There are numerous publications and policies relating to this cultural group, these include the Race Relation Amendment Act (RRAA), the Swann Report and the Plowden Report. ... O'Hanlon and Holmes (2004) also imply that lessons can be affected by teachers being unaware of the cultural beliefs and morals instilled into the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller children. ... There are mixed views regarding the inclusion of GRT pupils in mainstream education. ... O'Hanlon and Holmes (2004) also highlight the concerns of the GRT children, as their parents have instilled in to them that their cultu...

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The Effects of Central Planning the Cultural Revolution in China The Cultural Revolution was launched in 1966 to manipulate and to lower the standards on the realm of the educated. ... "To a much greater extent than primary and middle schools, higher education suffered serious damage during the Cultural Revolution. ... In the spring of 1967, the government ordered highly educated students to go out and communicate with workers and to partake in the Cultural Revolution. ... In the fall of that year, the government demanded that the Cultural Revolution values to be taught in schools. ... "Whe...

• Word Count: 1259
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Additional research is needed to determine just how strong those correlations are compared with other classes and if there is a cultural connection and, ideally, if these behaviors can be shared and taught to other parents. ... Can these characteristics be identified and somehow taught to others, or are these just instinctual, possibly even cultural, behaviors that people simply possess?... X, a low-income urban school in East New York, when parents are not directly engaged in their child's education, the student's level of achievement suffers. ... Parent involvement is multi-dimens...

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Can the non-traditional student return to college to get their undergraduate/graduate education and be a success at it? ... There are various types of people with many reasons for returning to complete their educations. ... He had to learn to multi task because his wife had to take a full time job for him to go back to school. ... Department of Educations National Center for Education Statistics found that in 1999, 39 percent of all undergraduate students were 25 years old and older, up 28 percent from 1970. ... Not that they will be required to obtain a 4 year degree to do so, but some ...

• Word Count: 1796
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