Browsing by Author "Shyyan, Vitaliy"

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    Alternative Routes to the Standard Diploma (NCEO Synthesis Report)
    (University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration, National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO), 2005-03) Scott, Dorene; Shyyan, Vitaliy; Thurlow, Martha; Krentz, Jane
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    Democracy in Ukraine after the Orange Revolution : youth activists' insights on past events, present efficacy, and future prospects
    (2008-09) Shyyan, Vitaliy
    This study investigates the democratic developments in Ukraine beginning with the 2004 Orange Revolution. After its break-off from the Soviet empire, Ukraine began democratizing its systems but continues to struggle with remnants of its communist past. The non-violent Orange Revolution was a democratic breakthrough in the recent history of the country, and youth activists were key agents in the revolution. Their perceptions of the revolutionary events, political self-efficacy as one of the identifiers of civil society, and futures of democracy in Ukraine will help to depict the socio-political climate inside the country and in Europe. The dissertation employs three research methods: content analysis of extensive testimonials written by 19 youth activists (to generate information about youth activists' socio-political experiences during and after the revolution), a survey of 76 youth activists (to collect demographic and political efficacy data), and Ethnographic Futures Research interviews with nine youth leaders (to extrapolate futures of democracy). Study findings on post-revolutionary developments are composed into 14 semantic themes that summarize youth activists' perceptions. Political self-efficacy results indicate high levels of internal and task-oriented efficacy among youth activists. This study also provides extrapolations of optimistic, pessimistic, and most probable futures of the Ukrainian democracy as projected by youth leaders.
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    Successfully Transitioning from the AA-MAS to the General Assessment (NCEO Policy Direction)
    (University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration, National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO), 2014-02) Christensen, Laurene; Thurlow, Martha; Lazarus, Sheryl; Shyyan, Vitaliy
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    A Summary of the Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations: 2007-2008 (NCEO Technical Report)
    (University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration, National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO), 2010-05) Thurlow, Martha; Shyyan, Vitaliy; Altman, Jason; Cormier, Damien