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  • Supporting the Families of International Graduate Students with Accompanying Dependents

    Creator:
    Rains, Shalece L.
    Abstract:
    Research universities in the United States recognize the importance of attracting graduate students from around the world to make global collaborations possible and to take advantage of the worldwide demand for higher education. Educational research has developed a large body of literature on the specialized supports that improve successful outcomes...
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    Masters Thesis
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    the “21st century research university” is characterized foremost for its transnational culture and

  • Evaluating Outcomes-Based Funding in Community Colleges

    Creator:
    Moore, Alicia K. V.
    Abstract:
    Background: Legislators and higher education policy makers increasingly are turning to policy initiatives to incentivize institutions of higher education to transform policies and practices in the name of student success, with success typically defined as retention and graduation rates. One such policy receiving increased attention amongst states is outcomes-based funding,...
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    Dissertation
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    of various outcomes-based funding models yield the greatest success; and the need for additional

  • Publicly Funded, Privately Assisted : The Role of Giving in Oregon K-12 Education

    Creator:
    Sattem, Jennifer L.
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    In Oregon, property tax revolts and school equalization measures have led to increasingly unstable and more non-discretionary public funding for schools. As a result, public schools are turning to private donations to provide both basic and supplemental educational opportunities. Some schools and districts are raising hundreds of thousands of dollars,...
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    Capstone Project
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    research, school and life. I thank Jeffrey Hale for the course work that sparked this question, for his

  • Supporting Learning and Thinking with Multiple Representations in Upper Division Physics Courses

    Creator:
    Alfson, Jonathan W.
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    Physicists solve problems and communicate their work using many external representations, such as equations, words, diagrams, graphs, sketches, pictures, and more. To learn physics, then, students must learn to use external representations. In this dissertation, I present three manuscripts. Each manuscript discusses how upper-division Paradigms in Physics students use multiple...
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    Dissertation
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    and the National Science Foundation for funding much of this work. S.D.G. CONTRIBUTION OF AUTHORS

  • Supporting independence : a collective case study of foster alumni in community and technical colleges

    Creator:
    Forte, Catherine P.
    Abstract:
    The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of foster alumni in community and technical colleges, with a focus on Washington State, using a qualitative research approach. Foster alumni may be considered a sub-set of first generation students, yet they have needs that extend beyond those of other...
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    Dissertation
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    submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

  • Raising Funds and Razing Fears: Lessons in Life and Fundraising

    Creator:
    Staggs, Kayla S.
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    A project to create a fundraising plan for remodeling the Milam Foods Labs accompanied by a personal reflection on the trials and experiences leading up to the completion of the University Honors College thesis project.
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    Honors College Thesis
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    become part of the permanent collection of Oregon State University, University Honors College. My

  • Developing Tools to Utilize the Oregon State University Woody Plant Collection and Establish a Campus Arboretum

    Creator:
    Blanchard, William D.
    Abstract:
    Oregon State University campus grounds have long been admired for their beauty and the diversity of over 65,000 individual woody plants that grace the 570 acres of campus. The woody plant collection has provided a living learning laboratory for the university and surrounding community for decades. The campus grounds include...
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    Masters Thesis
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    . Title: Developing Tools to Utilize the Oregon State University Woody Plant Collection and Establish a

  • Supporting Pacific Islander Student Identity in Higher Education

    Creator:
    Kosaki, Kayla Y.
    Abstract:
    In recent years, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) have become one of the fastest-growing racial groups within the United States, increasing by 40% between 2000 and 2010, and expected to nearly double in population size by 2030 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012; Empowering Pacific Islander Communities & Asian Americans Advancing...
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    Masters Thesis
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    the continental United States, this identity label and its inconsistent use within data collection

  • Understanding and supporting end-user debugging strategies

    Creator:
    Grigoreanu, Valentina I.
    Abstract:
    End users' programs are fraught with errors, costing companies millions of dollars. One reason may be that researchers and tool designers have not yet focused on end-user debugging strategies. To investigate this possibility, this dissertation presents eight empirical studies and a new strategy-based end-user debugging tool for Excel, called StratCel....
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    Dissertation
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    Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

  • Rural community college fundraising : a multi-site case study exploring the characteristics and motivations of alumni supporters

    Creator:
    Wood, Jason S.
    Abstract:
    Fundraising in the 21st century is becoming an increasingly important component of rural community colleges' (RCCs) overall funding strategies. Alumni represent a significant population of potential college supporters. The problem facing rural community colleges involves fiscal viability through developing innovative fundraising practices and identifying emerging sources of additional revenue. The...
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    Dissertation
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    additional theoretical rationale for the importance of the proposed research. National and Regional