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Lifelong Learning, 2007.
An overview of the definition and principles of lifelong learning.
3,109 words (approx. 12.4 pages), 13 sources, MLA, $ 90.95
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This paper looks at how lifelong learning is a term that refers to a variety of programs to keep the modern worker up to speed on changes in his or her field and to make education an ongoing process. It discusses how lifelong learning is a reality for many and a goal for many more, while even more people may have no idea what it means even if they participate in it to some degree. The paper also examines how lifelong learning has a clear economic benefit when applied to job situations and to the needs of companies and how it benefits the individual in many ways, some economic, some social, and some in terms of personal self-actualization.
Outline:
Introduction
What is Lifelong Learning
Lifelong Learning--Context and Frameworks
Organizational Learning and Learning Cultures
Work Based Learning
Lifelong Learning and Community Development
Lifelong Learning and Civic Participation
Learning Society: Myth or Reality?
Conclusion
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"Collaborative learning involves interpersonal processes by which a small group of students work together to complete an academic problem-solving task meant to promote learning. Under the collaborative learning approach, collaborative activities lead to emergent knowledge, which is the result (not summation) of interaction of the understandings of those who contribute to its formation (Whipple, 1987, p. 5). Collaborative activities enhance learning by allowing individuals to exercise, verify, solidify, and improve their mental models through discussions and information sharing during the problem-solving process. "
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"Self Direction For Lifelong Learning" ( P C Candy ), 2002.
Analysis of the book on self-directed learning and its goals.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 1 source, $ 79.95
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Analysis of the book on self-directed learning and its goals. Application to continuing professional education (CPE). Various meanings and concepts of self-direction in learning. Relevance of Candy's discussion to CPE. Goals of adult education. Personal autonomy. Indepoendent pursuit of learning. Learner-controlled instruction. Mastery of subject knowledge.
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In Self-Direction for Lifelong Learning (1991) Candy identifies four concepts that are described by the term "self-directed learning," two methods of self-directed learning (learner-controlled instruction and autodidactic learning), and two goals of self-directed learning (the capacity for self-management of learning and personal autonomy). While all four concepts have direct applications to continuing professional education (CPE), much of the discussion of learner-controlled instruction and the acquisition of autodidactic competence has been absorbed into CPE practice in the intervening decade. Candy addresses the development of self-directed learning skills that are internalized by the learner and can be generalized to learning modes other than the structured environment of even the most open adult learning ..."
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It's Never Too Late To Learn, 2007.
This paper discusses the merits and effects of lifelong learning.
853 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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The paper defines lifelong learning as a continuous progression of gaining knowledge and information. The paper explains that lifelong learning enhances intelligence and broadens the coverage of an individual's aptitude and capabilities. The paper discusses how lifelong learning is regarded as an exhibit of attitude. It is seen as a progression of citizens to gain additional knowledge and intelligence which can be beneficial to them and contributory to the society. The paper stresses how learning really makes a difference. The paper explains that this assertion encapsulates the true meaning of the pursuit of lifelong learning. Life long learning enriches one's mind to grasp the fundamentals of learning and enriches one's soul to foster goodwill towards the society.
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"People concerned with the amount of knowledge they posses thinks widely on the contributions they can share with the world and the society. These people or individual gives a great impact to the lives of others. Although these people are diverse in character and personality they represent a widespread purpose intended for the common good. Lifelong learners view this process of acquiring expertise through a further education as a responsibility to society withstanding all of its burden and difficulties."
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The Effects of a Learning Disability, 2007.
This essay considers the effects that having a learning disability, such as attention deficit disorder (ADD), can have on a person's life.
2,074 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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In this article, the writer relates that learning disorders can be lifelong conditions, which, in many cases, can seriously affect many aspects of a person's life: work or school, family life, daily routines, and, in some cases, personal relationships and friendships. The writer notes that in some people, there are often many overlapping learning disorders, while others may just have a single learning difficulty that has little impact on other parts of their lives. This paper looks at the effects of having a learning disability by examining the ways in which the disability affects thinking and problem solving.
