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(2021-04-19)To understand the phenomenon of organizational underperformance in nonprofits and how to develop strategies for sustained improvement, we created a conceptual framework by synthesizing context-design theory (Wang, 2010), ...
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(2022-05)Following a period during the COVID-19 pandemic when Chapman University was forced to deliver its education remotely, coupled with the sale of Brandman University, its at-scale online entity, Chapman entered a de facto ...
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(2022-08)This capstone project is a program evaluation of a peer tutoring and mentoring program that targets mathematics courses offered at a community college located in Northwest Florida. Social constructivist understandings of ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-05-01)Ackerman and Barnett (2005) suggest that "future academic success is dependent on being ready to learn and participate in a successful kindergarten experience" (p. 1). More importantly, a quality preschool experience has ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-04)The goal of this paper is to explore the potential uses of social media in high school English classrooms. Also explored is the reasoning behind integrating social media into the English curriculum. Social media use falls ...
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(2021-08-05)Each year, a small percentage of students pursue a combined Baccalaureate-M.D. pathway to physician licensure. Often called BS/M.D. or BA/M.D. degree programs, these medical training pathways allow competitive students to ...
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(2022-08)Fundamental questions have been raised about how ACCIS, a membership organization for college counselors at independent schools, can be more inclusive for a growing and evolving membership. This mixed-methods study utilized ...
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(2021-12)The alignment of organizational strategy, structure, and processes is fundamental to success in achieving organizational growth to scale. The key questions which guide organizational assessment are in two categories: how ...
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(2022-08)This paper examines how to activate social learning networks and technology to improve maternal health outcomes in Hashimpur, Bangladesh. The project questions evaluated 1) what factors contribute to the use or avoidance ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2021-05)This report discusses a recent study commissioned by the Office of Postsecondary Policy, located within the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, to evaluate the relevance and efficacy of the ...
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(2020-08)Knowing more about student enrollment at preparatory programs is particularly significant to the field of international admissions and recruitment. Struggling to meet aggressive admissions targets, and the inability to ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-05)The Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) asked us to explore why adult students, individuals age 25 and over, in Tennessee choose to enroll in private nonprofit institutions like their ...
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(2020-12)A Literacy Professional Development engaged in a year-long quality improvement project to seek ways to define and deepen its impact on its clients' student learning. Through the lens of self-efficacy and customer loyalty ...
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(2023-04-28)Misperceived social norms frequently impact personal behaviors. However, little is known about how this occurrence of misperceived social norms interact with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Current Violence (CV) ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-09-12)With a goal of exploring the impact of English language learners' (ELLs) affective and social needs on academic achievement, this paper examines the issue from four frameworks: the learner, the learning environment, the ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-06-14)This paper addresses the argument that algebra should be viewed as a civil right and mode for social justice. The framing question addressed is, “How and why is algebra a civil right?” The goal of the paper is to discuss ...
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(2020-07)Independent schools' alumni engagement programming often lacks creative strategy and valid measures of engagement beyond dollars donated and attendance at alumni events. Despite the fact that independent school alumni are ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-09-15)This essay explores the orthographic discipline of spelling instruction. More specifically, the spelling of English words is examined and the resulting suggestions for implementation and instruction in the classroom are ...
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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 ...