Academic Dishonesty
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9 pages in length. Academic dishonesty, like all other forms of deviance, has important sociological dimensions. It is interesting to ask, therefore, how adequately the major sociological explanations of deviant behavior explain the occurrence of academically dishonest conduct. When the student discusses this perspective, it will be important to address such theories as strain theory, opportunity theory, differential association theory and labeling theory, all of which provide some type of motivation for this behavior. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AND THE IMPACT ON HIGHER EDUCATION
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This 5-page paper discusses the concept of academic dishonesty (cheating, plagiarizing, etc.) and its impact on higher education. The paper also discusses academic dishonesty and its impact on life lessons
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Academic Performance
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Schools in the United States have had a recognized problem for a number of years: the public has lost confidence in the education system and the school's ability to educate. This 5 page paper argues that the perspective on poor academic performance must change to include the factors existing outside of the educational arena and that the schools need to initiate interventions that will bring together the forces in the student's life in a positive manner. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Academic Success and Environmental Assessment
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This 3 page paper discusses the relationship between environmental assessment (the environment/background of the student) and academic success. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Accountability and Parent
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A 5 page paper which addresses whether parents or the schools should be accountable for the education of children. In this respect the paper focuses on accountability as it involves single parents, whether they have adequate parenting skills, and whether the schools are expected to be more accountable for the children of single parents. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Achievement Gap Among Students
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A 10 page paper that explores the reasons one child/student achieves in school and other does not. The first section discusses the differences among children, including family background, culture, personal traits and other factors, including teacher expectations and school climate. The next section reports what some schools have done to increase student achievement. The last section reflects an action plan, in table format, that includes two objectives. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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ACT Scores; Statistical Analysis
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This 7 page paper uses data supplied by the student to examine the correlation between average correlated ACT scores and a range of independent variables, such as enrolment numbers, teacher salaries and students economic background. The paper gives and introduction and background to the study before using a range of statistical tools from Microsoft Excel to explore the data. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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ADD/ADHD & Compulsory Medication in Schools
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A 14 page research paper that explores the use of psychoactive drug use in the US with schoolchildren. The first half of the paper offers a legal analysis and the second half an ethical analysis. The writer concludes from a review of available research that while these drugs are crucial for some children (1 to 2 percent of the childhood population), they are dramatically over-prescribed and used as a "quick fix" to enforce compliance with unrealistic behavioral expectations for young children. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Adequacy and Equity in Education; The Case of Illinois
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This 5 page paper considers what is meant by adequacy and equity as it applies to education. The paper discusses the relationship between these two different goals of the education system. The paper then applies these to the situation in the Illinois schools. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
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