Tesis: "Finance education programs"

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Bohler, Jeffrey Allan Hall Dianne. "Education technology impact on Department of Defense financial manager continuing education programs". Auburn, Ala, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10415/1821.

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Tolman, Kelly D. "Finance at the school level actual use and intended use /". Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1594494041&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Moche, Joanne Spiers. "Cost analysis of three southwest Virginia special education programs". Diss., This resource online, 1995. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03042009-041314/.

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Leavitt, Don R. "The Effectiveness of Loan Repayment Assistance Programs on Freshmen Enrollment at a Small Private College". Thesis, Northcentral University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10155672.

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Small private colleges are an important part of the higher education system. The cost of attending a small private college has increased along with student debt. This has become an issue in the recruitment and retention of students. Loan repayment assistance programs represent a possible solution to the student debt issue for small private colleges, and a path to their continued viability. The purpose of this quantitative, quasi-experimental study was to investigate the changes to freshmen enrollment after the implementation of a loan repayment assistance program at a small private college. The proposed study examined changes between the pre and post implementation of a loan repayment assistance program for incoming freshmen. The student variables examined were the total number of newly enrolled freshmen, their SAT scores, and their initial loan balances. The population for the study was a small private college in Salem, Oregon that recently implemented a loan repayment assistance program. The results showed no statistically significant difference in the number χ² (1) = .69, ρ > .05 or the SAT scores t (383) = .10, ρ > .05 of the 2014-15 versus the 2013-14 freshman classes. However, the results did show a statistically significant different in the initial loan balance t (383) = .006, ρ < .05. Freshman students had larger loan balances after the implementation of a loan repayment assistance program.

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Gragen, Michael M. "Department of Defense financial management education and training programs a survey of quality assurance methods /". Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 1992. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA256211.

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Thesis (M.S. in Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 1992.
Thesis Advisors: Euske, Kenneth J. ; Jones, L.R. "June 1992." Description based on title screen as viewed on March 4, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-118). Also available in print.

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Dawson, Christina M. "Public school finance programs in the southern region of the United States: 1986-87". Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49841.

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This study describes the current status of the state aid programs in the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) membership: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The financing of educational programs in the SREB states in 1986-87 was compared to the financing of educational programs in 1978-79. When making decisions concerning funding and program design for public elementary and secondary education systems, state legislators and education interest groups often compare the information available from other states to the proposals for their particular state. If other states have enacted similar proposals or have considered them and not implemented them, the inquiring state will use this information to guide the decision-making process. American Education Finance Association (AEFA) members physically located in the states were recruited to provide a detailed description of their respective public school finance programs. When AEFA members were not available, the chief school officer was asked to provide the description. The information in the descriptions was verified by each state’s school finance office. A portion of the funds supporting change efforts flowed through traditional school finance formulae. Many of the states expanded basic funding and categorical programs. Much of the funding for new efforts was allocated outside of the equalization formulae used to provide the bulk of school support.
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Perry, Russ F. "Funds Budgeted for Educational Programs in Texas Schools during a Period of Changing Enrollment". Thesis, University of North Texas, 2008. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9051/.

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This study analyzes budgets of Texas school districts experiencing declining enrollments, as opposed to districts with increasing or steady enrollments. This study identifies how schools are expending funds to meet those needs while dealing with enrollment changes. A total of 924 school districts are studied. The changes in average daily attendance from 1993-1994 to 2003-2004 are used to categorize each district as having increasing, stable, or decreasing enrollments. The total dollar amount expended is compared to the total number of students in each district to determine the amount expended per student. The amounts expended for special education career and technology education, bilingual education, and compensatory education are compared to the number of students being served by those programs to determine a dollar amount that can also be compared from the 1993-1994 and 2003-2004 school years. The per-student expenditures for each educational program are compared to the overall per-student expenditures in each enrollment category (increasing, stable, decreasing). The study reveals no clear pattern of change in the comparison of overall spending to individual program spending as district enrollments fluctuated.

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Novak, Timothy S. "Vital Signs of U.S. Osteopathic Medical Residency Programs Pivoting to Single Accreditation Standards". Thesis, University of South Florida, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10690580.

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Osteopathic physician (D.O.) residency programs that do not achieve accreditation under the new Single Accreditation System (SAS) standards by June 30, 2020 will lose access to their share of more than $9,000,000,000 of public tax dollars. This U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) funding helps sponsoring institutions cover direct and indirect resident physician training expenses. A significant financial burden would then be shifted to marginal costs of the residency program’s sponsoring institution in the absence of CMS funding. The sponsoring institution’s ability or willingness to bare these costs occurs during a time when hospital operating margins are at historic lows (Advisory.com /Daily Briefing /May 18, 2017 | The Daily Briefing / Hospital profit margins declined from 2015 to 2016, Moody's finds). Loss of access to CMS funding may result in potentially cataclysmic reductions in the production and availability of primary care physicians for rural and urban underserved populations. Which osteopathic residency programs will be able to survive the new accreditation requirement changes by the 2020 deadline? What are some of the defining attributes of those programs that already have achieved “initial accreditation” under the new SAS requirements? How can the osteopathic programs in the process of seeking the new accreditation more effectively “pivot” by learning from those programs that have succeeded? What are the potential implications of SAS to both access and quality of health care to millions of Americans? This report is based upon a study that examined and measured how osteopathic physician residency programs in the U.S. are accommodating the substantive structural, financial, political and clinical requirements approximately half way through a five-year adaptation period. In 2014, US Graduate Medical Education (GME) physician program accreditation systems formally agreed to operate under a single accreditation system for all osteopathic (D.O) and allopathic (M.D.) programs in the U.S. Since July 1, 2015, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited training programs have been eligible to apply for Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accreditation. This agreement to create a Single Accreditation System (SAS) was consummated among the AOA, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) and ACGME with a memorandum of understanding. As this research is published, the ACGME is transitioning to be the single accreditor for all US GME programs by June 30, 2020. At that time, the AOA would fully relinquish all its GME program accreditation responsibilities. The new SAS operates under published ACGME guidelines and governance. Business policy and health care resource allocation question motivated this research. Failure of osteopathic programs to “pivot” to the new standards could result in fewer licensed physicians being produced in the high demand primary care field. Potential workforce shortage areas include urban and especially rural populations (CRS Report 7-5700 R44376 Feb 12, 2016). Large physician shortages already have been projected to care for a rapidly aging US population without considering the impact of the GME accreditation changes currently underway (Association of American Medical Colleges 2017 Key Findings report www.aamc.org/2017projections). The goal of this research is to provide osteopathic GME programs practical insights into characteristics of a sample of osteopathic GME programs that have successfully made the “pivot” into SAS requirements and been accredited by ACGME and those that have not. The study seeks to better understand the experiences, decisions, challenges and expectations directly from osteopathic programs directors as they strive to meet the realities of the new SAS requirements. Do programs that are already accredited differ significantly from those that have not? How do characteristics such as program size, geographic locations, clinical program components, program sponsor structure, number and experience of faculty and administration, cost planning and perceived benefits of the movement to SAS factor into successfully meeting the new requirements before the 2020 closing date? A cross-sectional research survey was designed, tested and deployed to a national sample of currently serving osteopathic GME program directors. The survey elicited data about each program’s “pivot” from AOA GME accreditation practices and guidelines to the new Single Accreditation System (SAS). The survey instrument was designed to obtain information about patterns in osteopathic GME program curricula, administrative support functions, faculty training, compliance requirements and program director characteristics shared by those programs that have been granted “initial accreditation” by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) who administer SAS. Thirty five (35) osteopathic GME program directors responded to the 26 question survey in June 2017. Descriptive statistics were applied and central tendency measures determined. The majority of survey respondents were Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.s) from specialty residency programs sponsoring an average of 16 residents. (Abstract shortened by ProQuest.)

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Wright-Hayes, Jane F. "Revenue generating and profitability practices of university-based continuing dental education programs". Scholarly Commons, 2010. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2414.

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Continuing dental education is a necessity for the dental professional. In dentistry, a profession described as a life-long learning endeavor, dental professionals are challenged with keeping up-to-date with the ever-changing scientific and technological advances of their profession. Continuing dental education plays an important role in providing dental practitioners with the opportunity to keep abreast of the latest advances in the dental industry. University-based continuing dental education programs, that provide the professional development needed by dental professionals to maintain and upgrade their skills and knowledge-base, have grown from their early origins as a primary service to dental school alumni members, to playing a pivotal role in regulating and professionalizing the dental industry as well as contributing to the financial well-being of their dental schools and universities. As educational funding continues to shrink while the cost of educating competent dental practitioners continues to rise, continuing dental education has developed revenue generating opportunities for their dental schools. This study was designed to analyze the current financial and revenue generating practices of continuing dental education units within both public and private dental schools, with a goal of providing a conceptual framework to develop a standardized financial model for determining the profitability of programs. Employing a cross-sectional survey method approach, this study obtained quantitative and qualitative data through the use of an electronic survey that was sent to both private and public dental school members of the Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE). The results of the findings of this study summarized data into several categories and compared the data between public versus private dental schools including the CDE unit's size, programs, revenue generation, program and unit expenses, corporate funding, net income, institutional overhead fees, gifts-in-kind, surplus revenue, and other factors considered when calculating profitability of CDE programs. These findings helped to create a framework for the development of a financial model, the Comprehensive Program Budget that may be used to more accurately project program profitability, thereby insuring that CDE units are self-sufficient and positive contributors to the financial well-being of their institutions.

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Stuelpe, Bonnie J. "A comparative analysis of the impact of public laws 209 and 390 on Indiana textbook rental programs". Virtual Press, 1989. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/720334.

