Quality preschool has been limited for many preschool age children, and will further be limited as the current budget impacts early childhood programs. The objective of this project was to develop an effective handbook to improve specific practices th . . .

Hispanics are defined by the federal government as a person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race. According to the 2010 census, Hispanics make up the largest minority in the . . .

This study evaluated the EMR implementation for a prosthetics and orthotics provider (POP). The study design was a non-experimental program implementation evaluation. Qualitative data was obtained via interviews with POP employees. Analysis of the cod . . .

Purpose of the study is to identify the health challenges Sikhs are facing in getting health care in America. The study’s importance was to provide knowledge and awareness about the cultural factors in the Sikh community influencing the health care de . . .

Small businesses (500 or fewer employees) account for 52% of United States workforce. However, small businesses have high failure rates caused by factors they did not plan for. Limitations that contribute to their downfall are lack of capital, poor lo . . .

Quality assurance has been a top priority in all healthcare settings and is meant to provide a high level of care to patients and to find ways to continuously improve that level of care. The purpose of the study was to answer what requirements have be . . .

The healthcare system in the United States is one of the most complex systems in the world. The cost of care is increasing while the quality of care is diminishing. Providing affordable healthcare at a reasonable cost is the goal of many organizations . . .

Bipolar disorder is the sixth leading cause of disability worldwide. The dropout rates of post-secondary students with bipolar disorder are as high as 86%. This rate is astonishingly high and further research is necessary to determine exact causation. . . .

This study examines the impact that infant mortality rates have on African American women and why this group faces substantially higher rates than other ethnicities in the American healthcare system. Funding to address this issue is usually public mon . . .

This research study has compared healthcare disparities of two rural communities, Pixley and Lost Hills with two urban cities Bakersfield and Fresno. The four cities analyzed are located in the Central Valley of California. There are two major ways to . . .

Many new nonprofit organizations are uncertain about what methods should be used to accomplish goals and how to create a successful organization. Their lack of expertise and direction in evaluation causes confusion for its administration. The followin . . .

This thesis deals with the issue of the pervasively high birth rates among teenagers within Kern County. This county has constantly ranked high in terms of adolescent birth rates compared with other counties in the State of California (Richard, 2011). . . .

In the United States the topic of much debate is the issue of gun control and whether or not there is a need for more or less. The federal government has made acts to regulate the use of dangerous weapons such as machines that pose the biggest threat . . .

There is an epidemic underfoot in the United States, incidents of childhood obesity over the past three decades have been astronomical. The speculative contributing factors include but are not limited to: poor health and nutrition resulting from impov . . .

After reviewing literature on multiple studies that refute the infamous Wakefield Studies, it has been determined that it is safe for parents to vaccinate their children and the risks of not vaccinating, which include encephalitis and possibly death, . . .

The Kern River Oil Field is a super giant oil field (4 billion barrels of original oil in place) located along the southeastern edge of the San Joaquin Basin, California. Energy in the form of saturated steam is used in an enhanced oil recovery proces . . .

American employees experience workplace bullying at rates four times higher than illegal harassment. The current literature approaches the problem as a descriptive analysis of the overall organizational environment or from an attempt to alleviate / un . . .

Prior to 2000 most of the national conversation concerning homelessness revolved around approaches that focused on managing homelessness. Very few considered the idea that we could end homelessness. In 2000, the National Alliance to End Homelessness ( . . .

Clinica Sierra Vista (CSV) is a non-profit health care corporation based in California. In 2009, the organization received $1.86 million from the State of California to implement electronic health records (EHRs), (US Department of Health, 2011). Howev . . .

This paper will propose a new policy that addresses California’s lack of law that requires recreational organizations to educate stakeholders about the severity of, protection and recovery/treatment processes and requirements of head trauma injuries a . . .

Congress created the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in 1968 to help flood victims. The program was designed to reduce flood damages through mitigation, provide affordable insurance, and reduce the cost to taxpayers (FEMA, 2002). Before the NF . . .

It is the evidence in this thesis that demonstrates the symbiotic relationship between art and advertising and the paralleled paths of the two. The back and forth between the two industries illuminates the way they have propelled each other forward. A . . .

Probably not known to most of the general public are how many military commands are in actuality dual commands. There is a mixed working relationship between military and civilian federal employees, and in the case of leadership, both Senior Military . . .

Americans have long held mixed feelings about the issues of immigration (Cox, 1995, p. 14). While some see it beneficial to the U.S., others see it as harm. Despite this, the immigrant’s population, mostly Latin Americans, has maintained an increasing . . .

According to the Army Corps of Engineers ACE, the Lake Isabella Dam is one of the highest risk dams for failure in the United States. Part of the reason for such a high risk factor is because the dam is positioned on top of an active earthquake fault . . .

