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An Evaluation Of An Urban Community College Single Parent And Displaced Homemaker Program, Linda Myers Rice

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

The purpose of this study was to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of an urban community college Single Parent and Displaced Homemaker program composed primarily of minority women, many of whom were receiving public assistance. The critical dimension of mattering (Schlossberg et al., 1989) formed the conceptual framework for the evaluation.

Program effectiveness, impacts, efficiency and participant needs were assessed. The primary methodology was survey research. A descriptive and a causal comparative study were conducted to determine if there were significant differences in the number of semesters completed and the number of credits taken by program participants when compared to students …

A Study To Determine The Attitudes Of Full-Time And Adjunct Faculty Members Of The Business Division At Southwest Virginia Community College Toward Technology Training, Loretta Beavers

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The problem of this study was to determine the attitudes of full-time and adjunct faculty members of the Business Division of Southwest Virginia Community College toward technology training. The following goals provided direction in this study: 1. What skills do faculty members feel they need to be more effective in using computers to supplement instruction in SVCC's Business Division? 2. What is the individual faculty member's attitude concerning technology training in specific computer software programs? 3. What technology skills do the faculty members think the students of the Business Division's curriculum programs should acquire? 4. What recommendations do Business Division …