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A Study Of Pease Elementary School, Odessa, Texas; The Development Of The Pease Elementary School Neighborhood And Its Changing Demographic Characteristics, Harriet Jan Rudd Aug 1990

A Study Of Pease Elementary School, Odessa, Texas; The Development Of The Pease Elementary School Neighborhood And Its Changing Demographic Characteristics, Harriet Jan Rudd

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The economic development of the city of Odessa flourished when oil was discovered in the Permian Basin. Oil field service businesses opened which provided jobs for the educated as well as for the uneducated. These available jobs encouraged people to move to Odessa. In 1958, Pease Elementary was built. The area around the school was being developed by local developers. The city grew to the east which decreased development in west Odessa. There have been no significant residential developments in the Pease neighborhood since 1981. This neighborhood has basically been unchanged for ten years. During this time the properties have …


A Descriptive Study Of School Dropouts By Ethnicity, Socio-Economic Status, And Neighborhood Schools At Pecos High School 1983-1987, Albert Joe Bishop Jul 1987

A Descriptive Study Of School Dropouts By Ethnicity, Socio-Economic Status, And Neighborhood Schools At Pecos High School 1983-1987, Albert Joe Bishop

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A Systematic Approach To Education In The Andrews Independent School District, Pat K. Watkins Jun 1977

A Systematic Approach To Education In The Andrews Independent School District, Pat K. Watkins

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During the past decade, people in most areas of public and private life have turned to questioning the conditions under which they live and the quality of life itself. After years of rapid expansion, deficiencies, obsolete facilities, and practices, inadequacies in the educational product, and lack of long-term goals that are generally agreed upon by consumer and producer became apparent. Many people think that somebody is responsible for the shortcomings and should be held accountable. Determining responsibility for learning results is complicated by the many variables, controllable and uncontrollable, that affect the outcomes of the learner's experiences. Who is responsible …