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Minority Children and Adolescents in Transracial Foster Care, 2002.
A discussion of issues surrounding transracial foster care and adoption.
3,020 words (approx. 12.1 pages), 12 sources, £ 61.95
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This paper presents a discussion of issues related to transracial foster care and adoption.The issues outlined here include those of identity and role-modeling, and the ability of parents to understand fully the experiences of their child of a different race. A review of the relevant literature on racial identity is provided.
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"A multiracial/cross racial/transracial foster care arrangement can be described as one in which there is a "foster care arrangement for a child who is of a different racial heritage than the individual or individuals who are providing the foster care." (Kenny)
Closely related to the issue of transracial foster care is transracial adoption. Transracial adoption presents the same kinds of problems as does transracial foster care. Children of ethnic minorities who are adopted by white parents do not have a minority role-model in the immediate family to look up to, and therefore may be more influenced by the wider society's devaluation of their ethnic identity. Development of a strong ethnic or racial identity will be hampered by not growing up in a home where the parents and siblings are members of that same group. Additionally, white parents will never be able to fully understand discrimination in the way that minority parents can, and therefore, however well intentioned they may be, they will never be able to provide the kind of support and advice regarding societal discrimination that adoptive parents of the same race would be able to provide."
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Obesity In Minority Children, 2004.
This paper discusses obesity as an epidemic in U.S. minority children and adolescents.
904 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 21.95
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This paper explains the rapid growth of obesity statistics among U.S. minority children and adolescents. The author points out the serious consequences including related diseases. The paper relates ethnic attitudes and suggests interventions.
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"In the ...st century, obesity has become an epidemic and obesity in non-white non-European ancestry in the United States is a major problem. It is estimated that more than ...million Americans are obese with three million morbidly obese and childhood obesity is on the rise especially among minorities. The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reveals that ethnic minority children in the United States are at particular risk for development of cardiovascular disease due to their disproportionate levels of obesity. Obesity is the most frequent ..."
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What Defines a Minority?, 2002.
Uses examples such as the works of Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin to explore the true meaning and power of minority groups.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 36.95
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To define "minority" is not as simple as just saying "African", "Latino", or "Asian" because, in the grand spectrum of the world, these peoples far outnumber what is traditionally thought of as the majority, the Caucasians. So, because the process of defining a people as a minority within the American context is rather subjective and limited only to the factors that govern our particular society, we must turn to a slightly more accurate description of a minority. Minorities in America, the true minorities that are not subjective, but objective, are those people and groups that represent something separate from society, either above or below, or parallel, but separate. There are economic minorities, racial minorities, ethnic, religious, gender, age, educational, and intellectual minorities. All of these have an identity within America. For the purposes of this paper, it is intended to examine the concept of "minority" as being truly defined by those who are able to use their minority status to establish a position of influence and of good. Perhaps, in the most important ways, being able to positively influence those around you is the greatest achievement that a person can realize. These people are, indeed, few; they are a minority. Autobiographies present a personal view of a life that often lacks the kind of unflinching insight that a biography brings, but the strength of the autobiography is that it presents a person's individual view of his or her life, presenting stories and details that most others could not know. Both Frederick Douglass and Benjamin Franklin offer autobiographies that provide insight into the very heart and soul of the men. It is the purpose of this paper to examine the works of both men as autobiographies and as writers so as to demonstrate the power of the minority and the strength of the individual, the ultimate minority.
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Success of the Involuntary Minority Student, 2003.
A look at why involuntary minorities have experienced far less academic success than voluntary minorities.
9,625 words (approx. 38.5 pages), 46 sources, APA, £ 136.95
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In this paper the author provides a brief overview of the past and present explanations of involuntary minority academic success and failure and then argues that the presently accepted sociolinguistic and cultural-ecological theories do not adequately explain the variability in involuntary minority academic success. Subsequently, the author proposes an alternative explanation of involuntary minority academic success and failure based on the ability of the local school to institute measures which develop a sense of trust -- or at least an abeyance of distrust--in the school and school authority held by involuntary minority students, parents, and community. Using the posited explanation as a basis for discussion, the authorl then proceeds to describe how current educational practices at the local school site contribute to involuntary minority academic failure through the development of involuntary minority distrust of the school. Within this discussion, the author also proposes some strategies, which schools can employ to increase achievement of involuntary minority students by justifying the development of a sense of trust in the school within the involuntary minority community.
