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Community Expectations Of College Attendance And Completion, Michael Wade Derden May 2011

Community Expectations Of College Attendance And Completion, Michael Wade Derden

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Communities relay expectations of behavior that influence residents' decision making processes. The study's purpose was to define and identify Social, cultural, and human capital variables relevant to understanding community expectations of postsecondary attainment. The study sought an operational model of community expectancy that would allow policymakers and higher education leaders to recognize the community-level factors affecting student outcomes and then to make appropriate policy adjustments to encourage better outcomes.


A Primer For Economic Development Directors And Other Social Entrepreneurs: Using 'Cash' As A Management Practice, Oscar T. Mcknight, Ronald Paugh, Aaron Mcknight, Melinda Belden Mar 2011

A Primer For Economic Development Directors And Other Social Entrepreneurs: Using 'Cash' As A Management Practice, Oscar T. Mcknight, Ronald Paugh, Aaron Mcknight, Melinda Belden

Oscar T McKnight Ph.D.

City and community oficials are responsible for developing and sustaining economic growth. This research focuses on Best Practices Cities - those with current and predicted economic growth above the national average - and the specific management practices that are responsible for such growth. The CASH model is presented to assist city planners and other social entrepreneurs in their economic development initiatives.


Microfinance In Myanmar : A Critical Hermeneutic Inquiry Into Ontological Economic Capacity, Timothy Payne Jan 2011

Microfinance In Myanmar : A Critical Hermeneutic Inquiry Into Ontological Economic Capacity, Timothy Payne

Doctoral Dissertations

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Ground Zero Project Development In Burma : Appropriating The Future Through History, Identity, And Imagination In Assessment, Alyssa A. Bahr Jan 2011

Ground Zero Project Development In Burma : Appropriating The Future Through History, Identity, And Imagination In Assessment, Alyssa A. Bahr

Doctoral Dissertations

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