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Reed, Sarah J.; Miller, Robin Lin; Francisco, Vincent T. – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
Community coalition action theory (CCAT) depicts the processes and factors that affect coalition formation, maintenance, institutionalization, actions, and outcomes. CCAT proposes that community context affects coalitions at every phase of development and operation. We analyzed data from 12 "Connect to Protect" coalitions using inductive…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Content Analysis, Economic Factors, Political Influences
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Ruble, Whitney; Harris, Douglas N. – Journal of School Choice, 2014
The authorizers of charter schools are an understudied piece of the charter reform process. The local school boards, state agencies, and higher education institutions that act as authorizers play a significant role in the market, determining which operators get to enter the market and which are forced to exit. This article provides an…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Decision Making, Educational Change, Models
McCray, Lonnie – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to provide a historical overview of the development of the General Studies (GS) program at LSU Shreveport from its inception in 1967 until 2007. Sources of data were primary, secondary, and archival documents, student information accessed through the university mainframe, alumni information obtained from a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, State Universities, Alumni, College Students
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Weaver, Sue Wells; Parent, T. Wayne – Urban Education, 1994
Examines local politics, economics, and other factors contributing to the results of the 1987 and 1992 tax elections in a Louisiana city-parish. Results suggest that proponents of educational agendas should couch propositions in terms of developmental policies, because all socioeconomic segments tend to support development. (SLD)
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Inner City, Political Attitudes, Political Influences