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The Classical Dilemma and Probation Officer Training in Florida: An Ethnographic Content Analysis of Rules, Routines, Roles, Rituals, and Relationships
Title
The Classical Dilemma and Probation Officer Training in Florida: An Ethnographic Content Analysis of Rules, Routines, Roles, Rituals, and Relationships.
Creator
Irizarry, Jose Luis, Leip, Leslie A., Florida Atlantic University, School of Public Administration, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Abstract/Description
American bureaucracies are often assigned inconsistent goals, expectations, roles, and functions (Goodsell, 2004; Lipsky, 2010), exemplified in probation by Klockars’ (1972) classical dilemma of corrections that describes a punitive-rehabilitative dichotomy. A failure to prepare bureaucrats in corrections to address the classical dilemma this results in probation officers (POs) making decisions between and among competing options that consequently generally emphasize only one of the primary...
Show moreAmerican bureaucracies are often assigned inconsistent goals, expectations, roles, and functions (Goodsell, 2004; Lipsky, 2010), exemplified in probation by Klockars’ (1972) classical dilemma of corrections that describes a punitive-rehabilitative dichotomy. A failure to prepare bureaucrats in corrections to address the classical dilemma this results in probation officers (POs) making decisions between and among competing options that consequently generally emphasize only one of the primary goals of probation (Ellsworth, 1990). This dissertation offers insight into and prompts rethinking of how corrections agencies prepare POs to address the classical dilemma. Few studies focus on how organizations educate POs to address the classical dilemma. This dissertation applies ethnographic content analysis to examine the messages communicated to correctional probation officers in the 95 lessons of the curriculum used by Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) to train new officers. To analyze the data and the meaning conveyed by the FDC I applied Saldana’s (2016) 5Rs framework of rules, routines, roles, rituals, and relationships.
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Date Issued
2020
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013577
Subject Headings
Probation officers--Training of, Content analysis
Format
Document (PDF)
Content analysis of design practices
Title
Content analysis of design practices.
Creator
Shah, Prerak Pradyumna., Florida Atlantic University, Coulter, Neal S., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Abstract/Description
A database based on best manufacturing practices documents is explored relative to the "design" component of such best practices. This content analysis study yields lexical maps of key terms. Maps are categorized depending on their node arrangement in the following main groups: Cyclic maps, Sequential maps, Spoke-patterned maps and Isolated maps. A comparative study of names selected by different naming algorithms helps us in establishing the relation between map patterns and naming...
Show moreA database based on best manufacturing practices documents is explored relative to the "design" component of such best practices. This content analysis study yields lexical maps of key terms. Maps are categorized depending on their node arrangement in the following main groups: Cyclic maps, Sequential maps, Spoke-patterned maps and Isolated maps. A comparative study of names selected by different naming algorithms helps us in establishing the relation between map patterns and naming algorithms. Super network and distributions maps generated from the same database are useful in defining relations among the different maps. This study outlines the overall structure of design process through the maps' names and their interrelations.
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Date Issued
1997
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15420
Subject Headings
Content analysis (Communication), Production management--Databases
Format
Document (PDF)
COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITH THE LAW: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF STATE LAWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEGAL REFORM
Title
COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING WITH THE LAW: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF STATE LAWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LEGAL REFORM.
Creator
Branscum, Caralin, Fallik, Seth Wyatt, Florida Atlantic University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
Abstract/Description
Human trafficking is a heinous human rights violation, impacting as many as 40.3 million people around the globe (Global Slavery Index, 2018). In the United States of America (USA), the Trafficking Victims Protections Act of 2000 (TVPA), and its subsequent reauthorizations, comprise the bulk of the federal response to human trafficking. As a result, federal policies have received a lot of praise and scrutiny in the literature. However, less is known about statewide legislative efforts to...
Show moreHuman trafficking is a heinous human rights violation, impacting as many as 40.3 million people around the globe (Global Slavery Index, 2018). In the United States of America (USA), the Trafficking Victims Protections Act of 2000 (TVPA), and its subsequent reauthorizations, comprise the bulk of the federal response to human trafficking. As a result, federal policies have received a lot of praise and scrutiny in the literature. However, less is known about statewide legislative efforts to combat human trafficking. To fill this gap, the current study analyzes state human trafficking statutes through content analysis. Overall, state legislation could best be described as a hodge-podge of laws related to three themes: 1) conceptualizing human trafficking, 2) victim centeredness, and 3) perpetrator centeredness. Accordingly, several recommendations are made that would reduce inconsistency and increase implementation of evidence-based policy.
