(Price, 1997) At the same time; several studies have focused on the relationship between job satisfaction and many concepts such as age, gender, pay, commitment, turnover and productivity. ... This study tested the relation between job satisfaction and education, working in area of self-interest/education in the some plants of forest industry in Turkey. ... The other 19 questions related to employees' demographic characteristic such as age, gender, education level, etc. ... White Collar Blue Collar Frequency Percent Frequency Percent Gender Female 12 3...

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In this paper I intend to describe situations that Frank McCourt wrote about using sociological concepts of cultural capital, hegemonic curriculum, and hidden curriculum/the gender code. ... One teacher explained to McCourt, "don't worry about Your World and You and the midterm test. ... Distribute the test, watch the kids scribble what they don't know, retrieve the tests. ... Sociological Concept # 3 Hidden Curriculum/Gender Code These sociological concepts go hand in hand when used to describe situations in this book. ... The gender code defines appropriate models of masculinity...

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Social class and minority ethnic groups are main reasons for attainment gap, but gender is still significant. ... However, despite the gap between gender attainment, gender is not one of the main reason for difference academically and focus is still on minority ethnic groups and social classes. ...

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Regardless of a person's gender, background, or social welfare status, everyone should have an equal chance to make the most of their skills.  ... Fourth, Finland´s educational system does not find it necessary to test the school and the students with standard assessments. The main reasons for this are that they prioritize individuality and creativity, so they test each student on his individual progress. ... Furthermore, they want to avoid teaching exclusively for the tests and competition among students, because they think that testing must positively affect the student´s learning, n...

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A 1993 study of condom effectiveness that has been re-tested and disproved is still being used by eleven out of thirteen curricula in the United States. ... These same students were also less likely to receive STD testing compared to their "non-virginity pledge" counterparts. ... Although, in reality, this stereotype is forcing young minds into gender roles, which they had not previously considered. ... I was given false information about abortions and gender stereotypes. ...

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Things that need to be discussed: a) Philosophical perspectives b) Gender issues and education c) Maori education, d) Pacific education The two stances that each of the above need to be applied to: Education = Commodity; makes it a level playing ground, tradable, no one has more access Education = Public Good; benefit of the whole community, should be freely available. 2a : of, relating to, or affecting all the people or the whole area of a nation or state b : of or relating to a government c : of, relating to, or being in the service of the community or nation 3 a : of or r...

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Grades and test scores are low. ... Many students wish to attend religious schools, or single gender schools, or any other private institution that is not considered the norm. ... Schools are graded on safety, education of teachers, and test scores. ... In Cleveland, a new study shows test scores for scholarship students to be 11-12% better than when the students attended public schools. ...

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One would think that with such a dramatic increase, test scores of students would have increased as well, but that is not the case. ... People continue to pay more and more money to this department, when the test scores of the students barely move. ... These requirements are "establish learning standards, create annual assessments to measure student progress in reading and math in grades 3-8 and once in high school, set a level at which students are considered proficient in tested areas, and report to the public on what percentage students are proficient, with the information broken down by ra...

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Researchers reported that parental involvement positively affected the grades and math test scores of adolescent students, decreased the odds of a student dropping out of high school, had positive effects on the grades of high school seniors and the amount of time in higher ability mathematics groups (Carter & Wojtkiewicz, 2000). ...

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When people think about discrimination, they usually associate it with race or gender. ... My Spanish teacher even told me that if I didn't do well on a test, I could take it over after the season. ...

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