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Advancing Theory on Knowledge Governance in Universities: A Case Study of a Higher Education Merger
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Safavi, Mehdi; Håkanson, Lars – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
The deep structure of university knowledge governance system is uncharted. In an exploratory case study of a university merger with an art college, this study inductively examines how knowledge governance structures in universities affect (and are affected by) the creation and passing on of knowledge. The authors found the university governance…
Descriptors: Governance, Case Studies, Universities, Organizational Change
Underemployment among Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disabilities
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Chou, Yueh-Ching; Kröger, Teppo; Pu, Cheng-yun – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
Background: Mothers with lifelong care responsibilities might involuntarily be non-employed or work part-time, both of which are defined as "underemployment." This study aimed to investigate who these underemployed mothers are and what are the factors associated with such employment hardship when having a child with intellectual…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Mothers, Intellectual Disability, Correlation
Experiencing Financial Hardship Associated with Medical Bills and Its Effects on Health Care Behavior: A 2-Year Panel Study
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Choi, Sunha – Health Education & Behavior, 2018
Using 2-year panel data, this study examined (1) whether experiencing financial hardship associated with out-of-pocket medical expenditures affected delaying/missing necessary health care in the following year; (2) whether such financial hardship mediated the effects of predisposing, enabling, and need characteristics on timely health care access…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Behavior, Medical Care Evaluation, Medical Services
Spending Behavior Change and Financial Distress during the Great Recession
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Chalise, Lekhnath; Anong, Sophia – Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 2017
This study investigated whether spending habits before and during the Great Recession predicted financial distress. Financial distress was defined as failing to make mortgage and non-mortgage loan payments on time. Data from the 2007-2009 panel of the Survey of Consumer Finances revealed that one's prerecession spending habit did not seem to…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Money Management, Financial Problems, Consumer Economics
The Collateral Consequences of "Criminalized" School Punishment on Disadvantaged Parents and Families
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Mowen, Thomas J. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2017
The "criminalization" of school discipline has contributed to a number of negative outcomes for students and scholars have noted important racial, ethnic, and class disparities in school punishment. Yet, prior work provides little information in which to understand how the effects of criminalized school punishment may move beyond the…
Descriptors: Discipline Policy, Punishment, Disadvantaged, Law Enforcement
Exploring Adult Basic Education--Quality Services with Limited Funding: Qualitative Multiple Case Study
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Calaf, Dolores C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes are in great demand by immigrant adults in the Boston area. The problem investigated in this study was the limited funding to implement ESOL programs in Boston, which has resulted in waiting lists for many contracted community-based programs. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Qualitative Research, Case Studies, English (Second Language)