Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills

belief system. Norbeck (1995) estimates “that by the year 2050 the Asian population will increase 9%, the African American 4%, and Hispanic 12%”. To understand cultural differences and how they are alike, one must study diversity to expand their knowledge and be able to care for the individual needs of each client and let them maintain their dignity. Many theorists such as Josepha Campinha-Bacote, Madeline Leninger and Jean…

When money is involved, colleges may find it difficult to prioritize their student’s first. Programs and funding to better a student’s education would be far less important than making the most profit possible. To fight such an issue, the state of Texas passed a law requiring public colleges to release in depth info to the incoming students. The law was passed in 2009, and received bad press due to its controversial proposal. Requiring professors to release information such as, detailed course…

Personal Statement of Social Work Philosophy Autobiographical Sketch As a soldier, I was deployed three times. I probably should have gone to see some kind of counselor after my first deployment. I did not. After my last deployment, my fiancé and I started arguing over trivial things. I realized that I, a self proclaimed home-body, no longer wanted to stay at home all the time. I started going out to clubs more and just over to different friends’ who I was deployed with (battle buddies)…

developed relationship skills within the couple unit. These articles cover influences on romantic relationships across the lifespan as well as curriculum evaluations related to the programs I am certified to teach (PREP). This bibliography also includes journal articles about divorce mediation and the effects of divorce because it is important to know the potential outcomes of divorce on the individuals involved and their children. These compiled articles will help me gain more knowledge as a…

CIT is to provide quality training for officers making them able to respond immediately and effectively to psychiatric crisis calls. CIT provides officers with 40 hour comprehensive trainings emphasizing on mental health topics, crisis resolution skills, and access to community based services (Dupont, 2007). The training introduces officers to mental health facilities which encourage the interaction officers and a mentally ill person. During CIT’s training police officers also receive dispatch…

The end of legal segregation followed by efforts to equalize spending since 1970 has made a substantial difference for student achievement. On every major national test, be it the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the bridge betwween minority and white students ' test scores has been narrowed…

During the 1850’s, Florence Nightingale was able to dramatically decrease the mortality rate by increasing sanitation and increasing the quality of care for the wounded soldiers. Since then, her work has changed the course of nursing. Today, nursing practice is advancing technologically and medically; nevertheless, hospitals are still facing adversities. The aging population, rising healthcare, and nursing shortages have impacted current healthcare professionals. Nursing shortages impact not…

The author’s cite numerous studies including those that show positive correlation between organized school sports and academic achievement. Highlighted data included the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills results which uncovered the passing rates of student athletes and non-athletes. Participants of the sample included over 35,000 students in grades 7-12, these students included an ethnically and gender diverse sample. The results…

them with a more adjustable work schedule. This can help the campus with affordable wages by paying students by the hour. It has been stated that students that are [e]mployed by their school are more likely to persist and gain a college degree and skill set than students who don 't work at all. (Federal Student Aid) Having later hours will allow students that are not on campus during business hours to get full benefits of daytime services. With having the later hours it could open more…

questions to let me know and it was perfectly okay. However, I soon realized that was not going to be a problem because she talked to me like she was an opened book! First off, I interviewed a sixty-eight-year-old African American female from Huston, Texas who prefers I call her Mrs. Debra. Mrs. Debra is a Christian woman, although in her words “doesn’t follow the religion to a T.” She has lived in the…