In the Spring of 2019, the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University launched the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks (NCRERN) with funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. This overview describes NCRERN's mission of expanding the use of evidence-based decision-making in…

This paper discusses the earliest collegiate academic programs that offered courses in marketing in the United States. These academic programs differed (1) in size based on the number of courses offered and (2) in name. The paper also discusses the founding of the American Marketing Association.

Vigorous debates have unfolded challenging public recognition of individuals whose names and images are emblazoned on public displays of recognition, including professional awards. Efforts to diversify higher education institutions in the U.S. have largely been focused at recruitment and retention efforts with less attention directed to racial and…

This dissertation was a basic, exploratory qualitative study which examined professional identity development of community-engaged practitioner-scholars through participation in a community engagement professional associations' graduate student fellowship--the Imagining America (IA) Publicly Active Graduate Education (PAGE) Fellows program. Data…

Navigating the period of transition from a student to a clinician can be challenging for new graduate midwives and advanced practice providers. With exponential growth in these professions coupled with a complex American healthcare system, there has been increased desire for fellowships for advanced practice providers. This sentiment has been…

This case study analyses the events and debates between 2012 and 2016 leading up to the adoption of a Legal Framework for early childhood development in Brazil, focussing on advocacy efforts of the National Network of Early Childhood (RNPI), while recognising the active roles played by the Brazilian government's legislative and executive powers,…