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Education and John Dewey

"in its interaction with the pupils present" (Garrison, 1999). Teachers need to do more than present the material in an orderly w...

Comparing the Educational Philosophies of Washington and Du Bois

an emphasis on more practical learning in higher education (Boyce, 2003). Du Bois would focus on the importance of knowledge inclu...

Canadian Education Literature Review

decades. The greater diversity in our schools has resulted in new curriculum and instructional methodologies. Weatherspoon hints a...

Georgia, School Performance, and Educational Reform

have even worse records that others. Dekalb County, for example, has the largest school system in the state yet its graduation ra...

Educational Reform and the Tool of Standards

measure "how much students should know and be able to do" (Stites). These standards tell math teachers, for instance, what "mathe...

Elementary School Mathematics, Science, and the Internet

simply by introducing technology, but rather is contingent on teachers integrating it into the curriculum as a whole. Other litera...

Career Path of a Human Resources Department Vice President

the HR VP comes in so handy. He/she is responsible for overseeing the "human capital" and making sure the investment works to the ...

High Rates of Dropouts Among Hispanics Addressed by Social Workers

given that they did so before they ever entered the U.S., an address of the factors that cause Hispanic students in the U.S. schoo...

Philosophy of Learning According to Seymour Papert

that Piagets theory of child development is "so simple that only a genius could have thought of it." Piaget, very simply, proposed...

Jerome Bruner's Life and Achievements

has veered off track from the cognitive revolution of his time. Humans, according to Bruner (1992), are storytellers and as such ...

Program Proposal for Diabetes Education

proposed method of resolution is to design, develop and evaluate a clinical, evidence-based "diabetic education program to increas...

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)....

Learning that is Inquiry Based

may be given increasing autonomy in their learning activities. Martin-Hansen provides a chart that illustrates this by showing the...

Reducing the Number of Hispanic High School Dropouts Proposal

drop out rate. Instead we must concentrate our efforts on improving the environment of our classrooms so that it does not discour...

Heath Care and Nursing's Pender Promotion Model

doctoral degree in Psychology and Education in 1969" (Pender, n.d.a). She found psychological research to be rigorous and methodo...

Definition and Diagnosis of WS Genetic Disorder

difficulty grasping mathematical concepts (Fidler, Hodapp and Dyken, 2002). While not every child with WS fits this profile, a lar...

Society, Crime, and the Assistance Offered by Prerelease Programs

to become productive citizens upon their ultimate release back into society. Advocates of these programs have long argued how the...

Race and UK Education Policies

Banlideshi community saw poorer result and the West Indians performed to the lowest level (quoted Haralambos and Holborn, 2000). T...

Education Contributions of Desiderius Erasmus

preoccupation with metaphysical and theological subtleties rather than with biblically based ethics" (Gutek 101). Rather than get ...

Q Methodology and Education

the subject population, and so the question are grounded and exist as a part of the study as a whole. The ranking of these statem...

Learning Theories and Philosophy of Education

positive change are the most successful in terms of influencing educational development and learner outcomes. As a component of ...

Educational Activities for Toddlers and Infants

of learning opportunities that will be helpful at any given moment. Because younger children go from one activity to another rathe...

Technology and Future Schools

were infants. To reflect this savvy technological knowledge, teachers and theorists have determined yet another need for change. A...

Utilizing a Learning Contract Within an Academic Setting

the company and gaining contracts with domestic and commercial customers. The main aim of the project will be to create a clear ...

UK's Talented and Gifted Education

after the Sputnik launch in 1957 and plunged in the equal rights environment of the 1960s. Despite the hostility and naysaying of ...

A Needs Assessment for Diabetes Education in New York City

provide the physician interface. Beyond these duties are the operational and administrative duties required in this type of facil...

Middle School Differentiated Instruction

that emphasized low-level thinking instead of challenges (Shorey et al, 2004). Differentiated instruction takes into consideration...

Education and Views of John Kerry and George W. Bush

Kerry further thinks that due to the demands foisted on the nation by the presence of a new global economy, all children must rea...

Education Research Proposal Sample

and rudimentary at best. Such terms as "inflammatory" and "obscene" are subjective terms. The statue of Venus Demilo, for example,...

Standardized Testing Advantages

scores continued to decline, which caused politicians to decide that the US required national standards that included measures of...