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A Qualitative Study Exploring Federal Education Policy Implementation in Child Welfare Agencies

Fletcher, Roschanda C
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1731871944048638

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2024, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Organizational Leadership , Franklin University, International Institute for Innovative Instruction.
The 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into legislation to increase educational stability for youth in care through increased partnership and collaboration between child welfare and educational agences. This qualitative study explored the critical factors that impact the efforts of child welfare agencies (CWA) to implement ESSA. The general systems theory and Edwards’ policy implementation model were used to guide the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight individuals from the Texas Department of Family Protective Services, and a focus group was conducted with six representatives from Region 10 Texas Education Agency. A thematic approach was taken to analyze participant responses and identify key themes in the data. Six core themes highlight leadership, resources, training, communication, collaboration and accountability, and politics and finances. A thorough discussion of the findings is presented. The study provided theoretical and practical implications suggesting CWAs take notice of the importance of leadership influence and develop systematic interventions to aid in implementation efforts.
Valerie Storey (Committee Chair)
Lori Salgado (Committee Member)
Yuerong Sweetland (Committee Member)
163 p.
Education Policy; Organization Theory; Organizational Behavior; Public Policy; Social Work
agency collaboration; child welfare; education legislation; financing; foster youth; policy implementation

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  • Fletcher, R. C. (2024). A Qualitative Study Exploring Federal Education Policy Implementation in Child Welfare Agencies [Doctoral dissertation, Franklin University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1731871944048638

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fletcher, Roschanda. A Qualitative Study Exploring Federal Education Policy Implementation in Child Welfare Agencies . 2024. Franklin University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1731871944048638.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fletcher, Roschanda. "A Qualitative Study Exploring Federal Education Policy Implementation in Child Welfare Agencies ." Doctoral dissertation, Franklin University, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1731871944048638

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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