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Assessment Of Intercity Bus Services In Nebraska, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Past Publications

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) defines intercity bus service as “regularly scheduled bus service for the general public that operates with limited stops over fixed routes connecting two or more urban areas not in close proximity, that has the capacity for transporting baggage carried by passengers and that makes meaningful connections with scheduled intercity bus service to more distance points, if such service is available.”

In rural states like Nebraska, intercity bus services are used most often to connect rural areas with larger urbanized areas.

The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) partnered with the Advance team to conduct an assessment …

The Effects Of The Foreclosure Crisis On The Black And Hispanic Population In Lee County, Florida, Stenia K. Reid-Hall, Stenia K. Reid-Hall Ph. D

Walden Faculty and Staff Publications

The housing foreclosure crisis of 2007-2010 in the United States disproportionately affected persons of color. Some states, such as Florida, were heavily impacted by property value losses yet little is known about the experience of losing a home and recovering from that loss from the perspective of the homeowner. Using Carlson’s conceptualization of resiliency theory, the purpose of this phenomenological study was to assess the impact of housing foreclosure and the experience of recovery from foreclosure on Black and Hispanic people in Lee County, Florida. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 15 people in Lee County who experienced foreclosure …

Nebraska Legislative Planning Committee 2016 Report: Policy Briefs, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Past Publications

The Nebraska Legislature has held meetings and solicited input from a host of individuals and organizations who are advocating for: 1) property tax relief and; 2) revisions to agriculture assessment practices. This policy brief focuses on agriculture in Nebraska from three perspectives:

1. Why this is an issue;
2. Discussion of agriculture assessment practices;
3. Questions to consider.

2017 July, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for July of 2017.

Comment Data From Ceri, 4-3-2017, Cornell Erulemaking Initiative

Cornell e-Rulemaking Initiative Publications

This file contains comment data from ten live policy discussions held on RegulationRoom.org and SmartParticipation.com from May 2010 to November 2016. A cross-disciplinary group of Cornell researchers, the Cornell eRulemaking Initiative (CeRI), created the experimental platforms for public participation in policymaking processes. CeRI used selected live federal agency rulemakings and other policy discussions to discover how the design and process of online engagement can support public discussion that is informed, inclusive and insightful.

Cpaf Updates Vol. 18 Special Issue 2017, Virginia R. Cardenas, Stoix Nebin S. Pascua

CPAf Updates

In this issue:

• All the best to our new ‘glocal’ leaders, 1
• 2017 Awardees: Academic Excellence Awardees, 2
• CPAf Class of 2017, 4
• 2017 Awardees: Best Field Study, 6
• 2017 Awardees: Best thesis, 7
• 2017 Awardees: Best Dissertation, 8

2017 June, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Press releases for June of 2017.

Measuring Total Employer Cost Of Compensation For Teachers In Eight K-12 Public Schools In Oregon, Washington, And Idaho, Portland State University. Hatfield School Of Government. Center For Public Service, Phil Keisling, Robert Winthrop, Julia Taylor, Katelyn Wilkins

Center for Public Service Publications and Reports

To test the feasibility of applying its ”Total Employer Cost of Compensation” (TECC) analytical framework to K-12 school personnel, the Center for Public Service (CPS) collected and validated data from five Oregon school districts (Beaverton, Hillsboro, Lake Oswego, Salem-Keizer, and Portland), along with two in Washington State (Seattle and Vancouver) and one in Idaho (Boise).

