Essays on Education Programs

I. Management Summary The FM General Hospital aims to develop its growth marketing strategy, and the purpose of this plan is to present a market penetration strategy to address the health care trends projected over the course of the following five years. Specifically, it is expected that outpatient care and sub-acute care (i.e., home health) will be the most important trends in health care delivery and marketing in the future. It is also expected that targeting millennials with different sources of educational health materials, including websites and print materials, will be required to improve relationships between those groups of ...

Abstract

Some theories focus on explaining developmental changes that happen to humans. The Social Cognitive Theory represents one of the many theories of psychology that explain human behavior. The theory was introduced by Miller and Dollard in 1941 and later advanced by Bandura and Walters in 1963. The main concepts of the theory are personal, behavioral, and environmental factors. Other concepts including self-control and efficacy, observational learning, and many others help in understanding the interaction between the environment, person, and behavior. On the other hand, the theory operates on five assumptions that relate the theory to learning, language self-control, and ...

Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention

Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention The proposed public health leadership theory was developed to identify public health interventions that can address risky sexual behavior in teenagers, which is associated with teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevalence in teenagers. The risk factors contributing to risky sexual behaviors in the teenage population and the interventions public health leaders can use to address those factors are presented in Figure 1. Figure 1. Public health leadership theory on interventions for addressing risk factors associated with risky sexual behaviors in teenagers. Teen sex behaviors can be influenced by their socioeconomic ...

People with great concern to the children with disabilities or special need never give up and continually giving support. The battle of the children with disabilities cannot be understood unless the individual around them have the knowledge and concern. It is necessary to look deeper the history of special education in order to understanding the conditions of the children with disabilities. The history about the children with disabilities is the key to understand the children with disabilities through the events and laws concerning special education. Esteves and Rao emphasize that the events determined the evolution of special education, gradually ...

Abstract

Special education is about educating students with special needs because of their disabilities, such as speech or vision impairment, autism, and orthopedic issues among others. Their condition does not allow them to progress in the normal classroom environment, and so they need special attention. Over the past 20 years, the legal system has evolved to guarantee the inclusion of children with disabilities in the public school system. Various laws have been passed, such as Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EHCA) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), to afford the necessary services to special students and ensure that ...

Introduction

Health information management is a crucial field in the delivery of care in health care systems. Health information management is concerned with the acquisition, analysis, and protection of information that is required for the optimal provision of care (The American Health Information Management Association, 2016). Such information might include patient history, physical examination results, clinical information, laboratory results, results from radiological departments, and the treatment history among other information (The American Health Information Management Association, 2016). The workers in the health information management field are trained to possess different skills and an understanding of the processes in different fields ( ...

Section I: How is this currently impacting nursing practice?

Currently, the impact of 2010 IMO Report is being experienced in various implementations under the nursing practice. The education and training have been improved due to the introduction of innovative means. This target to ensure the level of nursing training education achieves the required skills for nursing practice. This education and training program are essential in ensuring all the registered nurses are qualified to undertake their mandate professionally (Goeschel, 2011). The nursing education system incorporates the current innovation in technology and application of latest medical instruments. This connects to the need for high qualified nurses to use this medical ...

Simulation in Nursing Education

The concept of simulation in healthcare education has been since the time of world II. The basic concepts of simulation in associate’s or bachelor’s nursing program comprised of CPR manikins, role playing, static manikins, and conventional techniques based on the utilization of various taught concepts were used as a teaching modality since over 5 decades (Norman J. 2012). The concept of high-fidelity education has been in place for over 2 decades but it is new and unique in the nursing education. The process involves the use of simulation with the help of high-end computer technology including simulation ...

Chapter 2: Literature Review

Chapter 2: Literature Review

Introduction

The chapter contains details of the information regarding special education and challenges associated with it. The chapter is divided into four sections to facilitate the users of the study. The theoretical framework comprises of theories and definitions of key terms mentioned in the study. Another section contains the material extracted from past studies that provide clear evidence on the arguments. A conceptual framework is also included that represents the selected approaches from past studies and elaboration of the definition. The summary is also provided at the end of this chapter to provide a concise view ...

