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Leadership Programs for Inner-City Schools, 2007.
An analysis of the impact of leadership programs for football players at inner-city schools.
14,394 words (approx. 57.6 pages), 58 sources, MLA, £ 172.95
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This paper analyzes how disciplinary problems can be reduced in inner-city schools. It suggests that young people can learn to better manage themselves while relating to others. The paper focuses on a high school football program that focuses on instilling leadership qualities in its participants, to achieve this end. It reviews the literature and analyzes the success of these programs.
Table of Contents:
Abstract
Chapter 1: Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Rationale of Study
Chapter 2: Review of Related Literature
Background and Overview
The History of Mentoring
What is Mentoring?
Importance of After School Programs
Programs Found And Research
Economic Considerations
Assessing the Effectiveness of High School Sports-Based Leadership Programs
Data-gathering Method and Database of Study
Chapter 4: Data Analysis
Setting and Participants
Chapter 5: Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
Summary
Conclusions
Recommendations
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"The research clearly showed that participation in extracurricular athletic programs provided high school students with a wide range of beneficial outcomes, including improved academic performance and fewer disciplinary problems. It is reasonable to conclude that participation in such extracurricular leadership development activities will help address many of the fundamental issues facing American educators and students alike in inner city schools, and but such interventions are not without effort and cost. Nevertheless, there are some obvious win-win aspects to such athletic-based initiatives as well, particularly for inner-city students who may have few alternatives available to them. According to one authority, "Teaching students how to live healthy is vital to our society. Physical education teaches students how to develop and maintain proper fitness. Teaching people how they can live longer not only benefits the individual but also society, through a reduction in medical spending due to unhealthy individuals" (Coviello, 1994, p. 6). Despite these findings, though, other authorities cite some fairly isolated examples of how participation in extracurricular leadership development programs either do not contribute to such development or merely provide an avenue for enhancing natural traits there were already present in a given percentage of the participants. Despite these constraints to the positive conclusions noted above, though, these potential downsides are more than offset by the important benefits that many students gain through such active participation. Therefore, the following recommendations are provided."
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Inner City School Violence, 2005.
This paper discusses that skyrocketing statistics about violence in inner city schools, which complicates the future of education for children living in these areas and seeks solutions.
3,995 words (approx. 16.0 pages), 9 sources, APA, £ 75.95
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This paper explains that the cause of violence in inner city schools might be related to a lack of resources to combat violence and lack of interest in productive activities on the part of the students. The author points out that the decision to include mandatory police officers on patrol in the inner city school building may be necessary to reduce the total level of harm to the society in that setting, but students may feel that their privacy is being invaded, may feel depressed to be in a school where there are mandatory police officers and may not support the program on a student-centered level. The paper relates that inner city schools are best served by emphasizing positive, well-directed, high-quality extracurricular choices to improve students' self-concepts, which will lead to improved academic achievement and a decrease in too much sex and violence in the school environment.
Table of Contents
Explanations for Violence
Mandatory Police Officers
Drugs
Teenage Pregnancy
Lack of Interest in Academics
What Can Be Done
Future Programs/Facilities
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"If a student chooses to spend their time away from school in an unproductive manner that is dictated by violence, this will affect they way they behave when inside of the institution in a negative way. This is often a problem in inner city and other schools where a culture of oppression may heighten violence. Attention need not be over-
emphasized on recent events concentrating on violence in school, as statistics and mass media attention tend to speak for themselves in the emotions and opinions raised by negative incidents in inner city schools, but in schools like Columbine as well. The lack of positive patterns of rule enforcement in schools can, in extreme cases, lead students to
form horrifyingly negative structural patterns of behavior that are then taken back into the institution in violent ways."
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New York City Schools, 2004.
This paper discusses Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's attempt to improve New York's public schools by applying business principles to public education.
