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Item Cross-analysis of October 2013 Staff Retreats and SWOT Activities(Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2014) Amarteifio, Gifty; Davila, Heather; Edwards, Brittany; Iverson, Ellen; Larson, Michelle; Ostgaard, Gayra; Kumars ToosiThis project was completed as part of the 2013-2014 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of North St. Paul. In 2013, the City of North St. Paul hired a new city manager who wanted to foster continued reflection among city departments, and departments held a series of retreats as part of this initiative. To determine the impact of these retreats, project lead Jason Ziemer worked with students in Dr. Jean King’s OLPD 8595: Evaluation Problems. The students conducted a SWOT analysis during the retreats and developed a set of recommendations for each. The final memo is available.Item Does Your School Have What It Takes? Implementation of a Bring Your Own Device Technology Program(2018-01) Amarteifio, GiftyThe purpose of this qualitative single-case study was to examine one high school’s journey towards the implementation of its BYOD initiative. The study had three specific aims. The first aim was to expand the context specific knowledge of implementing a BYOD initiative. The second aim was to assess similarities and differences between one-to-one and BYOD implementation strategies. The third aim was to potentially surface new strategies to support and improve the implementation of BYOD initiatives. Using interview and survey data from students, educators, and administrators, the study provided a detailed narrative of one school’s BYOD implementation journey. The study also found great overlap between one-to-one and BYOD implementation strategies, with some differentiated emphasis on specific strategies. Lastly, the findings showed that BYOD frameworks should intentionally incorporate the use of a pilot phase and a comprehensive needs assessment to enhance the implementation process. Implications for school-level administrative leaders, academics, and all those interested in theory and research to further the quality of implementation practice can be found in the final chapter of the study.Item Evaluating family engagement strategies in social service programs A case study of Minneapolis Northside Achievement Zone(Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 2013-05-15) Amarteifio, Gifty; Gleich, Mary; Noble, Kate; Reed, Katie; Stalland, SaraIn partnership between a Humphrey School of Public Affairs graduate student capstone group and the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ), this research examines family engagement with social service programs. The goal of the research involves several related objectives: (1) synthesizing understandings of engagement across multiple sectors; (2) creating a definition of family engagement with a program that can be applied in a diverse set of scenarios; (3) developing indicators that may be transferable to a variety of social service sectors; (4) identifying promising strategies for engaging families; and (5) developing a preliminary tool that may be used to assess a family’s engagement with a program. The study found that engaged families were defined by behaviors like high communication, progress on goals, program attendance, and taking initiative. They were equally defined by certain attitudes such as having trusting relationships with social service providers and community members, having a sense of empowerment, and motivation to change. The strategies found to be most promising for engaging families who did not embody the aforementioned qualities fell into two categories: demonstrating the benefits of program access and relationship building. It was found that neither category superseded the other; instead, both were necessary to encourage greater engagement. Finally, two surveys were developed for piloting among NAZ staff and NAZ families, and steps for further research were identified.