Integration After Brown v. Board Of Ed
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The Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) decision is highlighted in this 8 page paper that looks at school segregation. Several cases, such as Missouri vs. Jenkins (1990), which have served to demonstrate a reversal of the original order, are included. The paper concludes that despite the problems with Brown, which are also noted, integration is sorely needed in a society that is still racially divided. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Afterbrn.rtf

Interpretation of Readings on Culture, Language
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A 5 page research paper that presents the main points of some readings on culture, language and education and then offers brief conclusions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khirc.rtf

Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium Standards
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This 10 page paper begins by discussing how leadership has changed and some of the reasons for those changes. It then discusses standards for educational standards. The ISLLC standards for educational leaders are reported and discussed. The paper ends with a student-provided scenario and the beginning plan for the new principal. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PGisllc.RTF

Is a Test a Good Test?
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of this issue. When educational administrators are presented with testing options, the promotion of these tests focuses on the benefits for administrators and educators. Many standardized testing options are promoted to create continuity in educational assessments and define specific ways to shape educational directives within the school environment. For example, tests can be used to inform educational planning, curriculum development and assessment applications. As a result, a good test can be beneficial to the educational environment, while poor quality testing materials can have an equally significant negative impact. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MHEdTes3.rtf

Is Affirmative Action Constitutional?
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6 pages in length. The real life application of affirmative action is anything but what it was originally designed to address. Double standards are prevalent throughout educational institutions as minority groups have been instrumental in taking advantage of a system that was supposed to offset racial discrimination, not make it worse from the other direction. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCAfAct.rtf

Issues and Cases in Educational Law
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of this issue. The case of Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier (484 US 260) was heard by the United States Supreme Court in October of 1987 and decided on January 13, 1988. The case determined specific limitations that could be imposed by school districts on the publications produced in schools, including school newspapers, without violating students rights to freedom of speech under the First Amendment of the Constitution. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHEdLawC.rtf

Issues In Being A School Principal
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A 6 page paper that examines specific issues and topics as they pertain to the tasks and leadership style of a school principal. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khisssp.rtf

Issues in Georgia Education: School Prayer and Vouchers
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A 3 page discussion of the appropriateness of prayer in Georgia’s schools. The introduction of school vouchers will undoubtedly complicate this issue even more. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPedgaprayervouchers.rtf

Issues in School Mgmt.
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A 4 page research paper that consists of 3 short papers. The first is on site management and school autonomy (1 page); the second is on multicultural education (1 page), and the finally topic pertains to competencie3s needed in the principal's leadership role (2 pages). Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khisscmg.rtf

Issues in Staff Development
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A 4 page research paper that consists of 3 small papers on staff development issues, which are the effectiveness of the inquiry model of staff development (1 page); discrepancies between principal's stated beliefs about novice teachers and their own behavior (1 page) and discussion of four propositions on the principal's role toward novice teachers (2 pages). Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khstiss.rtf

Job Satisfaction of Assistant Principals in Schools
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This 15 page paper provides an overview of this issue. Job satisfaction is an imperative part of retaining highly qualified employees. Educational institutions, including public school districts, have recognized the need to assess job satisfaction in correlation with job performance and relative to their capacity to retain their professional staff. Employee satisfaction, though, is a complex issue. A number of different types of human resource management systems have been put into place in an effort to improve employee satisfaction, especially among administrative employees, including shorter work days, shorter work weeks, and improvements in compensation packages, clearer job descriptions and increasing use of team approaches. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MHEdSat.rtf

John Dewey and James Banks On Education
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This 4 page paper compares and contrasts these two theorists' ideas in the realm of education. Dewey's concepts are related to creativity and freedom in education whereas Banks is concerned with multiculturalism. No bibliography.
Filename: SA311Dew.rtf

John I. Goodlad's "What Schools Are For"
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4 pages in length. Wholly dissatisfied with the manner by which contemporary academics prepare children for the challenges of living in a democratic society, John I. Goodlad contends that the school system has all but failed in its objective. His "What Schools Are For" describes in great detail, infused with the author's obvious anger, how the fundamental purpose of education has completely fallen by the wayside when otherwise failing students are being pushed through the system because of pressure, apathy or both. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCskool.rtf

Kant's Ideas on Education
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This 3 page paper takes a look at the modern educational system and Kant's ideas on education. Kant's ideas are used as a springboard for discussion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA521edu.rtf

Kincheloe/Critical Pedagogy Primer
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A 5 page book review. Joe Kincheloe's Critical Pedagogy Primer (2005) is a comprehensive, intelligent overview of a theoretical approach to teaching that is vital in the context of the current socio-economic-political environment. Critical pedagogy, as Kincheloe demonstrates, encompasses a long and distinguished history of teaching philosophy but also addresses issues of our time, such as the need for critical, reflective thinkers, not merely students who can regurgitate facts and figures. The writer first offers an overview and summary of the book and then offers analysis. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khkinch.rtf

Kliebard’s “The Struggle for the American Curriculum 1893-1958”
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A 3 page paper which examines Herbert M. Kliebard’s “The Struggle for the American Curriculum 1893-1958” as it involves humanism, developmentalism , social efficiency, and social meliorism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAkleib.rtf

Kozol And Savage Inequalities
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Jonathan Kozol has become the 'Ralph Nader' of education, only his message is centered on the inequalities brought about by disparities in educational opportunities rather than finding the defects of products on the market. This 5 page paper answers a series of questions concerning the book, Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KTsavine.wps