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Administrators’ Roles And Practices In The Implementation Of Positive Behavioral Interventions, Frances Correa-Phelps Jan 2020

Administrators’ Roles And Practices In The Implementation Of Positive Behavioral Interventions, Frances Correa-Phelps

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Positive behavior intervention support is a behavioral approach that was implemented in the early 2000s across the United States to assist educators in addressing the behavioral concerns of students with special needs. Since its implementation, it has been used to assist students at all levels with emotional and behavioral needs to achieve academic success in over 20,000 schools. However, there was a reported lack of administrative support and insufficient understanding regarding administrators’ roles in the process. The purpose of this basic interpretive qualitative study was to examine administrators’ roles and decision-making practices in implementation of the behavioral intervention approach across …

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Transformational Leadership And Employee Satisfaction In A U.S. Fast-Food Restaurant, Joshua A. Folmar Jan 2020

Transformational Leadership And Employee Satisfaction In A U.S. Fast-Food Restaurant, Joshua A. Folmar

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Fast-food managers struggle with understanding what makes employees satisfied within the organization. An understanding of employee satisfaction may help fast-food managers support employees’ needs and improve their job satisfaction. Grounded in transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between employee perceptions of their leader’s idealized attributes, idealized behaviors, intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation, individualized consideration, and employee satisfaction. The participants included 31 fast-food employees and entry-level supervisors from 1 organization in the Midwestern region of the United States. Data were collected through electronic and paper surveys comprising Bass and Avolio’s multifactor leadership questionnaire …

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Ethiopian Construction Project Management Maturity Model Determination And Correlational Prediction Of Project Success, Hailemeskel T. Hailemarkos Jan 2020

Ethiopian Construction Project Management Maturity Model Determination And Correlational Prediction Of Project Success, Hailemeskel T. Hailemarkos

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In Ethiopia, although the construction industry is booming, the practice of effective project delivery in time, cost, and quality remains a challenge. Construction project success comes through the application of knowledge-based, critically essential factors. The industry's effectiveness is dictated by the level of project management knowledge built in each company. The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study was to evaluate project management maturity level of construction industry and the predictability of project success from project management knowledge maturity of 193 project managers working in contractors, consultants, and clients. The study, which was informed by the project management body of knowledge …

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Exploring Mid-Market Strategies For Big Data Governance, Kenneth Stanley Knapton Iii Jan 2020

Exploring Mid-Market Strategies For Big Data Governance, Kenneth Stanley Knapton Iii

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many data scientists are struggling to adopt effective data governance practices as they transition from traditional data analysis to big data analytics. Data governance of big data requires new strategies to deal with the volume, variety, and velocity attributes of big data. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore big data governance strategies employed by data scientists to provide a holistic perspective of those data for making decisions. The participants were 10 data scientists employed in multiple mid-market companies in the greater Salt Lake City, Utah area who have strategies to govern big data. This study’s …

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Leadership Styles And Emotional Intelligence Of Federal Employees In Diversified Work Environments, Richard Lopez Jan 2020

Leadership Styles And Emotional Intelligence Of Federal Employees In Diversified Work Environments, Richard Lopez

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

On the Office of Personnel Management Federal Viewpoint Surveys, followers rated their leaders as ineffective. The public expects federal government leaders to effectively lead their followers in order to efficiently manage public services. The purpose of this correlational nonexperimental study was to determine whether there is a correlation between emotional intelligence (EQ) and a full range of leadership styles, as measured by the multileadership questionnaire (MLQ), from the perspective of the follower. Grounded in the theory of EQ, the extant scholarly literature revealed EQ skills complements leadership styles and predict leader success in a variety of business sectors, cultures, and …

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Educator Perceptions Of Participation In A Vertical Professional Learning Community, Katherine Orlando Jan 2020

Educator Perceptions Of Participation In A Vertical Professional Learning Community, Katherine Orlando

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Many researchers have studied best practices within school-based professional learning communities (PLCs). Practitioners need to understand more about different PLC configurations, such as vertical PLCs across schools, and how leaders influence implementation and outcomes. The purposes of this case study were to understand vertical PLC participant perceptions of leadership and school improvement, educator growth, and the effectiveness of the vertical PLC structure. The conceptual framework incorporated leadership of change, commitment to continuous improvement for individuals and organizations, and support of active and compelling adult learning. A collaborative, vertical PLC structure in a medium-sized public school district in a Mid-Atlantic state …

