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Williams, Jodi M. An Ethnographic Inquiry and Evaluation into the Student's
Perspective and Experience with Improvement Science at Algoma School District.
Master of Science (Applied Anthropology), May 2018, 88 pp., 6 tables, 12 figures,
references, 38 titles.
Using ethnographic research in the form of an outcomes assessment, this project
aims to unpack and evaluate the experiences of students and significance of the key
concepts shared during the Live Algoma-Improvement Science course/and associated
projects during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 school years. Through the use of
evaluative techniques such as interviews, focus groups, and a survey, I endeavor to
both strengthen and inform the work Live Algoma is doing and highlight to the
community and other stakeholders the valuable impact of this initiative on the students.
As part of the Improvement Science course, students from the Algoma School District
were trained on key concepts such as failing forward, PDSA, and ways of being to
empower them to better handle individual project management, life challenges, and goal
setting. While this project was expansive in overall scope, this outcome evaluation
sought to understand the retention and internalization by program participants of key
concepts imparted from the Improvement Science course and related projects. The
findings provide strategic and targeted insights into the success of the course and
opportunities for refinements in future Improvement Science courses and school and
community projects with Live Algoma and the Algoma School District.
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Williams, Jodi M. An Ethnographic Inquiry and Evaluation into the Student's Perspective and Experience with Improvement Science at Algoma School District, thesis, May 2018; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1157542/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .