Dissertations / Theses: 'Colors of Success'

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Delgado, Cesar. "Increasing Academic Success for Young Males of Color a Grant Proposal." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10784308.

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The purpose of this project was to develop a program, identify potential funding sources, and write a grant proposal to fund an academic support program that would provide services for males of color at-risk for high school drop out. The proposed program EmpowerMen, utilizes social workers as mentors, case workers, instructors, and therapist to provide support from an ecological systems approach to achieve higher graduation rates and promote secondary education. EmpowerMen’s mission is to collaborate with Environmental Charter Schools and provide support for young male students, and intensive support for students identified as “at-risk” through case management, mentoring and mental health services, while promoting secondary education.

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Finau, Lynette Suliana Sikahema. "Teachers of Color's Perception on Identity and Academic Success: A Reflective Narrative." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1629127636689077.

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Skervin, Annette. "Success Factors for Women of Color Information Technology Leaders in Corporate America." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/365.

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The 2013 United States Census data documents the significant underrepresentation of women of color in the information technology (IT) field. Women of color (Black, Hispanic, Asian or self-classified as non-White) represent an untapped resource in an industry with a low unemployment rate, high starting salaries, and a projected 18% growth rate by the year 2022. Prior researchers have studied White women in IT and have not provided a voice to women of color leaders. The specific problem addressed was the under-representation of women of color IT leaders in corporate America. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate the experiences of women of color as senior IT executives (e.g. chief information officers, vice presidents, directors, etc.) in order to understand the success factors that have contributed to their ability to attain these positions. The research questions addressed how select demographic, individual, and organizational level factors serve as predictors of the presence of women of color as senior IT leaders in corporations. A purposeful sampling approach selected 22 senior women of color IT leaders in corporate America. Data was analyzed using the transcendental phenomenological process, which aligned interview statements to the research questions and identified 2 broad themes. This study found that change needs to occur at the broader organizational level. It challenged the traditional leadership IT definition that seeks to conform women of color to the social requirements of the largely White male IT population. Social change will occur when changes are made within this organizational culture to have a broader, inclusive definition of an IT leader, and through training of all (men and women) to be transformed to this new definition.

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Fuller, Nekita. "Factors Affecting Minority Female Success as Professors in Higher Education." Thesis, NSUWorks, 2013. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fse_etd/46.

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This applied dissertation was designed to provide university presidents with information on how to best address the shortage of minority female professors through understanding the factors that affect minority female success as professors in higher education. Essentially, this study sought to (a) identify factors that hindered or enhanced female minority success in their current career as professors and (b) identify factors that hindered or enhanced their success in preparation for their current careers as professors.

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Kameoka, Shinichiro. "Flower color polymorphism in Hepatica nobilis var. japonica with reference to genetic backgrounds and reproductive success." Kyoto University, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/242752.

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Kyoto University (京都大学)
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新制・課程博士
博士(人間・環境学)
甲第21875号
人博第904号
新制||人||215(附属図書館)
2018||人博||904(吉田南総合図書館)
京都大学大学院人間・環境学研究科相関環境学専攻
(主査)教授瀬戸口浩彰, 教授加藤眞, 教授市岡孝朗, 准教授西川完途
学位規則第4条第1項該当

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Tucker, Wanda Gail. "Spaces for success in higher education| Males of color at an online predominantly white community college." Thesis, Northern Arizona University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3621155.

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As the national agenda is calling for increased completion rates and degree attainments in community colleges, a predominantly White college in the southwestern United States offering a large number of online courses, seeks to gain knowledge of the conditions and initiatives needed to allow success to happen among males of color. Although there is an increased participation in online learning and pursuit of degrees by women and students of color, men of color are no more likely to succeed in the online environment than traditional classroom settings (Jackson, et al., 2008).

The purpose of this case study was to examine the self-reported narratives, beliefs, and experiences of African American, American Indian, Asian American, and Latino males in the online environment to gain an understanding of conditions needed within and beyond the online environment where academic success can happen. This study reports how nontraditional and traditional male students of color use technology to obtain their educational goals. Surveys and interviews were used to capture descriptive narratives and experiences of their encounters with web-based learning. The implications of this study provide information for institutional practice and future research about conditions and initiatives for increasing the retention and completion rates of males of color in the online environment.

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Robitaille, Theresa Elizabeth. "Long-Term Stony Coral Transplantation Success Offshore Southeast, Florida, USA." NSUWorks, 2014. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/16.

