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Restructuring Elementary Literacy Instruction in Hamilton County Schools
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-05)
This study was a one-year investigation into the implementation of two pilot literacy curricula in
Hamilton County Schools in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Surveys, interviews, and student performance
data were analyzed to ...
Leading the Occupational Therapy Profession Towards Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
(2020-12)
Like many national professional organizations, the American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) membership does not reflect the national demographics in terms of diversity. Throughout the years, the AOTA has published ...
Learning to Improve: An Assessment of an Institution of Higher Education Across the Dimensions of the Learning Organization
(2020-12)
Savannah State University faces several financial and operational challenges and is looking to improve its capacity to react to those challenges and to define and achieve its goals. The literature suggests that adopting ...
Catalyzing Transformation: Reconceptualizing Climate Resiliency Planning through Participatory, Community-Engaged Practices
(2020-12)
The compounding effects of inequitable decisions, policies, and investments within urban areas has functioned to exclude, dispossess, and remove residents of low-income communities and communities of color. As a result of ...
Governing in Crisis: Sensemaking and Sensegiving in Virginia School Districts During COVID-19
(2020-12)
COVID-19 caused the entire world to shut down. School systems especially were significantly impacted. On March 23rd, the governor of Virginia ordered schools to close for the rest of the year. Suddenly, school leaders in ...
Outsourcing Online Programs: Exploring the Organizational Impact & Planning for the Future in OPM Partnerships at a Private University
(2020-12)
Grounded in a framework of outsourcing theory and an understanding of the Online Program Management (OPM) company market, this research explores the nature and quality of OPM partnerships at a private university. Through ...
An Investigation of the Innovation Culture Driving Transformation at a Higher Education Institution
(2020-12)
The Innovation Center at the center of this work has a dynamic and unique culture that drives organizational transformation. This capstone aims to develop an understanding of the elements that comprise their innovation ...
Relational Leadership & Church Health: An Inquiry into the Perceptions of the Congregants of Eastwood Church, Lake Charles, Louisiana.
(2020-12)
This study sought to provide insight to the leadership of Eastwood church by ascertaining congregant perceptions of leadership and church health. Congregant perceptions were ascertained using the Beeson Church Health ...
Making Sense Leading Change: A New Superintendent's Challenge
(2020-12)
This quality improvement study seeks to inform the school district of additional actions, decisions, and conditions the superintendent and leadership team can make to improve sensemaking of their individual and collective ...
Increasing Donor Retention for Long-Term LGBTQ Nonprofit Sustainability
(2020-12)
This capstone project aimed to answer the following problem of practice: How can a nonprofit increase donor retention for long-term LGBTQ nonprofit sustainability? The focal site for this study was One Colorado, the state’s ...