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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"Fairfax County"”.
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Fairfax County Park Authority sports and recreational facility
"The room is not only the beginning of architecture: it is an extension of self. If you think about it, you realize that you don't say the same thing in a small room that you say in a large room. If I were to speak in a great hall, I would have to pick one person who smiles at me in order to be …
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An investigation of differences in selected curriculum and student characteristics in regular and gifted English classes in Area I Fairfax County Public Schools, Fairfax County, Virginia
… that is offered to gifted and talented students. Fairfax County Public Schools, in Virginia, has made a commitment to providing differentiated education to gifted and talented students, as mandated by the Virginia Legislature in the Virginia Standards of Quality. This study investigated …
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A study of the Fairfax County Public Schools school/business partnership
The Fairfax County Public Schools and neighboring business/industry have perhaps one of the oldest and most satisfactory school/business partnerships in Virginia. A case study was made of the Fairfax County Public Schools School/Business Partnership to identify factors that make a partnership work …
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Evaluation Update of Red Light Camera Program in Fairfax County, Virginia
The Red Light Camera program in Fairfax County has been in operation for more than 2 years. As of 2003, there are 13 cameras in operation. The camera takes 2 pictures of a vehicle while it illegally entered the intersection and after it entered the intersection. These photographs give evidence of …
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Tree Canopy Cover Response to Land Development Policies in Fairfax County
… is to preserve tree cover. Since 2009, Fairfax County, Virginia has had an ordinance that requires parcels to reach a certain amount of canopy 10 years post-development. However, it was unknown if the requirements of this ordinance were being met. To investigate this issue, we determined …
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The politics and administration of land use control in Fairfax County, Virginia
… aspects of the management of growth in Fairfax County, Virginia, were analyzed. Recent trends that influence local leadership in development regulation were explored. A survey of suburbanization in Fairfax County, governmental measures in planning and land use control, and the county's …
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A History of Education for Black Students in Fairfax County Prior to 1954
… educational developments for black students in Fairfax County, Virginia. The research will first address a brief history of education in Virginia. The second and third chapters will respectively address education for black students in the state and pre-Civil War education in Fairfax County. …
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An exploration of the beliefs, values, and attitudes of black students in Fairfax County
This study was an investigation of the beliefs, values, and attitudes of black students which guide their behavior. The cultural factors investigated included: student occupational and educational aspirations; student academic strategies; and people and.forces impacting upon student beliefs. The …
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A descriptive study of teacher time usage and allocation in Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia
… experience and teaching grade level assignment. Fairfax County Public Schools and all school systems are facing increasing demands for educational reform. Teacher responsibilities have continued to increase with many current reform initiatives. Consequently the associated time for reform …
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Composting in the Urban Environment Utilizing Yard Waste and Food Waste in Fairfax County, Virginia
… organic waste in the McNair neighborhood of Fairfax County in order to produce a resource to improve the soil conditions. This improvement would support the vegetation in this urban environment, and, in addition, sequester carbon and divert materials that otherwise would go to landfills. This …
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Runoff Impacts And Lid Mitigation Techniques For Mansionization Based Stormwater Effects In Fairfax County, Va
… in a 34-acre residential subwatershed of Fairfax County, Virginia. Analysis of 10 redeveloped lots in the subwatershed showed an average increase in impervious cover from 8% to 28% after redevelopment, resulting in an average increase in runoff volume of 18% for the 10-year, 24-hour storm. …
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Constricted Urban Planning: Investigating the Site and Suitability of Low-Income Housing in Fairfax County, Virginia
… site suitability of a booming suburban region, Fairfax County, Virginia, for low-income housing. To do so, this research identifies and explains location amenities and neighborhood characteristics that maximize the success of low-income housing programs for low-income households, and explores …
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A study of parent's perceptions regarding services provided in Head Start\Transition programs in Fairfax County, Virginia
Parental involvement in the education of their children is acknowledged to be a major factor in children's successful growth. However, the changing nature of families, particularly low income, minority families has had a significant effect on the nature and extent of such involvement. The national …
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Training school staffs in concepts of participatory management in the Fairfax County public schools: an evaluation study
The Fairfax County, Virginia, Public Schools made a commitment in 1981 to involve teacher leaders and principals in all schools in the improvement of school-based facilitation of instruction. It was decided that this school-based management emphasis would best be achieved through a training program …
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A comparative study of children enrolled in combination classes and non-combination classes in Fairfax County, Virginia public schools
… achievement of 2,811 students enrolled in Fairfax County, Virginia, Public Schools for the 1983-1984 school year. Scholastic achievement of an experimental group of 1,068 students enrolled in combination or split/grade classes is compared with a control group of 1,743 students enrolled in …
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Evaluating the Impacts of Transit Signal Priority Strategies on Traffic Flow Characteristics:Case Study along U.S.1, Fairfax County, Virginia
… transit signal priority in the U.S.1 corridor in Fairfax County in terms of benefits to transit and impacts on other traffic. Using a simulation tool, VISSIM, these impacts were assessed considering a ten second green extension priority strategy. The results of the simulation analysis indicated …
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Assessing the Performance of an Emergency Vehicle Preemption System: A Case Study on U.S. 1 in Fairfax County, Virginia
Highway traffic control systems have been deployed to provide emergency vehicle preemption (EVP) at signalized intersections. Industry and transportation researchers have worked to develop analytical methods to establish the degree of benefit of emergency vehicle preemption to the emergency vehicle …
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Designing an Emergency Traffic Signal System (ETSS): A Case Study of an Intersection Along U.S.1, Fairfax County, Virginia
Access to highways from a local firehouse is a major problem for emergency services. Motorists often do not see flashing lights or hear sirens from the approaching emergency vehicles (EV) until emergency vehicles reach the highway entrance, often too late to take appropriate action. Many locations …
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