Leadership, Policy, and Organizations Capstone Projects: Recent submissions
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2024-05-07)This mixed-methods study aims to investigate the experiences of Black Male senior leaders at educational nonprofits, focusing on safety, sense of belonging, and organizational culture. This quality improvement project is ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2024-05)Maple Walnut School District (MWSD) is a public school district in Maple, CA, consisting of nine elementary and two middle schools, serving approximately 4,600 students. Newcomer students, defined as those who have lived ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2023-05-12)This study aims to identify how trustees in NAIS member schools are developed through onboarding practices, how they view their responsibilities to the schools they serve, and whether existing onboarding structures, ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2022)Given the rapid change across the globe – technological, political, environmental, economic, etc. – many independent schools, which rely almost exclusively on tuition and private donations for revenue, are in challenging ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2022)Sustainability is a major topic for independent schools and has been for at least the past decade, as discussions emerged after the 2008 financial crisis with tuitions continuing to rise. In 2022, many school leaders ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2022)Established by the Education Amendments of 1972, Title IX is an important statute of legislation that was enacted to protect individuals when discrimination and harassment on the basis of sex was prevalent in American ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2021-05)School districts throughout the United States invest in summer programming meant to effectively leverage students’ typical out-of-school time for continued growth. In this study, we conduct an evaluation of middle school ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2021-05)This study examines the relationships between participation in a residential commons system, sense of belonging, and academic performance in the context of an elite, highly residential liberal arts university. The findings ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2022)Within the past several years, Teach For America Greater Chicago-Northwest Indiana (TFA-GC) has adopted a strengthened desire to extend the development of alumni members who have completed their initial two-year commitment. ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2022)Large school districts across the country are faced with a monumental task - creating and managing a system that has the capacity to ensure that students can learn and grow during their time in school. School districts ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2022)The Capstone Independent School District (CISD)1 serves approximately 12,000 students living in communities ranging from suburban to vast rural densities covering nearly 450 square miles. The school district has two ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2021-05)In an increasingly diverse nation, establishing representative, equitable, and inclusive work environments has become a prominent discussion for many organizations. This journey for NAIS (National Association of Independent ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2021-05)Small, private, liberal arts colleges face challenges in enrolling first-year students due to demographic trends impacting their target populations and unsustainable financial aid allocation strategies. Marietta College, ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2021-05)As market-driven businesses, independent schools often rely on innovative practices to stay current for prospective families. In partnership with the National Organization of Independent Schools (NAIS), this mixed-methods ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2022)At the request of Model University administration, a team of Vanderbilt University EdD students in Higher Education Leadership and Policy investigated the impacts of Model’s Residential Community (RC) system on students ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2021-05)Fort Worth Independent School District’s performance on state achievement and growth measures ranks among the lowest compared to similarly sized districts across the state of Texas. These results sparked an intense focus ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2021-05)This program evaluation analyzes the impact of a partnership between a private liberal arts college and the local public elementary school that provides after school music instruction and academic tutoring to students ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2021-05)This study aims to build a deeper understanding of the extent to which liberal arts experiences lead to the building of liberal arts skills and to determine whether these skills ultimately help students arrive at their ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2021-05)This report discusses a recent study commissioned by the Office of Postsecondary Policy, located within the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development, to evaluate the relevance and efficacy of the ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-05)This exploration into the extant literature surrounding Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) was conducted with the underlying goals of discovering the activities, practices, and polices that Lane College ...