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Roanoke County School System faculty perceptions of web-based professional development

Ongoing staff development has long been a vital part of the educational environment. It is the means by which the faculty and staff of a school system are kept current in educational trends, technologies and philosophies.

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Dominican Republic demographic profile and cultural characteristics

Location: The Dominican Republic is located in the Caribbean, on the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Haiti.

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The 1900 Galveston hurricane's devastating impact on the city's economy

The Galveston City is a narrow island adjoining the Galveston bay. Marked by its distinct geographical position its highest point is only 8.7 feet above sea level.

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School choice and student achievement in Milwaukee's public and private schools

This study aimed to determine the impact of school choice through a comparative study of two private schools, which serve primarily, or exclusively African-American students, and a public school.

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Franz Boas and Julian Steward's approaches to culture and environment

Franz Boaz defined the concept in anthropology, which is known by the name of "Historical Particularism." Boas was a champion of this theory, which, although it did not by any means totally ignore the greater theoretical framework that surrounded an event, focused directly on the event itself and…

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The cotton economy and the sectional conflict over slavery's westward expansion

Sectional and Constitutional Issues Surrounding the Institution of Slavery in Nineteenth Century America As the Nineteenth Century dawned, the institution of slavery appeared to be on its way out in the new United States.

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The 1988 Yellowstone fires and natural fire management policy

This paper discuses the events that took place during the 1988 Fire at Yellowstone National Park that took out 1.2 million acres.

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Strategies for restructuring public hospitals to improve effectiveness and efficiency

Public Hospitals are facing imperative challenges offered by the fast growth of communication, as well as biomedical technology; the necessity for cost-control; as well as the spotlight on efficiency and competence; the augment of populations' strains for services and transformations in demographic…

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Teacher self-efficacy and technology integration in the classroom

Data Analysis and Related Literature review. Comparison of data with other literature in the field.

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Dell's reputation crisis: prisoner labor and offshore outsourcing

There are a few big names in computing everyone seems to know: Apple, IBM, Dell. And many people are also aware that all of them have had problems from time to time, in one area of their business or another.

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