997 Search Results for American Education
A particular set of achievements or test results needs to be arrived at in order to objectively compare two different bodies of information. Data relative to graduation and dropout rates among students as well as their parents would be relevant in s Continue Reading...
Klotz 266) the standards of the system have had to rely on standardized accountability curriculum to attempt to make this cooperative concept work. The difficulties are also answered with community emphasis on technology and social growth as well a Continue Reading...
In terms of efficacy, Krashen addresses the position that bilingual education is not as effective as suggested by its proponents.
The evidence presented by this position is however not sufficiently convincing to make a substantial case for immersio Continue Reading...
NPSAS was the only study in 1996 that encompassed the people who enrolled in the for-profit institutions which is why not even the very basic criteria of the for-profit sector and its educational setup has been well-recognized (Breneman, Pusser and Continue Reading...
gifted and talented education for minority students. The writer explores the screening process for gifted and talented programs and the various problems that screening process causes when it comes to locating and educating minority students. The wri Continue Reading...
The report also identified some important aspects that determined successful completion of higher education. It was found that among both borrowers and non-borrowers, working part-time or fulltime and/or delayed entry into college carried a signific Continue Reading...
e. reading, writing, and mathematics). The other fundamental difference between the traditional model and the Knowledge Age model of education pertains to the actual learning environment and modalities that are most beneficial to individual learners. Continue Reading...
Tenure Process
Higher education system in the United States is dominated by tenure process, which has continued to be a source of controversy when examining the American education system. The controversy associated with tenure within higher educatio Continue Reading...
National Education Association
Group Identity
The National Education Association (NEA) was formed in 1857 and is dedicated to championing the rights of both educators and children. It has been a part of integration, the Civil Rights movement, equal Continue Reading...
Colonial Education
The Colonial Era's (1636-1784) adaptation of higher education as viewed through its instructional purpose and educational missions can help describe and contextualize the essence of its practices. The stark difference into today's Continue Reading...
As the civil rights victories of the Civil Rights era develop in ways that help shape the long-term social culture of the nation, cultural diversity considerations are becoming the standard rather than the exemplary exception to the routine as may h Continue Reading...
d., p.173). In other words, priorities have to be assessed when it comes to how these institutions handle the influx of students and how they help them pay for their education. It appears as though there will be continued trouble in public universiti Continue Reading...
Certain states have very high risks for students and there even three quarters or more of the teachers report about this high pressure, whereas in states where the stakes are low, the report of pressure is for half the students or less. The pressure Continue Reading...
A good teacher is one who possesses the following characteristics:
"1. Makes an effort to make class interesting; teaches in a special way.
2. Talks to me, pays attention, asks questions, and listens.
3. is honest and fair, keeps promises, trust Continue Reading...
Furthermore, despite contentions that the United States' education system is based upon a schema of local and state control, advocates of a more nationalized approach point out that the father of public schools, Horace Mann, saw the "common schools" Continue Reading...
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National Educational Technology / State Leadership: The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has released its 7th annual National Educational Technology Trends Report and it indicates that technology is playi Continue Reading...
Introduction
All significant approaches to educational development are always multi-faceted endeavors with several aspects, decisions, dimensions, and alternatives that have to be considered. Since education is a sector that brings many people in soc Continue Reading...
Educational Inequality Along Racial Lines
The role of education in the American society cannot be overemphasized. Education plays an important role in equipping students with knowledge and skills for transforming their life and the society at large Continue Reading...
Brown v. Board of Education
Its Legal and Historical Legacy, then and today
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) is one of the seminal legal markers of the civil rights era. The U.S. Supreme Court's finding in favor of Brown marked the transformation Continue Reading...
Introduction
Over the decades, there has been significant advancement and progression in education. With such progression comes the incessantly mounting necessities for education to guarantee student and teacher engagement and provide learning prospe Continue Reading...
Much of the difference in assimilation patterns between this group of Latins and previous European and Asian groups surrounds the restructuring of the American economy and the sheer volume of immigrants. Contemporary immigrants face a dichotomous si Continue Reading...
Pedagogic Model for Teaching of Technology to Special Education Students
Almost thirty years ago, the American federal government passed an act mandating the availability of a free and appropriate public education for all handicapped children. In 19 Continue Reading...
Innovative Practices in Public School Education and Administration
America has been one of the leading countries of prospects for disenfranchised individuals and, simultaneously, a country of the utmost economic stratification amid the comfort of th Continue Reading...
Research Questions:
Unfortunately, as promising as the potential benefits of incorporating brain-based, active learning, inquiry-based, hands-on participation, and multiple intelligence-based methods of academic instruction is, comprehensive progr Continue Reading...
Johnny can't add -- problems and solutions in both the American and Latin American mathematics education systems
It might be assumed that mathematics education in El Salvador and in El Paso would be similar, unlike language instruction or instructi Continue Reading...
Public School vs. Home Schooling
The modern debate about the issues surrounding the validity of both public education and home school programs are as diverse as those students served by both systems. For the most part in the United States more peopl Continue Reading...
When Brown vs. Board of Education came to the courts the judges ruled that the school law allowing "separate but equal educations" was unconstitutional which set the stage for the later examination of special education students being "separate but Continue Reading...
School Choice
Throughout the nation the American public has clamored for school change and reform. One of the alternatives that has moved to the forefront of the arena is the ability of parents to choose the public school that their children will at Continue Reading...
Curriculum guides what is taught while differentiation guides how it is taught. Differentiation can be used to teach the same standard to a range of learners by using diverse teaching and learning modes. Curriculum doesn't have to be narrow to incre Continue Reading...
Human Capital in Latin American Economic Development
HUMAN CAPITAL IN LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC Developtment
The concern for the economic development in the developing countries has been an issue for several decades. Many policy makers around the glo Continue Reading...
(Speaking Out About Sex Ed) look at some other countries and their greater success in implementing a program to address the unwanted pregnancy and risk of infection in teenagers may provide the answer to this controversy. In countries like England, Continue Reading...
Americanism and Multiculturalism
Definition of the concepts
Americanism
Multiculturalism
Strategies for synthesizing
Differences between right wing and left wing
Education and Multiculturalism
Education and Americanism
Role of intelligentsia
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The Negro race has a rather large share of the last mentioned class" (Woodson 96). While he may feel he is being honest about the Negroes reaction to a white-dominated society and education, it does not seem to serve his race well to call a majority Continue Reading...
Emergency room usage [...] why African-Americans utilize emergency departments instead of primary doctors. What are the age, gender, and income of the African-Americans that come to E.D? What type of insurance (if any) do they have? Why do they util Continue Reading...
Foreign Language Education in High School
The world has about 6,000 different languages, give or take a few. Linguists predict that at least half of those may have disappeared by the year 2050, which means languages are becoming extinct at twice th Continue Reading...
Hispanic-Americans during World War II, and looks at the educational profile, in terms of learning styles, preferred fields of study, and outcomes.
Hispanic-Americans have fought in every war that the U.S. has fought, in the 20th and 21st centuries Continue Reading...
African-American Vernacular English
There are a couple of theories as to the origin of African-American Vernacular Englsh (AAVE). Some linguists believe that the language derives from West African languages. This dialect theory is based on the know Continue Reading...