Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Urban Institutions"”.
-
Reading the future : constructing low-carbon imaginaries in urban institutions
… of environmental sustainability is that the institutions that bring stability to society must become agents of transformative change. In an urbanised world characterised by fossil fuel dependency, the stable ‘anchor institutions’ in major cities are likely to play a central role in …
-
A cidade contemporânea e as novas tecnologias segundo Paul Virilio, Manuel Castells e François Ascher
… which dismantle some of the traditional urban institutions, are now under critical analysis by many thinkers. Among them, Paul Virilio, Manuel Castells and François Ascher are the most renowned. Their views often agree, often disagree and often complement each other - and this results in …
-
Decisions regarding coeducation at two pairs of same-sex institutions
… concerning coeducation at two sets of Catholic institutions of higher education located in Minnesota. The two urban institutions, the University of St. Catherine and the University of St. Thomas, and the two rural institutions, the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University, are examined …
-
The Relationship between Relational Family Values and Identity Status of First-Generation and Non-First-Generation College Students
… included 226 community college students from two urban institutions. They completed an online version of the Relational Family Values Q-Sort (RFVQ-online), the Ego Identity Process Questionnaire (EIPQ), and the Background Questionnaire-revised (BQ-R), which included the Family Discourse Scale …
-
THE POLITICS AND MANAGEMENT OF SMALL RURAL LOCAL AUTHORITIES
… equal interest in central initiatives. The urban centric focus of central policy makers marginalizes the important role played by small rural authorities. In failing to recognise the importance of small rural authorities the political and managerial structures utilised in such authorities do …
-
Hobohemia on the plains: labor, leisure, and industrial discipline in Kansas City, 1873-1915
… City, the reform campaign effected a network of urban institutions to harness and reform the laboring life of transient men. Meanwhile, hobos themselves produced a remarkable body of songs and poetry that called for resistance to these institutions and defended the rights to leisure and mobility. …
-
Beyond the ivory tower : in search of a new form for campus-community relationships
… used to characterize the relationship between institutions of higher education and the communities in which they reside. While these adversarial phrases reflect the social and physical tension that has historically existed between the two groups, the terms are no longer appropriate as colleges …
-
Demand for higher education: a study of price elasticity among Virginia's four-year institutions
… price elastic among Virginia's public four-year institutions. The underlying intent was to check the feasibility of a human capital theory based methodology for examining the demand dependency of higher education institutions in Virginia. Price elasticity and other determinants of enrollments …
-
Accounting for the C/city: analyzing Kisumu's fiscal configurations
Urban public finance is a hidden force shaping cities and their development. This thesis draws attention to the powerful insights which can be gained from studying cities through a fiscal lens. It argues for an interdisciplinary and relational approach which infuses the fiscal study of cities with …
-
Financial factors and institutional characteristics that explain undergraduate enrollment by low-income students at public master's-level institutions
… aid awarded to undergraduates at public institutions. St. John (2005) contended that grant amounts remain inadequate for low-income students. Tinto (2008) highlighted the growing income stratification within higher education, particularly at four-year institutions. This research study …
-
Sustainable cities and institutional change : the transformation of urban stormwater management
… Problematically, we know far less about why urban institutions change, when they do, in the support of sustainability objectives. Why have some cities progressed in translating ideas about environmental sustainability into enduring institutional reforms while other similarly situated cities …
-
Art to empower: designing and implementing a contemporary visual culture art education for urban elementary institutions with implications for classroom practice
… the current reality of arts education within the urban, public school system of Chicago, Illinois. This section offers insight into current art education trends and exposes the discrepancy of resources for visual arts education among Chicago’s elementary institutions. Finally, I offer a sample …
-
Reporting and Addressing Sexual Harassment at Four Institutions of Higher Learning in Zambia: A Quantitative Study of Related Attitudes and Perceptions
… sexual harassment at workplaces and educational institutions shows that sexual harassment is more widespread at institutions of learning than at workplaces. Research on the prevalence of attitudes and or perceptions toward sexual harassment in institutions of higher learning shows that between …