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Title: 10-20-Life : An exploratory study of Gadsden, Jefferson, and Leon counties in Florida.
Creator: Yata S. Caine
Abstract/Description: In 2001, the state of Florida's crime rates were at an all time low. This decrease in crime has been accredited to the implementation of the 10-20—Life law in Florida. Since then, policy makers and news media have given Florida's reducing crime rates a substantial amount of attention. However, little interest has been placed on the success or failure of this law within Florida's individual counties. This research describes the firearm crime rates from 1996 to 2001 for Gadsden, Jefferson, and...
Show moreIn 2001, the state of Florida's crime rates were at an all time low. This decrease in crime has been accredited to the implementation of the 10-20—Life law in Florida. Since then, policy makers and news media have given Florida's reducing crime rates a substantial amount of attention. However, little interest has been placed on the success or failure of this law within Florida's individual counties. This research describes the firearm crime rates from 1996 to 2001 for Gadsden, Jefferson, and Leon counties in Florida, examines the effects of the 10-20-Life law, and its basis in the deterrence theory by using an interrupted time series analysis
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Date Issued: 2003
Identifier: AM00000280_00001, famu:21686
Format: E-book

Title: A Comparative Study of Retardation in the Negro and White Elementary Schools of Columbia County, Florida 1947-48, 1951-52.
Creator: Wilber Benson Lawson
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to compare the degree of retardation in Negro and white elementary schools of Columbia County, Florida from 1947-48 and 1951-52.
Date Issued: 1952-08
Identifier: AM00000028, famu:50836
Format: E-book

Title: A Study of the Employment Patterns of Negroes in Selected Occupations in Dade County, Florida.
Creator: James Learon Cherry
Abstract/Description: This study is devoted to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data necessary to determine the employment patterns of Negros in Dade County, Florida, during 1955.
Date Issued: 1956-08
Identifier: AM00000027, famu:49678
Format: E-book

Title: A Survey of the Standardized Testing Programs in Negro Schools of Florida and Their Implications for Guidance.
Creator: Robert Edwin Allen, Sr.
Abstract/Description: The problem of the study is (1) to determine to what extent standardize tests are used in Negro schools in Florida. (2) To determine What part these tests play in the guidance program in these schools. (3) To determine what part tests play in curriculum construction and provisions in these schools. (4) To determine what time of year that tests are given, and, (5) To determine the competency of personnel administering the testing program.
Date Issued: 1953-07
Identifier: AM00000032, famu:50814
Format: E-book

Title: The administration and supervisory problems involved in the consolidation of rural schools of Jackson County.
Date Issued: 1955
Identifier: 43324708, AAA0923 QF, 2743056, AM00000041_00001, famu:3670
Format: E-book

Title: Air passenger terminal for Tallahassee, Florida with emphasis on circulation.
Creator: Gerald E. McNair
Abstract/Description: This report describes requirements upon which a design for a new air passenger terminal for the Tallahassee Municipal Airport will be based. Requirements specify herein are a consolation of information contained in Airport Master Pan (developed for the city of Tallahassee, Florida), and information provided by Mr. Robert F. Wilson, Superintendent of Airport Operations who, with the Director of Aviation represents the client, for (city of Tallahassee) in matters related to airport development....
Show moreThis report describes requirements upon which a design for a new air passenger terminal for the Tallahassee Municipal Airport will be based. Requirements specify herein are a consolation of information contained in Airport Master Pan (developed for the city of Tallahassee, Florida), and information provided by Mr. Robert F. Wilson, Superintendent of Airport Operations who, with the Director of Aviation represents the client, for (city of Tallahassee) in matters related to airport development. Tallahassee existing Municipal Airport was dedicated in April of 1961 and was designed to satisfy the regions air transportation needs through the year 1975.
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Date Issued: 1991-12
Identifier: AM00000315_00001, famu:21508
Format: E-book

