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Showing 1 to 20 of 385 for “"Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration"”.
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Impacts of Technological Support and College on Returning Female Veterans’ Well-being
… this study explored governmental, private and non-profit responses and assistance made available to female military veterans returning from active duty. The study determined how technology and college have helped provide solutions and support for female veterans, who have experienced …
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What Makes Small Business Develop in U.S. and China? ——An Exploratory Comparative Analysis of Georgia, US and Guangxi, China
As the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) points out, small business is critical to U.S. economic recovery and strength, to building America's future, and to helping the U.S. compete in today's global marketplace. In 2007, U.S. small business constituted 99.7 percent of all businesses, about …
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The Role of a Policy Analyst and School Choice: A Study and the History and Availability of Educational Choices for Our Youth
The role of a policy analyst in the General Assembly, is to look at the many aspects of policies, research best practices and advise solutions that would serve the citizen taxpayers of Georgia in the most efficient and economical way possible. The job of an analyst requires the ability to …
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The Federal Presence in Education: An Analysis of One GEAR UP Grant Program’s Impact
… designed to improve the college preparedness and college success rate of low-income/minority students, as implemented in the Marietta City School District. The demographics of the district are 65 percent economically disadvantaged and 80 percent racial minority. The grant, which provides …
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The Impact of Teacher Absenteeism on Student Performance: The Case of the Cobb County School District
… the lower their students tend to score on standardized tests. Nationally, teachers are absent from the classroom on average 10 days per year. Cobb County School District teachers are out of the classroom on average 14 days per year. There are other reasons to be concerned with teacher …
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Healing the Work Place: Wellness Initiative Programs for the City of Marietta.
Due to the increase in health care costs and its impact on both employers and employees, the City of Marietta is interested in the wellness programs and how it can be implemented because they serve as good alternatives to reducing health care costs. Thus my main project is to research on the …
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City of Kennesaw Cemetery: Preserving History
… Virtual Underground to do the imaging, plotting, and photography of headstones. The purpose of the underground imaging was to clarify where burials were made and in what section. Many of the burials in the cemetery were during the Civil War area when casual burial practices were employed. Since …
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Office of Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle
… splitting time between his legislative office, and campaign office. The majority of my time however was spent at his campaign office as a policy advisor to the campaign as well as constituent liaison. It was decided that in order for my previous work experience to be used most effectively that I …
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Start-Up of a Giving Circle: A Case Study
Giving circles are a new form of philanthropy expanding across the United States. Diverse groups of individuals pool their funds and other resources to donate to individuals and organizations in need of assistance. They provide an avenue to increase civic engagement and participation in community. …
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Throwing Money in the Trash: Can the City of Atlanta Restructure and Expand its Existing Recycling Program in Order to Make it a Revenue Stream and Reduce the amount of Waste being deposited in area Landfills?
… goods by changing the program’s structure and improving citizen participation. This paper examines the background of the City of Atlanta’s recycling program, along with other recycling programs in metropolitan Atlanta. The paper also compares and contrasts Atlanta’s program with cities …
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Public-Private Partnership in Local Administration: An Exploratory Study of the City of Sandy Springs
This research paper is an attempt to understand and analyze the unique nature of the public-private partnership embraced by the City of Sandy Springs, in the Greater Atlanta area, North Georgia. The City of Sandy Springs’s innovative experiments with a different layer of public-private partnership …
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Does Carpooling To/From Work Reduce Stress?
… by having employees arrive at work less anxious and less stressed, the employees will be in a better mood and will be more productive. Also, the employee may be more satisfied with his/her job. Therefore, the research question is: Does carpooling to/from work reduce stress? The investigator had …
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An Examination of the Removal of Federal Meat and Poultry Inspection
… It has many different subdivisions. Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is one of them. FSIS is responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, healthy, and correctly labeled and packaged. Last year, the U.S. House of Representatives …
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A Preliminary Study into the Contracting Out of Services by Municipalities
… new, that it provides a rich source of study for public administration scholars and students. Some of the arguments that proponents of privatization make, are that: contracting out is more efficient, that it makes it possible for municipalities to take advantage of specialized skills, which are …
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