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Exploration Of The Implementation Of The Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act By Vocational Rehabilitation Programs Through Collaboration With Education Officials, Elyse Leinani Luke
Exploration Of The Implementation Of The Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act By Vocational Rehabilitation Programs Through Collaboration With Education Officials, Elyse Leinani Luke
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Despite public policies intended to achieve employment equity for students with disabilities, compared to students without disabilities, transition-age students with disabilities are less likely to be in the workforce even after receiving public vocational rehabilitation (VR) services. The purpose of this qualitative, multicase study was to explore implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) by VR programs through collaboration with state education officials to deliver pre-employment transition services (pre-ETS) to students with disabilities. The Integration Continuum was used to conceptually frame this study because the model provides a hierarchical scale with definitions about how organizations work together at …
Leaders’ Responsiveness To Creating Ethical Climate For Whistleblowing And Implicit Retaliation In The Public Sector, Oluwatoyin Olusegun
Leaders’ Responsiveness To Creating Ethical Climate For Whistleblowing And Implicit Retaliation In The Public Sector, Oluwatoyin Olusegun
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Whistleblowing is reporting unethical or illegitimate practices witnessed by a member of an organization. Despite the laws and policies protecting whistleblowers in the public sector, many employees who report observed wrongdoings face retaliation. Creating an ethical climate impacts the responsiveness of organizational leaders to whistleblowing, yet little is known about how middle-level managers navigate organizational factors, situational factors, and personal beliefs to create an ethical climate. The current study aimed to bridge the knowledge gap by exploring how middle-level managers in government organizations in California described how organizational and personal factors influence their ability to create an ethical climate that …
Natural Hazards Triggering Technological Disasters: Source Identification, Vulnerability, And Evaluation Of Emergency Preparedness In A Southern California City, Lisa Peumsang
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Natural hazards triggering technological disasters (natech) events exist around the world and affect people, infrastructure, the economy, and environment but are not often considered for local hazard mitigation and emergency preparedness plans. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to identify (a) the natech event vulnerability of the target city, which is in the western United States, and potential sources for these events and (b) the extent to which the city’s hazard mitigation and emergency operations plans addressed natech events. The vulnerability assessment was performed through the lens of network risk theory and involved secondary data analysis of publicly …
The Influence Of A Caregiver Support Program On Consumer Well-Being, Wallace Thomas Peake
The Influence Of A Caregiver Support Program On Consumer Well-Being, Wallace Thomas Peake
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Caregiving has been shown to be a potential burden for the well-being of caregivers. The focus of this study was a caregiver support program whose managers lacked an understanding of the efficacy of the program in enhancing the well-being of the consumers of the program. The purpose of this quantitative study was to develop and administer a consumer satisfaction survey that evaluated the efficacy of caregiver support program services from the consumer perspective. This study was grounded by the positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment model, which informed the development of the survey that was administered to the participants …
Exploring Nonprofit Leadership Roles Among Black Women, Coleone Evette Taylor Davis
Exploring Nonprofit Leadership Roles Among Black Women, Coleone Evette Taylor Davis
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Although nonprofit organizations are essential in addressing social and community concerns to enhance the lives of individuals and groups, Black women face barriers in nonprofit leadership roles. Crucial to such hurdles is the perception that their voices are often disproportionately missing from leadership-based research on women. The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of 26 Black women in mid- to senior-level nonprofit leadership roles regarding their experiences and critical factors contributing to the success, challenges, and barriers they face in leadership roles. Black feminist thought theory in work leadership, family, and Black women’s oppression was used as …
How Working Women In Healthcare Perceive Public Transportation And Safety, Assaaformbi Bama
How Working Women In Healthcare Perceive Public Transportation And Safety, Assaaformbi Bama
