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The identification of common skills, knowledges and related factors needed for successful employment in Oregon

Creator:: Fancher, Ada Jean
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to identify a list of skills, knowledges and related factors that are common to fourteen occupational cluster areas representative of the work community of Oregon. PROCEDURES A list of skills, knowledges and related factors needed for successful employment was derived from existing task analyses...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: IN OREGON Abstract approved: D Earl E. Smith PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to identify a

An analytical methodology to support the identification and remediation of potential human fallibilities in complex human-machine systems

Creator:: Thompson, Leslie Braitsch
Abstract:: This research proposes a Human Fallibility Identification and Remediation Methodology (HFIRM) that supports the systematic identification and remediation of potential human errors. The objective of this research was to develop and test a prototype framework that supports the practical application of human factors knowledge to the analysis and design of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Leslie Braitsch Thompson for the degree of Master of Science in

Research on Voter Turnout & Voter ID Laws at the County Level

Creator:: Bannan, Breanna
Abstract:: The idea for this research projected stemmed from research I conducted during my Economics 439: Public Policy course. This research project examines the idea of Voter Identification Laws and Regulations and their effect on voter turnout and participation in the United States of America. I previously found that economists studied...
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: . Thompson Do Voter ID Laws have a significant effect on voter turnout at the county level

A Practical, Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Shale Gas Extraction Process

Creator:: Bullock, Claude George, III
Abstract:: This thesis analyzes the emerging technology of hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction process through a pluralistic philosophical approach. Rather than defending traditional values in nature, such as intrinsic value, I defend a metaphilosophical pragmatism centered on policy implications. I argue that different philosophical positions will, most of the time,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Thompson This thesis analyzes the emerging technology of hydraulic fracturing and shale gas extraction

A national analysis of business teacher certification

Creator:: McMillan, Gilbert Earl
Abstract:: Problem While the primary emphasis of this study was on the professional aspects of a business teacher's preparation, by necessity it was concerned with other aspects of the preparation of business teachers, especially as these relate to the so-called "professional sequence." Thus the purpose of the study was to seek...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF GILBERT EARL MCMILLAN for the DOCTOR OF EDUCATION (Name) in EDUCATION (Major

Everyday Movement Against Capitalism : Prospects for a Prefigurative Strategy toward Open Utopia

Creator:: Riccio, Alexander
Abstract:: Across the U.S. social activism is on the upsurge, offering possibilities for a revolution against capitalism. However, these possibilities are potentially undermined by entrenched factionalism amongst the left. At root, such in-fighting is fostered by the creation of false dualistic frameworks on the transition out of capitalism and into the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Robert D. Thompson, Jr. Across the U.S. social activism is on the upsurge, offering

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:: : ______________________________________________________ Earl P. Johnson In 2010 the American taxpayers spent $697 million educating veterans under the

Organizational Transformation and Social Construction : How Community College Faculty Make Meaning of the Completion Agenda

Creator:: Moore, Sally Widenmann
Abstract:: How do organizational members socially construct the shared meaning of a mandated change in the external environment? The opportunity to address this question presented itself when President Barack Obama set forth a goal for American community colleges to increase the number of students completing certificates and degrees by 5 million...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Earl P. Johnson How do organizational members socially construct the shared meaning of a mandated

An analysis of the effectiveness of a learner-centered teaching system compared to that of a conventional teaching of basic electricity to university students

Creator:: Ruiter, William Wallace, 1925-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a learner-centered teaching system and that of a conventional teaching of basic electricity to university students. For this study 65 students enrolled in basic electricity at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona were used, distributed in two fall semester...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Redacted for Privacy Abstract approved Earl E. Smith Purpose of the Study The purpose of this study was

The Design of Good Work

Creator:: Hattrup, Steven H.
Abstract:: Work occupies a considerable amount of time in most peoples’ lives and can be a source of great pleasure or a source of pain. To enhance peoples’ experience at work, we must first understand how to measure and improve the design of work. This research sought to do just that,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Kenneth H. Funk II Work occupies a considerable amount of time in most peoples’ lives and

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The identification of common skills, knowledges and related factors needed for successful employment in Oregon

An analytical methodology to support the identification and remediation of potential human fallibilities in complex human-machine systems

Research on Voter Turnout & Voter ID Laws at the County Level

A Practical, Ethical Critique of Hydraulic Fracturing and the Shale Gas Extraction Process

A national analysis of business teacher certification

Everyday Movement Against Capitalism : Prospects for a Prefigurative Strategy toward Open Utopia

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

Organizational Transformation and Social Construction : How Community College Faculty Make Meaning of the Completion Agenda

An analysis of the effectiveness of a learner-centered teaching system compared to that of a conventional teaching of basic electricity to university students

The Design of Good Work

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