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High School Seniors’ Perceptions Of Career And Technical Education And Factors Influencing Their Decision To Attend An Area Career Technical Center, David P. Gaunt

Dissertations

This study explored the profile of CTE students with regard to their academic standing and their socioeconomic background, examined high school seniors'perceptions of career and technical education, and identified the people and other factors that influence students in their decision-making about CTE enrollment. A 29-question survey was administered to 451 seniors from seven public high schools served by the Wexford-Missaukee Area Career Technical Center, operated by an intermediate school district in northern lower Michigan.

Significant findings indicate that the typical profile of CTE students with respect to socioeconomic status and academic standing would identify a CTE student as performing somewhat …

Curriculum Committee Minutes May 10, 2005, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on May 10, 2005.

Curriculum Committee Minutes April 19, 2005, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on April 19, 2005.

Curriculum Committee Minutes April 5, 2005, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on April 5, 2005.

School Counselors' Perceptions About Female Participation In Non-Traditional Secondary Career And Technical Education (Cte) Programs, Rashida Khatoon Malik

Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine high school counselors' perceptions of female participation in nontraditional secondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. The data for this study was collected from high school counselors in Michigan by sending them a survey containing 25 items. The first section of the survey covered the demographics of the participants. The second section consisted of eight belief statements about counseling femalestudents into nontraditional CTE programs. The third section of the survey had 12 belief statements about female participation in CTE nontraditional programs. The survey responses were based on five-point Likert scales. The belief …

Curriculum Committee Minutes March 15, 2005, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on March 15, 2005.

Curriculum Committee Minutes March 1, 2005, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on March 1, 2005.

The Impending Retirements Of Community College Presidents: A Higher Education Leadership Crisis, Katrina Vanderwoude

Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore and examine the phenomenon of the small pool of qualified and interested candidates to replace retiring community college presidents and senior level officers and to learn if or how organizational changes and leadership during the growth and expansion of the community college system have impacted or contributed to this phenomenon.

The unit of analysis for the study was a public community college in Southeastern Michigan (the pseudonym of SMCC was assigned). SMCC provided the environmental setting for the researcher to observe, record, and interact with the system being examined. SMCC was used …

College Senate Minutes December 9, 2004, Bronx Community College Senate

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the College Senate on December 9, 2004.

Curriculum Committee Minutes December 7, 2004, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on December 7, 2004.

The Relationship Between Student Characteristics And Success In An Online Business Course At West Shore Community College, Amy J. Wojciechowski

Dissertations

This ex-post facto study was conducted to identify characteristics of successful online students with respect to: (a) gender; (b) age; (c) previous courses completed online; (d) ACT English, Reading, and Composite test score; (e) ASSET Reading and Writing test score; (f) grade point average of student upon completion of the course; (g) withdrawal from previous courses; (h) semester format (16-week vs. 8-week); (i) student status (full-time vs. part-time); and (j) attendance at orientation that will predict success. A small, rural community college in western Michigan participated in the study. The subjects included 179students in an online Introduction to Business course …

Missouri A+ Students: How Are They Doing?, Jeffrey Jochems

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The primary purpose of this study was to determine if students receiving assistance through the A+ Program exhibited higher academic performance (measured by college cumulative GPA, number of remedial courses taken, and graduation rates) at OTC than two comparison groups of non-A+ students with similar background characteristics. A secondary purpose of the study was to determine if students receiving assistance through the A+ Program (categorized by gender, size of high school, and degree sought) exhibited higher academic performance at OTC than two other comparison groups o f non-A+ students with similar background characteristics.

The A+ Program was established in 1993 …

Curriculum Committee Minutes November 30, 2004, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

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Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on November 30, 2004.

Curriculum Committee Minutes November 23, 2004, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on November 23, 2004.

College Senate Minutes November 4, 2004, Bronx Community College Senate

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the College Senate on November 4, 2004.

Ua42/3 Bowling Green Community College Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 1, Bowling Green Community College

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about the Bowling Green Community College.

Sustaining Innovation In Career And Technical Education, Brenda S. Clark

Dissertations

There has been little research done in education to determine what makes programs sustainable once the person who started the program has left or funding has decreased or disappeared. Innovative and successful programs are frequently started only to close or to reach a dead end. This study will seek to determine what components are necessary to sustain and grow a Career and Technical Education program. The primary audiences for the research study will be community college and university teacher preparation departments and career and technical education departments.

A survey was sent to Occupational Education Studies (OES) students and to OES …

The Relationship Of Stress Levels To Wellness Practices Among Community College Presidents., Eva Charlotte Ratliff Dawson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the variety and level of wellness practices of community college presidents and the relationship of these practices to the stress levels of this group. Additionally, relaxation activities and the feelings, characteristics, and symptoms associated with stress were considered. Items measuring each of these variables, isolated from the literature and tested in a pilot sample, were combined into an electronic instrument, Stress Levels and Wellness Practices Measurement for Community College Presidents.

The design of the study was ex post facto/correlational. The population of the study was American community college presidents. A stratified …

College Senate Minutes April 29, 2004, Bronx Community College Senate

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Minutes for the meeting of the College Senate on April 29, 2004.

College Senate Minutes April 1, 2004, Bronx Community College Senate

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Minutes for the meeting of the College Senate on April 1, 2004.

Curriculum Committee Minutes March 30, 2004, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on March 30, 2004.

Curriculum Committee Minutes March 16, 2004, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on March 16, 2004.

Curriculum Committee Minutes March 9, 2004, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on March 9, 2004.

College Senate Minutes March 4, 2004, Bronx Community College Senate

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the College Senate on March 4, 2004.

Committee On Academic Standing Minutes March 4, 2004, Bronx Community College Committee On Academic Standing

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Committee on Academic Standing on March 4, 2004.

Curriculum Committee Minutes March 2, 2004, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on March 2, 2004.

Ua42/4/3 Wku-Owensboro Task Force Report, Wku Division Of Extended Learning & Outreach

WKU Administration Documents

The charge of the WKU-Owensboro Task Force was to complete a brief SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) assessment of the Owensboro extended campus and make recommendations to fulfill the potential of the WKU-Owensboro campus.

Curriculum Committee Minutes February 17, 2004, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on February 17, 2004.

Curriculum Committee Minutes February 3, 2004, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on February 3, 2004.

Curriculum Committee Minutes December 2, 2003, Bronx Community College Curriculum Committee

BCC Governance Archives

Minutes for the meeting of the Curriculum Committee on December 2, 2003.