From the Paper " It is essential to learn what types of motivational tools will help administrators become better team leaders. It is important for an administrator to be able to make judgments as to which motivational tool works best for each staff member. An administrator cannot assume that all staff members will respond to the same type of motivational incentives. There are many things, which contribute to an administrator's ability to motivate his staff. These motivational factors can be divided into two categories intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation is defined as engaging in an activity for it's own sake, in absence of an external reward. On the other hand, extrinsic motivation involves engaging in an activity for some external consequence. Motivation weather intrinsic or extrinsic is a process that arouses, directs, and maintains behavior. In my opinion, being able to motivate staff members to accomplish goals is very important in creating a productive working environment. An administrator must also increase enthusiasm among the staff using intrinsic and extrinsic types of motivation. Both types of motivation are not equally important to ensure educators perform to the best of their ability."
Tags: motivation, theory, management, administration, education, system
A discussion of different ideas about whether "Huck Finn" should be included in the school curriculum, and the author's personal view that Twain's purpose is to capture the essence of slavery so that readers can identify with each racial incident.
968 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, 2000, $ 34.95
From the Paper "In Mark Twain's The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn, a young boy is forced to ponder the nature of friendship and to find a sense of his own moral vision making his way down the Mississippi with a runaway slave. Young Huck also happens to use the term "nigger" two hundred and thirteen times. In recent years, the racial implications of every aspect of the novel have become subjects of critical debate. Its colloquial style and embodiment of the enduring and widely shared dream of freedom have moved people of all ages so much that they plan to ban the novel from certain schools. "
Abstract This paper employs a variety of classical and modern resources (Tocqueville, Yeats, Bell Curve, Addison, Levine) to prove that America's educational problems (confirmed by various statistics) are a serious problem. Each of the reasons are strenuously examined with original interpretation of all sources.
Tags: american, and, decline, education, end, for, nearing, of, reasons
An overview of autism in children, focusing on how it develops, how it differs from other childhood mental disorders, and recent innovations in treatment of autism.
2,060 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 21 sources, 2000, $ 64.95
From the Paper "Although there is no cure for autism, proper treatment and education can have a positive impact on the child's development and help reduce disruptive behaviors and symptoms. Before the family can effectively deal with their autistic child, it is important to understand what autism is and is not. It is also important to gain knowledge by discovering what resources are available and using these resources."
Abstract This paper explores the history, foundations, health benefits, controversies, and the opportunities that chiropractic practice offers.
From the Paper "To be a chiropractor is something that takes great discipline and dedication. One must love to help others achieve rehabilitation through the adjustment of the vertebrae. By definition, chiropractic is the "form of health care that prevents disease and maintains a patient's health and well-being through spinal manipulation, which involves adjusting the vertebrae in the spinal column, without the use of drugs or surgery" (Maurer). To discover what chiropractic is exactly, one must explore its history, foundations, health benefits, controversies, and the opportunities that chiropractic offers."
Abstract This paper provides details on implementing and managing successful Internet Based Distance Education (DE) Programs. Distance Education is one of the fastest growing areas in higher education institutions today and like the technology that drives it, distance education is evolving, as are the skills required. The author looks at the requirements necessary to manage and run the program.
From the Paper "Distance education programs have a propensity to grow exponentially if they are done well. Many institutions begin their distance education programs by offering a limited number of courses and they use the technology they already have in place because they are unsure of how well the courses will work or how many students will enroll. By comparison, institutions that have good distance education programs plan them from the ground up. They implement the information technology infrastructure before they begin building their classes. This helps to solve the problems before they begin. Successful distance education programs also have the necessary support staff in place before beginning course development. By providing faculty with training and technical support the quality of teaching materials is improved."
Abstract A look at the methods employed to teach writing in public schools. The author looks at past paradigms that have been used, the methods that are currently being used and then goes so far as to suggest methods for the future.
From the Paper "It is interesting to note that the controversy concerning the most practical and effective method of teaching writing in public education has been the subject of debate for over 100 years and that, while various paradigms have been suggested and re-suggested over the years, no definitive solutions have been found. The same complaints and concerns about student writing that were being expressed in the late 1800s are still extant today. And, of course, the methodological question is complicated, as is nearly every other issue in public education, by time and money constraints. It is certain that there is no quick and easy solution, but there are some possibilities, which have enough empirical support to warrant further exploration."
Abstract An examination of the effects of stress in the workplace. The author looks at the causes and impacts of stress on individuals. He puts emphasis on teachers who suffer from high exposure to symptoms of stress.
From the Paper "According to Harden (1999), 20 Million days a year are lost in the due to stress. Teachers are part of this pool of workers. The problems teachers face range from more students to longer work hours. Stress is widespread and a normal side effect of many professions. Because of the fact that it is well documented that teaching is regarded as a stressful occupation (Cains, 1998, p.97), I feel the topic of teachers experiencing stress in and out of the classroom to be highly relevant. Teachers experience stress because "teaching is a profoundly emotional form of work" (Troman, 2000, p.337). There are two main characteristics associated with stress. These are the excessive workload or day-to-day demands of teaching and the pressure of conformity or how the teacher must complete a task."
Abstract This paper provides an overview of magnet schooling, their funding methods, and history. The author explores ideas concerning different barriers that urban minorities face with magnet schools.
From the Paper "This distinctive school curriculum or method of instruction creates the attraction of magnet schooling. Magnet school programs are associated primarily with formal desegregation plans, and a substantial proportion of desegregation plans involve magnet schools (1994). What accounts for the higher achievement of students in magnet schools? The magnet school is designed to attract students away from their neighborhood schools, generally into minority neighborhoods."
