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Parking at George Brown College, 2008.
A discussion of the parking issues at George Brown College, Saint James campus.
755 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 43.95
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The paper addresses the insufficient and poorly managed parking at the George Brown College and relates that these parking problems can have a long-term negative impact on the overall reputation of the college and can impact student registration levels. The paper's authors undertook an informal survey of students and then conclude that the George Brown College should implement the recommendations of the students who live with the shortcomings of the campus parking issue on a daily basis. The paper itself recommends allocating funding for the construction of an underground parking facility.
Outline:
Introduction
Goals & Objectives
Background
Survey Results
Respondent Observations
Conclusions & Recommendations
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"The campus of George Brown College has a recognized problem with parking for student and staff alike. Not only is their insufficient parking at the George Brown College, Saint James campus, but the parking that does exist is poorly managed and unfairly mediated by campus parking services. It has been determined that unless these issues are rectified in an equitable manner, they will manifest a long-term negative impact on the overall reputation of the college as well as potentially impact student registration levels. The fact of this negative impact of parking services on long-term student enrolment and performance has been substantiated in other academic research studies which have shown that such issues as campus parking form an important component of the overall academic environment of a college or university that directly impacts both student and institutional performance (Karemera, Reuben & Sillah). These issues should be taken very seriously by the college administration at risk of long-term enrolment and viability."
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Being Gifted in Ontario, 2008.
An examination of gifted students in Ontario.
932 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 54.95
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This paper examines all aspects of being a gifted learner in Ontario Canada. The paper explains that depending on how one interprets the purposes of education, what is discussed as giftedness in Ontario education may need revision. The paper also points out that matters of identifying the gifted child should center on the child genuinely hampered by general classes, and when giftedness is identified consideration should be made as to whether the child wants to be streamed towards a gifted program or not. The paper concludes that the numbers of children identified as gifted do prefer to remain in the mainstream and have no objection to their experiences of being different or more advanced. The students enjoy positive relations with peers, and attend to other aspects of their development beyond the scholastic achievement that tends to preoccupy adults.
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Introduction
Critique
Concluding Discussion
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"Such 'gifted' tendencies as showing impatience, diverse interests, faster learning than other students or having a 'zany sense of humour' may not always indicate the outstanding potential that Weber & Bennett assert. (2004) Listed traits nearly all refer to the extroverted child, so that an alert reader questions how many perhaps strongly gifted children are missed who manifest a withdrawn and serious manner, shyness, a failure to speak out in class, some difficulty in learning class materials but other abilities at high level. Perhaps every reader can think of a person considered average or even challenged, later given IQ testing and found to be in the 99th percentile. Weber & Bennett's stereotype of giftedness, moreover, does not fit well with children from cultures valuing fine manners, a solemn attitude towards education, and a lack of North American outspokenness that may be mistaken for intelligence or aptitude for school."
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Academic Self-Analysis, 2008.
A self-analysis by a student as part of a course in counseling adolescents.
1,245 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 68.95
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This paper is an analysis by an A+ mature student, mother of two children, who takes learning very seriously. The author discusses the issues in the Counseling Psychology program, which interest her the most: modern adolescent sexual relationships, adolescent drug use, suicide and childhood development especially the concept of attachment. The paper relates these topics to the author's own experiences.
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"Childhood development in general is a field of concern to me. I learned early on in my professional education that creating a safe environment is the foundation for healthy development. I suppose this also comes from my own reflections of my life experiences and who I am. I understand the importance of children and adolescents developing a sense of belonging, positive attachments, and being exposed to a safe and encouraging learning environment."
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The Cost of College, 2008.
Argues that the cost of a college education is the responsibility of the child, not the parent.
775 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 44.95
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This paper explains that the rising cost of college can place a burden on the family. The author points out that, if a high school graduate holds off from attending college until they are no longer legally a dependent, the family will be better off financially. The paper also relates that the choice of a college also widens because students are no longer hindered by their parents' financial woes and poor planning for their future. The paper concludes that the rising cost of higher education need not affect the family, but rather the child who is willing to work for the privilege of a higher education.
From the Paper
"How many students begin saving for their college education in high school? How many students are in work study programs or working while they go to college? Where are parents in this equation? Many begin a college saving account when their son or daughter is born. Others never think about college for their children and never save a penny. Which is the best route for a family to go no one knows."
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Portfolio: Why I Decided to Return to School, 2008.
