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Private Practice Therapist, 2002.
A field interview with Nora Katsuda, a private practice therapist.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This is a reaction paper based on an interview with a therapist in private practice who treats mostly elderly clients. It discusses record-keeping practices and professionalism, privacy, and the function of therapy for the elderly.
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Public vs. Private Education, 2006.
A proposal for a research study regarding the benefits of private versus public education.
13,000 words (approx. 52.0 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 247.95
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This paper serves as a proposal for the study of research findings on questions relating to the overall quality of public schools and private schools in America. The author has devised a research study,which is to include the collection of data from a broad spectrum of relevant sources, such as current students of public and private schools, parents and guardians of students in public and private schools, teachers and administrators from public and private schools, graduates and alumni from public and private schools, and finally the general public. The questions the research study is to focus on are: (1) Which type of school is perceived as providing the highest quality education to students? (2) Which type of school is perceived as being the best value? (3) How should public and private schools co-exist and function within our society? and (4) Which subsets of the population (current students, former students, parents of students, school staff, and others) hold which opinions? This paper is divided into three chapters. The first chapter summarizes the purpose of the research study and defines public and private education. The second chapter is a literature review, detailing previous research and then suggesting that this body of work is insufficient to fully address the question of public vs. private education. The third chapter presents the methodology of the author's study, including how the population sample is to be chosen, what questions are to be asked of that sample population, and how the results of this survey are to be calculated.
Outline:
Chapter One
Introduction
Background of Study
Statement of the Problem
Purpose
Significance of the Study
Research Questions
Assumptions and Delimitations
Definitions
Summary
Chapter Two: Literature Review
Chapter Three
Methodology
Research Design
Site Setting
Population
Sample
Measurement Methods
Procedure
Ethical Considerations
Summary
List of Appendices
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"As this first chapter has demonstrated, there is a great deal of research that must be conducted in the area of school and education. The current educational system is divided into two major subsections: private schools and public schools. Public schools are funded by taxes and regulated by the government, while private schools are independently run and funded, with different laws and regulations for each of them in every school district and state. However, it is obvious that both of these types of schools are still experiencing difficulties and have not become ideal institutions as of yet. There are many social factors which are affecting and being affected by the state of the schools, and it is important for the future of youth and society as a whole that the educational system be properly evaluated so that improvements can be made. Public schools and private schools both demonstrate some positive traits as well as some negative. In order to get a complete image of the current state of public and private schools, the opinions, experiences, and suggestions of all related populations must be taken into consideration; current students of public and private schools, former students of public and private schools, parents of students of public and private schools, staff of public and private schools, and people who do not attend, work at, or have children in school all must have input into a complete survey of the school situation."
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Private Military Companies, 2006.
A review of private military companies in relation to defense reform and global determinants.
6,309 words (approx. 25.2 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 147.95
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The objective of this paper is to conduct a research study of private military companies since the events of September 11, 2001.The paper further discusses the effects of 9/11 upon defense reform in the context of global factors or influence.
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Objective
Introduction
Present Day Private Military Company Activity
Problems with Private Military Company.
The UK's View of Hiring Private Military Companies
View From the Crown of Private Military Companies
PMCs - The Role of Private Military Companies
Determinants of PMC Growth
Market Force A Determinant
Geneva Guidelines on Defense Budgeting
UK Guidelines for Defense Reforms
Summary and Conclusion
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"Historically, private contractors and others provided transportation and engineering needs as early as the American Revolution. In 1798 Congress passed legislation that served as guidelines for procurements of the military and the contracts were won through a bidding process with restrictions. New technologies created a demand for the private military companies as time went on. Kidwell states that: "Two overarching themes currently characterize the military management field - the process of rationalization and cyclical patterns of readiness. Rationalization refers to centralized planning (generally at a high DOD level) and systematic application of business management techniques." (nd) Cyclical patterns of readiness, according to Kidwell, refers to "the tendency- first noted by Emory Upton in the 19th century - of the US to demobilize and deemphasize military expenditures and modernization until the next conflict begins and the demand for military power is immediate. Upton referred to this phenomenon as 'chronic unpreparedness although the process more closely resembles a continuing cycle." (nd) The PMCs offer a "full range of provider, consultant, and support functions in OIF and OEF." (Kidwell, nd) DynCorp is a service company operating in 15 different industries. "
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Public-Private Partnerships, 2008.
