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Kunskapsöverföring är avgörande om en kompetensutvecklings-aktivitet är en nödvändig resurs för en organisation/företag. Tidigare forskning visar däremot att kunskap inte transfereras i den utsträckning som önskas. Till följd av detta är transfer-problem vanligt förekommande i sådana kontexter. För att reducera gapet mellan kunskap från utbildning till arbete har existerande litteratur, genom kvantitativa metoder, försökt åskådliggöra de faktorer som påverkar transfer. Med en kvalitativ hermeneutisk metodansats syftar denna fallstudie till att undersöka chefers erfarenhet av transfer från IKEAS interna ledarskapsutbildning ILEAD till deras chefsroll efter utbildningen. Att tillämpa en sådan metodansats genererar i ny förståelse om fenomenet. I denna studie möjliggör det förutsättningar att utläsa huruvida transfer sker och vad som påverkar transfer i en sådan kontext. Vidare bidrar det med kunskap till hur IKEA som organisation kan arbeta för att främja transfer i relation till ILEAD och därigenom minimera risk för slöseri av resurser. I studien används tre teoretiska utgångspunkter såsom Baldwin & Ford (1988) och Holton et al., (2000) modeller om transfer processen samt Banduras teori (1989,1997) inom det socio kognitiva perspektivet. Sex stycken semistrukturella intervjuer genomfördes via den digitala plattformen Zoom. Medverkande arbetar på samma varuhus, har gått ILEAD och var vid intervjutillfället anställda i en chefsbefattning. Samtycke medgavs att spela in intervjuerna för att vidare transkribera materialet och därefter bearbeta data för analys och tolkning. Resultatet visar att kunskap följt med kursdeltagarna från ILEAD till deras arbete som chefer. Samtidigt synliggörs ett transfer-problem som visar sig vara en förutsättning transfer. Individens egenskaper, utbildningens utformning och innehåll, stöd från chef och medarbetare och ett samspel mellan föregående delar visar sig påverka chefernas transfer. Inom forskningsfältet bidrar studien till ny förståelse för fenomenet och visar således på behov för framtida forskning. / Transfer of training from education to work is essential if a skills development activity will be considered a valuable resource to companies. Prior studies have shown that knowledge is not transferred in the anticipated extent, and that transfer-problems are commonly present in such contexts. Therefore, to reduce the knowledge-gap from education to work, existing literature in the area attempts to identify the factors that impact transfer. However, the field is mainly dominated by quantitative research. By using a qualitative hermeneutic methodology, this study aims to investigate managers’ experiences of transfer from IKEA’s internal leadership training ILEAD. A new understanding of the phenomenon is generated by applying this methodology, as opposed to what is often presented in prior studies. This study provides the framework to determine whether transfer takes place, and what affect or contribute to transfer. Additionally, this study contributes insights on how IKEA as an organization can operate to promote transfer in relation to ILEAD, and thereby reduce the risk in wasting resources. The study uses three theoretical starting points: Baldwin & Ford (1988) and Holton, Bates & Ruona, (2000) theoretical models of the transfer process, and Bandura's theory (1989,1997) within the socio-cognitive perspective. Six semi-structured interviews were held via the digital platform Zoom. Each interviewee worked at the same retail-store, attended ILEAD, and were employed in a managerial role at the time of interview. Each interviewee gave consent for recording and transcribing the interviews, which were subsequently used for analysis and interpretation. The results demonstrate that the ILEAD participants’ knowledge has carried over to their capacities in management. Simultaneously, transfer-problems are revealed which are demonstrated to be a prerequisite to transfer. Some elements which affect managers’ level of transfer include individual qualities, training structure and content, support from management and coworkers, and the interlinking synergies of these aforementioned elements. This study contributes to the field with a new understanding of the topic and additionally highlights the need for further research.

The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of responsiveness to the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM), as measured by the Responsiveness to Guided Imagery and Music scale (RGIM). It was hypothesized that when combined, Sense of Coherence (SOC), state trait anxiety (STAI), classical music experience (CME), gender, and/or age would account for a significant amount of variance in responsiveness to BMGIM. Sixty volunteer participants were recruited from the general population. They all attended one research session where they participated in a group Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) experience. Prior to the group GIM experience, participants completed a demographic questionnaire (including a CME measure), the Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the SOC scale. After the group GIM experience, participants completed the RGIM scale. Once data collection was completed, the reliability and construct validity of the RGIM was examined. Exploratory factor analyses revealed that the RGIM contained five distinct factors: (a) Ability to Relax (AR), (b) Ability to Image to Music (AIM), (c) Responsiveness to Music and Guiding (RMG), (d) Comfort with Self-Disclosure (CSD), and (e) Meaningfulness of the Experience (MOE). These were the dependent (criterion) variables in this study. Before analyzing the data, the researcher ran diagnostics to check for assumptions of regression. Correlational statistical techniques were used to identify significant relationships between variables, and three sets of exploratory multiple linear regressions were used to identify which combinations of variables were the most accurate predictors of RGIM factors. Results of the first multiple regression showed that together, SOC, classical music experience, and age are predictors of "Ability to Image to Music," "Responsiveness to Music and Guiding," and "Meaningfulness of the Experience." Results of the second multiple regression showed that together, state anxiety, classical music experience, and age are predictors of "Ability to Image to Music," "Responsiveness to Music and Guiding," and "Meaningfulness of the Experience." Results of the third multiple regression showed that together, trait anxiety, classical music experience, and age are predictors of "Responsiveness to Music and Guiding." A number of other significant and non-significant results were found and are discussed. Limitations of the study as well as recommendations for future research, clinical practice, and education/training are presented. / Music Therapy