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Women use public transportation more frequently than do men. However, most of these transportation systems were not constructed with women in mind. Public transportation systems are accountable for securely transporting people to their destinations, as well as upkeeping protective policies to advocate for fearful passengers. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine women’s perspectives on public transportation.The research question guiding this study asked women to discuss their safety experiences and needs related to existing public transportation policy. Cooley’s theory of transportation and Friedman’s public safety theory formed the conceptual framework for this study. Purposeful sampling was used to …
Law Enforcement Agencies’ Policy Impact On Police Officers’ Mental Health And Wellness: A Content Analysis, Na'shayla M. Nelson
Law Enforcement Agencies’ Policy Impact On Police Officers’ Mental Health And Wellness: A Content Analysis, Na'shayla M. Nelson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Law enforcement officers are available to answer the calls of citizens in the communities they serve. They are required to deal with some of the most horrific and stressful situations imaginable. The purpose of this qualitative content analysis was to investigate law enforcement agencies’ policies related to adequate provision of early mental health intervention services for law enforcement officers after critical incidents and those policies’ impact on officer mental health. The focus of this study was on law enforcement agencies’ policies from 34 departments from across the United States. The agencies vary in geographic location and size. The results demonstrate …
An Evaluation Of The Boys & Girls Clubs Teen Programs, William Walker
An Evaluation Of The Boys & Girls Clubs Teen Programs, William Walker
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This evaluation study addressed the need to increase the participation of teenagers in the Youth Service Agency ABC (YSA ABC). ABC offers positive, powerful, and empowering experiences for area teens. These programs help them with character development, financial literacy, emotional intelligence, healthy well-being, and many other skills and tools to help teens reach their full potential. The organization was faced with decreasing teen participation and a lack of knowledge about the teen programs and services that would attract them to ABC. The purpose of this evaluation was to learn from ABC staff who worked closely with teens (Club site directors/unit …
The Shift In The Roles Of Local Emergency Management Agencies In The Planning And Response To Civil Unrest, Howard Ray Simons
The Shift In The Roles Of Local Emergency Management Agencies In The Planning And Response To Civil Unrest, Howard Ray Simons
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Local government's response to civil unrest has continually shown a concerning level of unpreparedness and how quickly inundated local government becomes during a response to civil unrest. The theoretical framework used for this study is knowledge management due to its ability to be used in different disciplines like emergency management, safety, and business. This framework is used to get all stakeholders to work in concert to attain strategically planned goals. The research question explored how the local emergency manager's knowledge and experience directly impacted strategic planning, response, and community relations during a civil unrest event? The research design was a …
The Perceived Benefits Of Diversity Training And Governing Policy For Law Enforcement Agencies, Lance Isaiah Driskell
The Perceived Benefits Of Diversity Training And Governing Policy For Law Enforcement Agencies, Lance Isaiah Driskell
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This research confronted a critical public administration challenge within a law enforcement agency: the absence of formal diversity training and policies. The study explored, from the perspective of officers, what the department should consider when developing future diversity training that can positively influence job performance, and from the perspective of officers, the policies or practices regarding diversity that would positively influence job performance. The study drew upon a conceptual framework, emphasizing the necessity of diversity training and its key components: why, who, what, and how. Employing a cross-sectional research design, quantitative data were gathered through surveys administered via SurveyMonkey to …
Minnesota Public Assistance Program Utilization Frequency Among Jurisdiction Types, Heather Ann Winkleblack
Minnesota Public Assistance Program Utilization Frequency Among Jurisdiction Types, Heather Ann Winkleblack
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Despite the 2014 creation of the Minnesota Public Assistance Program (MPAP), no taxpayer program studies covering the 2014-2017 years have been conducted on how the program was distributed for evaluating the communities impacted and determining if there was a difference between years, threshold changes, and jurisdiction type. The purpose of this study was to examine the use of the MPAP for the 2014-2017 years across three different types of jurisdictions: tribal, urban, and rural to assess resource allocation. The study’s theoretical framework was based on Kingdon’s multiple streams theory. A quantitative quasi-experimental approach was used to examine under MPAP (a) …
Crafting A Succession Process For A Nonprofit Organization: Exploring And Plotting The Creation Of A Succession Plan For The Chips Montgomery Foundation, Robert King
