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Predicting unpredicted happenings in complex instructional design projects

Creator:: Beal, Mary C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to discern unpredicted, non-linear patterns that may emerge in complex instructional systems design projects. A secondary purpose was to determine how existing models could be redesigned to accommodate emerging factors. The following questions focused the inquiry: 1. In what ways does the actual ISD...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An investigative study in the systematic application of effectiveness indicators for institutional improvement in northwest community colleges

Creator:: Sorensen, James E.
Abstract:: In 1990, the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges moved to an accreditation model based on outcomes, their assessment and deliberative attempts at institutional change and improvement. No study existed in northwest community colleges which identified the systematic application of effectiveness indicators for institutional change and improvement. This study was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Engel, Dr. Hank Sredl, Dr. Betty Duvall, Dr. Cheryl Jordan and Dr. Tana Hasart, as well as Dr. Dale

Factors that influence electronics technicians to participate in work-related training

Creator:: Kuo, Chu-hsun
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that influence electronics technicians to participate in work-related training and to explain the relationships among those factors. Based on Steers and Rhodes' Employees Attendance Process Model, the subjects' willingness to participate in work-related training was regarded as an indicator of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: am especially grateful to the members of my doctoral committee: Dr. Larry Kenneke, Dr. Henry Sredl

Developing conventional and intelligent job aids : a case study

Creator:: Ruyle, Kim E.
Abstract:: Job aids are instruments used on the job to improve human performance by enhancing the knowledge and/or skills of performers. Conventional job aids are usually printed on paper; examples include checklists, recipes, and decision tables. Expert systems are computerized job aids which interact with novices to help solve problems normally...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Deterline, Sivasailam Thiagarajan, and the few others of their genre; to Hank Sredl who helped me think

Quality management factors and related performance measures in the cooperative extension system

Creator:: Boltes, Barbara V.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify the critical factors for effective quality management in the Cooperative Extension System (CES) and develop an instrument that measured quality management performance in selected CES organizations as a means of identifying organizational training needs. Three procedures were applied in this study. First,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Leslie Richards, Barbara Sawer, Hank Sredl, and Conrad Weiser. I wish to acknowledge my parents, Gerald

Compliance with food category consumption guidelines based on student characteristics, family characteristics, and decision-making factors

Creator:: Beary, Janet K. Hopkins
Abstract:: Dietary excesses and imbalances play a prominent role in five of the ten leading causes of death in the U.S. Recognizing that many Americans tend to have poor dietary habits, the government has implemented several nutrition education strategies. Although these efforts have attempted to improve the nutritional status of Americans,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Donatelle, Marlette Brouwers, Anna Harding, John Ringle and Henry Sredl for their valuable suggestions

Factor patterns that foster or impede distance education in Washington State community and technical colleges

Creator:: Baker, Ronald L.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to develop a holistic understanding of distance education by identifying factors and patterns of factors that foster or impede distance education. The Washington State Community and Technical College System provided the context for the investigation of four primary questions: 1. What is the community and technical...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: also want to acknowledge the other members of my dissertation committee: Dr. Henry Sredl, Dr. Jewell

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

Interpersonal communication factors in the management of biomedical instructional development projects

Creator:: Thomas, Julie Ann
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the professional interaction and interpersonal communication factors in the management of biomedical instructional development projects which involved the use of electronic media. Reference is made, repeatedly, in instructional development literature to the need to include interpersonal communication skills in the education and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Major Professor, Dr. Ruth E. Stiehl, Dr. Henry (Hank) Sredl, Dr. Gregg Walker, Dr. Jonathan King, and

College women, alcohol consumption, and negative sexual outcomes

Creator:: Good, Debora L.
Abstract:: While it is generally assumed that alcohol consumption plays some role in the advent of negative sexual outcomes among college students (sexually transmitted diseases, unplanned pregnancies, and date rape), that role has not been empirically demonstrated or quantified. The purpose of this study was to assess the association of alcohol...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Dale Simmons, Patricia Wells, Jerry Hallan, Henry Sredl, Raymond Tricker, Lloyd Crisp, and Carlos

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Predicting unpredicted happenings in complex instructional design projects

An investigative study in the systematic application of effectiveness indicators for institutional improvement in northwest community colleges

Factors that influence electronics technicians to participate in work-related training

Developing conventional and intelligent job aids : a case study

Quality management factors and related performance measures in the cooperative extension system

Compliance with food category consumption guidelines based on student characteristics, family characteristics, and decision-making factors

Factor patterns that foster or impede distance education in Washington State community and technical colleges

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

Interpersonal communication factors in the management of biomedical instructional development projects

College women, alcohol consumption, and negative sexual outcomes

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