An Economic Study of the Farming Systems of Fifty Negro Farmers in Fannin County, Texas

Experiences in Fannin County, Texas, reveal that there are farmers who have families, raise crops and foster other enterprises, yet, their systems of farming and machinery vary to a very large degree. The apparent variations gave need for information to ascertain its relationship to the family life, farm land and enterprises of the farmers. The writer was very desirous of discovering certain aspects because of the close relationship existing between the farmer and his chosen line of work. This study was limited to fifty Negro farmers in Fannin County, Texas. Its major concern is with an analysis of the system of farmings in use, and their relationship with home and family life, farm land, enterprises and machinery used by these fifty farmers

DC Comics v. Towle: To the Batmobile!: Which Fictional Characters Deserve Protection Under Copyright Law

Section I of this Note presents the history and purpose of copyright law by giving a brief background of its origin. It discusses how courts have since expanded copyright coverage to individual fictional characters, and chronicles the various challenges faced in applying the law. Section I also provides relevant facts and procedural history for the case. Section II examines the Ninth Circuit’s discussion and holding. Section III discusses the inherent limitations of the three-part test used in the decision. It explains the importance of rejecting categorical protection and analyzing copyright for all fictional characters on a case-by-case basis. Section III also suggests three additional factors the court should consider when evaluating such issues. Finally, Section IV concludes that although the Ninth Circuit reached the appropriate result with regards to the Batmobile, the presented factors would better guide future courts to consistent and fair decisions

Exploring Millennial Retention Strategies and Methods in the Workplace

Many U.S. organizations fail to retain Millennials for longer than 3 years. The purpose of this case study was to explore the strategies and methods leaders have used to retain Millennial employees within a small business in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. The leaders of this small business have retained their Millennial employees for the last 3 years. The conceptual frameworks for the study were Bass\u27s transformational leadership theory and von Bertalanffy\u27s general systems theory. Data were collected from semistructured interviews with 4 participant leaders with a successful record of retaining Millennials. In addition, company documents including policies, training records, company website, and peer-reviewed journals were gathered to supplement the semistructured interviews. All data were analyzed using the modified van Kaam method. The findings revealed that these 4 leaders employed specific strategies for career growth opportunities, communication plans, organizational level community involvement, high compensation packages, high functioning and fun culture, regular feedback meetings, training opportunities, and respect for opinions to solve the low retention rate among Millennials within an organization. The leaders also reported 3 methods that they employed to retain Millennials were maintaining open lines of communication, establishing positive relationships with management, and providing targeted training throughout the employees\u27 tenure. Social change implications include organizational leaders increasing retention rates of Millennial employees by enhancing employee motivation and improving relationships. Results may benefit organizations by reducing turnover costs

The Relationship Among Selected Variables Influencing Decision Making in the Roles of Public Community College Academic Deans

Problem. Much descriptive research has been undertaken on the academic dean\u27s role which has been determined by the perceptions of significant others. Since the dean has had several categories of prescribed roles, scholars have tended to emphasize these roles and approach administrator-preparation from a prescriptive basis. This approach, though useful, ignores a crucial dimension--the variables, forces, or stimuli that impinge upon and influence the dean in his/her decision-making areas. An underlying issue that has been largely ignored is the relationship of environmental forces or stimuli and decision making areas--it has been unclear what relationship exists between decision making and the environment. An internal and an external dimension were suggested as categories under which several internal and external variables were grouped. The purpose of the study was to define and analyze the relationship among selected variables which influenced decision making in the academic dean\u27s perception of his/her role in public community colleges in the states of Michigan, Illinois, Kentucky, and California. Methods. There were nine roles or decision-making areas, and eight internal-external variables or stimuli. Responses were elicited by presenting the internal-external variables as stimuli (that is, each respondent considered the internal-external variables when asked to judge how crucial were the stimuli in influencing decisions within particular roles). Responses were categorically scaled and values assigned for each of the internal-external roles over the nine roles. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the relative ranks of the internal-external variables for each role to determine whether they were statistically and significantly different. Scale values for each role were inspected and the highest cluster in each role selected as indicative of the relative importance for that role. Kendall\u27s coefficient of concordance, W, was used to estimate the consistency of the eight internal-external variables over the nine roles, and chi-square was utilized to determine whether responses differed statistically significantly when the classificatory variables of educational qualifications, educational field, and age were considered. Results. An appreciable percentage of academic deans possessed doctorates in higher education/educational administration and fell in the 39-55 age bracket; however, more deanswere above 55 than under 39. No significant differences occurred between the internal and external variables when each role was considered and an inspection of the scale values over all the roles produced Experiences Gained on the Job, Philosophy of Administration, and Local Community Needs as the most crucial variables influencing decision making. Academic deans with doctorates placed less emphasis on job descriptions than did deans without doctorates when engaging in academic counseling, but tended to place greater emphasis on formal preparation than did deans without doctorates when engaging in Curriculum Planning. As academic deans increased in age, they tended to place greater emphasis on formal preparation when engaging in academic counseling. Conclusions. The conclusions were as follows: (1) The earned doctorate in education, specifically in higher education/educational administration, is a feature of community college academic deans. (2) The community college academic deanship is primarily a mid-to-late-adulthood profession. (3) Experiences Gained on the Job, Local Community Needs, and Philosophy of Administration heavily influence decision making in relation to the other variables, and formal preparation has a major influence on curriculum planning, but less on other areas of academic decision making. (4) Generally, community college academic decision making is not divided along lines of degree, education, field or age

Reproductive Health And Fertility Among Transgender Adolescents: A Knowledge And Attitudes Survey

The goal of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitudes of transgender adolescents regarding fertility and future parenthood. We developed and administered a cross-sectional questionnaire to a convenience sample of 23 transgender and gender non-conforming adolescents (mean age 16.2 ± 2.6) who attended the Yale Pediatric Gender Program between October 2016 and August 2017. Our results indicate that transgender adolescents have a basic understanding of reproductive health and fertility (mean total knowledge score of 3.78 ± 0.80 out of 5). Knowledge scores were significantly higher in participants with previous information about gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAH;