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Books Received, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Books Received for the Vol 3, No 1 Fall Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal

Vol. 3 No. 1 (1979): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Front Matter for the Vol 3, No 1 Spring Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal

Lessons From Private Health Insurance, Martha N. Ozawa

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

All across the country there is a sense of urgency, and even of crisis over what is happening in the health industry. Of special concern are the rapid rate of increase in the cost of health care services and the increasing national expenditures for health care. For fiscal year 1976, the total U.S. spending for health care reached $149.8 billion, or a per capita expenditure of $638. Expressed as a percentage of the gross national product (GNP), the national spending for health care reached a record-breaking 8.6 percent.1 From the early 1960s--except during the period from August 1971 through April …

Volume 3, Number 8 (August 1979), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Zero-Base Budgeting And Government Spending, David E. Bosanco

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Volume 3, Number 7 (July 1979), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1979, Vol. 07, No. 07, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Mid-continent Net Migration Losses Decline: Centers of Net Migration Gains in the Great Plains, 1970-1976," by Armin K. Ludwig.

As a unit the American region known as the Great Plains suffered net migration losses in each of the five census periods prior to 1970. During the following six years, however, these losses had begun to abate.¹ This study examines the 1970-1976 net migration changes in a bloc of 320 nonmetropolitan, nonmetropolitan- fringe counties roughly coincident with the Great Plains and seeks to account for the higher net migration gains recorded …

Government And The Citizen, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This paper examines some of the impacts of government expansion on the private sector.

The Cresset (Vol. Xlii, No. 8), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.

The Flor-Ala Vol. 48 No. 32, University Of North Alabama

Flor-Ala 1970-1979

1979-06-01

The Cresset (Vol. Xlii, No. 7), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.

Attitudes Of A Selected Sample Of Middle-Aged Women Toward Aging, Helen Jane Speece

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

The primary objective of the study was to survey attitudes of middle-aged women toward aging. The secondary objective was to give direction in planning educational programs for this age group. The problem was to determine the relationship among attitudes toward aging and attitudes toward self, satisfaction in resolving developmental tasks, and contact with older people and planning for old age. An analysis was also made of the relationship of attitudes toward aging and perceived financial security and perceived health in old age. This study was an exploratory, descriptive survey utilizing a proportionate random sample of 241 Extension Club members in …

Vol. 2 No. 2 (1979): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Books Received, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Books Received for the Vol 2, No 2 Spring Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal

Survey Of Nebraska Women's Employment Participation, Attitudes, And Needs, Murray Frost

Publications

The purpose of this report is to present an analysis of the survey data collected by the Center for Applied Urban Research concerning Nebraska women and their participation in the labor force.

The survey, conducted in November and December, 1978, involved a random telephone survey of 1,640 women between the ages of 18 and 64. The survey focused on three broad areas: 1) current labor force characteristics and other questions related to current work, 2) attitudes and perceptions related to work and working women, and 3) needs for·training and information. The first three sections of this report present these data. …

1979 January - June, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases from January to June of 1979.

The Flor-Ala Vol. 48 No. 25, University Of North Alabama

Flor-Ala 1970-1979

1979-03-22

Report Of Project Status For Public Review, Donald J. Stastny

Ernie Bonner Collection

No abstract provided.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1979, Vol. 07, No. 03, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "A Formula for Allocation of Housing Assistance," by Jack Ruff.

In recent years many governmental agencies and private businesses have expressed an interest in the housing needs of Nebraska communities. Government agencies are concerned with the needs of various communities in order to allocate resources, and the private sector needs information to determine the profitability of a capital venture.

The Flor-Ala Vol. 48 No. 23, University Of North Alabama

Flor-Ala 1970-1979

1979-03-01

Social Polics And Social Welfare Administration, Bernard Neugeboren

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Effective administration of social welfare programs requires the integration of knowledge of social policy with the understanding of the theory and practice of management and administrative decision making. This integration of substantive knowledge of social policy with administrative practice is needed to avoid overemphasis on means to the detriment of the goals of social programs. This paper discusses a policy analysis framework in relationship to a model of decisionmaking which includes rational and non-rational elements. Principles of policy formulation (major system change) is applied to specific issues in social welfare, i.e. should social services be directed at changing the individual …

The Flor-Ala Vol. 48 No. 21, University Of North Alabama

Flor-Ala 1970-1979

1979-02-15

The Cresset (Vol. Xlii, No. 4), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1979, Vol. 07, No. 02, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Understanding the Puzzle of Child Abuse."

Topics covered are "Education for Parents - A Need and a Repsonse" and "Nebraska Child Welfare Works Given Legal Training Program."

Natural Language Processing And Computer Use In Social Work, Roger A. Lohmann, Jay Wolvovsky

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Can computers do social work? Can social workers do computers? This article seeks to outline a text-oriented approach to answering these questions through an approach labeled Natural Language Processing.

The Flor-Ala Vol. 48 No. 18, University Of North Alabama

Flor-Ala 1970-1979

1979-01-25

The Flor-Ala Vol. 48 No. 17, University Of North Alabama

Flor-Ala 1970-1979

1979-01-18

The Cresset (Vol. Xlii, No. 3), Valparaiso University

The Cresset (archived issues)

No abstract provided.

Msu Update, 1979, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Communications and Marketing Publications Archive

MSU Update Newsletters for 1979.

Lucille Vinyard Journal 1979, Lucille Vinyard

Lucille Vinyard Journal Collection

No abstract provided.