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Due Education Law Suits, 2008.
An review of two court cases in which the special education laws which are designed to protect students with disabilities, are featured.
1,362 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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The paper describes that across the nation students who are covered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), have rights that must be provided. The paper states that at any time the student or the student's parents believe that his or her rights are not being upheld, they have the right to file for a due process hearing. If the parties involved with the suit do not agree with the results of that hearing they can take it to a court system and have it heard. This paper discusses a detailed description of two court cases that dealt specifically with student due process issues.
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"The court ruling explained that the burden likes with the party seeking relief and in the case of due process hearings it is parents usually in the position of seeking relief. The ruling stemmed from a suit with regard to the Montgomery Alabama school district. "Jerry B. Weast, uperintendent of the Montgomery County Public School System, called the court's decision "a victory for special education teachers in Montgomery County and across the nation who work hard everyday to provide the best possible education for students with disabilities. He added, "We defended this case for one simple reason -- we didn't want our teachers and staff spending more time in the courtroom instead of the classroom."
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Spanking Children, 2008.
This paper presents a detailed analysis of corporal punishment with regard to children and how the use of such action has changed over the years.
1,713 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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In this article, the writer notes that there are few parenting topics that spark the intensity of debate more strongly than the topic of spanking. For many years parents and experts have argued, studied, and examined the use of corporal punishment on children with mixed results. The writer discusses that in the 1950s corporal punishment was not only an accepted source of punishment, it was also a recommended form of punishment by pediatricians and other child experts across the nation. A few decades ago, the tide began to turn and child experts started to advise against spanking as a punishment for children. Today, for the most part, experts believe that the use of spanking as a form of punishment is at best ineffective and at its worst, harmful. This paper examines the changing views of spanking for punishment over the past few decades and argues that its use has become outdated.
Outline:
Introduction
History
The Bottom Line
Conclusion
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"The bottom line when it comes to the use of spanking children as a form of punishment is that it should never be done. If an adult will go to jail for hitting another adult, why on earth would it ever be acceptable and okay to strike a child for any reason? Children are smaller and more fragile than adults and deserve at the very least the same protections that adults have under the law from being hit any time one does not like that adult's actions. Those who support the use of corporal punishment insist that it is different because the child being spanked is related to the spanker, however that argument is not valid either as it is illegal for related spouses to hit each other as well. It is called domestic violence and when it happens someone goes to jail."
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Expansion within the University of Phoenix, 2008.
An analysis of the environmental factors that will affect the expansion of the University of Phoenix (UOP).
4,087 words (approx. 16.3 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 110.95
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This paper details the vision, mission and values of the University of Phoenix (UOP) as it expands to integrate the next generation of students. It discusses how UOP must change its value-add to compensate for technological and educational requirements, as well as make sure to understand environmental factors that will affect its success. The paper provides a background of UOP and details each of the factors that need to be addressed.
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary
Company Background
Vision Statement
Mission Statement
Values Statement
Environmental Analysis
Long Term Objectives
Plan Goals and Implementation
Financial Projections and Analysis
Critical Success Factors
Controls and Evaluation
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"As competition increases within this particular arena, a comprehensive strategy plan for UOP enrollment must be devised, a revision of its current model as well as the establishment of its long term goals will have to be systematically re-examined. The following analysis will comprehensively detail a new vision and long term strategy plan for UOP to engage its next level of core students and expand its current operations to maintain long term enrollment growth. The purpose of this following analysis is to detail the vision, mission and values of UOP as it expands in the next generation of students. Not only must UOP change its value-add to compensate for technological and educational requirements, but it also must understand environmental factors that will affect its success."
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Social History-New History, 2008.
A look at new history and multiculturalism within the context of historical studies in Britain.
2,739 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 81.95
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The paper discusses the conception of 'new history" or 'history from below' and states that it has its foundations in a wide range of connected disciplines and contemporary theoretical trajectories and stances. The paper comments that the foundation of 'history from below' lies in the questioning of the hegemony of old and more elitist views of history and the context of historical reality The paper concludes that the writing of 'history from below' provides a much-needed and important part of historical research and discourse in contemporary scholarship.
Outline:
Introduction and Overview
British Multiculturalism
Conclusion
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" In conclusion it should be noted that the "new history" and the stance that takes its point of departure from 'below" in Britain owes much to the earlier Marxist historians. These historians are in fact seen as the "progenitors" of contemporary "history from below." (Kaye 182) Given this legacy in the British context it is not surprising that much of the historical research has been focused on the marginalized and disenfranchised cultures and sections of the population.
