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Clt’S New Initiative: Mid-Semester Feedback For Instructors, Aziza Ellozy Oct 2005

Clt’S New Initiative: Mid-Semester Feedback For Instructors, Aziza Ellozy

Faculty Journal Articles

For many reasons, end-of-course evaluation data are not enough. They come in too late to benefit the students doing the evaluation and they do not give us the details we need. They are a one way communication, and students do not believe they make a difference. Feedback activities during the semester are much more effective, and faculty who use these techniques learn more about how to improve their course than they would from end-of-semester evaluations.

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Interlocal Services Cooperation: Bridging Public Management And Metropolitan Governance?, Jered B. Carr Oct 2005

Interlocal Services Cooperation: Bridging Public Management And Metropolitan Governance?, Jered B. Carr

Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation

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List Of Abstracts, Creating Collaborative Communities Conference, Jered B. Carr Oct 2005

List Of Abstracts, Creating Collaborative Communities Conference, Jered B. Carr

Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation

No abstract provided.

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The Nature Of Metropolitan Governance In Urban America: A Study Of Cooperation, Conflict, And Avoidance In The Kansas City Region, Curtis H. Wood Oct 2005

The Nature Of Metropolitan Governance In Urban America: A Study Of Cooperation, Conflict, And Avoidance In The Kansas City Region, Curtis H. Wood

Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation

In this study I determine the dominant pattern of governance in the Kansas City metro based on interviews with 46 city administrative officers in cities over 2,500 in population. Consistent with theories of cooperation, I found that the dominant governance strategy is intergovernmental cooperation in the delivery of public services punctuated by conflict and avoidance/defection when intergovernmental service delivery arrangements involve infrequent interaction between the parties and when the presence and influence of the regional council of government is minimal.

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Public Administration And Shared Power: Understanding Governance, Networks, And Partnerships, H. George Frederickson, David Matkin Oct 2005

Public Administration And Shared Power: Understanding Governance, Networks, And Partnerships, H. George Frederickson, David Matkin

Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation

Starting with the “consolationist” and “fragmentationist” arguments in American local government and contemporary patterns of increasing jurisdictional cooperation and regionalization, this paper examines patterns of jurisdictional cooperation and power sharing in metropolitan regions, and analyses the influence of extrajurisdictional benefits on local government decisions to engage in regional agreements. Our findings are based on a survey of local government officials in the Kansas City Metropolitan area. Cooperation is examined using an Axelrod-type prisoner’s dilemma scenario. Participants include elected officials, chief administrative officers, and department-level administrators—Police Chiefs, Parks and Recreation Directors, Fire Chiefs, and Public Works Directors. Results point to differences …

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Interlocal Contractual Arrangements In The Provision Of Public Safety, Simon A. Andrew Oct 2005

Interlocal Contractual Arrangements In The Provision Of Public Safety, Simon A. Andrew

Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation

The range of interlocal contractual arrangements in the realm of public safety in Florida provides a research site to examine the extent to which these arrangements have been used by local governments. We developed a contractual perspective on interlocal contractual arrangements as relational contracts by arguing that their institutional designs are partly an effort of involved parties to reduce transaction costs that are the product of the properties of the services themselves; and partly by state statutes that allowed mix approaches to contractual arrangements. A relational contract is advantageous because it specified the activities to be rendered without unnecessarily intruding …

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Characteristics Of Service, Structure Of Networks, And Forms Of Inter-Local Cooperation In Local Service Production: Evidence From Florida, Manoj Shrestha Oct 2005

Characteristics Of Service, Structure Of Networks, And Forms Of Inter-Local Cooperation In Local Service Production: Evidence From Florida, Manoj Shrestha

Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation

This paper empirically examines the interrelationships between service characteristics and the structure of networks among local jurisdictions using relational data across a set of diverse services from Pinellas County in Florida. In metropolitan areas, cities as well as counties work together to become increasingly efficient in public service delivery, and hence, engage into a variety of cooperative arrangements such as bilateral or multilateral service agreements. Increasing restraints on jurisdictions’ fiscal capacity have further forced them to look for cooperative avenues. Extant literature suggests that types of public goods and services determine the choice of service production. Policy/management network scholars argue …

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Which Local Governments Cooperate On Public Safety?: Lessons From Michigan, Jered B. Carr, Kelly Leroux Oct 2005

Which Local Governments Cooperate On Public Safety?: Lessons From Michigan, Jered B. Carr, Kelly Leroux

Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation

Despite the increased interest in voluntary services cooperation, little is known about the factors that encourage local governments to enter into collaborative services arrangements with each other. This paper addresses this question through an analysis of interlocal contracting arrangements for police and fire services reported by 464 local governments in Michigan. While the contracting of public services is increasing common in local governments across the country, collaborations on police and fire services have proved far more difficult to achieve. Public safety contracting presents a dilemma for public managers. On one hand, local governments devote a substantial part of their budgets …

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Cooperative Municipal Service Provision: A Political-Economy Framework For Understanding Intergovernmental Cooperation, Elisabeth R. Gerber, Clark C. Gibson Oct 2005

