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Academic Performance and the Acculturation of Native Americans

In nine pages this paper examines how Native American educational achievement is affected by cultural barriers. Six sources are c...

Culture and Disadvantage in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Peoples

would usually be lag by approximately two years in terms of numeracy (QS A, 2003). The lower performance level has been attributed...

New Zealand Immigrants and a View of the Muslim Community

now constitute about 1% of the population. The majority (77%) of New Zealand Muslims are overseas-born with the largest proportion...

The Explorers Program as a Preventative Measure in Juvenile Delinquency

This thirty page paper presents an overview of the Explorers Program, a program that allows juveniles to accompany police officers...

Chicano Movement and Culture

In a paper consisting of eleven pages the ways in which the Chicago Movement was responsible for Mexican American community divers...

Community Commitment of Dedham, Massachusetts

In eight pages this Boston suburb's commitment to a community of diversity and public programs is examined. Six sources are cited...

Virtual Team Best Practices

concern for [team members] individual needs and feelings" (Nemiro, 2004; p. 113), and by extension expecting individual team membe...

Culturally Competent Care In Psychiatric Hospitals

Culturally competent care appropriate for a psychiatric hospital is considered a basic and primary component of nursing given the ...

Business Community of Russia

In five pages this paper explores the business community of Russia in a consideration of such topics as ethics, resources, and div...

Educational Human Resources and Diversity Management

part-time students and 40 percent are over the age of 24, with 80 percent commuting to campus (Mellow, Van Slyck and Eynon, 2003)....

Brantlinger's "Dividing Classes: How The Middle Class Negotiates And Justifies School Advantage" - Reflective

This, notes Brantlinger (2003), is precisely the situation that has manifested where academic injustice is concerned, inasmuch as ...

Ethical Issues - Globalization - Cultural Diversity

even of import-export ventures would change the culture of the society in one way or another. The word, globalization, spurs man...

US. Versus Egypt: Role Of Culture And Religion In Education

Correspondingly, there is a battle being waged by parents and educators alike that says a public school education sorely lacks whe...

The Impact of Cultural Diversity in the Hospitality Industry

values and beliefs. These may be seen as isolated within the company, or reflections of the wider general culture of the area or r...

Effective Academic Writing: The Short Essay (Book Review)

and Davis vii). Here, it is assumed that the student has cursory knowledge of English and for example, it would not be appropriate...

Promoting Positive Attitudes in Children Towards Cultural Diversity

to resentment and bigotry. However, these fears can often be countered through education" (Hurwitt). One of the ways in which we ...

A Visit to Philadelphia

almost unimaginable and the exhaust fumes practically overwhelming the uninitiated. There is a constant roar of cars and trucks, ...

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY AND THE IMPACT ON HIGHER EDUCATION

tests, falsifying term papers and so on. Many campuses believe that the honor code is enough to deter academic dishonesty. ...

Four-Blocks Literacy Framework: Literature Review

literate, regardless of which approach is most compatible with their individual learning personalities"...The second basic princip...

Cultural diversity, End-of-Life Issues

rituals of this religion in order to offer quality care. They should know, for instance, that an Orthodox Jew is required to wash ...

International Labour Relations

seen n many other areas, such as in schools or social hierarchies. The level of distance between those with power and those lower ...

Media Representation and Cultural Diversity

An article on African American actress Jada Pinkett is discussed in this tutorial essay of five pages in an exploration of the med...

Comparing "Mother Tongue" And "You're Short, Besides"

the company of literary associates and her readership, her English transforms to what she deems "broken, as if it were damaged and...

Negative Impacts to Cultural Diversity at the Hands of Globalization

ends of the scale in terms of to what degree they have been affected by globalization. Consequently, by examining these cultures ...

Perspectives on Cultural Diversity

In six pages modern U.S. society is considered in this research paper within the context of cultural diversity and the impact of m...

Faculty Tenury and Academic Freedom

In a paper consisting of ten pages faculty tenure and academic freedom as they relate to academic administration is discussed from...

International Media Tool of Radio

free speech is upheld. The propaganda to come from less liberal nations is not widely seen. Yet, does the limitation of speech by ...

Cultural Diversity, Racial Intolerance, and Personal Identity

In six pages this paper examines cultural diversity from the perspectives of racial intolerance and personal identity. Ten source...

Cultural Diversity of the Philippines

In ten pages this paper discusses the long history and cultural diversity that is found in the Philippines. Eight sources are cit...

The Novel and 1999 Film Anna And The King

about the others culture and when each is willing to make compromises for the sake of developing cooperative relationships. The on...