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Organizational Socialization And The Factors Of Fit And Their Effects On Retention, Shimale Robinson Jan 2020

Organizational Socialization And The Factors Of Fit And Their Effects On Retention, Shimale Robinson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

African American unemployment has hovered at double the rate of Whites and that has not changed. The problem that was the focus of this study is the inability of organizations to retain African American employees post-hiring facilitation. Therefore, the purpose of this nonexperimental, correlational study was to examine the relationships between organizational socialization (OS) and the factors of fit to determine if they impacted the retention of African American employees in the workplace. In following the theoretical foundation of Schein’s OS theory, the research questions for this quantitative study involved an examination of the relationships between OS, the factors of …

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Cash Conversion Cycle Strategies To Avoid Business Failure, Brian Savino Jan 2020

Cash Conversion Cycle Strategies To Avoid Business Failure, Brian Savino

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

At the end of 2018, the leading 2,000 U.S. and European companies had more than $2.5 trillion of cash unnecessarily tied up in working capital. The efficient management of working capital will lead to more cash invested in profitable projects leading to long term stability. This research will benefit chief financial officers (CFO) looking for strategies to manage working capital, which leads to higher profits and will help CFOs better manage economic downturns. Using the resource dependence theory as the conceptual framework, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore cash conversion cycle (CCC) strategies used by …

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Managerial Competencies Driving Successful Change Initiatives: A Multiple Case Study Of Healthcare Administrators, William King Selsor Jan 2020

Managerial Competencies Driving Successful Change Initiatives: A Multiple Case Study Of Healthcare Administrators, William King Selsor

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Healthcare administrators’ competencies for driving successful strategic change initiatives in healthcare organizations remain outdated and limited in the management literature. The purpose of this qualitative, multiple case study was to explore the perceptions of healthcare administrators on the specific nature of management competencies needed to drive successful strategic change initiatives within healthcare organizations. To address the research problem and purpose of the study, qualitative data were collected from multiple sources of evidence, including semi-structured interviews with seven healthcare administrators, archival data, and reflective journaling notes. This study was framed by Kash, Spaulding, Johnson, and Gamm’s conceptual framework, the comparison of …

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The Impact Of Executive Hiring Decisions Within Homeless Services Providers, Thela Rachelle Thatch Jan 2020

The Impact Of Executive Hiring Decisions Within Homeless Services Providers, Thela Rachelle Thatch

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Inequities in staffing may affect the ability of organizations to deliver social services to the homeless. As homeless services are challenged with roadblocks exacerbated by systemic racism, a focus on hiring diverse employees may impact the delivery of services to minority clients. Little is known about the effects of diverse hiring in social service programs that serve the homeless. The purpose of this study is to bridge the gap in knowledge by examining the diverse hiring practices of senior employees that hold decision-making roles that affect the delivery of homeless services. Research questions were focused on discovering participants lived experience …

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Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation In Higher Education: Cost Containment Strategies, Tysha K. Tolefree Jan 2020

Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation In Higher Education: Cost Containment Strategies, Tysha K. Tolefree

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Lack of effective cost containment strategies to support enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementations within higher education institutions (HEIs) result in budget overruns 50% of the time. Grounded in Gartner’s IT cost containment techniques, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies HEI project directors use to support a successful ERP implementation on time and within budget. The participants comprised 5 project directors and managers from HEIs and another public organization in the state of Washington. Data were collected from semistructured interviews, archival data, and organization documents. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data, and …

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Community Perceptions Of A Rural Community College After A Replacement Levy Failure, Stephanie Wells-Mullins Jan 2020

Community Perceptions Of A Rural Community College After A Replacement Levy Failure, Stephanie Wells-Mullins

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The study site, a rural community college, placed a property tax levy on the ballot in November 2017 to provide much needed additional funding to the financially struggling institution. The problem of the study is the levy failed. College administrators have determined that the levy proposition should be reissued, yet administrators do not have a clear understanding as to what went wrong in 2017. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine community members’ perceptions about the way community members voted on the study site’s replacement levy proposition. Lewin’s change management model and his force field analysis were used …

