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An Investigation Of The Dayton Regional Stem School Public-Private Partnerships, Kimberly S. Poole
An Investigation Of The Dayton Regional Stem School Public-Private Partnerships, Kimberly S. Poole
CCE Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation study documents in-depth the exploration of the Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) between the Dayton Regional STEM School (DRSS) and their industry partners as well as the establishment of a framework for evaluating and assessing PPPs. The public-private partnership agreements were studied in order to answer the over-arching research question: How is an effective public-private partnership established, assessed, and evaluated in education? A descriptive case study methodology was used to study DRSS' public-private partnership agreements to determine if goals and objectives were established and whether or not the partnerships met those goals and objectives. This case study also included …
Teaching Critical Media Literacy Through Videogame Creation In Scratch Programming, Elizabeth Anne Gregg
Teaching Critical Media Literacy Through Videogame Creation In Scratch Programming, Elizabeth Anne Gregg
LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations
Critical media literacy (Kellner & Share, 2005) may better equip children to interpret videogame content and to create games that are nonviolent and socially just. Videogames are growing in popularity in classrooms. Yet educators and parents have concerns about the violent and stereotypical content they include. An earlier study based on the curriculum Beyond Blame: Challenging Violence in the Media (Webb, Martin, Afifi, & Kraus, 2009) examined the value of a media awareness curriculum. In this mixed-method study, I explored the effectiveness of a critical media literacy program that incorporated collaboratively creating nonviolent or sociallyjust games in teaching fourth-grade students …