Academic papers on Education, Social Issues, & Counseling

Racism In Higher Education
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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Teen Pregnancy: Causes and Solutions
A 4 page discussion of the causative factors surrounding teen pregnancy. Examined the role of the parent and of society as a whole in shaping the teen
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School Equity Funding
This 11 page paper explores the issue of equity in school funding. In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee education as a fundamental right. Since that time, state courts have been flooded with school funding...
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"Bone"/Multicultural Family Therapy
"Bone"/Multicultural Family Therapy : A 6 page research paper and analysis that takes the point of view of a novice family therapist seeking ways to help and explain the behavior of the family featured in Fae Myenne Ng's novel Bone, which concerns a...
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'In a Different Voice
(5pp) Carol Gilligan is associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her 1982 book, In a Different Voice, presents a theory of moral development which claims that women tend to think and speak in a different...
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Extraordinary Minds (1997) - Howard Gardner
(5 pp) In Extraordinary Minds (1997),Gardner poses an important question: Is there a set of traits shared by all truly great achievers - even those we might think of as extraordinary - no matter their field or the time period within which...
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One City - Many Stories (Covering the 1992 Riots of Los Angeles)
(5 pp) When the Los Angeles riots were finally contained the world became aware of the magnitude of the destruction. In the 72 hours between April 29, 1992 and May 1, 1992 sixty people died, and over twelve hundred were injured. There were...
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Employed Students
This 5 page paper argues that student employment during High School, although having a few detrimental effects, is a positive endeavor that results in the student's learning how to socialize in a work setting, skills necessary for budgeting and a...
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Piaget and Middle Cildhood.
(5 pp). Jean Piaget wanted to understand how kids think. His reasoning was that, if he observed children's cognitive skills development carefully some patterns would develop. Recording and being aware of those patterns would then help him...
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School Uniforms: A Utilitarian Answer to What Appears to be a Complex Question.
(11 pp) The issue of school uniforms in public school remains a debated one. Those in favor of a uniform method of dressing for school feel it aids in discipline and student attitude. Those who are opposed to public school uniforms are...
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The American Indian Minority Student.
(36 pp). Although the motivating question for this discussion was to examine those factors, which motivate minority students, in choosing to look at American Indian students, I was surprised that I could not isolate "motivating factors"...
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Wollenstonecraft & Burke: Rights and Reflections
(6 pp.) This discussion will examine Mary Wollenstonecraft's idea of individual self development especially as it applies to women in her essay the Vindication of the Rights of Man and Vindication of the Rights of Women (1792), in...
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The Influence of Religion on American Education
(5 pp.) When we try to break down the influence of religion on American education, it would almost seem easier to try and determine those times that religion did not have an influence on the education system in the United States. This...
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Child Abuse/Responsibility of the Educator
A 7 page research paper that examines child abuse. The writer argues that educators are in the best position to identify the children who fall into this unfortunate category. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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California
This 10 page report discusses the California initiative approved by voters in 1994 that prohibited illegal immigrant children from public schools, to prohibit public health and welfare services for illegal immigrants, and impose other sanctions...
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