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Showing 1 to 20 of 137 for “"Community Groups"”.
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Sustainable (‘grass-roots’) approach to Oral Health Promotion Utilising Established NGO and Rural Community Groups
… populations in India, utilising non-dental rural community development groups, specifically those led by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) involved in community development. The focus of this research was based on a longitudinal cohort study experimental design for exploratory purposes …
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Participation of community groups in formation and interim operation of unified school districts in California
… this study was to answer the question: "How to community groups participate in the formation and interim operation of unified school districts?" Interim operation is the period of time following a successful election when the newly chosen governing board is preparing for the actual operation of …
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Developing and Launching Strategic Off-campus Community Groups at Highland Park Baptist Church, Muscle Shoals, Alabama
… was to develop and launch strategic off-campus community groups at Highland Park Baptist Church in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Chapter 1 presents the goals, ministry context, and rationale of the project. Chapter 2 endeavors to establish a biblical and theological basis for off- campus community …
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Lifecode: An Examination of the Shape, the Nature, and the Usage of the Oikoscode, a Replicative Nonformal Learning Pattern of Ethical Education for Leadership and Community Groups
<p>Problem</p> <p>The problem investigated in this study is how the oikoscode (Haustafeln), a pattern of ethical education replicated by earliest Christianity, can be developed into a theoretical model. The oikoscode is the lifestyle pattern, the lifecode of attitudinal framing and behavioral …
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Paramedic practice and the cultural and religious needs of pre‐hospital patients in Victoria
… practices and health outcomes. The Australian community is rich and diverse in differing cultures and religions, and at times of medical emergency the paramedic increasingly will be required to respond to healthcare needs of this diverse community. This study is designed to investigate current …
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Achieving community economic development in New York City : lessons from the Kingsbridge Armory
… impact residents negatively instead. Though community groups and advocacy organizations have made several attempts to hold the City and developers accountable to community needs, these have been mostly unsuccessful in New York. This thesis examines one case-the redevelopment of the …
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Community participation in planning practice : analysis of Sydney Metropolitan Strategy 2005
… and help improving the effectiveness of community participation in urban planning practice. To address this aim it is hypothesised that effective community participation must empower local communities, particularly disadvantaged community groups within communities; and this empowerment …
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Enhancing Local Government: Critical Success Factors for Effective Council-Community Relationships
… how the relationship between a Council and its community groups can be a resource to improve outcomes. Using an interpretivist philosophy and constructivist methodology it examines the multiple realities to find common themes amongst them. By conducting semi-structured interviews and thematic …
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Radical engagement: public library partnerships with activist organizations for young adult engagement
… of reduced funding and staff with increased community need, Richmond Public librarians have pursued partnerships with community groups to increase the visibility of the library in the community and to expand the library’s programming workforce. Several of the most successful partnerships at …
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The Ford Foundation and the Reinvention of American Liberalism, 1968-2000
… Through funding a network of think tanks, community groups, and financial intermediaries, the Ford Foundation pioneered a new liberal strategy to fight poverty and crime, made up of two key components: Firstly, a commitment to ‘broken windows’ policing - an aggressive strategy of law- …
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A study of the South Sudanese refugees' perspectives of settlement in the western suburbs of Melbourne
The refugee community from the South Sudan is among the most disadvantaged and vulnerable community groups in Australia. Their settlement situation is problematic due to the many issues confronting them, including a lack of sufficient support services and language and employment barriers. Since …
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The implementation of two garden projects within a community gardening programme : successes and challenges
… evaluation of two garden projects within a community gardening programme. The Abalimi community gardening programme supports individuals and community groups in the Cape Flats to develop and maintain garden projects, which produce vegetables. The goal of the Abalimi community gardening …
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Urban reform’s forgotten stakeholders: Examining the mobilizing of inner-city communities in the formation & operation of a community-based education program
As urban community voices are often missing from conversations surrounding education policy and school reform, a central component in the schooling equation is being overlooked. To this effect, my dissertation research examines an instance of place-based community organizing embodied in an …
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Local community perceptions of tourism as a development tool
… earnings of Greece. The perceptions of the local community in tourism were studied using personal interviews with three community groups: local authority officials, residents and tourism business owners and managers. The aim was to examine their views on tourism development, in an attempt to …
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Phytogeography, endemism and diversity of the fynbos of the southern Langeberg
… which were ultimately synthesized into 14 'community groups'. The core of the study consisted of three parts: (I) A multivariate analysis of vegetationenvironment relationships where questions concerning the distribution of fynbos communities and environmental controls were addressed. It was …
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Sustainability transformations in Olympic host cities
… planning process, engaging and consulting with community groups and educating the citizens. Lasting sustainability legacies of the Vancouver Olympics arose from a highly collaborative, inclusive and coordinated process involving all levels of government, multiple City agencies, private sector, …
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The NIMBY Syndrome and Low-Cost Manufactured Housing Developments: Can Landscape Architecture Help Overcome Community Opposition?
… housing could help to meet this basic need. But community groups and politicians often reject manufactured housing because they fear it will have a negative impact upon property values and the aesthetic character of their community. This thesis examines the reasons behind these fears, how the …
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The Toxic Legacy of the Gold Rush
… The ongoing efforts by government officials and community groups to clean up contaminated gold mines in Gold Country highlights many of the larger challenges of environmental remediation. At Argonaut Mine, an EPA Superfund site, the project manager contends with a “cultural blindness” to the …
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Rethinking community benefits agreements
… take the form of negotiated contracts called Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs). CBAs are the subject of some debate, especially as regards their effectiveness, legality, and fairness. Community groups, developers, and city officials all have different views on this topic. In this thesis, …
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