What Does a School Mean to a Community? Assessing the Social & Economic Benefits of Schools To Rural Villages in New York

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The impact of project management process quality on construction project performance : a structural equation model

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Educational Policies For Spanish Speakers in the United States

Schools across the United States implemented educational policies to help students succeed. These policies are often implemented at the state level allowing differences between each state. Considering the increasing presence of Spanish speakers in the United States, many of these policies are put in place to help Spanish speaking students as well as other native speaking children. These policies, and by extent programs, have changed over time, both helping and in some cases harming students. Analyzing these policies improves our understanding of what is most beneficial for students

Agricultural Service Firms: Organizational Characteristics and Linkages to Production Agriculture

Using data from the 1978 Census of Agriculture and the 1978 Census of Agricultural Services, this paper examines some of the organizational characteristics of firms in seven agricultural service industry subgroups. Using the 48 contiguous states as units of analysis, an ecological analysis attempts to identify structure characteristics of farm systems that give rise to, and foster development of, off-farm agricultural service firms. Results show that considerable variation exists in the organizational and labor force characteristics across the seven industry subgroups. Other findings indicate that the spread of agricultural services in a state is positively associated with the proportion of farmland controlled by nonfamily corporations and with large-scale farming. Energy intensity and mechanization, on the other hand, are inversely correlated with the incursion of agricultural services in a state. Recommendations for future avenues of research in this area are offered

Teachers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Towards the Conduct and the Discipline Regulations for the Teaching Profession in Malawi: Case of Zomba Urban Conventional Secondary Schools.

If we were to take a poll asking people whether they wou]d vote for or against morality, one would expect a rather overwhelming endorsement. There is little disagreement that people should behave morally, should respect moral rules and should be concerned about justice and responsibility (Berkowitz & Oser, 1985, p. 1 ). This study examines teachers\u27 knowledge and attitudes towards conduct and discipline regulations as outlined in the Malawi government teaching service regulations, analyzes the relationships between their know ledge, attitudes and self reported practice. It ftn1her explores the contribution of pre­service teacher training to teachers\u27 knowledge and understanding of the regulations. Data was collected from in-service and pre-service teachers using Knowledge, Attitude and Practice survey methods. The study found that teachers have limited knowledge about the regulations, although serving teachers rated themselves highly in following the regulations. It was found that in addition to a weak system for promoting and enforcing regulations in schools, teacher preparation little to develop professional appreciation of regulations related to conduct and discipline

Farm Family Household Production and Rural Development

Community/Rural/Urban Development, Farm Management,

CIVIC COMMUNITY APPROACHES TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTH: ECONOMIC GROWTH WITH PROSPERITY

The free market-based policies of the corporate community model have skewed economic development across the South. For many small, rural communities, the consequences of global capitalism have resulted in declining real wages, high underemployment, and increasing rates of income inequality. Backed by recent scholarship and grassroots movements that suggest both civic engagement and the presence of smaller-scale, locally controlled enerprises can help determine whether communities prosper or decline, this paper explores the links between social structure and rural development in the South. The goal is to expand our understanding of civic community theory as an alternative to the neoclassical economic model of development. Using a local problem-solving framework, we suggest that a departure from the traditional, neoclassical path of development is in order. We conclude that rural policy makers must establish a role for civic community in the rural development process if they wish to protect the welfare of workers and communities, while increasing the prospects of economic growth with prosperity.civic community, economic growth, rural development, social capital, Southern United States, Community/Rural/Urban Development, R11, O21, R58,

Food Availability and Food Deserts in the Nonmetropolitan South

Over the past thirty years, the structure of food retailing in the United States has changed dramatically. Local grocery stores that once served a small community or neighborhood are increasingly being replaced by regional or national chain grocers. In addition, big box general merchan- disers have also entered the retail grocery sector with the advent of hybrid superstores that combine groceries with a wide array of product lines. A key consequence of this restructuring is the growing uneven distribution of food retailers across rural America. For example, Kaufman reports that rural counties in the Lower Mississippi Delta average one supermarket per 190.5 square miles. Additionally, over 70 percent of the low income populations in this region must travel 30 or more miles to access the lower food prices offered by a supermarket or large grocery store. The remaining options included small grocers or convenience stores where consumers are likely to pay substan- tially higher prices for a smaller variety of lower quality foods [7]

STUDI MENGENAI PENETUAN TIM PROYEK KONSTRUKSI

Dalam melaksanakan sebuah proyek konstruksi dibutuhkan manajemen proyek konstruksi untuk mengatur seluruh rangkaian dan proses kegiatan. Dalam memanajemeni proyek konstruksi tersebut dibutuhkan sekali peranan sebuah tim yang biasa disebut tim proyek untuk melakukannya. Sehingga dalam menentukan sebuah tim proyek, kontraktor perlu memperhatikan faktor-faktor yang berkaitan dengan nilai, ukuran, kompleksitas, durasi pekerjaan dan lain sebagainya. Agar dapat diperoleh tim yang baik yang mampu melaksanakan pekerjaan sesuai dengan yang diharapkan dengan hasil yang memuaskan. Hal itulah yang menjadi tujuan dari penelitian tugas akhir ini. Permasalahan yang ada yaitu, faktor-faktor apa Baja yang menjadi pertimbangan dalam penentuan tim proyek dan menentukan jumlah anggota tim proyek. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara studi literatur, penyebaran kuesioner dan pengambilan data dari laporan Kerja Praktik. Kemudian dianalisis untuk permasalahan . pertama menggunakan metode IPR untuk mengetahui ranking dari faktor-faktor tersebut, sedangkan untuk permasalahan kedua menggunakan metode uji regresi berganda untuk menentukan jumlah anggota tim proyek. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa di dalam penentuan tim proyek faktor-faktor yang menjadi pertimbangan adalah nilai proyek, kompleksitas atau kerumitan proyek, ukuran atau luas proyek, keahlian masing-masing anggota, durasi pelaksanaan, kepadatan jadwal kegiatan dan teknologi yang digunakan. Dan untuk menentukan jumlah anggota tim proyek dapat menggunakan rumus Y = 10,019 + 4,359.10-10X1, dimana Y adalah jumlah anggota sedangkan Xl adalah nilai proyek (dalam satuan rupiah)