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Development of an Original Observational Instrument for Classroom Use

of facts, they should help the students understand the subject, and in doing they aid the students cognitive processes, not only t...

Social Issues, Parental and Peer Influences

In nine pages this paper examines such issues as delinquency, dieting, alcohol, drugs, and sex in a consideration of peer and pare...

Education Attainment and Gender

2002). The way in which the curriculum is delivered under the current system focuses heavily...

Program to Prevent Violence in Schools

Childrens Defense Fund places gunfire as "the second-leading cause of death among Americans ages 10-19" (Anonymous, 1996, p. PG). ...

Gender Roles and Theme in 'A Jury of Her Peers' by Susan Glaspell and 'The Lottery' by Shirley Jackson

contemporary society. "People began to look around to see the Hutchinsons. Bill Hutchinson was standing quiet, staring down at t...

Personal Political Perspectives

original American colonies. In that case a federal system would undoubtedly be best and should be patterned after United States,...

Social Interaction and Visual Impairment

or guilt, or they may find the child unresponsive. The child cannot discern visual cues, such as gestures, facial expressions, and...

Canada, Victimization, and Juvenile Delinquency

reported a higher level of delinquent behavior than did females. Males in grade nine reported higher levels of delinquency than di...

2 Adolescent Peer Interaction Journal Articles Reviewed

most part, peer groups are formed out of a similarity in interests and personality behavior. This clearly explains the reasons wh...

Differences Between Girls and Boys

and often the meaning. Without realizing it, parents verbally address their male children differently than they do their fe...

Identity and Adolescent Development

In this paper consisting of ten pages the importance of developing an identity during adolescence and the influences of peers as w...

Adolescent Development and the Influence of Peers and Family

sibling density were the most influential in determining the amount of intimate time males spent with others. The structure of the...

Adolescent Biopsychosocial Development

In a paper consisting of seven pages early adolescent development is considered in terms of biopsychosocial considerations with ch...

Thomas Pynchon's V. and Gender Issues

Pynchon's first novel is addressed in the context of this well written paper. This author treated characterization for the women q...

Children's Socialization Development

In a paper consisting of 20 pages children's socialization development is considered in a discussion of various theories from thos...

Pediatric Asthma and Interventions of Public Health Peer Education

In fifteen pages this paper features the results of a Chicago case study regarding the importance of peer education for families o...

Usefulness of Employment Performance Evaluations

In ten pages this paper examines the various types of constructive employment performance evaluations including 360 degree, peer b...

Literature Review on Peer Coaching

In eleven pages peer coaching as a way of developing teaching skills is analyzed in a literature review in which 1 article is the ...

Montessori and Vygotsky: current applications.

the main query as to how students learn, Vygotsky explored how students construct meaning (Jaramillo, 1996; p. 133). Vygots...

Teachers' Perspectives on School Violence

In 7 pages this paper discusses U.S. schools and dealing with growing violence with zero tolerance policies and peer counseling am...

Contemporary Work Ethics, Managers, Employees, and Peers

In five pages this paper examines the workplace changes that have occurred in recent years and discusses the impact upon work ethi...

At Risk Students and the Support of Peer Tutoring Groups

In nine pages this paper discusses how peer tutoring groups can provide support to at risk students at any age with program benefi...

Short Stories and Rounded Character Building

The ways in which rounded characters are constructed within short stories are considered in a six page examination of Guy de Maupa...

Two Child Development Cases

In seven pages this research paper analyzes the lack of theory that would provide greater understanding in cases involving peer an...

Peer Groups

and thus feels isolated and unwanted, the popular youth revels in the notoriety of being one of the "in" crowd. Incidents t...

Behavior Disorders and Peers Journal Article Reviewed

In three pages this paper reviews a journal article on a study regarding peers and behavioral problems. There is included a compl...

Peer Influence Journal Article Reviewed

In seven pages the article 'The Influence of Delinquent Peers What they think or what they do' that appeared in a 1994 issue of ...

Theories of Cultural Deviance

Juvenile delinquency is considered in twelve pages within the context of the Theory of Differential Association by Sutherland and ...

Learning Abilities and the Impact of Variables

In eight pages this research paper assesses the impacts of motivation, locus of control, influence of peers, socialization, achiev...

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...