Outline:
Introduction
Identifying Learning Disorders
Developmental Language and Speech Disorders
Academic Skills Disorder
Conclusion
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"A learning disorder cannot be diagnosed in the same sense as mumps or chicken pox, which is conditions that have a single, known cause, and which follow a predictable set of symptoms. Rather, LD is a broad term, embracing a pool of possible causes, treatments, symptoms, and outcomes. This is partly due to the fact that learning disorders can appear in many different forms, which makes any diagnosis complicated. However, not all learning problems are essentially learning disorders. Some children are just slower in developing certain skills, due to natural differences in their rate of growth and development."
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Frontier College, 2004.
An overview of this Canadian literacy organization and its learning philosophy.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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Frontier College is a literacy organization based in Canada and dedicated to the principles of lifelong learning and meeting the needs of the student. It depends on volunteers willing to work in unusual circumstances in order to facilitate learning and literacy. This paper examines the history and goals of this organization and then focuses on its student-centered individualized learning (SCIL) philosophy. It shows how Frontier College deals with the individual in terms of life experience, education and social functioning, and its aims for the future.
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"Human development is based on the confrontation and solution to problems. As the individual negotiates a crisis at each stage of development, basic strengths or virtues emerge. These include hope, will, purpose, competence, fidelity, love, care, and wisdom. These same principles were applicable to the process of citizenship and, by extension, to the process of education. In a system such as what exists within Frontier College, collective problem-solving, or inquiry, is not only possible, but is a fundamental and essential activity, the same as it is for citizens in a democratic state. The habits of cooperation and respect that are the foundation to democratic practices are also the primary means to education in a system of student centered individual learning."
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Nursing: Application of the Educational Theorist John Dewey, 2006.
An analysis into the teachings of an educational theorist.
1,892 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper uses a case scenario to discuss the teachings of educational theorist, John Dewey. The paper concludes that the 'inquiry-based' learning and the lifelong learning process are critical in the field of medicine and other paramedical professions, such as nursing.
Table of Contents:
Objective
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
I. John Dewey - Educational Theorist
II. Understanding 'Inquiry-Based' Learning
III. Inquiry-Based Learning: Applied Learning
A. Cotton
B. The Persimmon Tree
C. The Boy Scouts & Self-Governance
IV. What Might be Suggested by John Dewey
Summary & Conclusion
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"The more of John Dewey's writings that she ingested the more clearly she envisioned the methodology proposed by John Dewey. Excitedly Ms. Thompson put away all of her planned lessons and got ready to 'wing-it' because she knew nothing of the cultural and regional factors affecting her teaching practice and in order to implement 'inquiry based learning' in her classroom she was first going to have to DO some inquiry based learning on her own."
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Long Distance Education Training, 2004.
A research paper on faculty training for long distance education.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 119.95
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This paper introduces the topic of distance education and long distance education training for faculty. The paper defines distance education, examines the virtual university and discusses the need for instructional support services for faculty. The paper also covers the concept of lifelong learning, distance learning materials, the virtual learning experience and looks at the student population of distance learning.
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"The following research paper presents the topic of faculty training for distance education. Within this context the following relevant issues are presented: introduction to distance education, outcomes of distance education, quality ratings of distance education, student faculty and administration ratings of distance education, faculty instruction in distance education and conclusions."
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Kay Hymowitz?s ?Ready or Not?, 2004.
This paper reviews "Ready or Not: What Happens When We Treat Children as Small Adults" by Kay S. Hymowitz, which attempts to present the effects of anti-culturalism on young children and teenagers.
1,680 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that Hymowitz traces the beginning of how America became an anti-cultural society that supposes children should grow up without help of the existing culture and even in conflict with it. The author of the paper points out that Hymowitz says that, once, parents were expected to educate their children by training them on ethics and ensuring that they control their antisocial whims; now, the children are naturally moral, and the adults are the problem. The paper says the book states that anti-cultural education is praising discovery learning, constructivism, lifelong learning, and a child-centered curriculum, cultivating an idea that children are making themselves more significant.
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"Hymowitz clearly remarks that human beings cannot live in a cultural isolation, as it is practically unfeasible and conceptual. It is a desolate thought that efficient merchandisers now fill the area that was once conventionally defended by faith and family. Something will always be filled in the empty space. Hymowitz takes special care in a fair and inevitable manner to depict the anti-cultural beliefs that saturates the portrayal of nuclear family in movies and television. She gives a striking ambivalence of earlier generation?s responsibilities to the present day and substantiates the argument that a pessimistic attitude is almost in all of the parental power."
