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Showing 1 to 20 of 244 for “"Self-Sufficiency"”.
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The family self-sufficiency collaborative
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1997.
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Self-sufficiency programs in Hampton public housing
… study was to examine tenant participation in self-sufficiency programs in Hampton Public Housing and to explore relationships that might exist between participation in programs, demographic factors, and housing values. A theoretical framework was developed based on the human needs theory and …
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Mapping and modeling British Columbia's food self-sufficiency
… thesis is to develop, map, and model an index of self-sufficiency in the province of British Columbia. To meet this goal, I develop estimates for food production at the local scale by integrating federally gathered agricultural land use and yield data from the Agricultural Census and various …
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GIYF: investigating and removing barriers to student self sufficiency
Student self sufficiency is essential for Computer Science students to be successful in the field. It enables them to work through their problems independently and keep up with rapidly changing development ecosystems, and is a significant contributor to success both as a student and in the …
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Strategy for an economic self-sufficiency program at Bromley Heath
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1994.
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Resolving Employment Retention Barriers to Enhance Self-Sufficiency for Missoula County TANF Recipients
This study examined the issues of barriers and employment retention in a rural county welfare-to-work setting, the Missoula, Montana WoRC Program. Qualitative research (study one) was conducted, to interview clients regarding reasons why they had lost jobs in the past, and, to elicit their …
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Resolving Employment Retention Barriers to Enhance Self-Sufficiency for Missoula County TANF Recipients
This study examined the issues of barriers and employment retention in a rural county welfare-to-work setting, the Missoula, Montana WoRC Program. Qualitative research (study one) was conducted, to interview clients regarding reasons why they had lost jobs in the past, and, to elicit their …
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The Acculturation of Sudanese Refugees in Maryville Tennessee: Has Self-Sufficiency Been Achieved?.
… the Sudanese population in Maryville would be self-sufficient within two years of arrival. This study uses one-on-one, open-ended interviews and a paper-pencil questionnaire with the Sudanese population and a focus group with the American sponsors to assess the extent that the Sudanese refugee …
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The Effectiveness of Extended Foster Care in Preparing Young Adults for Self-Sufficiency
… foster youth by assisting them in becoming self-sufficient prior to emancipating out of the foster care system. The research method used for this study was a quantitative study design, using secondary data obtained from the County of San Bernardino, to assess the level of independent living …
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Tracking and evaluating economic self-sufficiency programs in moving to work housing authorities
… the measurement and evaluation of economic self-sufficiency programs at the Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA). CHA has established a reputation as a leading innovator and implementer, but the agency is beginning to recognize the need to improve their capacity for program measurement and …
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"Black Cowboys: Self-Sufficiency in the American West through the ideology of Booker T. Washington"
… T. Washington, black cowboys were able to become self-sufficient men. This thesis will present a comparison and contrast between the historiography and autobiographies of black cowboys. Furthermore, giving black cowboys a voice through the philosophies of Booker T. Washington and presenting an …
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To be of use : creative practice across the front lines of economic self-sufficiency programs
… practitioners who operate the same two economic self-sufficiency programs in different nonprofit and public low-income housing agencies meet regularly to discuss common challenges, share solutions, and design new approaches to making the programs work better. These observations inform the concept …
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Nineteenth-century craftsmen and tradesmen in Hertfordshire: a spatial, economic and social study of self-sufficiency
… of the generally accepted belief that rural self-sufficiency declined in Victorian England. Three phases of rural self-sufficiency are identified which follow a chronological sequence. The first is household independence, many basic goods and services are produced within the household: there …
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A Critical Analysis of a Paraprofessional Training Program: Teacher Aides Managing Their Journey to Self-Sufficiency
… the trainees' ability to manage their journey to self-sufficiency? The subjects in this study were a purposive sample. At the time of enrollment into the program, all participants were either unemployed or underemployed. This qualitative research included case studies of five trainees who were …
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JOURNEY TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY: AN ANALYSIS OF MOTIVATION LEVEL AND EMPLOYMENT HOPE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENTS
… that was implemented with the goal of promoting self-sufficiency of its residents. Self-sufficiency is both economic and psychological. Participants in welfare-to-work programs view self-sufficiency as a process which includes empowerment, autonomy and confidence and not attainable without …
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Ill fares the Land? The concept of national food self sufficiency in political discourse 1880-1939.
… which had enabled Britain to feed herself from within her own resources, free trade resulted in domestic food production constituting only 30% of the British diet. This study looks at the political discourse from 1880 to 1939 when the ¿empty countryside¿ became a symbol of agricultural …
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Potential self-sufficiency in major Egyptian crops: necessary production and price policies as estimated by an econometric model
… study period is from 1960-1979;To analyze the self-sufficiency for the year 2000, this study uses an econometric model. The model is based upon the ordinary theory of the firm and the ordinary theory of the consumer. In estimation, three major reduced forms are used. These reduced forms explain …
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Low-income communities : technological strategies for nurturing community, empowerment and self-sufficiency at a low-income housing development
There are a number of historically familiar and unfamiliar forces at work in low-income communities in the United States. Recurrent forces include rapidly changing economic and demographic trends, Welfare Reform, and the increasing demand for affordable housing and a living wage. This thesis, …
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The Exploratory Study of Consumers' Experience of Using Food Pantries and Their Self-Sufficiency and Quality of Life
… experience of using food pantries and their self-sufficiency during the period of relying on food pantries. In addition to knowing the demographic and socioeconomic status of consumers, there is still a need to understand consumers' satisfaction with food pantry services, experience of using …
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