upation of the organization. ... Job satisfaction is one of the most popular outcomes examined in organizational research because it is related to an organization's bottom line in a competitive market. ... Job satisfaction defined as degree to which employees have a positive affective orientation towards employment by the organization. ... This is consistent with the description by Borman and Motowidlo (1993) of contextual performance as a category of behavior that is valuable to organizations because it helps support and maintains the psychological and social context in which task ac...

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Emperor Meiji soon realized that, to combat the stinging embarrassment of Western patronization, Japan would have to quickly institute political, social, and military reforms. ... A literate society is a thinking society, and a thinking society institutes social change. ... However, though Sihanouk was fond of the trappings of educational reforms, he did not really support social change. He forbade schools from addressing social equity or human rights, and essentially deprived schools of one of their fundamental purposes: to think about social problems and to encourage students to institute ne...

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Work on the development of academic standards, undertaken by just a few states in early 1990, has increased dramatically, according to a recent review of state standards by the McRel Organization, a website that publishes current work on the state of education. ... The McRel Organization also acknowledges that, "the quality of state standards has been under sharp scrutiny in the last few years, not only in reviews from AFT but from the Council for Basic Education and the Fordham Foundation (Finn & Perilli 56). ...

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'An empirical research based study conducted over 11 years in educational situations ranging from infant schools to postgraduate education emphasizes formative assessment as a discursive social practice, involving dialectical, sometimes conflicting processes.' ... The author states that at the earliest moments of making judgments about what is good learning can influence later outcomes based on self-perception and social standing. ... He states that this does not place his organization into homogeneous categories of thought. ... This presents their understanding of an educational pr...

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They become caught up in a society that has placed the value of the dollar ahead of social development and are not prepared to turn down such offers. ... Institutions that are found to be operating out of compliance to the established standards (allowing students to participate while under academic probations or fraudulently reporting academic progress), will suffer substantial penalties, such as: suspension from sport participation, funding loss, staff removal This will make everyone involved accountable, from the professional organization to the high school student athlete. ... Society will...

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These contradicting opinions derived from the conflicting ideas of neoliberals and social justice activists. ... On the other hand, social justice activist such as John Dewey, intended to build a socially just society. ... For example, the Renaissance 2010 Act "'calls for closing 60 public schools and opening 100 small schools, two-thirds of which will be charter or contract school run by private organizations' using non union teachers and school employees " (Hursh, Date, p. 157). ... Dewey's ideas suggest that public schools were ultimately responsible for developing students i...

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Next to academic needs pupils can also develop social and emotional skills which is important for pupils with EBD or pupils on the autistic spectrum. ... Brien (name altered) is on the autistic spectre and his difficulties lie mainly in the social and emotional area. ... My intervention would have been to work with him mainly on behavioral aspects like organization of personal things and time-management. ... This social insecurity and clumsiness is one reason why I could not have intervened with Brien directly. ... Making him sensible when his interpretation of social situation is wrong and hi...

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A Guide for Parents and Professionals) since the classroom is always a social group and engenders social contact a classroom is the major source of stress for a child with Asperger's Syndrome. ... Social behaviour: Solitary and isolates himself or hangs around much younger children Does not join in team activities. ... These social behaviours, on their own, may not seem too significant. ... Social skills are learned through role models and verbal instruction, some students learn them quickly. The teaching of social skills is important to all students in a class; however, it is the c...

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Members of University organizations such as United Mexican American Students (UMAS) and members of the militant Brown Berets aided in the student walk-outs. ... The Chicano Student Movement was the backboned of the movimiente, the most effective student organization that brought together barrio youth and students to foster social change and challenge Anglo cultural hegemony on social injustice and racial prejudice toward the Mexican American. ...

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Financial inclusion means providing access of financial services to peoples who are financially and socially excluded, disadvantaged and poor. Also social inclusion is made possible with financial inclusion. ... With the help of some organizations or self-help group we can conduct surveys at different sections of the society. ...

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(Sullivan) These three components affect social adjustments. Social adjustments and interactions affect a student's education skills. ... The program can help the educators understand the needs of their students in social and academic settings. It will also allow the students to have another tool to develop and express emotional and social growths. ...

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The service learning component meant that I was actually out of class somewhere, learning about the subject material through hands-on experience, in this case, volunteering at a local Animal Rights organization. ... : The Politics of Service Learning, Joseph Kahne and Joel Westheimer touch on overcoming the "otherness" that students often feel when learning about social issues. ... In a social issues class, such as the Animal Rights course, it is ideal to have a service learning component for the student to get the most enriching educational experience. ... Students in the Animal Rights cou...

