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Teaching Language Arts, 2008.
This paper is a discussion by a science major on issues of teaching language arts presented through a professional portfolio.
3,500 words (approx. 14.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 98.95
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This paper discusses four aspects of a professional portoflio addressing language arts teaching: promoting interest in a book, a double-entry journal, evaluation of student writing, and selecting professional resources. The paper also refers to a proposed five-year plan towards professional development so that language arts become more familiar and includes questions the author believes are important regarding future teaching practice, particularly in the preparation of classes.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Four Aspects of a Professional Portfolio
Module I - Promoting Interest in a Book
Module II - A Double-Entry Journal
Module III - Evaluation of Student Writing
Module IV - Selecting Professional Resources
Three Big Ideas for the Future
I - Assessing Students
II - Promoting Listening Skills
III - Writing Strategies
Five-Year Development Plan
Questions to Ask Myself
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"The student should feel that he or she can err on the side of English using words of one syllable, as long as the meaning is cogent, as opposed to feeling that he or she must use the latest phrase or terminology learned. There needs to be reinforcement, too, of the world as often without 'Spell check' and towards appreciation for what a person knows how to write by hand, spotting errors in time, or what might be expressed differently to better effect. Students learn that there is more to writing than word processing, in effect, as it is an intensely creative activity."
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Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT), 2008.
This paper argues that the Scholastic Aptitude Tests or Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT) should not be used as the criterion for college admittance.
1,145 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper argues that, although many colleges use the Scholastic Aptitude Tests or Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT) to determine which students will be selected for admittance, this test is affected by family incomes. The author points out that students from low income or even middle income families usually have lower scores than students who have parents with higher incomes. The paper relates that the SAT scores were not meant to measure long term academic success. The author clarifies that children who live in richer communities receive a better education than those students in poorer communities because these higher income children may go to privates schools or because schools serving lower income communities may receive less funding and therefore are unable to provide an enriched curriculum. The paper stresses that, for admittance, the SAT scores should be eliminated and grade point average should be used instead.
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"Research shows that students who are involved in extracurricular activities perform better on SAT scores. Students involved in extracurricular activities can be "a measurable and meaningful gain in their college admissions test scores". Even with students who come from poor families can benefit from these extracurricular activities. Yet, it is important to remember that schools with low federal funding cannot afford to have many of the extracurricular activities that schools with higher federal funding have."
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Licensing and Education of Nurses, 2008.
An analysis of the issues that Senate Bill 2529 is intended to address with regards to the licensing and education of nurses within the New Jersey State health care system.
1,525 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 50.95
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This paper introduces and discusses Senate Bill 2529 which focuses on the licensing and education of nurses within the New Jersey State's health care system. It begins with an address to senators regarding the Bill and then provides a statement discussing the necessity of the Bill. It further describes the issues that Senate Bill 2529 is intended to address.
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Address to Senators
Statement
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"The fact is that within that new health care system we are still impacted by issues of nursing migration, nursing retirement and globalization that will not cease to affect the process of nursing or the delivery of care without policies that are intended to provide positive results. One such policy is Senate Bill 2529 that gives us the opportunity at this time to mold our nursing professionals through education and not only ensure that they have the ability of universally achieving goals in health care delivery, but that they are the most knowledgeable and skilled nurses throughout the world."
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Overcoming Impatience in Advanced Chemistry, 2008.
A progress report in which a student discusses how he deals with the obstacle of impatience in his advanced chemistry course.
950 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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In this progress report, a student addresses the importance of learning to have patience with the difficult and time-consuming procedures of an advanced chemistry course. The paper points out that, in chemistry experiments and operations, it takes great lengths of time to separate various chemicals, such as acids and other various bonding agents and solvents. The paper recounts the student's attempt to speed up one such process, only to realize he had ruined it. Through this error, he realized that he had not been patient enough to effectively see the bonding procedure to its conclusion. The paper concludes with a list of helpful future strategies for dealing with impatience.
