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Capstone Summary Report, Kayla Blais Apr 2016

Capstone Summary Report, Kayla Blais

Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations

Leadership is vital to the practice of public health. The following review of current literature delves into present understanding of leaders that the public health field needs. As leadership within public health is being explored, specific skills required of future leaders, different types of leaders, and the impacts we can expect to see are being defined.


Torch (April 2016), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project Apr 2016

Torch (April 2016), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project

Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter

Civic and Community Engagement | Civil Rights and Discrimination | Education | Gender and Sexuality | Inequality and Stratification | Politics and Social Change | Public Policy | Race and Ethnicity


Torch (February 2016), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project Feb 2016

Torch (February 2016), Brandon Baldwin, Civil Rights Team Project

Torch: The Civil Rights Team Project Newsletter

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Where Has Maine Been? Where Is Maine Going? Taking The Long View Of Maine’S Policy Context, Linda Silka Jan 2016

Where Has Maine Been? Where Is Maine Going? Taking The Long View Of Maine’S Policy Context, Linda Silka

Maine Policy Review

Linda Silka initiates what we hope will become a regular MPR column, which looks forward and looks back at policy issues in Maine. In this piece, she reflects on discussions she had with Aram Calhoun, Andy Coburn, Carla Dickstein, and Evan Richert.


A Pilot Benefit And Cost Analysis Study Of Sponsors Of Registered Apprenticeships In Maine, Jonathan R. Payne Phd Jan 2016

A Pilot Benefit And Cost Analysis Study Of Sponsors Of Registered Apprenticeships In Maine, Jonathan R. Payne Phd

All Student Scholarship

A skills gap exists in Maine because of lack of diversity in educational opportunity offered to students. Preparation for college and career readiness has become conflated. High schools focus primarily on core academic knowledge, often forsaking the knowledge necessary to prepare for jobs that do not require college educations. College is not for everyone, and some students fail to graduate, leaving them without a credential, often in debt, and lacking any skills that would lead to meaningful employment.

In countries across the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada those issues are addressed through apprenticeship, and empirical research suggests that …