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Mary did some social work, "but mainly, she concentrated on raising her son" (Botsch 1). ... Bethune has served as president of several organizations. ... In addition, she worked in other organizations. ...

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However, some private organizations are trying to make these children feel included in society. ... A study done by the National Organization on Disability (NOD) found a child with a disability is twice as likely to drop out of school and that Americans with disabilities are also at a significant disadvantage intending employment. ... The Pew Stateline notes: Many schools will have fewer speech, occupational or physical therapists, along with social workers and school psychologists, which means students who previously received speech therapy twice a week might only receive it once week or no...

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It reflects limitations: particular materials, time constraints, a particular aesthetic, and the social mores and values of the school culture. ... If only there were more cultures willing to take the appropriate steps in setting up organizations such as the AEF our multicultural society would benefit greatly and the Australian school curriculum would be significantly supported in its cultural teachings. "Scientifically, we can communicate with any part of the globe within split seconds, socially we cannot even reach our neighbours,"" (Victor Lowenfeld). This statement is so very true o...

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Social disadvantages play a big role in many lives of at risk youth. ... When the bond between parent and child is broken, trust, capability, self management and good social skill do not develop properly. ... Magnet schools where started in America to make the schools in neighborhoods that are predominantly African American so good that white students would enroll by chose thus upping the moral of the socially disadvantaged African American, and giving them a greater chance for succeeding. ... Unfortunately it was found that that youths who need these things the most vulnerable youth are t...

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It is time to restructure our schools through the application of educational models that will bring us a complete learning organization. ... The law of the jungle is survival and it only learns what it needs to survive socially, economically, emotionally, and physically. ... In my opinion, Wong does not take into account external social, peer, and home factors for behavior. ... According to the theory, there is no need to develop scoring systems that go beyond logical and linguistic criteria; and materials that are appropriate for one age group, gender, or social class may not be app...

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Information technology has become a necessary social component is modern academic institutions. ... Information Technology allows academic resources to be mobilized effectively so that more people will have wider access to educational materials regardless of their geographical locations, social status, etc. ... Throughout human history education has been one of the most important social contributions. ... Even though systems of education change in accordance with technical and social demands, the main values and principals of educational systems are not likely to change. ... This trend resulte...

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For those students with learning disabilities, homework problems have been attributed to personal deficits, poor receptive language skills and/or lack of organizational skills (Bryan & Burstein, 2004). Organizational problems may affect getting the assignment and bringing it home, gathering the materials necessary to complete the assignment and bringing it back to school. ... Many students lack the necessary study and organizational skills. Bryan & Burstein (2004) found it effective for teachers to provide classroom instruction on organizational skills and then talk with parents on how to sup...

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He also claims that "Strategies such at these represent significant investments it the social capital of parents because they fundamentally change the relationship between parents-school" (Noguera p98). ... Factors such as social-economic growth or family environments might affect student's attendance. ... All in all organizations that advocate for public and charter schools should find common ground and left aside Political barriers in order to make of education a better experience for young generations. ...

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A student-centered learning experience takes advantage of cultural and social differences to motivate and engage students. ... Most of the technology developed since the Industrial Revolution is organization dependent technology. ... Bringing all these media together means that we can vastly expand the range of learning experiences, opening up the social and natural worlds. ...

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Appropriate organization and utilization of space is important to create a learning environment where materials are accessible and the schedule and routines are predictable. ... I want my students to interact with one another and develop social qualities such as cooperating, actively learning through whole group or small group discussions, work on hands-on projects so learning would take place rather than memorization, exercise their brain by problem solving and critical thinking resulting in learning. ...

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According to IDEA, infants and toddlers with disabilities are defined as individuals under three years old who need intervention services due to developmental delays as measured by appropriate diagnostic procedures or instruments in the areas of: cognitive development, physical development, communication development, social or emotional development, and adaptive development; or have a diagnosed physical or mental condition (http://nichcy.org). ... These assessments also indicate appropriate accommodations to help support the student academically and socially while providing a basis for measur...

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The thinking, social skills, and other characteristics of middle school students certainly do differ greatly from those of younger or older children. ... Standard 2: School Philosophy and School Organization What makes me a good fit for middle school is the fact that I do not work well with little children! ... Kids need to learn social responsibility and self-control. ... Educators need the division of students to help with their personal, social, and moral development. ...

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Abstract This study was designed to concentrate on brain-based learning and its effectiveness in an educational setting. Brain-based learning is a strategy that was designed to integrate different learning styles that promote academic achievement. Most individuals are confused about brain-based lear...

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