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Management Training Needs Assessment United Methodist Community Centers, Sarah Kovoor, Anne Miller, Jeff Luke

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This report outlines a management training plan for the United Methodist Community Centers, Inc. (UMCC). UMCC is a community service agency which focuses on bringing positive change for minorities and other disadvantaged people in the Omaha community. UMCC is one of Omaha's major community service agencies and has two locations, the Wesley House in north Omaha and the Woodson Center in south Omaha. A broad range of community programs are coordinated and managed from these two centers, including, for example: family enhancement programs, a woman's resource center, "sweat equity" housing development, senior meals programs, pre-school and after-school learning programs, and …

A Study Of Business/Industry And Training Needs In Northeast Nebraska, R. K. Piper

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In February 1986, the Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District (NNEDD) contracted with the Center for Applied Urban Research GCAUR) of the University of Nebraska at Omaha to conduct a business survey related to training needs and business conditions in the region. The Northeast Technical Community College and NNEDD designed the survey instrument to collect information which would be useful in economic development program planning and determining training needs and areas of interest. A total of 896 questionnaires were mailed to businesses in the region during February by CAUR and 208 responses were received; a response rate of 23.2 percent.

Re-Use Of The Muse Theatre: A Study Of Consumer Preferences, R. K. Piper

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In February 1986, Park East, Inc., a nonprofit redevelopment agency, contracted with the Center for Applied Urban Research of the University of Nebraska at Omaha to conduct a marketing survey related to the redevelopment of the Muse Theater at 24th and Farnam Streets. Representatives of Park East, Inc., believe that two critical trends have converged to create an opportunity for redevelopment in this area--the ongoing and already successful redevelopment of downtown Omaha and adjacent areas and the recent increase in the population of young, well-educated, professionals living and working near downtown Omaha. Mutual of Omaha, the largest employer in Omaha, …

Publications Of The Center For Applies Urban Research 1971-1986, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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CUAR publications, 1971-1986.

Perceived Effectiveness Of The Chicago Crime Commission, 1980-1985: Insiders And Outsiders, Dennis Hoffman, Vincent J. Webb

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This study examines the perceived effectiveness of the oldest and most famous citizens' crime commission in the United States--the Chicago Crime Commission.l The commission's effectiveness is measured by the perceptions of influential criminal justice decisionmakers and policymakers.

Economic Impact Of Eppley And Millard Airfields On The Omaha Metropolitan Statistical Area, W. J. Corcoran

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This economic impact study concentrates on three components of economic value that Eppley and Millard Airfields create for the Omaha Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA): incomes earned; benefits to residents, businesses, and nonbusinesses; and expenditures by visitors.

Nebraska Policy Choices: 1986, Jeff Luke, Vincent J. Webb

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The purpose of the Nebraska Policy Choices series is to improve the basis for making state policy choices. This series tries to enhance Nebraskans' awareness of their many alternatives for steering Nebraska into the future. Each annual volume in the series will provide a forum for considering the major issues facing the state and for identifying the various policy options or choices available to Nebraskans. The goals are to broaden public understanding and to promote informed and responsible choices among alternative policies.

Final Report Of The Minnesota Tax Study Commission, Robert Ebel, Therese Mcguire, John R. Bartle

Faculty Books and Monographs

Chapter 6: The Tax System and Intergovernmental Linkages, authored by John Bartle, UNO faculty member.

This volume contains state and local tax policy recommendations, placed within the context of changing economic structures, demographic trends and institutional relationships.

Magati:Some Notes On An Unknown Language Of Northern Afghanistan, Jadwiga Pstrusinska

Documents and Reports

In the course of fieldwork conducted in 1976 in northern Afghanistan in the vicinity of Faryab province, the expedition came across an unknown group which differed from the surrounding population in many ways, and they used a distinct language, magati or zaboni magati.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1986, Vol. 14, No. 01, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "A Market Analysis of Nebraska City," by David R. DiMartino.

Most communities in Nebraska experienced crease in net taxable sales during the early eighties. Nebraska City's decrease has not been as severe as that in other communities in southeast Nebraska, although the percentage decline was greater than the state average (table 1). This decrease in net taxable sales prompted the Nebraska City Chamber of Commerce and the Business Improvement District Board to commission this market area analysis.

