Washington and Lee University Library
    • Login
    Search 
    •   Digital Archive Home
    • W&L University Student Scholarship
    • Search
    •   Digital Archive Home
    • W&L University Student Scholarship
    • Search
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Search

    Show Advanced FiltersHide Advanced Filters

    Filters

    Use filters to refine the search results.

    Now showing items 1-10 of 133

    • Sort Options:
    • Relevance
    • Title Asc
    • Title Desc
    • Issue Date Asc
    • Issue Date Desc
    • Results Per Page:
    • 5
    • 10
    • 20
    • 40
    • 60
    • 80
    • 100
    Thumbnail

    Two Perspectives on Poverty: Thomas Pogge and Bill Gates 

    Dixon, Catherine (2008)
    Gates and Pogge suggest different “problems of poverty,” different impediments to the severe reduction of poverty, different reasons for fighting poverty, and different solutions for the severe reduction of poverty. In ...
    Thumbnail

    Narrowing the Achievement Gap in High Schools 

    Pisarev, Veselin (2008)
    On one hand, the education gap is a predictor of unimpressive future market and non-market outcomes. On the other hand, low-income and minority citizens are more likely to fall behind their wealthier peers. This creates a ...
    Thumbnail

    Hopeful Diversions: Youth Intervention Programs and their Potential for Preventing Delinquency and Crime 

    Vilenchik, Maxim (2008)
    Given the seriousness of the problem, it is surprising that most of the money and effort devoted to addressing it has been restricted to a narrow range of remedies with much of the attention on the incarceration of persons ...
    Thumbnail

    An Analysis of the Community Reinvestment Act 

    Horan, Casidhe H. (2009)
    . . . Unfortunately, because the subprime crisis occurred so recently, there is no definitive study that allows us to deliver a verdict on whether or not the Community Reinvestment Act caused the increase in subprime loans ...
    Thumbnail

    Our Moral Obligation to the Poor: Freedom, Justice, and Duty 

    Fisher, Lawrence J. (2009)
    My research draws upon varying philosophies and moral systems that have significant implications for our duties to both the domestic and the global poor. This methodology resembles that of Thomas Pogge in World Poverty and ...
    Thumbnail

    The Achievement Gap, Proficiency & The Kentucky Education Reform Act 

    Milby, James G. (2008)
    This paper will provide an in-depth analysis of the U.S.’s most extensive state education reform, the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), and assess its impact on student achievement. In a 1991 Kentucky Office of Education ...
    Thumbnail

    [Welfare Reform Impacts Adolescents] 

    Palakshappa, Sanjay (2008)
    By signing the welfare reform bill, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996, President Clinton changed welfare as we know it. . . . Although the main concern with the bill was ...
    Thumbnail

    Community Health Centers: A Vital and Stable Provider of Health Services to the Poor and Underserved 

    McKenzie, Quiana (2008)
    Following an overview of community health centers, including more information about patients served, costs, and services provided, this study will examine the benefits of and threats to the community health center system, ...
    Thumbnail

    IMF Conditionality and the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of the Poor in Developing Countries 

    Ndoping, Judith (2008)
    The policies that countries agree to follow as a condition for borrowing from the IMF have a profound impact on economic and social rights safeguarded by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ...
    Thumbnail

    The Asthma Epidemic: Decreasing Incidence and Increasing Resiliency among Low-Income Children 

    Roper, Jillian M. (2008)
    My sister is an asthmatic. . . . While my sister’s illness was a tremendous burden, she was also fortunate. She benefited from supportive parents, excellent health care, limited allergen exposure, and a pollution-free ...
    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • . . .
    • 14

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2016  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Theme by 
    Atmire NV
     

     

    Browse

    All of the Digital ArchiveCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CommunityBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Discover

    AuthorAndrews, Grace (1)Banerjee, Bhaskar (1)Bernadel, Rachelle (1)Birdwhistell, Daniel M. (1)Bollheimer, Stephanie (1)Boston, Dane E. (1)Bowron, Laurel D. (1)Boyle, Rosemary (1)Brauns, Nicholas (1)Bright, Nicole (1)... View MoreSubject
    Washington and Lee University -- Capstone in Shepherd Poverty Program (133)
    Poverty (69)Social justice (18)Capabilities approach (Social sciences) (17)Achievement gap, research, practice, and policy (16)Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (United States) (14)Economic assistance, Domestic (12)Health education (10)Human rights (10)Health insurance (9)... View MoreDate Issued2008 (31)2009 (29)2007 (16)2003 (14)2005 (12)2002 (11)2004 (11)2001 (6)2000 (3)Has File(s)Yes (133)

    DSpace software copyright © 2002-2016  DuraSpace
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Theme by 
    Atmire NV