Educational Diversity
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A 4 page paper evaluating the impact of diversity on the educational process. This paper includes a discussion of curriculum options that support diversity in students rather than classrooms comprised of homologous groupings. The writer stresses the need for educational institutions to alter the status of current standardized testing and the importance of learning to accept difference through exposure to those of different ethnic, religious and physical groups. No Bibliography.
Filename: Edudive.wps

School Equity Funding
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This 11 page paper explores the issue of equity in school funding. In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee education as a fundamental right. Since that time, state courts have been flooded with school funding equity cases. About half the time, the court rules in favor of the plaintiff. There are numerous factors involved in financing public education and in the equity issue. This essay provides a brief overview of the problem, legislative history, court cases, policy analysis and the dramatic changes some states have made in their school funding formulas. The essay also asks some pertinent questions, specifically in regards to the correlation between level of funding and school achievement. The writer does not attempt to answer the questions, only present them for consideration. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGschfin.wps

Native American Acculturation and How it Affects Educational Achievement
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An 8 page exploration of cultural obstacles which face many Native Americans on their moving from the reservations into the dominant white culture and how these obstacles influence educational performance. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Nalearn.wps

Effects Of Parental Involvement On Eighth-Grade Achievement
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A 5 page paper that presents a summary and critique of a research article. The paper was delivered at the American Educational Research Association and reports the results of a study of the correlations between and among SES, parental involvement and student achievement. The writer also offers a critique and opinion. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PGses2.wps

Parent Support And Educational Success / A Research Proposal
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An 8 page paper that offers a research proposal regarding the title, specifically, does parental involvement enhance the child's school success. The paper provides an introduction with hypothesis, proposed methodology, literature review and conclusions. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Education in Ancient Greece
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A 5 page research paper which examines the educational systems of ancient Athens and Sparta. While the writer deals briefly with the militaristic and brutal educational system of Sparta, the concentration of the paper deals with the development of the educational system in Athens. Topics covered include details regarding elementary education, and how the philosophical and rhetorical schools of Plato and Isocrates developed. Bibliography includes 5 sources.
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Horace Mann/ The Common School Era
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A 12 page research paper that examines the impact and influence of nineteenth century educator Horace Mann on the public school system and the formulation of this 'common school' philosophy. Mann's influence during the twelve years that he was secretary of the Massachusetts School Board effected lasting change not only in the public school system of Massachusetts, but also in the way that public schooling was perceived throughout the country. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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At-Risk / Gifted Drop-Outs
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A 6 page paper that supports the contention that at-risk, gifted students are more likely to drop out of school than their non-gifted peers. This paper supports this belief by representing the many extenuating educational and personal issues that are experienced by gifted students, and also suggests that the same educational structures that have been developed to support students may also trigger significant behavioral problems for many gifted children. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Giftdrop.wps