Essays Tagged: "educational institutions"
The five Themes in Geography
inexplicably clear that immediate action must take place to counteract this ongoing problem in our educational institutions (Journal of Geography 89). In response, the Joint Committee on Geographic E ... ggested learning results for the nations primary and secondary school systems, as well as suggested educational strategies for analysis on the part of the students and teachers. Most importantly, this ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences > Geography
Affirmative action where it all begun to the present. .
action was to give special consideration for minorities and women in the selection for employment, educational and contracting opportunities. Government institutions and businesses usually set goals ... were numerous legal barriers prevented several of the racial minorities from entering many jobs and educational institutions. While women were rarely legally barred from jobs or education, a substanti ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Legalized Discrimination in America this paper is about how affirmative action is a form of legalized discrimination towards whites in the United states.
we tentatively define as a program for giving preference to individual applicants for positions in educational institutions, or in employment, based on that person's membership in a previously discri ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights
Education in Canada.
ration fee is required. Most other post-secondary schools charge tuition fees.Canada has no federal educational system (each province or territory is responsible for its own educational system). Each ... . The provincial departments of education set standards, draw up the curriculum, and give grants to educational institutions.Local elected school boards or commissions are given administration respons ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
The philosopher Rousseau and a biography of him along with some of his beliefs
priest at Consignon in Savory. He was then shuttled around between different households, and other educational institutions. He was once accused of theft in one such household, and after the incident ... re created to preserve freedom.Rousseau's ideas on education have also profoundly influenced modern educational theory. He holds that book and text learning comes second to the child or learners emoti ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
Both sides of juvenile justice
se may come from individuals, families, neighborhood associations, business, industry, agriculture, educational institutions, the news media, or any other private service to the public.It involves cri ... ples of alternative programs include drug treatment, individual or group counseling, or referral to educational and recreational programs.When juveniles are referred to the juvenile courts, the court' ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
U.S. Borders in the Twenty-First Century
to establish a foreign-student tracking system that would make note of the acceptance of aliens by educational institutions (2002). It would also oversee the issuance of student visas as well as the ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security
Sexual Harassment
untry from the office of the President of the United States, throughout military services and among educational institutions. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, sexual harassment is a fo ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Education
d should be reevaluated.It is questionable whether much of what goes on in our country's so-called "educational" institutions really constitutes education at all. Education, we have been taught is the ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Organizational Commitment of Part-Time and Full-Time Employees
AbstractIn recent years many educational institutions have increased their use of part-time adjuncts, especially with the introdu ... art-Time and Full-Time EmployeesIntroduction and LiteratureWith the rapid growth of non-traditional educational institutions and enrollment, many educational institutions have added significant number ... desire to maintain organizational membership" (Porter, Steers, Mowday, & Boulian, 1974, p. 604).Educational institutions are among the most active employers of part-time workers. On average, part- ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Is privacy a right?
of the information highway by marketing firms, law enforcement agencies, the me dia, financial and educational institutions to collect and compile personal information is making may consumer advocate ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security
Education in Unied States
Role of EducationThe United States has one of the most extensive and diverse educational systems in the world. Educational institutions exist at all learning levels, from nurser ... partments of Energy and Defense. At the same time, the government began to focus on providing equal educational opportunities for all Americans. Beginning with the GI Bill, which financed educational ... ducation at lower levels. The Great Society programs of President Lyndon Johnson developed many new educational initiatives to assist poor children and to compensate for disadvantage. Federal money wa ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Public Education in US
ided more years of schooling for a larger percentage of the population than other countries. Third, educational institutions were primarily governed by local authorities rather than by federal ones.Th ... ons--that created different types of schools for different reasons. Most institutions only provided educational opportunities for boys from wealthy families. Public governing bodies were rarely involv ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
UNIVERSAL SECONDARY EDUCATION (USE) CAN BE A BLESSING TO LEARNERS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN UGANDA By Walubo Jude Tadeo Makerere University Kampala Uganda - East Africa
a shift to Universal Secondary with priority to students with disabilities, policy makes including educational institutions, in the cabinet and at parliamentary level should focus on some of the foll ... ools has also been achieved even though more still needs to be done. And increased awareness of the educational needs of children with disabilities for example, the need for sign language development. ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education
Canadian sport: how the education intsituations affected sport development in Canada.
:-Canada has gone through many stages within sport. In the founding years at birth, Canada used its educational institutions as nurseries in which playing skills were developed (Roxborough page 155). ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Dell Executive Summary
and territories to customers extending from major corporations, government agencies and medical and educational institutions to small businesses and individuals. The company employs approximately 11,0 ... C/TVs, desktops and portable PCs used by businesses, individuals, families, government agencies and educational institutions.Gateway 2000 thrives in the fast paced environment of the PC industry, one ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Computer and Electronics Companies
Apple Computer Case Analysis
tive that doesn't rely on computers that are run by Microsoft software programs. Apple has targeted educational institutions and businesses that want something different than the standard IBM clone. A ... should be done at selected locations that are deemed "typical" of the average government, business, educational institution, and personal computer customer. Apple should understand that each entity th ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies > Computer and Electronics Companies
The Women's Movement
, with respect to dismissals, family responsibilities; and* eliminate sexual harassment at work, in educational institutions, in the provision of goods and service, in the provision of accommodation a ... the struggles of the garment workers and to me it was quite an inspirational thing. I saw it as an educational aid to make women aware of their power and also to carry on a proud tradition where wome ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Qualities of my grandfather
e water from an aquifer using a well. The town contained few stores, transportation facilities, and educational institutions. Most stores would sell need-based goods such as clothes, food, and labor e ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Corporal Punishment Hurts Society
ng," "paddling," "swatting," and "caning." (Benatar 1) Originating in Europe for minor judicial and educational misconducts in the 11th century, CP was a cruel and abusive way of correcting improper b ... 700s. Locke questioned the idea of corporal punishment being central to education, with emphasis on educational institutions in place of nurturing parents to bring up proper, law-abiding citizens. Thi ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology