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On the Path Toward College and Career Readiness: An Evaluation of the Implementation and Outcomes of the Career Academy Program in Birmingham, Alabama
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-05)
In the last three decades, career academies have grown in popularity as a mechanism to bolster high school students’ college and career readiness. Career academies offer small learning communities, project-based/work-based ...
Designing the Future: Education for a Master Planned Community in an Innovative and Choice-Filled Landscape
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-05)
The Sterling Ranch Development Company is developing 3,400 acres of land in Douglas
County, Colorado. This open range along the Colorado Rocky Mountains will be home to
40,000 people and 12,000 homes at its full development. ...
An Analysis of Teacher Attrition in Tennessee Charter Schools
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-05)
The Tennessee Charter School Center (TCSC) formed in
2013 through the merger of the Tennessee Charter School
Incubator and the Tennessee Charter Schools Association.
The TCSC combines the functions and resources of ...
Teaching Teachers: Perceptions of District-Level Professional Development in Metro Nashville Public Schools
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018)
This report was requested by Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) to examine teachers' perceptions of district-level professional learning experiences in Metro Nashville Public Schools. In analyzing how teachers think ...
A Communal Approach to Retention: Birmingham Southern College
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-05)
In attempts to understand and then maximize its student success rates, Birmingham Southern College (BSC) has asked a team of Vanderbilt doctoral candidates to conduct a study of retention on its campus. The Vanderbilt team ...
Exploring Formative Assessment: Current Practices in Westside Consolidated School District
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2013-05)
Analysis of the Strategic Initiatives for the Block at Tusculum College
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-05)
Louisville Freshman Academies: Merging Academics and Community
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-05)
An Exploratory Study of Greek Life at Rhodes College
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-05)
This exploratory study of Greek life was conducted in response to a request by Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, where administrators are interested in learning more about fraternity and sorority life at the College. ...
Strategically Managing the Future of Lindsey Wilson College: Enhancing Market Position and Reducing Student Departure
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-05)
The following research project was in response to a request by Lindsey Wilson College (LWC) for evidence-based data to inform two areas of the institution's strategic management plan. Institutional leaders are interested ...