Diversity In Education: Current Issues
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2 pages in length. The writer discusses how the pursuit of imparting appropriate and beneficial academic knowledge upon students of all ages has long been – and continues to be – a primary objective for the industry of education. Inclusion is briefly discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Diversity In Education: Trends Past And Present
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2 pages in length. The pattern of diversity that has been witnessed over the past twenty years is one of cultural cohesion; moving further away from issues that separate and divide toward an environment of academic and social harmony is the trend upon which contemporary issues of diversity reside. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Diversity in Special Education
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A 10 page paper that looks at the issues regarding ethnic and physical diversity in special education and also considers the impact of the call for inclusion as it impacts educational diversity as a whole. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Doctor's Office Lesson Plan for First Grade ESL Students
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of a lesson plan that integrates a conversational chant with vocabulary that could be used in the doctor's office.
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Down Syndrome Children
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A 10 page research paper that discussing the etiology and manifestation in children afflicted with Down syndrome. The writer then concentrates of educational interventions in teaching reading and math. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Dropout Prevention for Youth with Disabilities
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This 3 page paper analyzes the article "Dropout prevention for youth with disabilities" by Sinclair, Christenson, Evelo and Hurley. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Dropout Rates In Grades 7-12
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7 pages in length. What lies at the crux of stereotype vulnerability is the manner by which ethnic populations perceive themselves as being academically subordinate to their white counterparts. This perceived testing arena, where individuals are forced to perform at a certain level expectant to their social status, punctuates this skewed perception, with some studies indicating that differences in measured achievement may result from cumulative differences in life experiences. African-Americans and Latinos, for example, often realize a sense of inadequacy when placed within certain circumstances indicative of stereotype vulnerability, thereby significantly hampering their ability to work beyond the psychological hindrance toward a more realistic test result, with a substantial number of these situations directly related to language deficiency. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Dropout Rates: Differences in Culture and Gender
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A 5 page overview of dropout rates and the factors which influenced them. Provides statistics for the differences in dropout rates between the sexes emphasizing that with one exception, that of Hispanics where overall there are fewer gender differences in the dropout rate, females are more likely than males to complete high school and to enroll in college. Notes that this observation is invalid for some Hispanics groups in which females are actually more likely to dropout. Suggest that high drop out rates are the result of a number of factors including familial responsibilities. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Drug Testing for High School Athletes
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An 11 page paper which argues that high school athletes should be tested for drugs. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Dual Language Programs - Two-Way Immersion
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A 9 page paper. One type of bilingual program that has been found to be successful if the dual language, or two-way immersion program where half the class is taught in English and half the other language. This paper discusses this type of program and reports the success some schools have had with it. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Dyscalculia
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This is an 8 page paper on the learning disability dyscalculia. Dyscalculia is a developmental mathematical learning disability which is often considered part of or the same as dyslexia, the developmental reading and writing disability. While dyslexia has been known to cause some dysfunction in the understanding of mathematical elements, dyscalculia is much more complex in that it also includes over fifty different distinct classes of mathematical disabilities which include elements of confusion of abstract and strategic thought, an inability to properly construct time, schedules, or visual representations of places and directions as well as a person’s inability to conduct many tasks necessary in the running of a household such as financial planning, balancing checkbooks and credit cards, and may also include instances of people being habitually late, lost or unable to locate objects among other factors. Researchers in special education feel that the disability of dyscalculia is not being addressed in the educational systems because largely Americans are more accepting of being mathematically deficient but find that being deficient in reading and writing is not socially acceptable. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Dyslexia
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An 11 page research paper that offers an overview of this learning disorder. As with many learning disabilities, dyslexia is an umbrella term that refers to a family of disorders, all of which make reading difficult in some fashion despite the fact that the individual has no deficits in overall intelligence or in language functioning as a whole (Johnson, Hetzel and Collins, 2002). Dyslexia has also been described as a "syndrome: a collection of associated characteristics that vary in degree from person to person" (Singleton, 2000). This examination of dyslexia offers an overview of the disability, addressing diagnostic criteria, incidence rate, prevalence, course of the disability, causes/theories, and teaching interventions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Dyslexia : Teaching Strategies
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A 9 page paper that begins with an introduction to dyslexia and the regular education classroom teacher. This is a frustrating condition for both the student and the teacher because it sometimes seems that no matter how motivated the student is or how hard the teacher works, little progress seems to be made. This essay discusses some approaches that have been shown to be effective for elementary dyslexic students in regular classrooms. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Dyslexia Overview
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A 6 page paper discussing the causes, prevalence, diagnosis, treatment and general management of this learning disability. Dyslexia causes transposition of letters and numbers, or prevents the individual from making connection between phenome sounds and their symbolic representation. Special education is highly effective when the condition is noticed early. Many children are diagnosed after first entering school. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Dyslexia: Classroom Observation of Two Students
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A 5 page paper delineating the behavioral characteristics of two students who have been diagnosed with dyslexia. Defines dyslexia and describes its various manifestations. Explains observed student behavior by utilizing explanations of dyslexia found in the literature. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Dyslexia; Differences in Manifestation
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This 5 page paper examines the causes and treatment of dyslexia by considering why two students, both with dyslexia perform, differently on written exams, the one with the better education gaining lower results. The paper argues that this may be due to different degrees of affection or due to the greater ability of a poorer school to give basic reading lessons and these may have benefited a student. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
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Early Childhood Assessment
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A 5 page paper which presents an early childhood assessment based on information from the student conducting assessment. No sources cited.
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Early Childhood Curriculum and Programming
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of the use of multiple intelligences in early childhood curriculum and programming. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Early Childhood Education And The Theory Of Kindergarten
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A 4 page paper that discusses the initiation of kindergarten by Friedrich Froebel. Froebel's philosophies and premises are explained. The adoption of kindergarten in the U.S. is also discussed. The essay then turns to early childhood education and presents the first attempts with this concept in the early 1800s. The next serious movement towards early childhood education was the Head Start program, which began in the 1960s. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Early Childhood Education Philosophy
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A 4 page paper that presents a teacher's philosophy of ECE. The specific age range discussed is 3-5 years. A general philosophy of early childhood education is presented, followed by the ECE domain areas as identified by NAEYC and adding the spiritual domain. The five dimensions of ECE practice as specified by NAEYC are also reported. The writer identifies the kind of program to be used, the expected outcomes, the purpose and the mission of the program. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Early Childhood Learning
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A 7 page review of the factors influencing early childhood learning. The author reviews numerous theories on the importance of environment, parental interaction, and culturally sensitive materials. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Early Childhood Settings
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A 6 page research paper that recounts observations concerning developmentally appropriate practice in an early childhood setting and also practice that is inappropriate. This writer, first of all, focuses on the difference between developmentally appropriate and inappropriate practice. Secondly, the topic of successful accommodation and adaptation, for children with special needs, is also be discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Early Intervention Programs and Student Achievement: A Review of Literature
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This 4 page paper examines early intervention programs. Several articles and books, in addition to online information, is reviewed. Politics are noted as well. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Early Language Development In Children With Down Syndrome
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45 pages in length. Language acquisition is a challenging feat for any child; the pathway to verbal communication is both frustrating and rewarding at the same time. When a learning disability is thrown into the mix, that challenge presents a greater test of methodologies and trends whereby the child is able to become skilled at what regular learners achieve. As such, contemporary schooling has been adapted to more readily teach language acquisition to the Down Syndrome child with programs that accelerate development and provide early intervention. In short, the objective is to afford slower learners the opportunity to attain maximum potential at an appropriate pace that does not drive them beyond their capabilities. Bibliography lists 47 sources.
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Early Psychological Studies of Special Needs Children: The Mandate for Special Resources in the Public School Setting
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of psychological studies and experiments during the 1950s and 1960s that were conducted on learners with special needs, which determined the mandate for resources, including elevators, pools, special equipment and services. This paper evaluates the literature that determined the focus on mainstreaming and suggested that benefits could be derived from providing effective services for special needs students in the public school setting. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Early Retention in Education: Does it Improve Student Achievement?
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of a study of retention rates in education, especially third grade retention plans. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Ebonics: An Ineffective and Inappropriate Form of Multicultural Communication
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A 7 page discussion of ebonics, a term coined by linguist Robert L. Williams in 1975 by combining the words ebony and phonics. Ebonics has invoked considerable controversy in the last few years, in fact it has resulted in widespread laughter and satire. It is also a phenomenon which has torn our nation apart both along black and white lines of demarcation and also within the black community itself. Concludes that while ebonics might be a valued intercultural form of communication it is both inappropriate and counterproductive in use in mainstream America. Includes a one page Roman numeral outline. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Ebonics: Against Teaching It In School
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6 pages in length. Ebonics, which is a word combined from "ebony" (black) and "phonics" (sounds), has been labeled a genetically based language whose roots reach back to Africa. The controversy remains an issue with deep-seated racial implications: is there a place for Ebonics in today's society, and if not, are those who refuse to recognize it as a true language guilty of racism? Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Economic and Labor Responsibilities in Children in Rural Farm Families and Urban Working Class Children: Analysis of Articles by Parr, Sutherland and Bullen
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This is a 10 page paper discussing economic and labor responsibilities in children in rural farm families and urban working class children. Joy Parr’s chapter “Apprentice or Adopted” (1994) and Neil Sutherland’s chapter “The Working Lives of Modern Pioneers” (1997) tell of the work ethics, expectations, patriarchal control, family economic status, and gender role development in rural households and communities. Parr addresses the enterprising structure of families on farms which in addition to their gendered-role structure in which all members of families must contribute to the maintenance of the farm, also takes into account the position of immigrant children apprentices. While many farm children are unable to attend schools because of obligations on the farm, this is further diminished in regards to the immigrant children who have fewer educational opportunities than farm children. Sutherland’s work further argues the opportunities which are missed by rural children who are not always able to go to school because of work obligations on the farm. He argues that urban children, who do not have these same obligations, are therefore offered more educational opportunities and subsequent professional opportunities. John Bullen in his article “Hidden Workers: Child Labour and the Family Economy in Late Nineteenth-Century Urban Ontario” (1992) takes this argument one step further. While agreeing that rural children are at a disadvantage because of their labor obligations, so too are urban working class children who also live within family structures where every family member must contribute either in labor or wages in order to sustain the family lifestyle. In all cases, middle and upper class children who do not have the same labor obligations are given more educational, professional and social mobility opportunities in their stead. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Educating Chinese Students at the University Level
