Essays and Research Papers on Education & Social Issues

A 25 page research paper that examines the field of evaluation. This literature review of program evaluation theory focuses on a particularly intriguing and efficient evaluation method developed by M.Q. Patton – utilization-focused evaluation – and how it can be applied towards understanding what information is required by key informants in order to evaluate ...

Schools in the United States have had a recognized problem for a number of years: the public has lost confidence in the education system and the school's ability to educate. This 5 page paper argues that the perspective on poor academic performance must change to include the factors existing outside of the educational arena and that the schools need ...

A 17 page paper which presents an examination of six different articles which discuss aspects of counseling. The articles address youth counseling, marriage counseling, prison counseling, violence counseling and other aspects of counseling. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page paper provides information and a basic overview and critique of the titled achievement test. Developers, publisher, costs, scoring, administration, are provided followed by a description and critique of this test. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 8 page paper. Among their many responsibilities, school counselors provide career guidance and counseling to students at all grade levels. This paper discusses what counselors can do and how they can help both students and teachers to provide career guidance experiences for students K-12. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

An 8 page paper. This paper presents interviews with two middle school students, both of whom are in the 6th grade and are 11 years old. The writer then analyzes the developmental progress of each girl by citing developmental stages of Freud, Erikson, and Piaget and commenting on whether the students were within the ranges. ...

A 5 page paper which discusses how Get R.E.A.L. tenets, those being respect, education, achievement, and leadership, could prove useful to many individuals, especially youth. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 5 page paper which addresses whether parents or the schools should be accountable for the education of children. In this respect the paper focuses on accountability as it involves single parents, whether they have adequate parenting skills, and whether the schools are expected to be more accountable for the children of single parents. Bibliography ...

This 5 page paper looks at how the media may be seen as having an educational role and what that role may be. The writer considers this from the perceptive of both the media originators as well as the media audience. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 41 page research paper. Americans are sleep-deprived and teenagers are suffering the most from this condition. Contrary to popular belief, teenagers need more sleep, not less sleep than younger children. This paper provides an executive summary; an introduction; a comprehensive discussion of sleep, including stags of sleep and the importance of each; circadian and ...

This 5 page paper considers the arguments surrounding the argument that gay men and women should not be teachers in the state school systems. The paper argues the issue both ways with supporting evidence, before coming to a conclusion. The bibliography cites 10 sources.

This 4 page report discusses and reviews “The Reading Crisis: Why Poor Children Fall Behind.” The 1990 book addresses the issues associated with reading achievement in children and why children from lower-income homes may be disadvantaged intellectually because of their home environment despite the fact that they started in school with the same level of ability as a so-called “mainstream” child. Bibliography ...

A 5 page paper. Homeschooling has become a definite trend in this country. More and more children are being schooled at home by their parents. Opponents argue these children will suffer both academically and socially. This essay demonstrates through studies that neither of these arguments are valid. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

A 9 page paper. Culture plays a key role in early childhood development. In fact, culture may well influence early child development more than any other factor. This paper discusses the influence of culture in development. Research is cited along with other theorists. Examples are provided. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper that discusses the difference between language competence and language performance. Examples are given. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 8 page paper outlines the critical need for moral and ethical career counselors in the high school. It offers case studies, sample research cases and offers solutions and ways for the career development specialist to implement new technology and methods in their schools. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 5 page paper considers the issue of self-efficiency and the application in the classroom setting. This paper creates a correlation between the need for change and school reform and emerging efforts to improve function, productivity and personal gains in the classroom through a focus on fostering self-efficiency. Bibliography lists 5 sources. ...

A 7-page paper discussing the relationship between author Richard Rodriguez and his father, and how that relationship led to the man that he is today. Also discussed is the effect of this relationship on the younger Rodriguez’s ideals and works. Lists 7 sources.

A 5 page paper that offers a review of Becoming Good American Schools : The Struggle for Civic Virtue in Education Reform by Oakes and colleagues. The writer first presents a brief overview of the book, including its major themes. The themes are then analyzed against the concepts of the politics of education and educational ...

This 5 page paper looks at how schools have changed due to the changing family paradigm. Different types of families are discussed along with the roles that school now has as compared to its original purpose. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

11 pages in length. The issue of school safety has been brought to the forefront of social concerns time and time again over that past few decades. As far back as the Kent State riots of 1970 that started innocently enough to protest the bombing of Cambodia, school officials learned to keep close ...

A 16 page research paper that begins with a general introduction to the principal's job and how the role of the principal has changed over the last twenty years. The major tasks of the principal are outlined. The writer then focuses on the characteristics, knowledge, skills and abilities the principal needs to have to ...

A 7 page paper which examines what the pros and cons about what the starting age for kindergarten should be in the U.S., and considers what other countries believe is appropriate. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines, from a sociological perspective, why our schools are having so much trouble with crime and deviancy. The paper examines the organizational aspects of our education system in this regard. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

9 pages in length. Academic dishonesty, like all other forms of deviance, has important sociological dimensions. It is interesting to ask, therefore, how adequately the major sociological explanations of deviant behavior explain the occurrence of academically dishonest conduct. When the student discusses this perspective, it will be important to address such theories ...