Special education has undergone a tumultuous evolution as American society grapples with the most appropriate way to educate students with special needs. Schools and school districts, guided by state and federal regulation, have begun integrating special needs students into gene…
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Technological and economic development have long since been associated. From the archaeological discoveries of urban living to the cities of the future; from Babylon to places such as Singapore, technology and life are entwined. Much preoccupation today is with information and c…
This thesis investigates whether adoption of partnerships between water utilities and Community Based Organisations (CBOs) in Sub-Saharan Africa can improve water services to informal urban settlements. The study is particularly relevant because over 1 billion of the world's pop…
Clinical and applied health research is led by academics and often conducted in the National Health Service (NHS). Researchers work with Research Support Offices in both Universities and the NHS. The 2006 government health research strategy, Best Research for Best Health heralde…
This thesis is situated at the intersection between the three themes of education in Africa, impact assessment, and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Specifically, it seeks to develop a critique of current practices regarding monitoring and evaluation of ICT for…
This intrinsic case study is about people who worked in partnerships. Each of the partnerships emerged from relationships formed between the business, education, government and community sectors. A principle aim of the cross-sector partnerships was to enhance learning opportunit…
The basic goal of the dissertation is to understand how different institutional settings, technologies and social preferences could foster different, rival, or complementary organizational forms. The first essay argues that as a consequence of generalized increasing returns to s…
Patient rights are gaining attention worldwide. ‘Patients’ exist within the health care system. In Uzbekistan, the health system was inherited from the Soviet Union and is now undergoing reforms. This research was conducted as part of a USAID-funded health reform project in rura…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of Illinois superintendents regarding their district's involvement in school partnerships with businesses and organizations in the community and to determine if their perceptions were at all influenced by the types of …
This study focused on the existing relationships in four Catholic nursery/primary schools in Anambra State, Nigeria. Specifically, this study examined how the development of Catholic nursery/primary school relationships can lead to the partnerships between the parents, community…
Peacebuilding and conflict resolution interventions often require partnerships between local experts who are from those conflict settings and skilled professionals who are “outsiders.” Efforts to resolve or transform protracted social conflicts must be carefully planned and impl…
This descriptive, embedded case study sought to explore the phenomena of how to improve and create effective partnerships between urban parents and urban schools. The study examined a novel parent involvement program in Detroit that involved over 500 urban parents. The program, …
In the global age, grass-roots religious organizations seek to better collaborate across national and cultural borders. Through the theoretical lens of mutuality, this dissertation explores the nature and quality of interpersonal relationships inherent in faith-based, philanthro…