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The purpose of the study was to analyze the impact of the financial assistance for textbooks and related instructional materials portion of Public Law No. 390 (1987) on textbook rental programs in public school corporations across Indiana. The results of the analysis were compared with data from the financial assistance program prescribed in Public Law No. 209 (1979). The Indiana Department of Education's Textbook Cost Survey was designed to collect financial information about textbook rental programs for the school years 1984-85 through 1986-87 when P.L. 209 was in effect. A questionnaire, modeled after the Textbook Cost Survey, was developed to collect similar information for the school year 1987-88 when P.L. 390 came into effect. This survey was sent to the 209 school corporation that had responded to the Department of Education survey. Percentage distributions and mean per pupil financial data were ascertained for the data obtained from the two instruments. Based on information gained from the study, a comparative analysis of the impact of Public Laws 209 and 390 on Indiana textbook rental programs was made.Data collected supported the following conclusions:1. Because Indiana law requires the adoption of some new textbooks each year, mean per pupil textbook rental billings will continue to increase annually, as mean per pupil textbook rental billings did from 1984-85 through 1987-88, the four years included in this study.2. The overall percentage of mean per pupil textbook rental billings collected each year from parent/guardians or emancipated minors will continue to decrease as did the overall percentage of mean per pupil textbook rental billings collected during the four years (1984-1988) included in the study.3.Because of the inclusion of standardized financial eligibility criteria and allocation of sufficient funding for total reimbursement of eligible financial assistance billings from individual school corporations, the financial assistance portion of P.L. 390 is an improvement over P.L. 209.4. Because of the specific delineation of textbook rental fee components eligible for financial assistance reimbursement under P.L. 390, implementation of the law brought about changes in the components some school corporations included in textbook rental billings.5. In an attempt to make up some of the difference between actual textbook rental billings and eligible financial assistance billings sent to the Department of Education for reimbursement, an increasing percentage of school corporations switched from annual recovery of 20 percent of textbook costs to annual recovery of 25 percent of costs after implementation of P.L. 390.6. School corporations who ask parent/guardians or emancipated minors approved for financial assistance to pay the difference between the actual amount of textbook rental billings and the amount of financial assistance reimbursement received from the state face a difficult public relations situation.7. The data from 1987-88 appear to indicate P.L. 390 has had a positive impact on the mean per pupil amounts of unpaid textbook rental billings pursued for collection.8. The mean per pupil costs for pursuing collection of unpaid textbook rental billings through small claims court or other collection methods are not truly representative of actual costs because personnel costs were frequently omitted.9. Textbook rental funds which are, theoretically, designed to be self-supporting cannot continuously absorb the loss of income resulting from exclusion of some components normally included in textbook rental billings from financial assistance reimbursement, exclusion of students qualifying after November 1 each year from financial assistance reimbursement, and reimbursement at a different percentage of costs than the percentage normally charged in textbook rental billings.10. After implementation of the financial assistance portion of P.L. 390, those school corporations who indicated expenditures for components normally included in textbook rental billings but excluded from financial assistance reimbursement would be paid from the general fund, or who indicated the general fund would be used to reimburse textbook rental funds for the losses of income incurred through implementation of P.L. 390 have provided only a temporary solution.

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Kienas, Kenneth L. "A comparison of the efficiency and effectiveness of two models for determining the cost of special education programs". Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49809.

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Vieira, Simone Silva da Cunha. "Avaliação de programas de educação continuada: análise da percepção do aluno e do seu modelo de decisão para escolha de programas de especialização para executivos no Brasil". Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12136/tde-29052009-112502/.

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Os pressupostos da teoria de avaliação de programas orientada ao consumidor estabelecem que o avaliador tem que identificar os resultados dos programas e seus valores sob a perspectiva das necessidades dos usuários. A avaliação deve ajudar os usuários a escolher entre programas concorrentes por meio de informações. Tendo por base esse arcabouço teórico, o objetivo geral desta pesquisa foi analisar as variáveis de avaliação de programas de especialização prevalecentes segundo a visão de especialistas que são aderentes aos modelos de decisão e de avaliação dos participantes. Concluiu-se que as melhores práticas de avaliação educacional sobre qualidade atendem às necessidades dos alunos no processo de decisão por programa de especialização para executivos a cursar e na avaliação dos programas em curso no contexto brasileiro. Essa constatação foi possível por meio do estudo das hipóteses da pesquisa, com a análise dos resultados da técnica Delphi, entrevistas e aplicação de questionários. Os constructos identificados na teoria de avaliação educacional e levantados na aplicação da técnica Delphi são internos (Corpo Docente, Qualidade das Disciplinas, Perfil da Turma, Infra-Estrutura, Biblioteca, Estudos de Casos, Gestão do Programa, Forma de Ingresso e Monografia) e externos (Reputação, Mercado de Trabalho, Análise de Valor, Classificação em Rankings, Satisfação do Empregador, Internacionalização e Custo). Especialistas, administradores de programas e professores criticam os rankings de melhores instituições de ensino, mas admitem que ainda dão visibilidade e credibilidade ao programa na percepção de alunos e empregadores. O desenvolvimento, a aplicação, os objetivos e os benefícios da avaliação educacional não são completamente compreendidos pelos interessados em programas de especialização. Esse fato é justificado pela carência de recursos no país para a formação específica na área e pouca produção científica sobre o assunto. O grande número de programas de especialização para executivos foi considerado prejudicial à qualidade percebida pelos empregadores e alunos, e causador da confusão entre programas lato e stricto sensus. Administradores de programas, professores, alunos, empregadores e especialistas atribuíram importância elevada aos constructos Reputação, Corpo Docente e Qualidade das Disciplinas. Para a avaliação educacional, o Custo foi considerado o de menor importância por especialistas, administradores de programas, professores e alunos. Entretanto, o mesmo constructo teve importância significativa para alunos no momento de escolha por um programa de especialização a cursar. Os constructos Monografia e Forma de Ingresso foram considerados de pouca importância pelos respondentes tanto para a avaliação educacional quanto para o modelo de decisão por programa de especialização a cursar. A hipótese de que os professores percebem mais valor nos constructos internos do que os alunos, administradores de programas e empregadores não foi aceita como verdadeira. A segunda hipótese, que sugeriu que especialistas percebem mais valor nos constructos internos do que alunos, administradores de programas e empregadores não foi aceita como verdadeira. A terceira hipótese sugeriu que os alunos percebem mais valor nos constructos externos do que professores, administradores de programas e especialistas. Constatou-se que os alunos percebem mais valor ao Mercado de Trabalho, Classificação em Rankings, Custo e Reputação para avaliação educacional do que os professores. A quarta hipótese sugeriu que os empregadores percebem mais valor nos constructos externos do que especialistas e professores, mas nenhuma diferença significativa foi apontada pelos testes. A quinta hipótese (alunos ingressantes percebem mais valor nos constructos externos do que nos internos para o modelo de decisão por programa de especialização a cursar) e a sexta (alunos percebem mais valor nos constructos internos do que nos externos para a avaliação educacional) não foram aceitas, pois nenhuma diferença significativa foi identificada entre as médias dos constructos.
The assumptions pertaining to consumer oriented program evaluation theory establish that the evaluator must identify the programs results and their values under the perspective of users necessities. The evaluation must help users choose between competitor programs with information. Based on this theoretical framework, this research aimed at analyzing specialization program evaluations variables that prevail under the specialists points of view that are sticking to the participants models of decision and of evaluation. The conclusion is that the best practices of quality education evaluation attend the students necessities to choose one executive specialization program to follow and to performance program evaluation in Brazils context. This conclusion was possible with the study of researchs suppositions, with the analysis of Delphis results, interviews and questionnaires. The elements identified by education evaluation theory and raised with Delphi are internal (Teaching Staff, Quality of Disciplines, Students Profile, Infrastructure, Library, Case Studies, Programs Management, Selection of Students and Monograph) and external (Reputation, Labor Market, Value Analysis, Classification in Rankings, Employers Satisfaction, Internationalization and Cost). Specialists, programs managers and teachers criticize the best schools rankings, but they admit that rankings give visibility and credibility to the program under the perceptions of students and employers. The development, the application, the objectives and the benefits of education evaluation are not completely understood by the specialization programs users. This fact is justified by the lack of resources in Brazil addressed to education research on evaluation and lack of scientific production. The great number of existing executive specialization programs was considered harmful to the quality perceived by employers and students, and responsible for the confusion between lato and stricto sensu programs. Programs managers, teachers, students, employers and specialists attributed high importance to Reputation, Teaching Staff and Quality of Disciplines. For the education evaluation, Cost received the smallest importance from specialists, programs managers, teachers and students. However, Cost had significant importance to students at the moment of choosing a specialization program to follow. Monograph and Selection of Students were considered little important to both education evaluation and to the decision model used to choose a specialization program to follow. The supposition that suggested that teachers attribute more value to internal elements than students, programs managers and employers was not accepted. The second supposition, that suggested that specialists attribute more value to internal elements than students, programs managers and employers was not accepted. The third supposition suggested that students attribute more value to external elements than teachers, programs managers and specialists. It was proved that students attribute more value to Labor Market, Classification in Rankings, Cost and Reputation than teachers to education evaluation. The fourth supposition suggested that employers attribute more value to external elements than specialists and teachers, but it was no found significant difference during the tests. The fifth supposition (new students attribute more value to external elements than to internal elements to the decision model used to choose a specialization program to follow) and the sixth supposition (students attribute more value to internal elements than to external elements to education evaluation) were not accepted, because it was not found significant difference between elements means.

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Rodgers, Sally T. "Guidelines for small school systems in developing orientation programs for board members". Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/76490.

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The purpose of this study was to develop guidelines for small school divisions in Virginia to use in preparing an orientation program which would meet the needs of the new school board members. These guidelines addressed state and local concerns which had been identified through the review of literature and a questionnaire which was completed by superintendents and school board members from small school divisions in Virginia. The questionnaire was distributed to all superintendents and school board members from school divisions with fewer than five thousand students. The contents of the guidelines were determined by those items which were identified as being essential by 50 percent or more of at least one of the respondent groups. The results from this study indicated that school board members and superintendents do agree on the majority of items that were essential to an orientation program for new school board members. Thirty-eight of the sixty-nine items were regarded as essential by both respondent groups. There were eight areas in which the superintendents and school board members disagreed. These areas were also included in the guidelines. As a result of this study a set of curriculum guidelines was developed which would assist small Virginia school divisions in preparing an orientation program for new school board members. The ultimate aim of these guidelines was to improve the effectiveness of the new school board member.
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Laurence, Lisa. "La fabrique des financiers : une socialisation scolaire aux normes professionnelles". Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université Paris sciences et lettres, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024UPSLD053.

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Ce travail de thèse présente et analyse les processus de socialisation professionnelle au sein des formations en finance. Il montre dans quelle mesure les étudiantes et étudiants en finance sont positionnés par leurs études et selon leurs origines sociales au sein de l’espace hiérarchisé des professions financières, mais également les façons dont ils intériorisent différemment des normes spécifiques, telle que la recherche systématique de profits, en fonction de leur socialisation antérieure. Il conclut que la socialisation professionnelle en finance favorise l’acceptation du fonctionnement économique capitaliste de la société
This thesis presents and analyzes the processes of professional socialization within finance education programs. It shows how finance students are positioned by their studies and according to their social backgrounds within the hierarchical space of financial professions, but also the ways in which they internalize specific norms differently, such as the systematic pursuit of profits, depending on their prior socialization. It concludes that professional socialization in finance promotes the acceptance of the capitalist economic structure of society

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Blair, Cody. "The Effect of Instructional Expenditures on College Readiness". Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1011794/.

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With limited state and local funds as well as a growing student population, how elected decision makers allocate money to impact college readiness needs to be explored. The purpose of this research study was to explore the impact of instructional expenditures on educational outcomes. This multivariate multiple regression study specifically explored the impact of instructional expenditure ratios and per pupil instructional expenditures of every public school district in Texas on student performance college readiness indicators measured by state assessments (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness [STAAR] Mathematics and English Language Arts [ELA] test scores) and national assessments (American College Test [ACT] and Scholastic Assessment Test [SAT] scores) over a 5-year period. Fifteen different regression models were established with various significant predictors of expenditures and revenue funds. These models explained up to 46% of the variance for college readiness scores over the 5-year period.

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Bowles, Charity. "Assessing College Student Subjective and Objective Knowledge in an Online Financial Education Program". Thesis, University of La Verne, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10285206.

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Purpose. This purpose of this correlational study using Joo’s (2008) financial wellness framework was to determine the impact of an online financial literacy workshop on student subjective knowledge, dependent on indicators of stress, behavior, and objective knowledge, when controlling for demographic differences at a large public university.

Methodology. A quantitative correlational research design was used to interpret how student indicators of financial wellness explain subjective knowledge gained as a result of participating in the financial workshop when controlling for demographic and background characteristics. The sample population for this archival study included 2,550 university undergraduate students who participated in the Financial Literacy 101 online financial education system as a pilot program from November 2012 to January 2017.

Findings. All variables were run as a single model hierarchical multiple linear regression to control for variables and closely look at the relationships of the independent variables of interest in this study—financial stress, credit card behavior, and objective knowledge—and students’ subjective financial knowledge. Analyses of the research questions revealed mixed results. There were significant individual contributions to the model for the independent variables of gender-female, Hispanic/Latino, financial stress, and objective knowledge. Credit card behavior was not a significant predictor of students’ subjective financial knowledge.

Conclusions. The Financial Literacy 101 online education program was effective in increasing student subjective knowledge. Students who had higher financial stress levels before the workshop or who scored higher on the objective knowledge quiz scores were more likely to rate their subjective knowledge gained from the financial workshop positively after controlling for all other variables; there were no significant differences in students’ subjective knowledge dependent on credit card behaviors before the workshop.

Recommendations. Redesigning the instrument to better capture measures of financial wellness and to allow institutions to design data-informed customized interventions for their specific populations will magnify the program’s impact. The possibilities for informing the financial education community with large scale research could be significant because the product is used by over 100,000 students annually.

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Oliveira, Rejane Sales. "Evaluation of the Adult Education Program of the State of CearÃ Finance Department (SEFAZ): process and impact analyzes". Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2011. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=19517.

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O presente trabalho aborda o tema AvaliaÃÃo de Programas de EducaÃÃo, uma ferramenta emergente para uso de pesquisadores, avaliadores bem como das organizaÃÃes. Constitui-se de um estudo de caso realizado no Ãmbito de uma organizaÃÃo pÃblica, a Secretaria da Fazenda do Estado do CearÃ - SEFAZ-CE. Teve como objetivo geral analisar o Programa de EducaÃÃo de Jovens e Adultos da Secretaria da Fazenda do Estado do CearÃ â SEFAZ. Como objetivos especÃficos: mensurar as transformaÃÃes ocorridas no contexto individual e organizacional; avaliar o programa e sua contribuiÃÃo para a melhoria do desempenho profissional e pessoal dos servidores na situaÃÃo de educandos; verificar impactos que promovam a aprendizagem e o desenvolvimento humano dentro da realidade organizacional SEFAZ. Para tanto, utilizou â se de procedimentos como formulÃrio avaliativo do prÃprio programa, questionÃrios e conversas informais. Para estudo e anÃlise dessa aÃÃo, buscou-se analisar o Programa de EducaÃÃo de Jovens e Adultos da Secretaria da Fazenda do Estado do CearÃ â SEFAZ, cuja execuÃÃo esteve a cargo da CÃlula de Desenvolvimento de Recursos Humanos â CEDRH da instituiÃÃo. Durante a pesquisa, foram identificadas, primeiramente, as fases de concepÃÃo, implementaÃÃo e conclusÃo do programa referente Ã fase I, a AlfabetizaÃÃo de Adultos, alÃm das prÃticas de avaliaÃÃo utilizadas. A pesquisa foi aplicada junto aos 22 servidores fazendÃrios, facilitadores e voluntÃrios do programa, bem como aos 57 educandos tambÃm, servidores participantes. Observou-se no estudo de caso que a avaliaÃÃo Ã sinÃnima de instrumento eficaz e importante para a aprendizagem do servidor e da organizacÃo, ou seja, mostrou â se como ferramenta para detecÃÃo dos resultados em benefÃcio de futuras aÃÃes de melhoria. Os dados tambÃm mostram os aspectos cognitivos e pessoais, fatores essenciais e interdependentes no processo de aprendizagem do ser humano. Estes indicam uma aÃÃo eficaz no que se refere Ã gestÃo de pessoas, numa consciÃncia do papel e da responsabilidade social por parte da Ãrea de recursos humanos com relaÃÃo Ã instituiÃÃo. Embora a pesquisa aponte para um processo embrionÃrio de avaliaÃÃo no que concerne ao programa analisado, constatou-se que, a implantaÃÃo e execuÃÃo da aÃÃo educativa apresentaram impactos positivos e eficientes no Ãmbito individual e organizacional. Estes impactos relacionados primeiramente aos aspectos emocionais e que posteriormente contribuem significadamente para o desenvolvimento humano dos funcionÃrios da instituiÃÃo.

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Bowden, Curtis Todd. "The Florida Education Finance Program from 1981 to 2009: A Historical Review and Equity Analysis". [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0003044.

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Young-Babb, Tonia. "Federal Work Study: A Program for Our Time". Franklin University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1628242807929234.

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Rohlfs, Chris. "The US School Breakfast Program: short- and long-term academic effects". Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1354888364.

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Igwebuike, Alvin C. "Evaluating the effect of ESEA's funds consolidation provision on school-level achievment at Title I elementary schoolwide program buildings". Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1530892306065014.

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Hair, Janet C. (Janet Cantrell). "Alternative Funding Models for Public School Finance in Texas". Thesis, University of North Texas, 1989. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331404/.

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This study examined different funding methods for financing public education in order to solve the problems associated with large numbers of school districts and great disparities in property wealth without abandonment of property tax as the major revenue source. Using enrollment and State Property Tax Board data for the 1,061 school districts in Texas in 1986-87, four alternative funding plans were studied to compare the equity and fiscal impact of each on public school finance in Texas. The state and local shares of the total cost of education were computed using a combination of three per-pupil expenditure levels and four funding formulas. The per-pupil expenditure levels used were $3,850, $4,200, and $4,580. The formulas used were representative of a full state funding plan, a percentage equalization plan, a power equalization plan, and a foundation school program plan. Since each of the four plans used significantly higher per-pupil expenditure values, all required a greater monetary investment on the part of the state. However, all plans were found to be equalizing in nature if set per-pupil expenditure values were maintained and no local enrichment was permitted. In addition, each of the four plans, as studied, met the fiscal neutrality standard of the 1987 Edqewood v. Kirbv case. The percentage and power equalization plans required less monetary investment on the part of the state than either full state funding or the foundation school program. As a result of the study, it is recommended that the state consider a combination of plans. For example, the state could employ a full state funding model up to the $3,850 per-pupil expenditure level with added permissible local millage being limited and power equalized. In addition, while each of the plans studied reduces inequity, the increased cost of an adequate public school education suggests that the state consider other sources of revenue to fund public education. These could include personal or corporate income taxes.

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Bockler, Tina. "Legal advocacy program for low-income children with disabilities| A grant proposal". Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1527679.

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Casey, Francis J. Jr. "A comparison of the equity of funding within and between the Florida Minimum Foundation Program and the Florida Education Finance Program for selected years from 1971 to 1989". FIU Digital Commons, 1991. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2024.

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In 1948 the State of Florida adopted the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP) and in 1973 it changed to the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) to fund public schools. The purpose of the change was to establish more flexibility in elementary and secondary funding and to better meet the education needs of students. The purpose of this study was to conduct an analysis of the equity of education funding among Florida elementary and secondary school districts. Measures of fiscal equity were used to evaluate the impact of state support on equalization for selected years before and after enactment of the Florida Education Finance Program. Four correlations were used to measure equal-education-opportunity for the MFP years of 1971 and 1973. The same four Pearson Product Moment Correlations, adjusted to the FEFP parallel variables of the MFP, were used to measure equal-education-opportunity for the FEFP years of 1977, 1979, 1987, and 1989. Comparisons of equal-education-opportunity under the two programs were made. Six statistical measures were used to measure horizontal-equity for the MFP years 1971 and 1973. The same six statistical measures were used for the FEFP years. The statistical measures were the Restricted Range, the Federal Range Ratio, the Variance, the Coefficient of Variation, the Gini Coefficient and the McLoone Index. Comparisons of horizontal-equity under the two programs were made. The conclusions were that each year of the FEFP offered greater equal-educational-opportunity than either MFP year. Also, each year of the FEFP studied had greater horizontal-equity than either year of the MFP. However, the last year of the FEFP, 1989, showed less equal-education-opportunity than the other three years. Likewise, the horizontal-equity in 1989 was lower than the horizontal-equity of the other three FEFP years.

