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What Motivates High School Students to Drop Out?, 2005.
Discusses motivation theories and how they relate to high school drop outs.
2,574 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 9 sources, APA, £ 53.95
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This paper discusses several motivation theories from Educational Psychology. It then looks at each factor that affects the probability of a student dropping out of high school. Finally, the motivation theories are used to show what can be done to retain high school students within the educational framework.
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"Socio-economic status is another factor that helps determine whether a student will drop out. According to a study on GED and diploma attainment of high school dropouts, "socio-economic status was positively associated with degree attainment with a one point increase on the SES scale associated with an increase in the odds of returning of 1.34" (Wayman 2001). Many students from lower income families are not expected to finish high school as their parents or other role models did not; in contrast, they may have no choice but to drop out because they need to earn income for their family. In a student done in Australia, it was found that "family SES has been consistently found to be associated with participation in education, but the size of the effect is smaller than has sometimes been assumed" (Ainley, Foreman & Sheret 1991). Thus, many students may claim that socio-economic status is the reason that they dropped out, but it may have only been one of the influencing factors."
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High School Drop Outs, 2002.
A discussion of factors which lead to high school student drop outs.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 8 sources, £ 36.95
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This six-page undergraduate paper discusses the high school dropout in terms of contributing factors. These factors reveal just how complex the problem of dropouts is. The thesis is underlined.
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Teenage Pregnancies and High School Drop Out Rates, 2006.
A look at how teenage pregnancies usually mean that the teenage mother will drop out of high school.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 5 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper examines the problem of high school drop outs, explaining that income instability and increasing rates in teen pregnancy are two of its many underlying causes. This paper explains that teenagers with babies often are not able to keep up with their school work because they have to be up during the night caring for their babies. Consequently, teenage pregnancies lead to high school drop outs, which then leave the teenager living in poverty without the skills and ability to obtain and keep employment.
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"Nancy is a young girl who became pregnant at age sixteen. She tried attending school, working a part-time job, and taking care of her baby. However, she was up a lot at night with her baby and eventually she realized she could not continue to go to school. She lives on welfare and spends most of her time watching television. Nancy and her baby live in poverty. Nancy is one of many American teenage females who become pregnant. "The United States has the highest rate of teen pregnancy and births in the western industrialized world" (General Facts). Nancy is one of many high school girls who drop out of high school to care for their babies. "Teen mothers are less likely to complete high school (only one-third receive a high school diploma) and only 1.5% have a college degree by age 30" (General Facts)."
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High School Dropouts, 2007.
This paper examines the disturbing phenomenon of high school students dropping out of school.
1,979 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 43.95
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The paper discusses how the American educational system is in dire straits and examines the article "Dropout Nation" by Nathan Thornburgh. The paper argues that the U.S. government lacks detailed action plans and maintains that there are varying interpretations and misinterpretations of dropout statistics. The paper asserts that by neglecting the so-called "silent epidemic," the country may be headed for a disaster wherein the nature's future will end up having more dropouts rather than a well-educated citizenry.
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"No matter whose statistics to believe in, the gist of it all is that there is a problem and the problem is here to stay - and unless somebody does something about it, it will not go away but may well increased. Although the Bush Administration came out with the No Child Left Behind program, it is still heavy in rhetoric but lack specific action plans like most political statements. This is evident when: "During his most recent State of the Union address, President George W. Bush promised more resources to help children stay in school, and Democrats promptly attacked him for lacking a specific plan. (Thornburgh, 2006)""
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Learning in the High School Environment, 2004.
Explores the great need for a revolution in the high school learning environment, one with less focus on results and more focus on the student.
