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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"cutbacks"”.
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The Political Behavior of California Community College Nursing Facilities in Response to Budget Cutbacks, 1982-1987
… design, it examined the effects of budget cutbacks on the nursing programs at 38 community colleges statewide, including twelve targeted for faculty layoffs, and identified the political behavior of their nursing faculties in response. It then focused on six districts, varying in size, …
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They say cutbacks: we say fightback. A case study of a grassroots anti-water charges community campaign group in Crumlin, Dublin using a participatory action research (PAR)approach
This research project was inspired by a Gramscian orientation towards radical social transformation. The study had a dual purpose. It aimed firstly, to produce new knowledge that could assist in answering perplexing questions relating to the motivations and rationale underlying working class …
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Why preventive human services in Massachusetts have suffered more from government cutbacks than emergency services : an exploration of the validity, history and implications of a differential funding explanation
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1983.
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Behavioral responses to public pension cuts : evidence from the Greek financial crisis
… response to the Greek αnancial crisis included cutbacks in the public sector on a scale that has rarely been seen in other nations. Pensions for those receiving beneαts were cut by up to 50.1% and monthly salaries for public sector employees were reduced substantially. Most of the analysis of …
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Rapid Technology Development for High-Speed Compressors and Fans
… aerodynamic effects of compressor leading edge cutbacks. Cutbacks result from field repair of in-service blade damages and their effects are poorly understood. By rapidly testing an array of six rotor geometries, the pressure rise and surge margin erosion caused by the cutbacks are quantified. …
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Financing urban schools: predicting fiscal stress in large city school districts
… have not. Fiscal stress often has led to program cutbacks, layoffs, and decline in the quality of educational services. The purpose of this research study was to examine the predictors of fiscal stress in large urban school districts and to develop a method for predicting fiscal stress. A variety …
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The impact of dance/movement classes on adolescent behavior in an urban high school setting
… districts throughout the country. As a result of cutbacks, dance programs in educational settings have become an afterthought. In this study the relationship between dance/movement classes and disruptive behavior was analyzed in a sample of 45 at risk students in an urban high school setting. The …
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Responding to Funding Cuts as a Government-funded Museum
… the main factor that helped museums survive the cutbacks of government funding. The help from museum boards and the reprioritization of museum projects also contributed. In some extreme cases, community support made the significant impact on the survival of some museums.
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Effectiveness of the U.S. Navy's Basic Skills Enhancement Program entitled Functional Applied Skills Training (FAST)
… ax that will be used to accomplish future budget cutbacks.
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Soviet/Russian Strategic Defenses: the Pursuit of Dominance
… of Russia's strategic defenses, despite some cutbacks, may even be increasing in a period of declining U.S. strategic nuclear forces and the pending implementation of the START II Treaty. Russia's continued emphasis on strategic nuclear offensive and defensive forces is a central part of a …
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Community television’s impact on community
… changing and local media has been hit hard by cutbacks, layoffs, and lack of technical resources needed to produce local television. As a result of online media, corporate media ownership, changes in technology and greater competition, local media, including television, is facing many …
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Policy Partners in the Neoliberal Age: Corresponding School and Prison Reforms Since 1970
… massive deindustrialization and governmental cutbacks while its political economy shifted to one driven by finance, investment, real estate, and the growth of a low-wage service sector. These changes dramatically increased economic inequality across racial lines, and spurred the intimate …
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Portraits of nursing resilience: Listening for a story
… into the profession combined with financial cutbacks leading to staff retention issues creates a similar tension. Yet many Registered Nurses (RNs) do remain in their chosen work setting displaying tenacity and resilience despite well documented trials and tribulations. A qualitative approach, …
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The long-term benefits of community education for learners: Tensions between the developmental and economic points of view.
… accreditation, funding reductions and other cutbacks, as a result of the economic downturn. The research concentrates on a group of learners who completed the course in 2009 and who were all invited to take part in the focus group interview’ they were asked to reflect on their experiences of …
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Implementation of Continuous Quality Improvement in a Community Mental Health Care Center: Effect on Morale
… studies suggest that rapid change due to cutbacks, privatization, and managed care, have demoralized mental health workers, the literature suggests that management is the problem. Mechanistic organizations with top-down, command-control management typically exclude and alienate workers. …
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PRIVATISATION, RURAL RAILWAYS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
… the associated risks of line closures or service cutbacks. To test this proposition a thorough investigation into the theory and practice of privatisation was completed, together with a comprehensive survey of the travel arrangements of people living in rural communities served by branch line …
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Career orientations and turnover intentions of information systems professionals in South Africa
… the last few years have seen significant cutbacks in IS spending, resulting in declining growth rates and a reduced demand for IS personnel. Although the South African IS job market does not appear to be as severely affected as in other parts of the world, and there are still pockets of …
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Creating a diverse technical workforce in the Federal Government : the challenges of growing and sustaining technical talent in the new millennium
… workforce shaping initiatives. With the recent cutbacks to the S&E workforce and many organizations facing retirement eligibility statistics nearing 50%, the technical workforce dynamics are changing. In an attempt to create a diverse technical workforce to replace the aging workforce, DoD faces …
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Analysis of loan penetration for agricultural lenders in a ten county study area of Virginia
… was expected to increase in the future. Cutbacks in FmHA lending and uncertainty and changes for many commercial banks will contribute to this increase.
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