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The impact of social capital on well-being in rural communities

Creator:: Harrison, Jane L.
Abstract:: This study seeks to explore the relationship between social capital and well-being in the rural Western United States. Mixed methods were employed to understand the concepts from multiple angles, using both profile and process indicators. An econometric approach used profile indicators and relied on data from 414 counties in the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and their respective counties in Washington State. Results from the econometric approach indicated

Bringing in the sheaves : effective community industrial development programs

Creator:: Fernstrom, John R. and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Published October 1974. Fourth reprinting August 1979. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Community Resource Development Staff Extension Service U.S. Department of Agriculture Washington, D.C

Libraries and the community college baccalaureate : meeting the challenge

Creator:: Coslor, Melinda McCormick
Abstract:: The community college baccalaureate movement has shown strong growth across the country as a strategy to meet workforce shortages. A variety of forces are driving the movement including (a) employer demand for higher credentials; (b) geographical access to education; (c) lower cost education; (d) a trained workforce to compete in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: technical colleges in Washington State with oversight from the Washington State Board for Community and

The essence of influence : community college presidents' experiences with Washington state legislators

Creator:: Coats, Rhonda Quash
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies and tactics community college presidents used to influence state legislators. Selected State Board for Community and Technical Colleges staff and legislative staff members were asked to independently name 3-5 presidents whom they perceived to be most influential with legislators. Ten...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Community College Presidents' Experiences with Washington State Legislators. Abstract approved: Bthv Duvall

The impact of teaching in coordinated studies programs on personal, social, and professional development of community college faculty

Creator:: Rye, Andrea M.
Abstract:: This study investigated the impact of team-teaching in coordinated-studies programs (CSPs) on community college faculty in three instructional development domains: personal, social, and professional. Grounded in a social-constructivist theoretical framework, this research examined whether development occurs best experientially, in collaborative communities of knowledgeable peers. CSPs are team-taught interdisciplinary, problem-solving enterprises...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

An analysis of trustee role perceptions in the state controlled Washington community college system and the locally controlled Oregon community college system and the relationship between trustee personal characteristics and these role perceptions

Creator:: Boyse, Peter Dent
Abstract:: This study examined the role perceptions of trustees in the locally controlled Oregon community college system and the state controlled Washington community college system. Authorities in the literature were consulted to define the "ideal trustee role" and the study determined which governance system was most effective in fostering this "ideal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: controlled Oregon community college system and the state controlled Washington community college system

Perceptions of Washington State Community College Administrators about the Northwest Commission for Colleges and Universities' New Regional Accreditation Standards

Creator:: Holland-Rich, Teresa A.
Abstract:: Higher education is being asked to address issues of quality, accountability, and transparency. Accreditation is one tool higher education institutions use to address these concerns. The purpose of this quantitative study was to analyze the impact of the new accreditation standards adopted by the Northwest Commission for Colleges and Universities...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , 2015. Title: Perceptions of Washington State Community College Administrators about the

Natural vegetation of Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Franklin, Jerry F. and Dyrness, C. T.
Abstract:: Revised edition of the author's "Vegetation of Oregon and Washington", originally published by the U.S. Forest Service in 1973. Reprinted with new bibliographic supplement by the OSU Press in 1988.
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: University), R. Fonda (Western Washington State College), D. Thornburgh (Humboldt State College), W. Moir

A descriptive study of the presidential search process at a newly created community college and its reflection of the emerging organizational culture

Creator:: Huston, Gina G.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to describe the presidential search process at a newly created community college and to learn how that process reflected the emerging organizational culture. A single research question guided the inquiry: How did the presidential search process at a newly created community college reflect the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Technical Colleges and the local community, the Washington State government passed legislation creating

Perceptions of international students in a community college-based coordinated studies program

Creator:: Insley, Andrea E.
Abstract:: This study presented an in-depth exploration of international student perceptions of a coordinated studies program (CSP) at Seattle Central Community College. In conducting this research project, a phenomenological research methodology was used. Qualitative data were collected through participant observations, focus group, document review and individual in-depth interviews with nine students....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Community College-Based Coordinated Studies Program Andrea E. Insley A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The impact of social capital on well-being in rural communities

Bringing in the sheaves : effective community industrial development programs

Libraries and the community college baccalaureate : meeting the challenge

The essence of influence : community college presidents' experiences with Washington state legislators

The impact of teaching in coordinated studies programs on personal, social, and professional development of community college faculty

An analysis of trustee role perceptions in the state controlled Washington community college system and the locally controlled Oregon community college system and the relationship between trustee personal characteristics and these role perceptions

Perceptions of Washington State Community College Administrators about the Northwest Commission for Colleges and Universities' New Regional Accreditation Standards

Natural vegetation of Oregon and Washington

A descriptive study of the presidential search process at a newly created community college and its reflection of the emerging organizational culture

Perceptions of international students in a community college-based coordinated studies program

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