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Title: Vetting sources in social media environments: strategies emplyed by journalists of The Palm Beach Post.
Creator: Brown, Michelle D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
Abstract/Description: This qualitative research study explores the relationship between reducing uncertainty and assigning source credibility in the context of social media sites (SMS) and examines the effect of uncertainty reduction within the social media environment on the development of relationships between journalists and their sources. For this study, interviews were conducted with professional journalists to determine whether uncertainty was reduced and credibility was established with sources via SMS (i.e...
Show moreThis qualitative research study explores the relationship between reducing uncertainty and assigning source credibility in the context of social media sites (SMS) and examines the effect of uncertainty reduction within the social media environment on the development of relationships between journalists and their sources. For this study, interviews were conducted with professional journalists to determine whether uncertainty was reduced and credibility was established with sources via SMS (i.e., Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn) and what theoretical strategies journalists used to reduce their uncertainty. The study also aims to determine if correlations exist between a reporter's age, beat, and/or personal adoption of SMS and the reporter's usage of SMS for source development. The interviews were conducted with 15 journalists of The Palm Beach Post (West Palm Beach, Florida), using a standardized interview protocol. Subjects were asked to voluntarily participate in a face-to-face interview with the researcher. Reporters were selected based upon their gender and cultural ethnicity, which was representative of the newsroom demographics of The Palm Beach Post at that time. This research aims to contribute to the uncertainty reduction theory in the realm of computer-mediated communications, specifically with regard to the use of SMS in forming and maintaining journalist-source relationships.
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Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3360765
Subject Headings: Digital media, Social aspects, Mass media, Technological innovations, Newspaper publishing, Social aspects, American newspapers, Objectivity, Journalistic ethics, Journalism, Moral and ethical aspects, Newspapers, Sections, columns, etc, Sources
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Title: Transformation of Palm Beach Community College to Palm Beach State College: a case study.
Creator: Basiratmand, Mehran, Floyd, Deborah L., Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this single-site case study was to examine the organization and leadership change process of Palm Beach State College, a publicly funded institution in Florida, as it embarked on offering bachelor’s degree programs. The study examined the organizational change process and the extent to which Palm Beach State College’s organization transformation aligned with the eight stages of John Kotter’s (1996, 2012) Change Management Model. This qualitative research was conducted using...
Show moreThe purpose of this single-site case study was to examine the organization and leadership change process of Palm Beach State College, a publicly funded institution in Florida, as it embarked on offering bachelor’s degree programs. The study examined the organizational change process and the extent to which Palm Beach State College’s organization transformation aligned with the eight stages of John Kotter’s (1996, 2012) Change Management Model. This qualitative research was conducted using triangulation of data collection and analysis methods via interviews, observations, and document review. This study found that the organizational transformation was a success, and that while expanding its offerings, the college remained true to its core mission. Kotter’s model was found to be appropriate to examine the change process, and the college was well aligned in all but the final stage of the model. This research contributes to the body of knowledge in the field of higher education, primarily for two-year colleges embarking on the endeavor of organizational change process to confer baccalaureates.
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Date Issued: 2013
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0004005
Subject Headings: Community colleges -- Florida, Organizational change – Florida, State universities and colleges -- Florida, Palm Beach State College
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Title: ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RELOCATION PROGRAMS FOR MIGRANT AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.
Creator: THOMSON, LINDA M., Florida Atlantic University, Cataldo, Everett, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: This paper reports on a project to compile educational and acculturational programs for migrant workers who were to be relocated in West Palm Beach through a family rehabilitation program, Rural New Town, Inc. The programs were developed under contract and represent the first compilation of migrant educational materials. Materials from every source were combined and through strict attention to the particular needs of the migrant population a comprehensive plan was created to direct the...
Show moreThis paper reports on a project to compile educational and acculturational programs for migrant workers who were to be relocated in West Palm Beach through a family rehabilitation program, Rural New Town, Inc. The programs were developed under contract and represent the first compilation of migrant educational materials. Materials from every source were combined and through strict attention to the particular needs of the migrant population a comprehensive plan was created to direct the migrant and the administrator in the acculturation/education process.