The four main categories of TECC costs – salary; employer-paid health care; retirement benefits; and the value of paid time off (PTO) – were then calculated for several different K-12 teacher “archetypes” – e.g., Entry-level teachers with a BA degree; Mid-stage teachers with an MA …

Social Media And The Voice Of The Department, Brittany N. Rios

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

More law enforcement agencies are adopting social media as a progressive policing strategy each year. They utilize it for several reasons including, community outreach and engagement, public relations, notifying the public of safety concerns, recruitment, intelligence gathering for investigations, among other uses (IACP, 2017). This study explores Southern California Law Enforcements’ use of social media through a survey and content analysis. First, the survey results suggest that more than 93% of departments surveyed concentrate on community outreach through their social media channels. Second, the content analysis results suggest that when media (pictures/video), links, and hashtags (#), are included in posts …

Health Budget Tracking At Local Levels: A Training Manual For Uganda’S Youth Leaders And Advocates, Rehema Z. Namukose Ms.

Capstone Collection

Uganda’s decentralization policy was introduced in 1997 under the Local Government Act to transfer power from central government to local government levels. The main purpose was to promote participation of all citizens in decision making processes to enhance responsibility and accountable monitoring of services delivered to citizens at all levels. The policy “aimed to achieve efficiency and effectiveness” in services delivered and managed at lower levels (Kebba & Ntanda, 2005). But how were citizens at local levels going to participate in accountability processes? How would they monitor the quality of services delivered under this policy framework? In what ways were …

More Women In Parliament: Advocacy Lessons Learned From The Georgian Women’S Task Force On Political Participation, Emma Shattuck

Capstone Collection

Emma Shattuck – PIM 75

MORE WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT: ADVOCACY LESSONS LEARNED

FROM THE GEORGIAN WOMEN’S TASK FORCE ON POLITICAL PARTICIPATION

May 2017

This Policy Advocacy Course-Linked Capstone is a case study of an on-going advocacy campaign to increase women’s political participation in the Republic of Georgia’s Parliament. It tells the story of a dedicated group of advocates who are determined to help Georgian women’s voices be heard in a primarily male-dominated political context. Drawing on my personal experience living and working in Tbilisi, Georgia, and based on comprehensive key informant interviews with leaders of the campaign, I analyze the …

The Impact Of A Crowdsourcing Apparatus On Organizational Capacity In The Nonprofit Context: The Case Of Bar-Kayma, Ohad Shem Tov

Graduate Dissertations and Theses

While there is considerable information on the crowdsourcing (CS) phenomenon among online and for-profit organizations (Kittur, Chi, & Suh, 2008; Sufen, Zhonghui, & Feng, 2013), our understanding about the phenomenon among nonprofit organizations is limited (Brabham, 2008). The purpose of this dissertation is to examine how integrating a CS apparatus among nonprofit organizations impacts their capacity. The study drew on Hall et al.’s (2003) conceptual model, in which the capacity of a nonprofit organization is determined by its financial, human resources, and structural capitals.

Bar-Kayma (BK), a nonprofit umbrella organization that assists groups of Organized Artists Collectives (OACs) in Jerusalem, …

San Francisco's Response To Sexual Assault: Pathways To Creating A Survivor-Centered Criminal Justice System, Bianca Rosen

Master's Projects and Capstones

This research examines the process when adult sexual assault survivors in San Francisco decide to pursue legal justice and how survivors experience the local criminal justice system. My analysis exposes the mistreatment of survivors who participate with local law enforcement and recommends survivor-centered policies that could support the wellbeing of survivors pressing charges. The purpose of this research is to encourage law enforcement practices that prioritize survivors’ self-determination and welfare.

Cpaf Updates Vol. 18 No. 3, Melanie P. Maullon, Stoix Nebin S. Pascua, Stella Concepcion R. Britanico, Chrislyn Joanna P. Faulmino

CPAf Updates

In this issue:

• CPAf 8th Annual Recognition rites held, 1
• CPAf holds seminar on records management, 2
• USAID Philippines Mission Director visits Bicol Agri-Water Project sites, 3
• Dr. Reyes gives synthesis in NAST PHL forum, 4

Urban Form And Social Sustainability In Neighborhood-Level, Ayeh Sajjadieh Khajouei