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"After the class, my professor asked me to have a meeting about the project. Although she was annoyed at the failure of my actions, she was extremely open to solutions to the problem. I had not even realized that I had rushed the project at first, but she had quickly understood what had gone wrong. Our discussion lasted for nearly an hour, and we both came to the conclusion that there needed to be exercises for me to solve my problem with patience. Although I had clearly understood how to accomplish the projects in class, there was another dimension of chemistry, which I needed to learn. The professor was telling me that chemistry was more than just tables, procedures and memorization, but had more to do with learning to manage one's time in an efficient manner. This discussion awakened me to the realization that I had to learn to properly evaluate my time, especially at this advanced stage of chemical studies."
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Negotiations in Education, 2008.
This paper argues against traditional bargaining in education negotiations.
2,262 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 70.95
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The paper reviews why traditional bargaining in education is a deeply flawed approach and why it must be replaced by a collaborative approach that emphasizes mutual gain and integrative solutions. The paper reviews the various types of negotiation and explains why mutual-gains bargaining is the only way for education negotiations to work. Ultimately, this writer insists that both parties work on behalf of children and this fact should be borne in mind by the adults representing the two sides.
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"Without question, collective bargaining is most effective when it emphasizes a mutual-gains approach founded upon collaboration, flexibility, and integrative bargaining, rather than an adversarial approach; after all, people who fight bitterly over the bargaining table are unlikely to work constructively in the workplace when the negotiations are finally at an end. More than that, personal feelings may intrude upon professional duties in the aftermath of a particularly bitter negotiation to such an extent that a poisonous work environment may eventually develop - one which will make students and parents the undeserving victims of animosities that were created and then aggravated by professionals sitting across from one another at a bargaining session."
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Research Article Analysis: Web-based Nursing Course, 2008.
This paper discuses the objectives and methodology of a research report by L. Hsu and S. Hsieh entitled "An Exploration of Scenario Discussion in a Web-Based Nursing Course".
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 75.95
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This paper explains that the intention of Hsu and Hsieh's research, "An Exploration of Scenario Discussion in a Web-Based Nursing Course", is to develop a nursing course to meet the needs of nursing students in technically advanced health care settings where scenario discussions, web-based instruction (WBI) and assessment of learning outcomes are the priorities. The author points out that this type of nursing course is intended to correspond to the realities of contemporary nursing and to equip students for a very different role from that to which nurses in the past have been accustomed. The paper commends the logical progression from the literature review to the research purpose in that the literature supports the purpose. The author reports that Hsu and Hsieh used a combination of quantitative and qualitative designs. The paper states that this study should be redesigned to separate the learning processes and learning outcomes from development of the scenario discussion website because the latter is given inordinate emphasis.
Table of Content:
Purpose
Literature Review
Research Questions
Methodology
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"Even the demographic profile of the participants is largely concerned with exposure to the Internet. Participants' feelings such as anxiety or frustration due to lack of familiarity with scenario discussion consistently were given prominence. The four themes were based on responses to the open-ended questions and were concerned with both positive and negative experiences. Positive experiences included enhanced knowledge, rich content, and integrated information; negative reactions mainly were related to an inability to identify crucial information or poor recall of information. Reactions by participants ranged from satisfaction with new learning and thought patterns to stress and irritation. The researchers were equally concerned with attitudinal and institutional barriers encountered by the participants to online learning as they were with the beneficial aspects of the teaching platforms. The outcomes of this study are expressed in subjective terms such as satisfaction, frustration and anger."
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Teaching Multiplication Using "Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream", 2008.
A discussion of how Cindy Neuschwander's book, "Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream", may help in teaching children multiplication.