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Date Issued: 1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13673
Subject Headings: Migrant agricultural laborers--Florida--Palm Beach County, Migrant agricultural laborers--United States
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Title: ANALYSIS OF A LOCAL ECONOMY WITH AN ECONOMETRIC MODEL.
Creator: OPALAT, STEPHEN E., Florida Atlantic University, Stronge, William B., College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this thesis is to present an econometric model for the region of Palm Beach County. This type of economic analysis was chosen because it captures the influence of the service and trade industries as well as the simultaneous nature of other industries which dominate the local economy. The estimation results identified the construction industry as a leading indicator of economic activity in transportation, communications, utilities, finance, insurance and real estate. This...
Show moreThe purpose of this thesis is to present an econometric model for the region of Palm Beach County. This type of economic analysis was chosen because it captures the influence of the service and trade industries as well as the simultaneous nature of other industries which dominate the local economy. The estimation results identified the construction industry as a leading indicator of economic activity in transportation, communications, utilities, finance, insurance and real estate. This simultaneous structure of the model led to the application of various multipler analyses. It was found that local construction output affected gross regional product, local personal income and local total employment. National personal income was found to influence local trade which in turn affects levels of local output, employment and income.
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Date Issued: 1984
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14221
Subject Headings: Econometrics, Palm Beach County (Fla)--Economic conditions--Econometric models
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Title: A test of factors affecting the foraging success of scarlet ibis.
Creator: Stanek, Rebecca A., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Wading bird foraging success is influenced by many different factors. From January to March 2008, I conducted a small-scale experiment with three captive Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) at the Palm Beach Zoo, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Prey density and the presence of conspecifics were manipulated to test for a response by ibis in terms of prey capture rate. Mixed model analysis, when one prey type was available, showed that capture rate increased significantly with prey density and...
Show moreWading bird foraging success is influenced by many different factors. From January to March 2008, I conducted a small-scale experiment with three captive Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) at the Palm Beach Zoo, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Prey density and the presence of conspecifics were manipulated to test for a response by ibis in terms of prey capture rate. Mixed model analysis, when one prey type was available, showed that capture rate increased significantly with prey density and decreased with the presence of conspecifics. When two prey types were available, prey density and the presence of conspecifics had no effect on the capture rates of either prey type. Selectivity analysis revealed that ibis always selected for crayfish in mixed treatments. I hypothesize that the number of prey types available in a treatment played an important role in determining how fish density and the presence of conspecifics affected ibis foraging success.
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Date Issued: 2009
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/215288
Subject Headings: Scarlet ibis, Food, Birds, Ecology, Birds, Behavior, Wildlife management, Predation (Biology)
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Title: CAREER EXPECTATIONS AND JOB FUNCTIONS OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AS PERCEIVED BY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Creator: NORTON, DOROTHY MORRISON., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine the actual job functions of the elementary school assistant principals in relation to their career aspirations. This was done by comparing the job functions of assistants who chose assistant principalship as a stepping-stone to principalship with those assistants who chose assistant principalship as a career. In addition, a comparison was done between the career aspirations of male and of female assistant principals. The study also compared the...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine the actual job functions of the elementary school assistant principals in relation to their career aspirations. This was done by comparing the job functions of assistants who chose assistant principalship as a stepping-stone to principalship with those assistants who chose assistant principalship as a career. In addition, a comparison was done between the career aspirations of male and of female assistant principals. The study also compared the perceptions of the job functions of assistant principalship between principals and assistant principals and between male and female assistant principals. The Assistant Principal Job Function Questionnaire was developed by the researcher to determine the actual job functions of assistant principals in six categories of responsibility: (1) School Administration and Supervision, (2) Curriculum and Instructional Supervision, (3) Pupil Services, (4) Clerical Work, (5) School/ Community Relations, and (5) Professional Development and Involvement. The questionnaire was mailed to all 122 elementary school administrators in the Palm Beach County Schools. Fifty-three principals and fifty-seven assistant principals responded, making a total of 110, or 90 percent. A Chi-Square analysis of responses was done to determine significant relationships in each of the comparisons. Findings of the study suggest that there were significant differences in the perceptions of the job functions of the assistant principalship (1) between assistant principals and principals, (2) between male and female assistant principals, and (3) between the assistants who aspired to principalship and those who did not. There was a significant difference between male and female assistant principals in their career aspirations. The principals recognized their responsibility for the training of their assistants for principalship, but many female assistant principals were undecided about seeking the principalship. Assistant principals consistently perceived themselves to have more responsibility than the principals perceived them to have. Male assistant principals perceived themselves to have more responsibility than the female assistant principals perceived themselves to have. Assistant principals who chose the assistant principalship as a stepping-stone to the principalship perceived themselves to have more responsibility than the assistant principals who chose the assistant principalship as a career perceived themselves to have.
