Emerging Views on School Vouchers and School Choice
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A 20 page paper discussing the steady gains being made in approval of the concept of using tax-funded vouchers for families to place their children in schools of their own choice, even private ones and even religious-based private schools. The goal is to improve true educational outcomes and to provide approaches to education that can work for all students, rather than only some percentage of them. Without the intrusion of crisis, there is little reason to change the status quo in any area, whether that area be business, personal relationships or public school structure. The voucher debate presents that crisis point from which public schools can begin to be truly reformed and lifted out from under the burden of bureaucracy. All can benefit, but none more than our children who deserve the best education we can provide. The current situation is far from the 'best,' a point on which supporters and opponents of vouchers can heartily agree. Bibliography lists 22 sources.
Filename: KSvouch.wps

Equal Opportunity Education
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A 4 page paper outlining Equal opportunity and access to education. The writer describes ways proposed by President Clinton to ensure access including charter and magnet schools. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Eeoedu.wps

Equal Opportunity Education Case Study
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A 7 page paper about a Pakistani male student who lives in the U.S. The writer discusses his life (via interview), and how this relates to the issue of education and cultural diversity in education and the classroom.
Filename: Educinte.wps

Erik Erikson / Implications For Infant And Toddler Care-Givers
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This 10 page paper discusses Erikson's theories regarding psycho-social development and play. Like many personality theorists, Erikson believed that the child must progress through these stages in order to develop a healthy personality. Failure to resolve the inherent conflicts in any stage leads to emotional and personality problems at a later time. Play, being the infant and toddler's primary activity is also critical to the development of the individual's personality. Different kinds of play are explained. Finally, the implications of these theories for care-givers (or parents) are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PGerik2.wps

Extracurricular Activity's Link to Academic Performance
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A 15 page research proposal for conducting a study into the relative value of extracurricular programs in public schools. In these days of ever-tightening budgets and ongoing criticism of the academic records of public schools, the tendency to cut funding for extracurricular activities is stronger than ever. Traditionally, this has been the area of public school funding that has been first in the line of targets for reducing. The argument is that US students perform far below those of other developed nations, and that US schools need to put more emphasis on academics than on associated activities. Other studies find positive correlation between participation in extracurricular activities and increased academic performance, and this one seeks to determine whether such a link truly does exist. Includes one chart. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: KSxCurricular.wps

Faculty & Staff / Attitudinal Variations In Education
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This 25 page paper reviews a variety of articles all relevant to any thesis concerning attitudes of academia. Addressed are issues of salary, workload and academic standards. The review also considers shared governance, tenure, promotion as well as the impact of technology and distance learning. Academic advising services as well as faculty perceptions concerning student behavior and safety are noted. Also included is information from the Carnegie Foundation, an organization that conducts surveys periodically to support ongoing research on various issues in education. Bibliography lists 50 sources.
Filename: Carngilit.wps

Five Models of Staff Development and the Culture of Teachers
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This 8 page report discusses issues related to staff development and the fact that whether it is in terms of motivation, skills training, or career enhancement is a formidable task for any supervisor or management team that takes it on. When tit is applied in the realm of education, it is particularly challenging. Based on Sparks and Louks-Horsley’s 1989 work “Five Models of Staff Development,” the report considers the ways in which teachers approach and react to training and development changes in their unique realm of classroom and school. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Florida Lottery and the School System
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A 5 page paper which discusses the intended role of the lottery in the school system of Florida. Like many lotteries, much of the money obtained from lottery sales is supposed to go to the enhancement of the education system of the state, but many states are finding that such promises are not being kept, or that by the lottery keeping these promises, the government is not funding as many of the educational needs as it once did, bringing about the same financial struggle for the education system that the lottery was intended to assist. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAlottery.wps