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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: Facilities program to improve image and interaction at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.
Creator: William Lawrence Walker
Date Issued: 1999
Identifier: AM00000303_00001, famu:49957
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: 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: Integration of a computer based - automated programming process into the process utilized by the Florida State University Facilities Planning Office.
Creator: Tom C. Deckert
Date Issued: 1999-01-27
Identifier: AM00000294_00001, famu:56006
Format: E-book

Title: Sarasota Conference Center : An investigation into meeting.
Creator: Thomas John Cardinal
Date Issued: 1990-12
Identifier: AM00000295_00001, famu:55963
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: Safety in middle schools : Improvement plan strategies utilized by Leon County middle schools.
Creator: Terraca Jones
Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: AM00000318_00001, famu:61015
Format: E-book

Title: Ecological study on the Salt Marsh rush, Juncus roemerianus, North Florida.
Creator: Tacita Arnae Mobley
Date Issued: 1998-04
Identifier: AM00000292_00001, famu:55696
Format: E-book

Title: Proposal and planning program for panacea mineral springs : A spa and its garden.
Creator: Suzanne Fields
Date Issued: 1990-05
Identifier: AM00000279_00001, famu:36077
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: 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: Jacksonville Aquarium and Learning Center : Architecture as a catalyst for enhancing environmental education.
Creator: Robert F. Ihasz
Date Issued: 1994-04
Identifier: AM00000285_00001, famu:54792
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: Urban vitalization for Tallahassee : A mixed use project at downtown's edge.
Creator: Peyman Ata-Abadi
Date Issued: 2000-12-01
Identifier: AM00000281_00001, famu:67782
Format: E-book

Title: Rural wood-frame vernacular of Northwest Florida : A proportional study of the vernacular house form through dimensional commonalities.
Creator: Patrick Connolly Boldrick, Jr.
Date Issued: 1993-04
Identifier: AM00000312_00001, famu:60211
Format: E-book

Title: Integrated resistance management strategies for Spodoptera species (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) in North Florida tomatoes.
Creator: Oscar Emanuel Liburd
Date Issued: 1993-08
Identifier: AM00000286_00001, famu:55109
Format: E-book

Title: Investigation to determine whether Florida's architects consider the ecology of the natural environment in the design process.
Creator: Neill Marshall
Date Issued: 1993-04
Identifier: AM00000296_00001, famu:56406
Format: E-book

Title: Optimal enterprise mix for small-scale farmers in Florida : A deversification strategy.
Creator: Keithly G. Jones
Date Issued: 1994-04
Identifier: AM00000310_00001, famu:59784
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

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