785 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 18.95
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This paper explains that there is a general trend towards applying business models to the administration of education systems; therefore, Bloomberg's large-scale reforms make the New York experiment especially interesting to educators. The author points out that Bloomberg has been stymied by union contracts because these contracts make it difficult for the innovators to raise teachers' pay, to replace outdated computer systems, or even to build new schools. The paper states that, in applying business principles, education can be criticized as becoming more interested in the fiscal bottom line of the educational 'corporation' than in the needs of the students.
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"To change create effective bureaucratic change, Bloomberg focused on changing the very culture of the Department of Education. This included centralizing authority, and changing training. This included a $75 million Leadership Academy for principals to allow creative techniques to be assimilated throughout the school system. This change in culture included initiatives for principals to adopt each other's best practices."
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Leadership Development Program, 2004.
An analysis of a leadership development program being organized within an organization.
3,625 words (approx. 14.5 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 69.95
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This paper focuses on leadership development within a large organization. It includes coverage of competencies (including a grid), succession planning, mentoring, and strategies for creating a living document or standard operating procedure to accomplish this objective on a long-term basis.
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"The focus, direction, and success of a company are a direct result of the leadership provided by human capitol it invests in. It is through the leaders that visions become plans with a path to follow down the road to success. In light of this, the leadership within any company becomes vital to driving that company?s success and investment in their growth and development becomes a requirement, not an optional expense. My employer, Kohler Company, is just beginning to renew its focus on succession planning and leadership development at this time particularly within the Supply Chain. Within the Supply Chain is our customer service Answer Center that focuses on installing new plumbing products, troubleshooting existing plumbing products, and offering presale information."
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School Inclusion Programs, 2004.
A research paper that assesses what is required in order to make school inclusion programs successful.
10,808 words (approx. 43.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 148.95
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This is a research paper, which asserts that the attitudes and perceptions of administrators, teachers, and parents have a significant impact on a successive inclusion program. The study attempts to assess the attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of an elementary school administrator who works in a school that, to varying degrees, attempts to educate all students, regardless of the nature or type of disability. The paper uses this assessment to determine whether the administrator's perceptions have an effect on the success of the inclusion program.
The Leadership Context
Background Information
New York City
New York City Public Schools
Statement of the Problem
Definition of Terms
School Mission and Vision
Narrative Description of the School
Research Design
Research Questions
Conceptual Framework and Model
Method Used to Collect Data
Data Necessary for the Answering of the Research Question
Criteria Used to Interpret the Data
Analysis of Case Study Evidence and Conclusions about Leadership
Recommendations for Educational Leadership
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"There are many regulations that the state of New York must carry out in order to implement the proper guidelines of teaching special education. The first regulation is public Law (PL) 94 ? 142 (1975). PL 94 ? 142 guarantees that all children receive a "free, appropriate public education" in the "least restrictive environment" at no expense to the parents. The passing of this federal law has mandated the public policy of inclusion in the latest amended version, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA provides that any private or public school or agency gives the appropriate facilities to educate handicapped children with children who are not handicapped in a general educational environment (Reutter, 1994)."
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Three New York City Area High Schools, 2005.
This paper compares three very different high schools in the New York City area: Stuyvesant High School, Columbus High School and North Valley Stream High School.
2,330 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 49.95
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This paper explains that Stuyvesant High School is an honor's program school located in downtown Manhattan, Columbus High School is an "inner-city" school located in the north-east side of the Bronx and North Valley Stream High School is a wealthier suburban school in Nassau County, Long Island New York. The author points out that Stuyvesant School is similar to one of the oldest public schools in the country Boston Latin in terms of population, test scores, neighborhood and number of students who go on to higher education (94%); both require admission testing, are considered a school for intellectually gifted children and have no special education facilities. The paper deduces that money, parental encouragement and class-consciousness can over come some lack of motivation and lack of academic talent, which are the greatest predictors of a successful high school career. Many charts and tables.
