Adolescent Motivation To Learn And Achieve
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A 12 page paper. This essay discusses three aspects of adolescent motivation: What is adolescent motivation? What is the influence of peers, parents and self in terms of achievement motivation? and What helps promote optimal learning for adolescents? The motivation theories included in this essay include those from: Erikson, Maslow, Bandura, and Sullivan. The essay discusses each theory in terms of the motivation to learn and achieve. The essay also comments on things teachers can do to optimize an adolescent's achievement motivation. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Adoption May Be Detrimental to the Welfare of Children
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This 4 page paper takes a look at an important study in respect to adoption. The study contends that children who have been adopted have a great deal more problems. Implications are considered and the study is critically evaluated. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Adult Child Abuse: Case Study
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11 pages in length. Thirty-one-year-old Geraint Jones is accused of an offence of indecent assault against his eleven-year-old niece, Eleri, which allegedly occurred when Eleri came to stay with Jones and his family for a weekend. Jones, who currently lives with his partner Jane Williams and their two children Megan (10) and Bethan (8), is employed as an attendant at a local sports centre. He has no previous convictions. The writer discusses UK laws pertaining to child protection, as well as identifying the potential implications of abuse. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Adult Development/A Case Study
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A 10 page research paper that consists of a case study that discusses the life course of human development by drawing on the experiences of Rita Blitt, a 77-year-old Jewish woman and artist who has successfully overcome each obstacle that characterizes adult development. The writer particularly draws on Erikson’s model of development in this discussion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Adult Education Philosophy & Practice
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In this 5 page paper, the writer describes their own personal philosophy of adult education, which is a combination of three of the five primary philosophical orientations in the field. Each of the three are described. The writer then goes on to discuss Knowles' comments on andragogy as compared to pedagogy. Finally, a mission statement for the adult educator is provided with a conclusion that describes an overriding principle of adult education. 1 Table included. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Adult Inmates In Maximum Security Institutions: Incentive-Based Programs And Positive Disciplinary Improvement
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5 pages in length. Adult males who are serving more than fifty years sentences in maximum security prisons do not harbor much incentive for displaying acceptable social behavior; inasmuch as they have earned themselves a life sentence in the first place illustrates their inability to blend with society in the first place. However, myriad adult males, who have the same bleak outlook as one another with no incentive for curbing violent tendencies, significantly compound the inhospitable environment found at a maximum security facility. As such, incentive-based programs have been looked upon as a potential solution to achieving positive disciplinary improvement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Adult-Onset Schizophrenia
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A 9 page literature review. Schizophrenia has been extensively researched over the years, but in many ways it remains an enigma. The overwhelming majority of cases occur in young adults, but some cases do not develop until much later in life. The purpose here is to review the literature addressing factors associated with adult-onset schizophrenia. The paper concludes that though much more information is available on adult-onset schizophrenia now than was available in the past, real determinations that can be widely generalized still have yet to be discovered. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Advertising According to Erikson
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A 4 page paper describing each of Erikson's eight stages of development and identifying a fictional character for each stage. The paper concludes with a short description of three articles describing research focusing on Erikson's theory. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Advertising According to Erikson (2)
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A 4 page paper reviewing three articles of studies featuring Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development in the individual. Even though Erikson did not formulate his theory on the basis of scientific investigation, those coming after him with a desire to establish an empirical basis for either accepting or rejecting Erikson's theory of psychosocial development find that Erikson's theory stands quite well and bears scrutiny when subjected to empirical methods. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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