Education is one of the basic requirements for survival today. In the past people used to ignore the importance of education because there were diverse ways of survival. Despite the desire for many adults to acquire knowledge through learning, a challenge of balancing between school and life responsibilities takes the center stage. I believe between college, and life responsibilities is a big challenge for many adult learners especially those with families. The following paper is a synthesis of the problem as a barrier to adult learning. The adult education program in collaboration with adult students and instructors should join ...

The purpose and primary objective of Idol’s (2006) program evaluation was to examine and describe the provision of special education programs in a metropolitan school district using four elementary schools and four secondary schools. The second objective was to determine how each school provided a least restrictive environment for students with special education needs. This review will discuss whether the model, design, and data collection strategy were consistent with the aims of the program evaluation, and it will also identify the stakeholders, outcomes, and limitations of the evaluation.

Evaluation Model

The evaluation model used by Idol (2006) is the advocacy ...

Abstract

Digital forensics is a critical component of forensic discipline that includes crimes and misconducts with respect to computer systems. The use of computers to investigate online crimes led to the development of this new field known as Digital forensics. The field provides new ideas for understanding and betterment of concepts and directing future concepts in Digital Forensics. Over the last few years, with the advent of latest electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets and laptops, the concept has gained popularity over the span of few years. This has resulted in a shift of thefts from real time to ...

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Introduction Although the U.S Federal government spends billions of dollars towards crime reduction policy initiatives, incidence rate of crimes such as homicides, burglary, smuggling, and gang violence is on the rise in the country. With the 9/11 terror attacks, the United States has become a major target for terrorist groups worldwide. In addition, the strong diplomatic stance taken by the Federal government against Islamic State (IS) terrorists also makes the country vulnerable to organized terror attacks. In this context, traditional policing may not be much effective to take proactive measures aimed at ensuring the safety ...

Proposed solution

The development of suitable asthma education programs that involve self-efficacy, self-management as well as self-monitoring behaviors and other health promotion strategies for asthma tailored to the pediatric population is the proposed solution or intervention that could be used in addressing the issue of childhood asthma. More importantly, this intervention could help in optimal asthma management as well as foster the involvement of children in daily activities like school, sports as well as play and reduce exacerbation of the disease among pediatric patients. As such, the proposed solution is in agreement with the available evidence on the topic whereby various ...

With the increasing number of sexual encounters among adolescents at an early age and the saturation of sex in all major media channels, sex education is becoming an important part of the education system that can prepare young people to better understand sex and promote responsible sex behaviors. However, sex education is not mandatory in the United States on the federal level, so each state is required to develop its own policies concerning sex education (Weaver, Smith & Kippax, 2005, p. 176). The lack of laws regulating sex education on a federal level can lead to many problems with sex ...

Background of the problem

Childhood asthma is among the major widespread chronic illnesses affecting the pediatric population. According to CDC, about 6.3 million children in the United States have asthma (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Essentially, childhood asthma is mainly characterized by the inflammation of the lungs as well as the airways due to exposure of children to certain triggers that include respiratory infections and inhaling of airborne pollen. Pediatric asthma is associated with various bothersome symptoms that usually interfere with engagement of children in the daily activities such as sports, school and play. In addition, asthma contributes to incidences of ...

Introduction

Within the last 10 years increased attention has been given to the LGBT community and their civil rights. The issues of gender are now being debated in schools and impacting educational communities. The term transgender has undoubtedly been a popular term in recent times. The idea of being transgender seeks to break down cultural norms of gender and categorizing. In this literature review the focus takes on different implications of how the LGBT community has impacted the way in which children are socializing. Schools are experiencing a SSA (Same Sex Attracted) phenomenon where young people are receiving a lot ...

Capacity

Organization Dear Addressee, I hereby deliver to you the final research proposal to this independent review. In accordance with the recently stated terms of reference, this proposal covers all the necessary steps required to allow the start of the research. All the elements have been certified to warrant the research. The review would like to note that through this research, there will be countless benefits for families undergoing problems mentioned in the research. The review would like to propose the start date for the research to be moved forwards due to the collaboration with company providing the study participant. ...