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In this case study, the phenomena of leadership loss and transition within a small nonprofit organization, which is a pivotal cycle impacting businesses of all sizes and types, was explored. The study underscored that employee turnover is an inevitable occurrence, influenced by a myriad of factors, leading to significant decisions on staff replacement and thereby shaping future organizational trajectories. Central to this investigation was the exploration of various organizational development theories, functionalism, and human resource planning, which provided a conceptual framework for understanding leadership transitions. Both for-profit and nonprofit entities grapple with leadership losses, yet nonprofits encounter distinct challenges necessitated …
Contributing Factors Affecting Health Care Access And Utilization Behaviors By Black Men In The United States, Alonzo Pendleton
Contributing Factors Affecting Health Care Access And Utilization Behaviors By Black Men In The United States, Alonzo Pendleton
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Generational racism, historical abuses, and mistreatment related to health care have long contributed to a lack of trust among Black Americans in the U.S. health system, as well as disproportionate health status due to inadequate medical care-seeking behavior. Black American men have been particularly affected, with worse health and a higher mortality rate than men and women of other U.S. ethnic groups. The causal factors that manifest and sow distrust of the medical community among Black men are not thoroughly understood. The purpose of this study, which had the health belief model as its theoretical framework, was to explore the …
Effectively Managing Communication After A Crisis: A Phenomenographic Study On Public Health Crises In The Country Of Jamaica, Jehan Donnique Wilson
Effectively Managing Communication After A Crisis: A Phenomenographic Study On Public Health Crises In The Country Of Jamaica, Jehan Donnique Wilson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Effectively managing communication after a crisis is the starting point of successful public policy and administration when handling a public health crisis. Jamaica has dealt with several public health crises over the span of its existence; this study compared SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and influenza, two major Jamaican public health crises during the period from 2019 to 2022. This study’s research questions addressed (a) what specific communication strategies were used by Jamaica during the influenza outbreak as compared to the COVID-19 pandemic and (b) how the specific communications strategies used during the influenza outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the development of …
Law Enforcement Public Administrators’ Emotional Intelligence And Transformational Leadership Behaviors, Larry Allen Jacobs
Law Enforcement Public Administrators’ Emotional Intelligence And Transformational Leadership Behaviors, Larry Allen Jacobs
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Policing needs public administrators willing to implement the strategies and objectives of transformational leadership (TL) and emotional intelligence (EI) to integrate and effectively incorporate elements of the presidential Executive Order 14074 to address the public policy issues of policing in communities. This qualitative study aimed to explore the EI and TL behaviors of law enforcement public administrators through the lens of six subordinate personnel. The foundational constructs for this dissertation were TL theory, trait EI theory, and process theory. The research questions sought the experiences of subordinate personnel regarding law enforcement public administrators’ EI and TL behaviors. The study also …
Effects Of Mckinney Vento Act Of 1987 With Homeless Students In Mississippi, Denetra Jackson
Effects Of Mckinney Vento Act Of 1987 With Homeless Students In Mississippi, Denetra Jackson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Services for students who are homeless allows students and their families to deal with their living situation psychologically and offer them resources need to succeed educationally. The purpose of this research was to examine how services to homeless students in one area of Mississippi inform policy makers of the needs that are addressed with the McKinney Vento Act. The McKinney Vento Act was passed to benefit homeless students because they deserve the same quality of education, transportation to and from school, access to meals as well as various needed academic support as those that are not homeless. Being homeless places …
Strategic Succession Planning - Executive-Level Leadership In A Government Agency, Tajah Adams
Strategic Succession Planning - Executive-Level Leadership In A Government Agency, Tajah Adams
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The Candidate Development Program (CDP) is responsible for the training, development, and succession planning of government senior executive service (SES) members. While not all SES must go through this program, the CDP initiative is operational in 10 out of 24 federal agencies governed by the Chief Financial Officer Act. In this quantitative study, the client organization wanted to know the strategies a government agency may use to increase executive-level employee development to prepare them for executive appointments. In the current study, a self-administered web-based survey was distributed to CDP Current Trainees, CDP Graduates, and CDP Agency Representatives. The findings led …
