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A two-year college and four-year university degree partnership program that facilitates baccalaureate attainment

Creator:: Hindman, Lynne L.
Abstract:: Baccalaureate attainment represents an important goal among educators and policymakers. The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education has stated that affordability and transfer are critical to increasing baccalaureate attainment, and that community colleges have a critical role in this transfer process. On the other hand, some researchers disagree...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: disagree as to whether attending and transferring from a community college contributes to student

The relationship between social contact and comfort with social interaction among student ethnic groups at Oregon State University

Creator:: Adams, Susan Elizabeth, 1952-
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of social interaction and social distance or comfort among five undergraduate ethnic groups (African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, Caucasian Americans, and Hispanic Americans) at Oregon State University. Another purpose was to explore the correlation between the level of social...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Susan E. Adams for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in College Student Services Administration

The role of Oregon community colleges in economic development as perceived by community college faculty and administrators and the business community which they serve

Creator:: Kingry, Larry Kit
Abstract:: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate areas of consensus and differences among Oregon community college faculty, administrators, and their business community on the desired role of the community college and the perceived current role in economic development as defined by selected economic development activities. Methods and Procedures:...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Student involvement and study abroad : exploring Astin's Theory in an overseas program in France

Creator:: Crust, Susan L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine whether Alexander Astin's Theory of Student Involvement could be applied to an academic experience in an overseas setting. Using data collected from the program evaluations of 79 students who had participated in the Oregon University System exchange program in Lyon, France during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in College Student Services Administration presented on November 2. 1998

Policies and practices of L.G.B.T. friendly institutions to support students who are attracted to more than one gender

Creator:: Zissen, Donald J.
Abstract:: Within the United States, the number of "out" Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) individuals attending a college or university is on the rise (Rosario, Schrimshaw, Hunter & Braun, 2006). With this increase, the new and/or different ways that lesbian and gay individuals can present and express their sexual orientation has...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: on April 25 th , 2014 APPROVED: Major Professor, representing College Student Services

The influence of changing college workload on dating couples' activities and relationship satisfaction

Creator:: Pennington, Darren C.
Abstract:: Recent advances in courtship theory emphasize day-today interaction and the environment in which interaction takes place as critically important in the understanding of relationship development. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of college course assignments on time spent in relationship activities and, similarly, the influence of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: interaction, and college student development literatures. How the project fits into recent discussions on

Leveraging the Power of Institutional Agents for Students of Color : Understanding the Factors Which Influence Engagement at Community Colleges

Creator:: Hernandez Chapar, Judith W.
Abstract:: Student engagement with faculty is positively associated with increases in the retention and graduation rates of students enrolled in institutions of higher education. Although a considerable amount of research has focused on understanding the engagement experiences of students enrolled at four-year colleges and universities, little emphasis has been placed on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Finally, the third manuscript investigated the pre-college student factors and undergraduate experiences

Rural Latinas/os of the Pacific Northwest: College and the Experience of Self- Identification

Creator:: Zaragoza, Mariana C.
Abstract:: There is an ever growing number of Latinas/os who reside and have settled permanently in rural America. Unbeknownst to most, rural Latinas/os face adversities unfamiliar to those living outside of this scope. As it stands, the barriers urban Latinas/os students face when transitioning to college has been well documented. However,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: development? As the Latina/o college student population increases, it is vital to examine their transition

International students as educational migrants : east and southwest Asian perspectives

Creator:: Visconti, Lauren A.
Abstract:: Projected to reach one million people next year, international students in the United States are undergoing a transformative educational migration. Moving away from the existing study abroad paradigm is the first step to more accurately understand the lived experience of an educational migrant. Discovering the perceptions of what value an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: anyone involved with student affairs during their entire college careers. Professors, instructors, and

Motivations for reverse transfer at Rogue Community College

Creator:: King, Aurora N.
Abstract:: As reverse transfer students become a larger part of community college enrollments, it is important to better understand the underlying causes of this nontraditional population’s emergence in the traditional community college system. This quantitative descriptive study found that approximately nine percent of the student body enrolled at Rogue Community College...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: college rather than returning to work. As a student and a professional, I began to wonder how many

ScholarsArchive@OSU

A two-year college and four-year university degree partnership program that facilitates baccalaureate attainment

The relationship between social contact and comfort with social interaction among student ethnic groups at Oregon State University

The role of Oregon community colleges in economic development as perceived by community college faculty and administrators and the business community which they serve

Student involvement and study abroad : exploring Astin's Theory in an overseas program in France

Policies and practices of L.G.B.T. friendly institutions to support students who are attracted to more than one gender

The influence of changing college workload on dating couples' activities and relationship satisfaction

Leveraging the Power of Institutional Agents for Students of Color : Understanding the Factors Which Influence Engagement at Community Colleges

Rural Latinas/os of the Pacific Northwest: College and the Experience of Self- Identification

International students as educational migrants : east and southwest Asian perspectives

Motivations for reverse transfer at Rogue Community College

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