Date of Conferral
3-6-2024
Date of Award
March 2024
Degree
Doctor of Public Administration (D.P.A)
School
Public Policy and Administration
Advisor
Linda Sundstrom
Abstract
At the nonprofit organization that was the site of this study, Agency A, formerly incarcerated employees’ lack of appropriate professional work conduct was preventing them from maintaining successful employment. The purpose of the study was to develop a program to train Agency A’s formerly incarcerated employees about appropriate professional work conduct. The practice-focused questions for this qualitative study were used to determine topics to be included in the training program, reasons for inappropriate work conduct, and interventions already in place to assist formerly incarcerated employees manage their behaviors. The study was guided by the paradigm for counterproductive behaviors and adult learning theory. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five members of Agency A leadership to determine the appropriate professional conduct behaviors that needed to be addressed through the training program. Based on the thematic analysis of the data collected from the interviews, the training program needed to include an orientation focused on three topics: inappropriate behaviors, assistance, and access to resources. The training program will assist formerly incarcerated employees in successfully maintaining employment with the organization which leads to potential implications for positive social change for employees, the organization, the employees’ families, and the community.
Recommended Citation
Robershaw, Katharine J., "Development of a Work-Conduct Training for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals" (2024). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 15532.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/15532