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Date Issued
2020
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013453
Subject Headings
Human trafficking, Content analysis, Human trafficking—Law and legislation
Format
Document (PDF)
laboratory measurement of soluble phosphorus diffusion coefficients in kaolinite and bentonite clay sediments
Title
The laboratory measurement of soluble phosphorus diffusion coefficients in kaolinite and bentonite clay sediments.
Creator
Donovan, William Cullen., Florida Atlantic University, Scarlatos, Panagiotis (Pete) D.
Abstract/Description
The specific effects of sediment resuspension on the rate and amount of phosphorus diffusion by commercially available kaolinite and bentonite soils were examined in a laboratory setting by amending the soils with phosphorus fertilizer (46% P2O5), reacting them in a plexiglass container (by removing a partition) and allowing the soils to mix with the overlying water column as they spread along the container bottom. The concentration of total phosphorus was measured at 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 and 36...
Show moreThe specific effects of sediment resuspension on the rate and amount of phosphorus diffusion by commercially available kaolinite and bentonite soils were examined in a laboratory setting by amending the soils with phosphorus fertilizer (46% P2O5), reacting them in a plexiglass container (by removing a partition) and allowing the soils to mix with the overlying water column as they spread along the container bottom. The concentration of total phosphorus was measured at 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 and 36 hours after reaction occurred. A computer program was written to calculate the diffusion coefficients (D) for the different soil and fertilizer treatments. Correcting the D values for adsorption resulted in effective diffusion coefficients (De) values, averaged across all retardation factors, of 0.010; 0.0017 and 0.0124 cm^2/day for the 13,944; 9,295 and 4,648 mu g/1 phosphorus fertilizer kaolinite treatments and 0.0002; 0.0006 and 0.0013 cm^2/day for the 13,654; 9,103 and 4,552 mu g/1 phosphorus fertilizer bentonite treatments. The diffusion coefficients for the kaolinite soil treatments were consistently greater than those for the bentonite treatments.
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Date Issued
1993
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14928
Subject Headings
Kaolinite, Bentonite, Soils--Phosphorus content, Sedimentation analysis
Format
Document (PDF)
An automated system of sample analysis for a total carbon analyser
Title
An automated system of sample analysis for a total carbon analyser.
Creator
Fitzgerald, L., Montgomery, John R., Holt, John K., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
1984
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3351926
Subject Headings
Carbon, Seawater--Analysis, Seawater--Analysis--Automation, Seawater--Carbon dioxide content
Format
Document (PDF)
CONTROLS ON ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS IN GROUNDWATER AT A FORMER GOLF COURSE IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
Title
CONTROLS ON ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS IN GROUNDWATER AT A FORMER GOLF COURSE IN BOCA RATON, FLORIDA.
Creator
Watson, D.S. Monty, Root, Tara L., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Geosciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description
Arsenic is a known carcinogen, but is persistent in the environment, remaining a popular pesticide. It represents a particular hazard to humans when it stays resident in shallow soils and groundwater. This study of contaminant hydrogeology examined conditions at a former golf course in Florida with known arsenic contamination, and included a detailed examination of existing assessment data for the study area, an experimental pumping test with groundwater sampling, examination of sediment...
Show moreArsenic is a known carcinogen, but is persistent in the environment, remaining a popular pesticide. It represents a particular hazard to humans when it stays resident in shallow soils and groundwater. This study of contaminant hydrogeology examined conditions at a former golf course in Florida with known arsenic contamination, and included a detailed examination of existing assessment data for the study area, an experimental pumping test with groundwater sampling, examination of sediment cores, and a preliminary geophysical investigation. The primary purpose was to determine what the existing controls are on As mobility. The primary findings were that redox conditions did have an effect on As concentrations. Groundwater in the study area is generally reducing, but during the pumping test was generally oxidizing. No potential As sources were definitively identified, and the most likely source remains anthropogenic, but interactive conditions with Fe, Mn, NO3-N, and S remain nebulous.