The role of education is very crucial for the development of the society and welfare. Education plays an important role in enlightening and creating awareness and removing dogmatism and backwardness among members of the society (Apple 27). From early childhood education through primary education to advanced learning, humans undergo a process of learning to hone their critical thinking, spur creativity and build a society of knowledgeable men and women (Golub 10). As a major in education, I am concerned about the roles of education in the society, and in particular, how the socio-economic development of a community can be ...

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Executive Summary The current research evaluates the option of online education in the community colleges. It is believed that the online programs may benefit the students and the educational facilities in terms of cost-efficiency and effectiveness. The main goal of the research is to reveal if online courses in community colleges have the potential to reduce costs for education and become an effective substitute for the conventional programs. In order to reach the goals, the study implemented a qualitative research design by using literature review as the tool for collecting the data, where the analytical and deductive methods served ...

Adult education embraces many countries to produce people who have better-working capabilities, have good family relations, as well as forming the foundation for better citizenship. “Adult and Continuing Education Programs play a very crucial role in the development aspect of any society. “(Rogers). Adult education enhances the education levels for various individuals who are not able to receive the core and the standard education. “A persons; lifestyle” is a part of their level of education (Barton) Adult education serves all individuals who are sixteen years and older without an education. It also includes people with no education at all ...

Abstract

This research proposal seeks to investigate effects of cognitive and behavioral sleep education on adolescent sleep patterns. From several cases of problems that adolescents experience due to poor sleep habits, it has been a matter of concern that a sleep education program, as an intervention, be implemented. The study will use both longitudinal survey and grounded theory designs to solicit quantitative and qualitative data. It is conjectured that cognitive and behavioral sleep education has positive effects on student sleep habits: It enables students to think about harmful consequences of poor quality sleep, and respond with appropriate behaviors of better ...

Abstract

Continuing Professional Education (CPE) or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) enhanced the management, professionalism, team building, technology, interpersonal communication, accountability, and teaching. In the medical world, the knowledge, skills, attitude, and its concept has incorporated CPD in a wide range of competencies needed to practice the highest quality medical services, socially, ethically, and personally. The Diagnostic Medical Sonographer’s role is highly important to the treatment team such as the doctors, nurses, and other clinical health providers and the patients. The diagnostic medical Sonographer is a well-trained individual who operated the computers and machines to administer an image scan of ...

In recent years, the health sector has become a very competitive field. Health institutions have been forced to develop effective strategies to counter the competition. The only solution has been to improve the quality of health care and create a good rapport with the customers. Gaining ground on the market is not an easy affair in health care as it is a delicate balance between ethical issues and business strategies (Ward, W. J., 2004). Krona Community Hospital is on a mission to remain competitive in the health care sector within this region through ensuring effective delivery of quality care. A comprehensive business strategy ...

Annotated Bibliography

Introduction Ethics is important in any professional body. This paper focuses on some of the ethical studies done on urban development in regional and town planning. Through the paper, one will examine some of the sources that will be used while dealing with the mentioned topic. Most of the sources that have been used in this annotated bibliography are American. This is because one believes America has a more ethical background in ethical issues dealing with urban development. In addition, the chosen articles are more relevant and deeply researched making them more appropriate for the study. By using American ...

Question One

The implementation of the project was faced with a number of ethical issues. The most predominant was assigning personal blame to some of the participants who had been adversely affected by alcohol and substance abuse. The ethical dilemma in this instance was that the health status of many of these individuals was caused by personal choices, for instance the choice to engage in alcohol and substance abuse (Nies & McEwen, 2013). There is a belief that individuals should be blamed personally for illnesses that result from their personal choices (Hernandez, 2011). However, previous discussions have highlighted the influence ...

