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20 févr. 2009
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An investigation into positive behavior management strategies in the classroom

Essay - 10 pages - Psychology

Behavior management strategies have been always seen by both theorists and practitioners as an essential part of educational process since they aim to establish pupils' self-discipline and promoting their achievement and positive behavior. This suggests that teacher efficiency, academic...

20 févr. 2009
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Behind enemy lines: The account of a conservative living in eastern Massachusetts

Thesis - 6 pages - Sociology & social sciences

According to sociologist Travis Hirschi in his article Control Theory of Delinquency, the act of deviating from the norms in a given society is caused mainly, not by the social structure, but by the deviant himself and the strength of his connection to that society. In this paper I will try to...

20 févr. 2009
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Labor study of education in New York: Elementary and secondary teachers

Essay - 8 pages - Educational studies

Public school teachers in New York City play a crucial role to the functioning of the city. Teachers are one of the greatest influences in the life of a child. However, it is important to understand that being a teacher is not just a role; it is an occupation. This paper will explain what one...

20 févr. 2009
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A discussion on the theories of the child and the inextricable link to education

Essay - 6 pages - Educational studies

Educational provision has always involved much more than the ways of accumulation of academic knowledge. It has been central to the processes by which ideas of childhood has been socially constructed and, therefore, its history has much to tell us about the development of different educational...

20 févr. 2009
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Social work essay: Observation and assessment of a child

Essay - 6 pages - Psychology

I will offer a written assessment and evaluation of my observations of a six year old female child. Firstly, I will outline what observation is, why it is important to social work and how it is used. I will discuss how this child was chosen, who chose the child and how permission to observe the...

20 févr. 2009
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School's responsibilities towards child abuse, learning disabilities, and behavioral problems

Essay - 6 pages - Educational studies

Creating a safe and learning environment in today's modern society has become extremely difficult not only for educators but also for parents. The need and demand for better education is no longer clear-cut because the demographic is dynamic in every sense of the word. Children with different...

20 févr. 2009
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An analysis of two theories: Solution-focused therapy and ecological systems theory

Essay - 7 pages - Psychology

In this assignment I will demonstrate my knowledge of two selected theories, discussing how they contrast, how they may overlap and possibly even work well together. I will begin by looking at what a theory is and the nature of the relationship between theory and practice. I have chosen to use...

20 févr. 2009
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Does television advertising have a negative effect on children?

Thesis - 6 pages - Psychology

Advertising is a collective term for public announcements designed to promote the sale of specific commodities or services. Advertising is a form of mass selling, employed when the use of direct, person-to-person selling is impractical, impossible, or simply inefficient. ‘It is to be...

20 févr. 2009
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A Discussion and analysis of three possible causes of Alzheimer's Disease

Thesis - 6 pages - Psychology

Read a newspaper, ANY newspaper, and you will come across medical technologies such as reduction in infant mortality, development of vaccines and antibodies, and advances in the treatment of heart disease and stroke that have contributed to the recent increase in life expectancy. In 1900 the...

20 févr. 2009
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A discussion and analysis concerning sexist language

Essay - 5 pages - Psychology

One of the most important political and social movements of the twentieth century has been the drive towards achieving complete equality for all people regardless of race, color, class, gender identity, mental state or physical impairment. One area that has remained resistant to change is...

20 févr. 2009
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An analysis of the use of communication skills within a social practice setting

Essay - 6 pages - Psychology

In this essay I will attempt to analyse the use of communication skills within a practice setting. I will briefly acknowledge the six areas of skill studied in the communication module and analyse, in more detail, two of these areas; empathy and working with difference. I will examine...

20 févr. 2009
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Why are Jungian studies rarely taught in the university and can Jungian orientated thinkers do anything to reverse the situation?

Essay - 4 pages - Psychology

It is well-documented within the Jungian world that within academia, analytical psychology is frozen out. This is with regards to psychology. And it is as a psychologist that Jung made his name. Jung also failed to make a positive impression on philosophy. His legacy (so far) concerning impact on...

20 févr. 2009
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A discussion of the importance of dissociationism in Carl Jung's psychology

Essay - 6 pages - Psychology

Carl Jung's psychology is often regarded as having been some kind of Freudianism albeit Jung's more esoteric spin on it. The most important of Jung's theories is the archetypes hypothesis. Certainly Jung's influences can be tracked and they are numerous. But in this paper we will...

20 févr. 2009
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Educating a multicultural America

Essay - 6 pages - Educational studies

No one would accuse one of the greatest of all political figures in American history, Abraham Lincoln, of being against equality. In his time, America had already experienced the stresses of immigration. There were German immigrants who fought to speak their own language. There were Irish...

20 févr. 2009
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Parent's responsibility: The moral development of their children

Thesis - 4 pages - Educational studies

In today's culture the deprivation of morality seems to pervade into every realm of society; the home, the school, the church, the government, the media, etc. Why has our country apparently become void of components that encompass the definition of a moral society or rather, a moral person? Who...

