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Title: Lure of the Sun: A Story of Palm Beach County.
Creator: First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lake Worth
Date Issued: 1967
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000036.pdf
Subject Headings: History, History
Format: E-book

Title: Analysis of coastal morphodynamic zones based on detailed mapping in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Creator: Warner, Matthew Thomas, Florida Atlantic University, Finkl, Charles W.
Abstract/Description: Dynamic geomorphic environments such as the inner continental shelf challenge understanding and compromise predictive abilities because most efforts fail to establish seafloor topologies. A new approach, which takes stock of existing conditions and monitors changes in coastal morphologic features, is needed. Procedures employed in this study feature a morphodynamic context that considers interdependence between hydrodynamic processes, seafloor morphologies, and sequences of change. This study...
Show moreDynamic geomorphic environments such as the inner continental shelf challenge understanding and compromise predictive abilities because most efforts fail to establish seafloor topologies. A new approach, which takes stock of existing conditions and monitors changes in coastal morphologic features, is needed. Procedures employed in this study feature a morphodynamic context that considers interdependence between hydrodynamic processes, seafloor morphologies, and sequences of change. This study delineates morphodynamic zones by interpreting coastal morphologic features mapped from large-scale aerial photographs. Resulting maps display morphologic features and morphodynamic zones for the inner continental shelf of central Palm Beach County, Florida. The technique improves on existing methods by providing quantitative data on submarine morphology that can be monitored over time to analyze changes in form and association. Increased understanding of inner continental shelf morphologic features, and their variation through time, provides insight into the sequences of change, which may include recognition of erosion hot spots.
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Date Issued: 1999
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15637
Subject Headings: Coast changes--Florida--Palm Beach County, Remote sensing--Florida--Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County (Fla )--Aerial photographs
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Florida's definition and subsequent calculatons of a public high school graduate: a critical race theory analysis.
Creator: Watson, Terri N., College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description: On March 18, 2008, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida filed a class action lawsuit against The Palm Beach County School Board and its district superintendent on behalf of approximately 176,000 students under their jurisdiction (Schroeder v. The Palm Beach County School Board, 2008). The plaintiffs cited the defendants for their failure "to provide a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality education" (p. 7) as required by the Florida Constitution, Article IX, ß 1....
Show moreOn March 18, 2008, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida filed a class action lawsuit against The Palm Beach County School Board and its district superintendent on behalf of approximately 176,000 students under their jurisdiction (Schroeder v. The Palm Beach County School Board, 2008). The plaintiffs cited the defendants for their failure "to provide a uniform, efficient, safe, secure, and high quality education" (p. 7) as required by the Florida Constitution, Article IX, ß 1. They contended that their claim was substantiated by The School District of Palm Beach County's (SDPBC) dismal high school graduation rates. Spurred by the lawsuit, I wanted to understand the controversy surrounding high school graduation rates, in spite of decades of school reform measures, and why different calculation methods are utilized in the state of Florida. In respect to the latter point, I was curious to learn about the differences among graduation rate calculation methods and what impact, if any, these differences had on the reporting of high school graduation rates, particularly those for students of color. Black America's past and present reality in public education has illustrated the need for new paradigms to address the achievement gap promulgated by contextual factors that serve to impede the academic achievement of all students. The statistical analyses and Critical Race Realist perspective, which has evolved from Critical Race Theory when applied to policy research, offered in this study found Florida's definition and subsequent calculations of a public high school graduate to result in significant and consistent differences among graduation rates relative to student race and graduation rate calculation method.
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Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/1930490
Subject Headings: Discrimination in education, Educational equalization, School improvement programs, High school graduates
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Analysis of Backgroundwater Chemistry and Local Hydrologic Conditions ofPondhawk Natural Area Pre-Wetland Construction.
Creator: Carlson, Eric Sven, Root, Tara L., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: This thesis evaluates the water chemistry and hydrology of an urban environmental preserve in advance of wetland construction. Pondhawk Natural Area (PNA) is located in densely populated Palm Beach County, Florida and was acquired through the County's Environmentally Sensitive Lands Acquisition Program as a protected natural area. In an effort to restore the natural area to pre-development conditions Palm Beach County will construct a wetland in the area where hydric conditions persisted...
