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Showing 1 to 20 of 89 for “"Oakland"”.
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Trauma Informed Practices for Oakland Unite Service Providers
<p>Oakland, California - a home to almost 400,000 residents - is the top five most violent cities of the nation. There are lots of factors that greatly contribute to violence including: Poverty, housing/homelessness, unemployment, food insecurity, educational attainment, substance abuse. These …
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Finding Our Way: Female Students at Oakland International High School
… the experiences of the female students at Oakland International High School (OIHS). OIHS is a unique public school within the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) that serves entirely low-income, English Language Learner (ELL) populations. A quarter of the school’s 376 students are …
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Assessing Potential Industry Growth for Economic Development in Oakland, CA
… a set of career ladders for the population of Oakland. Career ladders are long-term progression pathways to help individuals advance, particularly in high wage, high growth careers. Career ladders combine different statistics on the demographics of a population with statistics about the area’s …
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Fire behavior and the spatial patterns of the Oakland and Berkeley Hills
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1996.
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Site-based decision-making: the perceptions of teachers and administrators in Oakland County
… members who were certified teachers; in eight Oakland County school districts on shared decision making as a primary factor in restructuring in their schools. These educators completed an original survey that measured two independent subscales, knowledge of site-based management and authority, …
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An Assessment of the Potential for Urban Rooftop Agriculture in West Oakland, California
… <p>The small Business Mix Zone in West Oakland, California has over one million square feet of untapped rooftop space available for urban rooftop farming. Revenue of up to $4 million can be earned from the sale of produce grown on this space at local farmers markets, at produce stands, …
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After the Snow: The Oakland County Child Murders and the Search for the Killer
<p><em><em>After the Snow: The Oakland County Child Murders and the Search for the Killer </em></em>is a work of nonfiction that recounts the murders of four children who lived in the suburbs of Oakland County, Michigan and the subsequent search for their murderer, the Oakland County Child Killer. …
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Imperfect art: working in public: a case study of the Oakland Projects (1991-2001).
… of a complex and lengthy set of art projects in Oakland, California, through the lens of critical pedagogy. The Oakland Projects (including performance, installation, exhibition, civic action, curriculum, and workshops) focused on social circumstances, popular media representation, and public …
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Replicating an economic development corporation : recreating new economics for women (NEW) in Oakland, California
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1995.
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Investing in youth for community well-being : the case of the Fruitvale in Oakland, CA
… in the Fruitvale, an inner city neighborhood in Oakland, California. Through my fieldwork I created a visual map of how youth view their spaces in the neighborhood and what constraints are being imposed on their space with little consideration. In studying the spatial patterns of youth my goal …
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No School Left Behind: Oakland Unified School District Discipline Reform and Policy Implementation Case Study
… policy and implementation by California in the Oakland Unified School District after the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights investigation. It demonstrates that policy implementation at the school level is equally as important as policy building and reform at the state-and …
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Visions of Paradise: The Migration to Oakland and Community Development Efforts of African Americans, 1900-1940
The rapid transformation of Oakland into an industrial power during the early twentieth century was accompanied by a steady increase in the African American population as a result of the Great Migration. Several factors contributed to Oakland's popularity as a West Coast destination and by 1940 the …
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Third Party Collection Program: case study of Naval Hospital Oakland and Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula
… inpatient and outpatient care at Naval Hospital Oakland (NHO), its implementation and its comparison with a civilian counterpart. The implementation is in accordance with DoD Instruction 6010.15 and the comparison is conducted with the Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula (CHOMP). This thesis …
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The Neighborhood Main Street Initiative in the barrio : commercial revitalization in the Fruitvale district, Oakland, California
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1997.
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Enhancing Capacity and Managing Demand to Increase Short-Term Throughput on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
… for fixing congestion between San Francisco and Oakland in California by adding a new bridge or tube, these solutions will take decades to implement even though a solution is needed now. This thesis assesses sixteen different strategies for reducing congestion in the short-term in the four …
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Capitalizing on a third wave of federal investment : reenvisioning an energy efficiency retrofit strategy for Oakland, California
For some time, Oakland, California has suffered the cruel misfortune of persistently negative challenges, including high unemployment, poverty, and slow economic growth. Oakland leaders believe that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 can help relieve the city of these ailments. Thus …
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