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Review Of Applied Urban Research 1979, Vol. 07, No. 04, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Few Young Nebraskans Stay in Home Areas: The Impact of Rural Nebraska Industrial Development on the Migration of Rural Youth," by Armin K. Ludwig.

For more than a century Americans have migrated from the rural communities in which they were raised, but by 1970 this process had begun to change. Nebraska, however, has not reflected this change, and as late as 1976 the State stood alone among seven central and southern plains states in having non-metropolitan losses in population.! Nevertheless, during the 1970's the number of manufacturing industries in the State's …

Survey Of Nebraska Women's Employment Participation, Attitudes, And Needs, Murray Frost

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The purpose of this report is to present an analysis of the survey data collected by the Center for Applied Urban Research concerning Nebraska women and their participation in the labor force.

The survey, conducted in November and December, 1978, involved a random telephone survey of 1,640 women between the ages of 18 and 64. The survey focused on three broad areas: 1) current labor force characteristics and other questions related to current work, 2) attitudes and perceptions related to work and working women, and 3) needs for·training and information. The first three sections of this report present these data. …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1979, Vol. 07, No. 03, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "A Formula for Allocation of Housing Assistance," by Jack Ruff.

In recent years many governmental agencies and private businesses have expressed an interest in the housing needs of Nebraska communities. Government agencies are concerned with the needs of various communities in order to allocate resources, and the private sector needs information to determine the profitability of a capital venture.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1979, Vol. 07, No. 02, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Understanding the Puzzle of Child Abuse."

Topics covered are "Education for Parents - A Need and a Repsonse" and "Nebraska Child Welfare Works Given Legal Training Program."

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1979, Vol. 07, No. 01, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Defender, Prosecutor, Defendant: Plea Bargaining - Three Perspectives," by Julie Horney.

In recent years the administration of criminal justice in this country has become increasingly dominated by the process known as "plea bargaining." In plea bargaining a defendant waives the right to trial by pleading guilty in return for certain advantages offered by the state. The state benefits in terms of the time and money saved by avoiding a trial. The practice is so pervasive that in many jurisdictions fewer than 10 percent of the criminal defendants ever stand trial.

Service To Communities, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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The Center for Applied Urban Research, a research and service arm of the College of Public Affairs and Community Service of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, exists to provide professional services in the areas of:
• Applied Research
• Technical Assistance
• Community Education

Caur Annual Report: 1978-1979, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This was an active and productive year. A new director was recruited and appointed; a change in mission designed to strengthen community service was adopted and implemented; linkages of a formal nature were created with other CPACS units; and a summer of unprecedented collaboration and community outreach is being faced.

Day By Day Care Newsletter: October 1979 - June 1980, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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Issues of Day by Day Care Newsletter, October 1979 though Fall 1980.

University Of Nebraska At Omaha Alumni Survey: Part I: Academic Programs, Paul S. T. Lee

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The University of Omaha was established in 1908 as a co-educational nonsectarian college. In 1931, the University became the Municipal University of Omaha through a popular vote by citizens of Omaha. The University merged with the University of Nebraska system on July 1, 1968.

Utilization Of Services By Omaha's Older Mexican-Americans, Genevieve Burch, Carol M. Davis

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Today's elderly population has become a major focus of concern. Modern technology and improved health care have contributed to longevity and consequently increased the senior citizen population. Lay (1975) has estimated that by the year 2000 approximately 25 million elderly will be living in the United States.

A Needs Assessment Of Older Hispanics In Omaha, Nebraska, David R. Dimartino

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The successful delivery of human services requires rational program planning. Rational program planning, in turn, requires evaluation of 1) the needs of targeted client groups, 2) the availability of established services to the potential clients, and 3) the utilization of available services by the client population(s), The success of human service delivery systems, therefore, must incorporate the assessment of public programs in terms of the correspondence between client needs and service provision and usage.

This Way To Foster Parenting: A Training Manual For People Who Want To Be Foster Parents - Participant's Manual, Barbara Kendrick, Carol Ertl

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It is a well-known fact that in our society today there are many problems-and these problems often strike first and hardest in the family. Families today often need help, and one form of help is having the children removed temporarily and placed in foster care.

