Date of Award
Spring 5-16-2020
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
EdD Education Leadership, Management and Policy
Department
Education Leadership, Management and Policy
Advisor
Martin J. Finkelstein, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Richard Blissett, Ph.D.
Committee Member
David B. Reid, Ph.D.
Keywords
Houston-LSAMP, Institutionalization, Diffusion of Innovation Theory, URMS in STEM, LSAMP workshops
Abstract
The study focused on the Houston-Louis Stokes Alliance Minority Participation Program. Its mission is to increase the number of under-represented students in STEM majors. The National Science Foundation has been funding this program for the past 20 years. Studies were conducted about its success, however, little has been said about HOW the program was formed and prospects for its future amid changes in leadership due to retirement and turnover of staff members. This study looked at the sustainability of LSAMP, specifically how one central academic program component—the academic excellence workshops were institutionalized/integrated by funding it into the organizational life of each of the two lead institutions of the Houston alliance. So, this study examined how over time, the Houston-LSAMP achieved sustainability through institutionalization of the pipeline program.Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation Theory was the conceptual framework employed to frame this case study and formulate the research questions and sub-questions. The institutionalization of the workshops at the University of Houston and Texas Southern university were studied since they are the past and current leaders of the Houston-LSAMP alliance, respectively.
Recommended Citation
Kelly-Hardy, Janine, "The Institutionalization of An Innovative Curricular Component in a Federally Funded Program to Increase Minorities in STEM Fields. A Case Study of a Small and Large University" (2020). Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs). 2750.
https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2750
