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Alternative Education Theories, 2002.
This paper discusses alternative theories of multiple intelligences, multimedia technologies and alternative assessments and new methods for understanding, implementing and measuring learning behavior.
1,365 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper presents the theories of multiple intelligences, multimedia technologies and alternative assessments can be applied to practical classroom situations to increase the quality and purpose of student learning. This paper states that multimedia is different from traditional motion pictures or movies because it is smaller and less expensive and can offer audience interactivity or involvement. The author feels that these alternative theories provide a better understanding of how students learn, implement specific technologies to improve the learn process and offer new measures that more accurately assess what a student has learned. Tables.
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Introduction
Multiple Intelligences
Multimedia
Alternative Assessments
Conclusion
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"In multimedia project classrooms, teachers spent more time having students practice skills on their own with strategic assistance provided by teachers as needed than having students watch or listen as teachers performed a task for them or explained a process to them. Data revealed that multimedia project teachers were more likely to give major responsibility to students for their own learning than were comparison teachers. Teachers in multimedia project classrooms were also more likely to be engaged in helping students by moving about the classroom and responding to student questions."
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Alternative Education, 2003.
An overview of different forms of alternative education.
1,610 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper offers an overview of some forms of alternative education focusing on home-schooling, the Waldorf School System and the Charter School System. It discusses the effect on student performance. The author explores the reasons why home-schooling is a growing segment of alternative education.
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"Koetzsch states that in its broadest sense alternative education refers to all programs of education that fall outside of the traditional K public school system. These programs would include private schools, home schools, ..."
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Social Skills in Alternative Education, 2008.
A research proposal to explore the specific characteristics or social skills required of children in alternative education environments.
2,991 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 88.95
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The paper provides an in-depth review of the literature that clearly indicates a need for social skills development education in the alternative classroom environment. The paper finds that cognitive-behavioral instruction is highly effective in this area of development for students with learning disabilities. The paper identifies several instruments used in previous studies for measuring social skill levels among students. The paper concludes with recommendations for future research.
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Research Aims and Objectives
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Literature Review
Methodology
Summary and Conclusion
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"The aims and objectives of this research proposal are focused toward understanding the requirement of social skills specifically for children who are placed in alternative education courses. Certainly, there must exist most specifically within the attentive education environment a requirement that children in these classrooms be capable of tolerance related to the individual differences of other children in this education environment, which is inclusive in nature. This works seeks to make identification of the specific characteristics or social skills required of children in alternative education environments."
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Alternative Education, 2007.
An analysis of educational programs available for high school students that drop out of school.
2,819 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 83.95
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This paper examines alternative educational resources for dropout, at- risk students in American public high schools. More specifically, the research focuses on the characteristics of programs that fail and the characteristics of those that succeed. The paper concludes that there is a serious need to address the problem of high school dropout rates.
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Alternative Education
Examples Of Alternative Schools And Resources For At Risk Students
Conclusion
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"Some alternative schools are successful and some have struggled to differentiate themselves from public schools. The programs that are struggling to be successful have failed to adopt a curriculum that is geared toward the students that populate the school. On the other hand programs that have been successful have focused on fulfilling the needs of the students and gaining a better understanding of the obstacles that students face in their homes and in the environments in which they live. The research makes it apparent that an understanding of all these factors assists the alternative school in developing a curriculum and school environment that is conducive to learning. In doing so, these programs can successfully assist students in attaining high school diplomas."
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Alternative Education, 2002.
Examines three books which depict progressive models of education.
1,353 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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The paper looks at three books which reflect alternative and progressive models of education that defy conventional expectations of a school. "Dewey?s Laboratory School: Lessons for Today", by Laurel N. Tanner presents key practices of Dewey?s laboratory school as vital lessons for educators today. "I Learn from Children", by Caroline Pratt, provides an insider?s perspective of the creation of an experimental school that mirrored many of the principles advocated by Dewey. "Scaffolding Children?s Learning: Vygotsky and Early Childhood Education" by Laura E. Berk and Adam Winsler discusses Vygotsky?s sociocultural perspective on education which states that the way human beings think is shaped by social experience. The paper shows that these three books share a common vision in creating an ideal learning environment for children. It shows, too, that unlike the traditional classroom, where the teacher teaches a pre-determined curriculum to a group of passive students, the classrooms depicted in these books are dynamic entities.
