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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Southside Virginia"”.
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Reshaping rural development through knowledge clusters : the case of Danville and Southside, Virginia
… regions, focusing on the City of Danville in Southside Virginia. In 2000, Danville became the focal point of a major technology-based regional economic development initiative designed to transition southern Virginia away from its traditional base of agriculture and manufacturing towards …
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Making it Work: Credential and Employment Outcomes of Out-of-School Youth in Southside Virginia
… under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) in Southside Virginia. The primary research question is why are some out-of-school youth with barriers to education and employment able to succeed in the job market, while others who face similar barriers are unable to obtain occupational skills …
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Short-term employment, income and output consequences of a decline in flue-cured tobacco production: the case of Southside Virginia
… mostly rural, six-county region of south-central Virginia is the area selected for a focus on these concerns. The study conducts a regional descriptive analysis to introduce the study area and its economic base, and this includes a focus on the regional tobacco trade. Estimates of the economic …
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Influence of temperature, soil moisture, and planting depth on germination and emergence of 'Packman' broccoli
Broccoli growers in Southside Virginia have had difficulty with stand establishment. This research was undertaken to identify potential causes of poor stand establishment. Temperature and soil moisture conditions in Southside Virginia during July and August are often less than favorable for …
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Neoliberalism in Higher Education?: A Case Study of the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research
… an institution of higher education located in Southside Virginia, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR). More specifically, this thesis takes an in depth look of the academic, research, and outreach/community programs offered by IALR. Moreover, this thesis explains how some of …
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A Case Study on the Economic Feasibility of Producing Maple liners in a Traditional Tobacco Greenhouse
… the economic feasibility of a new enterprise for Southside Virginia farmers to help alleviate problems stemming from a loss of income and excess production capacity of a tobacco greenhouse. Maple liner production in a tobacco greenhouse was determined to not be economically feasible by this study. …
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A study of relationships between faculty and administration in certain elementary schools
… methods were being practiced by certain Virginian elementary school administrators as they and their faculties formed, regulated, and implemented school policies and procedures. In order to construct instruments which would measure the extent to which democratic principles were being …
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The Desegregation of Southampton County, Virginia Schools 1954-1970
… of public schools in Southampton County, Virginia, has been an ongoing process that has occurred through the years since the Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483, 493, 74 S.Ct. 686, 691 (1954) and Brown v. Board of Education, 349 U.S. 294, 75 S.Ciit. 753 (1955), and Green v. County …
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Strip-till flue-cured tobacco production in Virginia
… shown to be effective for tobacco producers in southside Virginia. The cost of fertilizer in recent years and the loss of applied nutrients has brought new attention to the impact of cover crops used in conservation tillage on the nitrogen fertilization of tobacco. A two-year study conducted at …
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Evaluating the potential of aerial remote sensing in flue-cured tobacco
… crop management. A two-year study, conducted in Southside Virginia at the Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center and on commercial farms, assessed the potential of aerial remote sensing in flue-cured tobacco. The effort encompassed two key objectives. First, examine the use …
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What School Factors Influence Teachers' Perceptions of Safety
… teachers employed by a rural school division in Southside Virginia. A survey instrument with both quantitative and open ended questions was developed to investigate perceptions of safety in participants' responses regarding the physical characteristics of school buildings and classrooms, the …
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Research Centers as Modes of Technology Transfer between the University and Industry and the Implications for Public K-12 Schools
… (IALR) is located in the south central region of Virginia commonly known as "Southside". The IALR was established in 2002 by the Code of Virginia for the primary purpose of revitalizing this economically distressed area of Virginia. The education of the citizenry of this area is central to this …
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The Household Survival Strategies of Manufacturing Workers Displaced in Henry County and the New River Valley, 1990-2010
… the deindustrialization of southwest and southside Virginia. First, how have Radford City, Montgomery County, Pulaski County, the City of Martinsville and Henry County been affected by plant closures and mass layoffs at the community level? Second, how have displaced workers and their …
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The relationship of mathematics prerequisites and other academic factors to student achievement in two Virginia community colleges
… for students enrolled full-time at two Virginia community colleges; and to ascertain from those relationships the potential for predicting community college achievement. Data were collected, with permission from the VCCS Office of Research and Planning, on students (N = 287) enrolled at …
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Revitalizing a Dying School-Business Partnership
… to both a middle school and a large employer in Southside Virginia. By identifying the variables involved in both the erosion and revitalization of a school-business partnership, the information could prove valuable to others who may be struggling to maintain or renew partnerships in their …
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Utilizing Beneficial Bacterial Endophytes to Promote Switchgrass Growth in Low- input Agricultural Production Systems
… in the socieoeconomically depressed areas of Southside Virginia.
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Explore the utilization and nutrition of mungbean [Vigna radiata] for human consumption to promote in Senegal and Virginia
… a field trial was conducted in Blacksburg, Virginia for three consecutive years from 2020 to 2022. In a split-plot design, four frequencies of leaf harvest (0x, 1x, 2x, and 3x) on seven accessions of mungbean were tested in triplicate. The objective of this experiment was to determine if …