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Item AI Ethics: Listening to Stakeholders(Cisco, 2021-05-17) Fleischmann, Kenneth R; Slota, Stephen C.; Greenberg, Sherri R.Item City Branding: An Austin Case Study(2020-05) Barakat, LinaGlobalization and changing power dynamics amongst nation-states has created new opportunities for smaller entities, like cities, to partake in international affairs and discussions. While global cities already have established economic and political roles on a global level, city leaders and stakeholders in emerging cities around the world have begun looking for ways to capitalize on their economic and political potential. One viable strategy for achieving this is city branding. The branding process helps highlight place-based attributes and collective experiences of people within the city in order to make a city more competitive while simultaneously creating a clear path forward. The city of Austin is a prime candidate for such a project because it is currently experiencing a crisis of identity at a critical growth point. After several years of rapid economic growth, city leaders and the stakeholders need to reassess the priorities and values of the city to ensure a clear path forward both at the local and global level. A city branding project would not only help contend with the competing visions that are found within the city but also help navigate the pitfalls created by such rapid growth. This thesis presents the tagline “In this Together” for Austin because not only does it help align stakeholders and local leaders under one prevailing idea, it also builds in the flexibility and innovation that has become emblematic of the city. It helps reframe the city’s priorities to ensure that the people are at the forefront because they ultimately ensure the legitimacy of the brand. Essentially, the idea here is that city branding can offer a framework within which important conversations can be had by city leaders and stakeholders about the priorities and values of a city and how those translate to real actions and change that happen at both the local and global level.Item City Branding: An Austin Case Study(2020-05) Barakat, Lina; Cons, JasonGlobalization and changing power dynamics amongst nation-states has created new opportunities for smaller entities, like cities, to partake in international affairs and discussions. While global cities already have established economic and political roles on a global level, city leaders and stakeholders in emerging cities around the world have begun looking for ways to capitalize on their economic and political potential. One viable strategy for achieving this is city branding. The branding process helps highlight place-based attributes and collective experiences of people within the city in order to make a city more competitive while simultaneously creating a clear path forward. The city of Austin is a prime candidate for such a project because it is currently experiencing a crisis of identity at a critical growth point. After several years of rapid economic growth, city leaders and the stakeholders need to reassess the priorities and values of the city to ensure a clear path forward both at the local and global level. A city branding project would not only help contend with the competing visions that are found within the city but also help navigate the pitfalls created by such rapid growth. This thesis presents the tagline “In this Together” for Austin because not only does it help align stakeholders and local leaders under one prevailing idea, it also builds in the flexibility and innovation that has become emblematic of the city. It helps reframe the city’s priorities to ensure that the people are at the forefront because they ultimately ensure the legitimacy of the brand. Essentially, the idea here is that city branding can offer a framework within which important conversations can be had by city leaders and stakeholders about the priorities and values of a city and how those translate to real actions and change that happen at both the local and global level.Item Implementation of Community School in high poverty public schools(2019-05) Sanchez, Gilma Rosas; Reyes, Pedro, 1954-; Olivarez, Ruben D; Sharpe, Edwin R; Pringle, Patrick GThe ongoing demands of state and federal accountability have created a need to revitalize the approach schools use to address student needs. This study focused on the factors affecting the successful implementation of Community Schools (CS) in high poverty schools that achieve successful student outcomes. I used a case study approach to answer the research questions. The study included the participants’ responses of their experiences in the implementation of CS in one Texas school district. I selected a specific site and participants by using a snowball sampling to access district and outside stakeholders who had experience with implementation of CS. The participants involved in the study described the CS process from their perspective while focusing on the role of the principal, the role of the stakeholders, and the challenges that were faced during the implementation. The findings show that the principal is key to aligning and organizing services and resources in order to provide support to students and their families and sustain involvement of stakeholders. The study found that acquiring resources for the families is positive for the students. The findings demonstrate that the sustainability of CS is dependent on funding in order to actively support the families. Based on the findings, I also concluded that CS can be helpful for principals, teachers, parents, district, and outside stakeholders by aligning the support and ensuring the needs of the families are met in a timely manner. This study attributed its success to the services and resources provided to the students and their families which helped in achieving successful student outcomes. The CS strategy with effective leaders and supportive stakeholders can impact student outcomesItem Stakeholders perceptions of middle school policy choice design, implementation and repeal in Seoul, Korea(2014-12) Kim, Tae Jung, active 21st century; Reyes, Pedro, 1954-The direction of high school choice policy has been one of the notable commitments every time the candidates of the superintendent of Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education makes since the policy was repeatedly repealed and decided to be maintained. During the implementation of the policy, conflicts among policy related groups, such as teachers and parents, affected the decisions of the superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education to alternately repeal and maintain the policy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perspective gap, roles and influence among two different types of policy actors: teachers, and parents. Through this approach, the study examines the goals and outcomes of the policy, and addresses the success and failure of the policy through the different perceptions of practitioners, and consumers. In order to achieve these goals, this study used a qualitative research method involving thirty-nine teachers and parents. The findings revealed that teachers and parents viewed that there are chronic policy making problems in Korea, which influence the frequent changes made to the high school choice policy. The absence of communication between a policy maker, policy practitioners, and policy consumers, a product of the top down decision making structure in Korea, has led to inefficiency and inflexibility the policy’s implementation and practice. Teachers and parents suggested that they should be able to contribute to policy consistency and successful implementation through early involvement in policy design and development. Understanding each role and exploring the perceptions of policy relevant actors in high school choice policy in Seoul provides a as well as providing for the further related policies.