Show moreThis thesis evaluates the water chemistry and hydrology of an urban environmental preserve in advance of wetland construction. Pondhawk Natural Area (PNA) is located in densely populated Palm Beach County, Florida and was acquired through the County's Environmentally Sensitive Lands Acquisition Program as a protected natural area. In an effort to restore the natural area to pre-development conditions Palm Beach County will construct a wetland in the area where hydric conditions persisted prior to the extensive canal construction that lowered groundwater levels. Results of this study wi II provide initial characterization of hydrology and water quality of PNA before wetland construction and lay the groundwork for future monitoring and improvements.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000730
Subject Headings: Soil chemistry--Florida--Palm Beach County, Water chemistry--Florida--Palm Beach County, Wetland hydrology--Florida--Palm Beach County, Groundwater flow--Florida--Palm Beach County
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Belt of blight: Public policy and housing segregation in Palm Beach County, 1960-1986.
Creator: Lands, LeeAnn Bishop., Florida Atlantic University, Mohl, Raymond A.
Abstract/Description: In this study, public documents, zoning maps, and government correspondence are used to examine how local, state, and federal housing policy maintained segregated and blighted low-income housing along Palm Beach County's I-95 corridor. Since the 1960s, federal housing subsidies were cut and responsibility for provision of affordable housing devolved upon local officials. Additionally, state officials were stagnated by discussions of the role of government in the provision of affordable...
Show moreIn this study, public documents, zoning maps, and government correspondence are used to examine how local, state, and federal housing policy maintained segregated and blighted low-income housing along Palm Beach County's I-95 corridor. Since the 1960s, federal housing subsidies were cut and responsibility for provision of affordable housing devolved upon local officials. Additionally, state officials were stagnated by discussions of the role of government in the provision of affordable housing. At the local level, land-use patterns and ineffective use of federal programs prevented the expansion of housing opportunities for minorities and the poor, thereby maintaining racial and socioeconomic segregation.
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Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15194
Subject Headings: Housing policy--Florida--Palm Beach County, Poor--Housing--Florida--Palm Beach County, Urban policy--Florida--Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County (Fla)--Housing
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: THE ROOT AND HUE OF SCIENCE: BLACK FEMALE STEM PROFESSIONALS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY.
Creator: Wildgoose-Carroll, J. Janell, Bryan, Valerie C., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology, College of Education
Abstract/Description: Research shows that the United States of America is losing its competitive stance in the area of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) relative to other countries. One strategy that could solve this problem would be to diversify the field of STEM to include more women of color. The purpose of this narrative, qualitative research study was to explore the lived experiences of Black women with advanced/terminal degrees who are current STEM professionals in Palm Beach County. Fourteen...
Show moreResearch shows that the United States of America is losing its competitive stance in the area of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) relative to other countries. One strategy that could solve this problem would be to diversify the field of STEM to include more women of color. The purpose of this narrative, qualitative research study was to explore the lived experiences of Black women with advanced/terminal degrees who are current STEM professionals in Palm Beach County. Fourteen Black women participated in this study, which yielded four major findings that included early exposure to education’s value. importance of a strong sense of self/self-identity, challenges, and discrimination. The hope is that these findings will provide local administrators and elected officials/decision-makers (e.g., the school district, higher education, and government agencies) with information that could advise future practices and policies to close the gap of under-represented Black women in STEM industries.
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Date Issued: 2021
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013693
Subject Headings: STEM, Women, Black, Palm Beach County (Fla.)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Some Aspects of the Ecology of the Reefs of Palm Beach County, Florida, with Emphasis on the Gogonacea and their Bathymetric Distribution.
Creator: Goldberg, Walter M., Dobkin, Sheldon, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: This paper presents data relative to the ecology and bathymetric distribution of hermatypic gorgonians. The reefs were analyzed with respect to faunal composition and zonation. Ecological data such as turbidity, light penetration, salinity, dissolved oxygen and temperature were taken directly on the reefs. The main reef was carbondated (C^14 ) to determine the length of time required for development. Gorgonians were transplanted from 9 meters to 18 and 30 meters to observe growth rates and...