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Collazo, Lisa. "Nonprofit Financial Literacy Program for Adults Living in Rural Communities". ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2803.

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Consumer research has indicated that financially uneducated adults who live in rural areas often make poor financial decisions that plague them for decades. As a result of increased home foreclosures, student loan defaults, and bankruptcies, policymakers at the state and federal level, business leaders, academic communities, and non-profit agencies have identified a need for quality financial education programs. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a financial literacy program created for financially uneducated adults living in a rural community, as measured by participants' perceptions of their financial concepts knowledge and financial management ability after program completion. The conceptual framework was guided by the transtheoretical model of change theory, which holds that an individual's behavior and beliefs affect his or her surroundings and self-perceptions. Data were collected from 36 former program participants through a mailed 3-part survey developed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Company. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and one-sample chi-square tests to determine whether responses to 3 survey items measuring knowledge gain and improved ability to manage finances were equally distributed. The tests were significant and indicated that all participants (100%) agreed/strongly agreed that they were more financially knowledgeable after the financial literacy program and could use what they learned independently. Most participants (86%) also reported that, after completing the financial literacy program, they were better able manage their finances on their own. Implications for positive social change include providing research-based findings to the program administrators, which may assist in promoting the program and improving the financial literacy of the adults in this rural community.

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Prates, Ailton Cotrim. "Política e financiamento da educação do campo no Governo Dilma Roussef: balanço do Programa Nacional de Educação do Campo – Pronacampo". Faculdade de Educação, 2014. http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/18517.

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Esta dissertação tem como objeto a Política de financiamento da Educação do Campo, delimitada ao Programa Nacional de Educação do Campo (PRONACAMPO), da Secretaria de Educação Continuada, Alfabetização, Diversidade e Inclusão (SECADI) do Ministério da Educação (MEC). A partir análise dos indicadores educacionais referentes à Educação do Campo, observamos um quadro de más condições na estrutura física das escolas, problemas na formação inicial e continuada dos professores, grande distorção idade-série, dentre outros. A partir dessa na análise foi identificado o problema de pesquisa: Quais são os avanços do Pronacampo do Ministério da Educação, em relação à Educação do Campo para a educação dos trabalhadores e trabalhadoras do campo brasileiro? A partir do problema foram elaboradas as questões de pesquisa: Quais os âmbitos de atuação do Pronacampo?; Quais as fontes de financiamento do Pronacampo?; Quais os limites do Pronacampo na garantia de uma Educação do Campo que atenda aos anseios e reivindicações dos trabalhadores do campo? Considerando-se os problemas delimitados, no presente trabalho elencamos como objetivo geral de pesquisa: identificar quais os âmbitos de atuação do Pronacampo, quais foram os avanços em relação à Educação do Campo até então oferecida pelo Estado Brasileiro e propor ajustes e mudanças para que o Programa seja uma possibilidade real de atendimento das reinvindicações dos trabalhadores do campo. Vislumbramos como hipótese a reflexão de que os limites do desenvolvimento da política de Educação do Campo do Governo Federal, através do PRONACAMPO se dão: (1) Pelo fato de que a Educação do Campo está inserida no cenário da educação brasileira, que tem ainda muitos obstáculos a superar para proporcionar uma educação que atenda aos interesses da classe trabalhadora da cidade e do campo, caracterizada pela não organização em um sistema que possa combater as suas fragilidades, bem como não possuir um plano nacional de financiamento, articulado a esse sistema; e (2) A valorização do agronegócio e a concentração da propriedade da terra, em detrimento da agricultura familiar, não permitindo que a Educação dos trabalhadores seja prioridade, uma vez que a educação desse trabalhador sempre foi negligenciada pelo poder público. A análise crítica do programa evidencia os limites do Pronacampo para o desenvolvimento das ações necessárias ao financiamento da Educação do Campo brasileiro, demanda urgente para a formação dos trabalhadores do campo.
ABSTRACT This work is about the Rural Education Funding Policy, bounded to the National Program of Rural Education (PRONACAMPO), from the Department of Continued Education, Literacy, Diversity and Inclusion (SECADI) of the Ministry of Education (MEC). Based on the analysis of educational indicators for the Rural Education, we see a picture of poor conditions in the physical structure of schools, problems in initial and continued teacher training, big age-grade incompatibility, among other issues. From this analysis of the data collected, the research problem was identified: What are the advances of PRONACAMPO in relation to the field of Rural Education for the education of workers of Brazilian countryside? From the problem research, questions were elaborated: What are the PRONACAMPO areas activity?; What are the sources of financing for PRONACAMPO?; What are the limits of PRONACAMPO in ensuring a Rural Education that meets the aspirations and demands of rural workers? Considering the defined problems, in this study we list the general research objective: identifying what PRONACAMPO’s areas of activity are, what the advances in comparison to the field of Education previously offered by Brazil have been, as well as proposing adjustments and changes to the program so that it have the possibility of meeting the claims of rural workers. We see as a hypothesis the reflection that the limits of the development of the Federal Government Rural Education Policy through the PRONACAMPO are defined: (1) By the fact that Rural Education is part of the scenario of Brazilian education, which still has many obstacles to overcome in order to provide an education that meets the interests of the working class of the city and countryside, characterized by not being organized in a system that can tackle their weaknesses and not having a national plan of financing associated to it; and (2) By the prestiging of agribusiness and land concentration, to the detriment of family farming, not allowing the education of workers to be a priority, since education of the worker has always been neglected by the government. A critical analysis of the program shows that the PRONACAMPO’s limits for the development of actions, needed to finance the Brazilian Countryside Education, urgent demand for the training of field workers.

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Bateson, Lisa Anne. "A Follow-up Study of Ohio State University Extension's Youth Financial Literacy Program Real Money, Real World: Behavioral Changes of Program Participants". Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1244049887.

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Acharya, Mukul. "Reaching the Poorest Through Microfinance: Learning from Saving for Change Program in Mali". Amherst, Mass. : University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2009. http://scholarworks.umass.edu/open_access_dissertations/49/.

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Jackson, Rosemary Y. "Comparison of State Appropriations by Function and by Program to Actual Expenditures for the Two-year Institutions in the Tennessee Board of Regents System". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 1999. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2926.

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The purpose of this study was twofold. The first purpose was to determine the extent to which the 14 two-year institutions of the Tennessee Board of Regents system expended funds in functional categories equal to the amount of funds provided by the appropriations funding formula for the same functional categories. The second purpose was to determine the extent to which the 14 two-year institutions expended funds for direct instructional purposes for each academic program equal to the amount of funds provided by the appropriations funding formula for direct teaching purposes for each academic program. Using an archival research design, appropriations funding data and actual expenditure data were collected for the period 1990-91 through 1996-97 relative to the first purpose. Data for only the years 1995-96 and 1996-97 were used for the second purpose. For each of the two purposes studied, the data were adjusted to reflect comparable funding and expenditure data. The final evaluation involved a comparison of the percentage of funding expended by function and by college for the first purpose and the percentage of funding expended by academic program and by college for the second purpose. The evaluation of the percentage of funding expended by function revealed that most colleges and the system as a whole expended approximately 90% or more of the funding for the function for which funds were allocated by the appropriations formula. This level was determined to be positive, because some funding is typically set aside for transfers to plant funds for renewals and replacements. The evaluation of the percentage of funding expended for direct teaching purposes revealed that most colleges and the system as a whole expended approximately 60% or less of the funding for direct teaching purposes. This is permissible according to the policies of the TBR and THEC. The funding formula for direct teaching is based on enrollment and an average full-time faculty salary amount. However, most colleges use part-time faculty to teach a portion of its student-credit-hours; thus, excess funds accrue from this area and are available for use in other areas. Based on the findings of this study, two recommendations are offered. A review of the funding formula with regards to potentially needed modifications is recommended for the specific functions in which either substantially more or less than 100.0% of the funding was expended. Additionally, a formal analysis of the proportion of student-credit-hour enrollment taught by part-time faculty should be made to assist in determining if the funding formula calculation for direct teaching activities should include an element for the proportion of student-credit-hours taught by part-time faculty.

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Schürenberg-Frosch, Hannah [Verfasser], Volker [Akademischer Betreuer] Clausen y Jan Willem [Akademischer Betreuer] Gunning. "Development aid and public investment programs in Sub-Sahara Africa : Modeling aid-financed investment in infrastructure and education and estimating relevant parameters / Hannah Schürenberg-Frosch. Gutachter: Jan Willem Gunning. Betreuer: Volker Clausen". Duisburg, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1020362030/34.

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Brown, Kenneth J. "The Impact of a Race-Based Intervention Program on One African American Male at a Predominately White Institution: An Autoethnographic Study". University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1596715098658363.

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Lewis, Avery. "An Overview of a Failed Thesis". Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/503.

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An overview of a project based thesis that did not have the support or funding to be carried out to completion. The project was based around starting up a summer recruitment program for the East Tennessee State University Music Department. The program would consist of various summer events for high school students used to recruit for the department as well as encourage music and fine arts degrees.

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LANGELLA, VALENTINA. "SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: THE MEASUREMENT OF CHANGE". Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/6047.

