The purpose of this qualitative study was to discover the difference in sense of community at LCMS (The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod) elementary schools with growing, stable, or declining enrollment. LCMS elementary schools have experienced a decline in enrollment and closure …
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The purpose of this qualitative research study was to ascertain how educational leaders create successful learning spaces for English learners (ELs) based on a principal and teachers’ perceptions about transformative leadership at their campus. The campus research site, a public…
Habitat for Humanity is building sizable Habitat-only cluster developments that have created a pathway for affordable homeownership but have been criticized for not effectively empowering the social capital of partner families. This ethnographic case study explored how a sense o…
People with serious mental illness often struggle to fully integrate into their communities and feel accepted within their own neighborhoods. Prior research suggests that people who participate in supportive or supported housing programs may benefit from support designed to faci…
The current dissertation presents two published manuscripts and discusses a third study that explored the role of social support in promoting community participation for individuals with serious mental illnesses. The first manuscript investigated sense of community as a potentia…