Show moreThis paper presents data relative to the ecology and bathymetric distribution of hermatypic gorgonians. The reefs were analyzed with respect to faunal composition and zonation. Ecological data such as turbidity, light penetration, salinity, dissolved oxygen and temperature were taken directly on the reefs. The main reef was carbondated (C^14 ) to determine the length of time required for development. Gorgonians were transplanted from 9 meters to 18 and 30 meters to observe growth rates and spicule changes. The relationships of zooxanthellae to the hermatypic Gorgonacea were analyzed and discussed. Experiments were conducted concerning respiration and photosynthetic rates, minimum oxygen tolerance, compensation intensities and depth, and starvation in the light as well as in the dark. Tolerance limits were establIshed for various levels of salinity, and temperature. Feeding behavior experiments were recorded and the relationship of gorgonian populations to the reef structure and community were discussed.
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Date Issued: 1970
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000770
Subject Headings: Reefs--Florida--Palm Beach County, Alcyonacea
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: What Do Road Impact Fees Have to Do With It? Resolving Transportation Problems in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Creator: Harari, Laurie Leora, Merlin, Louis A., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: This thesis examined the road impact fee realities of 11 of Palm Beach County’s public and private sector land development stakeholders. To learn more about how the county’s road impact fee ordinance works in practice, in 2021, 11 stakeholders were interviewed about their experiences with the county’s road impact fee program. Transportation impact fee programs may help relieve development-driven traffic externalities and cost burdens, so long as suitable methodologies are applied (Burge &...
Show moreThis thesis examined the road impact fee realities of 11 of Palm Beach County’s public and private sector land development stakeholders. To learn more about how the county’s road impact fee ordinance works in practice, in 2021, 11 stakeholders were interviewed about their experiences with the county’s road impact fee program. Transportation impact fee programs may help relieve development-driven traffic externalities and cost burdens, so long as suitable methodologies are applied (Burge & Ihlanfeldt, 2013; Stahl, 2021). In 2021, Palm Beach County’s road impact fee ordinance required all county development applicants to pay a specified road impact fee dollar amount, regardless of the proposed project’s location and traffic impact, with exceptions (Moore, 2021b; Salour, 2021). Key arguments for and against the county’s road impact fees touch on differences between travel needs, land use patterns, and transit potential in the county’s urban and rural/suburban communities (Clemente, 2021; Hernandez, 2021; Salour, 2021).
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013943
Subject Headings: Transportation, Palm Beach County (Fla.), Impact fees
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The effects of variables in oral history: Palm Beach County, Florida.
Creator: Steinhauer, Lise M., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
Abstract/Description: This study examines six oral history projects that were conducted over fifty years in Palm Beach County, Florida. The projects recorded the history of African American neighborhoods in Delray Beach and Boca Raton; individual lives in their place and times; the pioneer and Flagler eras in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach; and people, places, and events chosen by oral history students at Florida Atlantic University. As with oral histories generally, those studied inherently contain numerous...
Show moreThis study examines six oral history projects that were conducted over fifty years in Palm Beach County, Florida. The projects recorded the history of African American neighborhoods in Delray Beach and Boca Raton; individual lives in their place and times; the pioneer and Flagler eras in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach; and people, places, and events chosen by oral history students at Florida Atlantic University. As with oral histories generally, those studied inherently contain numerous variables concerning their (1) historical context, (2) format, and (3) participants, which clearly affect the outcome of recorded interviews and their written representations. Among the variables considered, this study demonstrates that it is the purpose of a single oral history or project that most significantly affects the others, and which is closely tied to the academic disciplines or backgrounds of its planner and interviewer. Although oral history is a tool with many uses, it is also a discipline within that of history. As such, oral historians are obliged to preserve raw history in a form that is protected, accessible, and useful for interpretation by potential researchers in a variety of fields. Regardless of their primary purpose, oral historians from all disciplines should remain aware of this underlying purpose: to provide for the future.
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Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2683207
Subject Headings: Oral history, Methodology, Oral history, History
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Archaeological investigations at the Gumbo Limbo site (8PB5375), Palm Beach County, Florida.