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Tutte le organizzazioni hanno un impatto che riguarda l'economia, la società e l'ambiente naturale. Gli studi accademici di diversi filoni di ricerca (ad business and society studies, accounting, strategic management) propongono diverse definizioni di "impatto sociale" (Latane, 1981; Burdge & Vanclay, 1996;. Emerson et al, 2000;. Clark et al, 2004 ). Tutte queste definizioni descrivono, in modo più o meno esplicito, il concetto di "cambiamento", essendo basati sulla “teoria del cambiamento” (Weiss, 1972; Anderson, 2004) - vale a dire, il cambiamento che un'organizzazione può produrre nel modo di vivere delle persone, nella cultura, personale nelle aspirazioni, ma anche rispetto alla comunità, ai sistemi politici, l'ambiente, la salute e il benessere. La misurazione dell’impatto sociale conduce l'organizzazione a considerare i cambiamenti prodotti sugli stakeholders come risultato di una serie di rapporti causa-effetto proposteidalla teoria del cambiamento. L'obiettivo della misurazione dell’impatto sociale è quindi di capire, in termini sociali, ambientali ed economici, i cambiamenti che si sono verificati nella vita delle parti interessate, a causa di attività di organizzazioni, al fine di comunicarlo (Nicholls et al, 2009). Nonostante il crescente interesse sulla misurazione dell'impatto sociale, la produzione accademica sull'argomento è ancora scarsa. La presente tesi contribuisce alla discussione in corso, concentrandosi sulla teoria, i concetti e strumenti per misurare l'impatto sociale. In particolare, due contesti di analisi sono presi in considerazione: la finanza etica e l'educazione all'imprenditorialità. La tesi si compone di tre articoli. La prima ricerca vuole fornire una revisione della letteratura sul tema della misurazione dell'impatto sociale nel contesto della finanza etica, il secondo articolo è una ricerca-azione su una metodologia per misurare l'impatto sociale delle banche etiche sviluppata attraverso lo studio del caso estremo di Banca Popolare Etica, e la terza ricerca riguarda il contesto della formazione imprenditoriale e mira a studiare l'impatto di un programma MBA sugli antecedenti dell’intenzione all'imprenditorialità di studenti in Ghana. Più in dettaglio, il primo documento è intitolato " Review of impact assessment methodologies for ethical finance ". Questo documento fornisce una rassegna completa della letteratura sulla misurazione dell'impatto sociale nelle banche etiche. In particolare, si discute l'approccio delle banche etiche all’impatto sociale e alla misurazione dell'impatto sociale considerando diversi studi e analisi, poi proponendo un elenco di indicatori e outcomes da utilizzare per evidenziare l'impatto sociale delle attività delle banche etiche. Si segnalano, inoltre, alcune lacune nella letteratura che abbiamo posto come questioni aperte per la ricerca futura. La ricerca è stata portata avanti con due partner: la Fédération Européenne des Banques et Ethiques Alternative (FEBEA) e l’Institute of Social banks (ISB). Il titolo della seconda ricerca è: " Measurement of social impact in financial institutions: the case of Banca Popolare Etica ". Si tratta di una ricerca-azione su una metodologia per misurare l'impatto sociale delle banche etiche, fondata sul caso di studio di Banca Popolare Etica. Usiamo un set di dati composto da 1.385 organizzazioni e 1324 individui, beneficiari dei finanziamenti, per studiare la misurazione dell'impatto sociale dei progetti finanziati. Integrando in un unico processo di valutazione (sia quantitative che qualitative) diverse metodologie generalmente utilizzate singolarmente per la misurazione di impatto sociale (Social Return on Investment (SROI), Impact Reporting Investment Standards (IRIS) e storytelling), il caso mostra come i limiti tradizionali di metodologie per misurare l'impatto sociale possono essere superati. Il terzo e ultimo studio è intitolato " Does entrepreneurial education impact on antecedents of entrepreneurial intention? An analysis of an Entrepreneurship MBA in Ghana". Questo studio ha lo scopo di analizzare gli effetti di un programma di educazione all'imprenditorialità, sugli antecedenti dell'intenzione imprenditoriale di studenti in un paese in via di sviluppo. Lo studio analizza i risultati di una ricerca di impatto eseguita con partecipanti di uno specifico programma di formazione all'imprenditorialità: il "E4impact MBA", tenuto dal l'Istituto Cattolico di Business and Technology - CIBT in Accra, Ghana. Il metodo misto impiegato, era un approccio esplicativo (Creswell, Plano Clark et al, 2003), con un disegno quasi-sperimentale (Cohen e Manion, 1989) con test pre e post e misure di cambiamento auto-percepito. Abbiamo valutato i cambiamenti nelle caratteristiche psicologiche imprenditoriali (Need for achievement, Self-efficacy, Locus of control; Risk taking propensity; Tolerance for ambiguity) e competenze e conoscenze personali (Creatività, Conoscenza, Flessibilità, Networking e analisi) sul modello esteso della Teoria del Comportamento Pianificato. L'analisi mostra che il programma di educazione all'imprenditorialità ha un forte impatto sugli antecedenti psicologici e cognitivi delle intenzioni imprenditoriali. Quindi, la partecipazione al programma di educazione all'imprenditorialità può influenzare positivamente le intenzioni imprenditoriali degli studenti e il controllo comportamentale percepito sostenendo l'idea che le università hanno un ruolo fondamentale nel plasmare e promuovere le intenzioni imprenditoriali e le abilità attraverso programmi di formazione all'imprenditorialità.
All organizations have impacts that affect economy, society and the natural environment. Academics from different streams of research (i.e. business and society studies, accounting, strategic management) propose several definitions of “social impact” (Latané, 1981; Burdge & Vanclay, 1996; Emerson et al., 2000; Clark et al., 2004). All these definitions describe, more or less explicitly, the concept of “change”, being each one based on the Theory of Change (Weiss, 1972; Anderson, 2004) – i.e., the change that an organization can produce in people’s way of life, culture, personal and property rights, fears and aspirations, but also with respect to community, political systems, environment, health and wellbeing. The measurement of social impact leads the organization to consider the changes on stakeholders as a result of the set of cause-effect relations proposed by the theory of change. The objective of social impact measurement thus is to understand, in social, environmental and economic terms, changes that have occurred in stakeholders’ lives because of organizations activities, in order to communicate it (Nicholls et al, 2009). Despite a growing interest on social impact measurement, academic production in the topic is still scarce. The present Ph.D. thesis contributes to the ongoing discussion by focusing on the theory, concepts and tools to measure social impact. In particular, two context of analysis are at issue: ethical finance and entrepreneurship education. The work consists of three papers. The first research wants to provide a review of the literature on the issue of measuring the social impact in the context of ethical finance, the second paper is an action research on a methodology for measuring the social impact of ethical banks developed through the extreme case study of Banca Popolare Etica, and the third research concerns the context of entrepreneurial education and aims at studying the impact of an MBA program on the antecedents of entrepreneurship intention of students in Ghana. More in details, the first paper is entitled “Review of impact assessment methodologies for ethical finance”. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the literature on measuring the social impact in ethical banks. Specifically, we discuss the approach of ethical banks to social impact and social impact measurement considering several studies and frameworks of analysis, then proposing a list of indicators and outcomes to be used to highlight the social impact of ethical banks’ activities. We also point out some gaps in the literature that we left as questions open for future research. The research was carried on with two partners: the Fédération Européenne des Banques Ethiques et Alternatives (FEBEA) and the Institute of Social banks (ISB). The title of the second paper is: “Measurement of social impact in financial institutions: the case of Banca Popolare Etica”. This is an action research on a methodology for measuring the social impact of ethical banks, grounded on the case study of Banca Popolare Etica. We use a dataset of 1,385 organizations and 1,324 individuals, recipients of funding, to study the measurement of the social impact of the projects funded. Integrating in a single assessment process (both quantitative and qualitative) various methodologies generally singularly used for the measurement of social impact (Social Return on Investment (SROI), Impact Reporting Investment Standards (IRIS) and storytelling), the case shows how the traditional limitations of methodologies to measure social impact can be overcome. The third and last study is entitled “Does entrepreneurial education impact on antecedents of entrepreneurial intention? An analysis of an Entrepreneurship MBA in Ghana”. This study has the aim to analyze the effects of an entrepreneurship education program, on the antecedents of entrepreneurial intention of students in a developing country. The study analyzes the results of an impact research conducted with participants to a specific entrepreneurship education program: the “E4impact MBA”, held by the Catholic Institute of Business and Technology – CIBT in Accra, Ghana. The mixed method design employed, was an explanatory approach (Creswell, Plano Clark et al., 2003) with a quasi-experimental design (Cohen and Manion, 1989) featuring both pre-post tests and self-perceived change measures. We assessed changes in entrepreneurial psychological characteristics (Need for achievement, Self-efficacy, Locus of control; Risk taking propensity; Tolerance for ambiguity) and personal skills and knowlwdge (Creativity, Knowledge, Flexibility, Networking and Analysis) following the extended model of the Theory of Planned Behaviour. The analysis shows that the entrepreneurship education program has a strong impact on psychological and cognitive antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions. That is, participation in entrepreneurship education program can positively influence students’ entrepreneurial intentions and perceived behavioral control supporting the idea that universities have a key role in shaping and fostering entrepreneurial intentions and abilities through entrepreneurship education program.

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LANGELLA, VALENTINA. "SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: THE MEASUREMENT OF CHANGE". Doctoral thesis, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10280/6047.

