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Wow Writing: An Emergent Writing Program for Kindergarten Students
No full textWow Writing is an original writing program for kindergarten students, designed for classroom use half way through the academic year. Wow Writing encourages young students to take their writing to the next level by examining the overall quality of different writing samples before producing their own work. This approach gives children ownership of their learning because they are making discoveries on their own and determining as a class what makes their writing stand out. The goals and expectations of each writing lesson are clearly defined through three levels: below expectations, meets expectations, and exceeds expectations. Teacher-created writing samples exemplify what student work looks like at each level, which children discuss in-depth. These visualizations not only help students to understand what their writing should look like, but also give children a source of intrinsic motivation by encouraging them to consistently go above and beyond what is expected of them. Each writing lesson is differentiated to meet the varied needs of diverse learners, and includes differentiated learning centers and activities to encourage students to practice the focus of the lesson in different educational settings
The Social Contract, Distributive Justice, and Health Care in the U.S.
No full textThe President’s Commission, released in 1983, studied the ethical implications and unintended consequences of the disparity in health care availability in the U.S. and concluded that health care is a special type of commodity, and thus, it is unethical to leave health care subject to market forces. Their recommendation was that society as a whole has a social obligation to ensure equitable access to health care and that the federal government does not maintain the largest responsibility to guarantee success. The aim of this thesis is to show that Americans live under a system of social contract, albeit, a system that requires extreme amounts of tinkering, and as such, the government is failing its citizens by not providing adequate incentive for them to leave the state of nature, such as a protection of equitable access to health care would do. This paper will attempt to use modern liberal theory to show why health care is a social good that should be protected by the government and why individuals should see access to health care as an essential component of individual dignity.
The second task of this paper is to compare the United States and French systems of health delivery and health insurance in order to decide what an ideally ethical system of health distribution would be. The conclusion of this thesis is that the U.S. system is too riddled with bureaucratic inefficiencies and political timidity to function as an ethical and just scheme. In order to correct for disproportionate levels of care, minorities being further disadvantaged, and unfair political rhetoric, this thesis recommends adopting a single-payer, government run system of national health insurance that is predicated upon membership in our society alone and ending the current use of employment-based health insurance. In conclusion, President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act does not go far enough without creating a national health insurance to ensure equitable access to health care and needs to be revisited if the U.S. truly lauds a system of equitable distribution and justice as fairness
Effects and Implications of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 on Social Service Organizations
No full textThis inquiry illustrates the effects of a piece of legislation, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, on social service organization providing welfare to low-income individuals in the United States. The theory is based on a model by Rainey and Steinbauer (1999) that links the inputs of stakeholders and resources to task design and, eventually, organizational effectiveness. When the legislation was enacted, the size of the stakeholder group was enlarged without the immediate provision of additional resources to the social service organization. As a result, the organizations reacted by altering three variables in their task design: client service provision, operational norms, and mission and scope
Keynote Address: Assessment, Transformative Learning and the Humanities
No full textCarol Geary Schneider, President, Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Respondent: Allan Winkler, Chair, Miami University Humanities Center; Distinguished Professor of Histor
Technical skills for new digital librarians
Get PDFThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the current technical skills being sought for digital librarian positions, as well as provide a basic exploration of the list of technical courses offered by major library school programs in 2010
Criminal Offenders in Ohio Nursing Homes: Facility Practices, Prevalance and Problems
Get PDFThis brief report presents findings from the 2009 Ohio Biennial Survey of Nursing Facilities. Respondents answered a brief series of questions about practices related to prospective residents with criminal backgrounds and current residents with violent and sex offender backgrounds
2011 Title VI Survey Results
Get PDFThis report summarizes the results of a survey conducted in 2011 of Title VI (Native American Organizations) to assess the role of Title VI programs in offering services and supports to the elders in their communities. Over 80% of Title VI programs responded. Results describe demographic structure and characteristics, services provided and programs offered to ensure elders can age with independence in their homes and communities
The Economics of English Soccer: Why the Financial Fair Play Regulations Were Necessary
No full textThis thesis analyses the economics of present-day professional football (soccer), in order to understand how and why the Financial Fair Play Regulations were developed. The role of economics in football is not new and has existed since the founding of the football clubs. The thesis examines the extent to which the corporatization of the clubs has affected the sport. Given the influx of capital, it is somewhat perplexing that many clubs do not seek to make money and often deal with constant debt. This thesis begins with case studies of Liverpool Football Club and Manchester United Football Club, the two most successful clubs in English history. Then this thesis moves to describe the formation of the English Premier League and the court case known as the Bosman Decision, and the consequences of these actions. Finally, the thesis explores Financial Fair Plays Regulations produced by the Union of European Football Clubs. This thesis shows that the Financial Fair Play Regulations were developed as a response to the development of professional football in England as shown by the histories of Liverpool Football Club, Manchester United Football Club, and the English Premier League
FROM WILLIAMSBURG TO CHARLOTTESVILLE: HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE NEW AMERICAN REPUBLIC
No full textThis thesis examines the change in higher education curriculum in the state of Virginia in the half-century following the American Revolution. It analyzes how the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia shifted from a traditional, language-based classical education to a more profession-oriented curriculum that would be helpful to men hoping to become lawyers, doctors, etc. The analysis considers the ways in which the creation of the University of Virginia, as overseen by Thomas Jefferson, represents a major turning point in the conceptualization of the role of universities and had a significant impact (whether it was Jefferson’s intention or not) on the changes that took place in the curriculum of universities over the rest of the century. The study examines a variety of primary sources, including the private and public writings of Thomas Jefferson (who had significant links to both institutions), letters from students of the schools, and official university documents including charters and curriculums. Overall, the thesis argues that in nineteenth century America, the market revolution, specialization of the labor force and the rise of the middle class played a significant role in prompting new methods of education at the university level, moving away from a traditional classical curriculum and toward an elective-based, professionally oriented system which better prepared students to succeed in the modernizing economy
