Developing a cultural diversity training program
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
According to Kinicki and Kreitner, authors of the text Organizational Behavior, “Diversity represents the multitude of individual differences and similarities that exist among people. This definition underscores a key issue about managing diversity.” (Kinicki & Kreitner, 2009, p97)....
In order to rage against the machine- The extended addition! Directors cut!
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Adorno is clearly aware of the hold that capitalism and business have over art and many other forms of expression; forcing them (music, TV, literature) to adhere to the “standardization of mass production,” but he does not account for the more modern forms of expression that work within...
Social politics of the plight of the woman
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Social politics is the process through which groups in various social structures make collective decisions. Social politics is influenced by various facets of the society such as religion, business, gender, academics and even sports. Social politics therefore encapsulate the attitudes, beliefs,...
Women in Mathematics
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The history of the world shows us that women have had an increasingly important role in our society. Women have always strived to attain equal stature with men and have been remarkable influential along the way. Hypatia (370-415) had a passion for knowledge. She could even be considered a...
Angles in 2-D Shapes: A progressive overview
Case study - 16 pages - Educational studies
Williams, 2007) and may present difficulties to pupils who have a right brain hemispheric dominance (and so possibly have a predilection to more logical algebra and number topics) who struggle to think in a more creative, left-brained manner (Sperry, 1945 as cited in Cherry, 2011). Although there...
To what extent do teachers support pupils to become confident individuals and responsible citizens by contributing to the wider life and ethos of the school?
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
There has been considerable debate in society of whether a teacher's role is a purely academic one or whether they have wider pastoral responsibilities in developing the children in a holistic sense so they become better people as well as being more intelligent. In the Government's recent white...
Personal statement
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
To say that I have always been interested in European society would be a lie. However, my study of English Literature, European History, and the French language has aroused my enthusiasm for European culture. The French Revolution, for example, engages me as it is a milestone event that signifies...
Understanding of school curriculum essay
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The term curriculum is extremely ambiguous although the most fundamental definition is that it is a pre-prepared formal programme of study which pupils within a school follow (Haydon 2009 pg 353, Butt 2009 pg 360), although there are numerous other important aspects to it. A notable example is...
My philosophy of education
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Education is a process of giving or receiving systematic instructions throughout school and college life. I believe that education is a personal experience for an individual, who seeks to learn something new. Education changes the lifestyle of children, who enter the class room. The learning...
Western civilization
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
It is very difficult to say when the Middle Ages began because some historians said that Middle Ages started in AD476 when Western Roman Empire demolished where as some historians said that it started in AD410 when Alaric sacked Rome. But most of the people say Middle Ages started in AD 500 and...
How to apply for a PhD in Criminology and Sociology
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The team at Kingston University can offer expert PhD supervision across the range of sub-disciplines that comprise contemporary Criminology and Sociology. Our research areas include: Cybercrime; child abuse and trauma studies; victimology; communities and social space; young people and youth...
Discrimination in schools: Race and social change
Case study - 1 pages - Psychology
Despite the 1954 ruling for desegregation following the landmark case of Brown v. the Board, American schools continue to be racially divided at alarmingly high rates. According to research conducted by the Civil Rights Project, levels of segregation for black and Latino students have been...
Gender differences in duration of sleep
Case study - 4 pages - Psychology
Studies investigating gender differences in nighttime hours spent asleep have generated mixed findings. Some research has shown insomnia to be more common in older women. This trend has also been exhibited in college female populations (Voderholzer, Al-Shajlawi, Weske, Feige, & Riemann, 2003;...
Coherence therapy
Case study - 6 pages - Psychology
Coherence Therapy, previously referred to as Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy, was developed by Bruce Ecker and Laurel Hulley during the 1980's and 1990's. As a type of psychotherapy borne out of the constructivist tradition, Coherence Therapy's major tenet revolves around the individual as an...
Healthy eating
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Health is the most important aspect of living. Various people have different notions about a healthy diet, according to the place where they live and the kind of food available for them to eat. In this paper, the aspect of healthy eating and to what extent is the community indulging in healthy...
Why your boyfriend thinks something is wrong?
