Retention Based on Standardized Testing in Elementary Education: Test Anxiety, Aggression and Resistance
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This 30 page paper provides an overview of the issues related to the use of standardized testing in elementary education to determine grade retention and the implications. This research study asserts that the use of standardized testing, including the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) to determine whether children go on to the next grade can create considerable problems for children who are retained. The use of this standardized testing can result in test anxiety, displays of aggression and resistance to standardized tests, and children that are retained because of these tests suffer considerable from a psychological and psychosocial perspective, and the focus of school psychologists in reducing the impact of standardized tests. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Retention of Students
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8 pages in length. The focus of this paper is the withholding of elementary school students when they fail a grade; covers several articles and looks at some of the studies done on the retention of elementary students. Annotated Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Review of "Not Half, Not Some"
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A 5 page paper reviewing an article appearing in Phi Delta Kappan. Glasser's (1997) article holds much wisdom for today's teachers faced with changes in approaches to education. The wave of multiculturalism in which little learning took place but students came to know each other better has largely passed, thankfully. Cultural issues do need to be taken into account in any class, but the entire focus of instruction does not need to revolve around those issues. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Review of Philip M. Ferguson’s “A place in the family: an historical interpretation of research on parental reactions to having a child with a disability”
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This 5 page report discusses an article published in the Fall, 2002, issue of the Journal of Special Education. In it, Ferguson discusses the ways in which social, cultural, and psychological changes have occurred over the past century in terms of how a family reacts to having a child with a disability in it. Bibliography lists only the primary source.
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Rodriguez and Son
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A 7-page paper discussing the relationship between author Richard Rodriguez and his father, and how that relationship led to the man that he is today. Also discussed is the effect of this relationship on the younger Rodriguez’s ideals and works. Lists 7 sources.
Filename: khrodr.rtf

Savage Inequalities / Children in America's Schools
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This 5 page paper considers the arguments presented by child advocate and social theorists Jonathan Kozol, who asserts that there are disparities in public education based on socio-economic status and race. This paper underscores the importance of Kozol's argument against unequal funding in public education and support his assertions regarding the resolution of this problem. No additional sources cited.
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School & Community Partnerships
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This 20 page paper explores the merging of school and community to effect better public relations and a stronger curriculum. Included in the analysis are the unique role of the Principal and the roles of students as well. The role of government and communities, inclusive of religious and secular organizations, is a part of the discussion. The future of education in terms of community involvement is also addressed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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School And Community Relations
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A 10 page paper. There are two different relationships an effective principle must establish in terms of the school and the community. One is between the school and the general community, or the community at-large, and the other is between the school and the home community, i.e., the parents of students who attend the school. These are described as is the recent reconceptualization of the community as proposed by neoinstitutionalists. Ideas for how an effective principal can involve the communities and thereby establish good relations with them are provided. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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School Dropout Prevention Programs
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A well-written 24 page paper detailing the philosophies and methods of school dropout prevention programs. The writer reveiws several successful programs, and then analyzes the most important approach -- fostering self-esteem. Bibliography cites 26 scholarly sources.
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School Governance
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A 10 page paper that discuses school governance in California. Topics discussed include: school board, elections, term of office, relationships between the school board and the superintendent, accountability, policy manuals and the general operations of a school district. The writer describes the operations in one hypothetical school district, the administrative team, budgeting, ongoing committees, and communication between and among different personnel. In general, this paper is an overview of the management and governance of a school district. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGschgv.rtf

School Leadership And Inclusion
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This 50 page paper is a comprehensive study of the issues of inclusion, ethics, morals and educational leadership. The introduction discusses leadership, educational leadership, the moral dilemmas in leadership and the intersection of various forces. The Rationale and Purpose section is short and comments on why the study should be conducted and the purpose of the study. The literature review has a number of subheadings that include: legislation and regulations that govern special education; the principles underlying IDEA; ethics (justice, care, critique, professionalism); the history of ethics and morals in special education, which also brings the ethic of choice and the ethic of character into the discussion and a discussion of the overrepresentation of certain minority groups identified as special education students; the effects and results of inclusion according to research studies; the roles and responsibilities of school administrators and how they have changed, what is needed to establish an ethical school and an inclusive school; and the final section discusses the moral and educational dilemmas school administrators face. A great deal of data are included. bibliography lists 28 sources.
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School Resource Officer
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8 pages in length. The escalating presence of violence in today's schools has necessitated a unique yet wholly functional approach to counterbalancing this dangerous phenomenon. While some schools employ the limited protection of, for example, metal detection devices, others are utilizing the benefits of School Resource Officers (SROs), who occupy three specific and very important roles pertaining to law enforcement, counseling and teaching. The driving force behind implementing such a program is for law enforcement to have a hands-on involvement in structuring and educating students' perspectives of civilized behavior. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCSchlOff.rtf