Title: Analysis and comparison of current project delivery systems where the architect has a role as a team member and how the team can be utilized by the State University System of Florida in achieving its architectural and construction goals.
Creator: Donald M. Williams
Abstract/Description: 1. Abstract The process of delivering architecture has taken on many new faces-faces which now include the contractor, architect and owner as integral participants in the overall delivery of a project. With these new changing faces have come new roles and responsibilities for each of the major players to include the addition of other players. These changes have caused the birth of construction managers and engineers who play integral roles in the delivery of the project. With the addition of...
Show more1. Abstract The process of delivering architecture has taken on many new faces-faces which now include the contractor, architect and owner as integral participants in the overall delivery of a project. With these new changing faces have come new roles and responsibilities for each of the major players to include the addition of other players. These changes have caused the birth of construction managers and engineers who play integral roles in the delivery of the project. With the addition of these players come new delivery methods that try to build on the traditional design- bid—construct method. These new methods of Construction Management (CM) and Design Build (DB), are slowly becoming the choice methods of major sponsors both private and public. Because these methods offer the client a faster delivery time and more control of cost than the traditional delivery method, owners are rushing to make use of the beneﬁts of these methods. Therefore, the owner must make choices about how to rate these methods and select one which will ﬁt their needs. The State University System (SUS) of Florida is an owner large enough to use all three of these methods. It makes choices based on project criteria, rules, regulations, politics, economics, time, efﬁciency and laws about which method it will and can use. This thesis will investigate the SUS’s criteria used for the selection of one of these delivery methods. Then it will compare how these and other potential alternative methods could be used by the SUS. The investigation will yield some insight into how these systems (Design-Bid, DB and CM) relate to each other in similar building types and the similar types of organizations which are needed to back these systems. It is my belief that these project delivery systems perform very differently under very similar conditions. i also believe that these delivery systems do not perform to their full potential if they are ill matched to the project scope and needs. This thesis will then make an assessment on whether the
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Date Issued: 1999-02-25
Identifier: AM00000313_00001, famu:22331
Format: E-book

Title: Application of traditional design guidelines for urban neighborhood vitalization : A Tallahassee case study.
Creator: Rossina Alva
Abstract/Description: Suburban Sprawl Development is the growth pattern that predominated after World War ll. This model had a jump-start given by public policies, and put the nuclear family in a suburban landscape. In this thesis some of the problems that sprawl generates are identified. Loss of public space, loss of sense of place and loss of community identity are the most characteristic ones. It also reviews the characteristics of Suburban Sprawl, Transit Oriented Development and Traditional Neighborhood...
Show moreSuburban Sprawl Development is the growth pattern that predominated after World War ll. This model had a jump-start given by public policies, and put the nuclear family in a suburban landscape. In this thesis some of the problems that sprawl generates are identified. Loss of public space, loss of sense of place and loss of community identity are the most characteristic ones. It also reviews the characteristics of Suburban Sprawl, Transit Oriented Development and Traditional Neighborhood Patterns. This thesis also examines how some of these development patterns can be used to improve an existing community, and how sometimes they degrade it. In this study, sustainability patterns that break down use separations; sustainability patterns that mix activities and bring people together will be validated. The proposed improvements reestablish communities and make neighborhoods more livable, by sharing spaces, and by creating pedestrian friendly environments and open recreational areas. The first part of this research is the study of the different patterns of community development, and is followed by an evaluation of different existing neighborhoods located in Vancouver-Canada and Jacksonville-Florida. This evaluation indicates how projects intended to revitalize existing neighborhoods are feasible. It also shows how the principles proposed to redevelop these areas could be applied in the area selected for the revitalization. xivFor this thesis an existing neighborhood, located in the south side of Tallahassee, was selected for revitalization, planning and design. Traditional neighborhood elements were considered for the revitalization. The inhabitant’s social classes are determined; the market for which the project is oriented is also determined; and the neighborhood’s development is analyzed in terms of its quality. The improvement of this existing community by the incorporation of traditional neighborhood pattern's design and planning principles is the goal of this thesis. The work demonstrates a practical application of traditional neighborhood patterns in order to improve an existing community’s quality. It also shows how architects are able to choose a healthier option for communities’ design and development. XV
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Date Issued: 2004
Identifier: AM00000311_00001, famu:60056
Format: E-book

Title: An appraisal of certain aspects of the reading program of the rural elementary schools of Madison county.
Abstract/Description: The problem of this study is to appraise the reading program of the Elementary Schools of Madison County, and was made on the basis of (1) observation of the schools and (2) the fact that 113 pupils were failed because of the inability to read. Interviews with the teachers of the twenty elementary schools in Madison County led the investigator to conclude that the reading program needed appraising. The investigator was led further to believe that the present reading program did not include...
Show moreThe problem of this study is to appraise the reading program of the Elementary Schools of Madison County, and was made on the basis of (1) observation of the schools and (2) the fact that 113 pupils were failed because of the inability to read. Interviews with the teachers of the twenty elementary schools in Madison County led the investigator to conclude that the reading program needed appraising. The investigator was led further to believe that the present reading program did not include all plans in arrangement in the schools system which affects the development of children in reading. If this be true it seems to warrant an appraisal to determine the status of the present reading program.
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Date Issued: 1955
Identifier: 42957788, AAA0785 QF, 2738203, AM00000016_00001, famu:1816
Format: E-book

