Date of Award

2-15-2024

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Educational Leadership

First Advisor

Thomas Barrett

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to understand what environmental, structural, group dynamic, programmatic, intermediate measure, or outcome measure factors influence the effectiveness of action research being used to improve postsecondary credential attainment for the Tulsa Talent Hub team. This case study focused on the perceptions of those team members that were involved in an action research or community-based participatory research project in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which was facilitated by a team of individuals from Impact Tulsa. The researcher examined how each member that was interviewed perceived overall impact and effectiveness of the action research process used. Through qualitative analysis, the researcher discovered participants identified post-secondary credential attainment as the primary target of the collaboration, acknowledged the collaboration's positive impact in fostering collaboration and networking, recognized the collaboration influenced participating organizations by providing new insights, acknowledged limited impact on achieving the desire goals, viewed potential for replication and evolution of the collaboration, and recognized the potential for knowledge transfer to other similar community-based initiatives.

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