Early Childhood Education And The Theory Of Kindergarten
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A 4 page paper that discusses the initiation of kindergarten by Friedrich Froebel. Froebel's philosophies and premises are explained. The adoption of kindergarten in the U.S. is also discussed. The essay then turns to early childhood education and presents the first attempts with this concept in the early 1800s. The next serious movement towards early childhood education was the Head Start program, which began in the 1960s. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Early Psychological Studies of Special Needs Children: The Mandate for Special Resources in the Public School Setting
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This 6 page paper provides an overview of psychological studies and experiments during the 1950s and 1960s that were conducted on learners with special needs, which determined the mandate for resources, including elevators, pools, special equipment and services. This paper evaluates the literature that determined the focus on mainstreaming and suggested that benefits could be derived from providing effective services for special needs students in the public school setting. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Ebonics: An Ineffective and Inappropriate Form of Multicultural Communication
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A 7 page discussion of ebonics, a term coined by linguist Robert L. Williams in 1975 by combining the words ebony and phonics. Ebonics has invoked considerable controversy in the last few years, in fact it has resulted in widespread laughter and satire. It is also a phenomenon which has torn our nation apart both along black and white lines of demarcation and also within the black community itself. Concludes that while ebonics might be a valued intercultural form of communication it is both inappropriate and counterproductive in use in mainstream America. Includes a one page Roman numeral outline. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Ebonics: Against Teaching It In School
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6 pages in length. Ebonics, which is a word combined from "ebony" (black) and "phonics" (sounds), has been labeled a genetically based language whose roots reach back to Africa. The controversy remains an issue with deep-seated racial implications: is there a place for Ebonics in today's society, and if not, are those who refuse to recognize it as a true language guilty of racism? Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Economic and Labor Responsibilities in Children in Rural Farm Families and Urban Working Class Children: Analysis of Articles by Parr, Sutherland and Bullen
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This is a 10 page paper discussing economic and labor responsibilities in children in rural farm families and urban working class children. Joy Parr’s chapter “Apprentice or Adopted” (1994) and Neil Sutherland’s chapter “The Working Lives of Modern Pioneers” (1997) tell of the work ethics, expectations, patriarchal control, family economic status, and gender role development in rural households and communities. Parr addresses the enterprising structure of families on farms which in addition to their gendered-role structure in which all members of families must contribute to the maintenance of the farm, also takes into account the position of immigrant children apprentices. While many farm children are unable to attend schools because of obligations on the farm, this is further diminished in regards to the immigrant children who have fewer educational opportunities than farm children. Sutherland’s work further argues the opportunities which are missed by rural children who are not always able to go to school because of work obligations on the farm. He argues that urban children, who do not have these same obligations, are therefore offered more educational opportunities and subsequent professional opportunities. John Bullen in his article “Hidden Workers: Child Labour and the Family Economy in Late Nineteenth-Century Urban Ontario” (1992) takes this argument one step further. While agreeing that rural children are at a disadvantage because of their labor obligations, so too are urban working class children who also live within family structures where every family member must contribute either in labor or wages in order to sustain the family lifestyle. In all cases, middle and upper class children who do not have the same labor obligations are given more educational, professional and social mobility opportunities in their stead. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Education And Leadership
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7 pages in length. The writer discusses choices and problems as they relate to the notion of educational leadership. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Education and Socioeconomic Background: A Research Proposal
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A 6 page research proposal designed to assess the effect of such factors as culture, economics, and family structure on educational achievement. Provides an extensive review of the literature and suggest a research project which couples the results of nationally standardized tests with questionnaires designed to identify students culture, economics, and family structure. Concludes that student achievement can be influenced in a number of ways. Positive outcomes of socioeconomic factors are often overridden by negative factors. Poor educational attainment is all too often the outcome. Even negative socio-culturally determined factors such as family structure and financial situation, however, can feasibly be overridden by an effectively designed educational program. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Education and the Severely Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents
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70 pages in length. Graduate level research / Model Thesis. The Researcher's Personal Perspectives On And Basis Of Her Personal Interest in Working With Seriously Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents. Includes case studies and diagnostic evaluation. Bibliography lists more than 50 cited sources.
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Education on the Oregon Trail
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This 3 page paper looks at education in the middle of the nineteenth century. The neglect of education on the Oregon Trail is the focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Educational Journal Entries
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A 9 page paper discussing 3 topics for educational students' journals and a suggested activity for each. Topics include making conferences more effective; inclusion and multiculturalism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Educational Progress for Dominicans Living in New York:
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5 pages in length. This informative paper looks at the last forty years of Dominicans living in New York and the educational progress or lack thereof that they have experienced. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Effects Of Learning Disabilities
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This 6 page paper discusses learning disabilities, the categories of learning disabilities, and the emotional and psychological effects of learning disabilities on the child and the family. The writer also provides a list of things that can be done to help the child and the family. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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