"Crack" Use in Urban Schools.
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(4 pp). The drug problem affects all types of students. All regions and all types of communities show high levels of drug use. Thirty percent of 1990 high school seniors in non-metropolitan areas reported illicit drug use in the previous year, while the rate for seniors in large metropolitan areas was 33 percent. Although higher proportions of males are involved in illicit drug use, especially heavy drug use, the gap between the sexes is closing Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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"Stand & Deliver" – Learning Theory
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4 pages in length. Unmotivated, rebellious and without any understanding of how education represents their only way out of existing social and economic circumstances, the students of Stand & Deliver experience a metamorphosis unlike any before them: Through the unyielding dedication of a teacher who knows there is more to these teenagers than contempt and failure, they achieve academic success supported by nothing more than the steadfast faith a single man has in their ability to do so. This ability to influence the students is based upon the observational learning theory of Albert Bandura. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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2 Scenarios & Fred Jones Model
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A 3 page research paper that discusses 2 scenarios. Fred Jones is a renowned psychologist who is an expert on classroom management. These scenarios draw upon his writing to offer suggestions for addressing the scenario situations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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A Critique of a Study Assessing the Relationship Between HIV Risks and Learning Disabilities
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A 3 page paper reviewing a study titled "Sexual risk behaviors of young adults with LD and the need for HIV/AIDS education" and published in the Nov/Dec 2000 edition of Remedial and Special Education. This paper outlines the study and its intentions. The conclusion is presented that the study's author, Wanda J. Blanchett, included too many variables for useful conclusions to be obtained from her results. No additional sources are listed.
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A Lack of Emergency Preparedness in School Districts Today
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This 4 page paper uses Clarke's Mission Improbable to examine the problems in school security. Various issues are examined. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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A Literature-Based Approach To Multicultural Education
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A 6 page paper. This paper provides and overview and critique of a specific journal article by Elaine Mindich Bieger entitled: Promoting multicultural education through a literature-based approach. An overview of the author's main points is offered, including the four levels to using literature for multicultural education. The writer concludes with remarks about the impossibility of teachers incorporating everything everyone would like them to incorporate into the daily curriculum. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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A Philosophical Position on the Teaching Profession
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This 7 page first person essay provides an example of what a teacher might write concerning his or her own philosophical position on the profession. An essay provided by a student is referenced and used as the basis for the discussion. No bibliography.
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