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Tutte le organizzazioni hanno un impatto che riguarda l'economia, la società e l'ambiente naturale. Gli studi accademici di diversi filoni di ricerca (ad business and society studies, accounting, strategic management) propongono diverse definizioni di "impatto sociale" (Latane, 1981; Burdge & Vanclay, 1996;. Emerson et al, 2000;. Clark et al, 2004 ). Tutte queste definizioni descrivono, in modo più o meno esplicito, il concetto di "cambiamento", essendo basati sulla “teoria del cambiamento” (Weiss, 1972; Anderson, 2004) - vale a dire, il cambiamento che un'organizzazione può produrre nel modo di vivere delle persone, nella cultura, personale nelle aspirazioni, ma anche rispetto alla comunità, ai sistemi politici, l'ambiente, la salute e il benessere. La misurazione dell’impatto sociale conduce l'organizzazione a considerare i cambiamenti prodotti sugli stakeholders come risultato di una serie di rapporti causa-effetto proposteidalla teoria del cambiamento. L'obiettivo della misurazione dell’impatto sociale è quindi di capire, in termini sociali, ambientali ed economici, i cambiamenti che si sono verificati nella vita delle parti interessate, a causa di attività di organizzazioni, al fine di comunicarlo (Nicholls et al, 2009). Nonostante il crescente interesse sulla misurazione dell'impatto sociale, la produzione accademica sull'argomento è ancora scarsa. La presente tesi contribuisce alla discussione in corso, concentrandosi sulla teoria, i concetti e strumenti per misurare l'impatto sociale. In particolare, due contesti di analisi sono presi in considerazione: la finanza etica e l'educazione all'imprenditorialità. La tesi si compone di tre articoli. La prima ricerca vuole fornire una revisione della letteratura sul tema della misurazione dell'impatto sociale nel contesto della finanza etica, il secondo articolo è una ricerca-azione su una metodologia per misurare l'impatto sociale delle banche etiche sviluppata attraverso lo studio del caso estremo di Banca Popolare Etica, e la terza ricerca riguarda il contesto della formazione imprenditoriale e mira a studiare l'impatto di un programma MBA sugli antecedenti dell’intenzione all'imprenditorialità di studenti in Ghana. Più in dettaglio, il primo documento è intitolato " Review of impact assessment methodologies for ethical finance ". Questo documento fornisce una rassegna completa della letteratura sulla misurazione dell'impatto sociale nelle banche etiche. In particolare, si discute l'approccio delle banche etiche all’impatto sociale e alla misurazione dell'impatto sociale considerando diversi studi e analisi, poi proponendo un elenco di indicatori e outcomes da utilizzare per evidenziare l'impatto sociale delle attività delle banche etiche. Si segnalano, inoltre, alcune lacune nella letteratura che abbiamo posto come questioni aperte per la ricerca futura. La ricerca è stata portata avanti con due partner: la Fédération Européenne des Banques et Ethiques Alternative (FEBEA) e l’Institute of Social banks (ISB). Il titolo della seconda ricerca è: " Measurement of social impact in financial institutions: the case of Banca Popolare Etica ". Si tratta di una ricerca-azione su una metodologia per misurare l'impatto sociale delle banche etiche, fondata sul caso di studio di Banca Popolare Etica. Usiamo un set di dati composto da 1.385 organizzazioni e 1324 individui, beneficiari dei finanziamenti, per studiare la misurazione dell'impatto sociale dei progetti finanziati. Integrando in un unico processo di valutazione (sia quantitative che qualitative) diverse metodologie generalmente utilizzate singolarmente per la misurazione di impatto sociale (Social Return on Investment (SROI), Impact Reporting Investment Standards (IRIS) e storytelling), il caso mostra come i limiti tradizionali di metodologie per misurare l'impatto sociale possono essere superati. Il terzo e ultimo studio è intitolato " Does entrepreneurial education impact on antecedents of entrepreneurial intention? An analysis of an Entrepreneurship MBA in Ghana". Questo studio ha lo scopo di analizzare gli effetti di un programma di educazione all'imprenditorialità, sugli antecedenti dell'intenzione imprenditoriale di studenti in un paese in via di sviluppo. Lo studio analizza i risultati di una ricerca di impatto eseguita con partecipanti di uno specifico programma di formazione all'imprenditorialità: il "E4impact MBA", tenuto dal l'Istituto Cattolico di Business and Technology - CIBT in Accra, Ghana. Il metodo misto impiegato, era un approccio esplicativo (Creswell, Plano Clark et al, 2003), con un disegno quasi-sperimentale (Cohen e Manion, 1989) con test pre e post e misure di cambiamento auto-percepito. Abbiamo valutato i cambiamenti nelle caratteristiche psicologiche imprenditoriali (Need for achievement, Self-efficacy, Locus of control; Risk taking propensity; Tolerance for ambiguity) e competenze e conoscenze personali (Creatività, Conoscenza, Flessibilità, Networking e analisi) sul modello esteso della Teoria del Comportamento Pianificato. L'analisi mostra che il programma di educazione all'imprenditorialità ha un forte impatto sugli antecedenti psicologici e cognitivi delle intenzioni imprenditoriali. Quindi, la partecipazione al programma di educazione all'imprenditorialità può influenzare positivamente le intenzioni imprenditoriali degli studenti e il controllo comportamentale percepito sostenendo l'idea che le università hanno un ruolo fondamentale nel plasmare e promuovere le intenzioni imprenditoriali e le abilità attraverso programmi di formazione all'imprenditorialità.
All organizations have impacts that affect economy, society and the natural environment. Academics from different streams of research (i.e. business and society studies, accounting, strategic management) propose several definitions of “social impact” (Latané, 1981; Burdge & Vanclay, 1996; Emerson et al., 2000; Clark et al., 2004). All these definitions describe, more or less explicitly, the concept of “change”, being each one based on the Theory of Change (Weiss, 1972; Anderson, 2004) – i.e., the change that an organization can produce in people’s way of life, culture, personal and property rights, fears and aspirations, but also with respect to community, political systems, environment, health and wellbeing. The measurement of social impact leads the organization to consider the changes on stakeholders as a result of the set of cause-effect relations proposed by the theory of change. The objective of social impact measurement thus is to understand, in social, environmental and economic terms, changes that have occurred in stakeholders’ lives because of organizations activities, in order to communicate it (Nicholls et al, 2009). Despite a growing interest on social impact measurement, academic production in the topic is still scarce. The present Ph.D. thesis contributes to the ongoing discussion by focusing on the theory, concepts and tools to measure social impact. In particular, two context of analysis are at issue: ethical finance and entrepreneurship education. The work consists of three papers. The first research wants to provide a review of the literature on the issue of measuring the social impact in the context of ethical finance, the second paper is an action research on a methodology for measuring the social impact of ethical banks developed through the extreme case study of Banca Popolare Etica, and the third research concerns the context of entrepreneurial education and aims at studying the impact of an MBA program on the antecedents of entrepreneurship intention of students in Ghana. More in details, the first paper is entitled “Review of impact assessment methodologies for ethical finance”. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the literature on measuring the social impact in ethical banks. Specifically, we discuss the approach of ethical banks to social impact and social impact measurement considering several studies and frameworks of analysis, then proposing a list of indicators and outcomes to be used to highlight the social impact of ethical banks’ activities. We also point out some gaps in the literature that we left as questions open for future research. The research was carried on with two partners: the Fédération Européenne des Banques Ethiques et Alternatives (FEBEA) and the Institute of Social banks (ISB). The title of the second paper is: “Measurement of social impact in financial institutions: the case of Banca Popolare Etica”. This is an action research on a methodology for measuring the social impact of ethical banks, grounded on the case study of Banca Popolare Etica. We use a dataset of 1,385 organizations and 1,324 individuals, recipients of funding, to study the measurement of the social impact of the projects funded. Integrating in a single assessment process (both quantitative and qualitative) various methodologies generally singularly used for the measurement of social impact (Social Return on Investment (SROI), Impact Reporting Investment Standards (IRIS) and storytelling), the case shows how the traditional limitations of methodologies to measure social impact can be overcome. The third and last study is entitled “Does entrepreneurial education impact on antecedents of entrepreneurial intention? An analysis of an Entrepreneurship MBA in Ghana”. This study has the aim to analyze the effects of an entrepreneurship education program, on the antecedents of entrepreneurial intention of students in a developing country. The study analyzes the results of an impact research conducted with participants to a specific entrepreneurship education program: the “E4impact MBA”, held by the Catholic Institute of Business and Technology – CIBT in Accra, Ghana. The mixed method design employed, was an explanatory approach (Creswell, Plano Clark et al., 2003) with a quasi-experimental design (Cohen and Manion, 1989) featuring both pre-post tests and self-perceived change measures. We assessed changes in entrepreneurial psychological characteristics (Need for achievement, Self-efficacy, Locus of control; Risk taking propensity; Tolerance for ambiguity) and personal skills and knowlwdge (Creativity, Knowledge, Flexibility, Networking and Analysis) following the extended model of the Theory of Planned Behaviour. The analysis shows that the entrepreneurship education program has a strong impact on psychological and cognitive antecedents of entrepreneurial intentions. That is, participation in entrepreneurship education program can positively influence students’ entrepreneurial intentions and perceived behavioral control supporting the idea that universities have a key role in shaping and fostering entrepreneurial intentions and abilities through entrepreneurship education program.

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Pathak, Amit. "Forecasting Models to Predict EQ-5D Model Indicators for Population Health Improvement". Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1480959312370497.

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Senate, University of Arizona Faculty. "Faculty Senate Minutes November 6, 2017". University of Arizona Faculty Senate (Tucson, AZ), 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/626195.

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Harris, Mary H. "School district bond finance : a study on bond ratings and state capital aid programs /". Diss., 2001. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3036260.

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Nichols, Sterling. "An historical analysis of predisposing and facilitating factors related to historically black colleges' and universities' participation levels in Federally-sponsored science and technology programs". 1992. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9219474.

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This study examines and evaluates the effectiveness of the Federal Government's commitment to provide increased support to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the academic areas of science and engineering technology programs. It focuses on the implementation and results of Executive Order 12320, signed on September 15, 1981, by President Ronald Reagan, which mandates Federal Government Agencies and Departments to eliminate known barriers to HBCU participation in areas of research and development. The study considers the influences of the Federal Government's impact and historical relationships with HBCUs for the period 1981-1988. Additionally, it examines the level of efforts made to eliminate the underrepresentation of minorities in science and technology programs. Data evaluated for the study was acquired from Federal Government Agencies and Departments, HBCUs, private sector businesses and corporations, organizations, and other sources. It was analyzed to determine levels of science and non-science funding support for HBCUs and served as the historical framework for the study. The primary institutional sources of information and data collection for this study were from a number of HBCUs selected based upon identified and stated factors which contributed to various participation levels in Federally-sponsored science and technology programs. The target population was the universe of the HBCUs (two-year, four-year, and graduate level institutions), with the sample population chosen to represent all HBCUs on the basis of levels of participation in research and development, science and technology programs. Archival data was collected from major Federal reports, supplemented by personal interviews with educational experts and institutional officials. Several important factors emerged from this study. Foremost, the data suggest that HBCUs which received the greatest amount of Federal funding and support in the science areas were more likely to receive the greatest amount of funding in non-science academic areas. The findings also suggest that Federal Government support in the non-science academic science engineering programs served as factors which enhance the potential and competitiveness of HBCUs. Regarding the successfulness and effectiveness of the Federal Government and private sector commitment to HBCUs, there have been extensive efforts to support active participation of HBCUs in science and non-science programs.