This paper provides a cross-country analysis of the private sector's development in developing countries.
4,961 words (approx. 19.8 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 125.95
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The paper examines the development of the private sector in various countries and its impact on poverty, with special reference to the formal private sector. The paper discusses the role of individual, small and medium enterprises working in the large informal sector as engines of development. The paper focuses on the need for a pro-poor dimension in public-private partnerships (PPPs) with lessons from certain case studies. The paper then explores the limitations of the existing PPPs for service delivery in urban areas. Finally, the paper looks at the challenges lying ahead for PPPs in the water and sanitation sector in India in terms of involving the various stakeholders at the planning stage. The paper appends explanations of indexes used.
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Part-I: Formal Private Sector & Development: An International Perspective
Part-II: The Need for a Pro-Poor Dimension to PPPs: Some Examples
Part-III: Challenges for PPPs in India's Urban Infrastructure Development
Developing Inclusive Public-Private Partnerships in the Delivery of Water and Sanitation Services
The Potential Roles of Independent and Small-Scale Service Providers in Redefined PPPs
Hindrances
Conclusion
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"As per the FDI Confidence Index Survey conducted by A.T. Kearney in the year 2004, corporate investors now see macroeconomic and political risks as less threatening and perceive greater profit opportunities and reduced risk in the world's leading emerging markets. A fundamental shift in the outlook and perception is underway. At the turn of the century, the world is caught in powerful crosscurrents and many of the predominant trends manifest themselves in seemingly contradictory ways. For example, never before in human history has so much wealth been created so fast. Never before in human history have so many had it so good in terms of housing, food, comfort or use of new technologies. Today even in low-income countries large number of people have access to television, running water, electricity, healthy nourishment, vaccines and are better off than the middle-class of a century ago. Wealth is increasing -but so is inequality. Economic growth is rapid but poverty is persistent and misery endemic."
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Public and Private Conversations, 2002.
Shows how gender and power play an important role in determining the experiences of interpersonal communication, comparing public and private conversations.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 80.95
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Gender differences in interpersonal communication has been studied in the contexts of power and social roles. This essay considers the kinds of speech that take place in interpersonal communication where public and private conversations are compared. Two different research studies are examined for understanding how public and private speech can be studied in research settings and for establishing a difference in the experiences of public and private conversations. Gender and power play a substantial role in determining the experiences of interpersonal communication, where women are subordinated in both public and private contexts of speaking. The difference is in the awareness of the role being played in conversations, where women are less aware of their role in public speech and more aware of their role in private speech.
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The Private Security Industry, 2005.
This paper discusses the private security industry post 9/11.
880 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper explains that the need for private security in critical infrastructure areas, such as nuclear power plants, water supplies, military bases and other areas essential to the nation's health and security, has increased. The author points out that private security has decrease for businesses because of the private guard's lack of authority, decrease concern post 9/11 and the economy slump after the attacks reduced the number of businesses. The paper concludes that the private security industry can never fully replace traditional policing because private security guards do not have the policing powers of traditional police persons and are not effective in many situations.
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"The one area where security has grown after the terrorist attacks is in the number of airport screeners. However, since these screeners are no longer privatized but are government employees, they may have actually negatively impacted the growth of private security when the jobs were taken over by the government. Parfomak notes, "The TSA has subsequently reduced the screening work force to 44,000 workers, although this number of screeners is still 57% higher than in 2001.""
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Integration of Private Security, 2008.
This paper explores private security functions as it relates to the various components of the criminal justice system.
1,274 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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The paper analyzes major components of the criminal justice system with a focus upon improvement of the interaction between law enforcement, private security, the courts and institutional and community corrections. The paper discusses the need for the standardization of law-enforcement and private security procedures. The paper also notes how various technologies exist that can allow for coordination among law-enforcement, private security and public service providers in the event of a catastrophe or disaster.
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Objective
Aspects of Cybercrime Relating to Law Enforcement and Private Security
Integration Requires Standards
Immediate Purchase of Tech Tools Not Necessary
Various Technologies Exist
Summary and Conclusion
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"Imagine, if you will, for a moment that a disaster occurred in a town very familiar, a community, whether urban or rural, where in past local occurrences each agency went about its appointed duty without interrupting one another, and this has traditionally been the case in the United States. Then suddenly a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans occurs and the new agencies developed by Homeland Security come into the area and communication channels get crossed with tasks being duplicated and others being left undone, neglected perhaps. Strategies that can be shared, integrated and coordination through use of technological tools offer the possibility for unprecedented coordination among law-enforcement, private security and public service providers in the event of such a catastrophe or disaster."