Creator: Dean, Jonathan Andrew., Florida Atlantic University, Fradkin, Arlene
Abstract/Description: Between January and August 2002, the Department of Anthropology conducted an archaeological investigation of site 8PB5375, located on a barrier island in southeastern Palm Beach County, Florida. Testing revealed that the site contains three occupational components that all date to the Glades I early period (2450 to 1450 B.P.). The components consists of (1) three midden areas, each consisting of numerous kitchen middens and an open, public space; (2) a sand/shell midden containing dense bone...
Show moreBetween January and August 2002, the Department of Anthropology conducted an archaeological investigation of site 8PB5375, located on a barrier island in southeastern Palm Beach County, Florida. Testing revealed that the site contains three occupational components that all date to the Glades I early period (2450 to 1450 B.P.). The components consists of (1) three midden areas, each consisting of numerous kitchen middens and an open, public space; (2) a sand/shell midden containing dense bone and ash; and (3) a small shell midden with an associated cooking pit. These components are interpreted to represent several temporary habitation campsites, a seasonal extractive camp, and a short-term campsite, respectively. The occupations retain Archaic influences yet follow Glades developmental trends of increasing pottery usage, reliance on fishing, and coastal occupation. The study provides basic information on precolumbian subsistence and settlement patterns in Palm Beach County, an area that has received little archaeological attention.
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Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12937
Subject Headings: Archaeological surveying--Florida--Palm Beach County, Palm Beach County (Fla)--Antiquities
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: THE EFFECTS OF A WASTEWATER OUTFALL ON BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES IN LAKE WORTH (PALM BEACH COUNTY), FLORIDA.
Creator: DEIS, DONALD RAY., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Quantitative reference data were collected along two transects in the area of a wastewater outfall in Lake Worth (Palm Beach County), Florida. Benthic samples were taken during two sampling periods (3 February 1977 and 6 July 1977) at six stations along each transect. Two physical-chemical stations were sampled weekly between benthic sampling periods and during two 12 h periods (5 February 1977 and 8 July 1977). Water quality and sediment data were correlated with the distribution and...
Show moreQuantitative reference data were collected along two transects in the area of a wastewater outfall in Lake Worth (Palm Beach County), Florida. Benthic samples were taken during two sampling periods (3 February 1977 and 6 July 1977) at six stations along each transect. Two physical-chemical stations were sampled weekly between benthic sampling periods and during two 12 h periods (5 February 1977 and 8 July 1977). Water quality and sediment data were correlated with the distribution and abundance of benthic fauna. Significant differences (ANOVA, a < 0.05) in the physical-chemical conditions were found between the area near the outfall and background conditions in the estuary. Diversity (H') significantly (SNK, P < 0.05) decreased and dominance (c) significantly (SNK, P < 0.05) increased in the area of the outfall. The area surrounding the outfall was dominated by the pollution-tolerant polychaete Capitella capitata which represented a pollution indicator and opportunistic species in this study.
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Date Issued: 1978
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13949
Subject Headings: Water--Pollution--Florida--Palm Beach County, Refuse and refuse disposal--Florida--Palm Beach County
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS INFLUENCING PUBLIC ACQUISITION OF BEACHFRONT LANDS AS ILLUSTRATED IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Creator: FLANAGAN, ROBERT LAWRENCE., Florida Atlantic University, Latham, James P., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Geosciences
Abstract/Description: This study evaluates the influence that several geographic factors have upon the public acquisition of beachfront lands. It demonstrates that they have a continuing and very important impact upon efforts to establish public beaches. Factors were analyzed to reveal differing aspects of their influence upon such acquisition, and particularly how they differ in various locations. The analyses illustrate spatial interrelationships that exist among geographic factors relating to the beach lands:...
Show moreThis study evaluates the influence that several geographic factors have upon the public acquisition of beachfront lands. It demonstrates that they have a continuing and very important impact upon efforts to establish public beaches. Factors were analyzed to reveal differing aspects of their influence upon such acquisition, and particularly how they differ in various locations. The analyses illustrate spatial interrelationships that exist among geographic factors relating to the beach lands: physiography, patterns of settlement, political fragmentation, ownership, access, coastal economics, groups and individuals, and governmental roles. The influence of geographic principles are also illustrated by the study. It is demonstrated that awareness of the geographic influences involved in a public beach acquisition program could permit a more knowledgeable analysis of a beach area; thereby contributing to the possibilities for a better program and increased success in acquiring public beaches.
