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Gentrification in Washington D.C.: A Tug-of-War Between Development and Displacement
(2018-05-09)During the past two decades, gentrification has been defined as a form of urban renewal where suburban dwellers have opted to return to the inner cities, attracting new investments, property development, and higher housing ... -
Transitions in Public Administration Theory Through Presidential Approaches To Healthcare Policy
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2014-03-12)Through interdisciplinary research of twelve presidential administrations and their various approaches to national healthcare policy, a better understanding of the borderless transitions (which I term "melting points") ... -
The Impact Of Institutional Support Networks: A Case Study Of A Small Texas Public School District
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-07-22)This thesis project focuses on a small independent school district in Texas that serves a high-poverty population yet excels at graduating economically disadvantaged students. Using the concepts of cultural and social ... -
The Nonprofit Sector's Involvement In Prisoner Reentry : A Mixed Methods Analysis
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-07-22)The 1990's were plagued with crime and high recidivism rates, and the State of Texas responded by embarking upon the largest expansion of a criminal justice system in its history. Having served their sentences, record ... -
A Neighborhood Foreseen: Identifying Social Capital On Congo Street
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-07-22)The small Southeast Dallas community of Congo Street is not only unique because of its location within Jubilee Park neighborhood, but rather, it is a place where a group of five homeowners made history by cooperatively ... -
Farmers Markets, Low Income Communities And Government Assistance Programs
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2013-03-20)Since the passage in 1976 of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act, there has been a sharp rise in number of farmers markets in this country, from approximately 600 in the 1970s to over 7,000 today. With this increase, ... -
Health Information Technology And Nurse Staff Efficiency: An Empirical Test In Residential Care Facilities
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2012-07-25)This study examines the effects of health information technology (IT) on nursing staff efficiency. Specifically, the impact of clinical health IT applications on nursing staff efficiency is considered, along with the impact ... -
Socioeconomic Background And Parental Values: An Examination Of Approaches To Bureaucratic Discretion At The Street-level
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2011-10-11)Scholarly literature on policy implementation at the street-level generally focuses on how workers act in response to external pressures. Pressures can include policy rules, organizational culture, and the identities of ... -
Technology-based Learning On At-risk High School Students: An Evaluation Of The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Technology Center After-school Program
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2008-04-22)Objective. High school students across North Texas are failing to meet the academic standards of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. In response, after-school programs have been implemented to support cognitive and ... -
Environmental Influence On Underage Drinking: An Assessment Of East Dallas
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)With the STOP Underage Drinking Act reintroduced at the national level, policy makers are in the midst of determining how to conquer the issues that arise out of underage drinking. The current project, in conjunction with ... -
For The Greater Good Or Greed? Redistributing Private Space Through Eminent Domain Power: Relocating The Dallas Cowboys Stadium To Arlington, Texas
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)The use of eminent domain power to take private land for private use continues to grow in the United States. Many American people lost their homes or businesses to city and council driven economic development in low-income ... -
An Empirical Test Of The Situational Leadership® Model In Japan
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)Since the collapse of the "bubble economy" in the early 1990s, Japanese companies have been struggling with financial difficulty, and have been forced to change their structure, strategies, and management systems. The trend ... -
The Booster Network: A Framework For Analyzing State Policy Formation In An Era Of Resurgent Private Power
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)The continuing shift toward privatization has created new opportunities for private participation in transportation policy formation, infrastructure development, and service provision. The resulting high stakes have drawn ... -
Immigration And Editorial Page Policy: A Case Study Of The Dallas Morning News
(Urban & Public Affairs, 2007-08-23)Newspaper editorial pages play a crucial role in democratic society, serving as forums for informed debate. On major issues such as immigration, many factors are at play when members of an editorial board sit down together ...