Title: An appraisal of the curricula of the Negro high schools of Alachua county, Florida.
Abstract/Description: It is the purpose of this study to determine the extent to which the curricula of the public schools of Alachua County, Florida contribute to the solution of it pupils' persistent life situations of growth areas of: (1) individual capacity; (2) social participation; (3) dealing with environment and forces as revealed through a questionnaire study.
Date Issued: 1954
Identifier: 42995175, AAA0797 QF, 2737328, AM00000012_00001, famu:1472
Format: E-book

Title: Architectural program for juvenile intake screening facilities and admission/release area of juvenile detetion centers in the state of Florida.
Creator: Jutta Court
Abstract/Description: Juvenile intake screening facilities and juvenile detention centers assess and detain youth who have committed a delinquent or criminal act. The performance goals for these facilities are SECURITY, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, and STAFF AND YOUTH COMFORT. These goals complement each other, however, usually due to limited budgets, issues of comfort are not always implemented. This report examines comfort issues as related to juvenile intake screening facilities and admission/release area of...
Show moreJuvenile intake screening facilities and juvenile detention centers assess and detain youth who have committed a delinquent or criminal act. The performance goals for these facilities are SECURITY, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE, and STAFF AND YOUTH COMFORT. These goals complement each other, however, usually due to limited budgets, issues of comfort are not always implemented. This report examines comfort issues as related to juvenile intake screening facilities and admission/release area of juvenile detention centers. The psychological goals which address comfort issues in intake screening facilities and juvenile detention centers are: REDUCE TENSION, REDUCE ANXIETY, provide a NON-THREATENING ATMOSPHERE, REDUCE CHANCES OF CONFLICT, reduce or increase the PERCEPTION OF TIME, reduce or increase the PERCEPTION OF SPACE, MAINTAIN STAFF CONTROL, and increase COMMUNICATION AMONG STAFF. The comfort issues examined in this report are related to: PROXEMICS, FURNITURE, NATURAL LIGHT, PRIVACY, and CHOICE. The results of this report indicate that architectural elements relating to staff and youth comfort be incorporated in intake screening facilities and juvenile detention centers. The benefits of incorporating comfort issues can be applied to the remaining areas of juvenile detention centers, and to other residential juvenile delinquent program facilities.
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Date Issued: 1993-04
Identifier: AM00000298_00001, famu:56479
Format: E-book

Title: Art community for Tallahassee : Using an artist community as a vehicles to study the studio environment.
Creator: Jeffrey S. Cahill
Abstract/Description: This thesis study is in four major chapters; a phenomenological study about the feeling of a studio, a programmatic study about the impact of the project in the community, and an analytical study of actual studios. These studies will be implemented in the ﬁnal design of An Art Community for Tallahassee. Studio as feeling is a subjective phenomenological study of the roles of the studio environment. The environment suggest certain generators that can be applied to architecture. The...
Show moreThis thesis study is in four major chapters; a phenomenological study about the feeling of a studio, a programmatic study about the impact of the project in the community, and an analytical study of actual studios. These studies will be implemented in the ﬁnal design of An Art Community for Tallahassee. Studio as feeling is a subjective phenomenological study of the roles of the studio environment. The environment suggest certain generators that can be applied to architecture. The programmatic is a general facility program for a proposal of an Art Community in Tallahassee. It faces the general design and cultural issues that are involved when this type of project is placed in a community. The analytical study is a post occupancy evaluation of the artist community within Railroad Square. It investigates the spaces and the activities of individual studios.
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Date Issued: 1994
Identifier: AM00000300_00001, famu:50268
Format: E-book

