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Hispanic Population By County For Select States: 2000 And 2010, David J. Drozd

Past Publications

Hispanic Population by County for Select States (2000 and 2010)

Census Data For Nebraska Unicameral Senate Districts For Post 2000 Boundaries, David J. Drozd

Past Publications

Census Data for Nebraska Unicameral Senate Districts for Post 2000 boundaries

Ranking Of Black And Black Child Poverty Rates In The Most Populous 100 Metro Areas: 2010, David J. Drozd

Past Publications

Ranking of Black and Black Child Poverty Rates in the Most Populous 100 metro areas (2010)

State Rankings For The Percentage Change In Various Age Groups: 2000 To 2010, David J. Drozd

Past Publications

State Rankings for the Percentage Change in Various Age Groups (2000-2010)

2010 Nebraska Population Reports, David Drozd

Past Publications

This report compiles a selection of data analysis tables that were created throughout 2011 and 2012 by staff at the UNO Center for Public Affairs Research using data from the 2000 Census.

Comparing Nebraska Population Change Growth Tables, U.S. Census Bureau

Past Publications

Population Change by Race and Ethnicity for the 40 Nebraska Counties that Gained Population during the 1990s

Socioeconomic Background And Parental Values: An Examination Of Approaches To Bureaucratic Discretion At The Street-Level, Jesse R. Booher

Public Affairs Theses - Archive

Scholarly literature on policy implementation at the street-level generally focuses on how workers act in response to external pressures. Pressures can include policy rules, organizational culture, and the identities of the clients. Academia has produced scant work, however, examining how the identities and backgrounds of street-level bureaucrats influence their approach to the discretion inherent in their jobs. This study seeks to fill that literary gap. Using semi-structured interviews with street-level bureaucrats in North Texas, the study yields two strong relationships. First, a relationship exists between the participants' socioeconomic backgrounds as children and how they approach discretion inherent to street-level bureaucracy. …

Cultural And Historic Preservation Planning In Small Cities And Suburbs: A Study Of A Cultural Asset Inventory Of Kennedale, Texas, Gregory S. Collins

Public Affairs Theses - Archive

This thesis examines how smaller communities, which often lack the financial resources and the so-called "high culture" or marketable culture found in larger cities, can overcome challenges and develop cultural and historic preservation programs that perform the social function of unifying a community while also providing economic development opportunities that are connected to the community. The paper discusses "authenticity," and how this stated goal of city planners is actually a complex and contested concept rather than an objective standard that can be used to evaluate cultural planning programs. The paper reviews a number of cultural planning methods discussed in the …

Is Mine Risk Education (Mre) Having A Significant Effect And Long-Lasting Impact On Attitudes Towards Uxos At The Community Level?, Phounsy Phasavaeng

Capstone Collection

For over 30 years, UXO (Unexploded Ordnance) contamination in Laos has affected the ability of the population to maintain suitable livelihoods in a number of provinces. This constraint is a significant challenge to community development as well affecting National Social Economic Development. UXOs are the cause of many accidents in Laos, the casualties are often children and farmers who are involve in agricultural activities and scrap metal collection.

UXO-LAOS is the key UXO clearance agency in Laos. Other UXO clearance agencies have also tried to address the problem by providing the clearance work as well as Mine Risk Education (MRE) …

The Need For School-Based Drug Prevention Programs In The Curriculum, Theodore Waldeck

McNair Poster Presentations

Drugs are still a problem facing our children. Studies have proven that prevention programs are beneficial to our children. In fact, one study, states that for every $150 spent per child for a program, $840 is saved in crime and healthcare costs (Caulkins, Chiesa, Pacula, and Paddock, 2002). What would the savings be if we educated our children from kindergarten, all the way through high school, instead of one, or a couple of years? Therefore, this study is to explain the need for implementing school-based drug prevention programs from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

2011 January, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for January of 2011.

2010 December, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for December of 2010.

2010 November, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for November of 2010.

Conference Schedule, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas, Brookings Mountain West

The Political Demography and Geography of the Intermountain West Conference

The Intermountain West region, including Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah, is the new swing region in American politics. Many national observers and commentators have only a superficial understanding of the profound economic, political, and social changes that continue to reshape this region. Brookings Mountain West is pleased to offer a collection of contemporary research papers on recent demographic trends that alter this region and its politics. These studies, including a public opinion survey that explores attitudes on state and national politics, alternative energy, education, deficits, health care, immigration, and other topics illuminate the political landscape of this …

The Intermountain West Today: A Regional Survey, Ruy Teixeira, Karlyn Bowman

Brookings Mountain West Publications

What does it mean to live in the Intermountain West today? What issues are most and least important to the region’s residents? Do Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah have a collective identity or are state-level differences too great? Is there an identifiable Intermountain West personality? Today we will present the results of a unique survey that attempts to answer these questions.

Early Care And Education For At-Risk Children In Rural And Urban Slums In Kenya, Giselle Emilia Navarro Casillas

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

With the rise of changing family structures as well as an increase in the demands of an early preparation for children to enter primary school, Early Care and Education (ECE) has become extremely important in Kenya. In particular an increase of ECE centers for at risk children is important because research has shown that at risk children benefit more from a high quality early care and education program (Calman, L.J., & Tarr-Whelan, L., 2005). Observations were conducted in fifteen ECE centers located in urban slums and rural villages throughout Kenya where poverty is high and sanitation conditions are poor. This …

2010 October, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for October of 2010.

The Politic 2010 Fall, The Politic, Inc.

The Politic

No abstract provided.

