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ประสบการณ์ทางจิตใจในการเข้ารับบริการปรึกษาเชิงจิตวิทยา ผ่านวิดีโอคอลแบบเรียลไทม์ในบุคคลวัยทำงาน, กิตินัดดา อิทธิวิทย์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ เพื่อศึกษาประสบการณ์ทางจิตใจในการเข้ารับบริการปรึกษาเชิงจิตวิทยาผ่านวิดีโอคอลแบบเรียลไทม์ในบุคคลวัยทำงาน ด้วยระเบียบวิธีวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพแนวปรากฏการณ์วิทยาเชิงตีความ (Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis : IPA) และเก็บข้อมูลด้วยวิธีการสัมภาษณ์เชิงลึกแบบกึ่งโครงสร้าง (Semi-structured Interview) โดยผู้เข้าร่วมวิจัยคือ บุคคลวัยทำงานที่อาศัยอยู่ในประเทศไทย และเคยมีประสบการณ์ในการเข้ารับบริการปรึกษาเชิงจิตวิทยาผ่านวิดีโอคอลแบบเรียลไทม์ อย่างน้อย 2 sessions ขึ้นไป และสิ้นสุดการรับบริการแล้ว อีกทั้งยังเคยเข้ารับบริการปรึกษาเชิงจิตวิทยารายบุคคลแบบพบหน้า จำนวนทั้งสิ้น 7 ราย ซึ่งมีอายุระหว่าง 28-42 ปี ผลการศึกษาสามารถแบ่งได้ 5 ประเด็นหลัก ได้แก่ 1) สิ่งที่คำนึงก่อนเข้ารับบริการปรึกษาเชิงจิตวิทยาผ่านวิดีโอคอล ประกอบด้วย ความพร้อมของผู้รับบริการในการเข้าสู่บริการปรึกษาเชิงจิตวิทยา และเกณฑ์ที่ใช้ประกอบการพิจารณาบริการปรึกษาผ่านวิดีโอคอล 2) การรับรู้อารมณ์และความพยายามในการสื่อสารผ่านวิดีโอคอล ประกอบด้วย ความรู้สึกแรกในการเข้ารับบริการปรึกษาผ่านวิดีโอคอล และการปรับตัวให้เข้ากับระบบโดย ‘ไม่ให้วิดีโอคอลมาเป็นอุปสรรค’ 3) การรับรู้ถึงอรรถประโยชน์ของบริการปรึกษาผ่านวิดีโอคอล ประกอบด้วย การปรึกษาผ่านวิดีโอคอลสามารถทดแทนแบบพบหน้าได้ การรับรู้ความสัมพันธ์ผ่านวิดีโอคอลในมุมผู้รับบริการ ‘ความสะดวก รวดเร็ว ทันต่อเวลา’ ในบริการปรึกษาผ่านวิดีโอคอล การปรึกษาทางวิดีโอคอลตอบโจทย์กับไลฟ์สไตล์คนวัยทำงาน การปรึกษาผ่านวิดีโอคอลเป็น ‘ตัวช่วย’ ในการลดการตีตราทางสังคม ตลอดจนความสบายใจในการเปิดเผยตัวตนผ่านบริการปรึกษาทางวิดีโอคอล 4) การรับรู้การเปลี่ยนแปลงเชิงบวกหลังเข้ารับบริการปรึกษาผ่านวิดีโอคอล ประกอบด้วย การเปลี่ยนแปลงภายในตน และการมีความสัมพันธ์ที่ดีกับผู้อื่น 5) ความมุ่งหวังของผู้รับบริการต่อบริการปรึกษาทางวิดีโอคอล ประกอบด้วย การพัฒนาคุณภาพและมาตรฐานบริการปรึกษาผ่านวิดีโอคอล การออกแบบบริการปรึกษาผ่านวิดีโอคอลที่ยึดหัวใจของผู้รับบริการเป็นศูนย์กลาง การขยายบริการปรึกษาทางวิดีโอคอลขั้นพื้นฐานอย่างทั่วถึง สรุปผลการวิจัยช่วยเสริมสร้างความรู้ความเข้าใจเกี่ยวกับประสบการณ์ทางจิตใจของบุคคลวัยทำงานที่เคยเข้ารับบริการปรึกษาเชิงจิตวิทยาผ่านวิดีโอคอลแบบเรียลไทม์ในหลากหลายมิติ โดยผู้รับบริการสามารถนำผลการวิจัยดังกล่าวนี้ไปพัฒนาการมีส่วนร่วมของตนในบริบทออนไลน์ ในขณะที่นักจิตวิทยาการปรึกษา และบุคลากรวิชาชีพด้านสุขภาพจิตสามารถนำผลการวิจัยไปพัฒนาแนวทางการให้บริการปรึกษาเชิงจิตวิทยาผ่านวิดีโอคอลแบบเรียลไทม์ในประเทศไทยให้มีประสิทธิภาพมากยิ่งขึ้นต่อไป

ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างการรับรู้ความยุติธรรมในองค์การและพฤติกรรมการเป็นสมาชิกที่ดีขององค์การ โดยมีคุณภาพชีวิตการทำงานเป็นตัวแปรส่งผ่าน, ปวีณรัตน์ กิตติพิชญอัมพร

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างการรับรู้ความยุติธรรมในองค์การที่มีต่อพฤติกรรมการเป็นสมาชิกที่ดีขององค์การโดยมีคุณภาพชีวิตการทำงานเป็นตัวแปรส่งผ่าน กลุ่มตัวอย่างในการวิจัยครั้งนี้ ได้แก่ พนักงานบริษัทเอกชนในอุตสาหกรรมบริการที่มีขนาดกลางถึงขนาดใหญ่ โดยกลุ่มตัวอย่างจำนวน 156 คน ได้ทำการตอบคำถามผ่านแบบสอบถามออนไลน์ เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัย ได้แก่ มาตรวัดการรับรู้ความยุติธรรมในองค์การ, มาตรวัดพฤติกรรมการเป็นสมาชิกที่ดีขององค์การ และมาตรวัดการคุณภาพชีวิตการทำงาน เมื่อทำการวิเคราะห์ผลทางสถิติด้วยโปรแกรมสำเร็จรูปSPSS ชุดคำสั่ง PROCESS (Model 4) เมื่อวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้วยสถิติเชิงพรรณนาและสถิติเชิงอนุมาน รวมทั้งการวิเคราะห์สถิติการทดสอบตัวแปรส่งผ่าน ผลการวิจัยพบว่า การรับรู้ความยุติธรรมในองค์การไม่มีความสัมพันธ์ทางบวกกับพฤติกรรมการเป็นสมาชิกที่ดีขององค์การอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ (β = .09, p = .175), การรับรู้ความยุติธรรมในองค์การมีความ สัมพันธ์ทางบวกกับคุณภาพชีวิตการทำงานอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ (β = .68, p

Exploring Job Burnout And Engagement Amongst Construction Managers In Thailand: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Structural Equation Modelling, Thinley Lhendup

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Studies of job burnout have gained appreciable momentum within the construction industry in the past few decades, however literature incorporating the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) is still sparse. Furthermore, a single piece of literature can be traced that utilized the six Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS) as an independent variable influencing burnout among construction professionals. This study proposed a hypothetical model in which Areas of Worklife potentially contribute to Job Burnout/Engagement among construction professionals in Thailand and explored the consequential relationships between perceived Job Performance and Turnover Intentions. Cross-Sectional data was explored using an online questionnaire survey, and Structural Equation …

The Factors Of Influencing Strategic Decision-Making And Enhancing Performance For Smes In China's Cultural And Creative Industry, Shuyu Xu

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This paper explores the influencing factors in the strategic decision-making process of small and medium-sized enterprises in China's cultural and creative industry through market-oriented theory and resource-based perspectives and analyzes how to help small and medium-sized enterprises in the cultural and creative industry improve their strategic decision-making effectiveness from four aspects: customer orientation, market agility, perception and learning ability. Specifically, this paper interviews managers or owners of six small and medium-sized enterprises in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China. After interview analysis, the above four points have a positive impact on improving the effectiveness of strategic decision-making of small and medium-sized enterprises …

