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Jordan F. Cox – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The COVID-19 crisis put more stress on students graduating from high school during the 2020-2021 school year in a myriad of ways. During regular times, this transition can already be overwhelming, disappointing, and even treacherous for some students (Hollander, 2020). In the uncertain days of COVID-19, the education landscape has been disrupted.…
Descriptors: High Schools, Administrators, Administrator Attitudes, Graduation Rate
Davis, Theresa M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Background: There is little evidence that technology acceptance is well understood in healthcare. The hospital environment is complex and dynamic creating a challenge when new technology is introduced because it impacts current processes and workflows which can significantly affect patient care delivery and outcomes. This study tested the effect…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Medical Services, Adoption (Ideas), Models
Manley, Matthew T. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Evacuation planning for private-sector organizations is an important consideration given the continuing occurrence of both natural and human-caused disasters that inordinately affect them. Unfortunately, the traditional management approach that is focused on fire drills presents several practical challenges at the scale required for many…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Simulation, Models, Decision Support Systems
Underhill, Dyan Whitlow – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Multiple incidents of postsecondary school shooting violence have occurred in American society--prompting concern about safety on college campuses, administrators' roles in prevention, and proactive and responsible bystander actions. Active shooter plans have become more established in educational environments, with efforts are directed…
Descriptors: Violence, School Safety, College Environment, Administrator Role
Martinez Jimenez, Magna M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Education is a basic human right for all people, according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Article 22 of the Children's' Rights Convention stipulates that the Nations are obligated to guarantee that any child requesting refuge receive appropriate protection, humanitarian assistance and full enjoyment of all the rights contemplated in…
Descriptors: Student Rights, Foreign Countries, Emergency Programs, Crisis Management
King, Steven Gray – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Geographic information systems (GIS) reveal relationships and patterns from large quantities of diverse data in the form of maps and reports. The United States spends billions of dollars to use GIS to improve decisions made during responses to natural disasters and terrorist attacks, but precisely how GIS improves or impairs decision making is not…
Descriptors: Information Security, Federal Government, Public Agencies, National Security