Advisor

Nancy Koroloff

Date of Award

1-1-2012

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Social Work and Social Research

Department

Social Work

Physical Description

1 online resource (viii, 203 pages)

Subjects

Organizational change, School-based mentoring, Implementation, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, Mentoring in education, Community and school

DOI

10.15760/etd.894

Abstract

This research describes organizational level implementation strategies utilized in piloting enhancements to the school-based mentoring program from Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Semi-structured interviews (n=15) with lead agency implementers along with conference call meeting notes were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Findings yield a description of the challenges to implementation and strategies to overcome these challenges, formal implementation strategies engaged in, and the extent to which these align with an implementation framework put forth by Klein, Conn, and Sorra (2001) with supplement from Fixsen, Naoom, Blase, Friedman, and Wallace (2005). Findings from this study indicate that financial resources, management support, implementation climate and select implementation policies and practices are important to attend to during the implementation of a school-based mentoring program. Additionally, organizational readiness for change and organizational climate should be attended to before program implementation. Implementation strategies identified through this research help to define important organizational factors that drive the implementation of school-based mentoring programs.

Description

Portland State University. Social Work and Social Research Ph. D. Program

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8055

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