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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Review Of Applied Urban Research 1985, Vol. 13, No. 01, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Review Of Applied Urban Research 1985, Vol. 13, No. 01, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Publications
This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Soroban to Silicon Chip: A Look at Japanese Education," by Floyd T. Waterman.
During the 1982-83 school year, the U.S . Department of Education released the report of the President's Commission on Excellence in Education. The report concluded that American education had deteriorated until there was "A Nation at Risk." The writer had also taken note of the fact that on international comparisons, American students were far behind Japanese in the areas of mathematics and in the sciences. He therefore decided to go to Japan and study their educational system. The …
Caur Annual Report: 1984-85, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Caur Annual Report: 1984-85, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)
Publications
The Center for Applied Urban Research (CAUR) continued to provide research, technical assistance, and training services to state and local governments, foundations, and nonprofit organizations during fiscal year 1985. The CAUR continued to be involved in international research activity through the Omaha-Manila Applied Projects Program. Nebraska communities that received CAUR assistance include: Omaha, Lincoln, Scottsbluff, Nebraska City, Wayne, Gothenburg, Chadron, Alliance, and LaVista. State agencies served include: the Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, the Department of Social Services, and the Department of Health. Nonprofit organizations that benefited from work performed at CAUR include: the Community Housing Resources Board; …
Environmental Perception And Its Impacts On The Tourist Industry: A Case Study Of The Niagara Region, Donna Marie Senese
Environmental Perception And Its Impacts On The Tourist Industry: A Case Study Of The Niagara Region, Donna Marie Senese
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
The natural resources of the Niagara Region of Ontario have played an important role in the success of the tourist industry in the region. The Niagara Region has been developed on an industrial and agricultural base since the nineteenth century. Due to conflicting demands of the manufacturing, agricultural and tourism industries for aesthetic, recreational and waste disposal purposes, the physical environment has deteriorated. The research problem of this thesis is to determine the extent of the effect of this deteriorated environment upon the tourist industry in the Niagara Region.
Physical inventories of resources are not adequate in terms of evaluating …
The Pilgrimage To Elvis Presley's Graceland: A Study Of The Meanings Of Place, James W. Davidson
The Pilgrimage To Elvis Presley's Graceland: A Study Of The Meanings Of Place, James W. Davidson
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
Sites become places when people bestow meaning, such as sanctity, upon them. Throughout human history, sacred places have continually emerged within cultural groups. Sacred places commonly focus on heroic figures. A pilgrimage is the visible expression of the sanctity of a place. This thesis examines the motives, meanings and experiences which are associated with the journey to Elvis Presley’s Graceland mansion and grave in Memphis, Tennessee.
Data came from questioning 209 people visiting Presley’s home in the summer of 1984, from fan clubs around the world, and from personal interviews with key figures in Memphis. In my analysis of the …
A National Survey Of Private Crime Commissions, Vincent J. Webb, Dennis Hoffman
A National Survey Of Private Crime Commissions, Vincent J. Webb, Dennis Hoffman
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Privatization is one of the most significant emerging issues in public administration. Studies of the phenomenon in the area of criminal justice have concentrated on greater private sector involvement in corrections (e.g., Camp and Camp, 1984; Mullen, Chabotar and Carrow, 1984) and policing (e.g., Shearing and Stenning, 1981).
Effect Of Sex-Biased And Sex-Fair Item Selections On Interest Inventory Results, Christine Elizabeth Franklin-Panek
Effect Of Sex-Biased And Sex-Fair Item Selections On Interest Inventory Results, Christine Elizabeth Franklin-Panek
Masters Theses
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which sex-biased items on an interest inventory stereotype the occupational interests by gender. Subjects were 194 eighth through twelfth grade students in rural, central Illinois public schools. A representative sample of students were administered a survey to determine which of these selection items depicted activities and occupations most commonly associated with males, females or both genders equally. Next, the interest inventory was revised to include only sex-fair terms.
Significant differences in occupational interests were found between males and females on the pretest using sex-biased selection items, with 73.3% of …
Employment Trends And The Population Identified As Visually Impaired, Donna Mumford-Hinrichsen
Employment Trends And The Population Identified As Visually Impaired, Donna Mumford-Hinrichsen
Masters Theses
In an effort to obtain careers that are competitive, with advancement opportunities, persons identified as visually impaired have been blocked by attitudinal barriers of society. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of employer attitudes on employment opportunities for persons who are visually impaired in competition with individuals who are sighted. The population surveyed was a group of 200 employers of accountants field in the state of Illinois. The study was conducted using a questionnaire and a set of eight resumes of fictional individuals. Employers received packets containing the materials and were asked to review the resumes …
Qualitative Measures Of Prose Recall In Young And Older Women, Susan F. Achuff
Qualitative Measures Of Prose Recall In Young And Older Women, Susan F. Achuff
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Reactions To Male Nontraditional Self-Disclosure, Kathleen Kelly
Reactions To Male Nontraditional Self-Disclosure, Kathleen Kelly
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Soviet Emigre Artists: Life And Work In The United States And The Ussr, Marilyn Rueschemeyer, Igor Golomshtok, Janet Kennedy
Soviet Emigre Artists: Life And Work In The United States And The Ussr, Marilyn Rueschemeyer, Igor Golomshtok, Janet Kennedy
Marilyn Rueschemeyer
No abstract provided.
The District Of Columbia Fire Fighters' Project: A Case Study In Occupational Folklife, Robert Mccarl
The District Of Columbia Fire Fighters' Project: A Case Study In Occupational Folklife, Robert Mccarl
Robert S. McCarl
No abstract provided.
Afterword, Marilyn Rueschemeyer
Soviet Emigre Artists In The American Art World, Marilyn Rueschemeyer
Soviet Emigre Artists In The American Art World, Marilyn Rueschemeyer
Marilyn Rueschemeyer
No abstract provided.
Introduction: Emigrating From The Soviet Union, Marilyn Rueschemeyer
Introduction: Emigrating From The Soviet Union, Marilyn Rueschemeyer
Marilyn Rueschemeyer
No abstract provided.