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Toward an understanding of literacy as communicative competence : patterns of literate language learning and use
(1991)
In order to develop sound models or theories of literacy, or written language learning and use, there must be adequate descriptions of how written language is learned and used. Such descriptions call for an approach that ...
The role of public involvement in managing political conflict : a comparative case study of public involvement activities in siting low- level radioactive waste disposal facilities
(1992)
A model of political conflict based on the components of scope, intensity and visibility is used to rank the degree of conflict for states hosting a low-level radioactive waste facility in the United States. Data were ...
The impacts of regional structural changes on the supply response of milk in the United States
(1992)
During the 1980s, there were major structural changes in the U.S. dairy industry. These structural shifts are exemplified by changes in regional location of production, as well as, disparate regional changes in the number ...
Empowerment processes in shelters for battered women
(1991)
Three major dimensions of the empowerment process are identified (actors, goals, guidelines for practice) through a review of the literature on the practice of empowerment. Subsequently, empowerment is formally defined as ...
An agricultural sector analysis of the United States sugar import policy
(1990)
The United States has maintained a sugar import quota since 1982. This policy, while supporting U.S. producer prices and incomes at a high level, has caused consumers to pay more for sugar and has reduced the incomes of ...