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Date Issued: 1986
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11885
Subject Headings: Elementary school principals--Florida--Palm Beach County, Women school administrators
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Title: THE CRITICAL TASKS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.
Creator: VOSS, GAY SHERMAN, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Problem: The purpose of this study was to identify the tasks that the administrative assistants, principals and teachers perceived to be the most important tasks for the Administrative Assistant of Instruction in the elementary schools of Palm Beach County, Florida. Also of interest was the agreement and disagreement between and within the three groups. Conclusions: 1. The administrative assistant should be involved in many tasks. The primary duty assignment according to the participants in...
Show moreProblem: The purpose of this study was to identify the tasks that the administrative assistants, principals and teachers perceived to be the most important tasks for the Administrative Assistant of Instruction in the elementary schools of Palm Beach County, Florida. Also of interest was the agreement and disagreement between and within the three groups. Conclusions: 1. The administrative assistant should be involved in many tasks. The primary duty assignment according to the participants in this study should be in the area of improvement of instruction. 2. The administrative assistants are willing to work in many areas if the principals are willing to let them become more involved. 3. It appears that there is some evidence of role conflict.
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Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11689
Subject Headings: Elementary school administration--Florida--Palm Beach County, Elementary school teaching
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Title: Effects of teaching mathematics to learning style perceptual preference on academic achievement of seventh-grade middle school students.
Creator: Colarulli, Rosemary, Florida Atlantic University, Kerensky, Vasil M.
Abstract/Description: Teaching methods that are effective with some students, fail with other students, because students perceive and process information differently. The personal preference by which one perceives and processes new material is called one's learning style. Using the Dunn and Dunn Learning Style Inventory assessment instrument, the learning style perceptual preference of 262 seventh grade students from a large, urban, middle school in southeast Florida were identified. This research investigated the...
Show moreTeaching methods that are effective with some students, fail with other students, because students perceive and process information differently. The personal preference by which one perceives and processes new material is called one's learning style. Using the Dunn and Dunn Learning Style Inventory assessment instrument, the learning style perceptual preference of 262 seventh grade students from a large, urban, middle school in southeast Florida were identified. This research investigated the effects of teaching mathematics to the preferred perceptual preference of these students in terms of academic achievement. Four teachers were trained in the Dunn and Dunn learning style teaching model to acquaint them with the experimental treatment used in this study. A pretest-posttest design was used to observe the mean gain in achievement scores on a 25-element assessment between students taught using a traditional teaching format and those taught in the learning style treatment approach. All students in the experimental group were first introduced to new mathematics material with a global story and taught in their primary learning style perceptual preference: (a) auditory, (b) tactile, (c) kinesthetic, or (d) visual. The material was reinforced through their secondary preference and a creative, student-constructed project was shared with the classmates. Several two-way factorial analyses of variance were used to study the treatment effect on the dependent variable. Neither the main effect for treatment nor the interactions between treatment and demographic variables (race, gender, learning styles) were significant at the.05 level. Within the context of this study, teaching through a student's perceptual learning style preference does not appear to be significantly more effective than teaching in a traditional manner.
