Designing for Social Justice Aurum Prep is deeply committed to providing a rigorous and trajectory changing education to the most disenfranchised students in Oakland. One well known but unaddressed issue facing the Oakland education landscape is the significant underrepresentation of African American children in high quality schools. Aurum Prep not only seeks to provide equity for this subgroup‚ but for all students it serves. I have been fortunate enough to be part of two school leadership fellowship
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impact of social networking sites (SNS) on users’ lives. Some fear that SNS use might diminish human relationships and contact‚ perhaps increasing social isolation. Others exult that pervasive connectivity using technology will add to people’s stores of social capital and lead to other social payoffs. We tackle these important issues with the results of what we believe is the first national‚ representative survey of American adults on their use of SNS and their overall social networks.
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A Study of Learning Strategies in L2 Acquisition 【Abstract】With the concept of autonomy being part of the mainstream of research and practice within the field of language education‚ the study of learning strategies in L2 acquisition has drawn much attention. This paper discusses the issues covering the fundamental aspect: identification and classification of learning strategy. The problems are reviewed concerning the definition and classification of learning strategies and then the paper tentatively
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Learning Styles and Effective Study Habits Describe the major characteristics of your preferred learning style? Though I scored higher in Musical/Rhythmic‚ my preferred learning style is intrapersonal which was my second highest score. The major characteristics of my preferred learning style are learning best when working alone and only depending on oneself to to get things done. The learning style I scored highest in musical/rhythmic describes my personal preferences‚ but does not apply to
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BSHS/352 Utilizing Online Social Networking Sites University of Phoenix Donna Zeh July 29‚ 2013 Utilizing Online Social Networking Sites Social networking has expanded vastly over the years more business and organizations are now using these sites to reach potential clients. There has been a great deal of success and improvements to social media in recent times. Human service organization can benefit from social media sites because they allow organizations to maintain and develop
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used as mediums of reaching out to their target audience. But with the emergence and fast growing pace of the internet‚ and with it social media vehicles and online shopping vehicles‚ the advertising industry which is fueled by the marketing industry has found a new way of reaching out to its audience‚ with more cost saved and less time consumed. The development of social media and Web 2.0 has opened
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researchers have conducted studies on the effects of rap/hip-hop on today’s youth. The results have been mixed; however there are indications that some forms of Rap/Hip-Hop music could have negative influence on today’s youth. This is due to the fact that youth start to adapt the negative aspects of the gangster rap‚ by displaying aggressive behaviors and committing crimes of violence. Rap gets a bad rap because some songs contain explicit lyrics‚ drugs‚ alcohol and sex. A study conducted by Ralph
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Why is behavioral change said to be very important in evaluating social work practice? Behavioral change is important in evaluating social work practice because it is considered to be a major indicator of success. 2. Why may the direct measurement of behavioral changes be a relatively rare outcome measure in social work evaluation? The direct measurement of behavioral changes may be a rare outcome measure in social work evaluation because although practitioners desire to see behavioral change‚
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Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood Definition: Social development is the phase that refers to the alteration of social order within a society.This development is between ages 20-40 Theories of Social and Personality Development • Intimate Relationships • Marriage • Parenthood and other Relationships • Career Development Intimate Relationships Love: Refers to a variety of different feeling starts‚ and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection to pleasure
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lifetime‚ it is virtually impossible to avoid social encounters. Humans are social animals‚ and one’s growth is dependent on other human beings. Newborns and young children rely extensively on the supervision of others‚ knowledge is acquired via social observation and learning from other people‚ well-being and happiness are promoted by connecting with other individuals‚ and so on. Sociality is a dominant force. Studies have shown that the consequences of social isolation can be considered equivalent to
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