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Social Impact Analysis Applied to the Restrictive Environment
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A 6 page paper discussing a plan to analyze possible changes to current practice in including disabled students in the mainstream classroom. The scenarios discussed are those of (1) making no changes at all; (2) allowing no restrictions corresponding either to number or degree of disabilities present; and (3) instituting the fully segregated classroom in which normal and disabled students are not combined. The three points in which each of these scenarios is discussed include assessment, mitigation and audit. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSsocImpAn.wps

Social Impact Analysis Applied to the Restrictive Environment (2)
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An 8 page paper discussing a plan to analyze possible changes to current practice in including disabled students in the mainstream classroom. The scenarios discussed are those of (1) making no changes at all; (2) allowing no restrictions corresponding either to number or degree of disabilities present; and (3) instituting the fully segregated classroom in which normal and disabled students are not combined. The three points in which each of these scenarios is discussed include assessment, mitigation and audit. Another paper of the same name is written in general terms; this one adds specific examples from an elementary school in the East and one student in the West. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Social Impact Analysis Applied to the Restrictive Environment (3)
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A 15 page paper further refining the concepts of the previous (numbered) two papers. This paper includes the intact body of (2), with the addition of a discussion of a Supreme Court decision in Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. It concludes that neither the fully inclusive environment nor the fully segregated one is viable, that a more middle course needs to be taken. The most advantageous conclusion within social impact analysis is that the greatest number of students possible are included in the mainstream classroom. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KSsocImpAn3.wps

Social Impact Analysis Applied to the Restrictive Environment (4)
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A 13 page paper building further on the previous three (numbered) papers bearing the same title. This version omits discussion of the Cedar Rapids Community School District v. Garret F. Supreme Court case while expanding on previously existing sections. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KSsocImpAn4.wps

Social Infrastructure Issues and School Reform
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This 4 page paper considers the specific issues that impact school reform efforts, especially as they relate to parent/teacher interactions in the urban setting. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: MHEdUrbanRef.rtf

Social Issues in Education
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This 5 page paper focuses on three issues: racism, class stratification, and the role of the school. These are social aspects of education that need to be addressed. The 2007 controversy at the Boulder, Colorado High School is used as an example. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA722edu.rtf

Social Justice and Democracy in Education
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This 5 page paper examines issues in education and uses a book as a springboard for discussion. Various issues are discussed. The book used is Teacher Education for Democracy and Social Justice. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: SA652edu.rtf

Social Problem: Sex Education
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A 6 page paper. The social problem discussed is parents transferring the responsibility for sex education to schools and why so few parents talk with their children about sex. The writer comments on the functionalist and conflict perspectives of family and education. The essay reports polls that reveal what themes parents want emphasized in sex education programs as well as polls of adolescents that reveal their preference to discuss this topic with their parents. The writer concludes that parents need to take back the function of sex education. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGsxed.rtf

Social Promotion and Retention in Education
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of this issue. Educators are faced with distinct challenges when assessing performance levels of students and determining whether children should be retained or should continue on to the next grade. The basis of this dilemma is that if an educator decides to retain a student, they are not only making a statement about the student's performance, but also bringing into question their own educational process, their performance, and a view of the educational experience as a whole. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHEdRete.rtf

Social Promotion Policy
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This 9 page paper is a proposal to a fictitious school board. In this hypothetical case, the district has no formal policy regarding social promotion. The writer provides background and then two alternatives - one policy for and one against social promotion. Each alternative is analyzed with pro's and cons. The writer then offers a modified policy proposal that might satisfy those who oppose it. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PGsocpr.wps