Mainstreaming

Abstract (to be changed) The pressure to increase access to affordable education is steadily increasing with the number of eligible students set to double by 2020. At the same time, significant problems exist in the quality of education provided. The sector is plagued by a shortage of well-trained faculty, poor infrastructure and outdated and irrelevant curricula. The use of technology in higher education remains limited and standards of research and teaching at Indian universities are far…

Institutional barriers have been identified when it comes to addressing climate change across a large range of South African studies. Studies have shown that there is a lack of capacity in the amount of people and their expertise in the area, as well as there being high staff turnover rates within government departments, the stance that climate change is an environmental issue instead of a developmental issue, poor communication and coordination between various levels of government departments…

area where the teacher can give one-on-one support to help connect the dots when learning a new concept. Although, my cooperating teacher is doing a great job with supporting her ELL students, I recently read an article called "ELL Students in mainstreaming classroom" and it discusses what educators should do to support their ELL students…

How has information from Developmental Psychology been applicable to information I have learned in other classes/organizations at Mt. Mercy? How we view, relate, and understand others is a basic component of life. Developmental psychology is a way of learning about people and how we progress throughout the lifetime (p. 5). In all courses here at Mount Mercy the material from this course is beneficial because everything has to do with people. Both developmental psychologists Freud and Erikson…

Topic 3- Should English Language Learners Be Placed in a General Classroom or a Special Education Classroom? A third question plaguing schools with English language learners is whether to place the English language learners in a general classroom or a special education classroom. Several schools place them in the special education classroom when they do not have special needs, thus taking the teacher’s attention away from students that have special needs and require the extra help. Likewise,…

Community, acceptance, pride and early linguistic intervention are the key issues that I found during my reading of Deaf Again. Our author’s experiences at Gallaudet University and the PSD finally gave him the feeling of existing and community. For the first time, he craved challenges and joined organizations because he did not feel left out. Drolsbaugh has now learned how to live life and was a big advocate of deaf children having every opportunity to interact with others like themselves.…

The person whom I had chosen to interview with is a woman who has three daughters diagnosed with autism. Her name is “Dana Reeds,” and her daughters (beginning with the oldest to the youngest) are named “Priscilla,” age twelve, “Tina,” age eleven, and “Leslie,” age eight. Dana has four other children who don’t have a disability, and all of them go to school. This mother was the first option in my head to be the perfect example for the interview. I am related to her, and knowing she is an…

People often try to feel as a part of something, but what happens when a persons views and beliefs are completely different from the norm? In order to feel understood, these people will seek out others that share in their ideas and feelings, often times forming a subculture. The Frankfurt and Birmingham schools of thought analyze popular culture in an attempt to examine the formation and the purpose of subcultures in society. Through personal observation and interviews I was able to analyze the…

When a subculture has become so popular as to be commodified, it typically goes through four levels: mimicking, mainstreaming, mislabeling, and misinterpretation. *(CITE) In the case of Ballroom culture, several of their ideas have become part of everyday life. Individuals who are not a part of the culture mimic words like “slay” and “snatch” that originated within Ballroom…

Racial profiling refers to law enforcement officers made solely on the basis of race behavior. Racial profiling based on race, and a cross-sectional drawing is based on the behavior of the offender. The need to eliminate the practice of racial profiling to make practical suggestions. Each region of the world the phenomenon of racial profiling exists. Racial profiling statistics are very important to help determine the severity of the problem, the general trend as well as the best way to combat…