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"Tanner offers a powerful and convincing presentation of Dewey?s principles of education. According to Tanner, educators today should emulate many of the characteristics of Dewey?s school. According to Dewey, schools should recreate a "cooperative society on a small scale" in order to produce adults who are able to cooperate and work together in larger society (Tanner, 1997, p. 2). Pratt also shares Dewey?s vision of a school mirroring the real world on a "children?s scale" to prepare children for the real world. By attempting to reproduce this world, the children will have to understand the functioning of the various components and learn to interact with one another (Pratt, 1970, p. 26). The everyday life on the streets constituted a vital resource of learning for the young children and the teachers (Pratt, 1970, p. 31). When the eight-year-olds took over the responsibility of running the school store, they not only learned about the intricacies of the organization, but also the store?s historical and the geographical dimensions (Pratt, 1970, pp. 108-109)."
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The Political Context of Educational Theory, 2002.
An analysis of alternative arguments of the political context of educational theory.
939 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This report highlights the issues and the related educational theories in the light of political context. Hence the paper provides a springboard for insight into some essential interconnections between educational approaches and movements, motivational goals of the researchers and the varied opinions of the educationists and experts, through presenting alternative arguments.
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"Where all believe in the significance of education for the development of personality and for the welfare of the nation, many support the various important and blatant theories and educational movements. However, there is still a decent number that presents alternative arguments in their effort to prove that educational research (and related public funding) world-over is being used not only as a tool to inculcate sense of discipline and responsibility but also to gain political ends."
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Alternate Education And Home Schooling, 2002.
Discusses the origins, curriculum, resources, academic achievement issues, and social development issues of home schooling programs.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This essay describes home schooling as an alternative option for American and Canadian families. Details concerning the origins of home schooling, relations to state-curriculum, resources for home schooling, and issues concerning academic achievement and social development are discussed.
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Educational Alternatives, 2005.
An overview of three alternative concepts in education.
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This paper discusses three concepts in education. They are the idea of homeschooling, the educational reform of the 1980s and school vouchers, and the No Child Left Behind Act. Through the use of professional references the paper discusses the pros and cons of each of these types of school reform. The paper further draws conclusions based on these issues and makes suggestions for future educational reform.
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"In the 1980s it was evident to most citizens that school reform was needed across the United States. Parents believed that their children were not receiving the type of education that was needed for them to be successful in the world, and Federal and State governments were beginning to enact laws that ensured that school reform would begin (Cookson 1994). In some cities, (most notably Chicago), there was a plan instituting parents panels that would address educational issues within the public school system. These panels ensured that parents had a say in how their children were educated, and in the process of education itself (Cookson 1994). Yet, this was not the final criterion that would solve issues involved in education reform."
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Alternative Schools and Special Education Students, 2004.
This paper is a research proposal to analyze the role of alternative schools in retaining special education students.
1,475 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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This paper explains that many school districts have chosen alternative schools to provide academic instruction to students who have special needs that make them unable to succeed in the mainstream school environment. The author hypothesizes that, for this study, special education students are likely to return to alternative schools because of these elements: Strong leadership, lower student-to-staff ratio, carefully selected personnel, early identification of risk factors, counseling and social training, and curricula based on real life learning. The paper reports that the data-gathering method will be face-to-face interviews, with written notes, using a survey questionnaires. Interviews may be taped.
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Methodology
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"Key criteria for building a sense of community are choice and size. Choice (or voluntary participation) by both students and teachers results in affiliation, bonding, and membership. For special education students, who are often alienated in regular schools, Robert Barr, coauthor of Hope at Last for At-Risk Youth, says that attendance by choice has excellent results. Small size creates an effective community because students and teachers are allowed to get to know one another more. The resulting community, like a family, supports the whole child, nurturing academic, social, and emotional growth."