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Explanations of Involuntary Minority Low Achievement
Trust as a Critical Variable in Involuntary Minority Academic Success
Parent Participation
Teacher Self-Efficacy and Expectations
Multicultural Curriculum and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Meaningful Curriculum
Conclusion
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"Since the early years of the twentieth century, significant concerns have existed about the academic and social problems encountered by minority students in the schooling process (Ogbu, 1991; Tyack, 1974). These concerns have, once again, become a prominent issue among educators and politicians as the result of a multitude of demographic studies indicating students of color will comprise a majority of our school-aged population in the foreseeable future. In studying the ubiquitous disparity in academic achievement between minority and non-minority students over the past decades, however, anthropologists and educators have identified a distinct variability in the academic success between two discrete subgroups within the minority school population: the first subpopulation consists of those minority groups which have voluntarily emigrated from their original society to a different society, while the second subpopulation consists of those minority groups which, because of slavery, conquest, or colonization, did not voluntarily choose to become members of a particular society (Ogbu, 1991). Within the United States, the first subpopulation, described as voluntary minorities, would consist of groups such as Europeans, Central and South Americans, and Asians. The second subpopulation, described as involuntary minorities, would include primarily African Americans, Native Americans, and many Hispanic Americans.1 A large and growing body of research has documented that voluntary minority students tend to academically outperform their involuntary minority counterparts in a number of different settings, including in the United States (Ogbu, 1991)."
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Minority Groups and the American Health Care System, 2002.
An assessment of minority access to the American Health
Care system, focusing on HIV-AIDS patients.
7,229 words (approx. 28.9 pages), 39 sources, APA, £ 111.95
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Approximately 12 percent of America's population is without any formal health care insurance coverage, although some estimates of this proportion are higher. The research problem investigated in this study concerns minority access to health care. The central issue in the study is the determination of the best approach to improve such access, especially in relation to HIV-AIDS patients. The paper begins with a review of health care delivery problems for minority population groups, which is followed by a consideration of the HIV-AIDS issue among minority population groups. The primary focus of this assessment is on health care outcomes.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Minorities and HIV-AIDS
Interaction with Health Care System
Racial and Ethnic Orientation
Structure and Method of Investigation
Minorities: Health Care Delivery Problems in the Community and Health Care System
Bioethical Issues
Failure to Address Racial Differences
Failure to Address Insurance Status Differences
Health Care Delivery and Accessibility
HMOs and Fee-for-Service Providers
Social Psychological Influences
Distrust of the Health Care System
Health Beliefs of Minorities
Social Identity Influences
Minority Status and HIV-AIDS
HIV-AIDS and Minority Population Groups
Origins
Ethical Issues
HIV-AIDS Health Care for Minorities
Initiatives to Improve Minority Access to Health Care
Proposed Initiative
Conclusions and Recommendations
Restatement of Problem
Summary of Findings
Conclusions
Potential Solutions
Assessment
Recommendations
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"In the 1990s, one initiative designed to broaden access to health care services needs for the nation?s indigent involved the development of nurse-managed clinics targeting low-income persons. A nurse practitioner is a specially educated and trained nurse who provides some level of health care directly to patients without supervision by a physician.
Nurse managed clinics for the indigent are prominent in the nation?s inner cities. Nurse managed clinics such as those associated with the Kellogg Homeless Project in Washington, the Pine Street Inn in Boston, and the Los Angeles School of Nursing Health Center are delivering health care services to indigent persons at cost savings (compared to more traditional delivery venues) and in areas that would not otherwise be served by health care professionals (Sharp, 1992; Lutz, 1991)."
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Transracial Adoption, 2001.
This paper discusses the issue of transracial adoption.
1,775 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 6 sources, £ 39.95
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This paper gives explores the issue of transracial adoption in America. It outlines the cultural and family aspects of adoption and more specifically transracial adoption. It points to individual and broad surveys that conclude there are high success rates in both family continuity and preservation of racial/ethnic identity.
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"Transracial adoption means adopting children of various races, color, religion, that is, from all parts of the world. Transracial adoption has been spoken for and spoken against and my argument is based on ?choosing a positive view point, that is pro transracial.?
"Here we will discuss that transracial adoption proves to be very beneficial for the adoptee and they do not face any racial discrimination problem, nor do they lack self-esteem."
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Violence and Adolescents, 2002.
Identifies characteristics of the lives of adolescents that are linked to violent behaviors in school environments.
6,582 words (approx. 26.3 pages), 25 sources, MLA, £ 104.95
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The primary research question that investigated through the conduct of this research paper was: Are there specific characteristics of the lives of adolescents that are linked to violent behaviors in school environments, and, if so, what are these characteristics? Three hypotheses were formulated and tested in this study. Firstly, adolescents from dysfunctional and functional families are characterized by a higher frequency of violent offending in school than persons from stable families; secondly, adolescents who use illegal drugs are characterized by a higher frequency of violent offending in school than students who do not use such drugs; and, thirdly, adolescents who are affiliated with street gangs are characterized by a higher frequency of violent offending in school than students with no such affiliations.
