Through quantitative research, this study seeks to identify the specific method campus police employ to investigate cybercrime, then identify demographic characteristics (variables) of the agencies that permit or limit the agency's method of response. The correlation between demographic characteristics and the resulting response method represents…

Student mobility has increased significantly in the last two decades. With the United States as the most popular location in the world for international students, recruitment of this student population became a priority for many institutions of higher education. The use of international student recruitment agents has become a common practice among…

As the United States attempts to address inequities in student outcomes by evolving equitable education for all students in the 21st century, the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework has been promulgated to support educators at all levels of the PK-12 system in continuous observation, learning, and development of public education…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how agency service providers describe their practices for building autonomy and relatedness for trafficked homeless youth in the Southeast. The theoretical foundation was self-determination theory, with a focus on the components of autonomy and relatedness. The guiding research…

The passage of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as reauthorized by the Every Student Succeeds Act have afforded opportunities to close achievement gaps for historically underserved students. The purpose of this study is to examine the need for Local Education Agencies to receive final approval for K-12 public education federal funding…

Through this capstone, I explore the unique dynamics I encountered in the Delaware Department of Education during the department's final year as a federal Race to the Top grant recipient. This document describes my intended work for the department, culminating in a two-year strategic plan. The goal of my theory of action was to ensure that the…

The focus of this qualitative research study using the Delphi method is to provide a framework for leaders to develop their own social networks. By exploring concerns in four areas, leaders may be able to better plan, implement, and manage social networking systems in organizations. The areas addressed are: (a) social networking using…

Many children from low-income families appear to be not receiving quality child care from their license-exempt subsidized child-care providers. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to obtain data from a sample of license-exempt providers/caregivers and parents from a mailed self-administered survey and telephone interview. Four research…

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the social work profession on day care delivery from 1890 to 1946, and to relate the outcomes of the investigation to some contemporary social policy issues. The first chapter discusses day care during the Progressive Era (1890 to 1918) while the second chapter explores the…

Elements in the composition and process of higher education blue ribbon commissions that influence their effectiveness were studied. Blue ribbon commissions, which have been used as one type of statewide planning strategy, are defined here as commissions with (1) a predetermined life span; (2) authority established by the legislature and/or the…