For over thirty-five years average mathematics scores of students in the United States have been below the international average, indicating problems with performance when compared with students from other countries. The United States National...
France is a country with a strong sense of its own identity and traditions, the so-called exception franaise. Currently, there is widespread concern about what it means to be French that stems from threats such as the global economy, the European...
Gangs are studied in terms of their existence, influence, and nature for means of determining the proper course of action to be taken for prevention and knowledge. The present research examines gangs in New York in terms of the factors listed...
Healthcare costs are projected to skyrocket as medical services become increasingly specialized and more expensive. Medicare spending in particular is growing rapidly representing approximately 16% of all federal spending. Recently, Medicare fraud...
Helping is a phenomenon that has been widely studied in psychology. Two types of helping that can occur within an organization are organizational citizenship behavior, or OCB, and volunteering. OCB is helping that occurs during the course of...
Crabs -- Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.); Introduced animals -- Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.)
Hemigrapsus sanguineus, the Japanese shore crab, is native to the western Pacific
Ocean and was first reported in Long Island Sound in 1992. Since then, it has become
firmly established and, in many locations, is the most common crab in the rocky...
Historians, at some point, have dealt with questions of the
causes of the subject matter they study, whether those entities are persons, events, ideas,
or political states. The historian, Edward Hallett Carr, wrote, "The study of history is...
Science -- Attitudes; Active learning; Learning by discovery
How well students perform in academic science courses over the long run is not as important as their understanding of broad science concepts and their attitudes toward science. As adults, these factors will influence their reaction to issues that...
Comparative education; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Japan -- Cross-cultural studies
In recent years, policymakers and academic experts have expressed alarm about the variance between Eastern and Western mathematics achievement. Research reveals that classrooms in the United States are lagging behind their Eastern counterparts....
In the past twenty years the ability to determine the likelihood of an individual's risk to recidivate has become the driving force of assessments in the criminal justice field. These risk factors now play an increasingly important role in release...
In the works Typee, Moby-Dick, Israel Potter, and The Confidence Man, Herman Melville examines the physical appearances of his characters through a focus on tattoos and disguises. The physical appearance of the body or changes to it become central...
Geography -- Study and teaching; Geography -- Study and teaching -- Aids and devices;
Introduction
The main objective of this curriculum guide is to provide educators with materials
and resources designed to promote cultural awareness with middle school students
and meet specific geographic objectives and standards. Geography is a...
Issues in psychological testing of minorities have become problematic over the past couple of years. With the population growth of minorities, there continues to be the need for cultural sensitivity in mental health services. Few studies have...
It is argued that rapid neighborhood change has long been characteristic of
American cities. Whether experiencing a demographic change, a decline in physical
condition, or renewal and revitalization, thousands of U.S. urban neighborhoods have...
It is undeniable that conflict and change are a part or life. This often produces confusion or disillusionment, which can be difficult for adolescents. The author's perception of some of the challenges which contemporary youth face may be a...
Jaltomata repandidentata, similar to other members of its genus, is known to be self-compatible. The following study identifies J. repandidentata as a species capable of delayed self-pollination and describes the mechanism of delayed selfing...
Rawlings, Jerry J., 1947-; Ghana -- History -- 1957-; Ghana -- Politics and government -- 1979-2001; Ghana -- Politics and government -- 2001-
Jeremiah John Rawlings, Ghanaian air force pilot and populist politician ruled Ghana for almost two decades between 1981 and September of 2000. Rawlings, who began his leadership career as a military ruler, later went on to become a democratically...
Leadership effectiveness can affect the success or failure of an organization. The way a leader (CEO, manager, supervisor etc.) communicates to employees can affect the degree to which employees will willingly follow and respect the leader, be...
Liability has become an increasing concern to police officers. This study extended existing research by expanding the definition of liability to include internal discipline, criminal arrests, in addition to civil lawsuits against police officers. ...
Media images are extremely powerful forces in modern American society. These images with which we are constantly bombarded by living in a capitalistic society can without a word portray to millions messages of prejudice, love, hate, happiness,...