The Incompatibility Of Dependence And Development: A Critical Analysis Of International Development Efforts In The Nicaraguan Context, Molly Dunton

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Countries in the Global South have been receiving billions of dollars annually in humanitarian and development aid for the past half-century. But they still remain poor, marginalized, and on the periphery in spite of this massive influx of money into the region. Many would argue that this very aid is in fact working to maintain the economic hierarchies responsible for their poverty. Through the lens of Dependency Theory, I analyze this apparent failure of the International Development Industry in the context of Nicaragua. After researching what was working and what wasn’t in Nicaraguan rural development, I was able to categorize …

Kroc Community Center Summer Day Camp Evaluation: Final Report, R. K. Piper, Jerry Deichert, Jianping Liu

Past Publications

The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center summer day camp is an eight-week program for Kindergarten through 6th Grade youth that is partially funded through a grant provided by the Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy Counties (LCDSC). The Kroc Center contracted with the Consortium for Organizational Research and Evaluation (CORE) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to conduct an external evaluation of the program.

The UNO evaluation is intended to supplement the planned internal evaluation of the program conducted by Kroc Center staff as well as those conducted by the Learning Community. This report documents the …

Museums And Urban Revitalization: Regional Museums As Catalysts For Physical, Economic, And Social Regeneration Of Local Communities, Robin Foster Westervelt

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Current perspective in museum discourse tells us the traditional model of museum-as-steward is no longer enough, that in order to fully serve their communities and respond to contemporary societal issues, museums must engage in community- building and socially relevant endeavors. Why is the old model of museum-as-steward no longer enough? How can museums engage with their communities in socially relevant issues and partner with civic and other social organizations in order to address current social and economic needs? This thesis addresses these questions and provides insight as to how and why social relevance is critical to the sustainability of museums …

2010 September, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for September of 2010.

2010 Fall Convocation Program, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Communications and Marketing Publications Archive

Fall convocation program held on August 18, 2010.

Gis In Redistricting, Jack Dohrman

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Redistricting - Nebraska, Timeline, U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. Census Bureau Redistricting Program Phase; Phase 2 - VTD, Voting Tabulation Districts, VTD North Central Nebraska, VTD Omaha Precincts; Redistricting - Data; Nebraska Population Trends; Congressional Districts; Reapportionment; Redistricting; Gerrymandering; There is no place like Nebraska…; Evolving Redistricting Technology; and Redistricting – Technology Today and Software.

Health, Health Insurance And Income/Poverty Data, David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Data sources; Description of key variables; ACS health-related data; and Charts and various findings.

Information For Grant Writers And Data Users, Sara Woods

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Statistical Information for Grant Writing; Good Data in Grant Applications…; Good Data: Where to Focus; National/State Level Data; Making national data relevant to your proposal; National Data Sources; State Data Resources; Local Data; Local Data Sources; Organizational (Primary) Data; Organizational Data: Basic Items to Collect; Surveys; Types of Surveys; Design of Surveys; Gap Analysis; Best Practices Surveys; Other Data Considerations; Identifying Your Target Population; Presenting Data in a Proposal; Presenting Data in a Grant Proposal:Charts and Graphs; and Descriptive Text.

Nebraska’S Population And Economic Trends, Jerry Deichert, David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Nebraska Population and Economic Trends; Population and Population Change; Natural Change; Net Migration; Cities and Towns; Age Structure; Race and Hispanic/Latino Origin; Migration Focus; and Employment and Per Capita Personal Income.

The 2010 Census—What Your Community Needs To Know, Larry Mugler

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: The Magnitude of the 2010 Census; Nebraska Effort; 2010 Census Key Dates; The Questionnaire; Questionnaire Content; Type of Enumeration; Nebraska Type of Enumeration; Participation Rate Feedback Program; State/Local Participation Rates; Partnership Activities; 2010 Census --Why It Matters; The Use of Census Bureau Data is About…; Census Data and Federal Funding; 2010 Census Data Can Help Your Community Answer Questions Like…; Brief Data Overview; 2010 Census Geography; Small Area Hierarchy Census Tracts, Block Groups, Blocks; 2010 Census Data Products; 2010 Census Data Release Schedule; Redistricting Data File; Demographic Profile; American Factfinder Data Retrieval System; ACS and 2010 Census; …

The U.S. And Local Economy: Stats To Know, Kenneth A. Kriz

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation features: Conflicting News & Opinion; Where is the Economy Now and Where is it Going?; Characteristics of a Good Economic Indicator; Survey Indicators; Single Indicators; Composite Indicators; Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti Business Conditions Index; ISM Purchasing Managers’ Index; Conference Board Index; Chicago Fed National Activity Index; State Coincident Indices; So…Where Are We?; And Where Are We Going?

Census Overview: Basics, Decennial, Acs, And Estimates, David J. Drozd

CPAR Presents: A Data and Research Series for Community Impact

This presentation discusses: Terminology & Definitions; Decennial Census Datafiles; Geography; Geography vs. Data (A Duel); Relationship between Data/Datafiles and Geography; PUMA geography; The American Community Survey: What is it?; ACS Goals; ACS History and Timeline; ACS Methodology in Brief; ACS Methodology in Brief; Differences between Census 2000 and the ACS; ACS New Subject Areas; Changes for the 2008, 2009 ACS; ACS Subject Areas: #1 Demographic; ACS Subject Areas: #2 Social; ACS Subject Areas: #3 Economic; ACS Subject Areas: #4 Housing; Nebraska ACS Data: Current Time Series; ACS Data Release Schedule (full implementation in 2005); 2009 ACS Data Release; Multi-year Aggregate …