Early college entrance programs have existed in the United States since the 1950s, but in-depth research on academic success in these programs is lacking. Every year, early college entrance programs utilize a variety of data-gathering and candidate-screening techniques to select hundreds of students for admission into these accelerated programs. However, only a smattering of research articles has discussed the factors that predict academic success in these programs. This exploratory study investigated commonly-relied-upon admissions data points—such as high school GPA and ACT scores—and demographic information—such as sex, ethnicity, and locality—to see if any of these factors predicted academic success: namely, graduation and early college entrance program GPA. Secondary data from nearly 800 students admitted over an 11-year period to a state-supported, residential early college entrance program located at a large Southern university in the United States were utilized for this study. Logistic regression failed to yield a model that could accurately predict whether or not a student would graduate from the program. Multiple regression models showed that high school GPA and ACT scores were predictive of performance, and that factors like locality and ethnicity can have predictive power as well. However, the low variance in performance explained by the variables included in this study demonstrates that high school GPA, standardized test scores, locality, sex, and ethnicity can only tell us so much about a student's likelihood of success in an early college entrance program.

This study examined how Math-Curriculum Based Measurement (M-CBM) benchmark assessment scores predict fifth grade math Standards of Learning (SOL) assessment scores.  Three school districts participated in the study by providing student data on math benchmark assessments and fifth grade math SOL assessment scores. Scores were organized and analyzed to determine the level of prediction between the two data sets. The results of the study indicated that M-CBM benchmark assessments were good predictors of fifth grade math SOL assessment scores. A second purpose of the study was to measure the differences in the capacity of three different M-CBM benchmark assessments in predicting fifth grade math SOL assessment scores. The three school districts used M-CBM benchmark assessments that varied in the method of creation and the type (commercial, teacher created, released test item) to develop the assessments. The findings show the M-CBM benchmark assessments created by teachers were better predictors of student scores on the fifth grade math SOL assessment followed by released test items and the commercially developed assessments. The third goal of the research study was to determine if there were differences in costs associated with three different M-CBM benchmark assessments. The reported costs for each of the three assessment types were analyzed but the gross cost per student did not accurately reflect the total costs involved in creating, operating, and/or maintaining the M-CBM benchmark assessment systems in any of the three districts. A literature review identified contributions in the field in the areas of assessment, Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM), and predicting student performance. The research design was quantitative and the school district data collected was over the 2009-2010 school year.  Recommendation for future research was to focus on the implementation methods and utilization of M-CBM benchmark assessments by teachers to modify instruction. Possible research on how the benchmark data can be utilized or converted into a practical classroom predictor of SOL assessment outcomes was recommended also. / Ed. D.

In 2002, Congress reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965), more commonly known today as the No Child Left Behind Act (2002). Many of the initiatives within the act have come under significant scrutiny, not least of which is providing supplemental educational services to students in "failing" schools. The purpose of this multi-site, cross-case study was to examine how supplemental educational services impact students as viewed through the perspectives of elementary school teachers and principals. Elementary school teachers and their principals who currently have, or have had in the recent past, students enrolled in these supplemental services were the targeted populations for this study. Teachers and principals were selected because they have unique and enduring interactions with students and are in a position to assess how programs such as those delivered by supplemental educational service providers affect students. Four schools were selected based on geographic location (reasonable proximity to the researcher), number of participants in supplemental educational services, NCLB designation (the school was designated as in the second year or beyond of improvement), and willingness to participate in the study. When data from the four schools were considered in a cross-case analysis, the following themes emerged: (1) students realized varying outcomes as a result of participating in supplemental educational services, (2) supplemental educational services varied in their perceived quality depending on whether the providers were internal or external, (3) teachers and principals considered communication with supplemental educational service providers as an indicator of their quality, (4) teachers and principals viewed tailoring of supplemental educational services to meet particular student's needs as a hallmark of their quality, (5) teachers and principals recommended using existing school assessments, observation, and attendance as measures of the impact of supplemental educational services, and (6) teachers and principals recommended increased communication, increased individualization of tutoring, certification of tutors, and changes in tutoring schedules as ways to improve supplemental educational services. These results provide policy makers with information that may be helpful in better understanding the impact of supplementary educational services on elementary students and how they might adjust the program to make it more effective. / Ph. D.