Effectiveness of Sex Education in Teen HIV Prevention
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A 14 page research paper that offers a research study proposal. The hypothesis for the proposed study is that a sex education program that significantly affects the attitudes and norms of participant adolescents and creates positive cognition toward abstinence and delayed sexual behavior can be termed to be effective, as this result can logically be assumed to have a positive effect on the incidence of HIV among adolescents/young adults. The proposal outlines the parameters of the problem and provides background information on the issues, which states the purpose of the proposed study. A literature review provides context, as it summarizes previous research on this topic. The proposed methodology, data collection and analysis are then summarized. Samples of a parental/guardian consent form and a participant asset form are also included. The proposal also includes a 1 page abstract. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Effects of Fixing Exchange Rates
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A 3 page paper discussing the likely effects of a developing South American nation establishing fixed exchange rates. With much of the world clamoring for increased free trade, there remains a debate over just how beneficial free trade really is. Protectionism is far less acceptable now than in the past, but there are indications that it would like to return if those fully opposed do not persist in resisting it. An alternative has been to suggest that national economies can be stabilized by imposing a fixed exchange rate, but freely-floating currency is seen as being the desirable condition. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Effects Of High-Stakes Tests
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This 46 page paper presents a hypothetical research study that investigates the effects of high-stakes standardized norm-referenced tests on fourth grade students and teachers. Standardized norm-referenced tests have been an issue of great controversy for many years. The implementation of standards and high-stakes testing has only fueled that controversy. While the purpose of high-stakes testing may be laudable, the results are not. More and more studies report the harmful effects of these testing programs on both students and teachers. Good teachers have had to change the focus of instruction as well as their teaching practices to meet the demands of these testing programs. The pressure is profound teachers, students and administrators. This essay provides a comprehensive overview of high-stakes testing. As a hypothetical research study, the paper includes an introduction, definitions, purpose of study, problem statement, hypotheses, extensive literature review, methodology of the study, discussion and conclusion. The 'subjects' are 4th grade students and teachers in New York. Statistical data are included throughout the paper. Bibliography lists 18 sources. PGhistk.rtf
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Effects Of Twenty-Five Year Retirement On Public Education
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8 pages in length. The effect of twenty-five year retirement upon public education is wide and varied, both from a monetary point of view as well as from an academic one. Educators and administrators who have endured a quarter century within the educational system reside at both ends of the scale, in that there are those who, after serving twenty five years, are still capable of carrying out quality instruction; others, however, should have been removed from the system even before their first decade. The writer discusses what influence public education experiences regarding retirement at the twenty five year mark. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Emerging Views on School Vouchers and School Choice
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A 20 page paper discussing the steady gains being made in approval of the concept of using tax-funded vouchers for families to place their children in schools of their own choice, even private ones and even religious-based private schools. The goal is to improve true educational outcomes and to provide approaches to education that can work for all students, rather than only some percentage of them. Without the intrusion of crisis, there is little reason to change the status quo in any area, whether that area be business, personal relationships or public school structure. The voucher debate presents that crisis point from which public schools can begin to be truly reformed and lifted out from under the burden of bureaucracy. All can benefit, but none more than our children who deserve the best education we can provide. The current situation is far from the 'best,' a point on which supporters and opponents of vouchers can heartily agree. Bibliography lists 22 sources.
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English as a Second Language Education in Five States
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This 6 page paper looks at legislation and LEP programs in the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia. Laws in each state are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Equal Opportunity Education
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A 4 page paper outlining Equal opportunity and access to education. The writer describes ways proposed by President Clinton to ensure access including charter and magnet schools. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Equal Opportunity Education Case Study
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A 7 page paper about a Pakistani male student who lives in the U.S. The writer discusses his life (via interview), and how this relates to the issue of education and cultural diversity in education and the classroom.
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Equity Issues in a Bilingual Educational Context
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A 3 page research paper that offers a summation of the opinions expressed in educational literature concerning the NCLB. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Erik Erikson / Implications For Infant And Toddler Care-Givers
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This 10 page paper discusses Erikson's theories regarding psycho-social development and play. Like many personality theorists, Erikson believed that the child must progress through these stages in order to develop a healthy personality. Failure to resolve the inherent conflicts in any stage leads to emotional and personality problems at a later time. Play, being the infant and toddler's primary activity is also critical to the development of the individual's personality. Different kinds of play are explained. Finally, the implications of these theories for care-givers (or parents) are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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EVIDENCE AND CAUSES OF GRADE INFLATION
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This 8-page paper discusses the concept of grade inflation, whether it is happening or simply hyped up. The paper is AP style, with a literature review. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Extracurricular Activity's Link to Academic Performance
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A 15 page research proposal for conducting a study into the relative value of extracurricular programs in public schools. In these days of ever-tightening budgets and ongoing criticism of the academic records of public schools, the tendency to cut funding for extracurricular activities is stronger than ever. Traditionally, this has been the area of public school funding that has been first in the line of targets for reducing. The argument is that US students perform far below those of other developed nations, and that US schools need to put more emphasis on academics than on associated activities. Other studies find positive correlation between participation in extracurricular activities and increased academic performance, and this one seeks to determine whether such a link truly does exist. Includes one chart. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Faculty & Principals on Leadership
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A 4 page research paper that examines several articles and studies from current literature regarding how teachers and principals view the topic of school leadership. The writer particularly emphasizes the benefits that this literature suggests can come from educational programs for teachers regarding this subject. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Faculty & Staff / Attitudinal Variations In Education
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This 25 page paper reviews a variety of articles all relevant to any thesis concerning attitudes of academia. Addressed are issues of salary, workload and academic standards. The review also considers shared governance, tenure, promotion as well as the impact of technology and distance learning. Academic advising services as well as faculty perceptions concerning student behavior and safety are noted. Also included is information from the Carnegie Foundation, an organization that conducts surveys periodically to support ongoing research on various issues in education. Bibliography lists 50 sources.
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Finding Forrester: Education and the Arts
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A 4 page paper which examines education and the arts in the film Finding Forrester. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
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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 Schools
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This 5 page paper evaluates the problems of failing schools and what to do about them. The Cleveland school system is used as a system that is failing and New York City is looked to as a system where progress is being made. What can Cleveland learn from New York? Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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