Extraordinary Minds (1997) - Howard Gardner
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(5 pp) In Extraordinary Minds (1997),Gardner poses an important question: Is there a set of traits shared by all truly great achievers - even those we might think of as extraordinary - no matter their field or the time period within which they did their important work? In an attempt to answer this question, Gardner first examines how most of us mature into more or less competent adults. He then examines closely four persons who lived unquestionably extraordinary lives - Mozart, Freud, Woolf, and Gandhi - using each as an example of a different kind of extraordinariness Bibliography lists 1 sources.
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Factors for Consideration in Adult Education
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A 6 page discussion of several of the factors which must considered when designing adult education programs. The author of this paper defines "adult" and delineates the importance of maturity in learning. An emphasis is placed on the importance of small group instruction. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Factors Impacting Learning
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A 5 page paper that looks at some of the numerous variables that affect learning processes. The emphasis is on physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of the student. Theorists mentioned include: Freud; Piaget; Vygotsky and Erikson. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Factors Influencing the High Drop-out Rate Among Hispanics
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Examines the high school drop-out rate found among Hispanics. Provides statistics comparing Hispanics with other minorities and mainstream White America and outlines the historical and sociocultural reasons behind those rates. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Families of Young Children and Schools: Social Issues Today
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A 6 page paper which discusses some of the social issues affecting families of young children and schools. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Family Life Education in Elementary School
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A 3 page position paper that defends the role of family life education at the elementary school level, arguing that open and honest answers to all student questions concerning sexual matters serve to protect children from peer and media sexual pressure. While parents would like to protect their children from sexual messages until a later age, the truth is that children are bombarded with sexual images from television, billboards, movies and other media. Research shows that between sixth grade and junior high school, students' intentions to become sexually active increase (Price, et al, 2003). Therefore, the upper elementary grades provide an ideal time to provide a positive influence on sexual behavior by providing honest answers to sexual issues. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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FATHER/MALE INVOLVEMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS
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This 7 page paper discusses and outlines the need for father/male relationships in early childhood education programs. Examples of successful programs offered. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Fire Prevention and Public Education
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In a paper consisting of five pages the changes involving public education with regard to fire prevention are discussed with the emphasis on home and school safety. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
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Five Models of Staff Development and the Culture of Teachers
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This 8 page report discusses issues related to staff development and the fact that whether it is in terms of motivation, skills training, or career enhancement is a formidable task for any supervisor or management team that takes it on. When tit is applied in the realm of education, it is particularly challenging. Based on Sparks and Louks-Horsley’s 1989 work “Five Models of Staff Development,” the report considers the ways in which teachers approach and react to training and development changes in their unique realm of classroom and school. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Fixing Failing Urban Schools
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This 7 page paper focuses on solutions to underperforming inner city schools. Language is given a great deal of attention. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Frames of Mind
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An 8 page paper which presents an overview of Howard Gardner's book, "Frames of Mind" and then illustrates five strengths and five weaknesses within the book. No additional sources cited.
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Framework for a Code of Ethics in Adult Education
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A 14 page contention that a code of ethics, despite considerable skepticism within the field, is a much-needed intervention in adult education. This paper provides the framework within which that code of ethics must be implemented and emphasizes the importance of training and evaluation to insure that it is. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Future Trends in Technology and Education
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This 4 page paper examines the problem of public education and why schools do not incorporate trends. An article by Thornburg is evaluated. This reaction paper also includes the opinions of other authors. This paper argues that public education will likely never change because it is designed to indoctrinate as opposed to educate. The class divide is discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Gender and educational attainment.
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A five page paper which looks at the gender differential in educational attainment, with reference to such issues as peer group influence, family structure and the feminisation of the workforce. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Gender And High School - Review Of Four Articles
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This 4 page paper offers a review of four articles, each of which, in its own way, addresses high school students' search for their own identity. One article focuses on the fact that more girls than boys graduate from high school and this fact is even more prominent in the Latino and black communities. Another discusses the process of preparing for the prom and what girls focus on. The third talks about strategies girls use to be successful in high school and the fourth is an article by a gay high school senior who is the date for female friends who have not been invited to the prom. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Gender Bias in Education
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A 12 page research paper outlining gender bias in schools. The writer describes how factors such as teacher and classroom interaction, gender biased textbooks, and sex segregation result in maintaining gender bias in the education system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Gender Bias in Education
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This 16 page paper provides an overview of the issue of gender bias in education. This paper considers the reasons for variations in assessments of performance relative to gender. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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