The foster families that care for these displaced children are in actually helping more than the children in their care; they are helping families get back on their feet and reunite if at all possible. Thus, foster parenting requires more than the skills learned as a parent of one's own children; it requires helping families …

Publications: June, 1971 To June, 1979, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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The publications listed in this booklet cover an eight-year period from June, 1971 to June, 1979. A list of studies published prior to June, 1971 is also available from the Center for Applied Urban Research.

Omaha Awareness Tours: The Near South Side, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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History and landmarks from the near south side of Omaha, Nebraska.

Public Awareness Of The Nebraska Regional Poison Control Center, Michale A. Montwill, Matilda S. Mcintire, James J. O'Donnell, Margaret A. Nelson, Murray Frost

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A Poison Control Center needs to continually update its impact on the community it serves. At the Nebraska Regional Poison Control Center, a telephone survey was performed to ascertain baseline data for ongoing poison awareness programs. Our data shows that 36.6% of the population would call the PCC in the case of acute poisoning. There is a need to stress that the PCC is not only a center for information but also for treatment at home. Distribution of the PCC phone number to be attached to the phone needs to be increased. Many people obtained the phone number through time …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1978, Vol. 06, No. 11, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Study Shows Steady Increase in Boat Ownership," by Paul S. T. Lee and Yeshen Chen.

A Regression Analysis of Boat Ownership for the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area

A Study Of Boat Ownership In The Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area, Paul S. T. Lee, Chen Yeshen

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Continuing increases in leisure time, income, greater mobility, levels of education, and general health have whetted and nourished the American appetite for outdoor recreation activities. Statistics indicate that almost every American engages in one or more recreation activities when he or she is at all able. Measured by the number of recreation occasions, American outdoor recreation activity increased by 53 percent between 1960 and 1965. From 1965 to 1980, it will increase by another 59 percent. With more and more Americans continuing to turn to outdoor recreation activity, pressures on public and private recreation resources and facilities far exceed previous …

The Impact Of Rural Nebraska Industrial Development On The Migration Of Rural Youth, Armin K. Ludwig, Gene M. Hanlon, David R. Dimartino

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For more than a century Americans have migrated from the rural communities in which they were raised, but by 1970 this process had begun to change. Nebraska, however, has not reflected this change, and Nebraskans have continued to leave non-metropolitan areas in large numbers. By 1976 the State stood alone among seven central and southern plains states in having non-metropolitan population losses (Miller, 1978).

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1978, Vol. 06, No. 10, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Norfolk Study Has Application for Other Cities Concerned With Residential Land Development."

Norfolk is Northeast Nebraska's regional trade, education, and health services center. At the junction of two U.S. and two Nebraska highways, the City is a prime location for marketing, manufacturing, and wholesale activities. Norfolk lies between farm land to the east and the Sandhills cattle country to the west. Metropolitan areas nearby include Sioux City, Iowa, 75 miles to the northeast; Omaha, 115 miles southeast; and Lincoln, 124 miles south. Transportation· facilities include six truck lines, three bus lines, …

The Use Of Correlation And Regression Analysis To Determine Bus Operator Hourly Wages, Murray Frost

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The purpose of this discussion is to assess the use of correlation and regression analyses for determining bus operator hourly wages. If these hourly wages in a set of cities are highly correlated with another variable, it becomes possible to predict these wages by measuring this other variable.

A Housing Allocation Formula For Nebraska Cities Of The First Class: City Of Bellevue, 1978, Jack Ruff, David R. Dimartino, Jody Josephs

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The Federal government, through its various agencies, has sponsored many different housing programs in recent years. Each. new and revised program requires state and local officials to re-examine the total housing situation within their jurisdictions. Their eligibility for Federal funding is dependent upon their re-examination of the types of housing needs in their areas, the magnitude of each need category, and the data available to document their needs. Therefore, it is desirable (if not necessary) to develop a standardized procedure by which appropriate needs can be identified, analyzed, and balanced among housing types, household types, and areas.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1978, Vol. 06, No. 08, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Single-Family Housing Counstruction in Douglas and Sarpy Counties, April Through July, 1978," by Jack Ruff and Linda Ferring.

