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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"Budget cuts"”.
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Using public relations to lessen the impact of budget cuts in a public elementary school
… schools in California have suffered severe budget cuts, causing lay-offs among teachers and support staff, class size increases, and program cuts. This thesis includes an audit of a public elementary school to determine its use of public relations practices to establish family and community …
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An investigation into the impact of budget cuts on the operational performance of the Namibian police: A case study of Oshikoto Regional Headquarters
… a reduction of the Namibian Police Force budget from N$14.3 billion to N$5.1 billion. Budget cuts differ across sectors of the economy as well as the magnitude of their impact on organisational performance. This study aimed at investigating the impact of budget cuts on the operational …
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Communicating the modern entrepreneurial university in the 21st century: a case study of academic capitalism and media messaging in the pursuit of revenues and national prominence at Louisiana State University
… research university. Squeezed by government budget cuts and demands for more money to pay for research and faculty raises, U.S. higher education has entered a fourth phase, the entrepreneurial university. Public universities are increasingly capitalizing on the intellectual property of their …
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The Connection Between High School Drama Programs and Academic Performance
… Arts programs are often the first to go in budget cuts for school districts. This thesis examined the Grade Point Averages of 85 students involved in drama for at least two years and compared them to the Grade Point Averages of 85 students not involved with drama. These students were …
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The Benefits of a School Leadership Program for Students
… first programs to be eliminated during school budget cuts. Studies show that these types of activities, including a leadership class, reduce the risk-taking behaviors of adolescents and promote school connectedness. In addition, researchers have discovered a correlation between school …
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An evaluation of the provision and performance of acute care hospitals in the non-metropolitan regions of the Western Cape Province
… of the Western Cape (PAWC) faced huge cuts in its financial resource allocation from the National Department as policy shifted to wards addressing past inequity between the provinces. In the Western Cape Province, 200 regional hospital beds have already been closed with a further 500 …
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A Comprehensive Program Description and Recommendations for the Del Rosa Youth Program
<p>Amid budget cuts, economic recession, and difficulties many Americans face, more families are looking for ways to access needed services and goods from nongovernmental sources. Churches and faith based organizations, such as the Del Rosa Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, have been bridging the …
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Converging behaviorist and constructivist theories in classroom settings
… in school personnel at school sites. With these budget cuts the demands placed on educators will be even greater. Teachers will be forced to implement new strategies to ensure that no child is left behind. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of converging behaviorist and …
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A Case Study of Shifting to a Four-Day Student School Week as a Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention
… pointed to a four-day student schedule due to budget cuts and financial gain. This study provides insight from teacher and school leader perceptions through interviews on how shifting to a modified calendar impacted their job satisfaction related to teacher retention. Mondays for teachers …
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Environmental factors influencing the strategic planning of academic libraries : a comparative case study of the universities of Fort Hare and Port Elizabeth libraries
… Factors such as increase in student numbers, budget cuts, dependency on foreign sources and falling exchange rates affect acquisitions, quantity and quality of information services. Strategic planning, that is widely propagated in business, is being increasingly considered by academic …
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Improving the parametric method of cost estimating relationships of naval ships
In light of recent military budget cuts, there has been a recent focus on determining methods to reduce the cost of Navy ships. A RAND National Defense Research Institute study showed many sources of cost escalation for Navy ships. Among them included characteristic complexity of modem Naval ships, …
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An evaluation of a multi-unit school foodservice program
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 decreased federal support for the NSLP by 15 percent. School foodservice administrators had to adapt effectively to shrinking resources in order to maintain program objectives and avert a decrease in program participation. The purpose of this research …
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Plant-process model corn yield forecasts for Iowa
… This study was conducted in light of recent budget cuts by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and elimination of the reporting of district corn yield forecasts in Iowa;Results indicated that district and state plant-process model (PPM) corn yield forecasts perform well …
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Caring Work: Opening a Space of Possibility for Exploring Transnational Feminist Solidarity Between Privileged and Marginalized Women
… adjustment programs (SAPs), which impose state budget cuts on healthcare and welfare programs, particularly have kept poor women and women of color in poverty and generally, have exploited women's labor. However, in this age of neoliberalism, women's solidarity becomes more significant. Because …
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Needs assessment and formative evaluation in the development of a college level English second language placement test
… of instructional design within the context of budget cuts and time constraints often result in the curtailment of the needs assessment and formative evaluation phases of design. The development of the placement test relied heavily on these two essential phases of instructional design despite …
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Analysis of the United States Marine Corps' utilization of Defense Logistics Agency disposition services as a source of supply
… of military equipment. Projected near-term DoD budget cuts will serve to further highlight the topic. The purpose of this research is to analyze the extent to which the United States Marine Corps (USMC) is implementing reutilization through its use of DDS as a source of supply. The results and …
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Sacred Greenspace in the South Wales’ Valleys
… and history, to its current challenges and budget cuts that threaten its future sustainability. It finds that the policy, language and the discourse of greenspace in Wales has evolved since the inception of Darran Park, but the need to connect and escape to the natural environment has …
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A Plan for Improvement of the School Climate in a Middle School in Southwest Georgia
… added responsibilities but also must deal with budget cuts, increased teacher-pupil ratio, teacher shortages, as well as low teacher morale.</p> <p>"The schools as educational institutions are charged by our society to bring our children to a level of social competence that enables them to …
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Assessing and mitigating vulnerability chains in model-centric acquisition programs
… time. The emergent uncertainties (policy change, budget cuts, disruptive technologies, threats, changing demographics, etc.) and related programmatic decisions (e.g., staff cuts, reduced training hours) may lead to cascading vulnerabilities within model-centric acquisition programs, potentially …
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