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Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12552
Subject Headings: Learning, Psychology of
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Title: Distribution and species composition of tree islands in Martin and Palm Beach Counties.
Creator: Cox, Anne Cheney., Florida Atlantic University, Austin, Daniel F.
Abstract/Description: Sixty-two coastal and inland tree islands (hammocks) in Martin and Palm Beach Counties were mapped. Species composition was determined for 36 sites and used to test several hypotheses. The hypothesis was tested and supported that the percentage of tropical species inhabiting a tree island increases on north to south and west to east gradients. A linear regression was run to determine patterns in percent composition of tropical species and whether low hammocks were separable from high hammocks...
Show moreSixty-two coastal and inland tree islands (hammocks) in Martin and Palm Beach Counties were mapped. Species composition was determined for 36 sites and used to test several hypotheses. The hypothesis was tested and supported that the percentage of tropical species inhabiting a tree island increases on north to south and west to east gradients. A linear regression was run to determine patterns in percent composition of tropical species and whether low hammocks were separable from high hammocks. Data suggested that a range from 70 to 80 percent tropical species composition might be used to define "tropical" hammocks. Since hammocks in southern Florida are considered habitat islands, the MacArthur and Wilson concept was tested. An obtained slope (z value) of 0.18 compares well with the slope of 0.17 predicted by the MacArthur and Wilson model. A cluster analysis showed similarities of 36 sites based on 83 tree and shrub species present.
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Date Issued: 1988
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14440
Subject Headings: Forests and forestry--Florida--Martin County, Forests and forestry--Florida--Palm Beach County
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Title: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Creator: WEISS, RONALD ARTHUR., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: This thesis is prepared as a teacher's guide for a proposed interdisciplinary curriculum in environmental science (ecology) for junior high schools in Palm Beach County, Florida. It proposes three six-week blocks, one block to be offered in each of the junior high school years (seventh, eighth, and ninth grades). Each block consists of an introductory discussion containing block objectives, an outline of suggested topics, a suggested six-week course plan (by week), a sample lesson plan, a...
Show moreThis thesis is prepared as a teacher's guide for a proposed interdisciplinary curriculum in environmental science (ecology) for junior high schools in Palm Beach County, Florida. It proposes three six-week blocks, one block to be offered in each of the junior high school years (seventh, eighth, and ninth grades). Each block consists of an introductory discussion containing block objectives, an outline of suggested topics, a suggested six-week course plan (by week), a sample lesson plan, a bibliography of references to aid in teacher preparation, a list of state-adopted textbooks containing pertinent material, a bibliography for the student, a list of 16mm films with brief comments on the possible use of each film, recommendations for overhead transparencies, and some suggested class activities, demonstrations, and projects. A list of recent paperback publications on environmental topics, a list of environmental organizations, and additional source materials for the teacher are included in the appendix.
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Date Issued: 1973
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13556
Subject Headings: Ecology--Study and teaching, Environmental education--Florida--Palm Beach County
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Title: PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENT TEACHERS, SUPERVISING TEACHERS, AND PROFESSORS OF EDUCATION TOWARD SELECTED ISSUES IN STUDENT TEACHING.