Exploring Communication Competence And The Attitudes Of Lower Secondary Efl Students Towards Communication Competence In An Online Project-Based Learning In Myanmar, Khaing Thar Tun

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study explored communication competence, small-group communication competence, and the attitudes of lower secondary EFL students towards communication competence in an online project-based learning approach in Myanmar. The study used a mixed-methods research design that integrated surveys, semi-structured interviews, and observations. The study discovered that lower secondary EFL students' online communication competence was slightly high, approaching sufficing competence, while their small-group communication competence in online PBL learning settings was moderately high, approaching maximizing competence. The study predicted slightly high online communication competence and moderately high small-group communication competence within the parameters of the population. In addition, approximately 30% of lower …

Evaluating A Rapid Response Team Performance To Implement Best Practice In Rapid Response Team Protocol, Pansy Samuel

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background

Rapid Response Teams (RRT) provide clinical resources to improve patient safety outcomes at healthcare institutions. This team promptly responds to deteriorating patient conditions to prevent further deterioration and reduce mortality rates. Rapid response teams do not always perform optimally. Reasons for this performance failure include breakdowns in communication, team dynamics, or other variables that can often be adjusted when the team members understand the role these variables play in undermining the performance of the RRT. An understanding of the perceptions of the RRT members regarding their roles and potential areas of improvement did provide valuable data that was utilized …

Annual Research Showcase Program, St. Mary's University

Program - 2023

This program lists events, descriptions and presenters for the 3rd annual Research Showcase. The theme for this year was "The Laudato Si' Initiative".

The Impact Of A Series Of Professional Development Sessions On Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (Crp) On The Awareness Level Of Seven Teachers At A Suburban High School, Charity Jo Brady

Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation aimed to examine the impact that culturally responsive pedagogy had on a suburban high school. Specifically, it focused on the effectiveness of a six-session professional development series in increasing the awareness level of seven teacher-participants at Bayside High School during the Spring 2022 semester. The study utilized pre- and post- questionnaires, weekly journal reflections (written), field notes and observations, and participant interviews for data collection. The findings suggest that the professional development sessions were successful in increasing the awareness level of the teachers, leading to a more culturally responsive classroom environment. This study highlights the importance of ongoing …

Exploring Leadership Skills Needed To Implement Mergers And Acquisitions In Ghana, Akwasi Effah-Adu

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

There has been consideration of increased investment in the banking industry in Ghana through mergers and acquisitions. Data shows that the financial performance of the merged banks does not support the investment in the industry, at least within the first 3 years after the merger or acquisition. Grounded in Burn’s transformational leadership theory, the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore the leadership skills used to implement the successful merger of two commercial banks in Ghana. Data were collected from eight senior officers using semistructured interviews, a review of relevant publications, and a reflective journal. The data …

Offshore Wind Industry Leaders’ Operations And Maintenance Management Strategies, Heather Louise Shimp

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The difficulties offshore wind leaders have in managing operations and maintenance (O&M) costs threaten the ability to operate offshore wind farms profitably, diversify the energy supply, and reduce dependence on imported fuels. Grounded in the frameworks of Lean Six Sigma and McKinsey 7-S, the purpose of this qualitative multi-case study was to explore offshore wind farm leaders’ strategies to manage O&M costs in Europe. The participants were six offshore wind leaders who implemented strategies to successfully manage O&M costs for offshore wind farms located in Europe. Data were collected using semistructured interviews, participant observation, and reviewing public and participant-supplied documents. …

How Subordinates Describe Their Leader’S Political Skill And Their Organizational Citizenship Behavior (Ocb) During A Merger In The Airline Industry In Arizona: A Descriptive Perspective, Conrado Dela Cruz Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how subordinates describe their leader’s political skill and their organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) during a merger in the airline industry in Arizona. This study aimed to provide further exploration on leader political skill relating to mergers in the airline industry and if leader political skill can positively influence merger outcomes by increasing subordinate OCB levels during a merger through the breadth of information provided by the participants of this study.