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Public vs. Private Schools, 2002.
A discussion of the pros and cons of public and private education.
2,380 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper examines the general belief that parents of children want more choice about where their children go to school and how they are taught, including the right to use public funds to pay for private school tuition. It looks at how across the country, parents can choose from public schools, charter schools funded in a variety of ways, secular private schools, schools associated with a specific religion, or home schooling.
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Introduction
Why Have Choices?
Types of Public and Private Schools
Who Chooses Private Schools?
Similarities and Differences
Conclusion
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"In affluent areas, both public and non-public schools had the opposite problem. They reported that parents intruded more than was helpful in areas of teaching approach and curriculum. They considered the parents? views often to be uninformed and dogmatic, and both groups reported highly demanding schools. The parents were well educated themselves and believed they knew what made for excellence in education (Rothstein, 2000). Complaints in public schools included the amount of preservatives in the school lunches, the amount of homework assigned, whether teachers were progressing at an adequate pace through the curricula, to the sequence of instruction in mathematics."
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Ethical Marketing and U.K. Private Acute Care Providers, 2004.
This paper is a dissertation proposal to examine what ethical standards are necessary in acute care settings within the private health care industry in the U.K.
2,280 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 12 sources, APA, $ 70.95
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This paper explains that, in the U.K., private health care providers are consistently seeking to expand their business and influence in the face of a declining National Healthcare System; and thus, in order for private health care providers to successfully market their services to the public, they must first prove that what they have to offer is worthwhile and ethical. The author states that the primary goal of this dissertation is to develop a theory-building process that will result in a strategic marketing plan for acute health care in the UK that will (1) build on best practices based on current medical ethics standards, (2) support the private health care industry?s goals, and (3) provide guidance for private healthcare industry participants in the strategic marketing development process. The paper relates that the data will be collected via questionnaire utilizing Likert-type scales distributed to health care providers, marketing agents, and consumers.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Research Rational
Goals/Objectives of Study
Literature Review
Methodology
Approach/Research Design
Methods for Data Collection
Methods for Data Analysis
Discussion
Purpose/Relevance of Study
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"The private healthcare sector within the UK accounts for 25.3% of the UK healthcare market as of 2000. The private industry is divided among the following sectors: primary care services, acute care, psychiatric care, long term care and private medical insurance. Within the private healthcare sector, acute care accounts for a very small portion of services offered, and therefore will likely require the most aggressive marketing stratagems. Long term care accounts for the largest sector. The National Health Care Service in the UK has been suffering from a variety of problems affecting the infrastructure, including staff shortages. This leaves opportunity for growth in the private industry. This paper will focus on the acute care sector, which is currently expanding gradually in part as a result of the development of specialist facilities."
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The Patriot Act and Private Security, 2008.
This paper considers how the implementation of the Patriot Act has altered the scope of private security within the United States and abroad.
1,942 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 61.95
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This paper discusses how the Patriot Act has supported the expansion of private security within the nation and globally. The paper relates that this growth has become a positive factor for the nation, its businesses and the government because of the expertise that private security officers can provide. The paper also explores, however, the negative outcomes that have been associated with private security agencies who have used the power awarded to them under the Patriot Act to function inappropriately and arbitrarily determine the fate of innocent people. The paper concludes that the continued success of these agencies will be dependent on their ability to apply the provisions of the Patriot Act in an ethical manner.
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"The United States Patriot Act, or the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, was signed into law in October of 2001 following the terrorist attacks of September 11th. It was the intention of the act to provide for federal authority to gather information, provide for knowledge about terrorists prior to their ability to act against the United States and aggressively monitor suspected activities in order to prevent the events of 9/11 from reoccurring. While there did not appear to be initial significant changes in the private security industry following the 9/11 attacks related to procedure, as time has progressed the focus on terrorism has monumentally changed the core of private security functions for many personnel. This has created conflict for some agencies that have been forced to release information that is confidential to the support of businesses and the individuals that interact with those companies."