Creator: GLASGOW, DOROTHY D., Florida Atlantic University, Urich, Ted R.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of student teachers, supervising teachers, and professors of education toward selected issues in student teaching. Fifty Florida Atlantic University student teachers and forty supervising teachers from Palm Beach County and Broward County, Florida, as well as forty professors who taught undergraduate education courses at Florida Atlantic University responded to the survey. The procedure used in the study included a review of...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of student teachers, supervising teachers, and professors of education toward selected issues in student teaching. Fifty Florida Atlantic University student teachers and forty supervising teachers from Palm Beach County and Broward County, Florida, as well as forty professors who taught undergraduate education courses at Florida Atlantic University responded to the survey. The procedure used in the study included a review of literature. Data was obtained from parallel opinionnaires and demographic forms appropriate for each population. The opinionnaire consisted of thirty-five statements with a Likert-type scale for the participants to indicate their perception as to the level of importance each statement had to student teaching. The two hypotheses tested were (1) no significant differences existed among the perceptions of the populations toward selected issues in student teaching, and (2) no significant differences existed among the perceptions of the populations toward the selected issues when grouped into the areas of personal relations, self-interests, classroom performance and organization, and teaching concerns. Chi-square distribution analysis was used to determine significant differences of perceptions among the populations. Significant statistical differences existed on more than 30 percent of the student teaching issues presented on the opinionnaire. The hypothesis for six statements were rejected at the .05 level of significance and five statements were rejected at the .01 level of significance. The hypothesis for one grouped topic was rejected at the .05 level of significance, and three topic areas were rejected at the .01 level of significance. There were enough differences among the populations' perceptions toward the selected issues of student teaching presented in the research that attention should be given to these issues by those people that structure teacher education programs. It is not necessary for the populations to be in total agreement on all the issues, but future study should be given to the impact these differences have in the process of preparing college students to be teachers.
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Date Issued: 1986
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11878
Subject Headings: Student teaching--Florida--Palm Beach County, Student teaching--Florida--Broward County
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Title: Nest placement by three species of sea turtles in southeast Florida, USA.
Creator: Wood, Lawrence D., Florida Atlantic University, Koch, Marguerite
Abstract/Description: Studies of loggerhead, leatherback and green turtle nest distribution across beaches (between water and dune) have revealed conflicting random versus non-random patterns of nest placement. I examined nest placement on a southeast Florida beach (Juno and Jupiter) with average beach widths of 30 (natural) and 90 m (nourished beach) and tested slope as a proximal cue for nesting using long-term data sets and GPS technology. All three species had similar species-specific crawl lengths and nest...
Show moreStudies of loggerhead, leatherback and green turtle nest distribution across beaches (between water and dune) have revealed conflicting random versus non-random patterns of nest placement. I examined nest placement on a southeast Florida beach (Juno and Jupiter) with average beach widths of 30 (natural) and 90 m (nourished beach) and tested slope as a proximal cue for nesting using long-term data sets and GPS technology. All three species had similar species-specific crawl lengths and nest sites relative to distance from water, regardless of beach width. Loggerheads and leatherbacks crawled and nested significantly shorter median distances (8--14 m) relative to the water compared to greens (15 m), corresponding to sites of maximum productivity measured as percent hatchling success. The observed consistencies of crawl distance across all beach profiles suggest a strong evolutionary selection for a non-random crawl length at this study site, regardless of beach width and slight shifts in slope.
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Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13185
Subject Headings: Sea turtles--Florida--Palm Beach County, Loggerhead turtle--Florida, Sea turtles--Nests--Florida
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Title: Primary and secondary compression behavior of Florida organic soils.
Creator: Riedy, Kristopher W., Florida Atlantic University, Sobhan, Khaled, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
Abstract/Description: A comprehensive laboratory investigation was conducted to evaluate the primary and secondary compression behavior of undisturbed organic silts and peats obtained from 11 locations along SR 15/US 98 in Palm Beach County, Florida. A total of 43 consolidation tests were performed. The primary objectives were as follows: (i) to conduct a series of standard consolidation tests to determine the Compression Index, Cc, and the Coefficient of Consolidation, cnu; (ii) to determine the Secondary...
Show moreA comprehensive laboratory investigation was conducted to evaluate the primary and secondary compression behavior of undisturbed organic silts and peats obtained from 11 locations along SR 15/US 98 in Palm Beach County, Florida. A total of 43 consolidation tests were performed. The primary objectives were as follows: (i) to conduct a series of standard consolidation tests to determine the Compression Index, Cc, and the Coefficient of Consolidation, cnu; (ii) to determine the Secondary Compression Index, Calpha, at stress levels (sigmanu'/sigmap') ranging from 0.30 to 1.15; and (iii) to employ the well-known Time-Stress-Compressibility concept to establish a unique relationship between C alpha and Cc. It was found that for all practical purposes, the Calpha/C c ratio at any stress level is 0.03, which is consistent with the values reported in the literature for similar soils. A constant Calpha/Cc ratio provides an approximation of Calpha once C c is determined from a standard consolidation test, and without the need of ongoing laboratory testing to predict long-term settlement.
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Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13386
Subject Headings: Soil consolidation--Measurement--Florida, Soil mechanics--Florida--Palm Beach County, Soils--Testing
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Title: MARINE AND BRACKISH WATER FISHES OF SOUTHERN PALM BEACH AND NORTHERN BROWARD COUNTIES, FLORIDA.
Creator: Herrema, David J., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Five hundred eighty-three (583) species of fishes in 115 families are recorded for this Atlantic coastal locality in southeastern Florida. Two hundred six (206) of these are considered primary reef species. Habitat preferences, depth distributions, and qualitative categories of abundance are included. One new species, Apogon leptocaulus Gilbert, and two new continental records, Acanthemblemaria chaplini Bohlke and Lipogramma trilineata Randall, were collected during this study. L. trilineata...
Show moreFive hundred eighty-three (583) species of fishes in 115 families are recorded for this Atlantic coastal locality in southeastern Florida. Two hundred six (206) of these are considered primary reef species. Habitat preferences, depth distributions, and qualitative categories of abundance are included. One new species, Apogon leptocaulus Gilbert, and two new continental records, Acanthemblemaria chaplini Bohlke and Lipogramma trilineata Randall, were collected during this study. L. trilineata is the first confirmed record of the family Grammidae in the continental United States. Micrognathus ensenadae (Silvester) is also added to the fish fauna of the United States. An additional 198 species and 11 families are recorded as neighboring to the study area. Zoogeographic comparisons are discussed. Tropical reef fishes maintain permanent populations at least as far north as Palm Beach, Florida. Five hundred references pertaining to Caribbean and south Florida fishes are cited.
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Date Issued: 1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13624
Subject Headings: Marine fishes--Florida--Palm Beach County, Marine fishes--Florida--Broward County
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Title: HABITAT AND SUCCESSIONAL CHANGES OF THE ATLANTIC COASTAL RIDGE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Creator: RICHARDSON, DONALD ROBERT., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Predrainage vegetational patterns of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge of Palm Beach county were mapped using 1845-1870 survey maps, 1940 aerial photographs, 1913-1973 soil surveys and ground truth studies. A detailed analysis of vegetational changes regarding secondary succession was made by selecting specific areas throughout the overall study region. These areas were described by documenting community chances with regard to species composition and community location. A checklist of the vascular...
Show morePredrainage vegetational patterns of the Atlantic Coastal Ridge of Palm Beach county were mapped using 1845-1870 survey maps, 1940 aerial photographs, 1913-1973 soil surveys and ground truth studies. A detailed analysis of vegetational changes regarding secondary succession was made by selecting specific areas throughout the overall study region. These areas were described by documenting community chances with regard to species composition and community location. A checklist of the vascular flora was made for each selected area. Using the entire coastal strip vegetation maps and specific study sites, generalizations were made regarding plant succession in the major plant communities; Beach, Coastal, Strand, Tropical Hammock, Low Hammock, Scrub, Pine Flatwoods, Wet and Dry Prairies, Mangroves, Swamps, and freshwater Marshes. Pre and post drainage historical and hydrological information was correlated with a geological history in order to show how the physical and biological factors affect vegetation.
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Date Issued: 1976
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13823
Subject Headings: Coastal plants--Florida--Palm Beach County, Coastal plants--Atlantic Coast (U S )
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Title: A LIDAR based predevelopment digital elevation model of southeastern Palm Beach County, Florida.
Creator: Stoddard, Mary Beth., Florida Atlantic University, Roberts, Charles
Abstract/Description: A new technique was devised that produces a LIDAR based predevelopment Digital Elevation Model and offers a more superior visualization, of the natural landscape prior to development, than the Bare Earth Model produced by Florida International University's Hurricane Center. Two locations in southeastern Florida have been chosen for this study. The first site is utilized as a control for testing the model and contains a present day ridge system that runs north and south through the Boca Raton...
