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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"Community centers"”.
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Writing to act: developing activist writing curricula for LGBTQQIA community centers
… and activist writing on queer pedagogy and community literacy and explores how this scholarship realizes some of the goals of queer activism. After a discussion of the author's positionality and chosen terminology, the thesis uses close textual readings and these theoretical syntheses to …
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Social Support at Community Centers: Its Meaning in the Lives of Senior Citizens
… studies and research focusing specifically on community centers and older adultsâ social networks, which are integral for understanding the growing needs of older adults in todayâ s society. Guided by the theoretical frameworks of phenomenology, activity theory, and ecological theory, four …
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Architecture and the question of identity : issues of self-representation in Islamic community centers in America
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1993.
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Building community in low-income areas : designing a new architectural language for community centers in Jordan
… of principles to be used in the design of future community centers in Jordan. Community centers provide the stage for bringing members of the community together to meet and discuss community issues, and for increasing their sense of community spirit which advances social and economic development. …
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Sorry we're closed : what closes malls and community centers in the United States? an analysis and predictive modeling of distressed centers
… to keep up with the pace of change. Some centers are poised to quickly adapt and come out stronger, others are left behind and going dark. This paper is particularly interested in examining the geography of distressed retail centers, specifically malls and community centers, understanding …
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An approach to the evaluation of recovery community organizations
… support services offered within Recovery Community Centers (RCCs). To address this gap, a series of evaluations have been proposed. These evaluations include a process evaluation that was initially developed for the Iowa Recovery Community Center Project under the Iowa Department of Health …
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Environmental justice and participatory democracy: An emancipatory policy proposal
… creation of neighborhood environmental justice community centers in low-income neighborhoods.
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Community -Based Art and Entrepreneurship Programs for Inner Cities: Designing a Quality Art Program Model
… the critical factors in designing a quality community-based art and entrepreneurship program for inner city youth. Identifying such factors would assist grassroots organizations, community centers, and administrators of art organizations to identify and examine specific components of quality …
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Libraries, Community and Change in Post -Soviet Russia: The Case of the Bryansk Regional Public Library System
… have found ways to make their libraries into community centers and to engage members of the community in civic and social activities. Part of the reason librarians in Bryansk were successful in their civic endeavors was through the way they infused the legacy of Soviet librarianship into the …
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Dancing, Mindfulness, and Our Emotions: Embracing the Mind, Body, and Sole
… such as, healthcare facilities, schools, and community centers. Dance therapy has the potential to reduce negative emotions, create mindfulness, improve self-expression, and promote a healthy well-being. I am proposing that dance therapy is applied as a regular practice in social institutions …
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How efficiency is constructed and effected in the provision of health education
… encountered by health care providers situated at community centers in meeting the local community's health needs. Health education is one way of meeting these needs. This case study is an investigation into how the registered nurses as health workers of four clinics in the Grassy Park area …
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Amateur and Community-Based Theatre Within Jewish Organizational Spaces in Post-World War II America
This dissertation examines amateur and community-based Jewish theatrical performance in Jewish organizational spaces in the United States since World War II, arguing that such productions simultaneously reflect and construct localized Jewish American communities. To define what constitutes a Jewish …
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The Deaf Community and Accessible Website Design: How User-Friendliness Augments Organizational Legitimacy
… for members of the deaf/hard-of-hearing (D/HH) community, an overlooked population in mainstream society. Fifty adult participants, with and without documented hearing loss, were recruited from several audiology and otolaryngology practices in the southeastern United States and from community …
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Urban regeneration : enabled by mobility centric architecture
… transportation behavior to revive/re-create community centers. The research and scope of this thesis will thus be on revitalizing the British New Town with a novel, sustainable and adaptable model of urban mobility.
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How Form and Function Create Community in the Middle Landscape
… lacking the cohesive union, open spaces and city centers that once defined community. Presently, the middle landscape's community spaces do not offer the opportunity for familiar and chance encounters or ritual activity. Large-scale housing development in Northern Virginia and in the mid-Atlantic …
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Telling Our Own Stories: An Analysis of Asian American Community Museums in the U.S.
… emerged across the United States. Founded by community members or organizations, these museums, named “community museums,” challenge dominant cultural narratives and offer spaces for preserving, sharing, and celebrating the diverse experiences and heritage of Asian American communities. This …
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ALCOHOL USE AND THE OLDER ADULT: ADDRESSING OLDER ADULTS’ PERCEPTIONS
… through questionnaires completed at senior community centers within San Bernardino County. This was a mixed method design that used qualitative and quantitative analysis for the purpose of exploring the most frequently reported reasons for why older adults use alcohol. The main finding of …
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The Transformation of Place: Historic Theme Development in Small Town Commercial Districts
… maintain their business districts as important community centers, given that economic restructuring has undermined the traditional economic and social roles of main street. In the face of past decline, communities across the United States are in the process of re-orienting their downtowns to new …
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