Programs and Services § Briefly describe the major programs and services, and the population intended to be served. Before choosing the programs it is pointed out that about three decades ago, the term 'organizational culture', came in vogue Continue Reading...
Significant findings were that the survey revealed that "participants in any type of extracurricular activity were significantly more likely than non-participants to exercise and consume nutritious foods, to like school and do homework, and to expre Continue Reading...
Student Assessment What is the most appropriate way to assess student achievement? The commission of the National Middle School Assessment of student achievement suggests "authentic assessment refers to evaluation that makes use of real life tasks Continue Reading...
Infant/Child CPR CPR Instruction for Young and Middle-Aged Adults with infants and young children. I will be teaching CPR for infants and young children to a population of young to middle-aged adults at Bible Baptist Church in Chickasha, OK. Those Continue Reading...
While all stories can be adapted and changed, with stories in the public domain being the most attractive choice, Holmes' death and resurrection make his character special because they serve to retcon (from retroactive continuity) his fictional nar Continue Reading...
Gender in Poetry / Literature Lesson Lesson Duration mins Rational: This is an introduction to the gender issues which were so prevalent in the Victorian era, and a backdrop to show why they still exist today and the harm they can inflict. Syllab Continue Reading...
The first affect would be for the educator to want to implement the technique within their own classroom setting, which is the intent of the article. The reader then would have to research the issue further to see if this particular method of instru Continue Reading...
Computer Software for Career Planning Career Management is a combination of structured management and active strategic planning for a professional career. Ostensibly, the outcome of successful career management should be a job that provides personal Continue Reading...
Pantages and Creedon (1978) have reported that the greatest attrition rate occurs among first-year students, and this group is not very likely to return to college at a later date. Even if they do drop out, the longer a student persists in a univers Continue Reading...
Cure" for Poverty? With most unskilled labor jobs in America paying no more that six or seven dollars an hour, there will never be an end to poverty. In all actuality, it doesn't matter is someone researches the subject for ten years, goes to colle Continue Reading...
Group Work-Introduction to Social Work Practice The purpose of this paper is to create a make up 'group' that would appropriately support the DSS agency, whose goals include support, prevention and treatment of abused and neglected children and thei Continue Reading...
Video games should be used to assist with education. While video games are often not considered valid as educational resources, there is no question that they have a unique ability to engage children and teenagers. This means that they can be used to Continue Reading...
Opportunities to Improve Rehabilitation Programming at Joseph Harp Correctional Center, Lexington, Oklahoma This paper provides an overview of Joseph Harp Correctional Center, a medium-security prison located in Lexington, Oklahoma, including its m Continue Reading...
Revised Introduction: Challenges and Strategies in Assisting Children with DisabilitiesHandling the needs of children with disabilities is a complex task for both families and professionals, whether at home or within educational environments. To effe Continue Reading...
mystery of autism has long eluded people in the medical and education profession. Millions of people around the world suffer from the disorder and seek treatment for it each year. Since the discovery of the disorder a plethora of research has been c Continue Reading...
Stigma and Disability The self-sufficiency of any person or group largely depends on the capacity to maintain a certain level of financial stability. As a group, people with disabilities are among those with the highest poverty rates and lowest educ Continue Reading...
There are many of these individuals, and it is time that this is changed. Parents often look away from these kinds of problems, or they spend their time in denial of the issue because they feel that their child will not be harmed by parental involv Continue Reading...
Mainstreaming In education, the practice of teaching mentally or emotionally handicapped children in regular classrooms with non-handicapped children is known as mainstreaming. There has been an increasing interest in this practice since the 1960s Continue Reading...
Rights of Disabled Children In the United States, there are 4.5 million of youths who are considered disabled. Basically, a disabled child is someone whose age is less than or equal to 21, and who possesses physical, mental, or behavioral disorder ( Continue Reading...
This was usually the case with the proliferation of British rule at the time; trade was the predecessor to British Colonialism. For administrative purposes, Singapore became a part of Penang and Malacca which were two other settlements in the region Continue Reading...
Beth B. v. Lake Bluff School District 65 This case involved a determination of the appropriate placement for Beth B., a twelve-year-old girl with Rett Syndrome. Rett Syndrome, a condition that only affects girls, is generally considered a form of Au Continue Reading...
" The Hearing officer was presented with two separate and different plans for providing an education for the Student. In arriving at his decision, he did not decide between these competing plans. He found that task would have been difficult if not i Continue Reading...
Description This observation is of an eighth grade mathematics class, in which algebra was being taught. The objectives of the math lesson included to “appreciate the usefulness, power and beauty of mathematics,” and to “recognize Continue Reading...
In my view, it is clear that the parents' decision to include their son in mainstream high school classes was a wise one. Even with their reservations, it appears that educational professionals agreed with this view. The disagreements are evidentl Continue Reading...
Several assessment tools are available, often using data collection sheets that include items such as direct observation and interviews with adults who closely interact with the student. In Justin's case, this group could include Carrie, the parapro Continue Reading...
" (United Nations, 2000) The Household Budget Survey 1996/1997 reported that in excess of 14.5 of households in Mauritius are presently living below the poverty line and economic development has been stalled due to the "…rising cost of labor er Continue Reading...
" How many people are homeless? The number of homeless is difficult to ascertain because estimates vary depending on the methodology used. Numbers also vary substantially depending on whether a measurement is taken on a single night or is extrapola Continue Reading...
(1999) which are: 1) Those with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder with major depression and who use alcohol and drugs to self-mediate to cope with the symptoms; and 2) Those with borderline personality and anti-socia Continue Reading...
foster children face, especially when they become emancipated and begin to live life on their own. It has often been suggested that many more African-American children are in foster care than are children of other races. In order to understand wheth Continue Reading...
..may establish schools for the education and care of the disabled and schools for special education in a way that matches their abilities and aptitudes." This article takes us back to the idea of isolation not integration, by establishing special sc Continue Reading...
School Advisory Program Implementation Knowledge, Integration, and Synthesis of Theory and Research School advisory programs aim to serve various purposes that include providing the environment and time to develop meaningful teacher-student relatio Continue Reading...
Students individualized education program (IEP) The term IEP is used to refer to the special program or plan that is created with a specific student in mind due to the disability that they have in class which prevents them to learn as fast or with e Continue Reading...
) Bibliography American Sign Language materials. DawnSign press. Accessed online November 21, 2004 at http://www.dawnsign.com/ ERICA system. Eye Response Technology. Accessed online November 21, 2004 at http://www.eyeresponse.com/ericasystem.html Continue Reading...
Identifying Opportunities to Reduce Income Disparities in South Africa Today and In the FutureDespite the end of apartheid in the early 1990s, South Africa remains racially and economically segregated. The country is beset by persistent social inequa Continue Reading...
Teaching -- Classroom Management Discipline in Classroom - Problems and Solutions Classroom management is the phrase that teachers use to explain the act of managing their classroom and students to make sure those stressful and non-educational circ Continue Reading...
, 1999). In many areas of the country this may be very accurate. Another problem that comes into the picture where obesity in children is concerned is that many parents must work very long hours today to pay bills and have money for what their famil Continue Reading...
Management and Organizational Development CHAPTER V - SUMMARY RESULTS Fresno County Department of Children and Family Services emancipates twenty and thirty eighteen-year-old foster children each month. These children face many challenges as they w Continue Reading...
