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Patterns And Prospects Of Development In Downtown Kearney, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This report is the product of a three-phased study conducted by the Center for Applied Urban Research for the City of Kearney's Downtown Improvement Board, The goals ,of the study were to assess the development trends that have occurred within downtown Kearney during the recent past (Phase I -Changing Business Mix); to analyze the attitudes of businessmen and patrons toward the downtown area and its development (Phase II - Business Openings and Relocations, and Phase III - Survey of Downtown Kearney Market Area); and to examine future directions for development of the district (Policy Implications).

Administrative Planning Workshop Facilitator's Guide, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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The Facilitator's Guide for the Administrative Planning Workshop is intended as a supplement for the participant's manual, Administrative Planning Workshop.

Caur Annual Report: 1981-82, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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No abstract provided.

Characteristics Of Proposed Goodwill Industries Store Site In Council Bluffs, Rebecca S. Fahrlander

Publications

This report examines several demographic characteristics of the area surrounding a proposed Goodwill Store site at 710 First Avenue in Council Bluffs, Iowa. For the purposes of this report, an area within a two mile radius from the site was examined. All census tracts falling partially or wholly within the two mile radius were included for analysis. The location of the proposed site is shown in Map 1. The data sources included the 1980 Census of Population and Housing, and the 1981 Omaha World Herald Consumer Preference Study.

Service Experience And The Moral Development Of College Students, Margaret Gorman, Joesph Duffy, Margaret Heffernan

Higher Education

A considerable body of literature on deliberate moral education is now accumulating. Blatt was the first to explore the effect of 'classroom discussion on the level of moral judgment, Others have continued to report on moral education in both the secondary and college levels,

The Impact Of Experiential Education On Adolescent Development, Daniel Conrad, Diane Hedin

School K-12

This article summarizes the findings of a national study of 27 varied programs and concludes that experience-based educational programs can have a significant positive impact on the social, psychological, and intellectual development of adolescents.

Helping The Community: An Untapped Resource For Troubled Children, Alec J. Allen, Martin L. Mitchell

Special Topics, General

All too often adults have cornered the market on helping. They work within voluntary organizations and church groups to meet the needs of the community. for many this service continues within their jobs as educators and social service providers. Occasionally a place is cast aside for youth to participate. The challenge becomes how to involve troubled youth in helping others to reap the benefits popularized in the phrase "It is more blessed to give than to receive." If there is strength to be derived from.giving, then let us be creative in sharing these opportunities with those who have more to …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1982, Vol. 10, No. 01, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Finding Rental Housing Difficult for Parents," by Tim Himberger.

The nation's economic condition is having an enormous effect on one of its most important social structures, the American family. To retain this integral part of society, adequate housing must be available.

Administrative Planning Workshop, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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No abstract provided.

National Survey Of Cart-Based Automated And Semi-Automated Residential Refuse Collection Systems, Donald F. Norris

Publications

In the fall of 1981, in conjunction with American City and County, the author undertook a detailed survey to determine the extent to which cart-based automated or semi-automated refuse collection operations are in use in the United States. An eighteen page questionnaire listing all suspected sites using cart-based systems in residential collection was sent to the known manufacturers and vendors of these systems for verification and completion.

Kabul New Times, February To March, 1982, Bakhtar News Agency

Kabul Times

Kabul Times is an English language newspaper, published daily, except Fridays and Afghan holidays. First issue was published on February 27, 1962)

Learning Outcomes: The Measurement And Evaluation Of Experimential Learning, John S. Duley

Evaluation/Reflection

The focus of this paper is on measuring and evaluating the learning acquired by students in field experience education, not on program evaluation. This paper serves as an introduction and supplement to the books listed on the last page. One of these, EFFICIENT EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE IN FIELD PLACEMENT, is provided as part of this PANEL Resource Paper.

