Essays and Research Papers on Classroom Management

A 3 page research paper that discusses 2 strategies for teaching writing to young students. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper explores two techniques for structuring writing. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses a number of theorists, including Piaget, Dewey, Vygotsky, Bandura, Lave, Pask and Smith. The purpose of the discussion is to set up the rationale for using cooperative learning when teaching reading and writing to students with learning disabilities. The writer also offers comments regarding the behaviorist approach as promoted by ...

A 4 page paper that presents various writing homework strategies to aid a kindergarten student in learning how to write letters and develop literacy skills. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page report discusses the processes associated with improving the writing skills of 8th and 9th grade students through a number of behavioral processes combined with actual skills development. The challenge is to establish a program, along with all the many other programs that middle school students and high school freshmen must deal with that will assist in enhancing written ...

A 6 page paper that discusses two topics. The first is the importance of oral language in learning to read and write. The relationship between acquiring good oral language skills and the ability to read is explained. The writer then discusses the controversy about the best way to teach reading skills – whole language or ...

A 7 page paper which discusses whether the elements found in encouraging a voice or those found in the demand of a student's environment prove to be more effective in developing a middle school student's writing abilities. The paper argues that the elements found in the demand of a student's environment, which is to be shared, proves more effective ...

Title 17 of the U.S. Code states copyrights are not infringed in the act of fair use in an educational setting. This includes reproduction of audio and written works used solely for the purpose of education. However, there are provisions to use; it is limited. For example, if an educator copies materials for class use, ...

A 25 page paper. Ideas regarding adult education as presented by Gramsci, Freire, Mezirow, and Boyd and Myers are outlined and discussed. Both Gramsci and Freire were writing against oppressive societies and promoted radical cultural and ideological changes. Both believed only the people who were oppressed could bring about those changes. Mezirow and Boyd ...

This 3-page paper offers characteristics of effective instructors. Included in the discussion are professional and personal characteristics. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 6 page essay that summarizes and analyzes the position taken by South American educator Paulo Freire in his essay “The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education.” Freire was one of the first scholarly voices to argue against the conventional paradigm of pedagogy and also one of the first to argue that this outmoded concept, which ...

This is an 8 page paper discussing the importance of teacher mediation in interactive media in the educational environment. Interactive media in the educational environment has provided some exciting opportunities for teachers and students in regards to flexibility of course study and distance education. Interactive media is now not only used within the traditional classroom ...

This 5 page paper provides a general introduction to the job of physical education teacher. The essay includes: educational preparation, job opportunities, average salary, responsibilities of the teacher, challenges, the role of the PE teacher in combating obesity, and three things an individual might like and dislike about the profession. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This is a 3 page paper which discusses the role of the teacher in a Montessori School. The bibliography has 3 sources.

A 5 page book review of Stacey York’s Roots & Wings, Affirming Culture in Early Childhood Programs (2003). This examination of this text offers an overall summation of the book’s content and structure before concluding with a personal recommendation. No additional sources cited.

In nine pages this persuasive essay examines the increasing number of high school dropouts and considers how alternative education programs can prevent this phenomenon. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.

This 9 page paper begins with a discussion about knowledge and knowledge management and how human resources relates to knowledge management. The essay then focuses on knowledge management in educational settings, providing ideas for implementation and examples. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 17 page paper discusses how a teacher of English as a foreign language can use neurolinguistic programming (NLP) to enhance teaching, learning and classroom management. Specific examples are given for reading, writing, vocabulary, speaking, planning, and classroom management. Among other concepts, three specific metaprograms are explained. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper. that reports statistical data from different sources regarding the literacy (reading and writing) skills of adolescents. The writer also comments on a report from Canada regarding literacy rates and identifies where the U.S. falls in terms of national literacy rates across the world. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 30 page research paper that examines how grammar has traditionally been taught and argues in favor of a shift in paradigm that favors teaching within the context of writing and reading. The writer offers an examination of the current body of literature on this topic – with particular emphasis on the work of Constance ...

A 5 page paper. The essay begins by identifying the Web site to be evaluated and the credentials of the author. The writer discusses the criteria for evaluating Web sites and relates these criteria to the target Web site. The Web site is Kim's Korner For Teachers. A specific document, Writing Process Timeline is ...

A 6 page paper on three essays by Adrienne Rich, Walker Percy, and Paulo Freire. The paper argues that education needs to be an active, not a passive, experience in order for it to mean anything to the student at all. Essays discussed are Rich's 'When We Dead Awaken: Writing as Re-Vision', Percy's 'The Loss ...

This 4 page research paper reports on 3 approaches to early childhood education: the Constructivist Approach, the Montessori Approach and the Reggio Emilia Approach. The basic principles of each approach is described and contrasted with the others. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper compares the philosophy of John Dewey to James Banks. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page overview of the degree of governmental involvement in our school systems. Discusses the pros and cons of privatization and summarizes that while governmental involvement is sometimes negative it is often necessary. Bibliography lists 4 sources.