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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, Computers, and Test Scores

In eight pages this paper considers how using computers in elementary school classrooms produce benefits including assisting stude...

Urban Setting and Funding of Public Schools

In ten pages this paper examines educational program types used in urban areas and discusses the effects of public school funding ...

Public Education and the Impact of Social Problems

In six pages this paper discusses public education and the hefty price tag that is attached to societal problems in a consideratio...

Schools and Mandatory Uniform Policies

Mandatory uniform policies for schools are assessed in a paper consisting of four pages. Ten sources are cited in the bibliograph...

Hiring Practices and School District Superintendents

In twenty two pages this paper examines superintendent candidate requirements in this consideration of school districts' hiring pr...

Supporting the School Voucher Program

In nine pages school vouchers are supported in this argument that focuses upon established programs in Florida and elsewhere. Eig...

School Libraries and Cultural Diversity

In five pages the importance of school library diversification so that multicultural student needs can be met is discussed. Four ...

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...

The Flemish School and Jane Austen

In a paper of eight pages, the writer looks at Emma, by Jane Austen. The text is compared to the naturalistic techniques employed ...

Status of American Education

of the many areas of education that has suffered due to overburdening public schools (Croddy 30). In a research study that involve...

Gaining Weight for the Young Athlete

nutritious meals per day. Sepe (2006) explains that the meals should be balanced between carbohydrate, protein and fat. He explain...

The Contribution Of Motivation Theories To Understanding Work Place Behavior

the idea that man was motivated economically. The increased efficiency meant that Ford could produce in one day what had previousl...

Classrooms and the Obstacles to Technology Education

programs which are passive in nature, which equate to simple mouse clicks and button pushing did little to enhance the learning pr...

Political Socialization and Its Major Agents

mass media, school and peers are "major agents of political socialization." Family Lundblad (2004) describes two of her "de...

District Professional Development Plans

the teachers themselves to assess the plan. As this suggests, the plan is accessible to the teachers in this district and open to ...

Article Review on School Restructuring Concepts

is good, but that there is not one particular solution to the problem. In some way, this is one way of not taking a particular pos...

Contemporary Psychology and Various Schools of Thought

In one page this paper examines forensic psychology and other current schools of thought in this contemporary psychology overview....

Reform School, Boot Camp, and Group Therapy Retraining of Youth

of abuse, Massachusetts took the lead and integrated its traditional reform schools with community services, and many other states...

Homeless Youth and Special Schools

n.d.). The National Coalition for the Homeless also reported two studies that concluded "mainstream schools are better able to me...

Suburban and Urban Education Disparities

the ADA, the more likely that district will receive the most funding. The problem with this is that urban school districts tend to...

School Districts and the Use of Appreciative Inquiry Intervention

The student has been asked to recommend a particular organizational development (OD) intervention to help turn the districts cultu...

Leadership of School Specialty Inc.

ITEM02209001). One of Spaldings strategies was to acquire "competitors and then [integrate] them quickly to build School Specialty...

Causes of Violence in Schools

less lethal forms of violence0 are able to escape from the school environment (Thinking the unthinkable, 2001). They become habitu...

High School Science Teaching

(Berube, 2000). This type of teaching follows what could be called the linear thinking model (Berube, 2000). But....science is not...

Opposition to School Vouchers

Phi Delta Kappa in the summer of 1996 claimed that about 60 percent of the people polled said that students should not be able to ...

High Schools and the Need for Metal Detectors

not been privy to the information, another Columbine might have erupted. This is a case in point. Metal detectors are necessary f...

School Administration Effectiveness

instruction (Blas? and Blas?, 2001). They encourage professional growth and help teachers reflect on what they are doing and what ...

School Dance Curriculum Proposal

reduce the chances of developing several chronic illness later in life. Regular physical activity reduces the chances of heart dis...