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Perceived Barriers To Labor Force Participation Among Welfare Recipients In West Virginia, Melissa Latimer

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

This research utilizes data collected by the Children's Policy Institute (CPI) of West Virginia in 1993 to identify perceived barriers to labor force participation for families with children receiving AFDC and/or Food Stamps. By merging data on West Virginia from several county-level data sources with the CPI data, this multi-level research identifies the major barriers West Virginia welfare recipients perceive as limiting their labor force participation (i.e., as explaining their current unemployment status). This research also examines how the barriers identified vary among welfare recipients.

Geographic Information Systems: A Tool For Rural Community Research, Sarah Dewees, Timothy Collins

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Because of their traditional application in the environmental and geological sciences, geographic information systems are not usually considered to be useful tools for rural community research or analysis. The 1990 census made socio-economic data available at the block-group level, however, and this has facilitated the mapping of socio-economic variables in small areas. Insight, explanation, and understanding can come from seeing data in their spatial context. Citizen researchers in the Jackson County, KY, Empowerment Zone used block-group level data in maps of their county to study socio-economic patterns in their communities. This paper provides an example of a way to use …

Agricultural Concentration: An Analysis By Commodity, Don E. Albrecht

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

One of the most striking consequences of the industrialization of agriculture in the United States is the extent to which production is becoming increasingly concentrated on a relatively few farms. In this study, a human ecological perspective and nationwide census data at the county level from 1982, 1987, and 1992 were used to explore concentration in the dairy, hog, and beef cattle industries. Wide differences were found in the extent of concentration from commodity to commodity and from county to county. It was found that in counties where the production of one commodity is highly concentrated, the production of other …

Editor's Note, Glenn D. Israel

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

No abstract provided.

The Challenge Of Welfare Reform: Earnings And The Cost Of Living In Rural Kentucky, Julie N. Zimmerman, Lorraine Garkovich

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

The passage in 1996 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Act may well mark the single most consequential social legislation of this decade, especially for rural southern families, for it marked a fundamental shift in the welfare system in the U.S. No longer focused on hardship relief, cash assistance now has a work-first focus, with mandatory work requirements and lifetime limits for recipients. Underlying this legislation have been four assumptions about the nature of the labor market and welfare recipients' characteristics and opportunities. This article examines the utility of these assumptions, especially in the context of the regional and …

Violence Prevention In Georgia's Rural Public Schools: Perceptions Of School Superintendents, Chet Ballard

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

A survey of school superintendents in 81 public school systems in rural Georgia was conducted to describe strategies being pursued to prevent school violence and promote a safe and disciplined learning environment. Among the surveyed superintendents, there was widespread recognition of school safety as a high priority item and evidence of use of law enforcement and technology to deter violence in schools. Descriptive data analysis suggests that school size and county economic conditions relate to school superintendents’ assessment of school safety and potential for violence. This research addresses a void in the literature on violence in rural schools and provides …

Ddasaccident159, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

At the time of the accident, Victim No.1 was excavating a detector reading. Victim No.2 was the detector man and had paused on his return to the safe area because he felt unwell and so had not left the vicinity when the mine initiated. Victim No.1 was excavating with a "trowel" [a locally made excavating tool] (after prodding) when (at 10:40) he initiated a mine. He had been a deminer for 13 months.

Pvn-Cat-444-C-008-004-Fwo, Patricia Urban

Four Valleys Archive

No abstract provided.

We Forum, Vol Xxii No. 38 - Dec. 28, 1998-Jan. 3, 1999, Jose Burgos, Jr.

We Forum

No abstract provided.