At the peak of the construction season, July figures indicated that construction of single-family houses in the Douglas-Sarpy County area continued at the fast pace established in 1977. Despite the high rates of loan interest and inflation, new housing sales exceeded those of a year ago from April through July .¹

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1978, Vol. 06, No. 07, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Bemis Park: A Study of Neighborhood Change," by Garneth O. Peterson.

The 1970's have been marked by a rebirth of inner city neighborhoods for commerce and housing. Developers in Boston, Washington and other cities have begun to rehabilitate old structures rather than destroy them, and thus preserve the visual character of neighborhoods. Residents of older neighborhoods have also banded together into homeowner's associations to lead the attempts to redevelop and rejuvenate their surroundings. 1 The viability of older central city neighborhoods has come to be recognized as essential to the economic …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1978, Vol. 06, No. 06, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Status Offenders and Non-Profit Youth Service and Advocacy Organizations," by Genevieve Burch and Carole Davis.

When the Pima County Juvenile Justice Collaboration offered free bumper stickers asking "Have You Hugged Your Kid Today?," 6,000 Tucsonians grabbed up three printings and four other local agencies began promoting the same slogan.

Auxiliary Appendixes For Juvenile Justice Program Collaboration, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This appendix contains: Auxiliary Tables; Rationale of Organizational Analysis of Local Agencies Involved in the Juvenile Justice Collaborations; Research Instruments; Bibliography; and Internal Organization of Juvenile Justice Collaborations.

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1978, Vol. 06, No. 05, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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The value of a community's theatre and dance groups, art galleries, symphony and other performing and visual arts is usually assessed from the perspective of the community's cultural life. The organizations which promote and facilitate artistic development are usually perceived in relation to their value only to the artists and their audiences. However, the artists and their organizations also contribute to the economy of their communities through salaries to employees, consumption of supplies, rent and purchase of facilities, and use of trans­ portation, maintenance, advertising and other service industries. To a great extent, the position of the arts in a …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1978, Vol. 06, No. 04, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Multi-Family Housing Characteristics Within the Douglas County Housing Arthority Geographic Area," by Patrick Krick, Timothy McNally, Thomas Moriarty, and Jerri Schaaf.

The Douglas County Housing Authority (DCHA) was formed in 1976 to address the particular housing needs of the modest income residents of rural Douglas County, Nebraska and suburban fringe areas outside the Omaha corporate limits. The geographic area served by the DCHA includes the suburban fringe, the five incorporated cities and villages of Bennington, Elkhorn, Ralston, Valley, Waterloo, and the remaining rural portions of Douglas County. This area is bounded …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1978, Vol. 06, No. 03, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "Economic Indicators for the Midcontinent Metropolitan Areas, 1977."

Socio-economic data have long been important planning tools for policy makers, businessmen and investors. Since 1973, the Center for Applied Urban Research, with the cooperation of the Economic Development Council of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, has compiled and published quarterly data to assist readers in assessing the economic vitality of the Omaha area. In 1975, these quarterly indicators were expanded to include 25 metropolitan areas located in the eleven-state Midcontinent Region. Another revision occurred in 1977 when the Omaha subareas were …

Review Of Applied Urban Research 1978, Vol. 06, No. 02, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This issue of Review of Applied Urban Research features "New Single-Family Houses Constructed in Douglas and Sarpy Counties During 1977," by Jack Ruff and Linda Ferring.

Home building has been called one of the brightest spots in the nation's economy in 1977, as construction increased 29 percent since 1976.1 Building permits issued in 1977 for residential units in Douglas and Sarpy counties indicate a 15 percent rise from 1976. The past year was the second year of increase in total permit units after the recessionary slump in construction activity early in the decade. Single-family housing permits have increased for three …

Attitudes Toward Proposed Changes At Mercy High School, Paul S. T. Lee

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As in similar schools in cities throughout the nation, Omaha's Mercy High School has been confronted with enrollment declines during the past decade, with the city expanding toward the west and as educational preferences of Omaha Catholic families change. The Board of Directors was asked to consider four alternatives for changing the basic program of Mercy High School in order to reverse this trend. The Center for Applied Urban Research was then asked to assist the Board in assessing which of the alternatives would have the greatest potential for maintaining Mercy's educational excellence.