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Date Issued: 1975
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13755
Subject Headings: Land use--Florida--Palm Beach County, Beaches--Florida--Palm Beach County, Public lands--Florida--Palm Beach County--Recreational use
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Intercontinental document delivery: the American University of Armenia (AUA)/Florida Atlantic University (FAU) experience.
Creator: Avakian, Satenik, Frankel, Ken
Date Issued: 2003-01
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11514
Subject Headings: Document delivery, Interlibrary loans, Library cooperation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Pioneer Life in Southeast Florida.
Creator: Pierce, Charles William, Curl, Donald W.
Date Issued: 1970
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/FA00000001.pdf
Subject Headings: History, History
Format: E-book

Title: False crawls by loggerhead sea turtles in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Creator: Leech, Anna, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: In Florida, loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nesting populations are in decline, and human presence on beaches during nesting season can create an array of problems for the sea turtles. Volunteers and workers from the Loggerhead Marinelife Center collected nesting data from 2001 to 2005 along a 9.7 km stretch of Jupiter and Juno Beach, in Palm Beach County, Florida. Using these data, I found that human presence appears to have a negative impact on false crawl rates. The rate of false...
Show moreIn Florida, loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) nesting populations are in decline, and human presence on beaches during nesting season can create an array of problems for the sea turtles. Volunteers and workers from the Loggerhead Marinelife Center collected nesting data from 2001 to 2005 along a 9.7 km stretch of Jupiter and Juno Beach, in Palm Beach County, Florida. Using these data, I found that human presence appears to have a negative impact on false crawl rates. The rate of false crawl was significantly higher on weekends than on weekdays(χ2 = 6.3, p < 0.05), and in areas with continuous public access than in areas with no public access(χ2 = 69.0, p < 0.0001). However, there was no significant difference in the number of nests laid on weekends versus weekdays(χ2 = 0.6, p > 0.05), although there are still other, less obvious negative effects caused by false crawling, and even nesting, while humans are in the vicinity. Even though it is impractical to try to keep people off the beach at night, it is important to increase awareness of the negative impacts that human presence may have on sea turtle nesting in order to help reverse the decline in the population of loggerhead sea turtles.
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Date Issued: 2008
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/77673
Subject Headings: Sea turtles, Wildlife conservation, Loggerhead turtle, Sea turtles, Orientation
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Block scheduling: Its impact on academic achievement, and the perceptions of students, teachers, and administrators.
Creator: Hamdy, Mona., Florida Atlantic University, Urich, Ted R.
Abstract/Description: This study consists of three parts. The first part determined if significant differences exist in the scores of students on four standardized tests between two block and two traditional scheduling schools. The assessment instruments were standardized tests given to students in Palm Beach County School District in the state of Florida: (a) Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) for grade 9, (b) Grade Ten Assessment Test (GTAT), (c) Florida Writes (FW) for grade 10, and (d) High School...