Public Affairs Dissertations - Archive

New urban form movements in the United State such as, new urbanism, transit-oriented development, smart growth, and compact-city have been described as the most influential movement in the urban design and urban planning literatures since the modernist movement (Bramley & Morgan, 2003; McKenzie, 2004; Grant, 2006; Colantonio, & Dixon, 2011; Burton, Jenks, & Williams, 2003). In recent years, these theories’ principles have been adopted for many neighborhood design efforts. They advocate the use of urban design as a way to advance environmental, economic, and social sustainability interests as a model of sustainable urban development (Colantonio, & Dixon, 2011; Burton, Jenks, …

The Cultural Advantage Of Cities: Exploring The Cultural Industry Agglomerations As A Source For Economic Growth, Mohamed A. Bireima

Public Affairs Dissertations - Archive

Interest in the cultural industries as a source for economic growth has risen to prominence in recent decades. The purpose of this research is to explore the role and contribution of the cultural industries for economic growth. The analytical framework is based on the agglomeration model, which links economic growth to the spatial organization of economic activity. The cultural industries exhibit a tendency to cluster in geographical space due to competitive pressures, which causes some degree of agglomeration economies to arise (Scott, 2004). The literature exploring the economic impacts of the cultural industries has focused on their agglomeration tendencies at …

Improving Public Transit Services: Does Collaborative Transit Services Among Public Transit Providers Make Them More Efficient?, Victor U. Ibewuike

Public Affairs Dissertations - Archive

The network effect is the postulation that the utility of a product to a consumer increases as its consumption increases (Clement, 2004). If a parallel is drawn in transit service usage, the utility for transit services will increase to users as transit ridership increases. Different public transit providers within a metropolitan region can expand their area of transit services which would improve the utilization of their services through collaboration of transit services with other public transit providers within their service regions. Does such added utilization result in the increase of productive or technical efficiency levels for participating public transit providers? …

Socioeconomic And Spatial Impacts Of Rail Transit Stations On The Surrounding Areas In Dallas-Fort Worth Region: Changes In Housing Values, Racial Make-Up, And Population Density, Saad Mohammed-A Alquhtani

Public Affairs Dissertations - Archive

Dependency on the automobile in the United States has been associated with many urban problems, such as urban sprawl, traffic congestion, air pollution, etc. As the use of automobiles increases, negative externalities also increase. As a result, many American cities have seen a rebound of public transportation systems—many of which have built modern rail transit systems to mitigate the negative impacts of higher dependency on automobiles, to improve mobility and accessibility for commuters, to offer alternative to drivers, to shape development patterns, and to increase economic growth. This rebound of rail transit systems has caused apparent shifts in economic, social, …

African Americans, Stem, And Entrepreneurship: A Study Of Factors That Influence African Americans To Pursue Entrepreneurship In Stem Fields, Zoranna Jones

Public Affairs Dissertations - Archive

Minority business entrepreneurship, specifically in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), provides multiple opportunities for innovation, job creation, high earning potential for underrepresented minorities, and for increasing the diversity of the U.S. workforce to reflect current population demographics. This study examines the educational backgrounds of high technology African American entrepreneurs and the factors of STEM programs that influence STEM-educated graduates to pursue high tech entrepreneurship. The research questions include, do STEM programs provide a link to high technology entrepreneurship? And, what STEM program factors are related to high technology entrepreneurship? The theoretical framework that informs the study …

Selected Characteristics For Nebraska Counties From The 2011-2015 American Community Survey, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

Past Publications

On December 8, 2016, the U.S. Census Bureau released five‐year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates for the combined years of 2011 through 2015, making available social, economic, housing and demographic statistics for Nebraska’s counties. Also available are estimates for every community and legislative district in Nebraska and the nation.

The data are based on a rolling national sample survey mailed to about 3 million addresses each year, resulting in nearly 2 million final interviews each year from 2011 through 2015. By pooling several years of survey responses, the ACS can generate detailed statistical portraits of smaller geographies such as counties. …