1. How international medical education programs for physician are accredited One of the boards responsible for accrediting international medical education programs for physician is The American Board of Surgery which can only grant credit to the students who have completed surgical education in United States or Canada. (American Medical Association, & Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (US) 1987). The individual is observed by the program directors for not less than six months to ensure that the clinical performance is in line with credit being requested. To get these credits the program director must provide the following:

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Introduction

Over the recent past, juvenile delinquency has been a hotly contested issue in the city of Centervale. This has been attributed to the continuous upsurge of criminal activities. As indicated in the official data, there is an increase of status offenses particularly curfew and truancy. The city’s police department has also reported that numbers of minor arrests involving vandalism, larceny, illegal entry and assault has consistently increased. Juvenile offending has also seen a rapid rise in the number of incidents involving female offenders.

The local residents have developed an assumption that children have gone out of control. Despite juvenile justice ...

The Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) was passed to provide a free and appropriate education for children with disabilities. IDEA is constructed from six pillars that ensure educational opportunity for children with all types of disabilities: cognitive; physical, mental and emotional. The six pillars are: zero reject; nondiscriminatory identification and evaluation; least restrictive environment; free and appropriate education; due process safeguards and parent and student participation and shared decision making (Heward 2006). IDEA was first passed by the Congress in 1975 as PL 94-142, Education for All Handicapped Children and signed into law by President Gerald Ford (Office of ...

Chapter One

Despite the fact that in 1996, Supreme Court Justice Scalia called single-sex education in public schools “functionally dead,” Single-sex education has become an increasingly popular model in schools since the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was passed. This federal legislation promoted innovative programs for states to implement that included single-sex classrooms and schools (U.S. Department of Education, 2006). Within any educational setting there were many factors that impacted student achievement that related to boys’ and girls’ physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs. A single-sex environment provided boys and girls with a setting that promoted specific gender related ...

Institutions:

Introduction Aging comes with changes in ability to generate income and an increase in expenditures. That owes to the reduced ability to work and increased need of care. In that respect, the elderly needs sustainable sources of income that can substitute the active employment or work earnings as well as cater for the increased expenditure. In that view, this report presents an analysis of the old adult’s income sources expenditure and impact on the society as well as ways of improving their economic status. To achieve the objective, the report begins with a summary of the sources of ...

Should prisoners be given free education?

The history of American prison can be traced back to 1791. This is the year when the first true American prison, Walnut Street Jail in Philadelphia was established (Coley & Barton, 2006) The US prisons were established to achieve three main objectives: to promote public security, to enhance prisoner’s reformation and to ensure humanity of the prisoners. Based on the last two objectives, many prisons started offering basic education in the early 1880s. However, it is until the early 1960s when the US prisons started offering post secondary education to the inmates (Coley & Barton, 2006). The federal governments provided ...

Introduction

Teen pregnancy is a health problem that has publicly been acknowledged. Teen pregnancy has repercussions that are long lasting for the teenage mothers and the baby. Teenage mothers are likely to score low on their language skills and may not graduate from high school. Teenage pregnancy opens doors to other problems such as substance abuse and may suffer from depression. Peer pressure is listed among the top factors that lead to teenage pregnancies. Teenagers, whose friends have boyfriends and are already having sex, start feeling pressured for sex and have boyfriends so that they can fit in the group. The ...

CHAPTER ONE

I. INTRODUCTION Diversity in the classroom is extremely important to the development of children, and continues to become more important in light of the changing demographics of the classroom today. Diversity and multicultural education provides children with the context that they need to function within an increasingly multicultural society today. It is also a way to deal with the changing demographics of the classroom; in America, classrooms now contain children from a variety of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and providing other children with the context needed to understand their differences and maneuver around any conflicts that are created as a ...

