Las Vegas: Risk Factors For K-12 Students
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A 10 page paper that investigates the risk factors for students in the Clark County School District and in Las Vegas itself. Demographically, the county and city have been changing over the last several years. The school population has increased by about 36 percent in the last few years and Hispanics make up the greatest increase in the minority population. Forty percent of all students in Clark County are below the poverty level. Some of the risk factors identified and discussed are poverty, lack of English fluency, huge growth in the population, shrinking budgets, different family structures and juvenile crime rate. Demographic data are included. Data pertaining to the school district are reported. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Latino Students: Bound By Societal And Cultural Determinism
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9 pages in length. Latino students in the South Central Los Angeles face a constant uphill battle when it comes to obtaining the same degree of education as their Caucasian counterparts. The fact that they are forced to assimilate into a cultural existence so different from their own is enough of a challenge; however, the mounting pressure of other circumstances -- including the absence of multilingual programs on the school curricula, teacher apathy, a general lack of educational diversity and the presence of cultural and social influences -- only increases the pressure these students already experience on a daily basis. The writer discusses how Latino students in the South Central Los Angeles are bound by societal and cultural determinism when it comes to their education. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Law and School Uniforms
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A 7 page research paper that examines both sides of the debate going on concerning the implementation of mandatory school uniforms in public school. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Leadership In Education
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This 5 page paper discusses leadership in education. The research focusing on educational leadership is plentiful, yet, despite the volumes, leadership remains an elusive concept. This essay reviews some of the literature and what is said about the characteristics and theories of leadership in educational settings. Sizer's essential schools concept is mentioned as is stewardship leadership. A list of commonalities among leaders is provided as are other comments. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Leadership On College Campuses
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This 5 page paper provides a tutorial on reviewing two articles with two secondary articles focused on the subject of the role of the College Chancellor. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Leo F Buscaglia/Living, Loving & Learning
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A 5 page book review that offers the writer/tutor's personal reaction to the text. Leo F. Buscaglia's Living, Loving, & Learning (1982) is a life-affirming book that deals with education and teaching, but also simply deals with how to approach life. Dr. Buscaglia stresses loving as a means to living a full life and being a better teacher. He even teaches a course in loving. His book is a hodge-podge of autobiographical material, observations of students, observations on teaching, and instruction on how to cultivate a loving perspective that aids the reader in making the most out of life. No additional sources cited.
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Liberal Arts -- What Constitutes An Education
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A 5 page essay on whether or not students should be required to take core courses in the liberal arts which do not directly apply to their majors. The writer argues in favor of a 'liberal education' and that these courses provide the essence of what it means to be educated by broadening the student's understanding of their own culture and the world in general.
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Literature Review (Education)
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This 23 page paper provides a literature review of topics related to education. The paper is divided into sections. One section focuses on IQ, and another queries whether or not there is something wrong with American schools and reviews various institutional realities from tracking to teacher composition to boredom. There are six sections in all and each contains a summary. More than 30 sources, including a variety of types, are used. No bibliography.
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Losing Sovereignty in Education
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A 5 page paper which examines the essay "The Achievement of Desire" by Richard Rodriguez, using the work "The Loss of the Creature" by Walker Percy, as it relates to the loss of sovereignty in education. No additional sources cited.
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Magnet Schools
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A 10 page research paper describing magnet schools and discussing the issues surrounding them. Topics of discussion including whether magnet schools truly benefit the children who attend them and whether they contribute to segregation and discrimination. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Making a Difference: Effecting Academic Achievement Through a Sense of Community and Recognition of Cultural Diversity
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An 8 page discussion of one principal’s plans to intercede in the downward spiral of academic failure which is confronting the students of her elementary school. The key to her plan is emphasizing a sense of community at the elementary school and modifying teaching methods to take into account the cultural variability which exists there. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Managing Employee Resistance To Change
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A 28 page paper. Change is a natural part of life, it is a natural process but when change is proposed in the workplace, employees are very often very resistant to the proposal. This essay offers introductory comments about change, which is followed by a discussion of the types or levels of change that might be made. The writer then comprehensively explains and discusses resistance to change and the reasons for resistance, such as fear of loss and fear of the unknown. The next section comments on what else can go wrong in the change process, followed by approaches and methods for overcoming resistance, such as Lewin's equalizing forces, Rogers and Scott's diffusion model and Preston's Organizational Aikido model. In the last section, the writer comments on making changes in education. Numerous experts and theorists are cited. Bibliography lists 31 sources.
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