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Follins, Craig Thomas. "An analysis of the expectations and actual experiences of students in welfare to work programs: a community college case study". Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/1988.

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Strathie, Jean. "An analysis of changes in the effectiveness of the special education program and the costs of providing special education services as a result of the implementation of inclusion". 1999. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI9920653.

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This study examined and evaluated the results of one Massachusetts school district's decision to provide special education services in the regular classroom through the implementation of a model of service delivery commonly called inclusion. This decision caused radical changes in how special education services were delivered to students who had wide-ranging special needs. This study examined the changes in perceptions about whether this new service delivery model was meeting the needs of the students receiving them, given their varied special needs, as well as cost and enrollment changes from 1993 to 1996. The perceptions of the respondents about the effectiveness of the special education services provided through the utilization of the new service delivery model indicated that it did not meet the needs of the students who received them. The respondents did, however, believe that there were increased social benefits for students who have disabilities who received their special education services through the utilization of the inclusion model. There were increases in the costs of providing special education services between 1993 and 1996 that were substantially higher than the comparable costs for providing regular education services. There were decreases in the enrollments in special education programs while, conversely, there were increases in the enrollments of regular education programs from 1993 to 1996. There were also some conclusions that can be presented about whether the utilization of this service delivery model maximized the utilization of educational resources. It did not seem that the inclusion model of providing special education services maximized the utilization of educational resources, nor did it appear that the inclusion model of providing special education services to students who have special needs was a cost-effective way to provide these services.

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Sineta, Abraham. "Demand- Side Financing In Education: A Critical Examination of a Girls' Scholarship Program in Malawi- (Case Study)". 2012. https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3545987.

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Despite the push for universal education, many disadvantaged and poor children in developing countries still do not have access to basic education. This among other reasons is due to poverty where poor families cannot afford the cost of basic education even when it is ‘free’ of tuition (McDonald, 2007). Demand-side financing interventions such as scholarship programs are promising to be viable financing interventions of reaching out to the poor and marginalized children in order for them to access basic education. Although such financing strategies have been praised as having worked in mostly Latin American countries, very little is systematically known about how these interventions would work in poor African countries such as Malawi. This study therefore examines demand-side financing strategy through an evaluation of a scholarship program implemented in Malawi. It uses qualitative mode of inquiry through in-depth interviews of 36 key participants as a primary method of data collection. In addition it reviews program documents and conducts some cohort tracking on beneficiaries in Zomba rural district which is the site of the study. The findings show that community based targeting was used in the program and proved successful in identifying the right beneficiaries in a cost effective manner. It seems to offer a model to be adopted for such interventions in low resource countries. Findings further show that beneficiaries who received scholarships were able to persist however there was a substantial number that dropped out. There were a number of factors that caused this but it seems the internal motivation of beneficiaries to persist was very critical. This puts under the microscope an assumption that once scholarship is received, beneficiaries would persist in school. Last but not least, the findings also show that an assumption that local communities will be able to sustain such programs might be but a mere illusion as communities view themselves too poor to do this. Overall the study praises such programs as effective in targeting the poor and marginalized children however it puts a caution on assumptions about persistence & sustainability. It suggests further scrutiny on these assumptions to improve on the effectiveness of such programs and demand-side financing strategies in general.

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Madziyire, Godfrey Tapfumaneyi. "Evaluating the impact of philanthropic activities in public high schools in Mutasa District, Zimbabwe : an educational management perspective". Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19117.

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of philanthropic interventions in public high schools in Mutasa district of Zimbabwe. Three research questions guided the study. The investigation focused on finding out the types of philanthropic interventions in the public high school and to evaluate their impact on the schools and students involved from an educational management perspective. The investigation was a mixed methods research using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Data was collected by questionnaire, interview and documentary sources. Principals of twenty nine high schools responded to a questionnaire. Interview data was gathered from two representatives of non-governmental organisations. One NGO also provided documents for more data. Two individual philanthropists from the district were also interviewed. The results of the study indicate that philanthropic interventions have made significant improvements to the physical infrastructure of some schools. During the 2014 study there were about 700 students from poor backgrounds on various school fees assistance programmes. School enrolment and completion rates have increased. School drop-outs have decreased. Over 6 500 former beneficiaries of fees from one donor organisation have formed an alumni association to assist other children in disadvantaged circumstances. It is strongly recommended that schools in the district and elsewhere use online social network platforms to organise alumni associations from a wider catchment area beyond national borders. Alumni associations are a potentially rich source of philanthropic revenue hardly tapped in the district. Schools should create their own websites to be exposed to a global audience of donors for possible funding of their projects.
Educational Leadership and Management
D. Ed. (Education Management)

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Chou, Ting-Fang y 周廷芳. "The influence of educational training and working environment on marketing performance－Financed Agents Program of N insurance company". Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/91743962385973531664.

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Life insurance industry is a human-oriented business. While salespeople are the main source to create revenue for life insurance management, their quality deeply affect corporate image. Each company assist salespeople to achieve lifelong career by investing amount of financial and human resources for a long time to develop effective training resources, and dedicating professionalism and enthusiasm. Therefore, a life insurance company with advantages of outstanding talent, sound education and training, perfect system could exactly decide its sustainability. This study which expected to offer life insurance companies some references on recruiting, training, and coaching is to explore and analyze the relevance among salespeople’s background, entering into working environment after education and training, value of business performance. The sample of subjects regards to the elite planners of northern region in N life insurance company through sample survey methods, using software package SPSS for frequency distribution and mean value analysis of basic statistical analysis such as independent sample T test of difference analysis and variance analysis of single factor , Carlos side assay; Correlation analysis of the regression analysis, Pearson relevance analysis to obtain the results of this study. This study actually prove: First, salespeople''s background and the effect of education and training are not apparently influenced. Second, salespeople''s background and working environmental adaptation are not apparently influenced; Third, salespeople''s background and business performance are apparently influenced; Fourth, working environmental adaption is apparently influenced with education and training: ; Fourth, education and training, working environmental adaption are apparently influenced with business performance. This study proposed：First, recruiting salespeople have characteristics below：Women, 26~30 years old, educational background of university or above, work experience, main source of income in the family, willing to devote oneself to work for a long time, and supporting by their family will have higher performance. Second, education and training: (1) Continue implementing elites plan (2) Increase highly practical and interactive course. Third, working environment: (1) Maintain high-quality working environment (2) Strengthen the application ability of the information tools.Fourth, business performance: Train the good working habit.

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Louis, Tureka. "Design and Implementation Plan for the "I Am Potential" Financial Literacy Education Program". Doctoral diss., 2014. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/6130.

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This Financial Literacy Program Model is a proposed solution to the problem of financial illiteracy among the working poor. Over 80 percent of adults in America are not financially literate, yet more than half believe themselves to be (OECD, 2005). No community is more adversely affected by this fallacy than the working poor. Earning income, yet living below the poverty line, this group is as deceived as any other by the misconception that increased income is their sole remedy rather than a small part of the complex equation greatly influenced by financial literacy. Drawing upon a review of related literature, observation of a successful program, and interviews, three barriers to financial literacy education are presented and addressed in this program's design. 1) Overblown financial self-efficacy spawns the popular belief held by most financially illiterate individuals that they are financially literate (OECD, 2005). 2) Lack of differentiation is prevalent. Existing programs cover basic financial topics with a one size fits all approach. 3) Although attrition rates are high, there are few motivational interventions in place within currently existing programs. These obstacles combined with the unique set of circumstances faced by the working poor exacerbate financial illiteracy and its related issues. This program was designed as part of the I Am Potential, Inc initiative (IAP) – an effort to assist individuals who desire to enhance their lives. In particular, IAP targets underserved communities. The “I Am Potential” Financial Literacy Program Model and Implementation Plan addresses these issues through instructional design with pre- and post-treatment financial self efficacy and motivation assessments along with differential instructional delivery methods, including a variety of modes and durations available for a distinctive learner population. The model accommodates the subsequent addition of coursework for enhancement in other life domains.
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Education and Human Performance
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Eason, Noelle Rogers. "State Funding and the Equal Educational Opportunity of Language Minority Students: The Texas Public School Finance Mechanism and the Extent to Which English Language Learners Are Equitably Served". Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2010-12-8832.

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This quantitative study examined state and local funding and district spending patterns for English language learning (ELL) students in Texas. The purpose of this study was to examine the vertical equity of the state public school funding system from 1997-2007 for purchasing educational resources for ELL students. Vertical equity was operationalized through a research-based framework that places ELL students at risk of academic failure. Regression analysis examined vertical equity through (a) the extent to which the quantity of ELL students within districts predicted the TPSFM funding output for ELL students in districts over 10 years and (b) the extent to which, when districts are grouped by like-sized populations of ELL students within each of the 10 years, the quantity of ELL students within districts with like-sized populations of ELL students predicted the TPSFM funding output for ELL students. The findings revealed that from 1997-2007, the ELL student funding component was not found to be a statistically significant predictor for district spending on ELL students in any given Texas district. The present study therefore concludes with a discussion of policy implications and recommendations for further study. Within the current punitive culture for student assessment results and annual yearly progress measures, these findings indicate that programs serving ELL students may be constrained to produce results in areas where they are not equitably funded to be able to do so. In the daily life of school operations, teachers and administrators may be well aware that the state's mechanism does not supply adequate funding for the education of ELL students, therefore the results of this study may serve policy makers to clearly see the elephant of inequitable funding standing in the classroom.

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Choonara, Mohamed Afzel. "Effective school budgeting for the optimum utilization of physical resources". Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/706.

