Browsing Peabody College by Title
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(2022-08)The partner organization for this Capstone Project was the American Red Cross of Nebraska-Iowa. The Red Cross is the largest supplier of life-saving blood products in the U.S. Douglas County, home to Omaha, is a major ...
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(2022-08)The purpose of this capstone project was to explore possibilities to improve the viability of vocational education and training in the rural communities of Goris and Sisian, Armenia. Goris Partnership and Teaching NGO (P&T) ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-04-19)Over the last decade, an increasing number of school districts have focused on school finance reform as a critical component of school improvement initiatives. One approach - known as student-based budgeting, student-based ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-09-15)The evidence supporting the inclusion of children's cultures and backgrounds into the classroom and curriculum is strong, and multicultural children's literature provides the perfect means to achieve this goal. Along with ...
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(2022-08)This project investigates the conflicts that arose when the professional development organization Show Me Literacies Collaborative worked with school districts in and around St. Louis, Missouri. Mixed-methods research using ...
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(2020-12)This capstone project aimed to answer the following problem of practice: How can a nonprofit increase donor retention for long-term LGBTQ nonprofit sustainability? The focal site for this study was One Colorado, the state’s ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-05)
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(2023-05)Kennesaw State University is a large public university located in Kennesaw, Georgia, with approximately 42,000 students enrolled between two campuses. About 25 percent of the KSU undergraduate student population identifies ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-06-15)This capstone essay focuses on the role of motivation in the middle grades Language Arts classroom. I frame the essay through an investigation balanced on the importance of intrinsic motivation and its relationship with ...
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(2022-05)Permanency rates, measured by adoption and guardianship, are low for teenage youth in foster care. This capstone explores this problem of practice through the lens of a nonprofit dedicated to creating a community of caring ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-03)Increasing Reading Motivation Through Successful Experiences: Helping English Language Learners Be Successful Readers Anastasia Erickson Vanderbilt University Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide a ...
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Increasing Retention at Chick-Fil-A: An Analysis of Failed Retention within the Fast Food Industry (2021-04-17)This project involved a partnership with the Chick-Fil-A located in Gulfport, MS. The leadership team aimed to achieve a retention rate of about 70% within a course of three years. The purpose of this project was to analyze ...
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Increasing the Self-Efficacy and College Graduation Rates of First-Generation, Low-Income Students (2021-12)Prior research illustrates that many of the successful supports provided to FGLI students to increase academic achievement are designed to increase students’ self-efficacy, sense of belonging, and social and cultural ...
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(2021-04-23)This Capstone seeks to address the increasing problem of volunteer retention in Global Brigades. Global Brigades partners with communities in six developing nations around the world to promote local community empowerment. ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2015-05)
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Influence of Expert Teachers' Videos on Preservice Teachers' Noticings and Thinking about Practice (2021-08-09)This study examines the teacher candidate field experience within the Department of Educational Studies at Rhodes College, a liberal arts and science focused school with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students in ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-04-23)Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) is the public school district serving Louisville, Kentucky. With an enrollment of approximately 99,000 students, JCPS is Kentucky's largest public school system. Each school in ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2013-05)
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(2023-04-21)Tactile symbols are often used as a form of communication for students with complex support needs, specifically those that have comorbidity of blindness or visual impairment. Tactile symbols allow students to interact, ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-05)The Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley Schools provides STEM-based educational experiences to students in a 50,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility in Longmont, Colorado. Several local business and industry partners ...