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Human Resources' Capacity To Drive Organizational Change In Ghana, Harriet Bani Jan 2020

Human Resources' Capacity To Drive Organizational Change In Ghana, Harriet Bani

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Human Resource Management Departments (HRMDs) drive organizational change by implementing effective and efficient policies. This study explored staff perceptions in Ghana's Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC), a public-service institution, regarding the extent to which their HRMD could stimulate change by implementing the Human Resource Management Policy Framework and Manual (HRMPF&M). May and Finch's theory of normalization propelled this qualitative case study, which consisted of interviewing 23 purposively selected participants and examining secondary data from the N&MC, the Public Services Commission, HRMPF&M, other relevant legal documents, as well as relevant literature on the subject. The data analysis generated themes which were …

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The Relationship Between Spiritual Intelligence And Organizational Identification: A Correlational Research Study, Paschal L. Dawson Jan 2020

The Relationship Between Spiritual Intelligence And Organizational Identification: A Correlational Research Study, Paschal L. Dawson

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Employees who have lower levels of organizational identification (OID) can exhibit negative perceptions of leaders and managers within the organization. Lower levels of OID can lead to adverse employee attitudes and behaviors. Grounded in the social identity theory and spiritual intelligence (SQ) construct, the research questions for this quantitative correlation study were to investigate the relationship between SQ and OID. A simple random probability sampling design was used to sample midlevel supervisors and frontline managers using online self-report surveys. A total of 74 midlevel supervisors and 76 frontline managers completed the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory and Mael and Ashforth's OID …

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Perceptions Of Teachers' Regarding Barriers To Using Instructional Technology In Egyptian Schools, Radwa El Shafei Jan 2020

Perceptions Of Teachers' Regarding Barriers To Using Instructional Technology In Egyptian Schools, Radwa El Shafei

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The local K-12 school problem addressed in this study was teachers' underutilization of instructional technology (IT) to improve teaching and student learning. The purpose of this study was to explore teachers' current use of IT, as well as their perceptions of barriers to using IT in classrooms. The technology acceptance model guided the study by emphasizing the importance of perceived ease of use, usefulness, and attitudes in understanding teachers' perceptions about integrating IT. The research questions focused on teachers' perceptions of their knowledge of how to use IT, barriers to using IT and how it is currently implemented. Using a …

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Work-Life Balance Of Rotational Workers In The Nigerian Energy Sector, Israel Olalekan Jolaolu Jan 2020

Work-Life Balance Of Rotational Workers In The Nigerian Energy Sector, Israel Olalekan Jolaolu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Rotational workers in the Nigerian oil and gas industry otherwise referred to as the energy sector, are confronted with challenges and stresses of work-life balance (WLB). Using boundary theory, 15 oil and gas workers with more than 5 years of rotational work experience were recruited to examine the strategies they employed to deal with the stresses and work-life balance required for the social well-being of the workers, which translates to improved job performance in the oil and gas sector in Nigeria. The research question was designed to explore the lived experiences of rotational workers with more than 5 years in …

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Staff Engagement And Training In Supported Addiction Recovery Program For Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, Hannah Carlson Jurewicz Jan 2020

Staff Engagement And Training In Supported Addiction Recovery Program For Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, Hannah Carlson Jurewicz

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) is similar among individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities (ID/DD) and the general population, yet there is a disparity between treatment and outcomes for these two groups due to a lack of appropriately adapted treatment and staff training. The purpose of this case study was to examine how leaders in a behavioral health organization understand the engagement and training experience for staff who provide substance abuse treatment for individuals with ID/DD. Governance and operational data were collected and analyzed from internal archival sources and organizational leader interviews. Themes identified from coding indicated that …

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Integrated Threat Management: An Alternative Approach To Regional Security System For Ecowas, Farouck Mohammed-Bashar Jan 2020

Integrated Threat Management: An Alternative Approach To Regional Security System For Ecowas, Farouck Mohammed-Bashar

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The onset of new and emerging threats to peace and security in West Africa has added another layer of threat to security in West Africa. There is a need for research on the interconnectedness among existing and new and emerging threats to security in the region. The purpose of this study was to explore the Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS') approach to its regional security management strategy. The punctuated equilibrium theory and policy feedback theory were used to conceptualize the problem within the context of ECOWAS' policy inertia and the wide range of security and sociopolitical dynamics in …