20 févr. 2009
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Being a Jew after World War II: What it means to be Jewish in America today

Essay - 7 pages - Sociology & social sciences

Judaism as an identity has become a different concept than Judaism as a religion. Skepticism has formed as a result of advances in science and industrialization, and religion has changed. Judaism is unique in its definition of what makes one Jewish: rather than being based on belief and practice,...

19 févr. 2009
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The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by E. Durkheim

Book review - 5 pages - Sociology & social sciences

The subject of this essay is Emile Durkheim's book ?The Elementary Forms of the religious life'. Hence we will explain why and how E. Durkheim tries to find such elementary forms of religious life. We will first underline that this aim is not limited to Emile Durkheim's theory, as we...

17 févr. 2009
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Symbols reflect social values and relationships

Essay - 5 pages - Sociology & social sciences

We can define symbols as ''something that stands for something else'' and that would mean that symbols are always a reflection of something. Given that definition, we can say that the aim of the anthropological studies of symbols is to find the meaning of symbols and what they...

16 févr. 2009
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What can the study of religious specialists tell us about power relationships in a society?

Essay - 6 pages - Sociology & social sciences

Priests, Prophets, Shamans, and Diviners, seers, mediums, witches, sorcerers and magicians: what can be the links between all those social functions? First of all, they are all religious specialists in their respective cultural and social context. All of them have a special rank, status and...

16 févr. 2009
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"The word and the world: evangelicalism in the Victorian city" - David Englander (1988)

Text commentary - 2 pages - Culture, religion & civilization

The text under consideration is extracted from the book "Religion in Victorian Britain?, published in 1988. It is called "The Word and the World: Evangelicalism in the Victorian City" and was written by David Englander, a Lecturer in European Humanities at the Faculty of Arts at the Open...

14 févr. 2009
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Martin's case

Case study - 2 pages - Psychology

It was Sunday afternoon, Martin and his best friend Jonathan was on their way to watch their favorite rugby team, Leeds Rhinos play in the Super League Final. Unfortunately, Martin lost his ticket and was not allowed into the stadium. So, Martin went to the local pub, about 500 meters away to...

13 févr. 2009
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The impact of American culture in the world

Worksheets - 2 pages - Sociology & social sciences

For a very long time, the American way of life was the dream of many citizens around the world as everyone imagined that they would be able to enjoy a far better life in the New World. The descriptions of the country made by those who had crossed the Oceans appealed to people everywhere. The...

06 févr. 2009
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Who holds the responsibility for the moral development of children?

Essay - 4 pages - Educational studies

On initial consideration, the question posed here seemed to bracket nicely few main points of the subject, but that impression appeared to be wide of the mark, especially when it came to making judgments concerning the notions of "morals" and "morality". Really, what is a morality? What does it...

06 févr. 2009
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Social policy and legislation in early childhood

Essay - 7 pages - Educational studies

The aim of this paper is to create a report for a follow-on research and critical review of the government implementation of the Code of Practice (2001) and its impact on identification and assessment of special educational needs in the early years setting (a nursery). For this purpose,...

06 févr. 2009
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Behaviour management in primary school classrooms

Essay - 4 pages - Educational studies

The aim of this essay is to create a body of knowledge for follow-on research in the field of behaviour management in primary classrooms. For this purpose, information was gathered through observations, as well as through the study and analysis of materials presented in books, research journals...

06 févr. 2009
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Critical evaluation of research methods in education

Essay - 6 pages - Educational studies

On initial consideration, the question posed here seemed to bracket nicely few main points of the subject, but that impression appeared to be inequitable, especially when it came to making judgments concerning different methods and approaches to research projects. The word "method" is derived...

06 févr. 2009
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Children and the importance of a healthy diet

Essay - 7 pages - Psychology

The aim of this essay is to create a body of knowledge for a follow-on research on the subject of the nutritional health needs of children from 3 to 5. For this purpose, information was gathered through observations as well as through study and analysis of materials presented in books, research...

05 févr. 2009
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A discussion and practice of the psychological benefit of hard thinking

Essay - 5 pages - Psychology

This essay is about psychology. In part 1 we discuss detached ego conscious thinking and unconscious attached feeling. We argue that when looking into phenomena (e.g. a conflict) one should firstly focus on conscious reasoning and only look into unconscious motivations when the focus on...

05 févr. 2009
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Key problems for psychology as a field of knowledge

Essay - 6 pages - Psychology

This essay will discuss the problems that constantly face psychology as a field of knowledge. Some fields of knowledge, notably the natural sciences such as physics, biology and chemistry are comfortable with their status and the demarcation between one another. There is only one physics…...

05 févr. 2009
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Educating children with special educational needs and disabilities

Essay - 7 pages - Psychology

Special Educational Needs (SEN) has a legal definition: children with SEN have learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn than most children of the same age. These children may need extra or different help from that given to other children of the same age. The SEN...