"For example there has been a great deal of research on the Asian and Pakistan immigration to the country. After the Second World War there was a large scale immigration of Muslims from various counties including North Africa to Britain. The central reason for this was the need in Britain for cheap industrial labor and they "...turned towards their former colonies in South Asia and North Africa to fill labour shortages... (What perspectives for Islam and Muslims in Europe?) Research into this area has produced numerous studies dealing with the prejudice and the alienation that these immigrants experienced. This type of research clearly shows the link and the connection between 'history from below' and multiculturalism and also suggests that these two concepts are inextricably intertwinwed in this new approach to history. While there are many detractors and critics of this new historical approach, there are also many who see 'new history' as advancing the aims of the discipline."
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Read 180, 2008.
A literature review of the Read 180 computer-based reading program designed to aid struggling readers.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper investigates whether the Read 180 instructional reading program can effectively address the needs of individual students through adaptive and instructional software, direct instruction and high-interest literature for populations of students with special needs.
Outline:
Research Problem
Literature Review
Research Questions
Assumptions/Conclusions
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"Rieck & Wadsworth (2005) suggest that accommodations in instructional strategies, such as those presented by Read 180 and assessment protocols are vital for students with special learning needs. The authors provide an analysis of six years of research of students with special needs from five different schools. They discover two misconceptions exist among general educators about special needs. First, educators often feel accommodations for special needs students suggest "lowering the standards" for these students, and second, the authors suggest educators "inappropriately equate assessment with paper-and-pencil tests" (p. 105). Using this line of thinking, Read 180 may provide a more useful tool for assessing and accommodating the needs of students by encouraging them to hold high standards for achievement, and assessing students using alternative rather than traditional means. "
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Moral Leadership, 2008.
A discussion on the book, "Moral Leadership: Getting to the Heart of School Improvement," by Thomas J. Sergiovanni.
1,005 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 35.95
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The paper discusses the book entitled "Moral Leadership: Getting to the Heart of School Improvement," in which the author Thomas J. Sergiovanni outlines a blueprint on how to improve schools through the use of moral role models and basic leadership characteristics. The paper highlights that the book discusses how creating a new leadership can transform a school from "an organization to a community" and inspire the kinds of "commitment, devotion and service" that will make society's schools great
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"This failure to understand leadership is referred to as a "managerial mystique". This term was coined by Abraham Zeleznik and refers to the misplaced focus on the leadership process instead of the people, ideas and emotions. Further, Sergiovanni argues that it is because of this managerial mystique that schools have been unable to capture, and build learning communities from, true leadership. Instead, schools have been obsessed with "doing things right at the expense of doing the right things." For example, school improvement plans became substitutes for improving outcomes. Teacher appraisal systems become substitutes for good teaching. In-service takes the place of changes in practice, congeniality substitutes for collegiality, cooperation moves in over commitment and compliance takes over for actual results. The result is that schools become trained in incapacity, or doing only ones job in isolation as opposed to working as a team and the loss of goals, which therefore leads to a standard of mediocrity."
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Peers and Parents, 2008.
An analysis of the extent to which peer pressure affects parental influence.
1,501 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper attempt to assess to what extent, if any, the traditional influence of parents has been eroded by peer influence and what questions and problems this raises for the teaching profession as well as for teaching methods and approaches. This research also hopes to show why an awareness of the phenomenon of peer pressure is important for the teacher in contemporary society.
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"On the one hand peer influence is a necessary and positive factor in the development and growth of the adolescent. Mixing with one's peers and being accepted in a group is seen as healthy part of the process of "growing up". It is also important as part of this process for the teenager to develop a sense of independence and self, outside of the sphere and ambit of parental and family influence. (Adolescent Rebellion can be Quelled) Among the positive influences that peers can exercise on the young individual is that the peer group acts as 'sounding board' or a test to ascertain physical, psychological and social development. Approval of their peers is also a form of psychological security for the developing teenager. (Adolescent Rebellion can be Quelled)"
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Cultural Competency and Social Work Students, 2008.
An investigation of the level of cultural competency in school social work students, as it applies to awareness about the race of the student.
10,728 words (approx. 42.9 pages), 56 sources, APA, $ 213.95
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This research paper discusses the dynamic of cultural competency for the school social work student. It particularly explores the factors of awareness (e.g., attitudes), perceptions and practices that empower cultural competency for the school social work student. The paper also investigates whether cultural competency by the instructor offers insight into the dynamic of how race and ethnicity may impact the student and instructor working alliance.
Table of Contents:
Chapter One -- Introduction
Hypothesis and Research Statement
Defining Cultural Competence
Cultural Competency
Cultural Competence Practice and Training: Overview
Strategy and Practice
Moving Towards Cultural Competence
Knowledge, Skills, and Ability
Attitudes
Skills
Knowledge
Statement of the Problem
Significance of the Study
Chapter Two -- Review of the Literature
Theoretical Framework
Research Hypothesis
Research Questions
Terms and Definitions
Chapter Three - Research Design and Statistical Procedures
Research Participants
Instruments
Chapter Four - Findings
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"This is, naturally, a concern because it slows down the process that the client is involved in when it comes to discussing the problems that he or she is facing and working to solve them. Without the client being honest about his or her thoughts and feelings, the social worker can have trouble determining how to best help the client and what strategies might work in the future. Social workers must take care that they interact with the client but do not do so to the extent that their beliefs and opinions become something that the client senses too strongly and therefore chooses to react to. The goal is for the client to discuss his or her problems and issues in a way that is non-judgmental and does not make the client feel as though he or she has to agree with everything that the social worker says."