The study used a qualitative methodology with a descriptive design to capture the rich descriptions of how subordinates from a …

Enhancing Cultural Intelligence In Global Leaders Through Global Leadership Development Programs: An Exploratory Case Study, Dalmarie Lawrence

Theses and Dissertations

This exploratory single case study aimed to gain an understanding of the best practices of the types of global leadership development programs that organizations are offering mid-level leaders and the effectiveness on developing cultural intelligence. Additionally, how these mid-level leaders transferred the knowledge and skills acquired from these programs were examined.

Globalization has led to diverse workforces in organizations, requiring leaders to possess specific competencies. These include inspiring and motivating employees, showing empathy, taking risks, managing change, and leading diverse teams. Global leaders must adapt to the evolving roles by developing skills in diverse effectiveness, managing paradoxes, measuring employee experiences, …

Assessing Organizational Policy: Preferred Practices For Regulating Vaping In The Work Environment, Ayesha Temeka Kirk

Theses and Dissertations

Employee vaping negatively affects organizations in terms of costs, productivity, employee health, and workplace safety. The purpose of this qualitative dissertation study was to assess organizational policies to determine preferred practices to regulate vaping in the work environment. Open-ended questionnaires with 18 human resources administrators, combined with a literature review, yielded data on best practices for organizational policies regulating vaping in the work environment.The data collected in this qualitative dissertation study were extracted from a structured survey questionnaire comprising 16 questions about vaping and tobacco usage in the workplace. The findings demonstrated that vaping and the use of tobacco products …

A Qualitative Case Study On Perceived Readiness For The Diffusion Of Blended Learning In Tvet Institutions In Jamaica, Roxanne M. Hinds

Theses and Dissertations

Blended learning is seen as a promising innovative instructional approach for Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions to reduce costs, increase flexibility, and reach marginalized learners in developing countries. However, lack of understanding about how key stakeholders who are expected to adopt and implement the innovation perceive readiness for the innovation can make it difficult for institutions to maximize its benefits. This qualitative case study sought to understand the perceptions of students, instructors, and administrators about the readiness of the key stakeholder groups, institutions, and the organization for blended learning and the role of readiness in the diffusion process. …

Employee Sensemaking Of Csr: On Micro-Discourses Of Corporate Social Responsibility, Katharine Miller

College of Communication Faculty Research and Publications

Purpose: Recently, scholars are pushing for an internal corporate social responsibility (CSR) view through employee perspectives regarding CSR efforts, particularly in considering how organizations can act responsibly toward internal stakeholders (May, 2011). Thus, research has begun taking a “micro-turn” in analyzing CSR (Aguinis and Glavas, 2012), focused on individual analysis of such practices within organizations. The purpose of this study is to uncover the organizational sensemaking of CSR by an important yet less understood stakeholder group, employees.

Design/methodology/approach: This study takes a primarily qualitative, micro-approach via interviews (n = 42) to understanding the internal sensemaking of various organizations' CSR …

Experiencing Workplace Inclusion: Critical Incidents That Create A Sense Of Inclusion For Professional Staff In Higher Education, Katherine Penn Lampley

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Professional staff make up the majority of employees at colleges and universities in the United States but are rarely the focus of research in higher education. As a result, little is known about how these employees experience the workplace, creating a challenge for educational institutions working to attract, develop, and retain this essential resource. Employees who feel included in the workplace have higher performance levels and are more likely to remain with their organizations, but workplace inclusion is a complex and undertheorized psychological phenomenon. This exploratory study provides insight into the psychological experience of inclusion by examining the experiences, interactions, …

Navigating Conflict During Periods Of Change In Higher Education: Deconstructing Academic Leaders’ Construction Of Meaning, Tyler Guy Olson

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

Navigating departmental and organizational conflict is an essential function and responsibility of an academic unit leader (dean, associate dean, director, or chair) in higher education institutions (HEIs). During periods of organizational change, conflict tends to increase in complexity and difficulty—in part due to resistance to change—making it more difficult to manage in a constructive manner (Marcus, 2014). Much of the literature that looks at the academic unit leader and conflict focuses on personal conflict styles (or modes), types of conflicts encountered, and training on techniques and skills for conflict resolution and management. Missing from the literature is research that examines …

