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Showing 1 to 20 of 59 for “"historical case study"”.
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An Historical Case Study on the Illinois Articulation Initiative
The purpose of this case study was to gain understanding, from an historical perspective, of the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), a statewide policy on the transfer and articulation of college courses. Specifically, this research was designed to describe the IAI policy, explain the social, …
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The Development of Post-Soviet Health Systems: A Mixed Methods Historical Case Study
… To begin to address this gap, a mixed-methods historical case study was conducted, analysing and comparing two post-Soviet health system development experiences—in Estonia and Moldova. The cases were selected on the basis of specific differentiators, to capture a wider range of regional …
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Contested power, identity and status : an historical case study of library paraprofessionals in Australia
… Interrogation of the theory of professions and historical writing, this study examined three major phases in the development of professional and paraprofesslonal library occupations in Australia. The early professionalising phase from the 1930s onwards where the Australian Institute of …
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An Historical Case Study: The Pregnant Minor Program at Garfield High School, 1975–1999
The researcher conducted an historical case study of the Garfield High School Pregnant Minor Program (1975–1999) which is one of three pregnant minor programs in the San Diego Unified School District. The primary purpose of this study was to provide data about the history and background of this …
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An historical case study of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in loco parentis
This study was designed to identify the unique shaping of the university/student relationship through the lens of the in loco parentis concept. The questions asked were to what extent has in loco parentis defined the relationship of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and its …
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A "Quiet Activist" During The Second-Wave Feminist Movement: Katharine Rea A Historical Case Study
<p>The purpose of this historical case study dissertation is to discover the story of Dr. Katharine Rea in her role as Dean of Women and later faculty member in the higher education and student personnel program at the University of Mississippi. As the Dean of Women in the 1960s Rea was responsible …
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Braxton Bragg on leadership: a historical case study on leader-member exchange in the Army of Tennessee
This historical case study was designed to analyze and describe the quality of the relationships between one historical, military commander, GEN Braxton Bragg, commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee, and his senior lieutenants, through the lens of a contemporary, relationship-centered model …
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The role of community schools in community empowerment : a historical case study of the Quincy Community School
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1990.
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Historical Case Study: San Diego and Tijuana Border Region Relationship with the San Diego Police Department, 1957-1994
… Diego Police Department from 1957 to 1994. The study showed that the international border along the San Ysidro/Tijuana border was created following the Méxican-American War of 1848. The role and responsibility of the San Diego Police Department along the San Ysidro/Tijuana international border …
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"""Administer the trust"": An historical case study of organizational transformation at the Cunningham Children's Home of Urbana, Illinois"
"This historical case study of organizational transformation at the Cunningham Children's Home of Urbana, Illinois (CCH/or the Home) used the framework of organizational transformation theory to understand how CCH changed from an orphanage to a residential treatment center from 1949 to 1968. …
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She must be quiet: a historical case study of how women created spiritualist education at the Chesterfield Spiritualist college
In this historical case study, the Chesterfield Spiritualist College and the women who created and led this organization are examined. Using a feminist theory framework with a poststructuralist paradigm, semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with former students, former and present …
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Lee M. Waid: An Oral Historical Case Study of Students from an All-Black Rural Virginian School between 1963 and 1970
This qualitative study reflects the researcher's aim to capture the oral histories of students who attended Lee M. Waid, an all-Black rural Virginian school, between 1963 and 1970. This purpose lies in the researcher's attempt to thoroughly and accurately capture a time in history after …
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The role of faith-based health providers in the South African health system: a historical case study of their Nationalisation and Privatisation
… facilities later being entirely closed. This historical case study draws on primary and secondary archival data collection as well as in-depth interviews, and discusses the reasoning and some of the results of nationalizing FBHPs in South Africa. We find that FBHPs were nationalized for …
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Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts: A Historical Case Study on the Development of the First Elementary Charter School in Virginia
… charter school in Virginia. The purpose of this study was to describe and analyze the events and actions that led to the establishment and operation of PHSSA, as a public charter school. The main research question for this study is, what has occurred and had to be overcome in order to enable the …
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A comparative analysis of the experiences of African American students at Eastern Michigan University during the Civil Rights Era and in the 21st century: A historical case study
… policies and practices on black students. This historical case study delineated the experiences of black EMU students who attended the institution at the end of the Civil Rights Era and during the first two decades of the 21<sup>st</sup> century. The study is significant because, despite …
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Ethics and the formation of foreign policy : a case study of Canadian government policy toward Indonesia, 1970-1990
… be incorporated in the policy process. A historical case study of Canada-Indonesia relations provides support for an argument that policy choices were not significantly influenced by ethical considerations, but were framed by "realist" assumptions of competitiveness in international …
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LONGING TO BELONG: IDENTITY AND ORGANIZATION THEORY
… and the third paper (chapter 4) uses a historical case study to refine process theories of organization by emphasizing the struggle for dominance between identity groups and their logics.
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