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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"alternative programs"”.
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The Malaysian rice policy: Welfare analysis of current and alternative programs
… to effect the level and mix of consumption. The programs are known to be costly and generate economic allocative inefficiencies. The objective of this study is to contribute to the understanding of government intervention policies and welfare impacts on related interest groups. The impact of …
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Willingness to Pay for Alternative Programs to Improve Water Quality in the Chesapeake Bay
… and the beneficiary of numerous environmental programs. Previous work has suggested that people are willing to pay for improved water quality in the Chesapeake Bay. For policymakers, the key challenge is to determine how to allocate scarce funds across alternative regulatory and subsidy …
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Meeting Graduate Student Needs through Alternative Programs: An Analysis of the Impact of Factors Related to Student Choice
… was to explore the design and initiation of alternative graduate programs and their impact on student needs, to examine the university organizational structure and environment that fosters the development of alternative graduate programs, and to identify the factors graduate students see as …
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Bilingual Education and Alternative Programs for Limited English Proficient Students: A Policy Analysis Focusing on Four School Districts in Colorado
This research project is an exploratory policy analysis which uses Easton's Political Systems Model to examine the effects of a specific state level educational policy change. In 1980, the Colorado legislature repealed the state's Bilingual/Bicultural Education Act which had mandated bilingual …
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Bilingual policies are affected by alternative programs and public opinion: (A study of alternative bilingual programs and public opinion in California from 1994-1996)
… reviewed the Eastman Project, immersion programs, the Westminister Program and anti-bilingual sentiment to conclude that bilingual policies are affected by alternative programs and public opinion.
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Case Studies of Students Transitioning From an Alternative School Back Into High School
… the transition of students who return from an alternative program back into their high school. In order to address the purpose of this study the following research questions have been investigated: a. What are the critical elements that are reported as having impacted students' success or …
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Assessment of the Criteria Used to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Different Types of Alternative Education Programs in Georgia
… to evaluate the effectiveness of various alternative education programs within the state of Georgia. The population surveyed included alternative program principals for the year 2005-2006, from a list provided by the Georgia Department of Education. A survey instrument was constructed …
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Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Outcomes Across Socio-Demographic Subgroups among a King County Jail Alternative Program
<bold>Objective:</bold> The Community Center for Alternative Programs (CCAP) is a jail alternative program that aims to reduce criminal recidivism. It is recognized that mental health and substance use disorders increase one's chances of recidivating. This study sought to determine the prevalence …
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The School Counselor's Role in Alternative Education Programs in Virginia
… 1) What services do school counselors provide in alternative education programs in Virginia? and 2) What are the reasons that students are participating in alternative education programs in Virginia? Alternative programs throughout Virginia were identified and data were randomly collected from a …
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Perspectives of America's school board members concerning the availability, purposes, and effectiveness of alternative education off-site programs for troubled school students
… the availability, purposes and effectiveness of alternative education off-site programs for troubled school students. Data related to the frequency of alternative programs were gathered, and cross tabulated with selected demographic variables which include region of country, size of district, and …
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An evaluation of alternative transfer designs for the Nicaraguan Red de Protecciòn Social
… validating its methods, the paper simulates alternative program designs. The simulation of alternative programs suggests that delivering benefits on a per-child basis or unconditionally will lower attendance rates relative to the original RPS program, which delivered its benefits at the …
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Examining the Ability of Novice Teachers to Support the Needs of Students with Disabilities, Based on the Principal Survey for Novice Teachers
… that when teachers attend education preparation programs with extensive coursework in pedagogical practices and preservice coaching, they are more effective in organizing classroom management and improving academic outcomes. Because of national mandates governing funding, national teacher …
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Pockets of Promise: A Phenomenological Study of Experienced Special Education Teachers Working With Students With Emotional Disturbance in an Alternative Program
… emotional disturbance (ED) in Special Education Alternative programs. The study aims to gain an in-depth understanding, from the lived experiences of special education teachers, the critical elements required for comprehensive instructional and social-emotional learning (SEL) supports and …
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Simulating control of the ankle joint
… simulation environment for such problems. Two alternative programs, PyODE and OpenSim, were explored to evaluate their ability to fill this need. Models and simulations of the human ankle were created in PyODE. This program is useful for creating simple models where the programmer desires a …
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Relationship between timing of multiple retention bonuses and the quality of officers retained on the cost savings for the Navy
… the community has started to offer alternative programs and incentives that might appeal to those officers who desire a flexible career. We used survey information to determine which of these were the most appealing to the community in a way that might provide cost savings to the …
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A descriptive study of selected alternative education schools and programs
… study and analysis of a selected number of alternative schools or programs. The institutions were studied in terms of their development, their offerings, and their successes or failures.The population of the study consisted of 156 program directors who returned usable questionnaires and five …
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Redefining A Special Education Alternative High School Program To Make Students College and Career Ready: A Change Leadership Plan
… college and career readiness for students in alternative programs. We know from research that all students need to have the necessary skills to be ready for post-secondary employment or to attend colleges; however, students attending a special education alternative program were not …
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Case Study of the Factors Contributing to Graduation from a Secondary Dropout Prevention Program
… to positively affect student graduation from alternative educational settings.
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An open space program for Virginia
… and controlling open space. From this analysis, alternative programs for open space acquisition and control are presented including the acquisition of development rights, the land bank, fresh concepts of zoning and subdivision regulations, and expanded concepts in the use of the taxing power.
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Ecotourism and Human-Bear Relations in Ontario: Working for Multispecies Respect and Economic Sustainability
… the spring hunting season. This thesis considers alternatives to the hunting of bears. Specifically, it assesses bear viewing programs and the added benefits of collaborative environmental agreements and accreditation programs. I explore the potential of these alternative programs to address …
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