A narrative essay examining the reasons why, despite many professional accomplishments, the writer decided to return to school at the age of forty four.
1,868 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 96.95
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This paper is a narrative essay that discusses why the writer decided to return to school at the age of forty four and how the choice not to finish school in the past has made her what she is today. It discusses the catalyst to the writer's decision and describes the writer's professional life since finishing high school. The paper also discusses why, despite her many accomplishments, she decided to study further.
From the Paper
"I hope my decision to return to school at the age of 44, will inspire others who are in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond to follow their dreams no matter what age they may be. As long as a body is living and breathing on this earth, goals and desires can be achieved with hard work and initiative. As I stated, this was not an easy decision for me, but it should not be for anyone, as pursuing a university degree is a serious endeavor and should not be taken lightly. My son has taken his education as seriously as I have and soon both of us will be educational equals. I have always strived to be a role model for him, but in the end, even with my financial success and career flight up the corporate ladder, in a strange twist of fate, he became that role model for me, and I will always be indebted to him for that."
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Multicultural Education as an Academic Discipline, 2008.
An analysis of the inherent conflict always present between democracy and diversity and the need for multicultural education in schools.
723 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 41.95
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This paper discusses the importance of teaching multicultural education as an academic discipline. The paper discusses the inherent conflict always present between democracy and diversity and how this is present in the United States. It suggests that American students are not aware of the problems and that multicultural education therefore must be taught from a young age.
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"An example might be an activity like that described by Callazos, Guerrero and Pino in Knowledge Construction Awareness. In the activity students must work cooperatively to find their way out of a labyrinth. (Collazos, et. al.) Knowledge Construction Awareness Success is based on developing blind trust and working cooperatively. In this convergent activity students must trust. The common experience of playing the game together can lead to trust - as a first step toward accepting diversity.
"This activity is also an example of Progressive and Constructionist pedagogy. Curricular 'Constructionists' seek to have students construct their own knowledge based on experience, rather than by 'telling' students what they should know or believe."
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Multicultural Teaching, 2008.
This paper discusses the debate about the precise role of multicultural educational programs for teachers.
815 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 47.95
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The paper looks at an argument that urban schools, which tend to be the most culturally diverse, tend to be more economically disadvantaged than suburban schools. The paper also discusses the assertions that teachers can find themselves with a hierarchically-imposed curriculum and student testing standards that conflicts with a training where innovation, active participation and broader social contexts are taken into consideration. The paper concludes that teachers should see the concept of multicultural education as an integral foundation for their teaching.
From the Paper
"The role of multicultural education in terms of teacher training is one that has certainly evolved over the years. From starting out as a simple acknowledgement that teachers throughout the school system should have some basic familiarity with the diverse backgrounds of their students, it has grown into a more complex and more comprehensive series of philosophies, concepts and pedagogical methodologies to enable teachers to much more effectively reach students from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds. This growth is welcome as the numbers and proportion of children from minority and/or multicultural backgrounds has continued to increase in school districts across the country, instilling more urgency and immediacy into the task of multicultural teacher training, especially given the downward trending of student achievement scores in some areas (Duarte.) As might be expected, this phenomenon has also created some points of disagreement about the precise role of multicultural educational programs for teachers."
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Educational Leadership and Ethics, 2008.
A review of the importance of ethical principles for a school teacher and a professional educational administration organization.
1,116 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 62.95
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This paper briefly discusses a personal and professional structure of professional values and beliefs that are important for being a successful school leader. It looks at the tradition or ethical school from which those values and beliefs spring and discusses the ethical principles of a professional educational administration organization. The paper also discusses how the principles of that organization are comparable to the writer's own values. The paper contains appended original sources.
From the Paper
"It is often asked of prospective young teachers - or those who wish to school administrators - what their professional values and beliefs are. In my own case, I feel that one's personal and professional values should be one and the same. In other words, a teacher and/or administrator who strives to be honest and compassionate in the classroom and in the school environment should also strive to be honest and compassionate in his or her personal life, as well. With that in mind, I feel the following values and/or beliefs are integral to a person being a good citizen and a good teaching professional: honesty, empathy and conscientiousness, a willingness to consider new ideas and perspectives, a sense of duty, selflessness, and a commitment to excellence. If a member of the professional school community has all of these qualities, he or she will be both a strong person and a professional able to shape primary and secondary school students in positive ways. As a school leader, I want to make my school just the sort of place where the qualities enumerated above can flourish."
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The American Education System, 2008.