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Collaboration between Special Education and General Education Teachers, 2001.
This paper studies inclusion programs and the way general education teachers and special education teachers collaborate when performing them.
1,690 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper examines the benefits and disadvantages of inclusion programs from the point of view of the student as well as the teacher.
Inclusion means keeping special education students in regular classrooms and bringing the special support services to them. It discusses the affect it has on the children's education and on their parents. It details the types of schools where inclusion is more successful and where it is less successful. It discusses psychological and educational research done on this issue and presents its conclusions. It discusses several relevant education models such as: The itinerant model, used for certain categories of special education and the consultation model, when the teacher remains in one or two buildings with larger numbers of students to serve.
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"In schools where collaboration was successfully implemented, the special needs children developed improved social skills, greater motivation to learn, and increased self-esteem. Positive peer relationships developed. In these situations, ?Collaboration brought complementary professional skills to planning, preparation, and delivery of classroom instruction? [Ripley, 1997]. ?The concepts of individualized instruction, multiple learning styles, team teaching, weekly evaluation, and detailed planning are all of direct benefit to students ?[Ripley, 1997] Middle Schools easily lend themselves to the principles of collaboration. Collaboration is an important process of general education of Middle School Students where interdisciplinary teams often share in planning [Hines, 2001]. Middle school structures can be used as a model for special education inclusion."
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Physical Education vs. Educational Achievement, 2006.
This paper discusses the issue of physical education and its relationship to academic proficiency.
3,163 words (approx. 12.7 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 91.95
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This paper examines in-depth the correlation of a sedentary life style and poor academic achievement while stressing the need for implementing a more aggressive approach to physical and nutritional education in America's school systems which would result in greater academic performance. The writer also discusses how the current physical education programs in the nation's schools vary with the affluence of the neighborhoods.
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"The problem with teaching nutrition, for example, lies in Inner city schools, where minorities and children from poor families come to get their one solid meal of the day. How do you teach "nutrition" to such deprived children? And, isn't it a fact that mal-nourished and under-nourished children do badly on exams simply because their bodies cannot keep up, and their attention-spans may be limited if by nothing else than hunger pangs. Over-eating, obese children also tend to have some learning problems, because their over-saturated digestive systems tend to make them logy. However, some elementary nutrition subjects must be taught, and they should be considered part of the Health/Physical Education curriculum."
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The Lottery: Funding Education, 2006.
This paper discusses the lottery as a property tax alternative to fund education.
1,605 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 19 sources, APA, $ 52.95
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This paper explains that the current taxation system used in Texas to raise monies for education has been ruled unconstitutional numerous times in a series of lawsuits over the past few decades. The author points out that proponents have pushed for the use of the lottery as a means of funding education for all students in many states. The paper relates that critics argue that using the lottery to fund education will only encourage unhealthy levels of gaming. The author underscores that many state lotteries contribute to the general state fund, which supports many programs not solely educational in nature, causing concern over the lottery truly supporting what it was designed to enhance. The paper concludes that the lottery is the only system that is viable enough to ensure that all Texans are taking ownership of providing appropriate educations for students from all socioeconomic levels.
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"The history of gaming and sweepstakes is lengthy in nature. Forms of lotteries have been in the context of our social environment since biblical times. The first known chance of winning actual money occurred in the 1530s during the reign of Queen Elizabeth in Italy; from here it sparked the privatization of lotteries for the nineteenth century with 15 percent of proceeds going to beneficiaries (Hills, 2003). According to Hill, in the late 1890s constitutions in 35 states were developed forbidding lottery operation due to concerns of morality, yet since 1985 more than $11 billion of supplemental funding has been raised in California for public schools."
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Classical Philosophy Foundations of Vocational Education, 2002.
This paper reviews classical and current philosophy to discover if modern vocational education is fostered by formal education and to discover the ways to establish an equitable system of vocational training.