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
Anyone who's ever been in a relationship knows that arguments are a natural part of being together, yet many people don't understand where arguments stem from or why at times your significant other thinks something is wrong when nothing at all is. How do they sense these things or come to these...
Benefits of capitalism and inequality of social classes based on Carnegie's argument in "The Gospel of Wealth"
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
In 1848 Karl Marx wrote his Communist Manifesto in which he defined his creation of two social classes known as the bourgeoisie and the proletariats. These consisted of the wealthy and owners of factories, the bourgeoisie, and the rest of the public, who had no money, known as the proletariats....
Search and seizure simulation and report
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
When writing a police report on a situation such as this one must first consider all of the primary components of a typical report before diving into the context of the situation itself. Frazee describes an accurate report as including the who, what when, where, why and how as well as the...
Use of force simulation response
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
As a new supervisor in the above situation I might be experiencing a few key problems which are contributing to such behavior amongst my staff. As a new supervisor I have yet to gain any respect towards my authority and thus it is being represented in my staff's adherence to the rules I set as...
Continental drift and tectonic plates
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
The theory of continental drift has been around for quite a while. Yet many people do not fully understand the concept. Some believe that in one fell swoop the continents all separated instantaneously and for no apparent reason other than that they did it. Others believe it had something to do...
Greenhouse gases and long term global effects
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Over the last few years there has been much talk in the news and government about topics such as global warming and greenhouse gases. Yet, how much do we really know about such things? Definitions of these complicated topics are hard to come by and specific consequences are even harder. In this...
Evolution and its theories
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
There are dozens of theories to be had on evolution and its existence. However, there are far fewer about the rate of evolution and how this came to be. Specifically two theories have been created throughout the centuries by some of the greatest scientists of all time, Charles Darwin and Eldridge...
How valid were Third World criticisms of international economy between 1945 and 1991?
Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies
With the end of the Second World War in 1945 came the reconstruction and development of the global economy via such pillars of multilateralism as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). At this point I must specify that the...
Has Chinese legalism been successfully applied?
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
The Warring States Period (453-221 BCE) in China was a time of great social chaos and political volatility. It was from this soil of turmoil that Chinese Legalism germinated and grew, amidst a general flowering of new ideologies. These ideologies, amongst which we find Confucianism and Taoism in...
Essay on the Vietnamese language, Quoc ngu
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
Right was the Vietnamese mandarin-scholar Pham Quynh on so many levels when he declared, “A nation exists by means of language; when language exists, the nation cannot disappear.” When, in the seventeenth century, the Vietnamese language, or quoc ngu, was first elaborated by Catholic...
"Iron and Blood". To what extent does this phrase sum up German unification?
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
In an address to the Prussian Parliament on 30 September 1862, Bismarck made an important statement: “Not by means of speeches and majority verdicts will the great decisions of the time be made—that was the great mistake of 1848 and 1849—but by iron and blood…” The...
How far do you agree with the view that "the Soviet Union expanded into Europe because of the desire to acquire superpower status"?
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
By the middle of 1944, the Soviet Union's Red Army was on the offensive and was pushing the Germans firstly out of the USSR, then out of Eastern Europe. When the governments in the Eastern European countries collapsed one after another with the departure of the German forces, there were left...
Socio-cultural movements in India
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
There is no definition of art or nation that does not quickly become problematic in the Indian context, and this is indicative of the complexity of the issues at hand when we ask: in what ways do art and literature help in nation-building in India? Definitions are still manageable in the case of...
Recurring elements of Judeo-Christian and Islamic belief systems
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Many believe that Judeo-Christianity and Islamic beliefs are highly differential. In fact, all stem from the same basic stories and ideologies as well as geographical location. Not only were all born in the herat of the Middle East but many of the tales told as part of their sacred morals and...
Mesopotamian skull preservation and identity
Case study - 1 pages - Educational studies
The Mesopotamians were an Ancient Egyptian culture settled on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers around 5000 B.C. Their settlement changed the pace of society as the world knew if from a nomadic hunting and gathering society to a settled agricultural superpower in which towns and city...