Show moreThis study consists of three parts. The first part determined if significant differences exist in the scores of students on four standardized tests between two block and two traditional scheduling schools. The assessment instruments were standardized tests given to students in Palm Beach County School District in the state of Florida: (a) Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) for grade 9, (b) Grade Ten Assessment Test (GTAT), (c) Florida Writes (FW) for grade 10, and (d) High School Competency Test (HSCT) for grade 11. Approximately 2,000 students took each of the four tests for each grade, a total of 8,000 participants. Significant differences (p <.00125) were found between students scores on the FW and the HSCT. The traditional scheduling students outperformed those at the block scheduling schools in regards to the FW and the HSCT. Results of statistical analysis indicated a significant difference between the 4 x 4 schedule and the alternate day schedule only in terms of achievement on the Florida Writes. Students at the alternate day school outperformed those at the 4 x 4 scheduling school on the Florida Writes test. Schools' records indicated that the rate of suspension has decreased during the year of implementing block scheduling for the alternate day scheduling school, and increased for the 4 x 4 scheduling school. There was no change in the absentee rate at both types of block scheduling schools. The second part of this study was to compare differences in perceptions among teachers and students towards the two types of block scheduling. A Likert-type survey was answered by 101 teachers from both types of schools. Statistical analysis indicated a significant difference between the perceptions of teachers from the 4 x 4 and the alternate day scheduling schools in terms of class size. Teachers disagreed that class size has decreased because of the implementation of block scheduling. Regarding students' perceptions, 931 students from both schools participated in answering the questionnaire. There were significant differences among students on their preference to remain on block scheduling. The third part of this study examined differences between the perceptions of administrators of different types of block scheduling. A Likert-type survey consisting of 26 items was sent to selected principals throughout the nation. Twenty two out of the 24 items did not prove to be significant at the 0.0021 level. There were differences in administrators perceptions towards the failure rate. Similar results were found in regards to discipline problems. The Scheffe post hoc test was administered to determine which pairwise group differences were significant. Survey results indicated that administrators perceived that the science department is the happiest department with block scheduling, and that mathematics and foreign language are the least happy.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12477
Subject Headings: Schedules, School--Florida--Palm Beach County, High schools--Florida--Palm Beach County, School year--Florida--Palm Beach County, School management and organization, Academic achievement
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Attitude changes in year-round education as a result of a community information program.
Creator: Comerford, Linnie Sue, Florida Atlantic University, Weppner, Daniel B., Morris, John D.
Abstract/Description: This research study investigated the relationship between the public's knowledge about and attitudes toward year-round education. The variables investigated included the participants' gender, race, age, number of school-age children, marital status, family income, educational level attained, and sources of information about year-round education. The subjects of this study were 418 adults of Southeastern Florida. Palm Beach County is one of the fastest growing school districts in the country...
Show moreThis research study investigated the relationship between the public's knowledge about and attitudes toward year-round education. The variables investigated included the participants' gender, race, age, number of school-age children, marital status, family income, educational level attained, and sources of information about year-round education. The subjects of this study were 418 adults of Southeastern Florida. Palm Beach County is one of the fastest growing school districts in the country with the addition of approximately 5,000 students each year. There is a need to restructure the educational system with year-round education as one of the possibilities. This study examines the effect of year-round education information on community attitudes. The findings showed that demographic variables appeared to have no significant relationship to attitudes toward year-round education and that the treatment had an ineffective influence on participants' attitudes.
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Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12421
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The impact of collegial peer coaching teacher training program upon Palm Beach County teachers' sense of self-efficacy.
Creator: Weil, Marion., Florida Atlantic University, Hunt, John J.
Abstract/Description: The Palm Beach County School District, FL, (District) has introduced collegial peer coaching as one element of staff development in making training more effective for school improvement in making training more effective for school improvement practices. The purpose of this research was to ascertain the effects of collegial peer coaching on teachers' perception of self-efficacy. Developing skills to improve student achievement is the goal of inservice training for teachers. Teacher efficacy...
Show moreThe Palm Beach County School District, FL, (District) has introduced collegial peer coaching as one element of staff development in making training more effective for school improvement in making training more effective for school improvement practices. The purpose of this research was to ascertain the effects of collegial peer coaching on teachers' perception of self-efficacy. Developing skills to improve student achievement is the goal of inservice training for teachers. Teacher efficacy requires practice and refinement in order for teachers to gain executive control over newly-learned strategies. No empirical evidence exists regarding the effects of collegial peer coaching on teacher behaviors. The Teacher Locus of Control Scale was administered in a two-group study to determine whether teachers' sense of self-efficacy was impacted significantly by involvement in collegial peer coaching, years of teaching experience, teaching grade level, or by geographic location (work site) in the District. The treatment group subjects (collegial peer coaches, n = 102) and control group subjects (teachers not involved in collegial peer coaching, n=102) were surveyed in a pre- and posttest application to test the hypotheses. Results of the study indicate that teachers' sense of self-efficacy is impacted significantly by collegial peer coaching and by geographic location within the District (p <.05). A significant interaction effect was found between collegial peer coaching status and teaching grade level (p <.05).