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The Schools Act 84 of 1996 has given governing bodies (SGBs) the responsibility of managing school finances. The Act prescribes that the SGB must prepare a budget annually. A school’s budget is an important financial management tool, which ensures that adequate resources are procured in a cost-effective manner in order to enhance teaching and learning. However, schools are grappling with diminishing financial resources and this factor reduces the school’s capacity to respond to the changing needs of learners. Furthermore, SGBs lack the necessary skills and competence to manage funds. The general aim of this research was to determine whether schools prepare budgets effectively, resulting in the optimum utilization of physical resources which will improve the quality of teaching and learning. A literature study was undertaken relating to effective budgeting for the optimum utilisation of physical resources for effective teaching and learning to take place. It outlined school finances in other countries and the impact that budgets have on effective school management. It also gave a detailed account of the process of budgeting and more importantly it outlined in detail the effect of physical resources on school improvement. A quantitative study was made through a structured questionnaire developed from a literature survey. A discussion of the respondents sampled, their biographical details in the form of graphs and the return-rate of questionnaires were also discussed. The questionnaire was discussed as well as the mean scores of various items. Some pertinent questions relating to effective budgeting was also discussed. Educators regard financial management as an important component of school management. They also regard the optimum utilization of resources as key to effective teaching and learning in the classroom. The data was analysed. The Pearson’s Chi Square value as well as Cramer’s V value was discussed using cross-tabulations. Pertinent questions were analysed using these techniques and possible explanations were given to empirical findings. Taking it from school to school or using cross-tabulation on whether educators are SGB members or not, reveals a similar trend that budgets are being drawn up through very little input from all stakeholders. This is a cause for concern. Few educators agree that the DoE provides schools with the necessary physical resources for teaching. This implies that schools have to provide the necessary resources for effective teaching to take place, which further impacts on the budgetary process. Schools have to levy fees on its learners or embark on fundraising projects to supplement the monies from the state. Finally findings from the literature as well important empirical findings were discussed, together with recommendations. Although some SGB training was provided, it has not been focused and thorough, or it has been done by incompetent trainers. Workshops should be conducted by accountants and financial experts with careful monitoring at each stage. There should be regular feedback and evaluation. SGBs should co-opt financial experts from their communities to assist in this delicate task. The SGB should ensure that they involve all stakeholders when initiating the budget process. In this regard, schools could make use of programme budgeting so that all learning areas are catered for and all educators, parents and the community at large are involved. Effective budgeting will go a long way towards achieving the educational goals of schools by ensuring that all physical resources are utilized optimally.
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Costa, Paulo Ângelo Sousa da. "Ensino da história económica de Angola: Uma proposta de programa curricular". Master's thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11328/1890.

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O presente trabalho, direcionado especificamente aos estudantes do Iº ano do curso de Economia da Faculdade de Economia de Benguela da Universidade Katyavala Bwila, procura estudar os fenómenos económicos e sociais ocorridos ao longo da história de Angola, desde o período pré-colonial ao pós-independência, analisar as competências formativas da disciplina de História Económica e Social de Angola (instrutivas e educativas) e enriquecer o processo de ensino-aprendizagem da disciplina em referência através de uma proposta didático-metodológica capaz de potenciar uma base sólida de conhecimentos para a vida académica e profissional dos estudantes. Para tal, fez-se um diagnóstico ao programa de História Económica e Social de Angola que, confrontando com as opiniões dos estudantes e professores, através da aplicação de um inquérito, leva a concluir da necessidade de se implentar uma revisão periódica do mesmo, por parte do corpo docente da Faculdade, de modo a uma atualização permanente dos conteúdos da unidade curricular.
The present dissertation, directed specifically to the 1st year students of the Economics course of the Benguela School of Economics of Katyavala Bwila University, seeks to study the economic and social phenomena that have occurred throughout Angola's history, from the pre-colonial period to the post-independence, analyze the formative competences (instructive and educational) of the curricular unit of Economic and Social History of Angola and enrich the teaching-learning process of that curricular unit in reference through a didactic-methodological proposal capable of fostering a solid base of knowledge for the academic and professional development of students. To this end, a diagnosis was made of the program of Economic and Social History of Angola, which, through the application of an inquiry, confronted the opinions of students and teachers, leading to the conclusion of the need for a periodic revision of the contents of the curricular unit, so as to permanently update them.

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Martins, Valdemar Nascimento Parreira. "Avaliação do valor educativo de um software de elaboração de partituras : um estudo de caso com o programa Finale no 1.º ciclo". Master's thesis, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/6326.

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Tese de Mestrado em Educação - Área de Especialização de Tecnologia Educativa.
Hoje em dia, é possível verificar que o computador pessoal, conectado ou não à Internet, é cada vez mais usado em contextos educativos. As razões deste uso prendem-se, fundamentalmente, com a grande polivalência deste artefacto tecnológico que, correctamente utilizado e equipado com software adequado, pode apresentar-se como uma ferramenta complementar ou de apoio indispensável no ensino-aprendizagem das várias disciplinas. Na área da Educação Musical é notório um défice de software específico que estabeleça a necessária ligação directa entre a teoria e a prática musical (principal problema identificado nesta disciplina). No caso do 1º ciclo do Ensino Básico, os alunos aprendem canções, cantam e tocam alguns instrumentos mas a teoria nem sempre é compreendida e/ou ensinada correctamente. Surge então a curiosidade de saber se a aprendizagem, através da escrita e composição de melodias, apoiada num software de elaboração de partituras (Finale) pode ajudar ou não a estabelecer essa ligação. Nesta perspectiva, realizou-se um estudo de caso com uma turma do 3º ano de uma escola básica do 1º ciclo, constituída por 13 alunos, com o propósito de compreender qual pode ser o contributo deste tipo de software para a aprendizagem da Expressão Musical. A investigação é de natureza qualitativa e, portanto, descritiva e interpretativa. A estratégia de recolha de dados privilegia a observação directa e o inquérito. Os instrumentos usados foram notas de campo, questionários e entrevistas. Alguns dos dados recolhidos foram também registados em gravações vídeo. Através da análise dos dados, somos levados a concluir que a utilização do programa Finale contribuiu, de forma decisiva, para a criação de um bom ambiente de trabalho nas aulas. Durante a utilização do “Finale”, notou-se nos alunos bastante motivação e empenho na realização das tarefas, principalmente quando o programa era utilizado em articulação com as aulas de Expressão Musical, conseguindo-se um ambiente de trabalho estimulante, atractivo e, consequentemente, propício à aprendizagem significativa. No entanto, temos plena consciência que os resultados poderiam ser mais substantivos se este programa fosse adequado à idade dos alunos, pelo que nos parece urgente reunir esforços, através de equipas de trabalho, no sentido de produzir software deste género, adequado à idade destes alunos.
The PC (Personal Computer) is nowadays used in a broader scale in educational contexts, whether it is connected or not to the Internet. The reasons for this usage are, mainly, the enormous capability this technological artefact has to deal with uncountable issues, as well as the possibility of becoming a complementary tool or even an indispensable one - if correctly used – in the teaching/learning process of several subjects. In spite of this, Music Classes and subjects connected to the Music area face a deep gap on specific software which should be available for the establishment of a direct link between the theory and the practise – major handicap on Music Classes. Primary School children have, on one hand, great skills concerning singing and learning the lyrics of different songs and even playing some instruments. Nonetheless, on the other hand, the theory and theoretical knowledge related to those activities is scarcely understood and eventually, not always well taught. In this context, it came upon the idea of finding out whether the learning process through the writing and melody composing supported by score-making software – Finale - would be helpful and profitable for the establishment of that connection. Consequently, a study has been carried out involving a third grade class of an Elementary School, with 13 students, having in mind the understanding of the type of contribution a software such as this might have in the learning of Musical Expression. The investigation has a quality nature; therefore it is descriptive and interpretative. The strategy of data gathering privileges the direct observation and the inquiry. The tools used were the field notes, questionnaires and interviews. Some of the gathered data were also registered in video. Through the data analysis, we are led to conclude that the usage of Finale has decisively contributed for an optimal working environment in the classroom. Students who were using Finale showed great motivation and dedication to their tasks, specially when the programme was used articulated with the Musical Expression classes, where the working environment was stimulating, appealing and consequently favourable to a meaningful learning process. Nevertheless, we are perfectly aware that the results could be more significant if this programme was adapted to the children’s age, and therefore we conclude on the urgent necessity to join efforts in order to create working teams whose priority should be the development and production of this type of software, adapted to the children’s learning levels and ages.

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Pillay, Sandra. "An evaluation of the current marketing practices by students at the University of Natal Pietermaritzburg (UNP) for self-funded teaching programmes in the school of business". Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4190.

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The objective of this dissertation is to evaluate the current marketing practices as viewed by students at the University of Natal - Pietermaritzburg (UNP) for self-funded courses. Data was collected from a sample size of 221, of which 196 student opinions were established. A sample size of 196, represented 38,7 % of the total population, and can be considered as an adequate sample size. This also confirms that the sample size is a true representation of the population. The instrument used for the research was a structured questionnaire, formulated by reviewing the literature in Chapter 2 and Chapter 3. The analysis of the data was done using a software package called SPSS vII,S. The interpretation of these results was illustrated with the use of bar graphs and pie charts, with a written narration for each question of the questionnaire. The analysis of the results reflects that students feel very positive about the University's current marketing practices. All departments were rated as at least "good" by the students in terms of reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy and tangibles. Recommendations were formulated as the result of the findings, and challenges facing the University of Natal were presented.
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Dlamini, Mathokoza James. "A critical analysis of the learning culture of resilient schools within rural communities in Mpumalanga". Diss., 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2046.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate those aspects of resilient schools which are particularly beneficial for schools within rural communities in Mpumalanga. The study was done in two phases: a literature review focussing on the culture of learning of resilient schools and an empirical investigation focussing on the culture of learning of resilient schools within rural communities in Mpumalanga. Two secondary schools were selected according to criteria of resiliency. The study involved qualitative approaches, in-depth observations and interviews with key informants: principals, teachers, learners and members of the school governing bodies. The data demonstrate that there is no distinctive aspect of the culture of learning of resilient schools because all aspects are interrelated and interdependent. This study discovered that the most effective aspect, which benefits the culture of teaching and learning in resilient schools, was the involvement of all stakeholders.
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