Show moreA new technique was devised that produces a LIDAR based predevelopment Digital Elevation Model and offers a more superior visualization, of the natural landscape prior to development, than the Bare Earth Model produced by Florida International University's Hurricane Center. Two locations in southeastern Florida have been chosen for this study. The first site is utilized as a control for testing the model and contains a present day ridge system that runs north and south through the Boca Raton cemetery. The second site is a paleowatershed, the Yamato Marsh which was located in Delray Beach. Modeling of the marsh site will assist in delineating surficial geomorphic features before they were anthropogenically altered. The predevelopment Digital Elevation Model successfully represents human derived land-use changes and defines the watershed boundaries of the historic Yamato Marsh.
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13307
Subject Headings: Urban geography--Florida--Palm Beach County, Geographic information systems, Digital mapping
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Title: The relationship between non-school factors and reading achievement among LEP and English-fluent students in the school district of Palm Beach County, Florida.
Creator: Pinkos, Margarita Perera-Zamora., Florida Atlantic University, Kerensky, Vasil M.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between reading gains and the following demographic variables: economic status, ethnicity, and gender. The reading gains of limited English proficient (LEP) and English-fluent students in the school district of Palm Beach County, the fourth largest school district in Florida, were examined for two consecutive years. The researcher also sought to determine if LEP status affected the relationship between reading gains and the variables...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between reading gains and the following demographic variables: economic status, ethnicity, and gender. The reading gains of limited English proficient (LEP) and English-fluent students in the school district of Palm Beach County, the fourth largest school district in Florida, were examined for two consecutive years. The researcher also sought to determine if LEP status affected the relationship between reading gains and the variables identified. The sample included 51,590 English-fluent and 11,907 LEP students in the first year. In the second year of the study, the sample included 53,400 English-fluent and 12,830 LEP students. Multiple regression analysis was used to test the correlations and significance of the predictor variables for the subgroups, LEP and English-fluent students. Factorial analysis of variance was used to determine if there was an interaction between LEP status and the regression models for each of the predictor variables. The results indicated that yearly reading gains of English-fluent and Limited English Proficient students in Palm Beach County Schools could not be predicted from the predictor variables used during the years of the study. The results of multiple regressions revealed that a very small percentage of the criterion variable could be explained by the predictor variables (R 2 values ranged from .000 to .003). In the cases where the regression model was statistically significant, the results were not practically significant but the product of a trivial relationship between the variables, perhaps due to the size of the sample. After examining the interaction of LEP status with each of the predictor variables, it was concluded that the interaction between LEP status and each of the predictor variables did not increase significantly the predictive value of the models. No significant difference was found in the regression slopes between LEP and English-fluent students for any of the predictor variables.
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Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12019
Subject Headings: Limited English-proficient students, Minorities--Education, Academic achievement, Reading--Florida--Palm Beach County
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Title: BARRIERS TO RADICAL HEALTH: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION OF HARM REDUCTION IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.
Creator: Moody, Tessa M., Harris, Michael, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: Harm Reduction is a public health practice and social justice philosophy which aims to reduce the harms associated with drug use through pragmatic health strategies and advocacy. This paper ethnographically details the experiences and challenges of Harm Reduction advocates in Palm Beach County, Florida for the purpose of exploring cultural and structural barriers for harm reduction in this local setting. Utilizing a lens of Critical Medical Anthropology, cultural and structural barriers...
Show moreHarm Reduction is a public health practice and social justice philosophy which aims to reduce the harms associated with drug use through pragmatic health strategies and advocacy. This paper ethnographically details the experiences and challenges of Harm Reduction advocates in Palm Beach County, Florida for the purpose of exploring cultural and structural barriers for harm reduction in this local setting. Utilizing a lens of Critical Medical Anthropology, cultural and structural barriers represent the shared beliefs and institutional realities which combine to create barriers for advocates in maintaining the Harm Reduction resource they provide, as well as barriers people who use drugs (PWUD) face when trying to access those resources. These issues are explored through ethnographic data featuring the knowledge and experience of Rebel Recovery and its associated syringe services program (SSP), Florida Access to Syringe and Health services (FLASH), as well as a private clinic, the Harm Reduction Center (HARC).
