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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"State of Alabama"”.
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A Descriptive Study of Institutionalized Adjudicated Delinquents in the State of Alabama on Selected Demographic Factors.
… Force on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime of the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice called juvenile crime "the single most pressing and threatening aspect of the crime problem in the United States." There is little evidence that the magnitude of the …
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When Violence Thrives in Silence: Highlighting Narratives of Women Survivors of Obstetric Violence in Alabama
This study explores the social phenomenon of maltreatment and abuse of women by medical systems and personnel at hospital-based facilities during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum periods. Recently, this underreported and hidden form of abuse has been coined "obstetric violence" (Sadler et al., …
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Urban Versus Nonurban Counties: An Analysis of the Distribution of the Reagan Block Grant Funds in Alabama.
The purpose of this study is to determine if the State of Alabama distributes program funds underwritten by the Reagan block grants in such a way that the resulting distribution is biased against more urbanized counties. Specifically, this will be determined by looking at the percent change between …
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Advocating for Cycles of Inquiry as Alabama's Professional Development Model for Teachers
… variable in student achievement is the quality of the teacher in front of them (Darling-Hammond 2014). As Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) professional development mission statement has included adult learning principles, states must begin to align to this expectation. If schools are going to …
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Digital Literacy and Career Readiness: College Students' Perception of Their Preparedness to Enter the Workforce
The roles and responsibilities of colleges and universities vary globally but a common objective remains to prepare students for life after graduation. Institutions of higher education emphasize career readiness within their students' chosen fields of study. Digital literacy has become an important …