Missouri School System
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A 10 page paper which outlines what is available on the DESE's website, http://www.dese.state.mo.us. This website offers a variety of information concerning Missouri schools. In addition, an outline of available information and services for Francis Howell School District, one of many school districts in Missouri, is also provided. No additional sources cited.
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Nationality, Race And School Achievement
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A 7 page paper that discusses differences in school performance. The essay discusses a variety of research that reports factors that account for the differences between races, beginning with the Bell Curve. The writer then offers a brief proposal for determining if there is a disparity in social studies achievement as related nationality. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Overview of “New Voices in the Field”
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A 5 page paper which provides an overview of the 1995 educational leadership book for assistant principals, 'New Voices in the Field,' by Gary N. Hartzell, Richard C. Williams, and Kathleen T. Nelson.
Filename: TGvoices.rtf

Personality Theories / Erikson And Skinner
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This 5 page paper explores two of the many personality theorists, Erik Erikson and B.F. Skinner. Erikson focused on identity as the basis for personality development while Skinner focused on operant conditioning. Erikson's stages are discusses as is Skinner's thoughts about stimulus and response. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Peshkin's Places of Memory and Fordhams Blacked Out: Two Ethnographic Accounts of Culture in Education
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This 6 page paper compares and contrasts Alan Peshkin's Places of Memory with Signithia Fordham's Blacked Out, and considers the influence of culture on informing educational reforms. This paper determines the positive and negative impacts of culture on the development of educational responses in particular communities, including the Native American communities of New Mexico and the African-American communities of Washington, DC. This paper also integrates an understanding of the response of schools to the influences of culture and reflects and understanding of the sociological development of these educational communities. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Philosophical Approaches to Education
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This 8 page paper provides information on the four educational culture oriented approaches called perennialism, essentialism, progressivism and reconstructionism. The paper takes the point of view that progressivism is the most logical approach to be implemented into public school systems today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Practitioner Research: Article Review
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A 5 page review of The New Paradigm Wars: Is There Room for Rigorous Practitioner Knowledge in Schools and Universities?. Authors Anderson and Herr present the arguments for and against practitioner research. This essay reviews their article and offers some opinions about practitioner research. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Prayer in Schools
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of this heated argument. Both sides of the issue are adequately explored. The ACLU's position is explained. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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