An examination of the tension between liberalism and democracy in the American education system.
1,548 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 81.95
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This paper argues that the U.S. education system has dealt with the the tension between liberalism and democracy in the American education system by creating a public school system that embraces as many different cultures as possible via a policy of accommodation. In short, the paper looks at how the American education system earnestly seeks to give private individuals and their families some semblance of choice while pursuing an agenda that satisfies the socialization goals of liberal democracies. The paper then discusses and defines the uneasy relationship between the liberal dimension of political liberalism and the liberal democratic demands of political liberalism and briefly looks at how America has dealt with this schism in general. The paper concludes by exploring the modern-day education system's efforts to privilege tolerance for others in a way that still permits individuals to exercise some autonomy - even if the traditional role of parent has increasingly fallen into the hands of the public school.
From the Paper
"The relationship between liberalism and democracy is undeniably tense in modern American life and this is especially evident in the United States education system. Meira Levinson writes that the "liberal" dimension of political liberalism seeks to keep as much of the individual citizen's life in the private domain as possible; in short, the objective is to shield people from state interference. Conversely, the aforementioned political liberalism also has a democratic dimension wherein the maintenance of liberal democratic institutions is considered of the utmost importance. Consequently, there is a countervailing insistence that citizens identify with the political community and demonstrate the public virtues of critical reflection, mutual respect, and tolerance (Levinson, 333-334)."
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Emotional Child Abuse, 2008.
This paper focuses on the problem of emotional child abuse, while looking at the issue of child abuse in general.
2,640 words (approx. 10.6 pages), 12 sources, APA, AU$ 128.95
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In this article, the writer examines child abuse as a whole, as well as emotional child abuse specifically. Different kinds of emotional abuse are examined, as well as the characteristics of the families that are prone to such abuse. In addition, this paper describes the impact that child abuse has on children and on society at large. Finally, potential treatment and prevention is suggested. The writer concludes that emotional abuse is a serious problem that requires society to further study this form of abuse and find more effective methods for its prevention and treatment.
Outline:
Definition of Child Abuse
Different Kinds of Emotional Child Abuse
Identifying Emotional Child Abuse
The Impact of Child Abuse
Prevention
Treatment
Conclusion
From the Paper
"One thing that makes child abuse difficult to treat or to prevent is that it is usually a recurring event. Given its prevalence across societal boundaries, it is also apparent that child abuse has few factors that assist in predicting the homes in which it will occur. That is, child abuse is equally prevalent in all economic, ethnic, and racial groups, which makes identification of abusive households difficult. However, domestic violence and child abuse are often paired; it is in such households that emotional abuse is the side effect of spousal physical or emotional abuse. For this reason, it is safe to conclude that parents are often the emotional abusers, which may differentiate emotional abuse somewhat from physical or sexual abuse. However, if a child tells a parent of abuse that has occurred, or if a parent becomes aware of abuse occurring in other environments, then he or she has a legal obligation to report the incident(s) to the proper authorities."
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Boys' Education and Feminism, 2008.
A critical examination of the debate over masculinity and the underperformance of boys in public education.
1,660 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 86.95
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The paper refers to Michael Kimmel's analysis of the debate over gender stereotyping and its relationship with boys' underachievement in academic studies today. The paper provides a critical examination of this debate and reveals that this problem actually pre-dates the modern feminist movement, thus proving that the greater access and performance of girls in the education system is actually not related to underperformance of boys. The paper contends that this critique of feminism can be seen as an agenda-driven effort by conservative forces to both undermine the gains of the feminist movement and also obscure the reality of the negative impact of gender stereotyping upon boys' academic performance.
Outline:
Introduction
Background in the Debate
Backlash Politics and the Issue of Masculinity
Conclusion
From the Paper
"In "What About the Boys?" Michael Kimmel explores a number of facets of the complex debate over gender stereotyping and the contemporary education system. Proceeding from an initial focus upon the current concern over the apparent decline in academic performance of boys in recent years, Kimmel develops a wide-ranging interrogation of not only issues and agendas in the current debate, but also of broader social gender conditioning and stereotyping in our culture and how this is negatively impacting generations of males."
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Teaching Literacy Abstract, 2008.
A review of the article "Researchers and Teachers Working Together to Adapt Instruction for Diverse Learners" by D. Fuchs and L.S. Fuchs.