3,921 words (approx. 15.7 pages), 12 sources, MLA, £ 73.95
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Albert Einstein, a famously mediocre student, once commented that ?It is little short of a miracle that modern methods of instruction have not completely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry.? Many educational theorists and gifted teachers have taken this to heart and endeavored to create learning environments that reflect innovations that are both intuitive and ingenious. This paper shows, that, unfortunately, we often see these same innovations stifled at the high school level. Whereas the elementary grades have always been seen as a test market for innovation and have led to such new methodologies as multimedia education, the use of role play, and a team approach to the comprehension of new subject matter, the high school environment is seen as a sacred cow where entrenched methodologies are not to be tampered with. The paper argues that, from a sociological perspective, high schools serve to propel a community?s best students to the university level where they will ultimately develop professional characteristics that will allow them to return value to their home town or city. Yet, the paper shows, that from a pragmatic perspective, administrators are quick to replicate methodologies that are proven to effect a positive result in measurable terms. In a good school, these measures could consist of SAT scores and the caliber of university placement; in a struggling school, administrators must insure that students are able to pass basic state tests and that drop-out rates remain low. The paper argues that, while these goals are admirable and in some respects immutable, they only serve to underscore the need for innovations designed to enhance the learning environment.
Paper Outline
Introduction
Learning Styles-based Education at the Secondary School Level
Learning Concepts and Education
The High School Environment: Putting it all Together
Conclusion
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"DeCorte and others speak of a system that would allow students to explore the way in which they think in order to become more effective problem solvers. Often this is tackled at the college level in logic or general reasoning courses. Curiously, training in symbolic logic, considered essential as a critical thinking skill, is absent from most high schools. If we accept DeCorte?s premise that an early understanding of mathematical concepts (one can argue that symbolic logic is a mathematical representation of problems and situations where one can employ reason to determine a solution) is essential: in many respects the high school environment is an ideal environment for teachers to convey such reasoning methodologies to young students."
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Effectiveness of High School Exit Exams, 2008.
A review of lawsuits casting doubt on the workability and effectiveness of high school exit exams.
2,014 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 43.95
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The paper discusses lawsuits and the effectiveness of high school exit exams. The paper specifically addresses the problem of the California High School where the student drop out rate is high. The paper highlights lawsuits by students for varying reasons, that resulted in the implementation of the California High School Exit Exams (CAHSEE). The paper concludes with suggestions and ideas to effectively deal with the problem.
Outline:
Introduction
CAHSEE
Outcomes
Lawsuits
Discussion
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"The California High School Exit Exam is one of many state-specific educational schemes given impetus by the No Child Left behind Act (NCLB), which was enacted by the national legislature in 2001 to reduce the dropout rates and narrow the perceived achievement gap among high school students all over the US. A priority concern of NCLB is the increasing number of special education students who lag behind in academic achievement because of physical and cultural handicaps. Students with physical disabilities and those with ethnic roots, that altogether comprise 35 percent of the public high school population in California (Greene & Winters, 2004), have the highest dropout rate and the lowest ranking in academic achievement and expectations because of poverty and lack of language skills. The NCLB mandated the adoption of testing schemes to ensure that the public school system benefits all students and non-performing public schools improve their instruction. CAHSEE was California's response to the measure, which has similarity in content to other schemes established in about half of the American states. There are a dozen other smaller programs, including the school choice initiative and the voucher-and-charter school scheme in which students are allowed to leave public schools for better performing private ones, with appropriate assistance (Forster, 2006). In all, the common goal is to forge a 100 percent passing rate for all public high school students so no one is deprived of the opportunity to pursue a college degree. "
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Native-American Dropouts from High School, 2007.
This paper studies the high dropout rates among Native-American high school students.
1,957 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 43.95
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In this article, the writer looks at research regarding Native-American dropouts from high school. The writer notes that the problems that arose in the process of locating young Native-Americans who had dropped out of school, helped the researchers come to terms with the kind of poverty and depressing environments in which these people lived. The writer concludes that as a nation, America took most of the Indian's lands away from them, placed them on reservations, and now the U.S. allows giant corporations to profit by exploiting and polluting the land the Indians count on for their survival. The writer maintains that this should be a topic in all high schools, especially Native-American high schools.