Abstract This paper briefly explains the challenges of communicating with an instructor and a class in a distance learning situation. It explores the types of distance learning, what the instructor should do, and its pros and cons.
From the Paper "As both a student and a teaching participant in several online classes and exchanges over the past three years, I have often wondered how my experience with distance learning compared to others. I sought articles that studied both large numbers of students and small groups, and looked at the classes through the lenses of both student and teacher. My experience as a student was with two online classes at Ohio University-Zanesville. The first, in 1997, was through a microwave system that allowed us to see, hear and talk to the instructor and the students at two other OU branches; the format was lecture and brief class discussion."
Abstract This paper covers a variety of topics related to learning styles. The author includes auditory, visual and kinesthetic, among others. The author also covers the emergence of online learning.
Introduction: What is learning?
How Do People Learn?
What is a Preferred Learning Style?
Visual.
Auditory.
Kinesthetic.
How to Reach Everyone.
What Teachers Can Do.
What employers Can Do.
What students Can Do.
A New Approach: Online Learning
Experiences of a Cyber Team: A Critique.
List of Contact Made.
What We Learned as an Online Group.
From the Paper "Teaching in the United States was traditionally ?frontal teaching,? where the teacher would stand in front of the class and lecture with little or no interaction, and even less consideration for those students who did not learn very well from that style of teaching. In the last 20-25 years, educators have begun to pay more attention to the fact that not every student learns in the same way. They have become more aware of and more responsive to the research that has been done in the area of learning and learning styles (Snyder, 2000). Learning is an interactive process, the product of student and teacher activity within a specific learning environment. These activities, which are the central elements of the learning process, show a wide variation in pattern, style and quality (Hood, 1995)."
Abstract This paper examines the educational programs available for prisoners. The author discusses the controversial topic of prisoner education, the type of skills and rehabilitation that prisoners can acquire and the economic issues concerned. The author argues that the cost of housing a prisoner are higher than educating one and that the possible behavioral and life skills that prisoners may learn are beneficial in that they not only improve prisoners morale, self-esteem and academic level, they also produce positive behavior and provide an alternative for prisoners when they are released back into public life.
From the Paper 'Providing all individuals with educational services is a fundamental value in the American society. Discipline and education has been the mainstay of prison programs for inmates since the early years of our penal history. However, providing inmates with an education is a controversial issue, and presents a difficult dilemma to be confronted by tax-paying citizens. There are many conflicting opinions regarding whether we should strive to rehabilitate rather than to merely punish inmates. Yet, when one carefully considers the average cost to provide quality education against the cost of keeping one inmate adequately housed and fed for one year in a state or federal institution, the question becomes, "How can we afford not to educate"?'
Abstract This study investigated the effects of home-based counseling in improving the personal self-concept, overall social behavior and academic achievement of inner city at-risk African American adolescents, aged 12 to 21. It was hypothesized that if a counselor could be exposed to, and take into consideration, the at-risk adolescent's home and community environment, a holistic outlook might be beneficial in recommending effective, successful intervention tactics with both short and long term benefits.
From the Paper "The concept of home-based visits and counseling is not new: in recent decades, mental health professionals have been visiting their clients in their homes for a variety of reasons including the provision of services to those unlikely or unwilling to seek out and maintain regular contact in more traditional settings and to provide comprehensive, integrated treatment approaches for clients with multidimensional needs. Clinical observation and empirical research supports the potential effectiveness of home-based services. Appropriate intervention can help individual clients and families in crisis or at risk to be served, stabilized and supported in their own homes; research also supports the fact that clients, whether individuals or families, facing multiple problems of poverty, few social supports, severe psychosocial disturbance, social stigma and prejudice, and limited access to employment, housing and other resources often need ongoing support to sustain a successful environment from which a student may confidently base academic achievement .and crisis free living. (Newton, 30-31)."
Tags: learn, counsel, treatment, therapy, african, culture, students
Abstract This paper analyzes the theory of violence and criminal behavior through the explanation of the theories of containment, learning and social strain. The author uses a case study of a juvenile delinquent based on the various social theories relating to the violent behavior.
From the Paper "Sociologists try to understand the human behavior within the society. In the past it was assumed that human behavior was a part of the genetic inheritance but as time passed research showed that the human behavior is more affected by the social and physical environment rather than by genetic structure. To explain the different behaviors exhibited by humans, especially those of violence sociologists presented sociological theories on which basis they could predict, evaluate and analyze human behavior. Consider then the Social Learning Theory: This theory pertains to the hypothesis that a human beings act according to the values taught by the society and environment around them. As a child they learn through the punishment and reward as parents teach them right from wrong. The peer groups and the school settings etc then reinforce the lesson. Social definitions begin to act as cues signaling the socially acceptable behavior and so behavior is organized around seeking pleasure and avoiding pain."
Abstract This paper examines the myths and the true facts about the Attention attention deficit disorder. The author provides an overview of the causes for and the symptoms of the disorder. Then, he introduces behavioral and drug therapies available to patients today.
From the Paper "Before we turn to a discussion of the ways in which ADD may be treated we must first define what exactly we mean by this term, which is used by the lay public to refer to a wide range of behaviors. The condition that is now referred to as ADD (and which is also rather confusingly called Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) was until quite recently usually called hyperactivity. It was also believed to be found only in children who exhibited its typical symptoms of being easily distracted, often restless and often irritable, as well as impulsive and easily upset and excited. It was also believed that such symptoms reflected a history of abusive behavior towards the child or consistent poor parenting, Now scientists believe that ADD is a lifetime condition rather than something that affects children alone and that its basis is biochemical and genetic rather than an expression of psychological trauma. "