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Transplanted coral (Order: Scleractinia) colony condition was surveyed at five injury event sites, two coral nurseries, and one impact minimization location off the coast of Broward County, Florida, USA in 2012. Because stony corals are long-lived and slow growing, generally growing less than one centimeter in diameter per year, determining transplantation success requires long-term (greater than two years) monitoring. Long-term monitoring efforts, however, are rarely completed. This study is unique in that it examined stony coral transplantation success of several projects over a time period of 6-17 years. Control colonies were also surveyed in order to compare naturally growing coral colonies to the experimental (transplanted) colonies. Because the transplantation activities at the projects examined in this study occurred over a long time period (oldest population occurred 17 years prior to this study and the youngest occurred six years), colony percent partial mortality was used as a measure of success (colony condition). A successful effort should result in transplanted colonies experiencing partial morality similar to that of control colonies over extended periods of time. The control colonies used came from Broward County Annual Monitoring sites, and the M/V Firat and the C/V Hind ship grounding sites. The experimental colonies used came from five injury events (C/V Hind, Clipper Lasco, M/V Firat, and M/V Spar Orion ship grounding sites and Hillsboro Cable Drag location), two stony coral nurseries (DERM Modules and Warren Modules), and one impact minimization location (Broward County Mitigation Boulders). With all control colonies pooled and experimental colonies pooled, no significant differences in colony partial mortality were found between the experimental and control colonies. Once each experimental coral colony was reattached to the substrate, it generally appeared similar to the control colonies; the mean percent mortality for control colonies was 50% (2.95 ±SE) and the mean percent mortality for experimental colonies was 56% (1.24 ±SE). However, differences were found between stony coral species within each treatment (control and experimental). Colony mortality for identified control corals was greatest for Porites astreoides, Siderastrea siderea, and Montastrea annularis complex. For experimental colonies, S. siderea and P. astreoides had the most mortality. The least mortality of the control corals were found in Montastrea cavernosa, Solenastrea bournoni, and Meandrina meandrites. Of the experimental colonies, S. bournoni, M. meandrites, and Montastrea annularis complex had the least mortality. Resource managers need to consider colony transplantation location, coral species, and percent initial colony mortality when allocating efforts for injury and impact minimization events. Also, project initial restoration and final reports documenting transplantation locations and colony species, size and/or mortality should to be more detailed; this would be beneficial for future monitoring efforts.

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Franklin, Stephen. "EXPLORING ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE RESILIENCE AND PERSISTENCE AMONG HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF COLOR." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/596.

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This study sought to examine how schools influenced and promoted student resilience through the lens of persistence, leading to high school completion. The focus of this study was significant because there are few studies that focus on student resiliency as it relates to high school completion through the lens of persistence. Previous studies have generally identified at-risk factors for non-high school completion and either qualify or quantify the results. They have not taken into account the social and economic contexts of school and the communities and their influence on student resiliency. This study utilized a phenomenological methodology that identified the lived experiences of twenty-six 11th - grade students of color at an urban high school in Southern California that manifested resilience and persistence. Semi-structured interviews of participants drawn from a stratified variation sampling were utilized. A CRT framework was applied to examine the role of high school as a protective factor, the interactions of faculty and staff, and the perceptions of participants as it relates to school culture and climate. External factors such as supportive relationships in the familial and community context were also examined and discussed. The results of this study highlighted school climate that promotes belonging along with a collective focus on the study of student success, the role of teacher-student and counselor relationships as being pivotal to the development of resilience in students of color. The findings from this study provide examples for schools to develop supportive climates that focus on promoting and developing academic, social, and emotional resiliency in students of color with specific next step recommendations.

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Cassidy, Alice Louise Ethel Victoria. "Male quality as expressed by song and plumage in yellow warblers (Dendroica petechia) and its relationship to mate choice and reproductive success." Thesis, McGill University, 1987. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=63785.

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Iles, David Thomas. "Drivers of Nest Success and Stochastic Population Dynamics of the Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)." DigitalCommons@USU, 2012. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1279.