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Private Schools in America, 2002.
A look at the development of private schools in America.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper gives an in-depth presentation of the development of private schools in America. The author of this paper takes us on a historical tour of the school system and how private schools came about. Then the reader is treated to a current view of private education including a discussion on the newly formed charter schools as well as the idea of education vouchers. There were five sources used to create and complete this paper.
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Private Property Rights, 2005.
This paper discusses the history of the concept of private property rights in the United States.
1,480 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper explains that the classical liberal tradition has always defined the central purpose of all liberal governments as the protection of private property rights based on the philosophy of John Locke and Alexander de Tocqueville. The author points out that the problematic state of the Union where not all individuals are full citizens led to Abraham Lincoln's new interpretation of private property rights, which stated that human rights must be protected, even at the expense of property, such as slaves, and the government's right to protect human bodies and liberties, rather than merely protect private property, was paramount. The paper relates that, on the other hand, the 1823 case of "Johnson vs. McIntosh", a critical moment in the history of Indian law and American land claims, gave rights of ownership to the European sovereigns who "discovered" the land and converted the indigenous owners, the Indians, into tenants who may not benefit from sale of their land.
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"National policy and wisdom, as opposed to property deeds held sway, according to the court, despite, "however extravagant the pretension of converting the discovery of an inhabited country into conquest may appear; if the principle has been asserted in the first instance, and afterwards sustained; if a country has been acquired and held under it; if the property of the great mass of the community originates in it, it becomes the law of the land, and cannot be questioned." In other words, as America found the land, perhaps in an illegal and colonizing fashion, but it would now dispose of the land, for "the Indian inhabitants are to be considered merely as occupants," even though "restriction may be opposed to natural right, and to the usages of civilized nations, yet, if it be indispensable to that system under which the country has been settled," it must be upheld."
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Private Military Corporations, 2007.
A general overview of private military corporations and presentation of a research proposal into the topic.
2,619 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 78.95
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This paper discusses the history and use of private military corporations (PMCs), which are private organizations that provide services that have traditionally been relegated to state defense and security forces. The paper gives a general overview of private military corporations and then discusses a potential research study which will include a qualitative review of relevant literature.
Table of Contents:
General Overview
Identification of Relevant Literature
Key Research Questions
Methodology
Timeline
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"Another key piece of literature that will be explored is former Secretary of Defense William Cohen's remarks on his Defense Reform Initiative. Just as businesses in a variety of industries have needed to change in order to remain competitive, in 1997, it was determined that the Department of Defense also must look at changes to be more competitive. There was a realization that the once state of the art American DoD systems were now antiquated when comparing them to the business practices of the corporate world. And, for those systems that were developed specifically for the defense industry, it became clear that many never were up to the best business practices standard of private industry."
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Private Security Firms, 2007.
This paper explores the role of private security firms in improving national security.
999 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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The paper looks at Charles Connolly's "The Role of Private Security in Combating Terrorism," where he reveals that local law enforcement agencies are not necessarily up to the task of protecting the average citizen. The paper discusses his solution of employing the services of private security contractors to supplement the effectiveness of current government-based security forces. The paper notes the criticisms against this proposal, examines Connoly's arguments and concludes that partnerships with private firms may well be the best path to improve national security.
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"In the United States, there has been a heightened sense of awareness of the potential for terrorism-induced danger since September 11, 2001. The attacks leveled against the United States on that day brought into focus some inadequacies in the state of security response and intelligence in the United States. It has prompted a number of initiatives of questionable Constitutional merit such as warrant-less wiretaps on American citizens and prisoners held in violation of the Geneva Convention. The desire to be safe has, in many cases, overridden common sense and has actually eroded the strength of the freedoms that were being protected."
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Public And Private Management, 2004.
Compares the task of managing private firms to that of managing public firms.
2,938 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 103.95
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This paper examines the question of whether public management is more difficult than private management. The paper compares internal and external environments, discusses the purposes of public and private organizations and looks at the issue of accountability. The paper concludes that there is not a large difference between public and private management.
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"A long-standing popular belief holds that there are fundamental differences between public agencies and private agencies or firms. This belief has the further implication that management in public agencies is in some essential ways different from management in private firms. Specifically, the implication is generally that public management is a more difficult task operating under a broader range of internal and external constraints than is private management. Is this time-honored belief accurate or are..."
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