The action plan for prevention and control of obesity in Alameda County involves a two-dimensional approach. On that seeks to educate the community on healthy lifestyles and another that seeks to use the population statistics in formulation of evidence-based practices that will subsequently prove useful and beneficial to the community. The need for a population-centered approach to handling obese cases in Alameda County has been necessitated by the documented evidence of the disparity in healthcare afforded to this community. The diverse cultures and communities within this county and the lack of a proper health care plan to handle a diverse population have caused ...

a. Does Michigan have identified learning standards for early childhood education? Gronlund has identified seven standards for early childhood education. These standards cover subjects such as communication and literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies. Other subjects include emotions, physical development, and creative arts. Michigan has identified learning standards in areas such as English language arts, health and physical education, social studies, technology, and nutrition. The Michigan Early Childhood Standards presents more than 120 center-based activities that teachers can use to develop their curriculum plan. These standards are consistent with pre-kindergarten expectations thereby creating a coherent, unified approach to children’ ...

Providing services for young students with disabilities is not negotiable. This is because, these young learners requires special care and services in their day to day activities. Developmental disability has become a common diagnosis in children these days. This disabilities starts during a child’s development period and may last for a life time. Special educational programs are available for children with development disabilities. Development disabilities can either be cognitive, emotional, physical, communicative or social. Therefore, it is the duty of the parents to recognize these disabilities and start an intervention program for them. The diagnosis of developmental disabilities can be ...

Discussion assignment

This interview is conducted in a college setting, and the method used face to face. There are two participants, the nurse as the interviewee and I as the interviewer. This interview will respond to the question of teaching, technology, and evaluation of lessons taught in the nursing college.

Interview

Question 1

Response As a mentor of future and current generations of nurses, one major role is to design, implement, evaluate and revise academic programs to ensure quality education. Since health care is ever changing, we ensure we design a curriculum to fit with this trend. The curriculum is designed to fit the ...

Section 2: Literature Review

Implementation of Facebook in Nursing Education Programs 2.1 Introduction The inception of various social networking sites, such as Facebook, Myspace, Orkut, Twitter, and LinkedIn, has attracted billion of users from all over the world, bridging geographical barriers by providing a seamless service of communication through which people may build and expand both their professional and personal networks. Especially, Facebook being at the peak of its success and being the most popular social networking site, various businesses have started making use of this great social platform to leverage their business operations and marketing practices. The education sector too is ...

Abstract

This paper is aimed at studying an economically marginalized group in United States of America. The chosen group for this paper consists of single mothers living under the poverty line in US. The paper starts with identifying the group including approximate number of people in the group. The problem defined in this paper is regarding large number of single mothers living under the poverty line. The causes of problem are identified in this paper along with proposing short term and long term solutions. The short term solution includes initiatives of government in various welfare programs including monetary aid to ...

The issue on teenage pregnancy is one of the most common issues involving the youth at the present time. In recent years, there is a high increase in teenage pregnancy cases around the globe, despite the efforts done by the government to stop its continuous onset. Adults – especially parents- are becoming weary over the increasing rate of teenagers becoming pregnant as it also results to the increase in abortion rates, school drop outs and even economic turmoil. Many studies have been conducted in the past to determine as to what triggers teenage pregnancy and it has varied immensely every year. ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

There are many responsibilities a school administrator must watch over when it comes to ensuring the safety and decent education of students. From demanding laws like search and seizure be enacted properly, to seeing that all students enjoy a separation of church and state it appears the duties of an administrator are endless. Many landmark court cases, such as Lemon v. Kurtzman, have seen their way to the Supreme Court over these and other issues in order to ensure that students receive a fair education at the hands of teachers and administrators. Fairness seems to be what is most often on the ...

Violence against health care providers in Texas, especially for nurses working in mental health facilities, has become a common phenomenon. Every day the Department of Health receives claims of assault by the colleague, patient, or visitors coming from more than one nurse. The Federal Government in collaboration with the Department of Healthcare has introduced laws seeking to punish those found guilty of causing violence in the healthcare sector. On the other hand, the Emergency Nursing Association (ENA) on June 19, 2013 pushed the Texas Governor to sign a bill seeking to make the assaults committed against health care providers a third-degree felony. ...

Provide an overview of the emerging trend of privatization of jail and prison facilities.

