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An examination of the factors contributing to homelessness in Atlanta, 1986
Get PDFThe primary intent of this degree paper is to analyze the causes of homelessness in Atlanta and to relate the causes to the sub-groups comprising the population. The study utilized descriptive analysis and survey research in evaluating the impact of homelessness on the city's resources and the existing local shelters. Questionnaires were distributed to shelter providers/users. The responses from the questionnaires and personal interviews were summarized to provide a profile of the prob�lems facing the homeless in Atlanta and the services available for the population. Secondary sources such as books, reports, and jour-nals were used to further analyze the extent to which homelessness has become a major social issue in Atlanta. The study indicates that the influx of northerners and mid- westerners to the south (specifically Atlanta); gentrification; unem�ployment; economic and social changes; decreases in low cost housing has contributed to the increase in Atlanta's homeless population. The interviews/questionnaires from shelter users/providers indicated that the private shelters are not equipped to handle the increase in the homeless population. The study reveals/proposes a need for a comprehensive strategy to be developed and implemented by the City of Atlanta to reduce the homeless population
A study of living conditions and church life among Negroes in Laurens County, South Carolina to show the effect of the church upon living conditions, 1957
Get PDFA study of the nature and development of youth work of the Christian Methodist Episcopal church in Georgia, 1915-1961, 1961
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Academic performance of students receiving financial aid following implementation of satisfactory academic progress standards from 1983 to 1985, 1986
Get PDFThe central focus of this dissertation is an evaluation of the academic performance of financial aid recipients at Southern Technical Institute from September 1983 to June 1985, after the "satisfactory academic progress" policy was imposed as a condition to receiving further financial aid. The population for the study consisted of 114 students who were enrolled at Southern Technical Institute and who received financial aid during the 1983-1984 and/or 1984/85 academic years. Two groups of students were used in this study: one group represented all of the students, or 57 students who were suspended from receipt of further financial aid until satisfactory academic progress had been achieved. The second group, was an equal number of financial aid recipients or 57 students, systematically selected, who had maintained satisfactory academic progress for receipt of financial aid and consequently, were not suspended from the financial aid program. The primary methods and techniques of data analysis used in this study were accomplished through use of the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS). This included cross-tabulations, T-test and the Chi-Square Test of significance. The analysis of the data revealed that: 1) academic performance of financial aid recipients, as measured by grade point average, is not significantly related to the variables of marital status, sex, age, admission type, dependency status, family income, financial need, high school GPA, year in school and Math SAT scores and, (2) academic performance, as measured by grade point average, of students affected by the "satisfactory academic progress" policy did not significantly improve following suspension from the financial aid program. Based on the findings of this study, the following conclusions were drawn: 1) The students affected by the "satisfactory academic progress" policy were characterized by a lower cumulative grade point average (below 2.0) and a lower mean verbal SAT score than those students not affected by the policy and, 2) a higher representation of Black students were affected by the "satisfactory academic progress" policy. It was concluded that the receipt of financial aid does not significantly influence academic performance as measured by grade point average. Rather, academic performance, as measured by grade point average, is influenced by a combination of environmental factors