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014187
Subject Headings: Harm reduction, Public health--Florida--Palm Beach County, Medical anthropology
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Title: EYE OF THE STORM: STRENGTHENING THE CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.
Creator: Miller, Winston H., Harris, Michael S., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description: In the last twenty years, cultural resource preservation and management is becoming an impactful venture for all levels of a community in the build-up and wake of a disaster. All forms of government, from local to international, are seeing the value of cultural resources to the resiliency of an area and yet there is more growth to be seen in disaster management planning. With Hurricane Nicole sweeping the coast of Palm Beach County in November 2022, the reality of having a pre-storm...
Show moreIn the last twenty years, cultural resource preservation and management is becoming an impactful venture for all levels of a community in the build-up and wake of a disaster. All forms of government, from local to international, are seeing the value of cultural resources to the resiliency of an area and yet there is more growth to be seen in disaster management planning. With Hurricane Nicole sweeping the coast of Palm Beach County in November 2022, the reality of having a pre-storm assessment of cultural resources became paramount as the state of Palm Beach County’s cultural resources management plan is ill-equipped to handle the growing rise of climate change. This thesis utilizes the National Park Service’s Cultural Resource Climate Change Strategy (CRCC Strategy) as a foundation for developing a cultural resource management document for unincorporated areas in Palm Beach County. From the CRCC Strategy, interview questions were developed and delivered to Palm Beach County Officials to help with the development of the Cultural Resource Document. With climate change and resilience as the backbone of this thesis, the Adaptive Cycle of Resilience Theory is integrated into the development and analysis of the Cultural Resource Document. To bring practicality to the Cultural Resource Document, Dubois Historic District Park is used as its case study. The outlook on the creation of the Cultural Resource Document is to provide a steppingstone for unincorporated areas of Palm Beach County to manage cultural resources and provide municipalities an entry into disaster management studies.
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014272
Subject Headings: Cultural resources management, Cultural property—Protection, Palm Beach County (Fla.), Disaster planning
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Title: ECONOMICS OF PRESERVATION: MIAMI BEACH AND PALM BEACH.
Creator: COSTOMIRIS, JOYCE., Florida Atlantic University, Nicholas, James C., College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description: This thesis extends the analysis of the economic benefits of historic preservation from the individual property owner to the entire community. Analyses are made of Miami Beach, Florida - once a wealthy resort community - and Palm Beach, Florida - which has maintained its status as a wealthy resort community. By comparing Miami B~ch results with Palm Beach results, the analyses determine whether Miami Beach's preservation decisions, which pertained to its character and residential nature, have...
Show moreThis thesis extends the analysis of the economic benefits of historic preservation from the individual property owner to the entire community. Analyses are made of Miami Beach, Florida - once a wealthy resort community - and Palm Beach, Florida - which has maintained its status as a wealthy resort community. By comparing Miami B~ch results with Palm Beach results, the analyses determine whether Miami Beach's preservation decisions, which pertained to its character and residential nature, have resulted in an adverse impact on its economic vitality. The type of analysis used is a time series analysis. Time series analyses of each community's individual tax base are conducted to determine whether age has had a positive or negative impact on the community. The analyses showed that in Miami Beach, as time passed, the tax base declined; yet in Palm Beach, as time passed, the tax base improved. Given the analyses, together with the history of the communities, it is concluded that massive reinvestment in new buildings did not result in an enhanced economic vitality in Miami Beach.
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Date Issued: 1983
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14159
Subject Headings: Palm Beach (Fla)--Buildings, structures, etc--Conservation and restoration, Miami Beach (Fla)--Buildings, structures, etc--Conservation and restoration
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