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"The difference in the number of Reagents diplomas issued between Stuyvesant and Columbus High School's is significantly high. Stuyvesant High has a 98 percent average of Reagents diploma ratio whereas Columbus has a 13.5 percent average. What this tells us is although this is a highly ethnicized inner city school with little money and fewer teachers per student, that 13% of the students were able to achieve diplomas with honors despite negative peer pressure, and other situations. Despite all the drawbacks at Columbus High School, they had a higher ratio of honor's graduates than similar schools although a lower ratio of honors for schools in the area."
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Augustine's Understanding of the "City of God and the City of Man", 2002.
Examines the influence of Saint Augustine on Western religious thought and analyzes his text "City of God".
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 18.95
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Saint Augustine presented the idea that faith and understanding (in the broad and narrow senses) go hand in hand. Because of this, his teachings were that to understand life, one must have faith, and to have faith, one must pursue an understanding of life. Augustine has proved to be one of the most influential thinkers in European and western history. While still a teenager, Augustine converted, became a priest, then the leader of the Church in North Africa, and, before he became Bishop and his writing career was virtually choked off, Augustine was a prolific producer of scriptural scholarly works. The "City of God", which was written between the years 413 and 426, was Augustine's response to the criticism leveled at Christianity by the pagans after they had sacked Rome in 410. This work represents Augustine's most significant contribution to Western religious thought and, like many personalized texts, takes on the Aristotelian method of posing questions to the self in an argumentative fashion and systematically refuting and explaining away each.
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The Port Cities of New York City & Dublin, 2001.
This paper compares two large urban port cities: Dublin and New York City.
2,410 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 50.95
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This paper illustrates the issues of large urban port cities as seen in Dublin and New York City. The paper provides an in-depth history of each city and compares the social issues of the urban environment, ethnic diversity, poverty and crime.
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"New York City is generally considered the doorway to America. It is the largest city in the nation, seven million strong, and a main hub of financial activity. This is probably the most racially and ethnically diverse of the large American cities, the epitome of the melting pot. A third of the population is of African descent, fifteen percent are Jewish, twelve percent Hispanic. Other ethnic populations have a vocal presence, including the Irish, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Indian, and other Asians. If one city has represent urban America over the last 200 years, it would be the harbor city of New York, New York.
" Across the Atlantic ocean lies another city, a little farther from the ocean, though not much. It is the ?fair city? of Dublin, that capitol of the Republic of Ireland. This is a fairly heterogeneous city, for it is the center of 4,000 year old struggle for cultural sanctity and independence. The vast majority of the citizens are Irish or British nationals, Christian and white. Most are Roman Catholic, and the largest ?minority? are the British Protestants. One fourth of the citizens of Ireland, approximately 900,000 souls all told, now live in Dublin and its suburbs, and its name is becoming synonymous with Irish culture and tradition."
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"City Of Dreadful Delight" ( Judith Walkowitz ) and "City Of Eros" ( Timothy Gilfoyle ), 1999.
Compares this works on prostitution in 19th Century London and New York City.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 2 sources, £ 82.95
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"This research will examine two books that deal with issues relating to the phenomenon of prostitution in 19th-century London and New York City, City of Dreadful Delight by Judith R. Walkowitz, and City of Eros by Timothy J. Gilfoyle, respectively. The research will set forth the general pattern of ideas in each of the works and discuss in detail the similarities and differences in the methods and narratives of social history that each book uses to give an account of the culture, physical environment, and personalities informing the shape that sexual praxis in general and prostitution in particular took in the centers of the English-speaking world during the period.
The differences between City of Dreadful Delight and City of Eros are not confined to the fact that the former deals with London prostitution in the late Victorian era and City of Eros deals..."
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City Shoes: The Horseshoe Game for City Kids, 2002.
Presents a marketing plan to produce and market a lawn game for children, based on traditional horseshoes.