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"In autumn, 1980, high dropout rates among Native-American students in a Montana high school district were so out of proportion with other school districts' dropout rates that a study was needed in order to come to grips with the problem. According to an article in the Journal of American Indian Education, about 60 percent of Native Americans were dropping out before finishing their high school careers. And 90 percent of the students were of Native-American ethnicity."
"In order to conduct what the district believed would be an "empirical" study of the problem, the district partnered with the University of Montana, which set up the research. The method used was to carefully examine the problem, develop instruments for the analysis, develop good techniques for interviewing, reach out to the dropouts and carefully assess the data resulting from the project."
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Motivating High School History, 2002.
This paper summarizes research conducted to determine the quality of high school history teaching specifically curricula stressing critical thinking skills over rote memorization of facts.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 8 sources, £ 69.95
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The paper states that the method of research was qualitative interviews with administrators, teachers and students. The paper presents many quotations from the research. The conclusion was that the administrators believed that standardized, rigorous tests and well-written textbooks were the most important factors in ensuring that students acquired a sound understanding of history, but the teachers and students themselves agree that the integration of a critical-thinking approach was the best motivator.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Methodology
Critical Thinking and History: The Teachers? Perspective
Students? Perspectives
Conclusion
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"History is not a subject that tends to inspire high school students. The mention of the subject is more inclined to invoke eye rolling rather than the quickened heartbeat that indicates passionate interest. This is, of course, problematic, because an understanding of history is an essential part of the education of the youth of a democracy. Moreover, it is unnecessary because history can be riveting. "
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Canadian Drug Laws: Flying High or High Flying?, 2005.
A discussion on the current marijuana policies in Canada.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 10 sources, £ 61.95
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This paper supports decriminalization rather than legalization of marijuana and bases its rationale on the assumption that legalization is politically untenable. While the criminal elements of the marijuana industry are examined they are examined in the light that the marijuana industry would not generate the profit margins that the criminal industry usually demands if marijuana were decriminalized.
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"The legality of marijuana in Canada seems to be more of a matter of legal semantics than any pragmatic change in legal practice. As one pundit notes, "Officially, possession of cannabis is a crime and first-time offenders face a maximum sentence of a $1,000 fine or six months in jail, or both...Unofficially, the law is in tatters...(Bergman, 2003, para.3). It is this tenuous status quo that receives the most criticism while the debate about legalizing/decriminalizing or toughening/enforcing marijuana statutes receives the most intellectual attention. The polarity on either side of the marijuana debate acknowledges that the policy as it currently exists, is unsustainable. The following research and argument is intended to support the decriminalization of marijuana as opposed to the legalizing of marijuana. "
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High School Students Dropping Out, 2002.
A look at the growing problem of high school dropouts with possible solutions.
3,400 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 10 sources, £ 86.95
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This paper looks at this growing problem, discussed are laws passed to help this growing problem and the damaging effects on society. As well, other possible solutions to this growing problem are discussed.
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Alternative Education, 2007.
An analysis of educational programs available for high school students that drop out of school.
2,819 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 8 sources, MLA, £ 57.95
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This paper examines alternative educational resources for dropout, at- risk students in American public high schools. More specifically, the research focuses on the characteristics of programs that fail and the characteristics of those that succeed. The paper concludes that there is a serious need to address the problem of high school dropout rates.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Alternative Education
Examples Of Alternative Schools And Resources For At Risk Students
Conclusion
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"Some alternative schools are successful and some have struggled to differentiate themselves from public schools. The programs that are struggling to be successful have failed to adopt a curriculum that is geared toward the students that populate the school. On the other hand programs that have been successful have focused on fulfilling the needs of the students and gaining a better understanding of the obstacles that students face in their homes and in the environments in which they live. The research makes it apparent that an understanding of all these factors assists the alternative school in developing a curriculum and school environment that is conducive to learning. In doing so, these programs can successfully assist students in attaining high school diplomas."
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Small Learning Communities, 2008.
A research paper on the problems affecting ninth-grade students when entering high school and a program designed to address those problems.
