Case Study: Building a Coalition Lisa Chandler Keller Graduate School of Management MGMT591 – Leadership & Organizational Behavior Professor Wendy Finlay May 20, 2014 Introduction The public school system in Washington D.C. is dealing with issues of truancy, low student performance, crime, and high teacher turnover. The Woodson Foundation, a large nonprofit social service agency, has agreed to partner with the public school system as a means for developing an after school program. This program will bring together the Woodson Foundation’s expertise in fundraising which will aid in funding the program and the organization’s community leaders as a source for support to the public school system’s educational staff. The goal is not only
It is no different for the school chosen for this case study. This case study looks to analyse the school context and how this influences teaching and learning, the vision and purpose of the school and the issues of resilience and achievement. According to Christie, P. (2008) the context of a school and the social situation surrounding the school can play a large role in both the performance of the pupil and the school. In South Africa, context has influenced the teaching and learning within a school. For example, a school that is situated in a gang area and affected by drug related crime will struggle to teach learners.
Running Head: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND EDUCATION 1. Interpersonal Relations and Education Charles M. Galloway Department of Curriculum and Foundations Editor, Theory into Practice The Ohio State University Summary By INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND EDUCATION 2. This article discusses the universal individual need to be recognized as a person, to be accepted by others, and to successfully interact with others in school and community endeavors. The article begins by discussing that school systems are divided within themselves. Boards of education banter with administrators and oppose the practice of the school system; teachers have been tutored by their professional associations to distrust principals; parents blame teachers and disassociate themselves from the school; students learn to disrespect teachers; superintendents can be fired at a moment’s notice and teachers can strike against the school system at the drop of a hat.
Bullying in Schools Bullying within the school environment is not a new occurrence. Indeed, evidence of this habitual negative act designed to sway the balance of power (Kipp & Shaffer, 2010) between individuals or groups and individuals, has been recorded in early teaching journals (Rigby, 2003). Analytical investigation in to the area, however, could be considered contemporary. Primary research by Olweus in the 1970’s started the process (Berdondini & Liefooghe, 2005), and subsequently, several fields of social interest were identified as relevant to school bullying. This essay will discuss the historical significance of the family in relation to the issue, as well briefly examine the impact of gender.
Every couple of months when tuning into the news, it’s often heard of debates about public schools bringing in school uniforms. It’s often thought that the uniforms will solve multiple problems such as violence, behavior, and safety of the attending students. It is also said that it will help parents with expenses because they won’t have to keep up with the demands of expensive clothing from teenagers today. If your opinion made a difference in the decision of wearing school uniforms at your school, would you choose to wear them or be against the idea? Do you believe school uniforms make a difference in the lives of students attending schools?
The teacher represents authority and knowledge, something which automatically places the teacher in a “higher” standing, set apart and above, socially, from the students. In the system, teacher and students occupy separate spheres. However, the carnival marketplace seeks to eradicate the boundaries of social spheres, and establish a safe platform for interaction and shared common goals—learning and proficiency. To establish this marketplace and for teach and student to reach an identity of sameness, the lives of the students but be freed within the carnival which “breaks down distance and suspends social immobility and barriers” (Tam 4). It is not enough to say the classroom is a marketplace.
Teachers utilize diverse procedures to control unacceptable behaviors in the classroom Lewis, Romi, Qui and Katz (2005). At the same time, however teachers endeavor to make the classroom contribute to a favorable learning environment for the students. For example using corporal punishment like caning, sending the child out of class for misbehaving, or to the disciplinarian office, or calling their parents is actually harming them as they are not able benefit from it. Classroom management has mostly been seen by teachers as something that is not simple to compromise in education. Sanford and Evertson (1981) have similarly argued that classroom management is a major difficulty for “teachers and administrators in junior high schools” (p. 34).
Therefore, the question is what effect does school climate have on a student's decision to leave school early. Literature Synthesis Student & Family Dynamics The individual student and their family have often been thought to be the main cause of students dropping out. The family unit is the first interaction students have with expectations and examples of how to behave. Parents that lead non-conventional lifestyles can increase the issues of at-risk students. Family support has been found to be crucial for student success in school.
Youth Violence in Schools American InterContinental University Abstract During this paper, I will discuss youth violence in schools, and how the media has portrayed it. I will focus on the urban schools since it has the bulk of stigmatism resulting from public opponents with who placed blame on the parents opposed to the type of community these children are forced to be a part of. In addition, there is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), which is the cause of many of these youths acting out. lastly, acknowledging the social groups and parents who are trying to aid with being positive in fighting those stigmas and obstacles by educating them and giving them different types of avenues to spend their time. Violence in Schools I chose Youth Violence in Schools as the topic for my post.
Key Points The article “Mid-Columbia schools try to beat student forgetfulness” by Jacques Von Lunen primarily focuses on how teachers and schools alike are aiming to prevent students’ “learning backslide” that occurs from summer break. Principal Niki Arnold of Eastgate Elementary School in Kennewick commented that students could lose between four and six weeks’ worth of learning during summer vacation (Von Lunen, 2011). Interestingly, studies have shown that students from lower-income families fell behind even more. (Von Lunen, 2011). Due to this significant drop in learning, students are often at different intellectual levels and teachers have to be creative in coming up with solutions to combat this.