The Promise Action Research Can Hold
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A 7 page paper discussing potential benefits of action research in education. In attempts to categorize and classify children and teachers, learning styles and behavior patterns, much of the focus of actually teaching children has been eclipsed by theory and mushrooming of cases in which learning disabilities have been diagnosed for any of those children not conforming to a specific teacher's teaching style or simply undergoing difficulties at home that make it difficult for the child to shift into a mode his teacher views as acceptable school behavior. Some researchers maintain that our psychology-based epistemology of human behavior fails to impart the whole story of its mechanism, and ultimately fails the entire educational system in achieving real classroom-based results. The paper discusses action research of training students to elicit positive attention from their teachers as a beginning point for diminishing the trend of labeling all non-conforming students as learning disabled. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Theoretical Elements of Learning
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This 6 page paper addresses three specific aspects of education and learning: the notion of schools and brain compatibility; the role of emotions in learning; and a basic philosophy of learning. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: MHeducat.doc

Using Computers to Increase Self-esteem, Motivation and Success in Learning Disabled Students
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This 12 page paper with 1 page abstract outlines the increasing use of computers in Special Education classrooms and the attempts by educators to use computers to increase self-esteem, motivation and success in learning for children with learning disabilities. This paper considers a number of different programs and research perspectives and underscores the importance of new techniques for integrating computers into the learning model. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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Let the Judge Decide: Evolution or Creationism
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In this 5 page paper, the argument whether evolution or creationism should be taught in school is taken up by the Supreme Court. In this case however, two of the Supreme Court justices are imagined to be Reverend Jesse Jackson and Steven Hawking. Interesting arguments are presented for both sides. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Racism In Higher Education
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This 7 page paper focuses on Spanish/Hispanic racism in colleges and universities. Research indicates that there is little overt racism but that it has taken on subtle characteristics. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Bilingual Education
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In 5 pages, the author gives a research proposal in which a specific problem is selected that the student conduct an original research experiment to test. The selected problem is Proposition 227, which has taken bilingual education away from students in California. The hypothesis is that doing so is detrimental to the educational development of those students that are attempting to progress in reading, writing, and understanding English. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Bilingual Education
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This 5 page paper uses a fictitious case, provided by a student, in order to explore the subject of problems in the bilingual education curriculums. A specific, sample proposal is created with the intent of inviting change. The ramifications of said policy are explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Bilingual Education / Review of Literature
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In 9 pages, the author critiques five research articles on the theme of whether bilingual education is necessary. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Autism And Applied Behavioral Analysis
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A 5 page paper that discusses the use of applied behavioral analysis with young autistic children. Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas of UCLA pioneered this process in 1987. It is also intermittently referred to as Discrete Trial Training (DTT) because it involves the use of discreet trials that break learning down into very small steps. The writer reports the original study, the follow-up study six years later and a replication study conducted by other investigators. A brief explanation of a critique of other programs used to treat young autistic children is also offered. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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What is 'Literature'
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A 6 page analysis that examines the question of what constitutes classical literature as opposed to mere popular fiction. The writer argues that this quality encompasses more then either popularity or use of language, but rather it depends on whether or not the work offers a perspective that radically alters that of the reader. Examples are drawn from Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird; and Susanna Rosen's Charlotte Temple. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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'Equal Opportunity For All & Preferences For None'
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A 5 page paper arguing in favor of the University of California's move to abandon affirmative action efforts in regards to college admission. This paper illustrates the ways in which affirmative action has failed to meet its true goals. Bibliography lists six sources.
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Affirmative Action and Women in Public Education
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This 8 page paper looks at the subject inclusive of a review of relevant literature and makes recommendations. The position of the paper favors affirmative action in this context in order to improve stereotypes of women as well as to help women to achieve in such professions. Bibliography lists 8 sources
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Race Exclusive Scholarships
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This 20 page paper examines the issue by looking at a variety of cases including the 1978 Bakke decision that spurred the debate on reverse discrimination. Legal cases are cited and the issue is discussed both in a legal and moral sense. The paper takes the position that affirmative action and race based scholarships are necessary.
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The Texas Response to Ending School Quotas
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5 pages in length. Examines the Hopwood case and affirmative action ruling as applied to Texas colleges and universities. While some find it interesting that a southern state is actively interested in pursuing minority attendance at colleges and universities, it is not at all an unusual occurrence. Because minorities make up a substantial number of the Texas population, by adding these minorities to the attendance at Texas colleges and universities this will drive the enrollment up. This in turn creates more funds for the institution. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JGAhopwd.rtf

'Learning Together'
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A 5 page paper which reviews the book 'Learning Together: A History of Coeducation in American Schools' by David Tyack and Elisabeth Hansot. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAlearnto.rtf