The major conclusion drawn from the study findings was that violent behavior on the part of adolescents in school environments are linked directly to characteristics of the lives of adolescents. A second conclusion drawn was that the sociological theory of interaction is useful in explaining adolescent violent behavior. The paper includes tables.
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"Crime, especially violent criminal behavior, by teenagers is a major social and criminal justice problem in the contemporary United States (Brantly & DiRosa, 1994). In the face of numerous initiatives from all levels of government, however, criminal and violent behavior has continued to increase in frequency. A wide variety of explanations are offered for this phenomenon; however, few such explanations have proved valid over the long-term (Wilson, 1994). One explanation offered for the increase in juvenile criminal and violent behavior is desensitization."
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Minority Politics, 2007.
This paper explores how the interests of minority groups are represented in the government of a country.
3,513 words (approx. 14.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 68.95
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The paper discusses how the representation of minority groups is better insured in district elections, because there is a greater chance for the options of the minority groups to be materialized. The paper shows how despite the increased efforts to create an equal society and to offer minority groups similar treatment, it is still a matter of debate whether power holders can succeed in combining majority and minority interests. The paper explains how minority groups have always represented a sensitive issue for every social policy, regardless of the historical background. Yet, the paper contends that it is important for minority groups to take part and get involved in political life as it is the only way through which a democratic society will acknowledge the merits of any individual or group.
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"The government is, first and foremost considered to be the supreme executive authority in the state. However, at the same time it can be perceived as the source of all federal, state, local and district decisions. Therefore, the impact and role it plays in the life of a minority group or in an individual's political representation can be the outcome of both perspectives"
"The Government, through its influence over the state authorities is able to play a role in the life of a politician who represents the interests of a minority group. This can be perceived from the very beginning of the electoral participation."
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Minority Teachers, 2002.
A study of the effectiveness of the school-university partnership aimed at recruiting and training minority teachers.
7,302 words (approx. 29.2 pages), 16 sources, MLA, £ 112.95
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This paper presents a project that attempts to define the status of minority teachers in the American educational system and to evaluate the effectiveness of the school-university partnership which aims to increase the number of minority teachers available by providing recruitment and training. It examines how the supply of minority teachers is low and the benefits to the educational system of having them include using them as role models, as counselors to students of their own race/ethnicity, to break many white students out of cultural isolation and to provide input into educational reform.
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Background and Definition of the Issue
Review of the Literature
Nature of School-University Minority Teacher Recruitment and Training Programs
Types Of School-University Minority Teacher Recruitment and Training Programs
Effects Of School-University Minority Teacher Recruitment and Training Programs
Summary
Methodology
Research Approach
Data Gathering Procedures
Data Analysis Procedures
Analysis of the Data
Findings
Interpretations
Implications
Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
References
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"The numbers of non-white teachers and education majors in America are well below what might be expected on the basis of population norms (Osler, 1997). This despite the fact that there are several good reasons for expanding the numbers of minority teachers in public schools. First, minority teachers serve as positive role models for non-white students (Brooks, 1987); this is an important consideration in light of the fact that students of color comprise over 74 percent of urban public schools in America's ten most populous cities (Council of Great City Schools, 1998)."
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The Effects of Home Relocation on Adolescents, 2006.
An analysis of the effects of relocating home on adolescents.
1,426 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 32.95
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The paper analyzes effects of relocating the family home on the family unit, and how adolescents in particular are sensitive to such changes in their lives. The paper examines how because adolescents are experiencing a time of greater turmoil in their lives, without the additional stresses of moving to a new location, one must carefully evaluate the need for relocation. The paper extrapolates that it can be expected that relocation will have more harmful effects on adolescents low on family harmony, adolescents exposed to inconsistent disciplinary practices, and adolescents having weak attachments to parents. The paper concludes that the negative effects relocation can have on an adolescent include weakened attachment to family and school, lowered self-confidence and less willingness to participate in uncertain situations, and behavioral problems.
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"If an adolescent is having difficulties with peers at school and the family moves to a new school district where the adolescent is able to make friends easily, a positive change in behavior and school performance will most likely be seen. However, it is important to understand that the positive change would most likely have occurred by simply transferring the child to a new school and remaining in the same home location."
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Adolescents with Gaucher?s Disease, 2004.
Study on adolescents with Gaucher's Disease, with an attempt to understand the self in relation to the disease from an Erik Erikson perspective.