1,175 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper proposes an effective new approach to teaching students in Grades 4 to 6 multiplication, using Cindy Neuschwander's, book "Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream", which features the concept of multiplication as a shorter way to find an answer than counting. The paper explains that the book's approach involves teaching the children why one needs to learn the multiplication tables, since children are often preoccupied with the reasons they are asked to do things. The paper also explains that the book places emphasis on applying math to everyday real-life situations that children can relate to. To conclude, the paper maintains that "Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream" will help to motivate children towards learning multiplication by making it into something fun.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
A Three-Part Lesson Plan
Exploration
Overview
Conclusion
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"Children in Grades 4 to 6 are more given to questioning and this can become a device in postponing work sessions, in asking why something is undertaken. Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream has appealing illustrations reinforcing the idea of a world of many particularities. Using the example above, if a city neighbourhood has 200 televisions in about 200 dwellings but the class estimates that there are perhaps 50 to 75 dogs, what does this tell us about how people live?
"Flash cards indicating equations of 5 x 6, for instance, or 7 x 2, should be incorporated into the day at more than one point. Most children can attend to a focused lesson but will welcome the card's reappearance, later on, as a very old method of 'saturation' that also helps to break up the day. The teacher makes the reminder that times tables are learned a little at a time beyond formal efforts to memorize tables in printed form, till students do not need to think each time but realize they can recall more equations. The teacher should state that no one learns them perfectly, this human touch of stating which table she may have to pause and think through each time helping the task of memorization seem less daunting."
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The Need for Technology at the Disability Services Center, 2008.
A discussion of the lack of adequate facilities and technology for disabled university students at the University of California of Irvine and a proposed solution to this problem.
3,960 words (approx. 15.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 107.95
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This paper addresses the failure of the Disability Services Center (DSC)of the University of California of Irvine to provide adequate testing facilities and space, the Center's poor utilization of technology for internal systems, and an internal and external misunderstanding of the necessity for their services and why those services are critical to the student with a disability. The paper suggests that the University needs to invest in technology to research and justify expansion of DSC space, testing facilities for reasonable testing accommodations, and advanced training in web technology. The paper also advocates the need to make the students, administrative staff, and the general public more aware of the needs of disabled students. Finally, the paper suggests transitioning to a more web-based system, which would simplify the systems at the DSC.
Table of Contents:
Executive Summary & Introduction
Literature Review
Problem Description
Research Study Setting: The Disability Services Center
Methods
Results: Hypothesis
Data Analysis
Discussion
Design Recommendations
Conclusion
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"It is very apparent from the research that the DSC needs to address the cumbersome paper system. A web based questionnaire, or e-mail survey (not PDF form) one that could be filled in by the professor, and then returned and put into a database, would help eliminate much cumbersome repetitive filling out of forms by both students and professors. It would also create expectancy. If professors have discussed the reasonable accommodations with students, faculty will expect the required forms to come by one particular communication vehicle. If everything is sent out via e-mail, both the professor and DSC staff will expect it. As the professor indicated, the web might be a better way to address the issue, with professors and students signing on to complete necessary paperwork. This eliminates looking through a lot of junk mail or junk e-mail. This web based system would also allow the student to check back and make sure the faculty member had signed off or did the necessary work to make the reasonable testing accommodation occur. This creation of this type of system could take a lot of paperwork off the DSC."
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British vs. American Colleges, 2008.
A comparison of the aims, enrolment and culture of universities and colleges in the United States and Britain.
715 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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This paper compares and contrasts universities and colleges in the United States and Britain. It looks at the aims of colleges and universities as well as issues related to admission and enrollment between the two countries. It also compares their enrollment populations. Finally, the paper briefly mentions the continuous rise in competition between UK colleges and American colleges.
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"American colleges/universities have placement tests to place a student in their rightful academic criteria. For example, a student graduating from high school may decide to enter a university to study or learn about Biology. In order to begin their discipline in Biology and graduate to receive their undergraduate degree, students have to finish core subjects for graduation requirements prior to classes in their degree field. Students have to take a placement test to determine what academic level of core subjects to be taken. This test determines the frame of mindset; sort of speak, of the new college student in order to successfully complete the graduation requirement prior to the degree requirements."