2,150 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 55.95
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City Shoes(tm) is a lawn game based on traditional horseshoes that employs large rubber washers instead of metal horseshoes. It is lightweight, portable, durable and safe. The marketing plan includes a SWOT analysis, marketing strategies directed at sporting goods stores and lawn and garden shops and processes for control and analysis of the plan.
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Issues in School Counseling, 2002.
A look at counseling program at an inner city elementary School.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 10 sources, £ 61.95
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This ten-page graduate paper describes the counseling program at an inner city elementary School, where the majority of students are minority, African-American and Hispanics and low income population.
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Treatment Programs for Wife Batterers: Assessment of the Dose Program, 1992.
A proposal for a study on the effectiveness of a treatment program designed to prevent spousal abuse. Includes a literature review and methods section.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 27 sources, £ 82.95
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"Introduction
In several speeches in 1989, the United States Surgeon General indicated that over 2 million women are physically assaulted by their spouses or partners each year (Geffner & Rosenbaum, 1990). The O.J. Simpson trial, despite its many sideshows, managed to place the issue of domestic abuse more firmly on the center stage of public discourse. The growing awareness of the seriousness of the domestic abuse problem has resulted in the legal system taking such cases more seriously. In addition to increased incarceration and punishment, many judges have begun referring men who abuse their partners in domestic abuse intervention programs. However, few studies have been made to assess the effectiveness of such programs. Those studies that have been conducted have only drawn weak..."
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Leadership Development, 2007.
This paper discusses the effectiveness of leadership development programs.
1,462 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 21 sources, APA, £ 33.95
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In this article, the writer notes that researches and studies on the effectiveness of leadership development programs are sparse. The writer points out that results of studies available on a variety of leadership development programs do not offer a clear view of the effectiveness of these programs. The writer maintains that organizations, however, are increasingly investing in their managers and other key employees to develop leadership skills. Further, the writer discusses that it appears that organizations are concerned about the lack of leadership qualities and skills and are investing heavily in training and education of their employees. The writer concludes that leadership development programs and their impact are usually taken for granted.
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"Literature review reveals that leadership development programs and their impact are usually taken for granted. It is widely assumed that if a program is implemented, it would produce certain benefits. The assessment of impact has also suffered due to lack of evaluative models or the presence of defective ones. Each year billions of dollars are spent on leadership development programs both in the government and private sector. Organizations are usually seeking results in the form of cost reduction and performance enhancement. The firms are usually concerned about the impact of the program on the "bottom-line" of the organization. But despite all this knowledge, there is a clear dearth of systematic evaluation of leadership programs in organizations especially in terms of its impact on performance. The effectiveness of these programs in terms of financial changes has also suffered from some problems. Most organizations do not hold individuals responsible for financial growth in exchange for training because they feel that one person cannot affect financial health of the company."
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An In-Depth Look at Social Programs Across the Country, 2000.
A look at several programs, such as drug and alcohol abuse programs, community dispute programs, and the future of such programs.
4,800 words (approx. 19.2 pages), 9 sources, £ 84.95
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Pre- Trial Intervention
Drug Courts
Statutory Diversion
TASC Programs
Mediation Programs
Victim - Offender Mediation Programs
Community Dispute Resolution Programs
Alcohol Detoxification Centers
Manhattan Bowery Corporation
Decriminalization
Future of Diversion Programs
Conclusion
Works Cited Page
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In today?s society it has become necessary for the criminal justice system to attempt to employ mores alternatives to the traditional prosecution of cases. It was from this need that Diversion Programs were born. These programs were set up to benefit both the offender and the criminal justice system.
There are several benefits for offenders that these diversion programs offer. It allows an eligible offender to be quickly evaluated and have intervention proceed. After identified as an eligible offender, personalized help can be offered. Help such as drug and alcohol counseling, medical care and different forms of education. Diversion also lessens the trauma to the offender, from an emotional and economic point of view, due to facing possible criminal prosecution. As a whole, these programs give offenders an opportunity to be diverted out of the criminal justice system and get a second chance to redeem themselves.
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