Running Head: EFFECTS OF DRUG AND ALSOHOL ABUSE 1 The Effects of Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the U.S. Kelly Lee Schilling ENG 215 / Research and Writing Professor Priscilla Patten Strayer University January 12‚ 2011 Running Head: EFFECTS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE 2 Alcoholism and drug abuse is a devastating disease that affects not only those that suffer from it‚ but also all those around them. Alcohol and drug abuse is very prevalent in the US; it takes many shapes and
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1. Background Academic performance is the priority to students as well as the teachers in any school system. Some of the socio-cultural factors which affect the students achievement are parents’ educational status (M. Khata‚et al. 2011). Parent educational status is used as an indicator of Socio Economic Status (SES) to reflect the potential for social and economic resources such as household incomes that are available to students because it tends to remain the same over time ( Sirin 2005). Moreover
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Importantly distinguishing discontinuities that happen between home/community‚ and school‚ in relation to children’s education is crucial in a technological age of flux. It is vital‚ that disconnections of intellectualities and qualities of mind and character that separate individuals who are deemed ‘advantaged’ to those that are labelled ‘disadvantaged’ are illuminated and understood. In understanding some of the complex reasons in how people become educationally disadvantaged and in recognising
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Students and Teachers’ Perception of the Causes of Poor Academic Performance in Edo State Secondary Schools Introduction The differential scholastic achievement of students in Nigeria has been and is still a source of concern and research interest to educators‚ government and parents. This is so because of the great importance that education has on the national development of the country. All over the country‚ there is a consensus of opinion about the fallen standard of education in Nigeria
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classroom. Wong and Wong (2004) stated that classroom management is a vital key to students’ academic success and should be the teacher’s first concern. Inside the classroom‚ classroom management is an integral part of teaching. As described by Castro (2000) the teacher serves as the manager inside the classroom. His function includes all activities and the success of which depends on how well he can guide students properly. Unless classroom procedures are spelled out carefully‚ much time will be
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Cairo University Faculty of Economics and Political Science Department of Statistics Forth year- English Section The Effect of Technology on Human Behavior (A Case Study on BBC Secondary School and The British University in Egypt) Presented by Christine Safwat Heba Adel Mireille George Silvana Sobhy Under the supervision of Dr. Hanan M. Aly 2012 Acknowledgement First of all we want to thank Dr. Hanan M. Aly for her great help and supervision. We also want to express
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services has rapidly evolve. Moreover‚ enhancements in technology allow games to become bigger‚ larger‚ and more difficult which requires much more time to play leading to rivalry and addictive behavior. Such behavior may lead to anti-social lifestyle‚ poor eyesight‚ poor health conditions‚ poor academic performances and violent acts. Presently people‚ particularly adolescence‚ found computer gaming as more exciting way to spend their time. They allow themselves to be occupied by the rewards
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ABSENTEEISM: ITS EFFECT ON THE SCHOLASTIC PERFORMANCE OF THE DEGMNHS GRADE 7 TO FOURTH YEAR STUDENTS SY 2012-2013 (Note: improve the title) Absenteeism among students is a serious problem when one student get accustomed doing it‚ he neglects his studies at the same time he wastes time intended for the school hours. Also absenteeism leads a student to drop out from school creating problems for both the teacher and parents. The students may not yet realize the consequences of dropping out
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positive and negative effects of alcohol. Most of the negative effects come from over consumption of alcohol. How much effect alcohol has on someone depends on a lot of factors. Different people react differently to alcoholic beverages. Some people have higher tolerances for different types of alcohol than others. For example‚ one person might be able to drink a lot of hard liquor but might feel the same effect of being drunk from only a few beers‚ while others may have the opposite effect. In any case over
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Nutrition Patterns of Resident and Non-Resident College Students and Their Association with Academic Performance Alaa’ S. N. Darwazeh‚ Aseel M. M. Bzour‚ Thana’ J. I. Abu Farah‚ Marwa W. M. Tarayra and Mays Y. F. Ismail Applied epidemiology and biostatistics‚ Medicine Faculty‚ Al-Quds University Abstract The college years offer an opportunity for new experiences and different life style. They‚ in turn‚ play a main role in teaching students how to take on responsibilities; however‚ these may not
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