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A Montessori Education, 2007.
This paper examines the Montessori method of learning and its outstanding results.
1,828 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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The paper explains how the Montessori method is based on the idea that every child has a natural way of learning. If encouraged and nurtured, the child will flourish and become an educated person. The paper compares Montessori schools to public schools and argues that a Montessori school is a superior place for children to learn. The paper discusses how, unlike most children in public schools, children in Montessori schools become eager learners who do not need to be rewarded or punished for their efforts. Goals for the students in Montessori schools are to grow personally, to explore and appreciate life and to become lifelong learners. The paper emphasizes that the Montessori schools encourage children to love learning.
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"When Dr. Maria Montessori became the director of a school for mentally-handicapped children, she exposed them to an environment that was highly conducive to learning. After two years, the children, who had formerly been labeled ineducable, were able to pass a test with normal children. This dramatic success led her to study how normal children learn. She reasoned that if mentally disabled children could be brought up to the level of normal, then normal children could excel. Following a two-year study of anthropology and psychology, she took over a school in the slums of Rome, where her use of materials and resources led to optimal self-learning on the part of the children. She hired an assistant who was directed not to teach, but instead to demonstrate use of the materials to children who were interested and to show them how to keep their schoolroom clean and orderly. What Dr. Montessori called auto-education (the natural way children learn) gained world attention because of its spectacular results."
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Vocabulary and Comprehension, 2007.
This paper discusses vocabulary and increasing the student's ability to comprehend.
1,753 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that among the many plausible reasons for helping students build vocabulary, perhaps the most important is the contribution of vocabulary knowledge to reading comprehension. The writer notes that one of the most enduring findings in reading research concerns the extent to which students' vocabulary knowledge relates to their reading comprehension. The writer points out that given that students' success in school and beyond depends in great measure upon their ability to read with comprehension, there is an urgent need to provide instruction that equips students with the skills and strategies necessary for lifelong vocabulary development. The writer concludes that reading comprehension places heavy demands not only on classroom teachers but also on curriculum planners, community workers, and parents.
Outline:
Introduction
History of Vocabulary ~ What is Vocabulary?
The Influence of National and State Standards
Two Best Assessment Procedures
Role of Technology
"Best Instructional" Practices in Reading and Writing
Five Dimensions of Learning Specifically Related to Vocabulary
Why is This Topic Important for Teachers?
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"Vocabulary is knowledge of words and word meanings. However, vocabulary is more complex than this definition suggests. Most commonly, words come in two forms: oral and print. Oral vocabulary includes the words that we recognize and use in listening and speaking. Print vocabulary, are those words that we recognize and use in reading and writing. Next, we have word knowledge, which also comes in two forms, receptive and productive. Receptive vocabulary includes the words that we recognize when we hear or see them. Productive vocabularies are words that we use when we speak or write. According to research, receptive vocabulary is typically larger than productive vocabulary, and may include many words to which we give meaning, even if we don't know their full definitions - or ever use them ourselves when we speak and write."
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Chiropractic Care, 2008.
This paper discusses lifelong chiropractic care and its effect on
overall wellness.
815 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper explains that chiropractic care consists of acute injury management, rehabilitative care, maintenance care, and supportive care. The author points out that lifelong chiropractic care primarily consists of maintenance care, which is designed to allow a person to feel well and to function at a high level. The paper relates that, when the problem is poor body mechanics, posture and ergonomic interventions are provided. The author underscores that geriatric chiropractic care is important because of a rapidly aging population as the baby boom generation grows older. The paper states that one of the main reasons that people of middle age and older adults visit chiropractors is because of low back pain complaints.
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"The results of a Northern California survey showed that "the majority of respondents perceived the benefit of alternative therapies as very beneficial or somewhat beneficial." In addition, when people do visit a chiropractor, it is normally because their family physician will recommend taking that course of action. The most common question that people have about chiropractic care is related to how effective it might be. People who make use of chiropractic services tend to return again for those services later."
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Dickens' Criticism of the British Legal System, 2008.