3,650 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 70.95
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This paper presents a study on understanding the adolescent experiences in relation to Gaucher?s Disease. The hypotheses for the study are ?Adolescents with Gaucher?s Disease have a different perspective of the self than adolescents not diagnosed with a chronic illness? and ?Adolescents with Gaucher?s Disease perceive friendships and social interactions differently than adolescents who do not have a chronic illness?. In relation to the hypotheses, the study concentrates more on understanding how identity or self in adolescence is being affected by the Gaucher's Disease.
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"People think of themselves as optimists or pessimists, and this is a reflection of our personality traits in opposites. The questions of being emotional or unemotional, dependent or independent, aggressive or passive, leader or follower, adventurous or cautious are also marks of these opposing traits. Most of these are natural inborn temperaments, but some of the characteristics of man like the feelings of competence or inferiority, and appearances as learned are based on the support and challenges faced by us during growing up. Erik Erickson explored this concept thoroughly. Though he had a great influence of Freud, the existence of ego from birth, and that behavior not being totally defensive were also his beliefs. He studied Sioux Indians on a reservation, and this made him aware of the great influence of culture on behavior. This made him place a lot of stress on the external world, like war and depression."
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Minority School Dropouts, 2004.
An analysis of ways to prevent middle school student dropouts among minority population groups.
4,474 words (approx. 17.9 pages), 13 sources, MLA, £ 81.95
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This paper presents an analysis of the problem of the rising dropout rate among minority middle school students. The paper explains that this can be caused by a number of factors that cultivate frustration and develop low self-esteem among minority adolescent students. Middle school students already struggle with self-image issues, but when the added pressure of factors such as low literacy skills, poverty within the home, early pregnancy and low regard for education are also introduced, these students become lost in the system and develop the desire to give up or dropout, thus eliminating their opportunity to break the cycle of poverty by becoming educated and obtaining higher-level, paying employment. The paper examines who can be involved in changing this cycle, including the educators, the parents, and the government.
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"The educational sector is under pressure to meet the new federally mandated guidelines of the ?No Child Left Behind? legislation. Early childhood education has previously been the focus of the national goal that every child will read by the time they complete third grade. Federal and local funding has been poured into primary grade programs and technology in order to meet this national goal. However, very little has been done to face the major problem of addressing the educational needs of minority middle school students to work at keeping them enrolled in school and not dropping out. This issue is important to address since over three million minority students in our nation?s middle schools are in serious danger of being ?left behind? (Alliance for Excellence Education, 2002). These young people live throughout the country and are the products of all income levels."
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Gifted Minority Students, 2002.
A discussion about the phenomenon of gifted and talented students among minority groups.
4,151 words (approx. 16.6 pages), 16 sources, MLA, £ 77.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination of gifted and talented education for minority students. The writer explores the screening process for gifted and talented programs and the various problems that screening process causes when it comes to locating and educating minority students. The writer also explores the societal mindsets and the urban areas that play a part in the overlooking of minority gifted students. The bulk of the exploration is done with a literature review on previous studies, research and decisions regarding the screening and education of minority gifted students.
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"Each day across the nation millions of students sit in classrooms and are educated. The classrooms contain a large number of students and the lessons are designed and geared to reach the largest students in each setting. This means that for the most part the lessons are aimed at the average intellect and average abilities student. Within the context of these students there are a few students in each group who are above average in ability and in intellect. These students are often recognized because of their advanced thought process, their advanced abilities and their thinking outside of the box. Students who meet a pre-set criteria in certain areas are labeled as gifted or gifted and talented. Gifted and talented screening varies across the nation but in many cases it includes standardized testing to decide who meets the criteria and who does not. The students who are screened are sometimes chosen by teachers or administrators. Other times they are located because parents have requested a screening. In recent history there has been some focus on whether or not the screening techniques pass over qualified gifted minority students. Through the use of research and studies it appears that the screening process used for the gifted and talented education criteria in American schools negatively affects minority student populations."
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Minority Teachers, 2002.
A study into the need for and effectiveness of having minority teachers in schools in America.
7,490 words (approx. 30.0 pages), 15 sources, MLA, £ 113.95
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This paper is a review of a study undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of the school-university partnership program aimed at recruiting and training minority teachers. The project begins with background information that discusses the status of minority teachers in the American educational system. The discussion points out that the supply of minority teachers is low; it also delineates several reasons why it is important that the educational system increase its rates of hiring and retaining minority teachers.
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"The numbers of non-white teachers and education majors in America are well below what might be expected on the basis of population norms (Osler, 1997). This despite the fact that there are several good reasons for expanding the numbers of minority teachers in public schools. First, minority teachers serve as positive role models for non-white students (Brooks, 1987); this is an important consideration in light of the fact that students of color comprise over 74 percent of urban public schools in America's ten most populous cities."
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