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Teacher Perceptions Of Leadership Styles And The Relationship To Job Satisfaction In Adult Basic Education Settings, Troy James Nickel Jan 2020

Teacher Perceptions Of Leadership Styles And The Relationship To Job Satisfaction In Adult Basic Education Settings, Troy James Nickel

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Adult basic education (ABE) teacher job satisfaction presents as a need for research to examine how the policy shifts to meet accountability requirements have influenced leadership styles in ABE settings. The study aimed to investigate the impact of leadership style (transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire) on job satisfaction of ABE teachers. Additionally, specific ABE teacher demographic variables that influenced the relationship between leadership style on teacher job satisfaction were examined. The theoretical framework applied to the study was the Transformational Leadership Theory. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) and Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) were administered to 137 ABE teachers from across the …

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A Phenomenological Study Of Millennials' Different Lived Perspectives Of Employee Engagement, Delores Grant Jan 2020

A Phenomenological Study Of Millennials' Different Lived Perspectives Of Employee Engagement, Delores Grant

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Employee engagement is vital to the success of organizations. Employee disengagement continues to contribute to organizational failure. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to identify and report millennials different perspectives of employee engagement by exploring the research question. The central research question dealt with the lived experiences of millennials about employee engagement in the United States. The study sample consisted of 25 participants with at least 3 years of working experience in the United States. The data collection process consisted of semistructured interviews with participants of the millennial generation. Data analysis included coding of descriptive words by means of …

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Youth Leadership Development Program Evaluation, Loreley Lyn Smith Jan 2020

Youth Leadership Development Program Evaluation, Loreley Lyn Smith

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In competitive youth sports organizations, few organizational leaders focus on leadership development to prepare youth for life situations. Sports organizational leaders are concerned about youth leadership development, as development allows youth to build skills necessary to understand their strengths and weaknesses and recognize ways to overcome fears. Grounded in social learning theory, the purpose of this summative program evaluation was to determine the extent to which a competitive youth sports leadership development program aligned with the organization’s primary objective to provide skilled athletic training while providing lessons to prepare youth for adulthood. The participants comprised 40 key stakeholders, including participants …

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Urban High School Principals' Leadership Practices And Academic Progress For At-Risk Students, Mary Delouise Duhart-Toppen Jan 2020

Urban High School Principals' Leadership Practices And Academic Progress For At-Risk Students, Mary Delouise Duhart-Toppen

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Researchers have shown that principals are vital to improving student academic achievement. Urban principals often face significant challenges in their environments and have large populations of at-risk students. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore and describe the perceptions of urban high school principals regarding the type of leadership practices needed to support the academic progress of at-risk students. Elements from transformational leadership, transformative leadership, and effective leadership practices informed the conceptual framework. Research questions addressed how principals described and perceived the practices, processes, and procedures used to create environments that support students in urban high schools …

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Corporate Social Responsibility And Sustainability In For-Profit Industry, Rasheed Olasimbo Kazzim Jan 2020

Corporate Social Responsibility And Sustainability In For-Profit Industry, Rasheed Olasimbo Kazzim

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been recognized as a standard business practice. However, many companies give little attention to nontraditional stakeholders, which includes the community and the environment. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore and describe corporate business leaders’ lived experiences with the implementation of CSR and sustainability initiatives in the for-profit industry of the Warri region of Delta State area in Nigeria. The research question addressed the lived experiences of corporate leaders in the profit-making industry and the key elements that pertain to community expectations, interpretations, and understanding of the characteristics of CSR. Data were …

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Strategies Managers Use To Improve Software Project Success And Profitability, Sylvester Nnabugo Otiji Jan 2020

Strategies Managers Use To Improve Software Project Success And Profitability, Sylvester Nnabugo Otiji

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractBusiness leaders of global software companies invest a significant amount of human capital, time, and funds for software innovation and development projects. However, between 1994 and 2016, the majority of global software projects failed. Some business leaders in software firms operate below a profitable level because they lack strategies to improve software project performance. Grounded in the contingency theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies managers in software firms use to improve software project success rate and profitability. The participants were 6 software managers from 2 software firms in the District of Columbia, Maryland, …