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Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12398
Subject Headings: Teachers--Training of--Florida--Palm Beach County, Mentoring in education--Florida--Palm Beach County, Teachers--Attitudes, Motivation in education--Florida--Palm Beach County
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Title: WITH MORE THAN DELIBERATE SPEED: A HISTORICAL STUDY OF SIX MAJOR ISSUES IN SECONDARY EDUCATION IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA 1954 - 1972 FROM A BLACK PERSPECTIVE.
Creator: BRYANT, BRADFORD CARLETON, Florida Atlantic University, Smith, Lawrence E.
Abstract/Description: In the decision-making process, the exclusion of participants who are to be guided by the resulting decision is unconstitutional and undemocratic. Black voices in Palm Beach County, Florida were totally excluded from the six major issues--The Phase-Out of all Black Secondary Schools; Re-assignment of Black Administrators and Teachers; Busing; Curriculum: Secondary Migrant Education--that affected their socio-economic welfare. The study of these six major issues in Palm Beach County was...
Show moreIn the decision-making process, the exclusion of participants who are to be guided by the resulting decision is unconstitutional and undemocratic. Black voices in Palm Beach County, Florida were totally excluded from the six major issues--The Phase-Out of all Black Secondary Schools; Re-assignment of Black Administrators and Teachers; Busing; Curriculum: Secondary Migrant Education--that affected their socio-economic welfare. The study of these six major issues in Palm Beach County was compiled using historical methodology based on investigations conducted through interviews, school board minutes and agendas, court cases, and news media records. More than three-hundred Blacks were interviewed but only twenty-seven gave their permission to be quoted directly or to be taped while being interviewed. Several Whites were interviewed and, among these, was Dr. A. D. Thorpe, a former school board member and its chairman at one time. Interviews were open-ended, taped when possible, and in other cases, notes were made immediately after the conclusion of the interview. This study illustrates the hard-line resistance to federal laws and guidelines demonstrated by Palm Beach County's power structure in its effort to retain a separate but- equal system of education. Even though the elected officials were White, many KNIGHTS (Known Negroes In Good Harmonious Taste) were supportive of any action taken so long as they received their dole from whatever gross accumulated. The year 1970 brought a change of color to the county school board with the election of Daniel W. Hendrix, a former all Black Roosevelt Junior College (now phased out) teacher, who currently teaches at the desegregated Palm Beach Junior College. The observable changes in Palm Beach County's Secondary Education System are very few. Positions in the decision-making ranks are so minute that Black voices remain a whisper when shouting for equality under the laws of state and nation. This general attitude and adamant position must change if racial harmony and humanism are to become the ways and means for progress to touch Palm Beach County. The dissident voices of Black protestation must be heard and the relevance of their protest incorporated into the educational fabric of Palm Beach County. Until this is done, continued unrest, racism and distrust will remain the device by which progress must be measured now and in the future.
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Date Issued: 1975
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11650
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Surveillance of Culex nigripalpus populations in Palm Beach County, Florida.
Creator: Downing, Mary Lou Morales., Florida Atlantic University, Paulson, Sally L.
Abstract/Description: Populations of resting Culex nigripalpus were monitored with a ground aspirator weekly at four different sites in Palm Beach County, Florida from April, 1991, through March, 1992. There was no difference found in rainfall abundance or in temperature at the four sites, however mosquito production was significantly different. Baseline data of the population was established and two sites produced high numbers of Cx. nigripalpus. One of these two sites acted like an island for resting mosquitoes,...
Show morePopulations of resting Culex nigripalpus were monitored with a ground aspirator weekly at four different sites in Palm Beach County, Florida from April, 1991, through March, 1992. There was no difference found in rainfall abundance or in temperature at the four sites, however mosquito production was significantly different. Baseline data of the population was established and two sites produced high numbers of Cx. nigripalpus. One of these two sites acted like an island for resting mosquitoes, attracting them from surrounding areas; the other site had continuous standing water and constant mosquito numbers. Environmental parameters on population density and structure were also examined at the two sites. Only one of the sites showed correlation with rainfall in population density and structure. Both sites were identified for use in future St. Louis Encephalitis surveillance programs.
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Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15002
Subject Headings: Culex--Florida--Palm Beach County, Mosquitoes as carriers of disease, Mosquitoes--Florida--Palm Beach County, Saint Louis encephalitis--Florida--Palm Beach County
Format: Document (PDF)

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