Literature Review March 6‚ 2003 The first of the ten articles to be discussed examined a training program that consisted of an individualized‚ classroom-based social skills intervention. In the study‚ there were 45 children with learning disabilities 9-12 years old. These children were in self-contained special education classrooms. Thirteen children received intervention for 6 weeks and 7 children received intervention for 12 weeks. The remaining 25 children were in the control group
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Spiritualism (Visher& Travis‚ 2003; Walton‚ 2007). Yet there is scant literature looking into why these factors foster successful reintegrationand thereby lead to low recidivism. Thus the present study aims to look into in depth information as to what these contributing factors are and how they can foster successful reintegration and ultimately lessen recidivism among ex-offenders. Insert brief methodology‚ purpose Literature Review Over the last decade‚ Philippine correctional
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in terms of diversity. Upper management is predominately white male‚ while the worker population is predominately female. This is added to with the diversity in race among the workers. This divide could potentially be problematic for the company. Literature on the subject of diversity in the workplace and how it can be handled‚ revealed statistics on diversity and suggestions for how to handle it. The growth in diversity is continually on the rise. Today‚ one in four people in this country belong
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Student Retention: A review of policy and literature Introduction This review was commissioned in April 2008 by the University of the Arts‚ London (UAL). Its purpose is to critically appraise research and policy literature on student retention in the UK; and to summarise the position of UAL in that national context‚ drawing on existing data-sets. This report begins by outlining the recent policy context and then reviews the research literature under seven sections. The first of these
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et al.). These researchers explored the correlation and variables related to phonological awareness and the impact of poverty on emergent literacy acquisition. The age and gender of children were additional factors considered in this study. Their research concluded that poverty was the ultimate predictor of reading achievement‚ showing percentages of various 4th graders who fell below the poverty line scoring only 34.6% on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (McDowell‚ Lonigan‚ & Goldstein
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attack these misconceptions rather it makes statements on the process of learning and attaining knowledge in the acknowledged areas. For the purpose of my assignment this resource was helpful as it was relevant to identifying misconceptions and possible reasons as to why they were developed. Further research was needed to go with this article as there were limited theories on how misconceptions were formed rather they were a list of assertions. Article 2: Modell‚ H.‚ Michael‚ J. & Wentworth ‚ M.P. (2005)
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LITERATURE REVIEW: MOBILE PHONES AND ITS USAGE Today‚ mobile phones are very common and prevalent in our society. Human relationship and mental concentration are now replaced by electronic connections.Mobile phones have become a necessity and this industry is taking every one’s mind by storm. This technology brought many facilities with it i.e. convenience‚ ease of usage‚ accessibility because of which people gets connected with each other in case of emergency‚ can enjoy music‚ can carry it anywhere
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Literature Review on Childhood Obesity By: Obesity is a growing problem among U.S. children. In 1994‚ one in five children between the ages of 6 and 17 was overweight. This is double the rate of 30 years ago (National Center for Health Statistics‚ 1999). This adverse trend has potentially profound effects on children’s health‚ including their long-term health. The terms "obese" and "overweight" often are used interchangeably. Technically‚ "obesity" is the upper end of "overweight
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Video Game Literature Review Violent video games are said to have a negative effect on those who play them‚ but there is also the debate that violent video games help those who play them rather than hurt them. There is a rating system that separates games into groups from games for everyone all the way to games that can only be bought if you ’re eighteen and older. The main questions with this rating system seem to be‚ "Where do we draw the line‚" and "Who draws the line?" All to often younger
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A Review of the Literature Transracial adoption occurs when two parents of one race or ethnicity adopt a child of another (Hoffman‚ Pena‚ 2013). Through the years there has been significant controversy surrounding transracial adoptions as it has been said that “(white families) no matter how well intentioned‚ may be ill equipped to help black children survive in a racist society and develop a healthy sense of themselves and racial identity” (Butler-Sweet‚ 2011). Most notably the National Association
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