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This 6 page paper provides a literature review and analysis of studies that pertain to the education of Asian students. The focus is on Chinese students in the higher educational system and how instructors can adapt classrooms to best suit their needs. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Education And Leadership
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7 pages in length. The writer discusses choices and problems as they relate to the notion of educational leadership. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Education And Multiculturalism
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A 4 page paper that comments on five journal articles that address multicultural education. The major point each author is making is reported with further comments. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Education and Socioeconomic Background: A Research Proposal
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A 6 page research proposal designed to assess the effect of such factors as culture, economics, and family structure on educational achievement. Provides an extensive review of the literature and suggest a research project which couples the results of nationally standardized tests with questionnaires designed to identify students culture, economics, and family structure. Concludes that student achievement can be influenced in a number of ways. Positive outcomes of socioeconomic factors are often overridden by negative factors. Poor educational attainment is all too often the outcome. Even negative socio-culturally determined factors such as family structure and financial situation, however, can feasibly be overridden by an effectively designed educational program. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Education and the Severely Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents
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70 pages in length. Graduate level research / Model Thesis. The Researcher's Personal Perspectives On And Basis Of Her Personal Interest in Working With Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents. Includes case studies and diagnostic evaluation. Bibliography lists more than 50 cited sources.
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Education Article Review
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This 9 page paper provides an overview of three journal articles that address reading or reading comprehension. The first is a description of an intervention to help students decode and read fluently. Students involved in these individual sessions all have significant reading delays. The second is the experiences of a group of teachers who introduced reciprocal teaching to their students. The third article is a brief synopsis of a study that compared two approaches to reading comprehension. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Education For African Americans - History
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In this 4 page paper, the writer encapsulates the struggle for education for black children between Colonial America and the 1930s. Major persons, dates and events are presented. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Education on the Oregon Trail
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This 3 page paper looks at education in the middle of the nineteenth century. The neglect of education on the Oregon Trail is the focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Education Provision For Adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Asperger’s Syndrome, Dyslexia and ADHD
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This 24 page paper examines the way in which provision is made for adolescents and other children with special needs in education with an emphasis on Europe and the UK. The paper looks at the impact of Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Asperger’s Syndrome, Dyslexia and ADD or ADHD and the way these are dealt with individually and then moves onto the way needs are assess and programmes developed for the individual child. The bibliography cites 29 sources.
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Education Reform in New York City
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This 5 page paper examines the problem of education in New York City and what is being done about it. New ideas from 2004 are explored, inclusive of the concept to get rid of middle schools altogether. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Education Where Mountains Dominate
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A 3 page paper describing the idyllic setting of a mountain valley in the Southeast, followed by the difficulty of gaining a meaningful, complete and high-quality education there. Without access to online programs or those offered by the Dollywood Foundation, gaining a more-than-adequate education in the valley can be greatly frustrating. Those stresses should diminish over time, and those students seeking alternatives now find those alternatives open to them. No sources listed.
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Education, Politics And The Student: How Traditional Cultural Expectations Challenge And Shape Twentieth Century Educational Systems
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9 pages in length. The politics of gender and social construct has long reflected a guiding force between traditional cultural expectations and that which defines educational systems. This holds particular pertinence for Western ideology whereby academic achievement in the United States represents a dichotomy of expectation: education is readily available to all no matter gender or social construct, however, foreigners must overcome the politics of language and communication in order to reach their scholastic goals. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Education: Crime and Civil Rights
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A 3 page paper which examines the beleif that education can prove to be a solution to problems related to crime and civil rights. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Education: Micro And Macro
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6 pages in length. Education is the lifeblood of success in virtually every aspect of post-academic life. The extent to which education plays an integral role in the micro and macro levels of outcome/trends is both grand and far-reaching; that obtaining an education is many times hinged upon class, race and gender speaks to the inequitable circumstances surrounding the quest to obtain knowledge, a lifesaving commodity allegedly - yet not realistically - available to all. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Education: State Averages: Tennessee
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A 3 page paper which compares state averages in Tennessee with the numbers from Pickett County, Tennessee in the field of education. bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Educational Attainment and Social Origin
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A 7 page examination of the role social origin plays in educational attainment. The author emphasizes that while social origin can make attaining an education difficult, it is the responsibility of the individual to overcome those difficulties and to achieve the final goal. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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