The Impact Of Turnover And Turnover Intentions On Nigeria's Public Health Administration, Albert Abani Uduma
The Impact Of Turnover And Turnover Intentions On Nigeria's Public Health Administration, Albert Abani Uduma
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
High turnover creates a vicious cycle that affects employees with further shortages and turnover. This study explored the lived experiences and perceptions of a government employer and employees about turnover, turnover intentions, and the government’s leadership effectiveness using Heidegger’s phenomenological research methods. The theoretical frameworks that grounded the study were Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory, public service motivation theory, and corporate social responsibility theory. The study questions focused on stakeholders’ perceptions and lived experiences of the government’s leadership effectiveness in addressing the impacts of high turnover, as well as the employees’ consequent reactions to the government’s leadership approach. Participant data were collected …
Probation And Pre-Trial Officers' Perspectives On The Impact Of Maternal Incarceration On Children, Shaniqua Anderson
Probation And Pre-Trial Officers' Perspectives On The Impact Of Maternal Incarceration On Children, Shaniqua Anderson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Because of the mass incarceration of women, maternal incarceration has become a phenomenon within itself. This phenomenon has led to an increase in Black children with an incarcerated mother; however, there is a lack of information about how the cycle of the mass incarceration of Black women is perceived on the community supervision level. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to better understand probation and pre-trial officers’ perceptions of how the maternal incarceration of Black women impacts Black children. Three research questions explored how participants viewed the impact of maternal incarceration on Black children, recidivism, and positive reentry. …
Tax Incentives, Foreign Direct Investment, And Tourism Sector Employment Creation In Botswana, Ndinaye Sekwi Charumbira
Tax Incentives, Foreign Direct Investment, And Tourism Sector Employment Creation In Botswana, Ndinaye Sekwi Charumbira
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Unemployment is a major challenge for policymakers in Botswana. Past efforts by government officials to create employment have included diversification away from raw diamond mining and export by offering tax incentives to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in the manufacturing sector, among other strategies. It was unknown whether this strategy might be successful in the tourism sector, which is more labor-intensive than the manufacturing sector. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the impact, if any, of tax incentives offered in the tourism sector on FDI and employment. The theoretical foundation for the study was Keynesian economic theory, …
An Effective, Robust, And Strategic Succession Plan For A Primary Law Enforcement Agency In Guyana, South America, Nicola Denise Kendall
An Effective, Robust, And Strategic Succession Plan For A Primary Law Enforcement Agency In Guyana, South America, Nicola Denise Kendall
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The client organization, Guyana’s principal law enforcement agency, lacked a robust, effective, and strategic succession plan to fill vacancies for senior leadership and management. The current qualitative case study was to ascertain the appropriate strategies that could be employed for this organization, and by extension public organizations and law enforcement agencies, to have a robust, effective, and strategic succession plan. The conceptual framework was based on the succession planning model, which focused on key concepts such as strategy, knowledge management, talent management, organizational culture, leadership development, and management commitment. Data were collected from interviews, with 23 participants and a review …
Institutional Logics Influencing Human Services Nonprofit Board Members Adoption Or Nonadoption Of Good Ethical Governance, Cynthia Felici Jewell
Institutional Logics Influencing Human Services Nonprofit Board Members Adoption Or Nonadoption Of Good Ethical Governance, Cynthia Felici Jewell
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Board members of human service nonprofit organizations (HSNPOs) perform within the self-governing nonprofit sector influenced by complex logics (reasoning) from institutions. Unknown are the origin, identity, role, or purpose of institutional logics or their influence on HSNPO board members to adopt or not adopt existing good ethical governance. This generic qualitative inquiry study explored HSNPO governance and ethics as experienced, described, and narrated by HSNPO board members. This study utilized the theoretical frameworks of institution theory, complexity theory, institutional complexity theory, and institutional logics metatheory. The concepts within these selected theories are interconnected in contextualizing institutional logics (reasoning of institutions) …
Using Strategic Planning To Improve Volunteer Recruitment And Retention For Nonprofits In The Post-Pandemic Era, Antonio L. Mccormack
Using Strategic Planning To Improve Volunteer Recruitment And Retention For Nonprofits In The Post-Pandemic Era, Antonio L. Mccormack
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
