Essays and Research Papers on Special Populations & Conditions

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of adult education. A history and review of methods are given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

7 pages in length. The emphasis in this paper is on the effects of outside stimuli on children from birth to three years of age. The foundations of social, emotional and intellectual development are all early learning skills that can be affected by early stimuli. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 4 page paper that presents a teacher's philosophy of ECE. The specific age range discussed is 3-5 years. A general philosophy of early childhood education is presented, followed by the ECE domain areas as identified by NAEYC and adding the spiritual domain. The five dimensions of ECE practice as specified by NAEYC are also ...

This 5 page paper highlights New York state and district statistics as it explores this significant problem. Many statistics are provided which show that more boys than girls are referred for special services. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 10 page paper that begins with a brief explanation of the difference between mainstreaming and inclusion and a discussion of the ongoing controversy regarding inclusion. The paper reports research that focused on teacher and principal attitudes and their effect on students and how well mainstreaming or inclusion is being used in some schools. Bibliography ...

(9pp) When was the last time that you were in school? No not the time your son said he was really throwing rocks at a target, the other kid was just in the way. Or reminding your daughter than swinging on the money bars is great with two legs, but not so ...

8 pages in length. The student discusses standardized testing, school choice, mainstreaming and vouchers. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 7 page paper provides an overview of plausible second language educational models, including the use of ESL and TESOL models. This paper integrates a view of educational theory. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page reflection essay on several texts that address this topic. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This seven-page-paper explores the educational values and practices of Japan and Korea between 260 BC and 1600 AD. Beliefs and evolving needs of the educational system are all discussed. Bibliography lists six sources.

This 3 page paper is an example paper on one's personal philosophy of education as it applies to the special needs educator. Various texts cited. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

2 pages in length. The pattern of diversity that has been witnessed over the past twenty years is one of cultural cohesion; moving further away from issues that separate and divide toward an environment of academic and social harmony is the trend upon which contemporary issues of diversity reside. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 9 page paper considers whether the use of race ore ethic origin in the assessment of education attainment should be used or whether it is outdated. The paper considers the justification of the use of race, looking at former research that has studied different in achievement in schools and then consider if this ...

A 5 page paper examining this extensive literature review published in 1982. The review identifies problems with studies prior to 1970 in design and bias; the paper suggest that perhaps a repeat of this study nearly 20 years later could identify still other items considered to be irregularities now that were not points of consideration in 1982. ...

A 5 page research paper that discusses the issue of whether or not deaf education teachers should be deaf themselves. The writer relates this to the importance of being fluent in American Sign Language, and also addresses the controversy surrounding alternative methods to ASL. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper discussing the trend toward online learning and its uses, growth and financial benefits to owners. Costs formerly were prohibitive, but costs are declining rapidly now while price remains constant. The paper is intended as a broad outline for a presentation to an investment group. Bibliography lists 6 sources. ...

2 pages in length. The writer discusses how the pursuit of imparting appropriate and beneficial academic knowledge upon students of all ages has long been – and continues to be – a primary objective for the industry of education. Inclusion is briefly discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper assessing and supporting the statement “that a systematically collected knowledge base illuminates practice” (Merriam and Caffarella, 1999) among adult learners. The paper discusses the need for ongoing education; adult learners’ developmental and readiness stages; and what types of information that adults see as being relevant to them. Bibliography lists ...

8 pages in length. Teaching is enough of a challenge when the students are emotionally stable and without learning disabilities; however, when children and adolescents struggle with emotional and behavioral problems, the challenge becomes even greater for instructors to reach the students in the conventional ways of teaching. Some of the more promising ...

A 5 page paper that begins by explaining what this term means, both generally and specifically in education. Data are reported that reveal overrepresentation of Black students in certain categories in special education. The writer discusses some of the causes as proposed by researchers and the contrary evidence about the issue. The essay also comments ...

This 3 page paper provides an overview of a teaching philosophy for an ESL/EFL teacher. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 9 page paper discussing 3 topics for educational students' journals and a suggested activity for each. Topics include making conferences more effective; inclusion and multiculturalism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This is a 10 page paper discussing minority immigrants living in poverty and the relation to education and employment. Within the last decade, increasing high levels of poverty have been recorded in the minority and recent immigrant populations in Canada and the United States. In Canada, recent immigrants make up over 52% of those under ...

This is a 5 page paper discussing the definition and educational approaches to individuals with mild to moderate mental retardation. Traditional classification systems of mental retardation are based on levels of severity and include mild, moderate, severe and profound and place mild to moderate mental retardation just below an IQ of 70. While new classification ...

This 8 page paper provides an overview of some central questions on Special Education programming. This paper provides some insights into the needs of one student, "Amy," and provides IEP goals and data collection sheets. Bibliography lists 10 sources.