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  • Community College Interdisciplinary Learning Goes to University

    Creator:
    Hattendorf, Bruce J.
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    This phenomenological study explores the effects that an interdisciplinary program of study at a community college has on students once they transfer to a four-year institution. Interdisciplinary approaches have been proposed as a way of meeting the complex thinking skills needed for 21st Century learning. Because interdisciplinary learning is complex,...
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    would like to thank Shelley Dubkin-Lee and the members of my committee, Bruce Clemetsen, Kate Dins

  • Organizational Integration of Part-Time Faculty Teaching Developmental Mathematics

    Creator:
    Gray, Sylvia
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    This dissertation was a qualitative case study focused on part-time faculty teachingdevelopmental mathematics courses in one large Pacific Northwest community college. Thecollege was selected for its size and maturity; the topic was selected for three related reasons:part-time faculty have been widely relied upon to teach these courses nationwide; students indevelopmental...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee This dissertation was a qualitative case study focused on part-time

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

    Creator:
    Garrett, Helen Barker
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    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...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee Abstract This study documented the influence of the completion

  • Generativity During Preretirement : Motivation and Actions of Pre-Retirees

    Creator:
    Hatlen, Andrew James
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    This thesis examines the role of Erikson’s (1950) theory of generativity in facilitating knowledge transfer during the preretirement transition. McAdams and de St. Aubin’s (1992) updated framework for generativity is used as a theoretical foundation to explain motivation and actions during this period. Through the use of multiple-case studies, twenty-one...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee This thesis examines the role of Erikson’s (1950) theory of

  • The Second Chance Program : A Participatory Research with Formerly Incarcerated Community College Students

    Creator:
    Macale, James R.
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    Approximately 600,000 individuals will be eventually released from the prison system and millions will be released from jails across the United States each year (Mukamal et al., 2015). Some of these individuals will make their way to a local community college to make a better life for themselves. There is...
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    . To my dissertation committee: Dr. Shelley Dubkin-Lee, Dr. Alex Sanchez, Dr. Claire Oliveros, Dr

  • Perceptions of "Dropouts" Recovered as Adults : A Life Course Case Study on Older High School Graduates

    Creator:
    Bogen, Susan Lori
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    Research has established that poor outcomes are the future for those without a high school diploma--yet students continue to drop out and become members of that population. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the experiences and perceptions of individuals who did not complete high school within the...
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    : ______________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee Research has established that poor outcomes are the future for

  • The development of nursing agency in the context of oppression : a study of the experiences of nurse educators

    Creator:
    Schneider, Alisa L.
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    The purpose of this phenomenological study was to discover the experiences nurse educators (NEs) have had with oppression and to uncover how their experiences may have impacted their teaching. This study was significant as nurse retention is negatively affected by oppressed group behaviors (Duchscher & Myrick, 2008; Tinsley & France,...
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    Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee The

  • Defining drug court participant community college success

    Creator:
    Hamilton, Christopher J.
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    Drug courts are collaborative community programs that provide active oversight and compliance monitoring of individuals engaged in the criminal justice continuum. Adult drug court program requirements include alcohol and other drug treatment, community support services, and other ancillary services intended to promote life changes in participants and ultimately, prosocial behaviors....
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    : ______________________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee Drug

  • The Role of the Academic Advisor as a Support Person for Student-Athletes in Higher Education

    Creator:
    Phillips, Rachel (Rachel Lynne)
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    Despite policies implemented by the NCAA with the intention of increasing student-athlete academic success and persistence to graduation, student-athlete graduation rates still remain low, with only 65% of student-athletes receiving their college degree. Certain non- cognitive variables, including the availability of a strong support person, have been shown predict persistence...
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    : _____________________________________________________________ Shelley I. Dubkin-Lee Despite policies implemented by the NCAA with the intention of

  • The effects of increased enrollment of international students on student services at six Washington State community colleges

    Creator:
    Acob-Nash, Maria
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    Institutions of higher education face a global mandate, understanding and addressing the concept of internationalization in the 21st century. As the world becomes "smaller", there is a need for college students to expand their awareness and understanding of multinational cultures and issues. Recently, many four-year colleges and universities have taken...
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    Dissertation
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    I. Dubkin-Lee Institutions of higher education face a global mandate, understanding and