Applications Of Developmental Theory To The Design And Conduct Of Quality Field Experience Programs: Exercises For Educators, Michele Whitman, Albert Erdynast

Service Learning, General

Much has been made in experiential learning circles of the implications of empirical findings in developmental psychology for the formulation of a theoretically convincing rationale for field experience education programs of every kind. Of particular significance has been the identification of cognitive structural stages of intellectual, moral, social and ego development through which individuals have been shown to progress--structural transformations of the individual's intra- and interpersonal capacities which closely mirror the traditionally articulated goals of higher education for students' growth. Even as such concepts have been advanced, however, practitioners have voiced persistent reservations about the theory's seeming elitism, the values …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1981, Vol. 09, No. 11, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Review of Trends in Pottawattamie County," Roger Corbin.

Pottawattamie County, Iowa (Map 1) has been unable to maintain the growth experienced during the decade from 1950 to 1960. The 1980 Census showed a count of 86,500, a loss of 491 or .6 percent from the 1970 Census. (See Table 1.)

Report To Goodwill Industries On Characteristics Of Proposed Store Site At 60th & Ames, David R. Dimartino

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The Center for Applied Urban Research compiled this brief report on behalf of Goodwill Industries, Inc. The report examines several demographic characteristics of the area surrounding a proposed Goodwill store site at 60th and Ames Streets in Omaha.

Crime In Bemis Park: A Victimization Survey, Genevieve Burch

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The Bemis Park Crime Survey was devised to give the residents of Bemis Park systematic information on the extent of crime and victimization in their neighborhood. The Bemis Park Neighborhood Association requested this survey, and the residents were active participants in it.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1981, Vol. 09, No. 10, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Broadening the Sales Tax Base in Nebraska," by H. Wade German and Mary D. Sianis.

With the demand for state and local government services increasing at a rate greater than most present tax structures can accommodate, either additional resources must be shifted from the private to the public sector, or public services must be adjusted within tax revenue expectations. The recent debates surrounding the extension of the additional one-half percent sales tax in Omaha and the continuing public pressure to minimize the burden of taxation highlight the basic problem that, at …

Businesswomen In Small Town Nebraska, Rebecca S. Fahrlander, David Sharon, Kathleen Sullivan

Publications

Social and economic changes during the past two decades have contributed to a substantial increase in the number of women participating in the American work force. The women's movement, for example, has increased the social acceptability of married women working outside the home and has raised single and married women's professional expectations and opportunities. From an economic perspective, inflation has probably motivated more married women to seek employment, and, at least until the past few years, the American economy has been healthy enough to provide jobs for most of them.

The Use Of Function In Infant Concept Acquisition, Carolyn S. Held

Student Work

The use of function for concept formation in 5 and 8 month old infants was studied in an experiment employing a conceptual adaptation of the standard habituation paradigm. A total of 64 male and female infants were shown videoptaped presentations which involved changes in form and functional attributes of selected stimuli. The stimuli consisted of striped figures which could vary in form (shmoo-shaped or H-shaped) and function (side-to-side movements or up-down movements). During habituation, all infants were shown multiexemplars of a specific figure performing a single movement pattern; the figures varied only in color. During test trials, the infants were …

Kabul New Times, October To December, 1981, Bakhtar News Agency

Kabul Times

Kabul Times is an English language newspaper, published daily, except Fridays and Afghan holidays. First issue was published on February 27, 1962)

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1981, Vol. 09, No. 09, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Publications

This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Components of Change in Sarpy County," by Roger Corbin.

Demographic change in Sarpy County has been dramatic for the past several decades. From each period from 1950 through 1970 the county at least doubled in population. In 1980 however, with the 1970 base number of 66,200, the dramatic rate of gain of the previous decades simply could not be maintained. (See Table 1.) The recorded growth in the 1970's nevertheless was very significant with a gain of 19,815 or 29.9 percent, numerically larger than the 1950-1960 increase.

