Allyson M.
Abstract:: The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are a recent set of standards that leverage decades of research to present an innovative and coherent image for K 12 science education in the United States. Major themes in the NGSS include the intertwining of learning and doing science, addressing connections across scientific...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: research to present an innovative and coherent image for K- 12 science education in the United States

Bridging differences : Saudi Arabian students reflect on their educational experiences and share success strategies

Creator:: Shaw, Donna L. (Donna Laible)
Abstract:: This study examines the U.S. educational experiences of Saudi Arabian students. Using qualitative case study and photo-elicitation research methods, this study conducted multiple interviews with 25 Saudi students and explored their perceptions of their American learning environment, how it differed from Saudi Arabia, and the strategies they developed to successfully...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 623,805 international students were studying in the United States (Institute of International Education

A training aids plan based on army experiences, with applications to Oregon

Creator:: Eby, George Samuel
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Education Chairman of School Graduate Committee Chairman of State College Graduate Council TABLE OF

Suggested programs in evening classes for farm mechanics (for alumni members of the future farmers of America)

Creator:: Messinger, John Ray
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . WILLIAM }RR, Director of Vocational Education, State of IDAHO: We are not sure as yet what kind of a

The system of education in Germany for the American exchange teacher

Creator:: Blair, Ruth Margaret
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: The System Of Education In Germany For The American

A study of the attitudes of Japanese American and of native American high school freshmen toward discipline

Creator:: Price, Cora Natalie
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: By CORA NATALIE PRICE A THESIS submitted to the OREGON STATE COLLEGE in partial fulfillment

An analysis of the army specialized training program's physical fitness test

Creator:: Koski, William Arthur
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: VJar II, and which are now being used by the Division of Physical Education for Men at Oregon State

Effectiveness of title III, ESEA in selected schools of the Oregon Small Schools Program July 1, 1966 to June 30, 1970

Creator:: Mellbye, Clarence K.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in selected schools of the Oregon Small Schools Project. Specifically, the objectives were to analyze: 1. To what extent were the objectives of the OSSP accomplished. 2. To what degree...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: programs . (28, p. 33). 3 "Frances Keppel [then United States Commissioner of Education] interpreted

Relevance of U. S. graduate education in agriculture to careers in agricultural development of East African agriculturalists

Creator:: Acker, David G.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study, to examine the relevance of U.S. graduate education in agriculture to careers in agricultural development of East African agriculturalists, was examined in terms of three problems: Problem 1: Was U.S. graduate education in agriculture relevant to careers in agricultural development of East African agriculturalists? Problem...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: David G. Acker for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Vocational Education presented on December 19

Preference for school involvement strategies by mothers of at-risk and peer-model kindergarten children

Creator:: Kieff, Judith E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the attitudes and preferences regarding home/school involvement strategies of 23 mothers of kindergarten students who had been identified as at-risk for failure in school and 18 mothers of kindergarten students who had been designated as peer models. Data were collected...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the degree of Doctor of Education in Education presented on May 25, 1990 Title: Preference for

The nomenclature of crime and violence as it appears in the educational and criminal justice systems

Creator:: Kincaid, John Thomas
Abstract:: In many schools, drugs, vandalism, assaults, thefts, and violence against both students and teachers have destroyed the orderly atmosphere needed for teaching and learning. While juvenile criminal behavior, both in school and elsewhere, is caused by a large and complex set of sociological and psychological conditions, there is evidence that...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Education in Curriculum & Instruction presented on July 6, 1990 Title: The

An identification of the mission of the Community College of the Air Force and an assessment of the extent to which the mission has been fulfilled

Creator:: Parnell, Dale, 1928-
Abstract:: The Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) was created in 1972 by the Air Force to serve Air Force enlisted personnel with educational opportunity. No study exists identifying and assessing the mission of this college. Various mission sources iterate the different goals of CCAF. These sources and other indicators...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: associations, and also advocates policies and 15 procedures on American higher education to federal, state

A study of peer collaborative mentoring for the professional development of international graduate teaching assistants

Creator:: Kilburg, Gary M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate Peer Collaborative Mentoring (PCM) as a professional development model for international graduate teaching assistants at an American university. Data were gathered from interviews and observations of three American peer mentors (Intracultural Peer Mentors/IAPMs), five Chinese Graduate Teaching Assistants (Intercultural Peer Mentors/IEPMs), and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Kilburg for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on April 23, 1992. Title: A Study of

Language and learning : a case study of a Vietnamese unaccompanied minor in a post secondary setting

Creator:: Davis, Kay Mathews
Abstract:: This study was an ethnographic case study of a Vietnamese unaccompanied minor in a post secondary setting. There were two guiding questions for the study: (1) How does the subject perceive language as it relates to educational experience? (2) What kinds of observable personality, cognitive, or affective factors have contributed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: summed up by Gilmore and Smith (1982) when they state "What ethnography should bring to education is not

Finding personal power through literacy : Latina women's transformative learning experiences in two family literacy programs

Creator:: Merrill, Marina L.
Abstract:: This research focused on the experiences of 15 low income Mexican women immigrants participating in MAS and Superando, two family literacy programs at the center of these women's sociocultural change. This research sought to understand the extent to which participation in these two programs empowers women to create change in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree

Prescriptive vs developmental academic advising : an examination of advising style experienced by community college students

Creator:: Eckhardt, Carol A.
Abstract:: Academic advising on American college and university campuses has evolved into a professional activity supported by a growing body of theory and research. Developmental psychology provided the foundation for an approach to advising that emphasizes an holistic view of the student by supplementing traditional advising functions with career and personal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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