Essays and Research Papers on Education & Social Issues

A 4 page overview of high school drop out rates. The author contends that a number of factors affect these rates. The emphasis is made that the cultural group to which an individual belongs and their gender are particularly important predictors of drop out. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

5 pages in length. Today's typical family is made up of two working parents and a child or two in either the public or private school system. If those children are old enough to tend to their own personal daily needs, the pressure is significantly reduced from the parents' long list of responsibilities; ...

A 17 page paper discussing the problems of and reasons for lack of mental health services availability in public schools. The paper discusses structural changes in schools organization; cognitive therapy; cultural implications; interdisciplinary efforts; and recent attempts to increase mental health services to public schools. The paper concludes that the programs promoted by ...

This 20 page report discusses the fact that the nation faces the largest teacher shortage in its history and considers what has caused the situation, what is at the heart of its continuing existence, and what possible policy options may exist in order to deal with the problem. Bibliography lists 30 sources.

A 20 page paper addressing researching the state of English instruction in Japan. The Japanese are said to have greater difficulty in acquiring a working knowledge of English, but indications are that cultural issues may lead passive and active resistance to English acquisition. The purpose here is to devise a study of the effectiveness of Teaching of ...

This 8 page paper looks at Japan's flawed university system and makes recommendations as to how matters should be alleviated. Attitude of Japanese students are discussed as well as funding and privatization. Solutions are explored. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 20 page paper addressing researching the state of English instruction in Japan. The Japanese are said to have greater difficulty in acquiring a working knowledge of English, but indications are that cultural issues may lead passive and active resistance to English acquisition. The purpose here is to devise a study of the effectiveness of Teaching of ...

This 8 page paper looks at Japan's flawed university system and makes recommendations as to how matters should be alleviated. Attitude of Japanese students are discussed as well as funding and privatization. Solutions are explored. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

8 pages in length. The escalating presence of violence in today's schools has necessitated a unique yet wholly functional approach to counterbalancing this dangerous phenomenon. While some schools employ the limited protection of, for example, metal detection devices, others are utilizing the benefits of School Resource Officers (SROs), who occupy three specific and ...

This 9 page paper begins with an chronological outline of the laws addressing English language learners, both before and after the Lau case. The writer then provides a comprehensive overview of the Lau v Nichols case beginning with initial complaint filed on behalf of 12 Chinese-American students in San Francisco, a case that asked only ...

A 5 page paper that discusses the school counselor and the abused child. The writer begins by citing the law regarding suspected child abuse. A scenario is then presented with options on how the school can handle the situation. How to counsel the abused child is discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In 16 pages, this topic and how it is influenced through various academic courses of study (most notably reading, English/writing) are analyzed theoretically and statistically with the emphases being on standardized testing and the controversial No Child Left Behind law. Eighteen sources are listed in the bibliography.

(5pp) We as humans always claim that we are concerned with values. Largely this centers around the "value" of things, or the "best value" in relationship to cost, time and energy. German theorist Robert S. Hartman took the concept of value much farther than we might be prompted to do today. However ...

(36 pp). Although the motivating question for this discussion was to examine those factors, which motivate minority students, in choosing to look at American Indian students, I was surprised that I could not isolate "motivating factors" for this minority group. It seemed illogical that any given group would be too small for ...

9 pages in length. As a result of the changing demography of Latino students within California's school system, it has become apparent that other changes have also taken place due to this shift in population that adversely affect the academic needs of the Chicano/Latino population at the elementary, secondary and post secondary segments of ...

This 5 page underscores the importance of Mike Rose's perspectives on children and the future of public education. It is Rose's assertion that children, especially children of color in impoverished communities, have had their possibilities stunted by the conditions of their upbringing and their exposure to underfunded public schools. But Rose's arguments are ...

A 6 page paper which discusses the fact that what happens outside the classroom, in may countries around the world, is often more important that what happens inside a classroom, especially in relationship to a child's development. The focus is primarily upon developing countries and where an how classrooms fit in. The United States, the ...

This 5 page paper considers the arguments presented by child advocate and social theorists Jonathan Kozol, who asserts that there are disparities in public education based on socio-economic status and race. This paper underscores the importance of Kozol's argument against unequal funding in public education and support his assertions regarding the resolution of this ...

A 6 page essay that examines elementary teachers in the role of intervention. Discussed are innovative new teaching techniques that stress the importance of the 'whole child', placing emphasis on the child's family life and community life as well as academic life. This paper focuses on the changing role of the kindergarten teacher ...

In 6 pages, the author discusses the topic of development of school policy on family/community involvement and support relationships that would be appropriate for a primary school. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page analysis of author Jonathan Kozol's book Amazing Grace. It is about children and how this nation is treating them. It is a disturbing book because it highlights the injustices that are still prevalent in our system and the ways this impacts the members of society who have the fewest resources to ...

9 page analytical discussion of "The Burger King" academy; an alternative high school within Newark, New Jersey's "Cities in Schools" program. Author draws upon personal experiences as an observer/intern and employs pertinent sociological terminology within the discussion.

This 9 page paper considers the issue of low test scores and low achievement in schools in general, but in California schools in particular, and evaluates what a principal in Bakersfield City School District, for example, might do about this issue. This paper considers the nature of school reform, factors that have impacted school ...

A 15 page paper examining whether higher standards result in better academic performance. Today's discipline concerns have progressed to that of physical safety, both for teachers and students. Discipline problems are blamed on TV, society and learning disabilities, among other reasons. But consistently, it is the school with the greatest expectations of ...

This 10 page paper provides an overview of some of the major common characteristics of children with learning disabled designations. This paper considers what experts have suggested are the reasons why LD children are attached to their parents and special educators, why they are passive learners, and why they have low self-esteem. Bibliography ...