8,950 words (approx. 35.8 pages), 20 sources, APA, £ 129.95
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This research paper deals with factors that affect the transition of the individual into the high school environment. The paper states that students experiencing academic difficulties in the ninth-grade school year tend experience more problems and drop out of high school before completion and graduation. The paper then explains that, in order to address these problems, some schools have created a small learning community, which has been named the 'Freshman Academy'. The objective of this research paper, then, is to examine the impact that the Freshman Academy has upon ninth-grade student transition. Toward this end, this study conducts research in order to determine the impact that small learning communities, and in this case the Freshman Academy, have upon the academic achievement of ninth-grade students at a small rural high school in Central Florida.
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Research Questions
Statement Of Problem
Purpose Of Study
Overview of Wildwood High School Ninth-Grade Curriculum
Expected Outcomes of the Study
Preliminary Literature Review
Summary Of The Literature Reviewed
Methodology
Comparison of Academic Achievement
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"Students who do not successfully transition into high school in the ninth-grade school year are at a much higher risk of academic failure and ultimately at an increased risk of dropping out of high school completely. Academic interventions including small learning communities decrease the risk of academic failure and high school attrition. The work of Fletcher (2000, p.2) relates that through promotion of "meaningful student involvement, schools can ready student for a lifetime of significant participation in their communities and nation." Fletcher additionally relates that providing students a chance for meaningful involvement at school has four specific outcomes: (1) positive effects on the student's general well-being; (2) positive effects on behavior and values of students; (3) positive effects on academic achievement; and (4) positive effects on teachers."
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Work-Based Learning Programs (WBL), 2008.
This paper describes and reflects upon work-based learning programs (WBL), especially in the high school curriculum.
1,530 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, £ 34.95
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This paper explains that work-based learning (WBL) involves schools and employers working together to create a structured learning program connected to the academic and technical content learned in the classroom. The author points out that WBL provides a smooth transition from the educational world of theory to a work opportunity, which essentially is an apprenticeship. The paper relates that WBL can be considered as a method for retaining students that might otherwise drop out of school. The author compares his or her high school work experience with WBL and states that, today, WBL is a valuable tool for many students, particularly those who lack the kind of direction or discipline that makes college or the military viable choices. The paper notes that many colleges use work-study, independent study and directed study programs to enable students to get practical experience while continuing their education.
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"Keeping student workers engaged is a task that relies on more than the students' dedication. It also relies on the employers' willingness to become involved in the process. Cunningham, Dawes, and Bennett indicate that in order to facilitate work-based learning, student workers must be empowered to take control of their own learning process through self-managed learning. However, there is also a need to involve management and other upper-level workers sufficiently with the student workers so that they support the experimental learning process and undermine its value."
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Homosexuals and the Public Schools, 2007.
This paper is a literature review, which investigates the experience of homosexual students in the public school system and what is taught in the public schools about homosexuality.
6,695 words (approx. 26.8 pages), 16 sources, APA, £ 105.95
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This paper reports that homosexual teens have a great deal more to deal with than do their heterosexual peers, which is due in part to the way they are treated at school. The author points out that homosexual teens are more likely to drop out of high school, to suffer from depression and to commit suicide. The paper stresses that the treatment of homosexual students in the school setting can be changed by initiating teaching programs to educate teachers and students concerning the issues of homosexuality, especially problems of self- esteem.
Table of Contents:
Topic Proposal
Research Questions
Rationale
Literature Review
Challenges Gay Students Face in the School Setting
How Gay Students Cope in the School Setting
Education and Other School Resources
Curriculum
School Programs that have Found Success
Discussion
Conclusion
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"In addition to physical harassment, many studies have also found that many homosexual teens are victims of verbal abuse in the school setting. For instance, an early study conducted by Remafedi's (1987) found that 55% of the gay and bisexual male teens reported regular verbal harassment from peers. In studies conducted in the late nineties, researchers found that the majority of homosexual and bisexual participants were harassed by peers using words such as faggot and dyke at least once a day at school. These participants also reported that teachers referred to them using such language as faggot and dyke on a monthly basis."
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