862 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 49.95
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This paper examines how D. Fuchs and L.S. Fuchs' aricle, "Researchers and Teachers Working Together to Adapt Instruction for Diverse Learners", discusses the disconnect between educational research and educational practice that the authors, themselves researchers, contend is widespread in education today. The paper specifically looks at how the authors begin with a literature review, citing numerous studies that not only support this contention but present a range of hypotheses as to why it is occurring and how it may be remedied. The paper also examines how, although the authors reject the criticisms of some that empirical research in education is without value, they note the validity of some of the criticism and illustrate these issues in terms of their own research.
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Article
Summary
Quotations
Salient Points
Reflections
Application
From the Paper
"While the authors cite a number of strategies in their methodology that are interesting, their idea in regard to "scaling up" of research as the final stage of their process is a very important point (Fuchs and Fuchs 132-33). While a teaching practice has been proven successful in a number of cases, implementing it in a wide range of classroom settings requires considerable effort. For this reason, the authors find that teachers who "self-select" themselves to implement innovations are often the best candidates for this process. Again, this point reinforces the overall sense of "realism" and practicality that defines the authors' methodology."
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Wind Band Repertoire, 2008.
Looks at the planning of the repertoire for a classical wind band.
1,210 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 67.95
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This paper discusses a number of considerations when planning a program for wind band concerts and when expanding a band's repertoire. The author examines various articles, which focus on the challenge of finding new music, selecting it, and its appropriateness for a given level of skill in any particular band, especially in educational institutions.
From the Paper
"Reynish, following Frederick Fennell, feels that Vaughan Williams and Holst should rightly be considered "the basis for the whole development of 20th century wind literature", but also adds that new works have figured in his work at the Royal Northern College of Music significantly recently, with Sir Richard Rodney Bennett having "contributed three major works to the wind ensemble repertoire." Reynish writes that other major 20th century composers to consider include Gregson, Bedford, Woolfendon, Wilby, Ellerby, Gorb and Buxton Ozz."
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Gifted Children in the Classroom, 2008.
This paper examines two articles "Giftedness and the Gifted: What's It All About?" by anonymous and "Creative Strategies for Teaching Language Arts to Gifted Students" by Joan Franklin Smutny.
1,039 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 59.95
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The paper addresses the topic of giftedness by referring to two articles "Giftedness and the Gifted: What's It All About?" by anonymous and "Creative Strategies for Teaching Language Arts to Gifted Students" by Joan Franklin Smutny. The paper summarizes both articles and provides a quotation from them. The paper also highlights the most salient point of the articles and relates the author's personal reflections on both articles.
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Summary
Quotations
Salient Points
Reflections
Application
From the Paper
"Gifted children are often talked about in educational circles - but how do we actually define gifted children? The article "Giftedness and the gifted: What's it all about?" offers a range of answers to that question. While the sheer breadth of the range may initially seem a little daunting, it is possible to discern sufficient commonalities that the varying definitions seem to hang together, casting light one upon the other. In addition, the checklist of general characteristics offers a quick reference for the busy teacher to identify gifted children in the classroom. This is a pragmatic article and a pragmatic approach, recommending for example that teachers do not become bogged down in the concept of intelligence. Finally, there is a useful section on the use of words that are sometimes associated with giftedness. This article shows that some of these are useful, and some are not. All in all, this is a useful article for both teachers and parents."
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Testing in the ESL Classroom, 2008.
This paper analyzes the impact of testing on teaching and learning in the ESL classroom.
1,068 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 60.95
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This paper discusses the negative and positive impact of testing upon teaching and upon learning in the ESL classroom. Specifically, the paper explores how heavy-handed evaluation methods that emphasize student failure can assure even larger failure while a strong testing methodology can, on the other hand, build trust between student and teacher. Not to be overlooked, the paper also examines the manner in which testing can either lead teachers to test the wrong things or, conversely, can lead them to a higher level of professional development. The paper concludes taht, in the end, testing in and of itself is not the problem - the problem is teachers who use it clumsily.
From the Paper
"There can scarcely be any doubt that one of the most significant roles any teacher will perform is the difficult role of evaluator. Finding the tools and methodologies needed to appropriately assess where a classroom of students is headed is one thing, but another consideration is finding out a testing style and approach that will not cow students or dampen their enthusiasm for the course material. In an interesting study, Kaplan Bass (1993) found that it is the anticipation of having their work evaluated by a teacher that sparks anxiety among developmental or ESL students - and anxiety is one of the chief reasons why some students fall short of reaching their full potential as writers."
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