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Anthropogenic perturbations to Arctic ecosystems have influenced large-scale climate processes, as well as finer-scale ecological relationships within and amongst populations of species. Life history theory predicts a trade-off between the temporal variation in a vital rate and its impact on population dynamics. Here, we examine the drivers of long-term variation in reproductive success in a sub-Arctic common eider (Somateria mollissima) colony, and evaluate the impacts of variation in reproductive success on eider population dynamics. In Chapter 2, we develop a suite of nest survival models to evaluate the effects of variation in predator abundance, the availability and spatial distribution of alternative prey, and breeding season climate on annual common eider nest success. Eider nest success declined across the 41 years of study, but was also highly variable across years. Annual variation in nest success was driven by a complex interaction between predators and alternative prey, as well as breeding season climate. Our results suggest that increased abundance of snow geese (alternative prey) may buffer annual fluctuations in arctic fox abundance, yet result in a long-term decline in eider nest success suggesting apparent competition via other predator species (e.g. gulls). The effect of breeding season climate was subtle compared to the influence of biotic factors and indicated that cold, wet conditions in early spring were correlated with decreased nest success, while warm, wet conditions in late spring increased eider nest success. In Chapter 3 we develop a stochastic population model to evaluate the relative effects of variation and covariation amongst multiple vital rates on population dynamics, and determine the impact of long-term changes in the abundance of alternative prey on eider population dynamics. Consistent with life history predictions, we found that proportional changes in adult survival have the largest impact on population dynamics, yet high variation in the vital rates underlying fertility contribute more to actual variation in population growth. The eventual exodus of alternative prey from the eider colony reduced the long-term growth rate, primarily through negative impacts on mean nest success.

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Ancar, LeQuetia Natasha. "Social and academic factors of success and retention for students of color at a predominantly white institution in agricultural and engineering based disciplines." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2008.

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Botha, Mike. "Unlocking the full potential of non-white male executives in South African corporations : success stories of non-white South African male executives." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97278.

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Thesis (MBA)--Stellenbosch University, 2014.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Coloured males in top and senior managerial positions are not advancing at the same rate as males from other races in South Africa. In reality the Commission of Employment Equity is showing a decline for Coloured males in top and senior management positions. The purpose of this study was to understand what interventions organisations can implement to increase the number of Coloured males in leadership roles as well as ensuring their loyalty at an early stage in their careers. The aim of the study was to explore the experiences of Coloured males in senior managerial roles via the use of semi structured interviews. The study highlights the earlier influences that assisted with the advancement of Coloured males, the barriers they encountered and what success factors played a role in their career ascent. A qualitative approach was employed for the collection of primary data and involved interviews with fourteen Coloured males who are in senior management roles in the corporate sphere. The study together with literature reviewed, highlights the interventions that organisations can implement to ensure that Coloured males advance at the same pace as their White counterparts. In particular these interventions if done at an early stage of the careers of Coloured males it could lead to loyalty that will ensure that this constituency stays with the organisation.

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Silas, Michael Antonio. "Improving the Pipeline for Students of Color at 1862 Colleges of Agriculture: A Qualitative Study That Examines Administrators’ Perceptions of Diversity, Barriers, and Strategies for Success." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73607.

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Due to an impending STEM shortage facing the United States, it is critically important that students of color are recruited to scientific disciplines. This STEM shortage affects agricultural fields, as many agricultural disciplines are scientifically based. There is currently a lack of students of color within agricultural disciplines when compared to the increasingly diverse make-up of the United States. This qualitative study utilizes the path-goal theory of leadership (House, 1971) and reasoned action theory (Fishbein and Azjen, 2010) to examine the perceptions of administrators regarding the barriers that students of color face within colleges of agriculture at 1862 land-grant institutions. Another important purpose of this study is to identify strategies that department heads, deans, and administrators within colleges of agriculture can use to increase the recruitment and retention of students of color. The study utilized phenomenology, as this method focuses on participants' subjective experiences and interpretations of the world. Eighteen participants at 17 institutions were interviewed about their perceptions of diversity, the barriers that students of color face within colleges of agriculture, and strategies for success. The findings of this study reveal that (1) diversity is a multifaceted and evolving concept that varies from individual-to-individual, (2) students of color face barriers to access, (3) successful recruitment and retention strategies for students of color require investments from administrators, and (4) data validates program success.
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Lin, Tang-Meng, and 林堂孟. "A Research of Arganization Restructuring Key Success Factors for Color Box Printing and Packaging Firms." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/37931604082263275139.

