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The Erosion Of Public Policies Which Support Workplace Justice: A Review Of The Davis-Bacon Act, Susan Foregard
The Erosion Of Public Policies Which Support Workplace Justice: A Review Of The Davis-Bacon Act, Susan Foregard
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis explores the ethical foundations of public policies which support workplace justice, using the Davis-Bacon Act as the principle example. The thesis argues that Davis-Bacon is not best considered as "pro-union" legislation, nor is cost-benefit analysis the best approach to understanding its importance. Instead, primary examination of the Davis-Bacon Act should be focused upon the policy's ethical basis and should not be sacrificed in cost-benefit analysis based upon "free market" efficiency. The Davis-Bacon Act achieves distributive justice with benefits for the general pubic, construction workers and their communities, and construction companies. The Davis-Bacon Act is defended as an effective …
Urban Public Space On The Las Vegas Strip, Kip Barton
Urban Public Space On The Las Vegas Strip, Kip Barton
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This study is an analysis of randomly selected urban public spaces on the Las Vegas Strip. This study uses criterion gleaned from studies of traditional as well as contemporary urban public spaces throughout the world but predominately major cities in the United States such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. These criteria serve as a preliminary basis of compariSon First hand observation is used to collect the data which is used for this compariSon Further observation is used to determine the characteristics present in these spaces that may not be present in other urban public spaces; While urban …
"Welcome, Fellow Toastmasters": The History And Membership Of A Public Speaking Phenomenon, Ellen Beth Levine Bremen
"Welcome, Fellow Toastmasters": The History And Membership Of A Public Speaking Phenomenon, Ellen Beth Levine Bremen
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Since 1905, Toastmasters International (TI) serves as the most recognized organization for voluntary oral communication practice in the world. Due to the dearth of scholarly communication research regarding TI, this thesis details the history, educational structure, and program dynamics of the organization. Literature review included the nature and extent of post-secondary communication education, as well as social affiliation and leisure theories. Finally, an Internet survey of 343 international TI members revealed the demographics of the "typical" TI member: a male or female college graduate between the ages of 36--50, who works in a wide range of professions. The study also …
An Analysis Of The Funding Of Public School Transportation In New Mexico, Joseph Roger Pribyl
An Analysis Of The Funding Of Public School Transportation In New Mexico, Joseph Roger Pribyl
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine the major factors that currently influence school transportation costs in the 89 school districts in New Mexico. The study also compared a linear regression methodology with an alternative neural network methodology to identify the most robust predictive model for updating the current transportation funding model for New Mexico Public Schools. Finally, the study looked at the redistributive effect under the two alternatives; The research design was implemented in three phases. In Phase One, literature was reviewed to determine factors that contribute to the cost of pupil transportation, to recognize fiscal models used …
An Analysis Of The Governance And Administrative Elements Of A Public -Private Partnership Approach To Community -Based Education, Celia Feres-Lewin
An Analysis Of The Governance And Administrative Elements Of A Public -Private Partnership Approach To Community -Based Education, Celia Feres-Lewin
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
An Analysis of the Governance and Administrative Elements of a Public-Private Partnership Approach to Community-Based Education is the study of the partnership forged between the W. K. Kellogg Foundation (Kellogg), Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA), and the United States Department of Agriculture Cooperative States Research Education and Extension Service (USDA-CSREES) in 1994. The partners launched the Healthy Family America (HFA) model through Cooperative Extension's delivery system. HFA is a community-based education program for first-time parents in overburdened families. Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, Las Vegas (Clark County), Nevada, and Walworth County, Wisconsin, were the only three pilot sites selected by the partnership …