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High School English Students and the Benefits of Portfolio Writing

In eight pages this paper examines how high school English pupils can benefit from portfolio writing. Eleven sources are cited in...

A Grade-School Lesson Plan

This paper provides a lesson plan for grade-school students and covers topics, methods, activities, objectives. This three page p...

Advantage Learning Systems' Accelerated Reading Program

In this paper consisting of six pages a study of this program's effects is proposed as it relates to middle school students' readi...

Middle School Level Reading Programs and Educational Model Improvements

In twelve pages this paper examines middle school level reading programming problems in a study outline that focuses upon improvin...

Educational Philosophy of John Dewey

This paper consisting of six pages considers the influence John Dewey continues to exert on the system of public schools and on th...

Going to Law School by Harry Castleman and Christopher Niewoehner

In five pages this report reviews the book's first few chapters in order to examine what valuable personality characteristics a la...

Latino Students of California and Changes in Population

is passed down from generation to generation, invariably perpetuating the academic discord that exists within Californias educatio...

America's Schoolchildren and Jonathan Kozol's Savage Inequalities

In five pages this paper discusses the argument the author makes within the context of inequities in U.S. public school funding. ...

School Policy Development

This paper consists of six pages and explores the appropriate primary school policy development regarding support relationships an...

School Guidance Counseling and Puppetry

How school guidance counselors can effective use hand puppets in young child communications is described in ten pages. Nine sourc...

High School Alternatives

In an analysis comprised of nine pages the Newark New Jersey's 'Cities in School' program is discussed with the 'Burger King' acad...

Student Achievement Enhancement and the Role of School Principals

In nine pages this paper examines the Bakersfield City School District in a consideration of how the effective leadership by the p...

Dropouts Among Gifted and At Risk Students

In six pages it is argued that students who are gifted, at risk are more likely to quit school than their peers who are not gifted...

Causal Factors of School Dropout Rates

In seven pages this study provides a literature review on school rates of dropout and how to predict and determine causal factors....

Programs to Prevent School Dropouts

In twenty four pages this paper examines programs designed to prevent dropping out of school with the importance of self esteem co...

Public School Violence and Interviewing Techniques

In eleven pages this research paper considers how alternative approaches and interviewing failures have reduced the incidences of ...

School Violence

In ten pages this research paper examines US schools and the increasing incidences of violence in a consideration of causes and ef...

Can Anything Be Done About School Violence?

school systems. One study conducted by the University of Michigan reports that nine percent of eighth graders carry a weapon to s...

Reggio Emilia and the Zone of Proximal Development of Lev Vygotsky

and educational focus as a whole. II. Vygotsky Vygotsky suggests that learning is based within the zone of proximal developme...

Education and Gender Prejudice

In twelve pages schools are discussed in terms of how gender prejudiced is evidenced in sex segregation, textbooks, and teacher cl...

Do Schools Have a Gender Gap?

In twenty five pages this research paper examines schools in a literature review and survey pertaining to the issue of gender ineq...

Elementary School and DISTAR Reading Program

DISTAR reading program is being used more widely all the time" (Hone, 1994, p. PG). First introduced in the 1960s, DISTAR -- whic...

Elementary Education and the Position of Social Studies

the development of the National Council for Social Studies, the focus on interdepartmental programs that create more effective bas...

Early Education and Music's Importance

In eight pages this paper discusses the curriculum and classroom significance of music education despite inadequate funding and la...

Children's Intelligence Testing That is School Based

In ten pages this paper discusses intelligence testing that is school based. Nine sources are cited in the bibliography....

Uses of Standardized Testing in Education

In four pages this research paper examines standardized testing and its uses and considers studies which suggest that a new curric...

A School Violence Sociological Perspective

In this paper consisting of eight pages the reasons for school violence are explored sociologically and contends that child devian...

Inner City Schools and Survival

In seven pages this paper examines issues such as drugs and gangs that are plaguing urban schools in terms of various research s...

High School Pupils and Contraceptives

In five pages the state of Illinois is discussed in a consideration of high school contraceptives distribution supported with the ...

HIV and AIDS School Based Intervention Programs Evaluation

In six pages this research paper evaluates school based intervention programs that warn students about HIV and AIDS risks with pro...