Cooperative Municipal Service Provision: A Political-Economy Framework For Understanding Intergovernmental Cooperation, Elisabeth R. Gerber, Clark C. Gibson

Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation

We develop and apply a theoretical framework for understanding how local governments respond to the perceived costs and benefits of intergovernmental cooperation. Our theory connects local government decisions to economic and political costs and benefits at both the local and regional levels, as well as the institutional context in which collaborative decisions take place. We develop and test hypotheses with data from a sample of regional councils. We find preliminary support for our institutional, local, and regional hypotheses

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Elements Of Successful Interlocal Agreements: An Iowa Case Study , Kurt Thurmaier Oct 2005

Elements Of Successful Interlocal Agreements: An Iowa Case Study , Kurt Thurmaier

Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation

This paper explores the factors that contribute to successful interlocal agreements. Success is defined in terms of achieving agreement objectives, increasing the effectiveness of the public service, and increasing the efficiency of the public service. Influential factors of interest include the reason the interlocal agreement was created, the estimated costs and benefits of participation in the agreement, and the types and levels of communication between the parties to the agreement. The paper reports results from a survey of local governments (including cities, counties, school districts) in Iowa that have filed an agreement with the state. The sample of about 1250 …

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Cooperation Costs And The Economics Of Intergovernmental Partnerships, Soji Adelaja, Laila A. Racevskis Oct 2005

Cooperation Costs And The Economics Of Intergovernmental Partnerships, Soji Adelaja, Laila A. Racevskis

Working Group on Interlocal Services Cooperation

Increasingly, state and local governments are promoting intergovernmental coordination, cooperation, and/or outright consolidation (3Cs) based on the perceived economies of scale advantages of such joint actions. However, the growing public finance and political science literature on interregional cooperation highlights the fact that transactions or other cooperation costs may preclude the realization of economies of scale benefits. Despite this evidence, some proponents go as far as to view such collaborative actions as effective policy tools for enhancing regional economic development and competitiveness. The role of cooperation costs and their relationship to economies of scale are not well documented in the literature. …

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Arbiter, October 31, Students Of Boise State University Oct 2005

Arbiter, October 31, Students Of Boise State University

Student Newspapers

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Campus Assembly Minutes 10/31/2005, Campus Assembly Oct 2005

Campus Assembly Minutes 10/31/2005, Campus Assembly

Campus Assembly

No abstract provided.

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Bard Observer, Vol. 20, No. 4 (October 31, 2005), Bard College Oct 2005

Bard Observer, Vol. 20, No. 4 (October 31, 2005), Bard College

Bard Observer - All Issues (1956 - Current)

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Spartan Daily, October 31, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications Oct 2005

Spartan Daily, October 31, 2005, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 125, Issue 37

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Commonwealth Times 2005-10-31 Oct 2005

Commonwealth Times 2005-10-31

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

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Is Terrorism Always The Same?, Philip Chase Bobbitt Oct 2005

Is Terrorism Always The Same?, Philip Chase Bobbitt

Brendan F. Brown Lecture Series

Under different names and guises, terrorism has been around for centuries. Like a mutating virus, it constantly evolves and adapts to reflect the state that it aims to destroy. So said Philip Chase Bobbitt of the University of Texas during his Oct. 31 Brendan Brown Lecture. One of America’s leading theorists in international security, Bobbitt explained that the rise to prominence of nation-states in the 20th century was mirrored by terror organizations that posed as nationalist movements: the IRA, the PLO, etc. Today, said Bobbitt, we see “market-states,” countries defined more by trade patterns than national boundaries. In response, terrorist …

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10/31/2005 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries Oct 2005

10/31/2005 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 10/31/2005. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

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Citizens For Health V. Secretary Hhs Oct 2005

Citizens For Health V. Secretary Hhs

2005 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Betancourt V. Bur Prisons Oct 2005

Betancourt V. Bur Prisons

2005 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

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Koval V. Director Owcp Oct 2005

Koval V. Director Owcp

2005 Decisions

Agency

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Smalis V. Atty Gen Pa Oct 2005

Smalis V. Atty Gen Pa

2005 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania

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James V. Riley Oct 2005

James V. Riley

2005 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Kuswadi V. Atty Gen Usa Oct 2005

Kuswadi V. Atty Gen Usa

2005 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Usa V. Bibbs Oct 2005

Usa V. Bibbs

2005 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Usa V. Sicenavage Oct 2005

Usa V. Sicenavage

2005 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

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Setiawan V. Atty Gen Usa Oct 2005

Setiawan V. Atty Gen Usa

2005 Decisions

Agency

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Puspitasari V. Atty Gen Usa Oct 2005

Puspitasari V. Atty Gen Usa

2005 Decisions

Agency

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Engel V. Hendricks Oct 2005

Engel V. Hendricks

2005 Decisions

USDC for the District of New Jersey

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People V. Weiss Oct 2005

People V. Weiss

Colorado Supreme Court Records and Briefs Collection

No abstract provided.

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