10,360 words (approx. 41.4 pages), 14 sources, MLA, $ 207.95
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This paper asks the most basic philosophical question concerning vocational education, whether or not it is legitimate to educate with the primary goal of preparing an individual for the workplace. After reviewing the words of several philosophers, the author finds three themes: Vocational education is for an inferior breed of man, education is for the edification of the individual and for the benefit of society and the true goal of education is to develop man?s natural talents, affinities, and inclinations. The paper concludes that the review of philosophy has soundly directed the argument towards framing vocational education as based on both definitions of vocation, a preparation for occupation based entirely on the individual student?s actual calling in life and natural inclinations.
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Introduction
Definitions, Questions, and Problems
Defining the Liberal and/or Civic Education
Vocational Education Defined
The Socio-historical Approach to Vocation
Rephrasing the Question.
The Philosopher?s Approach Education and Vocation
Plato on Education and the Socratic Dialogue
Aristotle?s Moral and Vocational Training
Hobbes: Brutish Education for a Better World
Rousseau: The Free Spirited Child and a Liberal Education
Locke: Stifle Poetry and Educate Paupers
Adam Smith
Jefferson?s Meritocratic Education
Neitzsche: Self-Will, the Overman and Vocational Education
Summary of Issues
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"It would be a mistake to suggest, as some have done, that the ancients had no parallel to the modern concept of vocational education. Aristotle, for example, seems quite familiar with the idea of training for technical or practical ability. However, he also suggests an important difference between liberating and vocational education. Aristotle seems to be firmly of the opinion that an education that focuses upon practical abilities is limiting and non-conducive to creating a citizen capable of self-rule. His conception of a two-track educating system suggests that some men are born to be slaves and some men are born to rule and that through education these two ought to be nurtured for their respective roles in life. While all humans could theoretically learn to develop leadership, those who were born as slaves are less likely too and need not be trained to do so."
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A Study Of Alternative Schools And Programs, 2002.
Compares the effectiveness of alternative schools and different alternative programs.
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Compares the effectiveness of alternative schools and different alternative programs. Goal of programs to enhance education. How alternate programs differ from traditional education. Aim of helping the troubled or at-risk student. Discusses successes & failures of various alternative schools programs. Cites examples of failures and successes. How the student populartion has changed. Problem of delinquent youths; behavioral problems. Contends successful schools have a supportive structure & leadership.
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"ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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The purpose of this study will be to compare the effects of alternative schools and alternative programs. Both success and failure have been reported for each type of program, and success factors have been listed for each. Literature comparing the two programs is lacking. The three hypotheses for this study are that subjects attending alternative schools will show greater improvement in their school attitudes (1), academic performance (2), and school attendance (3), than subjects attending alternative programs. A review of the literature related to the study topic includes the following: an introduction to alternative schools and alternative programs; alternative schools; alternative programs; and additional factors involved in ..."
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College Education, 2002.
A paper on the benefits of a college education.
2,058 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper presents the opinion that a college education is greatly beneficial to an individual. The writer believes that a college education increases a person's study and personal skills, provides them with a better earning power and creates economic activity. A college education also creates better parents, with college graduates showing better parenting skills in the long run.
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Study and Personal Skills
College Education provides a better earning power
College Education creates economic activity
College Education augments parental awareness
College Education provides social benefits
College Education provides entertainment
College education increases career opportunities
College Education: An extra ordinarily worthy investment
College education equips with skills that help in resolving problems
College Education provides a well knitted web of friends and counselors
College Education enhances personal thinking and decision-making skills
College education strengthens self confidence:
College Education provides a competing advantage in the job scenario
Develops skills to communicate and to settle efficiently with different populace
College education helps in comprehending societal issues in a better way
Personal outgrowth through college education
Eradication of unemployment through College Education
College Education produces better human beings
Conclusion
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"Through college education, students can learn to acquire academic skills by taking reading and writing assignments and other work regarding the course syllabus (benefits of college). By undertaking these assignments, students get an opportunity to work and communicate with other students belonging to different backgrounds, groups and associations (benefits of college). Such activities help students in their professional life as they learn to communicate through reading and writing (benefits of college)."
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