The Youth In Service To Elders (Yiste) Program: A Case Study, Sally Newman, Heather Newman, Roland Onawola, Caroline Thompson

Intergenerational

The Youth In Service To Elders (YISTE) Program was developed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to meet some of the psychosocial needs of the frail elderly and young student volunteers. The objectives were to promote positive interactions between these groups, to improve the psychosocial well-being of the frail elderly, and to improve the student volunteers' feelings about themselves and about aging. This paper describes the YISTE program and its evaluation. The program sequence was recruitment of youth and elders, training of youth participants, supervision of the youth and elder participants, recognition, and evaluation. Two distinctive features of the program were the involvement …

The Effects On Public Policy Of Center-Local Relations: A Cross-National Study, Dale Krane

Public Administration Faculty Publications

This article attempts a comparative exploration of center-local relationships as part of an effort to test the effect on public policy of concentration and devolution. To pursue these objectives, the research proceeds in two steps: (1) the identification of longitudinal patterns of public sector concentration/devolution among 17 nations and (2) time series analysis of industrial growth and social welfare progress associated with the temporal variation in public infrastructure. The results suggest that a nation's pattern of public sector evolution may be more of a determinant of policy performance than a nation's constitutional framework.

Lexington Tri-County Hospital Survey, Curtis R. Winkle

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A guide for conducting the Lexington Tri-County Hospital Survey via telephone.

Microcomputer And Local Government, Donald F. Norris

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In 1976, two young Californians named Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak started a revolution. It was a quiet revolution... no shots were fired... no demonstrations occurred... there were no casualties, but it was a revolution nevertheless... a revolution that will have long-lasting results. That year these two young men developed the Apple, the first commercially successful microcomputer.

The Trail Of Education In Two Cities: Omaha And Manila, Navidad T. Nacianceno, Floyd T. Waterman

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Never, perhaps, in the history of local communities has the educational system been recognized openly as being interwoven with the community as it is now. In individuals' aspiration, for better lives and as a primary component of the equation of education and community, education is viewed as an avenue of promise. There can be no doubt of its universal acceptance as the key to the most fervently desired goals, security for the future and an understanding of self and others.

Beyond Severe Disabilities: Nebraska Services Guides, Lois S. Rood

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In Nebraska and elsewhere, individuals with disabilities should be receiving their education, vocational training, and employment in the same schools, training programs, businesses, and industries as individuals without disabilities, Generally, this requires some specific planning on the part of schools, generic job training programs, and employers. Such support may mean a minor modification in the environment, the acquisition of an aide, or financial assistance. By developing these support services, individuals with disabilities will not be limited to the few vocational opportunities offered by most segregated vocational workshops, but they will have access to a variety of career options.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1985, Vol. 13, No. 04, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "A Computerized Inventory of Housing and Neighborhood Conditions in Lincoln, Nebraska," by R. K. Piper.

The Lincoln Urban Development Department contracted the Center for Applied Urban Research to conduct a citywide inventory of housing and neighborhood conditions to obtain information needed for guiding and targeting the use of Community Development Block Grant funds. Specifically, the inventory provides information that is needed for neighborhood planning, housing rehabilitation programs, redevelopment activities, and monitoring conditions throughout the city. This inventory is not a one-time study of conditions, rather, it is a versatile information system …

Estimated Resources Available For Financing A Nebraska Housing Trust Fund, David R. Dimartino, R. K. Piper

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One part of determining the feasibility of a Housing Trust Fund in Nebraska is to estimate the resources available for such a fund. This analysis of available resources focused on four separate sources of potential funding--earnings on sales escrow deposits, earnings on mortgage escrow accounts, earnings on rental security deposits, and earnings from transfer taxes. All figures are based on prevailing practices in Nebraska, and ranges of potential funding are offered because of the use of varying rates of return (interest rates).

Beyond Severe Disabilities: Models And Strategies For Changes, Lois S. Rood

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This is a monograph about new careers for individuals that society has labeled disabled. It is not, however, about disabilities. Instead, it describes how society can effectively use the unique capabilities of each individual in the work place.

The principles outlined in this monograph could apply to any individual, not just those who have mental, physical, or emotional impairments. We believe that in the future successful career development will be the same for all individuals. Career planning which meets the needs of individuals with severe disabilities is presented as an alternative to the segregated workshop model of· the past.

Beyond Severe Disabilities: A Functional Bibliography, Lois S. Rood, Karen Faison

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This bibliography is divided into five broad categories to help users obtain information about specific areas. But, it is not an inclusive listing of the literature available.

