Urban schools by definition are schools located in large cities. However‚ when presented with the term urban schools‚ the challenges associated with urban schools are emphasized‚ such as‚ insufficient funding‚ high-risk schools‚ lack of parental involvement‚ poverty and equity vs. equality. In spite of this‚ urban schools have unique qualities and possess benefits. There are considerations associated with working in an urban school context. The school counselor’s role is crucial in urban schools
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New Urbanity in Mega-Urban Projects: the comparison of Zuidas‚ Amsterdam and Ørestad‚ Copenhagen Kari Burton BENVGEPC IREP Word Count: 2‚487 Kari Burton BENVGEPC 1|P a g e 1.0 Context of Mega-Urban Projects and New Urbanity ‘By 2050‚ 75% of the world’s population will live in cities’ (Graham‚ 2010‚p.155). One way in which Governments‚ urban planners and private property developers are addressing this problem is through the development of mega-urban projects. Fainstein (2008‚p
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academic performance of urban schools. Students in urban schools are not achieving as much as their suburban counterparts and educators have very few ways to motivate students to do better. While there are many issues beyond educator’s control‚ social and economic backgrounds are the most prevalent and keep students from reaching their true potential. When students are faced with adversity they are less motivated and less likely to move forward in their education. In urban schools this leads to
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Amelia Scotney ‘To what extent do urban areas modify their climate?’ – 40 marks. Cities create their own microclimates and their sites are almost always warmer‚ compared to a nearby rural location‚ than if the city were not there. The differences in urban climates are due to a number of different factors. The Urban Heat Island effect is known as the zone of hot air that develops over the urban areas and consequently higher temperatures than the surrounding rural area. Temperatures progressively
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Title: “foreign culture and urban society: perception of different age group” BASIC INFO: Culture is the deposit of knowledge‚ experiences‚ beliefs‚ values‚ attitudes‚ meanings‚ hierarchies‚ religion‚ notions of time‚ roles‚ spatial relations‚ norms‚ concepts of the universe‚ and material objects and possessions acquired by a group of people. that is the way of life which peoples wants to follow in their life. culture classified in Domestic culture and foreign culture. Domestic culture is the
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people migrating from rural dwellings to urban area in search of an earning‚ better education or may be due to environmental degradation in rural areas. Even‚ political conflicts‚ wars‚ and income disparities among and within regions may also be a motivating factor which results in migration whether international or national. Whatever may be the reasons‚ migration is a very common phenomenon nowadays in most of the cities. Recent studies reveal that the urban population is increasing day by day. Roughly
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“Prison Overcrowding: Using Proposals from Nevada and California to Recommend an Alternative Answer” By: Casey Apao For: Dr. Sarri CSN Fall 2010 Dedication: “I‚ the undersigned‚ Casey Apao hereby certify that without the assistance of Henry Apao this Critical Thinking Scientific Paper wouldn’t be done.” Signed ‚ Casey Apao Disclaimer: “I‚ Casey Apao hereby certify that this Critical Thinking Scientific Paper is the result of my sole intellectual
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Prison Overcrowding Terence Ingram Professor Karina Arzumanova‚ Esq. January 27‚ 2013 Strayer University Prison Overcrowding Criminal Activity is on the rise. With prison populations growing at an all-time rate‚ the federal prison system has not been able to keep up. As a result‚ this is a serious problem which puts inmates and guards in danger and holds back efforts to rehabilitate convicts. ( McLaughlin‚ 2012) Violence will be on the rise as more inmates are squeezed into small living
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California Prison Overcrowding December 16th‚ 2013 Prison Overcrowding in California Alarming issues that causes society to stir up continue to expand every day. Some of these issuesinclude the educational system‚ existing healthcare laws‚ unemployment and economic matters‚and the water crisis… all of which are major problems in California. One major problem‚ however‚ is often ignored. Over the past two to three decades‚ California’s prison population has grown by 750 percent (“California’s
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Connor Davault College Comp II Mrs. Mays-Neilson 19 April 2011 Title In the United States today we are dealing with a myriad of problems. These problems need to be resolved to benefit our country. One major problem in the U.S. is the overcrowding of prisons. To have prisons overcrowded it takes more tax payers dollars to support each inmate‚ and with the economic crisis were in today we need some change. The average prisoner takes thirty thousand dollars a year to be imprisoned‚ and it’s
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