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Teacher Leadership, 2008.
A review of the history of teacher leadership in America.
1,279 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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The paper discusses the history of teacher leadership in American schools from colonial America to the present. It incorporates an overview of any studies conducted of teacher leadership and teaching styles, inclusive of those utilized in colonial times through the present, and reflects changes occurring in teacher leadership during the last several decades.
Outline:
Background to Teacher Leadership
Early Teacher Leadership
Teacher Leadership Developments
The Modern Classroom
Summary of Literature
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"Historically, during colonial times in particular, teacher leadership was viewed much like one would view any trade or craftsmanship; that is it required full engagement with principles that should direct a trained leader to effect positive changes in students through lecture, group discourse and intuitive thinking (Campbell, et al, 2000; Likert, 1961). Many feel that in early times including during colonial times teaching was viewed more as intuitive, whereas in modern times teaching and teacher leadership has become more scientific and analytical in nature, with teachers adopting multiple models or paradigms of instruction for institutional success."
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Policy Making at California State University, 2008.
A comprehensive account of the unique policies and curriculae at the California State University.
1,780 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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The paper discusses the California State University, where the stress and focus is towards multi-cultural diversity and learning, in contrast to the approach of the more traditional higher education centers in the US. The paper discusses the university's focus on the post-studies phase of a student's life, known as the outcome-based approach, where students are prepared for the rigors of professional life. The paper states that this makes them go through a comprehensive curriculum as well as community work, do internships, service learning and action research. The culmination of their learning comes in the form of completion of a Capstone project and the various major programs.
Outline:
Policy Outline for CSUMB
Benefits for Students with Disabilities
Sexual Harassment Policy at CSUMB
Violence Prevention Policy at CSUMB
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"Aggression is defined as "to commit the first act of hostility or offence". It is recognized that such behavior is observed in students when they perceive certain situations to be beyond their control and ability. Thus these emotions are misdirected and are centered towards the person who happens to be closest at hand. Thus the student aims to assert himself by demonstrating power and abusive behavior, and thus he unleashes his pent-up emotions."
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Adolf Hitler, 2008.
A discussion of the life and legacy of Adolf Hitler, as well as the importance of teaching about him in schools.
1,239 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper argues the importance of teaching about the life and power of Adolf Hitler. It begins by discussing his childhood and then discusses his role in World War II and his perpetration of the Holocaust. It looks at the effect that the Holocaust had on the Jewish people and suggests that they thrived as a result of it. Finally the paper discusses Hitler's legacy.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Childhood
The Holocaust
Conclusion - Hitler's Legacy
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"Everyone was young once, and Hitler is no exception to that. As a child, Hitler had a father that was often distant and a mother that was overly attentive. Evidence from studies dealing with this type of arrangement indicate that this can have an adverse effect on a child growing up. Often these children are not well-adjusted and may be difficult or have trouble accepting and dealing with others when they grow older. Naturally, this can be very problematic, not only for the individual that has grown up this way but also for those that must live and work with that person (Nardo, 2002)."
"Hitler appears to fit into this profile quite well, as he obviously had issues with others and could not accept people that were different from him. Most people, however, do not take things as far as he did, but most of them also do not have the option of acquiring the kind of power that Hitler had. When he was very young he was whipped quite often by his father, which hurt his spirit more than his body (Nardo, 2002). However, where some people would feel broken and defeated from this type of behavior, it made Hitler strong and he vowed from a young age not to cry anymore when he was whipped (Stalcup, 2000)."
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Research Methods and Statistics, 2008.
A discussion on research methods and analysis processes.
3,731 words (approx. 14.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 103.95
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This paper discusses common and available research methods in relation to school counseling. The objective of this report is to underline and determine the analysis process of such applications within the literature and writings as contained within the category of school counseling.
Outline:
Introduction
Abstract
Common Research Terms
Survey Research Terms Provided by Readex Research
Glossary of Statistical Terms
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"School counseling falls into a very broadly encompassing section of counseling altogether. The notions correlated to counseling are often most inclined by statistically and previously proven methods of conducting the specific counseling type. As such methods incorporate a degree of opinion or preference, it is important to question and dissect the reliability of any conceptualized literature pertaining to counseling in order to verify its validity.
"Dissecting any literature and writing pries into the methods of research used by the author, and also by the reader in their process of verifying the information provided. The objective of this report is to underline and determine the analysis process of such applications within the literature and writings as contained within the category of school counseling."
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