The Application Of A Screening Matrix For Industrial Development To Omaha, Nebraska, Michael Eskey, Vincent J. Webb, Peter Young

Publications

The following is a summary of alternative attempts made to identify manufacturing industries which have the greatest potential for industrial development in the Omaha area. The methods utilized were similar to that used in the first report submitted to the Market Strategy Committee of the Economic Development Committee. Some major revisions were made on the previous report to produce comparative matrices utilizing additional criterion variables and differing levels of weighted importance placed on selected criterion variables.

Assessment Of The Primary Health Care Needs Of North And South Omaha, Genevieve Burch

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A difference in perspective exists between the major health service providers on one hand and other human service providers and community leaders in Omaha on the need for more primary health care services for low income and minority residents in two of the older sections of Omaha, the near north side and southeast side.

Analysis Of Community Input For Joslyn Museum's Long-Range Planning, Murray Frost

Publications

The purpose of this study was to gain input from the community regarding Joslyn Museum's strengths, weaknesses, goals, and needs, for use in long-range planning.

Female Operated Businesses And Rural Development, Sharon Davis

Publications

Today's economy demands a constant infusion of new enterprise, new ideals, and new jobs. Entrepreneurship plays a vital role in the development of the American economy, and women are rapidly being acknowledged as the next great group of entrepreneurs. Not only is the number of women entrepreneurs rising, but their operating styles are changing dramatically.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1981, Vol. 09, No. 08, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "An Analysis of the Omaha Apartment Market," by Donald A. Nielsen and John P. Zipay.

The housing construction industry has always been looked on as one of the key indicators of the American economy. When the economy was soaring, the housing industry often saw favorable conditions. In the past several years, however, it has not seen the best of times. New residential starts, both locally and nationally, appear to be headed for a 1981 total that falls far below the levels of only a few years ago.

The Effect Of Mother-Infant Bonding On Maternal Attitude, Roxanne Hughes

Student Work

The attachment relationship that develops between parents and their infants has been the focus of extensive research. The results suggest that parent-infant attachment can be crucial to the survival and development of the infant. Research has further shown that strong feelings of affection could be easily disturbed or altered permanently if prolonged separation between parents and their newborn occurs during the immediate postpartum period (first few hours). This study investigated whether differing amounts of early postpartum contact between mothers and their normal full term infants would be reflected in maternal attitude toward the newborn infant* documented through a questionnaire administered …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1981, Vol. 09, No. 07, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Distribution of the NMFF Funds in Omaha," by Jack Ruff and Larry Lavelle.

In the spring of 1980, the Nebraska Mortgage Finance Fund (NMFF) through the issuance of bonds made 150 million dollars available to be used by first-time low and moderate income home buyers. This money was to provide these buyers an opportunity to purchase "sanitary, safe, and uncrowded" dwellings.

Attitude-Behavior Relationships: A Comparison Of The Fishbein-Ajzen And Bentler-Speckart Models, Arlene J. Fredericks

Student Work

This study compared the Fishbein-Ajzen (1975) model of attitude-behavior relationships with Bentler-Speckart's (1979) modifications of the model. Subjects were 236 undergraduate college students and the measures of behavior were repeated self-reports of class attendance. An analysis of linear structural relationships, using multiple indicators for each underlying construct, supported the Bentler-Speckart addition to the Fishbein- Aj zen model of prior behavior as a direct causal influence on both subsequent behavior and behavioral intentions. However, consistent with the original Fishbein-Ajzen model, a direct causal path from attitude to subsequent behavioral intentions was not found. Directions for future studies and respecification of the …

Behavioral Observation Versus Behavioral Expectation Rating Scales: Development And Psychometric Properties, Calvin C. Hoffman

Student Work

Rating scales to assess the level of proficiency of human performance have come in a wide variety of formats. The objectives of the scales, types of questions asked, and procedures followed vary widely. Prior to 1960, most rating scales utilized what is known as the graphic format. According to Guion (1965) the rating scale was relied on in 81% of the validation studies using rating scales. While this has declined somewhat (Landy § Trumbo, 1976) performance ratings still play a major part in validation. This study will compare behavioral observation and behavioral expectation scales in terms of psychometric properties. Central …