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An Examination Of Oregon Department Of Education's Implementation Processes And Practices, Beth Maruka Wigham Dec 2019

An Examination Of Oregon Department Of Education's Implementation Processes And Practices, Beth Maruka Wigham

Doctor of Education (EdD)

The purpose of this study was to examine state-level implementation practices and processes of current initiatives or programs through personal interviews with implementation managers at the Oregon Department of Education. This study used a qualitative research design for gathering individual perspectives on their effective and ineffective processes and practices for implementation and identified commonalities across implementation managers and departments. This study answered three research questions: (1) What are the practices and processes described by implementation managers in this study as effective for the implementation of their initiative or program?; (2) How are implementation elements conceptualized, enacted, and measured by implementation …


Exploring Ways To Bring Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Into Rehabilitative Programs, Reginold P. Daniels Oct 2019

Exploring Ways To Bring Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Into Rehabilitative Programs, Reginold P. Daniels

Doctoral Dissertations

The present study analyzes the effectiveness of a culturally relevant prison rehabilitation program carried out with 41 inmates at a California jail. The aspect of prison rehabilitation has not received enough attention by researchers previously. In this case, the author conducted an in-depth quantitative analysis on a survey with participants that he was teaching. Regression analysis was used to explore the data. The results of the regression indicated that the culturally-relevant instructor significantly enhanced violence prevention (r (37) = .410, p < 0.05). Furthermore, the study also found that cultural relevance significantly impacted communication and relationship skills (r (37) = .423, p < 0.05).


Impact Of A Co-Curricular Program On Students’ Perceptions Of Personal And Professional Growth, Brenda Pahl, Jeffrey A. Bates, Zach Jenkins, Aleda Chen Jun 2019

Impact Of A Co-Curricular Program On Students’ Perceptions Of Personal And Professional Growth, Brenda Pahl, Jeffrey A. Bates, Zach Jenkins, Aleda Chen

Pharmacy Practice Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


First-Generation College Students: Sense Of Belonging On Campus, Elizebeth Salazar Apr 2019

First-Generation College Students: Sense Of Belonging On Campus, Elizebeth Salazar

Community Engagement Student Work

This if from the policy track for the Community Engagement capstone pathway. First-generation college students have grown in numbers on college campus’ but continue to be a population that has lower completion numbers for their bachelor’s degree. TRIO and other first-generation college programming on college campus’ can contribute to better success of this population. However, first-generation college student’s sense of belonging should be added to campus’ initiatives to promote better retention of students.


News - Screven-Jenkins Regional Library, Sharon Blank Jan 2019

News - Screven-Jenkins Regional Library, Sharon Blank

Georgia Library Quarterly

No abstract provided.