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A longitudinal evaluation of the Edinburg Bilingual Reading Project
(1976)
Purpose. Federal funding and the Bilingual Education Act of 1968 have provided for numerous bilingual education programs. The rationale for bilingual education is well supported by scholars who have studied language ...
The relationship between on-the-job stress and illness among county extension agents of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service
(1983)
County Extension Agents in the Texas Agricultural Extension Service work in a large complex organization performing many roles which the relevant literature indicated could produce stress. Research has not been completed ...
An analysis of the role of futures markets and federal crop insurance in risk management
(1983)
The purpose of this study is to discover the most effective strategy or strategies available to agricultural producers in order to minimize the variability of net farm income. Several of the most commonly used strategies ...
Disposal of municipal wastewater on farmland : fate and environmental impact of applied heavy metals in the soil-water-plant ecosystem
The city of San Angelo, Texas, has used agricultural land for disposal of municipal wastewater since 1958. The city's sewage treatment plant provides only primary treatment to the wastewater before it is applied to a 259 ...
Evidence and importance of subgrouping behavior in javelina populations in south Texas
(1982)
Subgrouping behavior of javelina populations in two brushland habitats in south Texas was examined from June 1979 through February 1981. This study was couched within an effects of hunting study framework. In each habitat, ...
Shoreline resources planning in the United States
(1981)
This dissertation examines three state shoreline resources planning programs; Texas, Florida and California's San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. These programs are examined in the context of the ...
Interregional competition and optimum market organization for Texas swine : a dissertation
Texas has historically been a grain surplus and pork deficit state. Resource endowments in Texas appear to be conducive to a greatly increased hog-pork industry in competition with the Midwest output. However, even fully ...
A comparison of the cost-effectiveness of a stipend versus a non-stipend program for adult education in Hidalgo County, Texas
This study was conducted to compare the cost effectiveness of a stipend versus a non-stipend adult education program that prepared students to obtain the General Educational Development (GED) certificate. The programs ...
The influence of dredged material islands in Upper Laguna Madre, Texas on selected seagrasses and macro-benthos
This study was undertaken to gain an insight into the impact that dredged material islands have had on the upper Laguna Madre, Texas and the degree of ecological succession that has taken place since the creation of these ...
A cost analysis of the pilot commiunity education projects in the state of Texas
The purpose of this study was to determine the actual cost of community education in the State of Texas during the 1977-78 academic year. This information could be used as a data base to assist public school administrators, ...