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Showing 1 to 20 of 196 for “"Jamaica"”.
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Jamaica Plain health center.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1971. B.Arch.
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Should Jamaica lower the bauxite levy?
Includes bibliographical references.
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The Jamaica Now Leadership Council: A Study of Stakeholder Participation in the Revitalization of Downtown Jamaica, Queens
… Economic Development (CED), focusing on the Jamaica Now Leadership Council (JNLC) as a case study. Formed to oversee the Jamaica Now Neighborhood Action Plan, the JNLC represents a model of inclusive, stakeholder-driven urban development aimed at addressing historical disinvestment and …
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Building conditions and students' attainment in Jamaica
… and students' attainment in countries like Jamaica; countries that are tropical, and have fast growing populations, low GDP, and where a poor performing economy is the norm. The aim of the study was to examine the findings of previous researchers to determine if the same variables they found …
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Intersection : public place in a new Jamaica
Jamaica, a microcosm of the Caribbean and the developing world, is heir to an ambivalent legacy. While she benefits from a unique cultural tradition brought in part through colonialism, she suffers from the nihilistic tendency to imitate colonial socio-economic practices. The society thus becomes …
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Engendering race: Jamaica, masculinity and the Great War
This study places the experiences of black Jamaican volunteers in the Great War in the context of challenges to white masculinity presented by the conflict. Elaine Showalter's discussion of "male hysteria" is developed to show that the prevalence of shell shock brought into question constructs of …
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Family Structure and Human Capital Formation in Jamaica
In the last 30 years the Jamaican government has invested substantially in education at the primary and secondary levels by providing a large number of inputs, including trained teachers. Still, many children are illiterate after completing primary school, and a large number of teenagers leave …
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POSTCOLONIAL TRAGEDY: JAMAICA AND SOUTH AFRICA IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
… democratic societies in the postcolonies of Jamaica and South Africa. The political tragedy that it puts forward is in this sense democratic political tragedy. The author examines G.W.F. Hegel's discussion of tragedy as the founding modern example of its treatment in political theory. After …
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The Evolution of Poltical Violence in Jamaica 1940-1980
… violence became institutionalized in modern Jamaican politics. This endemic violence fostered an unstable political environment that developed out of a symbiotic relationship between Jamaican labor organizations and political violence. Consequently, the political process was destabilized by …
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The Political Elite of Jamaica: Recruitment Patterns, 1962-1972
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Neighborhood stabilization in Jamaica Plain : patterns, responses, and prospects
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1994.
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Television's image of the city : the Jamaica Plain case.
Thesis. 1977. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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Housing need and housing finance in Jamaica, 1975-1985.
Thesis. 1976. M.C.P.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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Educating Boys in Jamaica: In Search of a New Lens
… solutions to enhance educational outcomes for Jamaican high school male students is evident. For over two decades, national exam results demonstrate that these students have consistently underachieved. Using aqualitative research design, this study explores the possibility of scaling up a …
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The Rise and Fall of Markets Along Bluefields Bay, Jamaica
… and fall of rural markets along Bluefields Bay, Jamaica, particularly the community of Belmont. The objective of this study is to answer the following questions: (1) When, why, and how did market activity in Belmont begin? (2) Why did market activity decline? (3) How will a new market affect the …
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O feminismo pós-colonialista de Jamaica Kincaid: rumo à liberdade
… são desenvolvidas na obra da escritora caribenha Jamaica Kincaid. Entramos em contato com personagens (Annie, Lucy e Xuela) que se encontram num processo contínuo de aprendizagem em relação ao mundo, o entendimento desse processo passa pelo aprofundamento da relação mãe-filha/nação-indivíduo. Para …
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Selected Educational Indicators for Monitoring the Primary-School System, Jamaica
… indicators for monitoring primary education in Jamaica and guiding financial choices.</p> <p><em>Method</em>. Utilizing scores from three batteries of the 1980 Common Entrance Examination (CEE) to high schools and a profile of pupil personal and school variables, canonical and discriminant …
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The effects of displacement on elderly renters in Jamaica Plain
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1981.
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Leadership Practices of Middle Managers in Selected Secondary Schools in Jamaica
The study was specifically designed to explore the leadership density in selected secondary schools by examining how leadership at the middle tier is conceived and implemented. This focus was predicated on the increasing demand to acknowledge the layers of leadership that exists in schools. …
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