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Reapplying to the University of British Columbia, 2008.
An application essay for readmission to the Faculty of Arts at the University of British Columbia.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper is an application essay for readmission to the University of British Columbia, written by a Chinese immigrant to Canada. In it, he recounts the challenges he has had to face integrating himself, alone and without family nearby, into the fast-paced Canadian society. He explains why he was asked to leave the university the first time, the educational path he followed since then, and why now he feels more mature, focused, and ready to reapply.
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"The most important thing that I gained from the college studying is that I found my field of study. When I was at UBC, I studied Food, Nutrition and Health in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems. I was thinking of studying Nutritional Science, but after one year at UBC, I knew I did not like it and did not fit into the program. That is one reason why I failed and was asked to leave. Since then, I have studied Geography at Langara College. I found this program fascinating. I can learn about the planet that we live on. I can study the world deeply. In my mind, I can travel around the globe without going literally. Because global warming is becoming a huge issue in Canada and in the world, I want to have more knowledge about it from the geographical point of view. I want to study something that I really want to understand."
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Cultural Diversity in Education, 2008.
A review of the article, "Serving Culturally Diverse Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance and Their Families," by Gwendolyn Cartledge, Cathy Kea and Evette Simmons-Reed.
758 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 27.95
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The paper reviews the article, "Serving Culturally Diverse Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance and Their Families", which is concerned about how cultural insensitivity harms children from diverse backgrounds. The paper explores why this issue is important - especially when it comes to educating young people - and outlines the difficult situations which can arise when teachers fail to understand the cultural impetuses which guide and shape behavior. Finally, the paper looks at what cultural sensitivity (and a lack thereof) means for professionals who must work regularly with non-European children.
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"A recent article by Gwendolyn Cartledge, Cathy Kea, and Evette Simmons-Reed (2002), "Serving Culturally Diverse Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance and Their Families," reveals the importance of cultural sensitivity when dealing with children coming from diverse backgrounds. To wit, the United States is now a nation with a remarkably polyglot population; this trend will continue. In light of this, those involved in the field of counseling and social work (and many other occupations that deal with troubled young people) will have to develop sophisticated understandings of how culture interacts with social behavior if they are to provide unbiased interventions to children afflicted by behavioral problems. Finally, the authors seem to favor an approach which recognizes that other ways of doing things need to be recognized insofar as the needs of minority children may not be assessed properly simply because the counselor or professional dealing with them is viewing their problems through the wrong cultural lens and is not appreciative of the reality that culture guides behavior (Cartledge et al, 2002)."
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A Teacher's Self-Evaluation, 2008.
This paper offers an evaluation of a lesson taught to third grade students.
1,121 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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The writer examines the strengths and weaknesses of her lesson on bicycle safety to third grade students. The writer commends the lesson's interactive nature and criticizes its occasional halting delivery and the over-abundance of statistics. The writer concludes that overall, she learned a great deal about working with young children.
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"The implementation of the project (the teaching seminar or lesson) was complicated by the students to the extent that they were quite young - they were chiefly eight years of age. This is an interesting age to be a child, for it is at this age that they really begin to articulate a desire to learn things (they can almost converse at an adult level) and they also are emotionally turbulent, happy one moment, displeased and brooding the next (Destefanis & Firchow, 2004). Given this, and given the general developmental stage of the children involved, the teacher was actively encouraged to participate in the "guiding phase" of the proceedings. Happily, Mrs. Jones proved a most congenial and professional assistant and facilitated the smooth operation of the activities comprising the lesson."
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Workplace Writing, 2008.
This paper presents a review of the article "Writing on the Front Line: A Study of Workplace Writing" by Mark Mabrito.