Beyond Severe Disabilities: The Challenge Of Private Enterprise, Lois S. Rood, Carole Davis

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Throughout the nation, most individuals with severe disabilities are unemployed and reside with their parents, or they are in institutions, segregated work activity centers, or sheltered workshops. Today, many youths leave public schools and find that vocational training or employment opportunities are not available.

Beyond Severe Disabilities: National Approaches And Networking Guide, Floyd T. Waterman, Carole Davis, Lois S. Rood

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As we studied these programs, it became clear to us that most of these programs have some intrinsic values and that it would not be practical or advisable for us to evaluate the programs, Instead of rating programs, we selected programs that met at least one of our ten critical factors for program selection, and many of them met several. Our decisions were also based on a desire to present a variety of programs, especially those that seemed to be appropriate for program planners in Nebraska.

We thought that it would be best to have program personnel describe their programs. …

A Survey Of Perceptions Of The University Of Nebraska, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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The survey and survey results studying the perception of the University of Nebraska.

Health Care For The Poor In Omaha-Douglas County: Problems And Policy Options, Jeff Luke, David R. Dimartino, Vincent J. Webb, Jan Clifford

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The health-care system in Omaha-Douglas County is on the verge of dramatic changes because of federal cutbacks, expanding cost-containment efforts, and an increasingly competitive medical market. As a result, problems are now arising because of increasing difficulties in providing health care to the poor.

Cerebral Hemispheric Mechanisms In The Retrieval Of Ambiguous Word Meanings, Roland Curt Burgess

Student Work

Targets related to ambiguous primes were projected to the left and right visual fields in a lexical priming experiment with stimulus onset asynchronies (SOA) of 35ms and 750ms. Left hemisphere results were similar to earlier results with central projection (Simpson & Burgess, JEP:HPP, 1985). Facilitation across both SOAs for the more frequent meaning and a decrease in facilitation for the less frequent meaning at the longer SOA. In contrast, right hemisphere results indicated a decay of facilitation for the more frequent meaning at the longer SOA, while activation for the subordinate meaning increased. Results suggest that while automatic processing occurs …

Getting Ready To Learn: The Correspondence Between Contingency Awareness And Level Of Piagetian Sensorimotor Development, Patricia Beilby-Smith

Student Work

My purpose in this descriptive study was to view infants' readiness to learn and their performance on a simple discrete task from the perspective of Piaget's theory of infant intelligence. Such a readiness to learn has been described by Watson (1966, 1971, 1972) as contingency awareness. This study attempted to investigate the relationship between assessed Piagetian sensorimotor level and performance on a contingency awareness task. Performance measures included efficiency rate and latency to first hit on a second test session. Infant performance was viewed within the framework of sensorimotor development. From the literature there is evidence of a relationship between …

Analysis Of A Survey Of Omaha's Telemarketing Companies, Murray Frost

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• The telemarketing industry is differentiated into reservation centers, WATS inbound, and WATS outbound operations.
• Six (6) of 11 firms reported problems recruiting for entry-level positions in 1984, 4 did not, and 1 did not answer.
• Three (3) respondents indicated they expected problems in 1985, 5 did not, and 3 did not answer.
• Two (2) respondents expected recruiting problems in 1990, 3 did not, and 6 did not answer.
• Five (5) respondents expected an adequate supply of telephone agents in 1985, 5 did not, and 1 did not answer.
• Four ( 4) respondents expected an adequate supply of telephone agents in …

Projections Of Occupation Supply And Demand For The Omaha Area For 1990, Murray Frost

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This study of the future labor supply and demand in the Omaha area was conducted for the Economic Development Council of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce by the Center for Applied Urban Research, University of Nebraska at Omaha, with Dr. Murray Frost as the principal investigator. The study included: (1) an analysis of projections for the supply and demand for labor in 1990 made by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor; the Nebraska Department of Labor; and other sources; and (2) a survey of the 64 largest private and public employers in the Omaha area. The …

Survey Results And Demographic Data For United Catholic Social Services' Family Services, David R. Dimartino, Vincent J. Webb

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A summary of demographic data and survey results.

Juveniles In Nebraska Jails And Lockups, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This study was undertaken in order to develop information that could be used to assess the feasibility of Nebraska compliance with federal guidelines under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act for removing juveniles from jails and lockups for adults. Information derived from existing literature, official data on juveniles in Nebraska jails, data generated from a study of existing alternative detention facilities, and a survey of sheriffs was used. In addition, a policy analysis of Nebraska laws and proposed changes in federal JJDPA law was undertaken.