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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Admission Essay: MA in Education
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A 4 page paper placing the phrase, “Why I want to be a teacher” in more academic terms. The paper concludes that teachers always have had the opportunity to have lasting influence in students’ lives, but it appears that today’s educational environment holds more promise for that outcome than existed in previous generations. A solution for lack of performance in the past was to “throw money” at whatever symptom gained attention first. Today’s budgetary constraints prevent that from being the first – and even the only – alternative considered, encouraging the use of creativity and visionary thinking instead. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Adolescent Grief
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This is a 3 page paper discussing adolescent grief, its differences from that of childhood and adult grief, reactions and school involvement in the bereavement process. Attending to the needs of grieving adolescents is considered an area of counseling and psychiatry which has been overlooked for many years. While there have been services and guidance in relation to grieving adults and children, there is considered to be an absence of programs in regards to teen services. Adolescent grief is considered different than that of child and adult grief because of the mixed messages often given by the adolescents themselves in that many are trying to strive for independence yet still recognize that they have some dependence on family members and others close to them. In addition, while adolescent grief is sometimes considered similar to that of adults, it is compounded with the additional stresses experienced during adolescence. Because of this adolescents often handle their grief with different reactions from those experienced by younger children and older adults. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Adolescent Literacy Rates
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A 4 page paper. that reports statistical data from different sources regarding the literacy (reading and writing) skills of adolescents. The writer also comments on a report from Canada regarding literacy rates and identifies where the U.S. falls in terms of national literacy rates across the world. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Adult Children of Alcoholics
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This five-page-paper presents an overview of Janet Woititz's , Adult Children Of Alcoholics. Bibliography lists one source.
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Adult Female College Students and Risk-Taking in English Classes
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A 6 page paper which examines how these women are affected by the prospect of risk-taking and when do they try to answer questions or participate in discussions without being afraid of making mistakes. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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