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Barriers To The Influenza Vaccination In Veterans, Zina Floyd
Barriers To The Influenza Vaccination In Veterans, Zina Floyd
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Influenza is the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for 56,000 deaths annually and leading to an average of more than 200,000 hospitalizations every year. Adults 65 years of age and older account for 50% to 60% of influenza-related hospital admissions and an estimated 90% of influenza-associated deaths occur in people age 65 and older. During the 2011 to 2012 influenza season, approximately 50 % of veterans between 45 and 70 years of age refused the influenza vaccine within the metro-area outpatient Veteran Administration (VA) facility in Atlanta, Georgia. The aim of this project was to …
Increasing School Commitment By Listening To Veteran Teachers' Needs And Concerns, Carrie Mcatee
Increasing School Commitment By Listening To Veteran Teachers' Needs And Concerns, Carrie Mcatee
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The role that support systems play in new teachers' levels of school commitment has been widely documented. However, veteran teachers' levels of commitment have not been as closely studied. According to the department of education in a Southeastern state, the veteran teacher attrition rate at a Title I school in an urban school district was in the double digits for several years. High veteran teacher attrition rates and low levels of commitment can cause problems such as loss of continuity of instruction for students. The purpose of this study was to identify veteran teachers' perceptions of their levels of school …
Success Factors Of Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Kenneth Joseph Chamberland
Success Factors Of Veteran-Owned Small Businesses, Kenneth Joseph Chamberland
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Small business failure rates equate to 30% within 2 years and 50% after 5 years. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies that veteran-owned small businesses used to sustain a business beyond 5 years in central Florida. Using a purposeful sampling technique, 13 central Florida veteran small business owners consented to interviews about their operating processes. Analysis of the veteran-owner managerial practices revealed common nodes and themes regarding small business longevity factors. Based on constant comparison coding, 4 small business themes emerged: business operating practices, market research, business adversities, and external small business assistance avenues. …