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Higher Education Trends

or is hired for a position. Employers see the degree as a sort of prerequisite. Even if the degree has nothing to do with the posi...

Student Posed Questions Answered in a Trio of Essays

When something needs to be done, it is often the consumer who has to do the leg work. Another pet peeve involves people who drive...

The Controversy over Bilingual Education

this program allows children to retain their heritage and their home culture (Rothstein 672). Further, proponents comment that som...

Rochester, NY, and Education According to John Dewey's Philosophy and Carter G. Woodson's The Mis Education of the Negro

him to accept an inferior status" (1998, p. 84). Having African Americans accept their inferior status in American society was n...

Mass Media and Education

in a peaceful, complimentary relationship. To some extent, purpose enters the picture, and to this end, Villamizar (1997) suggest...

Taking a Position on ''The Inequality Express' by Barry Bluestone

and their corresponding workforces (Bluestone, 1996). What I find particularly puzzling at this point in the essay however is that...

US Modern Culture and the Pragmatic Philosophy of John Dewey

learning, which was the current philosophy of his day (American Philosopher John Dewey). Since the inception of Deweys e...

Tutorial on Personal Education Views

childrens school (1997). The results have been shown across all grade levels, across all socio-economic statuses and in urban, sub...

Importance of Education and Teen Pregnancy

"is the best possible option for kids" and should be the primary, if not the only, lesson that schools teach (Curran, and Witt, 20...

Education and John Locke

independence of judgment marked him throughout his life (1998). While Lockes contribution to the ideas of education is quite sign...

Overview of Pragmatism

Scientific reasoning or experimental reasoning is a branch of logic that follows along Deweys pragmatic combination of deduction a...

Text Chapter 'Continuing Professional Education' by Donna Queeney

knowledge required and they may even be able to demonstrate an ability to apply the knowledge in their jobs but competence is anot...

PE's History

In five pages this report discusses physical education programs in an historical overview that includes eighteenth century German ...

Public Schools' Constitutional Rights and Religion Court Cases

In five pages the issue of religion in public schools are examined in the case progression of Everson v. Board of Education, Engel...

The Public Education System in Illinois

5 pages and 5 sources. This paper relates the fact that there are problems achieving equity and adequacy in public education syst...

Special Education Achievement Assessment and Uses of Student Portfolios

In sixteen pages this paper discusses the Education for All Handicapped Act in a consideration of special education student achiev...

Legal Requirements for Special Education

In four pages this paper examines special education students in this summary of the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities and Educa...

Gifted Education Programs and Students

In five pages this paper examines students and gifted education programs in a consideration of disproportionate representation of ...

Education Support and the State Lottery of Florida

of the class, and helps prevent them from entering the dropout path" (Anonymous e1lott1.htm). At the same time, the Internship Pr...

Late 19th Century Education

In five pages late 19th century education is discussed in a consideration of the 'New Education' contributions of Dr. William T. H...

Policies of Higher Education in Scotland

This paper addresses the policies and stance of higher education in Scotland. The author also includes future proposals for integ...

Education and the 'Blank Slate' Concept of John Locke

In five pages this report discusses the 'blank slate' of the human mind according to John Locke and also considers education's rol...

Equality in Education and the Significance of the U.S. Civil Rights Movement

In three pages this paper examines how education in America was positively impacted by the civil rights movement in a consideratio...

H. Thomas Johnson's Relevance Regained

In five pages this text review considers business practice and education in three sections that include history and accounting man...

Continuing Education for the Healthcare Professional

Continuing education is a universal requirement for professionals in the healthcare industry. This paper presents a lesson plan on...

Job Based Versus Formal Education

This paper addresses the issue of what type of education would provide more of a benefit for students, job based learning, or a fo...

Internet and Education

In twenty pages the Internet and its impact on education are considered with a discussion of such relevant topics as Internet rese...

3 Readings on Active Education

In six pages the active education experience is celebrated in essays 'The Banking Concept of Education' by Paulo Freire, 'The Loss...

Mike Rose and Young Children's 'Possible Lives'

In five pages this paper examines public education's future and children as perceived by Mike Rose. There are no other sources li...

Testing the Validity of California's Proposition 227

The writer suggests an experiment as a research project, in which the object is to test the validity of California Prop. 227, whic...