Empowered Presence: Theorizing An Afrocentric Performance Of Leadership By African American Women, Sharon Wamble-King

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

There is a paucity of theorizing concerning leadership enactments performed by African American women. The performances have been marginalized and obscured within the Western leadership canon as they fall outside its epistemological boundaries; they have also been sidelined within Critical Leadership Studies. This study employed Afrocentricity as a decolonizing paradigm and Africology as the research methodology to describe and define a leadership phenomenon enacted by African American women. Setting aside Western conceptions of leadership, focus groups of African American women examined video excerpts of Africana women’s oral performances through an Africological lens. Participants’ Afrocentric-oriented perceptions sparked collective storytelling and Meaning-Making …

Impact Of Work-Integrated Learning And Co-Curricular Activities On Graduate Labour Force Outcomes, Denise Jackson, Anna Rowe

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

The explicit linking of institutional funding to in-curricular industry engagement and graduate employment affirms the strategic importance of enhancing graduate employability in Australia. Key strategies to enhance graduate employability and employment outcomes are work-integrated learning (WIL) (where students engage with industry as part of their formal learning and assessment) and co-curricular activities (e.g. volunteering, leadership/award, and mentoring programmes), which are facilitated by the university but not embedded into curricula. While WIL is widely recognised for enhancing different aspects of student employability, the impact of co-curricular activities is less well-known. Further, there is a lack of empirical analysis on the nuanced …

Conflict: The Missing Ingredient For Sustainability In Complex Partnerships, Ami Carpenter

School of Peace Studies: Faculty Scholarship

Addressing today’s most pressing challenges requires collaboration between professionals of different disciplines and the capacity to work effectively across sectors. Cross-sector partnerships (CSPs) are an increasingly common vehicle for doing so, but too often they fall short of achieving the desired social impact. Three years of research alongside a unique multi-sector partnership to prevent human trafficking identifies lack of shared understanding as the main problem, caused by conflict avoidance during early stages of partnership development. Counterintuitively, controversy is necessary to develop shared norms, power structure, and communication practices—all elements of participatory design—through a process of stakeholder dialogue. Effective dialogue requires …

How Fashion And Fast Food Create A Perfect Learning Combo: A Class Exercise In Ethics, Freedom Of Speech, And Intellectual Property, Rebecca Nieman

School of Business: Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Factors Influencing The Development Of A Successful Cybersecurity Culture, Queen E. Booker, Carl M. Rebman Jr.

School of Business: Faculty Scholarship

All organizations are susceptible to the risks of cyberattacks. Protecting an organization's data and technology is crucial as such systems are frequent targets of attacks from those seeking to gain personal benefit or destroy the organization. Specifically, these external actors either hold an organization’s data for ransom or they disrupt the organization’s system by either shutting it down or changing the way the system runs. Literature has indicated that organizations can address and minimize threats and attacks is to develop a cybersecurity culture through implementation of intentional factors designed specifically to build such a culture. This paper examines the results …

A Case Study Of Noncredit To Credit Pathways At Community Colleges, Amy Grzybowski

Open Access Dissertations

A high school diploma is no longer the path to financial stability; a person needs at least a postsecondary degree or credential to earn a median income (Carnevale, et al. 2019). Community colleges need to work to create opportunities for all students, including those that may enter school as an adult, and not straight from high school, to attain a certificate or degree. This study examines two public community colleges in the United States that have both noncredit and credit programs that are in different stages of advancement of clear, articulable pathways. The purpose of this qualitative case study was …

Redefining The Narrative Of Women In Leadership: A Qualitative Study Of Latina Leaders In K-12 Education, Casie J. Dimsey

Educational and Organizational Learning and Leadership Dissertations

Even with women outnumbering men in obtaining graduate and professional degrees in educational leadership, the representation between women and men in higher level positions such as principalships, district office executives, and superintendencies remains incongruent. Consequently, this incongruency is further exacerbated when we look beyond women as a monolith and see that women of color, and more specifically Latina women are significantly underrepresented in comparison to their counterparts and the population that they represent. Through using a qualitative phenomenological approach, the researcher explored intersectional factors in relation to the participants multiple identities. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to provide …

