PROJECT MANAGEMENT AS A POSITIVE FORCE FOR CHANGE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

Andrew Manikas and Michael Godfrey

Business Education and Accreditation, 2016, vol. 8, issue 2, 43-52

Abstract: 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

Keywords: Project Management Education; High School Learning; PMP Community Outreach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L3 M53 O22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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