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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"metro atlanta"”.
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The impact of new women infant children (WIC) package on whole grain consumption of participating children in metro-Atlanta, Georgia
… children that attended routine visits in two Metro-Atlanta WIC clinics. In order to meet the aims of this secondary analysis, this study will firstly undertake a univariate analysis and thereafter simple bivariate analysis intended to determine any associations between exposure/risk factors …
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It's a Fine Line
… about three African American teens living in metro Atlanta. The speaker makes every effort within his power to maintain the friendship as they begin to embark on and pursue interests that seem to divide the relationship in their coming-of-age world. Throughout the final years of high school, …
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Best Practices of High School Principals for Improving Student Achievement in Urban Schools
… achievement in eight urban high schools in the Metro Atlanta area. Specifically, the best practices of urban Georgia high school principals in the areas of vision, risk-taking, human development, belief in others and integrity were explored through an interview process. Each participant was …
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Analytical Hierarchy Process Evaluation of the Proposed Slim Modular Flexible Electric Bus Rapid Transit System
<p> As metropolitan Atlanta area is the one of the fastest growing regions in the nation, its demand for transportation infrastructure has grown. The region between Cobb County and Fulton County experiences the heaviest congestion in Metro-Atlanta. CobbLinc Route 10 is the only form of public …
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LIVED EXPERIENCE OF NEWLY APPOINTED ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WHO RECEIVE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COACHING
… from a suburban school district outside metro Atlanta, Georgia were interviewed as part of a professional development model which incorporated leadership coaching into the support mechanisms for new administrators. The professional development model, known as a leadership academy, was …
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An Explorational Study of Educational Leaders' Attitudes, Opinions, Understanding, and Application of Student Growth Percentile (SGP) Data
… leaders in a suburban school district in Metro Atlanta evaluated with the Georgia Leader Keys Effectiveness System, of which Student Growth Percentiles will be a component beginning in the 2021-2022 school year. Research participants completed an online survey and participated in a …
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DEVELOPMENT OF SPATIOTEMPORAL CONGESTION PATTERN OBSERVATION MODEL USING HISTORICAL AND NEAR REAL TIME DATA
<p>Traffic congestion is not foreign to major metropolitan areas. Congestion in large cities often is associated with dense land developments and continued economic growth. In general, congestion can be classified into two categories: recurring and nonrecurring. Recurring congestion often occurs at …
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Bridging the Gap Between Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Responses from Law Enforcement
… most cities in the United States, particularly Atlanta. There seems to be a gap between these types of crime and how law enforcement responds to them. This paper discussed why Atlanta has attracted such a crime and how local law enforcement is dealing with the issue, as well as current laws that …
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Great Challenges and Great Opportunity: Historic Preservation in Kennesaw, Georgia
… in the northern portion of Cobb County of metro Atlanta. The 2000 census put Kennesaw’s population at 21,675, but July 2007 estimates put Kennesaw’s population at 31,613 people. Kennesaw operates under the Council-Manger form of government which consists of a Mayor, five Council-Members, …
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Ninth Grade Transitional Program in a Georgia Metro School District: Case Study
… resources. Over the past several years, the metro Georgia high school that is the subject of this study has changed from a small, isolated, suburban high school to a large, highly visible, urban high school. During this time, the high school has experienced substantive administrative, …
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The Impact of Digital Portfolios on the Economics End of Course Assessment
… standardized economics assessment scores at a Metro Atlanta high school. The purpose of this study is to determine if students’ use of digital portfolios caused differences in economics end-of-course (EOC) assessment scores (dependent variable) between different groups of high school students …
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The Edge Connection
… in microenterprise and business development in Metro Atlanta Area. During my internship project at The Edge Connection, I was responsible for the further development of the "Financial Edge" Economic Literacy Program. My job included providing assistance to the Vice President of Operations with …
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Computer Technology Utilization by Metro Suburban High School Counselors
… a listserv of 78 high school counselors in the metro-Atlanta area. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the data. The use of computer technology allows high school counselors to spend more time with students rendering services to enhance learning. Using computer technology helped the …
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Immediate Aftercare Program for Survivors and Families of Homicide Victims: The Case of Cobb County Government
… rapidly growing, upscale, suburban county in the metro-Atlanta region. However, the County lacks the ability to provide a comprehensive array of services to family members of homicide victims and other non-natural death cases. While various counseling and service programs exist in the area, there …
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Encircled by Sisterhood: Mentoring Experiences of African American Women in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
… Participants all reside in the Metro Atlanta area, and their ages range from 26-69 years of age. Each participant obtained a Bachelor's degree or higher and is successful in her career. Black Feminist Thought was the theoretical framework that supported the purpose of this study. …
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Educators' Perceptions of Reasons for and Strategies to Correct the Underrepresentation of African Americans in Gifted Education Programs
… middle schools of a large school system in metro Atlanta. The principals distributed the surveys to members of his or her schools gifted eligibility team. The survey assessed the reasons for the underrepresentation of African Americans in gifted education programs based on the perceptions of …
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Transportation performance management for livability and social sustainability: developing and applying a conceptual framework
… (such as state Departments of Transportation, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and transit providers) to preserve and enhance transportation-related quality of life (QOL) outcomes in their jurisdictions. QOL is a multi-dimensional concept that is closely related to the concepts of …
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Principals' Perceptions of the Leader Keys Effectiveness System in Georgia
… in one of the largest school districts in Metro-Atlanta, Georgia. Specifically, the LKES Perception Survey gathered principals’ perceptions of the effectiveness of the 15 components, eight Leader Assessment on Performance Standards (LAPS), 10 objectives, and three weights utilized in …
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Optimization and decision strategies for medical preparedness and emergency response
… instances. The approach has been applied to the metro-Atlanta area with a population of 5.2 million people spreading over 11 districts. Among the 2,904 instances, the state-of-the-art specialized integer programming solver solved all except one instance to optimality within 300,000 CPU seconds …
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Clandestine Partnerships?: The Link between Human Trafficking and Organized Crime in Metropolitan Atlanta
… the 20 federal human trafficking cases in metropolitan Atlanta indicted between 2000 and 2012. It was found that 80% of the 20 human trafficking cases did not involve a tie to organized crime. Three cases involved rings that relied upon an organized crime group to provide services in …
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