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Papers On Special Populations & Conditions
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The Role of Teachers in Teaching Students with Eating Disorders
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This 11 page paper considers the role of teachers in enhancing cognitive, social, emotional and physical aspects of students with eating
disorders. This paper outlines the implications for teaching students with eating disorders, with a concentration on the role of teachers in
the educational model. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHeatdis.wps
Assessments in Special Education
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One of the most challenging aspects of addressing student needs in Special Education is the process of student assessment to determine eligibility for services by Special educators and extended support personnel, to determine the student-oriented educational process that will be incorporated into a child's individual education plan (IEP), and to reflect gains, improvements and specific areas of concern for the child with a Special Education designation. This 3 page paper considers the scope of assessment and planning for children with disabilities, and determines the need for ethical use of assessment techniques. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Specass.wps
Texas Assessment of Academic Skills
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A 6 page paper discussing the successful usage of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. Topics include the assessment of proper strategies, which involves the commitment and involvement of the teachers, the understanding level of the students, as well as the notion of confidence in the strategy developed in relationship to the students success rate. Texas's students have been improving dramatically over the past few years, as a direct result of the assessment test, as well as proper strategies which are implemented prior to the taking of the test. Essentially, the success rate of the assessment test is a direct result of proper preparation which is directly related to strategy. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Taas.wps
"Childcare City" - A Business Proposal
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(7 pp) Although this is a fictitious childcare
proposal, it is a given fact that the American
family spends on an average, of about seven
percent of its annual income on childcare. It is
projected that "Childcare City" would be located
in the Chicago area; yet it is also well known that
as in most major cities in the United States,
there is a relatively wide financial spread,
therefore much of this organizational data has been
gleaned from other parts of the country with the
idea that an average will therefore be established.
Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BBchlcty.doc
"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 nonmetropolitan 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.
Filename: BBcrackT.doc
"Hunger Of Memory : The Education Of Richard Rodriguez"
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3 pages in length. Richard Rodriguez's Hunger of Memory speaks to the inherent challenge of ethnic survival within America's culturally-defiant society. The author's primary recollection of how he obtained his stellar education is that it had to be reached by means of significant compromise: Rodriguez all but shunned his Mexican heritage to earn the economic and social status he ultimately achieved. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCRichRodr.rtf
"Savage Inequalities" by Jonathon Kozol
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A 6 page paper which presents a basic book
report, discussing each chapter briefly. The paper also discusses the sociological
theoretical perspective presented in the book, and a personal reaction to the book. No
additional sources cited.
Filename: RAkozolsvg.wps
"The Water is Wide" : A Review of the Novel by Pat Conroy
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A 5 page review of "The Water is Wide", a novel chronicling the experiences of writer and educator Pat Conroy in 1969 on the near deserted island of Yamacraw off the South Carolina coast. Relates Conroy's trials, tribulations, and successes when charged with educating a largely illiterate group of student consisting of black fifth graders and older students. Recounts his innovative methods and perseverance which serve as an example to educators of the fact that one man can make a difference. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPwatrWd.wps
"Theological Perspectives on Christian Formation"
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A 10 page paper which
summarizes the book "Theological Perspectives on Christian Formation" edited by Jeff
Astley, Leslie Francis, and Colin Crowder. The paper also examines why Christian
education is of such importance. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAchrsed.wps
