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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Metro Detroit"”.
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Preventing Community Violence: A Case Study of Metro Detroit and Interfaith Activism
… organization InterFaith Leadership Council of Metro Detroit and those in the organization's network. It considers how interfaith leaders, through activism and dialogue, can contribute to community violence prevention. By applying the social ecological model and social disorganization theory, …
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Immigrant integration into host societies: the case of yemeni immigrant communities in metro detroit
… retrieved from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Detroit Arab American Study (DAAS). Relying on an existing theoretical framework on immigrant integration based on sociological and cognitive approaches and my own theoretical model on transnational dimensions related to political, economic, and …
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Community Cohesion and Countering Violent Extremism in the United States: A Case Study of Metro Detroit
… without oversight from the DOJ and the DHS. Metro Detroit is a multicultural community that experiences statistically low levels of radicalization of community members who legitimize violent extremism. Even such cases can be delegitimized when considering the circumstances in which they …
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Word-final /t/-release and linguistic style: An investigation of the speech of two Jewish women from metro Detroit
… variant in the speech of two Jewish women from metro Detroit who were born two years apart and who have similar socioeconomic and educational backgrounds. Despite superficial similarities between the speakers, their use of the variant differs considerably—with one speaker using the variant over …
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The Relationship Between Generation, First And Second, Ethnic Identity, Modernity, And Acculturation Among Immigrant Lebanese American Women
… Lebanese American immigrant women living in the metro-Detroit area. Using the snowball technique, ninety women (first generation = 51, second generation = 39) took part in the study. The participants responded on Qualtrics (online survey platform) to the four measures used in this study: (1) a …
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The struggle for vibrancy : a study of local government intervention in Detroit's inner suburbs
… cities confront traditionally "urban" problems. Detroit's inner suburbs struggle with aging infrastructure, limited governmental capacity, commercial disinvestment, population decline, poverty, failing schools, and racial and ethnic tensions. These challenges are compounded by growing fiscal …
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Perinatal depression screening program evaluation
… practices at a busy women's health clinic in Metro Detroit by conducting an in-depth chart review. Data gathered from this evaluation was utilized by clinic leadership to better serve patients by addressing current screening deficits within the practice. Specific areas of improvement …
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Impact Of Self-Selected Versus Prescribed Level Reading On Arabic Speaking Ell Students: A Mixed Methods Study
… conducted in a Title III charter school in the metro-Detroit area. Participants included six female eighth grade students whose native language was Arabic. The mixed-method approach was adapted using qualitative and quantitative data. Qualitative data included observations and semi-structured …
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An analysis of successful charter school operations
… full management of charter schools in the Metro-Detroit area. One managed seven schools, the other provided various levels of service to more than 35 schools and fully managed two. Four K-8 schools participated, all of which were located in the Metro-Detroit area. The schools ranged in size …
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Narrative exposure therapy to treat traumatic stress in middle eastern refugees: a clinical trial
… mostly Iraqi, refugees, who have come to the Metro Detroit area. Fifty three Iraqi refugees who experienced a traumatic incident and reported related distress due to the incident were recruited and randomized into an experimental group that received three sessions of NET or into a wait-list …