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Resist Board Meeting, Dec. 12, 1999, Resist

Resist Board Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Regional Analysis Of Human Development In Canada, Srimanta Mohant

PSC Discussion Papers Series

Regional imbalances in development occur in most societies. This study is an example of comparing human development across the provinces of Canada. The study has four directions of emphasis: education, economy, health, and society. In this study seventeen variables are investigated, which reflect the various dimensions of human development. These variables are aggregate in nature. Using the taxonomic method, the variations among the provinces are examined. The analysis reveals that British Columbia has the highest scores and Newfoundland has the lowest scores on the human development index. The results also show the aspects of human development that are not satisfactory …

Betting The Farm : The Effect Of Prior Performance On The Framing Of Strategic Risk Decisions, Craig A. Turner

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to address the effects of prior performance on strategic risk decisions of the firm. Strategy researchers have traditionally sought to focus on the impacts of strategic risk decisions. such asResearch and Development, Diversification, Credit Risk,and Financial Risk, on performance. The findings have been inconclusive and many times contradictory. Thisresearch is based on the premise that the prior performance of the firm and the outcomes associated with the risk decision involved will effect decisions related to the risk. Therefore, this dissertation seeks to provide insight into the question what is the nature of the relationship …

Review Of Family Preservation And Family Functioning, By Jacquelyn Mccroskey And William Meezan, Julia H. Littell

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Case Studies Of Organizational Evaluation In Community Foundations, Joyce Box Brown

Dissertations

Community foundations are classified as public charities (501(c) 3). They derive their funds from many donors rather than a single donor, and the board is made up of representatives from the community served. They are most often established to serve a specific geographic area. This study investigated and described how three different community foundations approach organizational evaluation— choosing proposals to fund, monitoring programs, improving programs, and assessing program impact.

The three community foundations approach evaluation not as a formal system of grant accountabilities, but as a way of systematically gathering information from various constituents for purposes of guiding important decisions. …

Implementing Organizational Change In A Public Agency, David E. Freed

Dissertations

A major challenge that faces most institutions is that of adapting to and managing change. The leadership of an organization is a key focal point for analyzing how change is accomplished.

This study examines both a theoretical and practical approach to the study of organizational and cultural change. The focus is a public agency and the actions and decision processes of the top leadership relating to organizational and cultural change during the period 1992 to 1995.

From the theoretical perspective, Karl Weick’s approach called sensemaking is examined and a model is created. Sensemaking is an activity that is an explanatory …

Perceptions Of Hiv/Aids In West Virginia Nursing Facilities, Valarie Ann Bell

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports

Introduction. Placement of HIV/AIDS infected individuals into geriatric long-term care facilities has been a problem since the beginning of HIV/AIDS. Specific aims. The objective of this study was to determine how prepared West Virginia nursing facilities are to deal with the HIV/AIDS population. Methods. An anonymous mailed survey guided by the organizational change theory was sent to all 144 certified nursing facilities within the state. Questions were asked about current policies, procedures, education, concerns, resources, and experiences specific to HIV/AIDS. Results. A total of 72 surveys were returned for a response rate of 50%. Most facilities (71.8%) offered educational programs …

A Case Study Of A Liberal Jewish Day School's Middle School Transition, Jill Beloff Farrell

FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Jacobson Sinai Academy is a Liberal Reform Jewish Day School, in North Miami Beach, Florida. When the Academy was started over 18 years ago it was designed as a K-6 school. This was in keeping with the existing model for Reform day schools at the time and met the needs and desires of the early founders. The philosophy of the school addressed meeting the needs of the individual child as well as the fostering of Judaic values and traditions in an academically nurturing and experiential setting. Upon graduation, students moved from the Academy to a variety of public and …

The Express: November 11, 1999, Taylor University Fort Wayne

1999-2000 (Volume 4)

TUFW Students’ efforts shine on Service Day — Mischief taken to new heights — Phone congestion gives busy signal to safety issues — the fountain — Express Index — A Thanksgiving Tale — From the TSO President — Airband ’99 — True Review — Dr. Dennis E. Hensley: Power Tower of TUFW — Into the Taylor Millennium Part II — Committed and Dedicated — Men’s Hoops Begin, Start With Two Wins — Soccer Team Waiting in Limo — Falcon’s Soccer — Winner — Top 10 — …And One — News Capsule — Peeping Tom escapes security and flees through construction …

The Lumberjack, November 10, 1999

Cal Poly Humboldt's Student Newspaper

The student newspaper of Humboldt State University.

Self-Study Compliance Overview Report, Wasc Committee

Publications and Administrative Reports

No abstract provided.