Better health care for special needs children has been at the statutory basis of Federal Medicaid Law since 1967. The 1967 Federal Medicaid Law included as one of its fundamental rules – the provision of high quality care to children with serious and . . .

Today there is an achievement gap between white students and minority black students. According to the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) which has kept records since 1992 reading and math scores assessment of White 4th-8th and 8-12th . . .

In 2011, the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office was awarded two grants to manage an AmeriCorps mentoring program in ten communities in California. In the rush to design and start a large collaborative project in a short time span, the progra . . .

The 59-year-old Lake Isabella Dam has been deemed one of the most at-risk-of-failure dams in the nation by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. If failure of the dam occurred; water, boulders, and debris would bombard the City of Bakersfield causing mill . . .

Kern County has reached epidemic proportions when it comes to adults experiencing some type of chronic disease. Government organizations have stepped up and offered grant monies, which will enable organizations to implement research while at the same . . .

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions in our country and is causing sickness and disease in our children. Childhood obesity can lead to diabetes and has been linked to certain types of cancer. In the Antelope Valley, the percent of childr . . .

Infrastructure financing has become a major problem for American cities. The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that current level of underinvestment in U.S. infrastructure will end up costing each family in the country about $10,600 betwee . . .

Proposition 36 probation (Prop 36) is probation for first or second time nonviolent drug offenders who receive treatment in lieu of incarceration. The problem with Prop 36 is that there is a lack of communication and the lack of uniformity of the law’ . . .

Women farm workers, who greatly affect our society and economy, are some of the most disfranchised workers. They Iive in constant poverty in which they lack opportunities; as a result, they join the agricultural labor force, where they are constantly . . .

The leading cause of teenage death in America is motor vehicle collisions. In response to a growing number of teen fatalities in Bakersfield, CA the Bakersfield Police Department implemented the A Life Interrupted Program. A program that was only supp . . .

After dissecting the dichotomy established through the opening monologues and examining the rhetoric behind the characters’ diction, the third chapter of my thesis presents a close reading of selected passages, which present the facts of Maria’s situa . . .

The purpose and intent of this thesis, then, is to discuss the stylistic variances throughout Melville’s works. These works have stylistic devices that are common among all of his works, such as hypotaxis, parataxis, attribution, and erotesis. These s . . .

This project will provide an in-depth review of research literature regarding prevention of child abuse and neglect through family support services provided Family Resource Centers. Included is a brief history of child maltreatment and prevention effo . . .

California chaparral shrubs have developed different life history types that are categorized by response to fire disturbance and that include sprouting (S) and non-sprouting (NS) species. Plants that resprout after fire (S) use carbon stored in roots . . .

In the century since its publication, Bram Stoker's horror novel Dracula has become the preeminent source of inspiration for a massive genre of fiction which continues to grow in popularity. The role of the vampire in fiction is varied and often highl . . .

The importance of parent involvement is reviewed and is followed by a discussion of the barriers parents face as they attempt to become involved in their child’s education. Such barriers include language and cultural differences between the immigrants . . .

Given that Flannery O’Connor openly claimed to incorporate her Catholicism into her works, many critics have noted the various types of violence in her stories that are often connected with those moments in which her characters become receptive to gra . . .

The purpose of this thesis is to understand and analyze Aldous Huxley’s presentation of neo-colonialism in his utopian novel Island. Particular attention will be given to his portrayal of economic relations between first world powers and the third wor . . .

The course of this research will investigate what it means to survive a suicide. Specifically I will focus on the experience of the survivor as an individual, within a family, part of the larger society and finally I will look at how survivors manage . . .

The position of the United States as a global leader in science and technology is being undermined, not by out-competing nations, but by the waning development of domestic science talent (NSB 2002; NSB 2003). Even though demand for professionals in sc . . .

Succession planning is a deliberate and systematic effort to ensure continuity in key personnel positions within an organization. This has been a common practice in the business sector that has not yet been widely utilized in the field of early childh . . .

Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre is a celebrated classic, and it is often the first favorite classic among young women who identify with the heroine and indulge in her fairy-tale romance with Edward Rochester. However, as Jane Eyre is the fairy tale of th . . .

This thesis incorporates, and attempts to reconcile, both sides of this debate. In doing so, it seeks to accomplish two purposes. First, it explores the possibility that The Scarlet Letter is a novel about sexual slavery for both men and women—on both . . .

In many organizations the bulk of safety training provided to employees, with the exception of reoccurring “re-fresher” training occurs during initial period of their employment; most commonly through the employee orientation. The Bureau of Land Manag . . .

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is one of California’s largest organizations with an important purpose-to punish individuals who break the law, and separate them from society to prevent them from committing another crime . . .