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  • Reflections on change : a community-college faculty perspective

    Creator:
    Zmetana, Katherine
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    This phenomenological research study focused on educational change as perceived by 16 Liberal Arts faculty members at a Pacific Northwest community college. Research data were collected through in-depth dialogic interviews and a follow-up dialogue session with six participants. The principal guiding research questions comprised the following: 1) What is the...
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    focused on educational change as perceived by 16 Liberal Arts faculty members at a Pacific Northwest

  • Tenure-track faculty : motivations, expectations, and experiences

    Creator:
    Pearson, Heather S.
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    This study explored the motivations, expectations, and experiences of tenure-track faculty members at a public research institution. Through semi-structured interviews with twelve participants, the study utilized a constructivist paradigm to qualitative research to address the individual experiences of faculty members entering the professoriate and pursuing tenure. With this methodology and...
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    Masters Thesis
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    , high-volume research institution in the Pacific Northwest, twelve individuals participated in one-on

  • The transfer process of Latina/o students from community college to the university : what are their experiences?

    Creator:
    Cortez, Edén
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    This qualitative study explores the experiences of Latina/o transfer students from a two-year to a four-year institution. Six Latina/o transfer student from the Pacific Northwest participated in one-on-one semi-structured interviews. The researcher utilized Critical Race Theory, LatCrit, Validation Theory, and Chicana Feminist Epistemology to bring forth the narratives of the...
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    community college students who transfer to a predominant White, large, public university in the Pacific

  • A qualitative study of the professional growth of mid-career community college faculty

    Creator:
    Crawford, Charles J. M.
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    The purpose of this study is to explore experiences of professional growth for mid-career community college faculty. The research question that guided the study is: How do community college faculty members experience professional growth at mid- career? The research design included an interpretive social science methodology and phenomenological method. Nine...
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    June 4, 2012 Title: A Qualitative Study of the Professional Growth of Mid-Career Community College

  • Faculty perspectives on diversity curriculum

    Creator:
    Ayala, Javier Ivan
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    This research addresses how instructors move from surface levels of diversity understanding to deep levels. The focus was higher education instructors who taught in a general education program, primarily teaching freshman students. The case location is at a public institution on the West coast. Using the literature on diversity and...
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    Dissertation
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    the College of Education Dean of the Graduate School I understand that my dissertation

  • African American Males' Perceptions of Success while Attending Community College

    Creator:
    Emerson, Dana M.
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    Background: African American males' experience in higher education is often categorized with negative terminology that does not reflect notions of success. Most research addressing the success of African American males in higher education illuminates factors that impede access to success and is often situated in university settings. Very little research...
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    . Title: African American Males’ Perceptions of Success while Attending Community College

  • The Professional Identity of Community College Faculty Members

    Creator:
    Mohrbacher, Robert C.
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    Background: Previous studies suggested that the professional identity of community college faculty is less than clearly articulated. Lack of clarity with regard to professional identity may have impacts in a number of areas, including recruitment, professional development, and the overall reputation of community colleges. Purpose: To examine how community college...
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    community college teacher or faculty member is described—especially by the general public, but to some

  • Community leaders' perspectives of a rural community college's impact on community development

    Creator:
    Thomas, Reine M.
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    The purpose of this qualitative research study was to examine the role a rural community college plays in the development of its community, using a holistic, community-based lens that considered college and community context, interactions and results to answer the question: How does the rural community college impact the development...
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    Northwest community and the community college within it. The community college was classified as a

  • California Community College Faculty Perceptions of Their Work within a Postmodern Market Economy

    Creator:
    Oliveira, Kristine Yvonne
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    The diversity of attitudes held by California community college faculty about Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) was studied. In twelve semi-structured interviews, faculty informants explained how their work has changed as a result of increased standardization and accountability measures, how they value those changes, and how they expect the profession to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    California Community College Faculty Perceptions of Their

  • Critical factors affecting the meaningful assessment of student learning outcomes : A Delphi study of the opinions of community college personnel

    Creator:
    Somerville, Jerry A.
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    The two-fold purpose of this study was to identify critically important factors that affect the meaningful assessment of student learning outcomes and study why they were critically important. A three-round Delphi process was used in both a pilot project and in a full study to solicit the opinions of individuals...
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    Learning Outcomes: A Delphi Study of the Opinions of Community College Personnel Abstract approved