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Project Management As A Positive Force For Change In Underserved Communities

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  • Andrew Manikas
  • Michael Godfrey

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This paper discusses the development of a project management course at a high school in an underserved community in the United States. This course was part of the Thrivals® initiative, which strives to be a positive force in the African American community. Our research goal was to assess whether high school students could acquire and demonstrate knowledge of the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) at a proficiency level equivalent to the level of university students. We compared the performance of the pilot class at the high school to that of a university level class and found no statistically significant difference in high school students’ learning compared to that of the university students

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  • Andrew Manikas & Michael Godfrey, 2016. "Project Management As A Positive Force For Change In Underserved Communities," Business Education and Accreditation, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 8(2), pages 43-52.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:beaccr:v:8:y:2016:i:2:p:43-52
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    Keywords

    Project Management Education; High School Learning; PMP Community Outreach;
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    JEL classification:

    • L3 - Industrial Organization - - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise
    • M53 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Training
    • O22 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Project Analysis

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