Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / The purpose of this study was to explore Team Support, an in-school youth development program designed to facilitate high school student-athletes' acquisition of personal and social responsibility by using physical activity. The first research question sought to determine the fidelity of Team Support to Hellison's Personal and Social Responsibility model, the model it purported to implement. The second research question assessed if Team Support was perceived to be an appropriate intervention for teaching personal and social responsibility to the student-athlete participants. For the first research question, a protocol adherence rating scale was created to gather quantitative and qualitative data on approximately 110 student-athletes and 19 advisors. For the second research question, qualitative data were gathered through 2 focus groups of 8 student-athletes each, 12 individual interviews with student-athletes, 9 individual interviews with advisors, and participant observer notes to explore student-athletes and advisors' perceived social, emotional, and academic outcomes of student-athletes' participation in Team Support. The study employed descriptive statistics and thematic analyses to answer its research questions. The results of the investigation yielded short term and long term implications to urban youth, sport practitioners, school counselors, users of Hellison's model, school administrators, and other educators. / 2031-01-02

This study examined a six-month implementation of the Responsibility Model (RM) in a New Zealand secondary school. Four classes were involved in the study, two classes were taught a programme based on the RM and two classes were taught using a traditional pedagogical approach to physical education. All four classes were taught by the same teacher. A mixed methodological approach was used combining case study and quasi-experimental research. Data were collected through interviews, observations, analysis of detention patterns, and regular student self-assessments. The implementation was successful in developing positive, supportive and well-behaved classes in physical education. The majority of students developed a greater understanding of personal and social responsibility and became more personally and socially responsible in class. The students were not found to be disadvantaged in meeting the physical education curriculum goals and students in the RM classes were found to be more engaged in their class work than the equivalent students in the control classes. If the true measure of success, however, is that students are able to take what is learnt in physical education and apply it in other contexts, then this implementation was less successful. For the vast majority of students the teaching and learning about personal and social responsibility was firmly associated with physical education and they generally showed little understanding of the potential for the transfer of learning to other contexts. It is possible that a longer implementation and a more consistent reinforcement of the concept of transfer would lead to students developing greater understanding of the models potential application in other areas of their lives. This study has implications for teachers who are considering introducing the RM into their teaching. It provides insights into the realities of implementing the RM into the specific context of secondary school physical education programmes. It also challenges the assumptions that teachers may have that the introduction of the RM is a relatively unproblematic process and identifies a number of areas of potential difficulty. The study concludes with recommendations for teachers contemplating introducing the RM into their practice.

The Dallas Morning News is a leader in using engagement journalism to increase and retain digital subscribers. This ethnography examined the efficacy of the engagement journalism work by the News in rebuilding trust and forming relationships with its audience. This research is exceptionally timely as more newsrooms are erecting paywalls to their content and asking their audiences to offer monetary support in exchange for greater access and engagement by journalists. This work is examined through two mass communications theories: functionalism, which says a society can be viewed like an ecosystem as a "system in balance" consisting of complex sets of interrelated activities, each of which supports the others in maintaining the system as a whole; and the dual responsibility model, which says that companies should operate in the best interests of all in the community who depend on them, not only those who benefit financially. Additionally, the work is considered from a human-interaction design standpoint to evaluate whether the News has created affordances that enable the journalists and the readers to communicate, and whether the journalists are effectively practicing service design when publishing news and information for the audience.

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo general diseñar un modelo de balance social frente a los Indicadores Global Reporting Initiative en transportes Olmos Tours, Lambayeque 2022. Asimismo, se bosquejó una matriz en responsabilidad social según las memorias de sostenibilidad de los Indicadores Global Reporting Initiative, con el fin de que la empresa elabore su propia memoria de responsabilidad sostenible. Dicha investigación contó con un enfoque mixto, de tipo aplicada, de nivel descriptivo - transversal, de diseño no experimental, teniendo como técnica a la entrevista y el análisis documental. En la investigación se presenta una visión general sobre la responsabilidad social empresarial, las ventajas que tiene para Olmos Tours adoptar una conducta socialmente responsable y las exigencias que se originan como contrapartida. Se desarrolló la idea de responsabilidad social como valor estratégico, para fomentar un compromiso ético empresarial y promover practicas responsables dentro de la organización; de tal manera que fortalezca su reputación corporativa, genere confianza y credibilidad entre los clientes, proveedores y otras partes interesadas. Finalmente, los resultados obtenidos demostraron que la empresa de transportes Olmos Tours, desde su creación no realiza informes de sostenibilidad, al medir su grado de responsabilidad social empresarial, se evidencia que se encuentra parcialmente comprometida tanto así que el apoyo a la comunidad es de 1.07 % lo cual debería ser de mayor involucramiento. Asimismo, ejecuta acciones relacionadas a aspectos ambientales y económicos que no cumplen con las expectativas de la RSE, sin embargo, el 1.71% es el mayor porcentaje el cual está enfocado en las oportunidades de mejorar por atender. / The general objective of this research was to design a social balance model against the Global Reporting Initiative Indicators in transport Olmos Tours, Lambayeque 2022. Likewise, a social responsibility matrix was outlined according to the sustainability reports of the Global Reporting Initiative Indicators, with in order for the company to prepare its own sustainable responsibility report. This research had a mixed approach, applied, descriptive-cross-sectional level, non-experimental design, using interview and documentary analysis as a technique. The research presents a general vision of corporate social responsibility, the advantages that Olmos Tours has for adopting socially responsible behavior and the demands that arise as a counterpart. The idea of social responsibility as a strategic value was developed to foster a business ethical commitment and promote responsible practices within the organization; in such a way that it strengthens its corporate reputation, generates trust and credibility among customers, suppliers and other interested parties. Finally, the results obtained demonstrated that the transport company Olmos Tours, since its creation, has not made sustainability reports. When measuring its degree of corporate social responsibility, it is evident that it is partially committed so much so that community support is 1.07. % which should be more involving. Likewise, it executes actions related to environmental and economic aspects that do not meet CSR expectations; however, 1.71% is the highest percentage which is focused on the opportunities for improvement to be addressed.