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Meyer, Colleen E. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study employed a qualitative research approach to evaluate how the Inland Empire Women's Business Center (IEWBC) is performing in regard to its goal of helping 353 women business owners to become successful by the end of 2018. The researcher assessed the organization, including staff members and volunteers, on its interactions with women…
Descriptors: Females, Business, Ownership, Organizational Development
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Ortquist-Ahrens, Leslie – To Improve the Academy, 2016
Scholarship about the growth of educational development has charted major shifts in developers' focuses and roles through time and, especially in recent years, has explored the professionalization of the field around the globe. This essay uses a lifecycle analogy to consider the development of one organization, the POD Network (The Professional…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Organizational Development, Higher Education, Networks
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Moore-Russo, Deborah; Kornelson, Keri; Savic, Milos; Andrews, Candace – PRIMUS, 2021
In this case study, we use organizational development and change theory to look at how the University of Oklahoma (OU) has attended to the mathematical pathway leading to STEM fields. Using multiple sources of data, we are able to create an informative narrative that provides the particular context of the situation and in-depth picture of the…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Organizational Development, College Mathematics, STEM Education
Lynch, Margaret M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study explores the meaning project managers (PMs) make of their project environment, how they lead their teams and have incorporate complexity into their project management approach. The exploration of the PM's developmental level and meaning making offers a different angle on the project management and leadership literature. The study…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Administration, Cognitive Development, Program Improvement
Hall, Catherine J. – Independent School, 2013
This author contends that there are four key ingredients to a growth mindset in schools: observation, dialog, feedback, and investment. In addition, teachers and supervisors need to be jointly invested in the growth mindset of the school. The author suggests that if a school is considering a new faculty evaluation system, it is crucial that…
Descriptors: Observation, Feedback (Response), Investment, Interpersonal Communication
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Antell, Sonja; Heywood, John – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2015
Action learning is often used as an element of leadership development programmes. The intention is to support classroom learning with an experiential thread which runs throughout the life of the programme. Action Learning Associates (ALA) has been working with an international organisation for three years to deliver the global "First Line…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Facilitators (Individuals), Delivery Systems, Global Approach
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Luciana Mourão; Jairo Eduardo Borges-Andrade – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose a training and development (T&D) evaluation model that includes new societal indicators, considering the growing demand to do so. Three complementary studies were done. Study I used a framework for T&D evaluation that includes societal impact in it. Study II investigated which levels of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Professional Training, Teachers
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Huff, Paula Rogers; Pleskac, Sue – Journal of Extension, 2012
Founder's Syndrome can create barriers to change in Extension programs. As a result, Extension staff have experienced challenges in effecting organizational change where Founders are present. 4-H Youth Development staff in Wisconsin applied a variety of strategies to move forward with 4-H programming, despite the influence of the Founders. Staff…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Barriers, Youth Programs, Program Development
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Smaldone, David; Dey, Shannon E. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2010
The purpose of this study was to conduct a nationwide assessment of state-level environmental education (EE) organizations to determine the components that are essential to the establishment and success of these organizations. E-mail surveys were used to collect data from North American Association for Environmental Education state affiliates, and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Internet, Surveys, Organizational Development
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Boucouvalas, Marcie – Adult Learning, 2012
Globalization has become a household word, permeating workplaces and communities, while internationalizing the curriculum has become common practice, not just in higher education, but also reaching into the primary grades and outward into program planning efforts in the non-formal sector. Few fields, however, can claim two international bodies…
Descriptors: Community Development, Global Approach, Nongovernmental Organizations, Program Development
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Sandoval-Lucero, Elena; Maes, Johanna B.; Pappas, Georgia – Journal of Education and Learning, 2013
Action research is a method of organizational development and improvement often used in educational settings. This study implemented an action research process in an alternative school that serves students with significant special needs. The action research process was implemented by classroom teams who developed a research question, collected and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Nontraditional Education, Organizational Development, Nonprofit Organizations
Davis, Kirk Alan – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to analyze organizational learning and the facilitating factors and critical elements for development of post-secondary distance education and online degree programs at three universities in Hawaii: University of Hawaii at Hilo (public), Hawaii Pacific University and Chaminade University (both private). The researcher…
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Program Implementation, Web Based Instruction, Distance Education
Barakos-Cartwright, Rebekah B. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Classified employees comprise thirty two percent of the educational workforce in school districts in the state of California. Acknowledging these employees as a viable and untapped resource within the educational system will enrich job satisfaction for these employees and benefit the operations in school sites. As acknowledged and valued…
Descriptors: Employees, Nonprofessional Personnel, Job Satisfaction, School Districts
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Ravenscroft, A.; Schmidt, A.; Cook, J.; Bradley, C. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2012
This paper presents an original approach to designing social media that support informal learning in the digital workplace. It adapts design-based research to take into account the embeddedness of interactions within digitally mediated work-based contexts. The approach is demonstrated through the design, implementation, and evaluation of software…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Formative Evaluation, Methods, Organizational Development
Zedeck, Sheldon, Ed. – APA Books, 2011
APA Books® announces the "APA Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology"--the first offering in an new reference series covering core and emerging subdisciplines, the "APA Handbooks in Psychology." I/O Psychology is both a science/practice and an applied/basic research discipline. Appropriately, the "APA…
Descriptors: Industrial Psychology, Guides, Organizational Development, Staff Development
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