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Author:

Sanders, Felicia Charron

Title:

A CURRICULAR POLICY FORTY YEARS IN THE MAKING: THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY COURSE IN THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

policy evaluation
policy implementation
multicultural education
urban education

File:

Download Felicia_Sanders--Final_Dissertation_Thesis-1.pdf

Committee Members:

Dana Lynn Mitra, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dana Lynn Mitra, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Alexander Gamson, Committee Member
Kimberly Griffin, Committee Member
Emilie Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Ericson, Kristina L

Title:

The Role of Influence in the Implementation of Public Policy: Pennsylvania HealthChoices - A Case Study

Graduate Program:

Public Administration

Keywords:

policy implementation
public administration
interest groups
managed care
behavioral health
influence

File:

Download Ericson_Thesis_021506.pdf

Committee Members:

Beverly Ann Cigler, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jeremy Plant, Committee Member
Julius Marvin Bentley Jr., Committee Member
John Trussel, Ph D, Committee Member

Author:

Hannah, Alfred L

Title:

Laboratories of Writing: The Political Causes and Consequences of Statutory Language in the U.s. States

Graduate Program:

Political Science

Keywords:

State politics
medical marijuana
English-only laws
policy implementation
statutory language

File:

Download Hannah_Dissertation_Labs_of_Writing_FINAL_July.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Plutzer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Barth Berkman, Committee Member
David Lowery, Committee Member
Duane Francis Alwin, Special Member

Author:

Hall, Danielle

Title:

local control as resistance: policy and practice of autonomous school boards

Graduate Program:

Educational Leadership

Keywords:

school boards
superintendents
local control
policy implementation
rural education
educational leadership

File:

Download Local_Control_as_Resistance_-_Policy_and_Practice_of_Autonomous_School_Boards_Daniella_Hall.pdf

Committee Members:

Kai Arthur Schafft, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dana Lynn Mitra, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward J Fuller, Committee Member
Karen Eppley, Committee Member
Richard Ingersoll, Special Member

Author:

Mcginnis, G. Eric

Title:

Old Dogs and New Puppies: The Disruptive Effects of Equity-Oriented Policy Change on Learning Community Participation

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

adult education
nonformal education
education policy
policy implementation
Boy Scouts
Scouting
education leadership
nonprofit leadership
organizational theory
communities of practice
landscapes of practice
critical sensemaking
volunteer management

File:

Download McGinnis_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Dana Mitra, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dana Mitra, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Alexander Gamson, Committee Member
Gerald K Letendre, Committee Member
Mark A Brennan, Jr., Outside Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair