RSS 1.0Leadership and Learning in Organizations Capstone Projects
Capstone projects of the Peabody College Online Doctor of Education in Leadership and Learning in Organizations at Vanderbilt University. Authors retain copyright to their work.
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(2023-05)We partnered with a middle school in California to explore how teachers foster inclusive and participatory classrooms. The school, the district, and county all face challenges with low student achievement. Our work strives ...
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(2023-05)edwell was established in 2020 by former educators to improve educator wellbeing and increase teacher retention through wellness coaching (edwell, n.d.). The organization operates as a non-profit and partners with about ...
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(2023-05)As a start-up business based in New York, GoCoach leverages its proprietary coaching model to provide talent development solutions to its clients. As the organization transitioned from its initial start-up phase, the ...
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(2023-05)This project investigates a problem of low student engagement and a scarcity of higher-order thinking opportunities in high school history classes within a ‘no excuses’ charter high school. In an attempt to address these ...
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(2023-05)West Coast Preparatory School has developed a reputation for academic, athletic, and artistic excellence within a supportive, caring community. Advisory at this independent school for grades 7-12 is noteworthy because it ...
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(2023-05)The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the field of education. This capstone project explored a phenomenon: amidst the many pandemic-related stressors weighing heavily on teachers, institutional survey results ...
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(2023-05)During the first decade of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), Army Special Operations Aviation (ARSOA) recruited from a large population of combat-experienced Army aviators. However, following the troop drawdowns in Iraq ...
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(2023-05)In 2019, recognizing the critical need for higher education institutions to prepare students for their careers and productive life after college, Lynn University implemented a Co-Curricular Transcript (CCT) program. Adapted ...
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(2023-05)Diversity, equity, and inclusion are often cited as organizational values and/or part of an organization’s mission, especially in the education sector. However, there is limited research on the impact leadership integrity ...
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(2023-05)Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is the science of behavior, often used with children and adults. Neurodivergent people are often consumers of ABA through school, community, and clinical settings across the lifespan. To ...
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(2023-05)Membership engagement and retention in professional associations and other digital communities has dramatically changed since the beginning of the pandemic and the ability to increase membership and retention in professional ...
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(2023-05)This capstone is about communication during crisis management amidst systems complexity within a medical construction company.
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(2023-05)The digital divide has been defined historically as those who have physical access to a computer with internet and those who do not. However, the idea of access is far more complex than availability of the technology. ...
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(2023-05)City Year Inc. is the partner organization for this project. City Year has overseen a significant increase in its recruitment of Black women leaders into Senior Vice President roles throughout the organization. However, ...
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(2023-05)Our first partner, the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, serves nearly 4,000 members and is focused on expanding the region’s talent base by harnessing the power of Cincinnati’s unique offerings. An additional partner in ...
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(2023-05)Background The purpose of this quantitative project was to explore school-level factors that may impact a Chicago public high school’s likelihood of offering Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles (AP CSP). We ...
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(2023-05)ABC Public Schools is a school district on Cape Cod. While the region is known for vacationers and retirees, who are predominantly white, the working population (and therefore student population) is continuing to diversify. ...
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(2023-05)The city of Baltimore, MD has experienced consistent population decline since the mid 1960’s, specifically among individuals aged 22-29. The Baltimore Collegetown Network (BCN), which is a 501c3, non-profit consortium of ...
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(2023-05)This study investigates what policies contribute to the retention of educators identifying as Hispanic and Latinx in the Springfield Empowerment Zone (SEZP). SEZP consists of approximately 68% of Hispanic and Latinx students ...
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(2023-05)All Bodies on Bikes is a volunteer organization that views itself as a movement to create size inclusivity in biking through education, creating a welcoming environment and education for new riders, welcoming people of all ...