Progress Notes, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Progress Notes

No abstract provided.

Marketing The City Of North Las Vegas: Marketing Plan And Image Enhancement Program, Janet Zimmerman

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Like many other Southwestern states, Nevada is experiencing a tremendous growth in population. As the second fastest growing city in Nevada, North Las Vegas is facing its own unique challenges and opportunities. Growth in Southern Nevada has also brought internal competition for those residents and businesses entering the area. It has also created a need to update the city's image and appeal.

One example of how a city effectively enhanced its image can be found in the same population area, Henderson, Nevada. Henderson, the state's fastest growing community, is attracting new residents and businesses at a rate that was 1.5 …

Checkup, Lehigh Valley Health Network

Checkup

No abstract provided.

Community Foundations Serving Rural Regions: A Study Of Rural-Serving Community Foundations Located In Northern California, Michele B. Finstad

Master's Theses

This research project-a qualitative study with data collected primarily through interviews-was conducted to determine whether there are notable characteristics common to community foundations serving rural regions, and whether these characteristics differ from those of other community foundations in general. The framework developed for this research project was adapted from three empirical studies, each emphasizing specific characteristics related to organizational development and community foundations. The first study (Agard, 1992) examined the administrative, social, strategic, and technical systems of community foundations with regard to growth and change over time at different ages and asset sizes. The second study (Mayer, 1994) addressed the …

Transforming Predominantly White Institutions: How Can People Of Color Play A Key Role?, Paula G. Gomes, Cecy Kuruvilla

Different Perspectives on Majority Rules: 4th Annual National Conference (1999)

“As we move into the new millennium, it will be even more critical for people of color to reclaim their individual and collective power to facilitate the process of tru institutional transformation.”

October 12, 1999, Faculty Senate

Minutes

No abstract provided.

Service Learning And Assessment: A Field Guide For Teachers, Susan Bonthron, Rick Gordon

Evaluation/Reflection

Recent advances in understanding the human brain, intelligence, and how we learn¹ indicate that successful schools need to provide
• rich, safe learning environments that address multiple realms of intelligence;
• opportunities for experiential learning to promote construction of knowledge and understanding;
• opportunities to develop both intelligence and skills through mediated learning;
• opportunities to transfer learning through reflection; and
• balanced assessment measures that include portfolios and performance assessments as well as more conventional standardized tests.

Aicpa Insider, Volume 1, Number 4, October 1999, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Information Outlook, October 1999, Special Libraries Association

Information Outlook, 1999

Volume 3, Issue 10

Analysis Of Feminism V, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This is the last in a 5-part series on an analysis of feminism based on the research of Yvon Provençal. Dr. Provencal has been teaching philosophy at the Cégep de Granby (Québec) for nine years.

Response To Professor Wax: Discrimination As Accident: Old Whine, New Bottle, Michael Selmi

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Mechtech Program: An Education And Training Model For The Next Century, Robert Forrant

New England Journal of Public Policy

The small-firm metalworking industry is routinely characterized by cutthroat competition and fierce privacy. Yet, since the late 1980s, the members of the western Massachusetts chapter of the National Tooling and Machining Association have participated in an education, training, and technology diffusion network characterized by a high degree of interfirm cooperation. Hundreds of workers and managers have take part in group training sessions and seminars. The reconstruction of the skill base is central to the MechTech apprenticeship program through which apprentices spend four years in participating firms, exiting the program as licensed machinists, tool and die makers, or moldmakers. In an …

Training Providers: Working With Lesbian Clients., Laurie A. Drabble

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Members In Medium Public Accounting Firms, September 1999, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Members In Large Public Accounting Firms, September 1999, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Members In Small Local Public Accounting Firms, September 1999, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (Aicpa)

Newsletters

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Outcome-Based Assessment On Microenterprise Programs, Margaret A. Johnson, Umasundari Akella, Jule Lalande

Journal of Microfinance / ESR Review

The changing environment in the nonprofit sector has subjected microenterprise programs to a new paradigm that emphasizes rationality principles. These principles ask practitioners to increase their outcomes while minimizing costs and to demonstrate that they are doing so with outcome-assessment measurements. This paper presents a case study of what happened to 11 microenterprise programs that adopted outcome assessment. Factors affecting the adoption of outcome assessment were changing norms in the nonprofit sector, demands from state legislators for information on program outcomes, and mandates from funders. A funding formula was implemented; program responses included going along, adopting practices to fit the …

Training Providers: Working With Lesbian Clients., Laurie A. Drabble

Laurie A. Drabble

This article was first published in Prevention Pipeline, a publication of the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration.

Sept. 1999

NASIG Newsletter

No abstract provided.