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Negro women prisoners in Atlanta, Georgia, a study of arrest and detention in the municipal prison 1937, 1938
No full textMorris Brown College Yearbooks
No full textMorris Brown College, a private, liberal arts institution located in Atlanta, Georgia, was founded in 1881 by the African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church for the "moral, spiritual and intellectual growth of Negro boys and girls." The original site for the school was located at Boulevard and Houston Street in Northeast Atlanta. On October 5, 1885, under the charter granted by the State of Georgia, Morris Brown College opened with nine teachers and 107 students. To prepare students for ministerial careers in the A.M.E. Church, Morris Brown opened a theology department in 1894, which became the Turner Theological Seminary in 1900. The seminary's name honors Henry McNeal Turner, a pioneering A.M.E Church organizer. Turner Seminary remained affiliated with Morris Brown until 1957, when it joined the Interdenominational Theological Center. The school operated until 1894 on the primary, secondary, and normal school levels, while the College department was established in 1894 and graduated its first class in 1898. By 1908 the school boasted an enrollment of nearly 1,000 students. It continued to offer instruction in industrial trades as well as academic fields and awarded two-year degrees in addition to four-year bachelor's degrees, but over time administrators placed greater emphasis on the development of the school's college-level curriculum. Morris Brown joined the Atlanta University Center in 1941, and along with Atlanta University, Clark College, Spelman College, and Morehouse College formed the largest consortium of HBCUs in the country. They remained members of the AUC until 2002. The yearbooks of Morris Brown College chronicles the annual activities of the institution
The fair labor standards act: its provisions and implications for the city of Atlanta following the Garcia decision, 1986
Full text linkThe objective of this degree paper is to examine the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938, as amended. The recent Supreme Court decision in Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority has not only disallowed the use of compensatory time, it has also resulted in an extension of the FLSA to include almost all federal, state and local employees. Included among this group are public safety personnel (police and fire) who, due to the nature of their occupations, account for a great deal of overtime hours. The use of compensatory time has by far been the preferred system of compensation as it relates to overtime. The opposition speculated that the extension would result in higher costs, work schedule changes, reclassification of jobs and, perhaps most feared, an increase in taxes. City officials openly voiced their opposition and, as a result, a Congressional amendment was passed to ease the burden of compliance. Nevertheless, most affected jurisdictions, including the City of Atlanta, have been forced to make administrative changes. These changes include, among others, a new record keeping system, revised work schedules and a strict review of overtime privileges. The findings demonstrate that these actions can substantially reduce the severity with which the FLSA is felt. Under certain circumstances, such as those which exist in the City of Atlanta, the extension of the FLSA can be an advantageous mechanism resulting in more efficient management practices. Of course, for other municipalities this may not be the case. The primary sources of information for the degree paper are interview sessions with selected City of Atlanta officials and state and federal documents including the Act itself. Secondary sources include numerous interpretative guidelines of the FLSA and its provisions and books and periodicals on the issue. For the analytical portion of the issue, the social cost-benefit analysis technique is employed. The City of Atlanta firefighters are used for comparative purposes following a detailed examination of the Act itself and relevant legislation. Because the City of Atlanta has only recently made administrative changes in compliance with the law, conclusions are difficult to draw. The degree paper, however, concludes with a number of recommendations and their applicability to the noted jurisdiction
An evaluative study of recruiting and training twenty-five volunteers for Camp Fire Girls in Atlanta, Georgia from August 1948 to January 1949, 1951
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An evaluative study of the progress of adult mentally ill residents in a Fulton County group home, 1991
No full textThe overall purpose of this research was to evaluate the progress of the residents who were living in a group home for the mentally ill located in the Fulton County area of Atlanta, Georgia. The study focused on evaluating residents functioning in daily activities, the extent to which they function in the group home and perform routine assignments by the use of an Individual Progress Rating Scale. Scores were obtained from March 19, through April 15, 1990 and from December 17, 1990 through January 13, 1991. The composite scores were used for the analysis of the data. The ecological perspective addresses environmental problems and needs which can thwart functioning in group home residents. The single system research methodology was employed to evaluate how effectively residents' needs in functioning were met. The study has been to effect a heightened awareness of how intervention strategies, when appropriately employed, can help to improve functioning in group home residents according to goals and objectives of the agency. There were only three residents who remained in the group home studied for a period of nine months in satisfying the evaluation. There was a 94.5% improvement shown in residents' functioning during the December 17, 1990 to January 13, 1991 period
The perceptions of African-American female superintendents' career ascendancy patterns in the United States from 2000-2001, 2002
Full text linkThis study chronicled the perceptions of African-American female superintendents about their career ascendancy. This study identified factors that impact career ascendancy patterns as identified by African-American female superintendents. These factors included personal factors, educational factors, career factors, sociopolitical factors, and mentoring. The study created a linkage between African-American female administrators and the factors involved in the ascension to the superintendency. The research design selected for this study was a qualitative, descriptive design to identify the experiences and perspectives of African-American female superintendents. The Robison (1992) interview guide and Winthrop 2001 interview guide were the primary instruments. The researcher found that there are some important elements in the ascendancy pattern of African-American females to the superintendency: African-American female superintendents persevered through problems that related to their gender and race, educational factors, occupational factors, and sociopolitical factors. The conclusions drawn from the findings suggest that African-American female superintendents were more likely to be between the ages of 50-59, married, Protestant, hold a terminal degree, and were more likely to be appointed rather than elected to a district with 1,001 to 3,000 students. African-American female superintendents were more likely to choose a male mentor over a female mentor, who as it appears, was largely influential for the success of the African-American female superintendent. The majority of African-American female superintendents viewed their leadership role as a service. The majority of African-American female superintendents spoke about the role of private life versus career. This is consistent with traditional gender socialization. Many African American female superintendents perceive it difficult to ascend in the superintendency if they are confronted with the problem of mobility
Morris Brown College Catalog 1965-1966
No full textThe Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) in supporting the processing and digitization of a number of historic collections as part of the project: Our Story: Digitizing Publications and Photographs of the Historically Black Atlanta University Center Institutions