The key research questions will focus on what parental involvement strategies are being implemented in middle schools. ... Teachers and parents at the middle school level will be surveyed and interviewed in one rural district. ... It has been found that parental involvement tends to decrease at the middle school level. ... "Over 30% of U.S. schools are in rural communities, yet less than 6% of research conducted in schools includes rural schools" (Hardré, Sullivan, & Crowson, 2009). ... It is important for educators, school districts, and parents to work together the help st...

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Drunk driving crashes and alcohol- related fatalities occurred causing more than 10 states to change the legal age for drinking back to 21 by 1983. ... Lack of parental supervision is a known factor, since many parents are working and out of the home until late for many reasons such as school or grocery shopping. ... According to research in the United States, more than 13,000 High School teens take their first drink at the party, of their friends, unattended from adults. Statistics from CDC states that roughly 75% of high school students have tried alcohol and about 26% of teen have had rece...

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"The fact is that the automobile has become hypnotic...the opium of the American people." - Fortune Magazine Table of Contents Introduction The Rise of the Automobile The Styling Redesign The Role of Attainable Pricing for the Masses The Emerging American Obsession The Impact on the Nuclear Family Redefining the American Teenager The Rise of the Hot Rod Culture The Rise of the Excess Culture Baby Boomers and Redesign Converting from Chrome to Muscle The Automobile as Identity Downfall and Decline Conclusion Bibliography Introduction With the end of World War II, the United State...

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Forget about driving in Italy unless you are a native. Leave the driving to an Italian unless you are a New York cabby or a Formula 1 race car driver. Not only will driving be frustrating, it could be dangerous. ... On the other hand, a woman his own age is more likely to have studied more, traveled more, and to have had more romantic experiences than a girl who has just graduated high school. ...

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The Davin report, in which Nicholas Flood Davin performed a report on industrial schools in the United States to establish the same type of the school systems in Canada, started the ball rolling, in many senses, for establishing Canada's Residential School System. ... The residential school system has a history that predates Confederation (the first school was established in 1863 by the Roman Catholics at St. ... A when time when European settlers were being urged to come to Canada to set up a white society, the rule of religious missionaries and Christianity as it driving force. ... The ...

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Poor school achievements are known to be a good predictor of involvement in crime. ... Research investigating the shared outcomes of IQ and school achievement on crime, still, mainly agrees that it is school performance, which stops being significant (Hirschi, and Hindelang, 1977). This then could be pointing to poor school performance as only comparable with delinquency because those who do inadequately at school are usually less intelligent. ... Since procedures, which help school attainments are really not going to cause much effect on intelligence, this proposes that school performance d...

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However, in the United States, the hard work put into trying to attend your dream school may not matter due to the high costs of college tuition. ... After graduating from college, they will receive a high enough salary in which they will be able to pay off any of their school loans. ... It is clearly evident that "a decline in the teaching load of tenured faculty members can also play a role, it says, driving up tuition costs by an average of $2,598 for students at a four year college " (Dunn 1). ... Schools would rather accept fewer students at a higher tuition rate than more students at a l...

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The data for 1997 reveal, " that respondents arrested in the past year for possession or sale of drugs and driving under the influence had the highest percentage of illicit drug use [during] the past year" and that " illicit drug users were also about 16 times more likely than non [drug] users to report being arrested and booked for larceny or theft" and "..[were] more than 14 times more likely to be arrested and booked for such offenses as driving under the influence, drunkenness, or liquor law violations, [along with] more than [nine] times likely to be arrested and booked on assault charge[...

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Each of these plans call upon our nation's school districts, institutions of higher learning, corporate partners, and non-profit organizations to do their part, by reinvesting in our most valuable asset, our students. ... Department of Labor in its SCANS report "What Work Requires Of Schools" (1991), delineates the necessary skill sets one must master, to be considered competent in the workplace. ...

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Introduction One way that humans are distinguished from other living creatures by is by our "mental endowment." The mental differences that the human species acquired through evolution allowed for the development and more importantly, the survival of humanity. Therefore, it is not surprising that t...

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The issues that are discussed within school-based sex education are appropriate to the student's age and developmental levels and capabilities. ... But a number of studies have established that providing condoms in schools increase condom use among students that are already sexually active rather than simply increasing the sexual activity over the general population of the school. The debate over condom access programmes is only one dimension of the ongoing struggle over sexuality education in public schools. ... Still, 34% of American public schools adhere to an abstinence-only curri...