For the past few decades the government correctional institutions started outsourcing their different jail and prison functions to the private agencies. The government took the initiative to privatize the jail and prison facilities to curtail the escalating correctional expenses and to reduce the pressure of inmates from overcrowded prisons. In 1991, number of private prisons was 44, in 1994 it was 88, and in 2000 there were 184 private prisons. (Perrone, D., & Pratt, T., n.d.). From1990 number of inmates in private facilities rose from 7771 to 129336 in 2009, which is an increase of 1664%. The quantum leap of ...

Introduction

Alcohol and substance abuse is a health problem of concern to the community. Alcohol and substance abuse not only affects the health of the users directly, but also predisposes them to other life threatening situations. The prevalence of alcohol dependence in the community and at national levels is worrisome. In response to the worrying statistics, this project was designed to raise the awareness of people on the dangers of alcohol and substance abuse, hoping for behavior, attitudes and change in practices.

Rationale for Intervention

The future of any nation is vested in their young population (Nies & McEwen, 2013). As such, the health of ...

Nursing Education

This paper will address the issue of nursing education in a 3-pronged manner. Firstly, it will delineate the changes required in current nursing education to enable nurses acquire the competencies required for the future. Secondly, it will identify the changes in nursing practice and healthcare environments that are compelling qualified nurses to pursue baccalaureate degrees. Lastly, it will identify the additional knowledge, skills, and abilities nurses returning to school to pursue baccalaureate degrees acquire. Every profession is based on a unique body of knowledge (Matthews, 2012). Professional nursing practice is also based on a unique body of knowledge. In particular, it ...

Provide an overview of the emerging trend of privatization of jail and prison facilities.

For the past few decades the government correctional institutions started outsourcing their different jail and prison functions to the private agencies. The government took the initiative to privatize the jail and prison facilities to curtail the escalating correctional expenses and to reduce the pressure of inmates from overcrowded prisons. In 1991, number of private prisons was 44, in 1994 it was 88, and in 2000 there were 184 private prisons. (Perrone, D., & Pratt, T., n.d.). From1990 number of inmates in private facilities rose from 7771 to 129336 in 2009, which is an increase of 1664%. The quantum leap of ...

Classical English Literature

Introduction Teen pregnancy is a complex issue due to social, economic, emotional, and physical consequences that badly affect the life of teenage girl. In the United States, 3 out of every 10 teenage girls become pregnant before attaining the age of 20 (Shuger). There are about 50% of the high school students that have sexual intercourse in their teenage (Schuster, Bell, Berry, and Kanouse). The teen pregnancy, however, brings considerable economic and social cost to the teenage parents, to their children, and to their communities. One half of the teenage mothers do not even complete their high school. ...

DateYour name Course name Abstract for Research Project Oct 18, 2014

Abstract The United States of America currently does not have an official language. Nevertheless, many advocates are vouching for the officialization of English in a federal level. This would mean that border states will not be able to make their immigrants more welcome. A Constitutional amendment is being fought over and over, and legislator have tried to pass this project through every official channel, but it hasn't been successful so far. Children of immigration would suffer even more because officializing English would mean the end of bilingual education programs, as well as difficulties businesses, federal services and other entities. ...

Questions in Medicine

Question One The leukemia and lymphoma website offers things that assist healthcare professionals and patients of access information. These include patient education programs, resource centers, support programs and discussion boards. The support programs offer a link for people with blood cancers to connect with other people with common problems. As such, this program offers mutual support by creating opportunities for discussing concerns and anxieties with people with similar experiences. The patient education programs offer free web education and telephone programs, video support and local education programs for caregivers and patients regarding blood cancers, support an the treatment options available. ...

The court cases and the federal legislation are required for ensuring that the children with the disabilities receive free education, which is suitable for them. They are required in order to ensure that the disabled children get the proper education so that they at least become aware of their surroundings, and know about the way to lead their life. In this regard there are acts such as FAPE, i.e., Free and Appropriate Public Education, PL 94-142 or Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. FAPE has made it compulsory that the schools should provide an access to the general and ...

Language, Literacy and Universal Education

Describe what your literacy and language program would look like in your kindergarten classroom based on your reading assignments (4 pages) Introduction Upon reading the two specific materials, “The Essentials of Early Literacy Instruction” by Kathleen A. Roskos, James F. Christie, and Donald J. Richgels and “Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children” by The International Reading Association and the National Association for the Education of the Young Children, this paper details significant and specific literacy and language development programs which are deemed most effective in the more globally demanding literacy needs of ...

Part 1

Education is without a doubt one of the most important tools available for personal advancement. Therefore, every child should be availed this important tool because they will need it in the future. Nevertheless, the aim should not just be taking children to school only; there is a need to ensure that children receive quality education that would better the child’s knowledge and expose him or her to what the world out there expects. In this sense, bilingual education is important for children who are non-native speakers because they are given a chance to grasp content that would be impossible to ...

The graduation rate for Hispanic students has risen, but the dropout rate for Hispanic students is still the highest among their African-American, Asian, and White peers. This results in too few Hispanics enrolling in college or other higher education programs, which segues into low employment rates and a higher level of poverty within Hispanic families. Hispanics are the fastest-growing ethnic minority in the United States today. Hispanic children are an important part of America’s future. Taking into account their growing numbers, they are going to become a crucial part of the work force once they reach adulthood. They are going ...

Stress has many health impacts on one’s physical and mental health. The health effects of stress range from minor to major issues. Simple health issues like headaches, stomach upsets, rashes, loss of hair, increasing heart beat rates and muscle aches all result from stress. It is vital to note that stress is individualized and a stress trigger in one person may not be a trigger in a different person. Psychological stress plays a huge role in triggering physical symptoms and disease processes. Medical research done by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows that ninety percent of all illnesses are in some ...

Integration of Arts in Cultures

Introduction Art health/fitness is very essential in a person’s life not only in the classroom. Art and fitness help in reducing health risks related to lifestyle. In the contemporary society, most children suffer from lifestyle diseases that could easily be prevent by various health and fitness resources. This thesis attempts to analysis the various activities and resources that are useful in art, health/fitness in the classroom setting for grades k- 8 students. Activities such as fitness and exercises help the mind to be alert and active for the students (Virgilio, 1997). It is worth noting that that benefits ...

Introduction

Background for your chosen topic At present a debate exists in United States over preferring Comprehensive Sex Education or Abstinence only education strategies and which one is more beneficial for youth in school. Abstinence is considered a fundamental part of comprehensive sex education, thought they are characterized as polar opposite of each other. In 2002, the teen pregnancy rate in United States was significantly higher in comparison to other western nations. Example: the rate of US pregnancies was 7.5% or 75 in every 1,000 which is substantially higher than other Western European nations which reported the number 14-23 ...

In classrooms, different artifacts are used to emphasize on human diversity and its significance in the teaching and learning environments. One of these important artifacts is a reflection of special education in the country. This artifact focuses on the general concept of comprehending differences in students and their adaptation to instructions. It particularly highlights the standards set for students with special needs and how teachers are expected to incorporate them on in the classroom activities. Competent teachers are expected to understand the effects of cognitive disabilities on communication and to learn according to the laws on students with disabilities. By ...

Abstract

Childhood obesity is one of the critical issues in society today. For the last three decades, prevalence of childhood obesity has tremendously increased. It is worth nothing that the globally approximately 170 million children who are within the age of 18 years are overweight. The prevention of childhood obesity begins with a clear understanding of the various causes of childhood obesity. Scholars assert that there is a link between childhood obesity and genetics. Other major causes that should be understood in order to focus on preventive measures include diet, lack of physical exercise, socioeconomic factors, medical conditions, psychological factors, genetics, environment ...

Education

Abstract Minority students that can be targeted for retention programs include students from the African-American, Hispanic, Native American, Filipino and Hawaiian ethnicities. The issues that need to be addressed in order to retain minority students in higher education nursing programs include more academic preparation, more support from faculty, and the availability of health the insurance. The wrong perceptions about nurses start as young as Kindergarten and last through elementary and high school. Long term solutions to the retention problem can start when nursing associations and university departments need to reach out to local school districts by offering help ...