A discussion of Dickens' lifelong critique of the British legal system as illustrated in his works, "Hard Times", "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Great Expectations".
3,170 words (approx. 12.7 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 91.95
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This paper takes a look at Charles Dickens, his works and his nature as a harsh social critic, mainly concerning the failures of Britain's economics, government and law. The paper focuses on Dickens' critical view of the legal system evident in his books "A Tale of Two Cities", "Hard Times" and "Great Expectations". Dickens' writing, the paper points out, often used satire and dark humor to make his point. The paper concludes that Dickens' rejection of the government, businesses and laws in the England of his time shows that he was against the cold, calculating and intentionally prejudiced justice system.
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"With the many visible characteristics that we usually see as being directly related to Dickens, the way he always deals with the legal systems shows one of his biggest complaints with society. It also gives the reader one of the most personally angering and tragic parts of the world that Dickens describes, making most readers feel a sense of negativity over the ways of the society that can be found in Hard Times, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expetations. This is also a good way of relating Dickens to a specific time and place, making it seem like his writing was probably very important as a way to helping show what was wrong with society when he was writing. It is shown in his work that the legal system would be an unstoppable force because of the power and prejudice of the government and that this would keep it from bringing mercy, morality or justice to the people."
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Plato and the Sophists, 2002.
A discussion of the philosophies of Plato based on his lifelong attempt to refute the theories of the Sophists.
1,123 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper examines how, for the great majority of his career, Plato built a philosophical system based on a refutation of the Sophist teachings. Plato blamed the Sophists for the arrest and execution of his mentor Socrates. It shows how in every aspect of the theories he developed he opposed their beliefs and their conclusions and how, as a result, the direction of Greek and therefore Western philosophy was moved in a radically different direction to one that emphasized the existence of absolute truth rather than situational relativity.
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"The members of the lowest class would be to produce and distribute goods and services to the rest of the community. The second group, representing the will, would be made up of soldiers. Finally, the highest class would be the aristocracy, or the philosopher-kings, who would govern and make decisions for the greatest good. Rather than have these classes fixed by birth, Plato believed that the process of education would sort out who belonged in which group for each generation. Unlike the Sophist belief in social equality, Plato?s system created a way for every person to serve the society as a whole depending on his capacity and ability."
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Finding Strengths in Friendships, 2000.
A look at the strong and lifelong relationships between African-American women as shown in Toni Morrison's "Beloved" and "Sula".
2,421 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 74.95
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This paper analyzes the close bond, depicted by Toni Morrison in her novels "Beloved" and "Sula", between African-American women that gives them the strength to continue on, regardless of what crosses their path.
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"For African-American women, the strong bonds formed in friendships are necessary for survival in a world that always seems to be against them. Alone, they are targets, but together, there is strength. In Toni Morrison?s novels, "Beloved" and "Sula", the friendships that take place between young women supply the required bond of unity and love that each needs to live. Inevitably, the bond is broken and although the women are no longer targets, their lives are irreversibly changed."
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Impacts of Media Violence, 2008.
This paper discusses the impact of violence in the media on children.
1,416 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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In this article, the writer notes that mass media plays an important role in our every day lives. The writer then discusses that since violence is a 'staple' in movies and computer games and on television the question of how one responds to the massive amounts of violence portrayed in mass media is of great concern. The writer notes that there seems to be a consensus amongst scientists that violence on television and video games can increase aggression both in children and adults, although there is a minority of researchers who point out the limitations of the research conducted. The writer maintains that most research has shown that children's exposure to violence in the mass media can have short-term as well as lifelong consequences. The writer concludes that the violence shown in the media can be learned and copied especially by children, but how that violence is portrayed is also very important.
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"Studies have shown that children as well as adults by repeatedly and often watching violence on television may become less sensitive to the pain and suffering of the victims and others in general. This can make them emotionally desensitized towards violence in real life, and may decrease the likelihood that as they get older they will assist a real victim when violent crime occurs. Research done in this area has shown that people watching violent scenes on TV have relatively intense physiological responses at the beginning; with repeated exposure these are reduced.
"Viewing violence and television can also cause fear. This feeds a perception that the world is a violent and mean place, which can increase fear of becoming a victim of violence."
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