Applying Popper to Educational Research
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A 5 page paper applying Karl Popper’s approach to the scientific method to educational research. There is a wealth of research in education, much of it virtually worthless. For decades, it seemed that researchers turned to qualitative methods only when they could not fit hypotheses into quantitative approaches, and qualitative studies frequently were not designed well with reference to validity and reliability. The result was that method purists often regarded qualitative educational research as less than “real” science. Today’s educational research is designed much better than in the past. It still could benefit from the application of Karl Popper’s approach to the scientific method, however, which approaches validity and theory verification from a different perspective. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: KSeduResPop.rtf

Are Gangs Created by a Need for Affiliation?
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A 7 page paper which examines if gangs are created because of affiliation and belonging. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAgangs.rtf

Argument for Child Labor
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A 3 page paper which argues for child labor. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAchy.rtf

Arguments For And Against English Only Laws In The United States
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4 pages in length. The debate over whether English-only laws will actually help or hinder the issues of social and cultural determinism is one that has both sides in an uproar. A number of recent events and protests have made it clear that there exists a distinct dividing line with regard to the inherent benefits of a bilingual American society. Not only is this concept a hot potato within the ethnic community, but it has also served to touch upon a raw nerve with the general public, as well. No bibliography.
Filename: TLCEngOn.rtf

Arguments For and Against Social Welfare Policies
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This 5 page paper evaluates policies on social welfare programs from two points of view. Mead's views are juxtaposed with Piven and Cloward's. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA146soc.rtf

Arranged Marriages in India vs. Free Choice Marriages in Western Civilization
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An 11 page paper which discusses and analyzes arranged marriages in India with free choice marriages in Western civilization. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAmarrg.rtf

Article critique/Analysis of Teen Birth Rates
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A 5 page article analysis that summarizes and critiques a research study conducted by Gold, et al (2001) entitled "Ecological analysis of teen birth rates: association with community income and income inequality." The writer summarizes the researchers' perspective, methodology, results and analysis and agrees with this research team that while sexual activity is the result of individual behaviors, this data implies that there are also social inequalities that may contribute significantly to the differences between regions. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khgoldel.rtf

Article Review/Sex, Drug Behavior
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A 3 page article review that summarizes a study performed by Bell, Ompad and Sherman (2006), which investigated the drug and sexual risk behavior of women who have sex with women. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: khwsw.rtf

Article Review: Depression And Delinquency
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A 5 page paper that reports and discusses an article: Adolescent Girls: The Role of Depression in the Development of Delinquency by Obeidallah and Earls. The essay reports some background regarding the research, methodology, sample size, and conclusions. The essay also comments on the research design itself. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PGadgdp.RTF

Assertive Community Treatment for the Mentally Ill
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This 6 page paper looks at the techniques of persuasion and coercion in the context of helping the mentally ill. The concepts are discussed in depth and ethical considerations are a primary focus. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA125ill.rtf

Assessing a Health Needs Assessment
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This 8 page paper assesses a research paper called A Health Needs Assessment of Black and Minority Ethnic Children’s Needs, which was conducted in the Leeds area in the UK. The paper is in three parts. The first part looks to determine if the report make use of information from primary health care sources and how this be improved. The second part of the paper considers the way the report is written and if it follows a logical pattern and the last part of the paper considers the role health assets could play in the research. The bibliography cites 12 sources.
Filename: TEleedshna.rtf

Assessment (Case Study of a Homeless Man)
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This 9 page paper provides an assessment of a 51 year old homeless man who has been a drug addict from an early age. Although no names are used to protect the identity of the client, this evaluation is based on an actual case study submitted by a student. No bibliography.
Filename: SA344hom.rtf

Assessment of Data in Relation to the Message of Bowling Alone
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A 7 page paper discussing Robert Putnam's book evaluating America's diminished attention to maintenance of social capital. We have become a nation of loners, of busy people who jealously guard the little "down time" we do have. The paper compares data collected in national surveys in 1974 and 1994 indicating that the decline is still increasing, and explores several options as to why that is so. Includes 2 charts. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSbowling.wps

Asylum issues in the UK
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A seven page paper which considers the policy frameworks and processes in the UK with reference to asylum seekers and refugees, in terms of the ideological constraints which underpin them and the current initiatives extant in the EU with regard to asylum policy. Bibliography lists 7 sources
Filename: JLasyl.rtf

Attitudes to death
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A paper which looks at changing attitudes towards death and dying, and the way in which the concept of death is divorced from everyday life whilst it constitutes a primary focus of media entertainment. Bibliography lists 7 sources
Filename: JL2death.rtf

Attitudes Toward Aging
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This 12 page paper examines ethnic differences in respect to attitudes about aging. Various issues are explored including death and dying and how retirement is embraced. A questionnaire is included. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: SA504age.rtf

Attitudinal Variations Among Marijuana-Users and Non-Users
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This 14 page paper provides a hypothetical research study using a sample of 100 high school students. The inquiry has to do with whether or not drug users have different social attitudes. Results of the study are evaluated. A section on general methodology is included. The introduction contains a review of literature on the subject. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: SA416pot.rtf