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The Influence of the Completion Agenda on Decision-making by Community College Career and Technical Education Program Deans

Creator:: Garrett, Helen Barker
Abstract:: This study documented the influence of the completion agenda on decision-making by community college career and technical education (CTE) deans. Ten career and technical programs deans were identified as the sample for the study. Washington State was selected because of the Student Achievement Initiative that was developed as a completion...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: funding, Washington State Student Achievement Initiative, career and technical education, Resource

The college accomplishments of Phi Kappa Phi freshman award winners

Creator:: Brauns, Jeannette Alice
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: received the Phi Kappa Phi Freshman Award at Oregon State College and the scholastic and

The prediction of scholastic success at Oregon State Agricultural College

Creator:: Jones, George Alfred Arnold
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (20) reported that "not enough difference exists between the achievement of the academic- pattern

Investigating Differences between Rural and Non-rural Students

Creator:: Sinnott, Christian B.
Abstract:: Rural students have lagged behind non-rural students in matriculation into higher education, as well as in completion of four-year degrees. The current studies sought to investigate academic readiness, academic performance, and psychological differences between rural and non-rural students at Oregon State University. Rural and non-rural students were compared during spring...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: readiness prior to entering Oregon State University, nor their academic performance in introductory-level

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:: transferrable to the academic environment via the cohort model and that this cohort approach helped them

Experiences of transition to the American community college : a thematic literature review of international student adjustment and exploratory grounded theory study of South Korean students' successful transition

Creator:: Nordell Fort, Katherine
Abstract:: The purpose of this dissertation is twofold; to review existing literature regarding the process of international student transition to the United States and to specifically increase the understanding of the experiences of a defined international student population through an original grounded theory study. Specifically, the study describes experiences of South...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

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:: Academic Achievement. Abstract approved: Megan M. McClelland Children who

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:: identify strategies that contribute to successful academic work and the achievement of academic goals

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:: presented on July 16, 2009. Title: Academic Achievement Trajectories of Adolescents from Mexican and East

Closing the Gap : Using Theory to Analyze the African American Division 1 Football Player Graduation Gap

Creator:: Smith, Dorian
Abstract:: African American male students are a small portion of the student body at NCAA Division 1-A schools, but they make up a large portion of population of college football players. African American male college students are also one of the most at-risk student populations on campus in regards to retention....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: an intrinsic motivation for learning, and high academic achievement are labeled as "acting White

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The Influence of the Completion Agenda on Decision-making by Community College Career and Technical Education Program Deans

The college accomplishments of Phi Kappa Phi freshman award winners

The prediction of scholastic success at Oregon State Agricultural College

Investigating Differences between Rural and Non-rural Students

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

Experiences of transition to the American community college : a thematic literature review of international student adjustment and exploratory grounded theory study of South Korean students' successful transition

Early family risk and children's academic achievement

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

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

Closing the Gap : Using Theory to Analyze the African American Division 1 Football Player Graduation Gap

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