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Untangling the complexity of nearshore ecosystems : examining issues of scaling and variability in benthic communities

Creator:: Schoch, G. Carl
Abstract:: The objective of this research was to improve our understanding of how changes in the environment affect ecological processes. Change detection is often confounded by the large variation found in ecological data due to the difficulty of finding replicates in nature. Intertidal communities were chosen for studies of biophysical interactions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: applied at 3 locations in Washington State. A portion of the south shore of San Juan Island was

Geneticist L.C. Dunn : politics, activism, and community

Creator:: Gormley, Melinda (Melinda Brooke)
Abstract:: L. C. Dunn (1893-1974) spent most of his scientific career conducting research in developmental genetics as a member of the Zoology Department at Columbia University in the City of New York. He had an accomplished scientific career researching mutations in mice, which earned him respect from other geneticists and scientists....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Melinda Gormley A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial

Expert opinion regarding program activities and resources leading to and supporting districtwide, comprehensive school health instruction programs

Creator:: Templin, Paul Hans
Abstract:: This study was concerned with identifying the program activities and resources believed necessary to support a districtwide, comprehensive school health instruction program and investigated the perceptions of an expert committee composed of persons involved in school health instruction in the State of Washington. A questionnaire, developed after extensive review of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: composed of persons involved in school health instruction in the State of Washington. A questionnaire

Identifying the commitment of vocational teachers to collective bargaining associations in Washington state

Creator:: Rose, Carolyn K.
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study The purpose of the study was to determine if differences existed in commitment to teacher collective bargaining associations among vocational teachers. The objectives were: (1) to determine the degree of commitment among secondary vocational teachers to the teachers' collective bargaining association; and (2) to determine the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Collective Bargaining Associations in Washington State AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Carolyn K. Rose for

An investigation into the characteristics, perceptions, and expectations of high school students involved in a pilot statewide tech prep in agriculture program in Washington state

Creator:: Willis, James Franklin
Abstract:: The purpose of the investigation was to develop a profile of characteristics, perceptions and expectations of high school students involved in the Washington Tech Prep in Agriculture Statewide Articulation Program (TPAG). The investigation involved nine individual interviews, the responses of 165 students to a forced response survey instrument, and a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Washington state AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF James Franklin Willis for the degree of Doctor of

Coming to community college via welfare reform : an exploration of expectations and experience of women in Washington's WorkFirst program

Creator:: Kostick, Susan
Abstract:: This qualitative study explores the experiences of women who are welfare recipients attending a community college under the auspices of a new program, Washington State's WorkFirst/Work Study program. The study, conducted over two academic quarters, includes in-depth interviews with WorkFirst/Work Study students, observations in a weekly seminar, and interviews with...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: community colleges play a significant part in some of these programs. In Washington state, the welfare

The essence of influence : community college presidents' experiences with Washington state legislators

Creator:: Coats, Rhonda Quash
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies and tactics community college presidents used to influence state legislators. Selected State Board for Community and Technical Colleges staff and legislative staff members were asked to independently name 3-5 presidents whom they perceived to be most influential with legislators. Ten...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Community College Presidents' Experiences with Washington State Legislators. Abstract approved: Bthv Duvall

The role of sulfur in the preservation of isoprenoid hydrocarbons in sedimentary materials of the Washington continental margin

Creator:: Pinto Alvarez, Luis A.
Abstract:: A systematic study of highly branched isoprenoids (HBI) was carried out in suspended particulate material (SPM) and Washington coastal sediments to determine their origin and fate. SPM collected at 10 m depth was filtered through Nitex membranes. C₂₅ HBI were found only in the 1.2-40 μm range over the shelf....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Sulfur in the Preservation of Isoprenoid Hydrocarbons in Sedimentary Materials of the Washington

The impact of teaching in coordinated studies programs on personal, social, and professional development of community college faculty

Creator:: Rye, Andrea M.
Abstract:: This study investigated the impact of team-teaching in coordinated-studies programs (CSPs) on community college faculty in three instructional development domains: personal, social, and professional. Grounded in a social-constructivist theoretical framework, this research examined whether development occurs best experientially, in collaborative communities of knowledgeable peers. CSPs are team-taught interdisciplinary, problem-solving enterprises...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Libraries and the community college baccalaureate : meeting the challenge

Creator:: Coslor, Melinda McCormick
Abstract:: The community college baccalaureate movement has shown strong growth across the country as a strategy to meet workforce shortages. A variety of forces are driving the movement including (a) employer demand for higher credentials; (b) geographical access to education; (c) lower cost education; (d) a trained workforce to compete in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: technical colleges in Washington State with oversight from the Washington State Board for Community and

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Untangling the complexity of nearshore ecosystems : examining issues of scaling and variability in benthic communities

Geneticist L.C. Dunn : politics, activism, and community

Expert opinion regarding program activities and resources leading to and supporting districtwide, comprehensive school health instruction programs

Identifying the commitment of vocational teachers to collective bargaining associations in Washington state

An investigation into the characteristics, perceptions, and expectations of high school students involved in a pilot statewide tech prep in agriculture program in Washington state

Coming to community college via welfare reform : an exploration of expectations and experience of women in Washington's WorkFirst program

The essence of influence : community college presidents' experiences with Washington state legislators

The role of sulfur in the preservation of isoprenoid hydrocarbons in sedimentary materials of the Washington continental margin

The impact of teaching in coordinated studies programs on personal, social, and professional development of community college faculty

Libraries and the community college baccalaureate : meeting the challenge

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