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Date Issued
2020
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013574
Subject Headings
Hydrogeology--Florida, Boca Raton (Fla), Groundwater--Arsenic content, Arsenic--Analysis
Format
Document (PDF)
A CRITICAL CONTENT ANALYSIS OF FOUNTAS AND PINNELL’S LLI SYSTEM
Title
A CRITICAL CONTENT ANALYSIS OF FOUNTAS AND PINNELL’S LLI SYSTEM.
Creator
Fedderman, Diana, Vaughan, Michelle, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Curriculum, Culture, and Educational Inquiry, College of Education
Abstract/Description
The Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI), first edition, is a textbook series designed for struggling elementary school readers. The materials have become entrenched in the nation’s schools and are currently utilized as an intervention resource in all fifty states and four of the seven largest school districts in Florida. Reading intervention support is a requirement for students in most states, often due to their performance on standardized assessments (Diffey, 2016...
Show moreThe Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention System (LLI), first edition, is a textbook series designed for struggling elementary school readers. The materials have become entrenched in the nation’s schools and are currently utilized as an intervention resource in all fifty states and four of the seven largest school districts in Florida. Reading intervention support is a requirement for students in most states, often due to their performance on standardized assessments (Diffey, 2016). Moreover, NAEP data indicates that students of color are overrepresented in reading intervention courses; thus, instructional materials choices made for these courses disproportionally affect this population (The Nation’s Report Card, n.d.). As culturally relevant texts are academically beneficial, it is critical that intervention materials are appropriately representative (Aronson & Laughter, 2016; Au, 2001; Sampson & Garrison-Wade, 2011). The purpose of this qualitative critical content analysis of the 731 books within the LLI system was to examine the cultural, ethnic, and racial representation of people/characters of color within the series. Major findings revealed that people/characters of color were depicted from a deficit model (Ladson-Billings, 2018). Coded information revealed 41.5% included a negative characterization while 7.6% offered a positive portrayal. Further, the books exploring the experiences and cultures of people/characters of color depicted undesirable conditions 25.7% of the time while presenting favorable information 2.5% of the time. The final finding centers on what is missing from the stories. Other than a select few texts, the LLI books are colorblind, presenting students an inaccurate view of society. Accordingly, counternarratives and stories that center on social justice/equity are notably absent.
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Date Issued
2023
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014261
Subject Headings
Content analysis, Literacy--Study and teaching (Elementary), Critical race theory
Format
Document (PDF)
Reimaginging Shakespeare in the Young Adult Contemporary Novel
Title
Reimaginging Shakespeare in the Young Adult Contemporary Novel.
Creator
Turchin, Jodi Lyn, Stockard, Emily, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description
This research focuses on how Young Adult (YA) novelists adapt Shakespeare’s plays to address the concerns of a contemporary teenage audience. Through the qualitative method of content analysis, I examined adaptations of the three most commonly read texts in the high school curriculum: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Hamlet. The research looked for various patterns in the adaptations and analyzed the choices made by the authors in aligning their texts to or deviating from the original plays. A...
Show moreThis research focuses on how Young Adult (YA) novelists adapt Shakespeare’s plays to address the concerns of a contemporary teenage audience. Through the qualitative method of content analysis, I examined adaptations of the three most commonly read texts in the high school curriculum: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and Hamlet. The research looked for various patterns in the adaptations and analyzed the choices made by the authors in aligning their texts to or deviating from the original plays. A final chapter addresses practical classroom application in using adaptations to teach the plays to high school students.
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Date Issued
2017
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004995, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004985
Subject Headings
Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Adaptations--Fiction., Young adult fiction., Content analysis.
Format
Document (PDF)
Coverage of the Middle East in three Cox newspapers in areas with different size Jewish populations
Title
Coverage of the Middle East in three Cox newspapers in areas with different size Jewish populations.
Creator
Dickerson, Mark Allen., Florida Atlantic University, Smith, Voncile
Abstract/Description
Do newspapers consider their readership and its interests when choosing which news to print? The Palm Beach Post, the Austin American-Statesman and the Dayton Daily News--all owned by Cox Enterprises--serve metropolitan areas with widely varying Jewish populations. A content analysis--including story length, placement and use of graphic elements--of newspapers printed in March and July 1994 looks at whether coverage of the Middle East varies among the three newspapers.
Date Issued
1997
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15450
Subject Headings
Reporters and reporting, Newspapers--Objectivity, Mass media--Audiences, Content analysis (Communication), Middle East--In mass media
Format
Document (PDF)