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Strategies For Retaining Talented Employees During Downsizing, Karen D. Smith Jan 2020

Strategies For Retaining Talented Employees During Downsizing, Karen D. Smith

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Nonexistent talent management strategies can negatively impact retention levels of talented employees during downsizing. Human resource managers who struggle to retain talented employees are at risk of not maintaining a competitive advantage and business sustainability. Grounded in the institutional theory of downsizing, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies human resource managers use to retain talented employees during downsizing. Participants included 6 human resource leaders from Fortune 500 service industry corporations in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, who used talent management retention strategies to retain talented employees during downsizing. Data were collected from semistructured face-to-face interviews and …

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The Use Of Special Events To Promote Financial Sustainability In Nonprofit Organizations, Anora Snyder Jan 2020

The Use Of Special Events To Promote Financial Sustainability In Nonprofit Organizations, Anora Snyder

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Services provided by nonprofit organizations (NPOs) benefit many individuals, but without the ability to raise adequate funds—an ongoing challenge—their ability to fulfill their mission is diminished. Hence, the use of, special events. But there are challenges related to being labor-intensive, meeting financial goals, obtaining sponsorship, donor development, event fatigue, competition from other events, marketing the event, and logistics of the event. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore how 11 leaders of NPOs in Ohio implemented special events to contribute to the financial sustainability of the organization. Data were collected from interviews with participants and from internal …

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Relationship Between Hospital Performance And Medicare Reimbursement Penalties, Ashley Bays Jan 2020

Relationship Between Hospital Performance And Medicare Reimbursement Penalties, Ashley Bays

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Medicare reimbursement penalties are a financial concern for health care leaders when hospitals underperform in the specific measures of hospital performance defined by the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program. Grounded in the general contingency theory, the purpose of this correlational study was to determine the relationship between the measures of hospital performance, clinical care, person and community engagement, safety, efficiency and cost reduction, and Medicare reimbursement penalties. Secondary data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services were collected from 420 acute care urban hospitals designated as teaching facilities with a bed size between 100–299 beds for the fiscal year 2019. …

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Primary Grade Teachers' And Administrators' Perspectives Of The Positive Behavior Interventions And Supports Program, April Foust Jan 2020

Primary Grade Teachers' And Administrators' Perspectives Of The Positive Behavior Interventions And Supports Program, April Foust

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

AbstractThe failure of Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) to resolve behavior issues among primary grade students at a single charter elementary school in the southeastern United States was the problem that guided this study. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore how primary teachers and administrators identified the need for, implemented, and maintained PBIS to resolve students' behavior problems. Fullan's change theory and Havelock and Zlotolow's change model served as the study's conceptual framework. Research questions addressed how K-3 teachers and administrators determined the need to implement PBIS to resolve students' behavior problems, how they implemented …

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Strategies To Improve Knowledge Management Initiatives In Oil And Gas Companies, Aissatou Oumar Seydi Jan 2020

Strategies To Improve Knowledge Management Initiatives In Oil And Gas Companies, Aissatou Oumar Seydi

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

According to a study by the Society of Petroleum Engineers, oil and gas industry experts estimated a loss of 231,000 years of cumulative experience and knowledge due to retirements. Strategies to improve knowledge management initiatives are important for oil and gas industry business leaders seeking to maintain, sustain, and develop knowledge in their organizations. Grounded in knowledge creation theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies that business leaders use to improve knowledge management initiatives with their employees in an oil and gas company located in Lagos, Nigeria. Data were collected from semistructured interviews completed …

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How High School Teachers In Guam Use Facebook For Instructional Purposes To Promote Interactions, Sanjay Sharma Jan 2020

How High School Teachers In Guam Use Facebook For Instructional Purposes To Promote Interactions, Sanjay Sharma

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Despite the popularity of Facebook amongst students and teachers for personal use, the problem is a lack of understanding of how high school teachers use Facebook for instructional purposes to promote learner-learner and learner-instructor interactions. Focusing on how and why some high school teachers incorporate Facebook in their teaching practice may broaden the range of teachers' instructional tools to use Facebook. The purpose of this case study was to explore the mastery experiences of how and why high school teachers decide to use Facebook activities for instruction. Vygotsky's social constructivism theory and Bandura's self-efficacy form the conceptual framework for types …

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