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淡江大學
全球華商經營管理數位學習碩士在職專班
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The Color Printing Package Industry in Taiwan faces significant decrease in orders because customers gradually move overseas instead. This study aims to explore the critical successful factors by applying new management concepts with Marketing Management and Production Management during business transformation. The researcher acquires the related data from long observation, actual experience and in-depth interview with chargers from three individual companies. After SWOT analysis, the study provides the conclusions and suggestions for future research. The results of the study show that the Color Printing Package Industry in Taiwan should cultivate talents with overseas marketing capability instead of focus on Taiwan market only. Moreover, with advantage of local experience and culture similarity, Taiwan, Mainland China, and Hong Kong should cooperate to advance manufacturing process such as planning, design, printing, distribution and related logistical management. Finally, increasing orders from overseas market by offering “TOTAL SOULTION”

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Marshall, JaNice Clarice. "Lessons learned from men of color student success initiatives : a descriptive analysis of the characteristics of community college programs and an in-depth analysis of the evidence of effectiveness for selected programs." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2011-08-3922.

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The promises of the open door community college system have helped people from all walks of life access and achieve higher education credentials. Numerous community college graduates transferred to other universities to continue their academic pursuits or entered the emerging career areas with skills that afford those wages and lifestyles that allow them to support their families, contribute as tax payers and full participants in the American Dream. For many African American and Latino men, the hope of achieving a college degree was realized through their involvement in a special student success program that offered mentoring, academic support, life skills necessary for managing personal and professional relationships, financial literacy and friendships with peers built on honesty, integrity, and accountability agreements. Many of these programs, though life changing for participants, were small in scale, are not supported across institutions, lacked broad involvement from faculty members, and were limited in their scope. Long term sustainable program plans must include issues related to scalability, replication; financial and strategic plans; common measures of effectiveness that eliminate current achievement and attainment gaps President Obama along with other policy groups has challenged 2-year colleges to help America lead all other nations in producing the largest percentage of adults with a college credential. This research used a qualitative case study approach to collect, review, and analyze 82 community college minority male student success programs. To broaden the research study pertinent to what measures of evidence are used to determine effectiveness, program directors and participants were interviewed with a semi-structured approach. Data were analyzed and greater clarity of the problems many men of color face and the programs designed to increase their academic, career and workforce success. To close the gender and racial gaps identified demands holistic solutions between and among private, public, governmental, social, cultural, academic, and financial organizations. Our global knowledge economy demands college presidents, governing board members, faculty, staff, community, faith-based institutions, and men of color to collaborate and create, and improve and strengthen the chances for more minority men to attain college credentials.
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Cormier, Bret D. "Deconstructing the deficit-thinking paradigm in district and campus level leadership to close the achievement gap." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/29586.

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District and campus leaders face enormous challenges as they try to address the ever-widening achievement gap. With increased accountability, the achievement gap-- which exists between students of color and students of poverty and their White, middleclass counterparts--is becoming impossible to ignore. Nationally, demographics are shifting toward a society of color and school campuses are following suit. Students are not getting easier to educate. Yet while schools across the nation bemoan their student populations as 'hard to educate,' there are some notable districts consistently having success with these student populations. However, there is almost no research on these schools. Their successes are nearly unknown to the educational world. Therefore, this study sought to examine the practices utilized on these campuses and the role of district and campus leadership in guiding the teachers of these student populations. The theoretical framework was the deficit-thinking paradigm and the Effective Schools Correlates. The study investigated schools that (1) earned high ratings in their state accountability system (2) named Blue Ribbon Schools and (3) were Title I award winning schools because they had gone from low performing schools with few systems in place to high performing schools with many systems in place. The study focused on the Area Superintendent of Area 10 and two elementary principals. This study was a mix method qualitative and quantitative study that involved only one urban school district: Martin Luther King Independent School District, one of the fifteen largest districts in the southwest part of the United States. This was a case study, which is an intensive description and analysis of a phenomenon or social unit such as an individual, group, institution, or community. The case is a bounded, integrated system (Stake, 1995; Merriam, 1998). Data collection included interviews, observations, and a reflective journal. Findings revealed that there are six prongs these schools had in common to go from low performing to high performing schools as well as earn distinction and awards. Acquiring these six prongs is called Creating a Culture of Success for Students of Color and Students of Poverty. There are also six conditions that permeate low performing schools; these schools once had these conditions on their campuses, but overcame them to become high performing. These conditions are called the Labyrinth of Solitude for Students of Color and Students of Poverty. As school districts and schools attempt to create a culture of accountability where high expectations and a sense of urgency prevail--conditions necessary to close the achievement gap and move from the deficit-thinking paradigm and its deleterious impact on achievement toward the Normed-Opportunity Paradigm--universities and school districts can use this research data to help superintendents, central office personnel, campus principals, teachers, as well as prospective teachers and administrators to move schools and school districts forward and help close the achievement gap.
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