Essays and Research Papers on Counseling in Education

A 4 page paper that discusses the initiation of kindergarten by Friedrich Froebel. Froebel's philosophies and premises are explained. The adoption of kindergarten in the U.S. is also discussed. The essay then turns to early childhood education and presents the first attempts with this concept in the early 1800s. The next serious movement towards early ...

A 6 page paper. The social problem discussed is parents transferring the responsibility for sex education to schools and why so few parents talk with their children about sex. The writer comments on the functionalist and conflict perspectives of family and education. The essay reports polls that reveal what themes parents want emphasized in sex ...

This 5 page paper examines adult education in the United States and how it is important in terms of workforce development. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 6 page paper that provides an example of Chapter 1 of a dissertation or thesis. The sections included are: the problem, problem background, literature review, purpose of study, hypotheses, limitations and delimitations, definitions, and the importance of the study. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page overview of the concepts of ethnicity and economic background and their importance to academic success. Relies heavily on 'Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society' (1998) Donna Gollnick and Philip Chinn. Concludes that it is neither ethnicity nor economic background which is a primary determinant of academic success but presentation and ...

This 10 page paper examines the advantages and disadvantages associated with independent education in the United Kingdom. The paper compares and contrasts independent education provided by private schools in the United Kingdom and discusses issues such as greater access to resources, lower administrative burdens and freedom from the national curriculum. The bibliography cites 16 sources. ...

A 5 page paper that discusses some of the challenges educational leaders face today. The essay explains how globalization affects educational systems and the global nature of the challenges. The writer comments on chaordic leadership as a model that seems to apply to public education today. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 6 page discussion of several of the factors which must considered when designing adult education programs. The author of this paper defines "adult" and delineates the importance of maturity in learning. An emphasis is placed on the importance of small group instruction. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 3 page contention that although Georgia has implemented a number of measures to enhance its student's academic success, however, many of the state's students still lag behind. The state is the fourth worst in the nation, in fact, in regard to the number of students that it graduates. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page paper that begins with background and a research question about educational programs and the achievement levels of Black students. Two sections follow, each presenting an outline for a quantitative study, the first is experimental and the second is literature based. The question is: What types of educational programs help Black children and ...

A 13 page paper which examines various subjects that are important to the education of our youth today. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page investigation into the role of emotional development and peer interaction in terms of its impact on student health and welfare. The author reviews five case studies and makes recommendations for teacher intervention. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 12 page research paper outlining gender bias in schools. The writer describes how factors such as teacher and classroom interaction, gender biased textbooks, and sex segregation result in maintaining gender bias in the education system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

In a paper consisting of five pages the changes involving public education with regard to fire prevention are discussed with the emphasis on home and school safety. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.

The transformation of the American education system over the past 3 decades has resulted in the emergence of differing views on how to address the inherent problems in providing standard education for a varied population. Restructuring has focused on the problems in education that have stemmed from what many have perceived as ineffectual teaching ...

This 5 page paper is an opinion piece which discusses the importance of education in today's competitive world. This paper offers many reasons for getting a solid education as well as the consequences of not having a good education. Bibliography lists no sources.

8 pages in length. Teens want to be left on their own to explore and learn about the mysterious world of sex. Not many teen/adult relationships are that open to allow for the intrusion of such a delicate topic; as well, an integral part of the overall learning process of life is to ...

This 15 page report discusses the ways in which the frameworks of educational supervision must be developed within the framework of those aspects of an individual’s personality and talents that best accomplished specific goals. Addressing the process of developing a hybrid platform of supervision based on one individual’s strengths and characteristics requires that those same questions be asked and answered honestly. ...

This 4 page paper provides an overview of the issue of bias in mathematics education, with a focus on the way in which Kohlberg's developmetal stages can be used to understand gender bias. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 12 page paper. An individual's sex is a biological factor but gender is developed through culture and socialization. This paper addresses the question of whether or not gender affects a teacher's instructional approach in the classroom. Some studies have found specific gender-related differences in teaching style while other studies conclude there are no dramatic ...

A 5 page overview of dropout rates and the factors which influenced them. Provides statistics for the differences in dropout rates between the sexes emphasizing that with one exception, that of Hispanics where overall there are fewer gender differences in the dropout rate, females are more likely than males to complete high school and ...

This 4 page paper offers a review of four articles, each of which, in its own way, addresses high school students' search for their own identity. One article focuses on the fact that more girls than boys graduate from high school and this fact is even more prominent in the Latino and black communities. Another ...

This 4 page paper reports and discusses the six steps in the research process. It also comments on ethical issues related to research. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 25 page research paper which discusses the gender inequality among male and female students. The paper includes in-depth literature reviews and survey results. A 25-question informal survey is also included with the results thereof. An overview of student and teacher responses. A table of contents is included -- subheadings are ...

A 9 page research paper that examines issues of gender as they pertain to education. The writer examines the assertions that girls are being shortchanged and also similar assertions that boys are being shortchanged; the issue of sex-segregated classrooms; and research on learning. Bibliography lists 7 sources.