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Introduction This essay will examine cycling as a means of transportation for short journeys in urban areas in the UK, highlighting some of its strengths and barriers. Following this will be an examination of cycle trends, policies and frameworks in Scotland followed by a case study about best practice through cycling policies and strategies as implemented in Amsterdam and Copenhagen. The last part will critique previous UK cycle policies compared to that of Amsterdam highlighting cases of best practice then, my conclusion will followed. Cycling can be a healthy, low cost and enjoyable way ...

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Distance Education There are two schools of thought when it comes to education. The schools of thought are "Are you for a traditional education?... One demographic it has especially influenced is the adult population that is trying to go back to school and continue their education while climbing the corporate ladder. ... Doeer, Online education offers new possibilities you might have never thought was possible and tells students: "If you can't go to school, we'll send the school to you" (Trujillo, 1998). When a student is considering going back to school weighing your ...

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Without making a generality out of them, because there are a lot of athletes who are constantly giving back to the community with charity work, the general image of a professional athlete is a man living in a big house, driving luxury cars and wearing expansive clothes and jewelry. ... In comparison, most lawyers and doctors are making 7 to 20 thousands and a school teacher can earn up to 3.500euros at the very most. ...

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The aim was to define ways and means to increase the rates of enrolment and attainment in school for young females. ... Educated mothers are far more likely to drive their children to attend school and to receive health care. ... This knowledge sharing exercise brought to light that all countries were facing complex challenges in their attempt to attract and retain girls into their school systems. ...

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One of Pope Alexander VI's most famous uses of Nepotism was when he made his son, Cesare Borgia, Arch-Bishop of Valencia even though his son was only seventeen years old, whom was still in school, and was clearly also not the most qualified individual for the position of Archbishop. ...

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Many states also have laws automatically suspending the driver's license of an individual if they are convicted of any marijuana offense, even if the offense was not driving related. ... In recent years, it has significantly reduced the prevalence of drunk driving and tobacco smoking 1. ...

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All that are diagnosed with alcohol abuse must meet one or more of the following criteria within a twelve month period: he/ she must fail to accomplish major work, school or home responsibilities; he/ she is careless to where his/ her drinking is taking place, even if it's in dangerous situations such as driving or while operating machinery; he/ she must have recurring alcohol-related legal problems, such as getting arrested for driving under the influence or physically hurting someone while drunk; and lastly, he/ she must continue to drink even after the world around him/ her begins to s...

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The communication theory that I will discuss is known as the Byrne's Reinforcement Theory. I chose this theory because of all the options its seems to have the most relation to my day to day life. In researching this theory I have many ideas and aspects that are very important to building lifelong relationships. In outlining this paper I will discuss the history of the theory, analyze studies pertaining to the theory, and I will show how I perceive the theories to be applicable. In this theory of reinforcement it is evident in every new relationship that we encounter, we look for peopl...

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Often in America such people are the children of immigrants; these children grow up speaking their parents' native language in their childhood home while speaking English at school. Many bilinguals, however, are not immigrants; it is not uncommon for people born in the U.S. to speak English at school or work and another language at home. ...

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INTRODUCTION The Electronic Encyclopedia's definition of the word "crime- is an act committed in violation of a law forbidding it and for which a court may impose a variety of punishments including imprisonment, death, fine, or removal from office. Criminal acts can be classified into two classes,...

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Ludwig von Mises "Economics deals with society's fundamental problems; it concerns everyone and belongs to all. It is the main and proper study of every citizen."" This is a quote of Ludwig von Mises. He was one of the most influential and important economist of the early and mid 1900's. Mi...

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Globalisation The word globalisation has become a buzzword since its inception at the beginning of the 1990s. A cottage industry on globalisation has emerged from which academics and intellectuals make a living by writing articles and travelling the world debating with others. The financial and b...

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Adolescence can be a difficult time, even under the best of circumstances. Adolescents and young adults are engaged in discovering their own identity while also trying to "fit in" with their peer groups, classmates, and coworkers. The forces that shape these developmental processes have grown increasingly more complex and contradictory in the age of the Internet. Young people are exposed to more media influence than at any time in history, and media messages can and do have significant effects on fashion trends and popular fads among young people. The very nature of peer communicatio...

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Abstract Gender Stereotyping affects everyone in society, both male, and female, young and old and is one of the most researched topics amongst social psychologists. This study aims to discover if gender stereotypes still exist in today's modern society and, if they do, why they are perpetuated. Is it always for a negative reason? The study adopted a focus group methodology with fifteen groups of 7-9 participants, all university students (n=133). There were 21 males and 111 females in the study. ...

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