750 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 26.95
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The paper examines how Mark Mabrito's article "Writing on the Front Line: A Study of Workplace Writing" discusses the need for supervisors who do not have a college education to do an increasing amount of business writing in today's technological work environment. The writer discusses how Mabrito identified challenges that supervisors are facing, indicating a need for them to receive more training in writing. The writer argues that this is a useful article, given that it is topical, highlights a serious problem and that it signposts ways to deal with the problem.
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"Mabrito addresses four primary research questions, which he expresses clearly at the beginning of the article. These four questions are essentially when, what, why, and what are the challenges. In other words, how frequently do supervisors write, what kinds of documents do they write, what is the purpose or function of these documents, and what challenges do they report in carrying out these writing functions?"
"To answer these questions, Mabrito utilized a questionnaire, interviews, and an analysis of 246 documents, in order to gain information from 60 supervisors in similar jobs. He reports that most supervisors write for between eight and 14 hours a week; and that most of them have little or no training for writing. He also reports on the kinds of writing these supervisors do, dividing this into two categories: downward and upward communication, depending on whether the supervisor is writing to superiors or subordinates. He also subdivides these two categories into further categories, such as memos, grievance reports, and incident reports. In this way, he anchors his research firmly to the practical realties of the work place."
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Bicycle Safety, 2008.
A lesson plan for a third grade class that aims to encourage the use of safety helmets for bicycles.
1,783 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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The paper develops an age and developmentally appropriate lesson plan for a third grade class to promote the use of safety helmets when riding bicycles. The paper describes how the lesson will encourage class participation and will use the inherent developmental characteristics of eight year-olds to belong to a group to provide positive peer pressure. The paper explains that the lesson is also designed to provide reasons why the wearing of helmets is necessary for personal safety and to prevent injury.
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"There are 85 million bicycle riders in the United States, and 540,000 of them visited them emergency room, of those 67,000 had head injuries, 27,000 required hospitalization, and 45 to 85 percent of the brain injuries could have been prevented by a helmet. (Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute) About half of the bicycle deaths were children under 15. The use of helmets vary greatly in different sectors of society by orders of magnitude, white collar communities helmet use in children is approximately 80%, where inner-city children the use is closer to 10%. (Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute) The targeted community of Lacey, Washington would be classified as a white collar community with a white population of approximately 75% and a medium income of $43,848 (year 2000)."
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Culture, Language and Education, 2008.
This paper explores the roles of culture and language in education.
1,255 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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The paper explains that culture is a learned system of beliefs that are personalized and that affect every aspect of a student's life. The paper further explains that culture is expressed through language, which is often particular to the societal group and requires a complete understanding of cultural values to comprehend. The paper shows how these two factors work hand-in-hand to shape the individual's learning and so concludes that both factors must be supported in the classroom.
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"Culture impacts every child that enters the school system because culture impacts how the child thinks, learns and becomes socialized in the educational community. Because the influences of culture on children begin from the time of birth, the information that affects the child's development is significant and so is the potential for conflict to arise within the classroom. This is because the student has learned to value his or her cultural ideas, which often become completely separate from the social norms expected in schools. Therefore, how culture is embraced or denied in the classroom has the potential to have long term affects on the manner in which the student continues a relationship with learning."
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Parenting According to Dr. James Dobson, 2006.
A review of James Dobson's "Parents' Answer Book".
901 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses Dr. James Dobson's book on parenting "Parents' Answer Book". The paper summarizes each chapter briefly and highlights each chapter's most important aspect. The writer explains that Dobson deals with parenting issues from birth to the college years. The writer concludes that the book follows (generally speaking) a chronological arc and is also noteworthy for the lucid and empathetic way in which Dobson tackles pressing social concerns.
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"The early chapters of James Dobson's text are devoted to looking at how young parents can properly inculcate values in very young children. The first chapter comprising pages 1 to 20 of the text, takes a look at the fundamental nature of children and assesses the influence of culture upon them; the second chapter of the book explores how young parents can effectively discipline the pre-school child and emphasizes the importance of "loving leadership" - a process whereby parents do not surrender their authority to their children but, instead, lovingly do what is best for their sons or daughters despite how much resistance it may meet."
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Advanced Degrees in Nursing, 2007.
This paper discuses the many levels of advanced nursing degrees and their need in the profession.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper explains that the rapidly changing healthcare environment requires various levels of nursing educational preparation, which involve advanced levels of competence. The author points out that the scope of practice becomes wider as advanced degrees create an impressive variety of practice settings. The paper describes many types of advanced nursing, which can be completed at a university or online. The author stresses that nurses have an ethical demand to pursue advanced practices because of the professional principle of beneficence, which refers to doing well and working in the best interests of the patient and because of the more salient principle of autonomy. The author summarizes that an advanced level of nursing practice maximizes the use of in-depth nursing knowledge and skill for meeting the needs of the individual patient, family and the community.
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"The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is a four-year baccalaureate degree program for non-nurses which leads to RN licensure. The baccalaureate degree is the minimum requirement for entry into professional nursing practice. This requirement resulted from the American Nurses Association's (ANA's) position paper requesting the baccalaureate degree as the minimum preparation for practice. The basis for that degree was the observation by the ANA of significant changes in the practice of nursing, which included important theoretical formulations, scientific discoveries, technological advances, and the development of new treatments."
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Religious Discrimination in Schools, 2008.
This paper explores religious discrimination, with a focus on public schools.
1,670 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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The paper discusses the lack of progress in preventing religious discrimination in schools or throughout the social order. The paper explains that this is because there is a subjective attitude regarding what can be classified as religious discrimination; even in the United States House of Representatives some believe that certain forms of religious discrimination are acceptable, while the highest court demands that the separation of church and state be universal law. The paper shows how the methods of limiting such discrimination are few and ineffective, preventing deterrence from discrimination on a large scale.
From the Paper
"Discrimination has been an issue that has existed since the beginning of society in the United States in one form or another. Racial discrimination and discrimination based on gender have been the most discussed forms of discriminatory practices since the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. Religious discrimination has also been of primary concern throughout society, especially in relation to those of religious faiths other than Christianity. This is perhaps because the founders of the nation supported this religious philosophy and the bulk of Americans have continued to practice the Christian faith as well. Yet, the founding fathers believed that public education was not the place in which religion should guide instruction. This was perhaps because education, as an unwritten rule, requires that the student's mind be open to new ideas and concepts that may be different than his or her social norms. Therefore, the separation of church and state became a guiding principle in the public school system."
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Teaching Language Comprehension, 2008.
This paper reviews an article by Roberta E. Dorr, "Something Old is New Again."
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 36.95
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The paper provides a summary of Dorr's article; "Something Old is New Again," and offers a strong commendation of the article. Specifically, the author of this paper finds Dorr's article to be lucid, detailed, well-thought-out, judicious in its use of illustrations and clearly aimed at serving as a practical model for teachers. The writer shows how Dorr uses a wide range of scholarly materials to bolster her contention that the language experience approach (LEA) is a premier means of teaching language comprehension.
From the Paper
"Roberta Dorr's article, "Something old is new again," is an excellent introduction to the complicated matter of teaching children how to read with comprehension and insight. The author insists that her avowed aim is to reinforce the old idea, first articulated by Vygotsky, that cognitive development in children is facilitated when abstract concepts introduced in the classroom setting are linked to the child's experiences in everyday life. To put the matter another way, a skilled teacher will access the knowledge children already possess and use this prior knowledge to render comprehensible that which is being read or taught to them. Dorr's article illustrates how this approach can be put into successful practice through a modified Language Experience Approach (LEA) wherein the literacy experience is placed at the end of lessons rather than at the beginning."
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