COVID-19 has changed U.S. culture and negatively affected society worldwide, especially nonprofit organizations that provide community service. Since the pandemic, nonprofit agencies encountered many hardships, especially with the loss of personnel, primarily volunteers. The present study focused on implementing ways to improve recruitment and retention of volunteers for nonprofit organizations in the post-pandemic era through strategic planning. A qualitative approach was deemed the most feasible to conduct this study. This study utilized a SWOT analysis approach, a method of strategic planning used to collect data. A total of 10 interviews were conducted to explore the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats …
Exploring The Role Of Intrinsic Motivation In Elementary Public-School Educators’ Willingness To Remain In Teaching, Lynnette K. Steinhoff
Exploring The Role Of Intrinsic Motivation In Elementary Public-School Educators’ Willingness To Remain In Teaching, Lynnette K. Steinhoff
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The experiences and perceptions of novice educators’ willingness to remain in teaching have been without clear research. The problem addressed by this study was the need to understand why novice educators remain in the field in order to support districts and legislators in updating policies and funding measures. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how the intrinsic motivation of novice elementary educators within a K–12 public school influences their willingness to remain in teaching. Self-determination theory (SDT), with its psychological principles of autonomy, competency, and relatedness, was selected as the conceptual framework. Two research questions addressed intrinsic …
Black Female School Administrators And Complexity Management In Low-Performing, Kimberly Boswell
Black Female School Administrators And Complexity Management In Low-Performing, Kimberly Boswell
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
According to district and state achievement metrics, low-performing public schools must make adequate yearly progress. Deficiencies in the preparation, training, and support of Black female principals who routinely lead low-performing schools can contribute to complexities in these challenging environments. Little is known about what Black female principals believe they need to successfully lead improvement in low-performing schools. The purpose of this study was to give voice to the experiences of Black female principals leading low-performing schools so that educational and political leaders understand what is needed to prepare them to lead amid complexity. Research questions focused on the training and …
Sustaining And Increasing Participation Of Rural Seniors In A Senior Center, Michelle L. Fontaine
Sustaining And Increasing Participation Of Rural Seniors In A Senior Center, Michelle L. Fontaine
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This case study’s objective was to sustain and increase senior participation in senior center activities by examining the rural senior perception of environmental needs and support of a local senior center. Senior centers assist with aging in place well and aid seniors to be socially active within their communities. Much of the literature around senior centers has focused on urban environments and not on the specific needs of the rural senior. In this study, 24 individuals were interviewed. The questions examined the seniors’ perception about the functionality and accessibility of the senior center to meet their physical and social needs …
Early Childhood Practitioners' Beliefs Regarding Children's Development And Learning Based On The Curriculum, Karlene Gloria Degrasse-Deslandes
Early Childhood Practitioners' Beliefs Regarding Children's Development And Learning Based On The Curriculum, Karlene Gloria Degrasse-Deslandes
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is an agency of the Ministry of Education and Youth in Jamaica responsible for early childhood development. It has been proposed that Early Childhood Practitioners (ECPs) should engage in more child friendly and age-appropriate teaching practices. This is especially critical as they use the Jamaica Early Childhood Curriculum (JECC). This basic qualitative research was conducted to explore ECPs’ beliefs regarding children’s development and learning and the influence on the implementation of the JECC. The research questions that guided the study address the beliefs of Jamaican ECPs regarding children’s development and learning and the influence of …
Factors Affecting Volunteer Reluctance Through Scoutmasters’ Perspectives, Robert Michael Hoogerhyde
Factors Affecting Volunteer Reluctance Through Scoutmasters’ Perspectives, Robert Michael Hoogerhyde
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
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Impact Of Official State Messaging On Covid-19 Infection And Death Rates In Five U.S. States, Barclay Randall Murphy
Impact Of Official State Messaging On Covid-19 Infection And Death Rates In Five U.S. States, Barclay Randall Murphy
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
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A Study Of How Leadership In A Nonprofit Organization Can Create A Positive Workplace Culture, Katrina Carol Coffman
A Study Of How Leadership In A Nonprofit Organization Can Create A Positive Workplace Culture, Katrina Carol Coffman
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
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