Student Perceptions Of Social Media In The Admissions Process, Skiler Ashley Jones

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how prospective first-time-in-college minority students from a university in the southwestern part of the United States use social media to make decisions about matriculating at a 4-year public university. Data were collected through semistructured interviews with five students and two staff members. Social media accounts of the Office of Admissions and the general university social media accounts were reviewed for content. Existing research pointed to the top factors influencing students’ decision-making process when deciding where to attend college. The top reasons included cost of tuition and how connected students feel to …

Higher Education’S Effect On Retention: Exploring The Experiences Of Cps Caseworkers, Alisa S. Wright

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This qualitative research study was an exploration of Child Protective Services (CPS) frontline caseworkers' experiences. The problem investigated was the high number of caseworkers who lacked the knowledge and skills necessary to do their job and the constant turnover of workers within the agency. Although previous researchers have explored many factors that cause caseworker turnover, the research has not focused much on the caseworkers’ perspective. Therefore, this qualitative study explored CPS caseworkers’ opinions and experiences using virtual semistructured interviews. The study specifically focused on the impact that education and training has on job performance and turnover. The study population was …

Exploring Adolescent Resilience During Covid-19 In A South African Township Context, Shannon Enid Wakefield Ms, Linda Theron Prof

National Youth Advocacy & Resilience Journal

Abstract

COVID-19 has permeated news since December 2019 and has impacted all areas of life. Despite widespread coverage of COVID-related risks, there is limited understanding of adolescent resilience in Global South contexts (e.g., Africa) and against the backdrop of COVID-19. We, therefore, conducted a qualitative secondary analysis of 79 documents (i.e., drawings and written explanations) generated by school-attending adolescents in grades eight to ten in Zamdela, South Africa, during 2020 lockdown. Using a multisystemic resilience approach, we explored what these documents revealed as resilience enabling for adolescents in a township context during COVID-19. The thematic findings highlight the importance of …

Organization Of Sensorimotor Activity In Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstructed Individuals: An Fmri Conjunction Analysis., Amber J Schnittjer, Howon Kim, Adam S Lepley, James A Onate, Cody R Criss, Janet E Simon, Dustin R Grooms

Neuroscience Articles

INTRODUCTION: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is characterized by persistent involved limb functional deficits that persist for years despite rehabilitation. Previous research provides evidence of both peripheral and central nervous system adaptations following ACLR. However, no study has compared functional organization of the brain for involved limb motor control relative to the uninvolved limb and healthy controls. The purpose of this study was to examine sensorimotor cortex and cerebellar functional activity overlap and non-overlap during a knee motor control task between groups (ACLR and control), and to determine cortical organization of involved and uninvolved limb movement between groups.

METHODS: Eighteen …

It Takes Heart: Building Peer-Driven Training Initiatives Through Workers' Stories, Deborah Lynne Moy

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

My research inquiry is centered on the larger project of building a transformational, empowerment model of worker voice in workplaces. The purpose of my research is to explore/illuminate the question, “How can I use workers’ stories to center and advance collaborative worker voice on the job through peer-driven training initiatives?” I frame this general research inquiry around two key questions: (a) How do I create authentic spaces for workers’ stories to emerge from the heart? (b) How do I use workers’ stories to create the environment needed for workers to become peer teachers/leaders of their own training initiatives? This study’s …

Educators’ And Administrators’ Perceptions, Challenges, And Changes Associated With School District Consolidation, Candace L. Gillespie

Theses and Dissertations

School district consolidation has been a trend throughout the United States as state departments of education are mandating that nearby school districts consolidate with other nearby districts. This trend is being mandated in an effort to decrease funds being spent by having many small districts. This includes funds being spent on salaries and schools, as schools consolidate due to districts consolidating. Schools, central offices, parent centers, and other buildings that are related to having multiple central offices close. Jobs are lost, policies change, and sometimes leadership changes. However, change is inevitable. With change comes different concepts, policies, and in some …