Title: Attitudes of home gardeners towards integrated pest management (IPM) in Leon County, Florida.
Creator: Barnabas Adey Fru
Abstract/Description: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of Leon County home gardeners towards Integrated OPest Management (IPM) strategies,as not much is known to what extent IPM is being practiced. This could provide information that would enable extension specialists to make the program more attractive or serve as an evaluation process in research applicable to home gardening. To achieve this purpose, four objectives were developed. Data were collected by a mailed questionnaire....
Show moreThe main purpose of this study was to investigate the attitudes of Leon County home gardeners towards Integrated OPest Management (IPM) strategies,as not much is known to what extent IPM is being practiced. This could provide information that would enable extension specialists to make the program more attractive or serve as an evaluation process in research applicable to home gardening. To achieve this purpose, four objectives were developed. Data were collected by a mailed questionnaire. From a sample of 100 gardeners, 45 responses (45 percent) were received. Analysis of data included frequency distributions, percent responses, chi-square and one-way analysis of variance scores. The major findings of this study were: 1. There were only 6 (13 percent) of the respondents who have heard of "Integrated Pest Management (IPM)"; but further findings revealed that most of them used IPM practices without realizing that those were strategies for ix an integrated approach to pest management. 2. Of the six who were aware of IPM, most of them said that it is somewhat effective as they had derived benefits in increase yields, health consideration and reduction in chemical expenses. 3. Participants with a higher level of education (above 12th grade) were more knowledgeable of IPM practices. Those with garden size plots of less than 1000 square feet, practiced more of the IPM strategies. 4. There were no significant differences between implementing IPM strategies with the selected demographic variables of age, years of gardening experience, or the number of people in the family
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Date Issued: 1985-04
Identifier: AM00000306_00001, famu:49738
Format: E-book

Title: Black power still lives! : the Uhuru Movement in Saint Petersburg, Florida (1972-2001).
Creator: English, Junius
Abstract/Description: In an effort to argue the Uhuru's movement rightful place in history and to unveil its captivating story, this work has recounted the organization's most significant activities from its inception in 1972 to the present.
Identifier: AM00000283_00001, 2867452, famu:19844
Format: E-book

Title: Career paths of chief female African American administrators in Florida community colleges.
Creator: Thelecia Yvette Wilson
Abstract/Description: African American women are vastly underrepresented in higher education administration. With the paucity of literature available, this study serves to increase the understanding and experiences of these female leaders in Florida Community Colleges and to disclose perceived barriers that impede their mobility and representation as chief administrative officers. The community college continues to be the most important higher education innovation of the 20”‘ century (Witt, Wattenbarger,...
Show moreAfrican American women are vastly underrepresented in higher education administration. With the paucity of literature available, this study serves to increase the understanding and experiences of these female leaders in Florida Community Colleges and to disclose perceived barriers that impede their mobility and representation as chief administrative officers. The community college continues to be the most important higher education innovation of the 20”‘ century (Witt, Wattenbarger, Gollattscheck, & Suppiger, 1994). In the state of Florida, there are 28 community colleges. Of those 28, there are a total of thirty- two chief administrators in 12 of those community colleges, and five African American women currently serve as presidents in 3 of those community colleges. Despite these efforts, African American women are underrepresented in positions as chief administrators in Florida community colleges. In Florida’s 28 community colleges, there are only 32 African American chief administrators—of which 5 serve as president. For the purpose of this study, 21 of the 32 administrators identified met the profile for this study. Administrators serving in their administrative positions at least (3) years or longer were asked to participate. Vaughan’s research on community college leaders states that in most cases it takes more than 5-7 years to establish oneself as a leader. The absence of greater numbers of African American women administrators in the community 16 college suggests the “new generation” of leaders is obtaining a variety of leadership opportunities and staying in them for a shorter time span (Amey, 2002). Moore (2000) stated, “The limited number of African American women makes it difficult for aspiring women leaders to find African American women role models who have been successful in cracking the glass ceiling” (p.1). This term refers to an invisible barrier toward advancement in executive ranks. The glass ceiling is identified primarily as a woman’s issue—— an issue impacting female administrators and those striving for this role in the college community. Unless gains are made in equitable leadership positions for African American women in the community college, the serious consequences of inequity, racism, and sexism will continue to prevail. Figure 4 show that more than 64 percent of college presidents were White men in 2000, signifying virtually no progress in the representation of African American women administrators as CEOs.
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Date Issued: 2004
Identifier: AM00000301_00001, famu:50046
Format: E-book