Vision, Christmas 1998

Vision

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in USA

VisionFinding Aid

Ddasaccident165, Hd-Aid

Global CWD Repository

On the morning of the accident the victim was working as a prodder man on an upward incline of 30o. The detector man got a reading, marked it and called to the victim to investigate. As the victim was excavating he saw a white metal tube about the size of a finger but did not recognise what it was. He continued to prod around it and he initiated the mine with the tip of his prodder

Tax Planning And Management Considerations For Farmers In '98, Michel Haigh, Burton Pflueger

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Survival Strategies For Nonprofit Social Service Organizations, Jennifer Alexander

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

This monograph reviews the results of a multi-phase study of nonprofit social service organizations serving children and youth in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of devolution and related efforts to introduce the new public management to the nonprofit sector. The article begins with a discussion of the purpose of the study, followed by a brief elaboration of how devolution is affecting nonprofit organizations. The article then turns to a discussion of the methodology and a profile of organizations that completed the survey instrument. The survey addressed changes in funding sources, demands for …

We Forum, Vol Xxii No. 37 - Dec. 21-27, 1998, Jose Burgos, Jr.

We Forum

No abstract provided.

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Archives Records

Commencement program listing graduates.

From The Ibpp Research Associates. Venezuela: Sharon Reimel De Carrasquel, Sharon Reimel De Carrasquel

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author, Sharon Reimel de Carrasquel, discusses the recently held presidential election in Venezuela.

Psychohistory And Personality Assessment By Proxy: Comments On Ritzler And Singer (1998), Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article comments on the psychohistorical use of the "MMPI-2 by proxy" technique that is described by Long Island University's Barry Ritzler and Meredith Singer in the October 1998 Issue of the Journal of Personality Assessment.

Trends. Bombing Iraq: The Relativity Of Time, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the recent military attack on Iraq by the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK).

Ordinance No. 98-780: For The Purpose Of Amending Metro Urban Growth Boundary And The 2040 Growth Concept Map In Ordinance 95-625a In Clackamas County , Metro (Or.)

Metro Collection

No abstract provided.

Ordinance No. 98-781d: For The Purpose Of Amending The Metro Urban Growth Boundary And The 2040 Growth Concept Map In Ordinance 95-625a In The Pleasant Valley Area Of Clackamas County , Metro (Or.)

Metro Collection

No abstract provided.

Ordinance No. 98-782c: For The Purpose Of Amending Metro Urban Growth Boundary And The 2040 Growth Concept Map In Ordinance 95-625a In The Stafford Area Of Clackamas County , Metro (Or.)

Metro Collection

No abstract provided.

Ordinance No. 98-786c: For The Purpose Of Amending Metro Urban Growth Boundary And The 2040 Growth Concept Map In Ordinance 95-625a In The Sunnyside Area Of Clackamas County , Metro (Or.)

Metro Collection

No abstract provided.

Ordinance No. 98-779d: For The Purpose Of Amending Metro Urban Growth Boundary And The 2040 Growth Concept Map In Ordinance 95-625a In Urban Reserve Areas 43, 47 Of Washington County, And Urban Reserve Areas 33 And 34 Of Clackamas County , Metro (Or.)

Metro Collection

No abstract provided.

Cedarville Vs. Notre Dame, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Programs

No abstract provided.

Notre Dame Vs. Cedarville, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Statistics

No abstract provided.

Audubon Signature Gold Program- Conversation With Dr. Bud Smart, Dona Bentzien

Historical Documents

December 15, 1998 memo from Dona Bentzien to John Brooks summarizing an intial discussion with Dr. Bud Smart of Audubon International concerning the GMLC.

Cedarville Vs. Wilmington, Cedarville University

Women's Basketball Statistics

No abstract provided.

We Forum, Vol Xxii No. 36 - Dec. 14-20, 1998, Jose Burgos, Jr.

We Forum

No abstract provided.

Columbia Chronicle (12/14/1998 - Supplement 1 Of 2), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

A special edition of the student newspaper from December 14, 1998 entitled Christmas in the City: A special photography essay from The Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 8 pages.

Correspondence Resolution 98-1-F, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Letter to Jerry Wilder from Matthew Bastin regarding crosswalks on Normal Drive.