Title: Changing times: How Florida's Whig newspapers reported on slavery and the 1850 Compromise, 1848-1852.
Creator: Sherrie L. Farabee
Abstract/Description: This study is a content analysis that examines how issues and events impacted news coverage in three Whig newspapers: the Florida Whig, the A Florida Sentinel and the Florida Republican. All were printed in Florida between 1848 and 1852, a time when the Whig Party led state and national government. Content analysis was chosen to track any changes in article length, article frequency, news hole, and topic prominence of articles about slavery and the 1850 Compromise. This study shows that the...
Show moreThis study is a content analysis that examines how issues and events impacted news coverage in three Whig newspapers: the Florida Whig, the A Florida Sentinel and the Florida Republican. All were printed in Florida between 1848 and 1852, a time when the Whig Party led state and national government. Content analysis was chosen to track any changes in article length, article frequency, news hole, and topic prominence of articles about slavery and the 1850 Compromise. This study shows that the length and frequency of articles in the three Florida Whig newspapers increased or decreased with ﬂuctuations of Whig Party emphasis on slavery and the 1850 Compromise. it also shows slavery and the 1850 Compromise were seldom the primary topics of any article. Normally the topics would be coupled with others: state's rights, territorial annexation, and economics. The study suggests that emphasis was heightened, not only by the Whig drive to persuade Floridians to their political side, but by speciﬁc events such as presidential elections and the d
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Date Issued: 2003
Identifier: AM00000297_00001, famu:56505
Format: E-book

Title: Community participation of 130 Negro public school teachers in the socio-economic activities of Leon County.
Date Issued: 1952
Identifier: 43305103, AAA0919 QF, 2739835, AM00000023_00001, famu:2664
Format: E-book

Title: Comparative evaluation of management practices and levels of heavy metals on playgrounds and golf courses in Leon County, Florida.
Creator: Toya Booker
Abstract/Description: In this research various management practices of selected playgrounds and golf courses were evaluated for their impact on heavy metal concentration. The playgrounds and golf courses are in Leon County, Florida. The ﬁve selected playgrounds were Levy, Messer, Myers, Tom Brown, and Forestmeadows Parks. The golf courses were Gaither, Killearn North, East, and South, Seminole, and Summerbrooke. Soil samples were collected from each golf course and playground. For the golf courses, ﬁve samples...
Show moreIn this research various management practices of selected playgrounds and golf courses were evaluated for their impact on heavy metal concentration. The playgrounds and golf courses are in Leon County, Florida. The ﬁve selected playgrounds were Levy, Messer, Myers, Tom Brown, and Forestmeadows Parks. The golf courses were Gaither, Killearn North, East, and South, Seminole, and Summerbrooke. Soil samples were collected from each golf course and playground. For the golf courses, ﬁve samples were taken from each green and tee for each hole. For the parks, three sets of samples were taken ﬁom the playﬁeld, the surrounding grassy areas, and from another part of the park at least 150 feet away to be used as a control. The soil samples were analyzed for Nitrates, pH, Aluminum, Copper, Lead, Zinc, and Arsenic concentrations. Dry matter and pH were also determined. The Nitrate content was done at the Agricultural Research Station in Tifton, GA. Micro-Macro Laboratories in Athens, GA performed the metal analyses using the Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. Our results indicate that there were differences among greens and tees for Nitrates, pH, and metal concentrations on golf courses. The Nitrate content for tees at Gaither, Killearn (South), Killeam (East) were higher than the greens at other golf courses, but at Killeam (North) the greens Nitrate content was higher than the tees. For Levy Park, the Nitrate content of the actual play area was higher than the outside, but not signiﬁcant compared to the control. In Messer Park the outside Nitrate content was higher than the actual, but not signiﬁcant compared to the control. In Meyers Park the actual Nitrate content was higher than the outside, but not signiﬁcant compared to the control. In Tom Brown Park the outside and actual Nitrate content was higher than the control. In F orestmeadows park the outside and actual was higher than the control. There were also signiﬁcant differences shown within each playground for heavy metals. The aluminum values on the outside and actual areas of each playground were significantly different from the control. Copper values varied among playgrounds and golf courses. At Levy and Tom Brown Park, the outside area was higher than the control. At Forestmeadows Park, the outside and actual were higher than the control. Zinc values also Varied among playgrounds and golf courses. At Levy, Messer, and Meyers parks the actual and outside were higher than the control. At Tom Brown Park, the outside and actual were similar, but they were higher than the control. At Forestmeadows Park, the outside and actual were different from the control. Management practices for each golf course were found to be unique for each golf course and playground
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Date Issued: 2001
Identifier: AM00000287_00001, famu:55207
Format: E-book

Title: A comparative study of the outcomes of two methods in teaching chemistry to senior high school students at the Booker T. Washington High School of Miami, Florida.
Date Issued: 1955
Identifier: 43323849, AAA0926 QF, 2740196, AM00000025_00001, famu:2785
Format: E-book

Title: A comparison of certain characteristics of high school stayers and leavers in Highlands County, Florida.
Date Issued: 1952
Identifier: 43323591, AAA0892 QF, 2739611, AM00000022_00001, famu:2589
Format: E-book

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