1,803 words

Policy theory dimensions applied to educational policy evaluation

The objective of this study is to assess the ways in which the four dimensions of policy theory can be applied to policy evaluation. As well this work will answer the question of how policy evaluations improves educational effectiveness, including curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

~10 min read

View paper →

1,860 words

Peasant activism and Indian autonomy in Chiapas, Mexico

Mattiace, Shannan L. (2003). To see with two eyes: Peasant activism and Indian autonomy in Chiapas, Mexico. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.

~10 min read

View paper →

1,266 words

Protective factors supporting optimal development in at-risk children

One of the unfortunate consequences of the human condition is that some children will not enjoy the same level of support and resources as their peers because of various socioeconomic and family situational factors.

~7 min read

View paper →

1,970 words

Distinguishing leadership and management in organizations

There is a lot of confusion and debate around the topics of leadership and management. These two terms have often been interchanged and there is not much clarity in research with the management literature using varied definitions.

~10 min read

View paper →

1,779 words

How narrative and documentary films shape political representation through storytelling

In what ways do the demands of "good story" telling affect the way political issues and events are represented in film (both narrative and documentary)?

~9 min read

View paper →

2,188 words

How Germano et al. and Lehr conceptualize revision in academic writing

Although it is an important part of the writing process, revision may be one of its least discussed components among both students and seasoned writers. Perhaps this is because, for many writers, revision is seen as an acknowledgement of their mistakes.

~11 min read

View paper →

1,482 words

Language competence and cultural affinity in UK executives abroad

Jonothan Swift. "Foreign Language Competence and Cultural Affinity: A Study of UK Executives Foreign Markets." In this article, Swift, senior lecturer in marketing at the University of Salford where he specializes in culture and linguistic competence, makes an attempt to test the correlation…

~8 min read

View paper →

2,336 words

George Ritzer's critique of McDonald's corporate standardization model

Ritzer, George. The McDonaldization of Society. 5th edition. Thousand Oaks: Pine Forage Press, Long before the popularity of Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and Morgan Spurlock's documentary Supersize Me, in his seminal 1996 work The McDonaldization of Society sociologist George Ritzer used the…

~12 min read

View paper →

1,276 words

Symbolic Interactionism: origins, key theorists, and sociological foundations

Symbolic Interactionism is a term coined by Herbert Blumer and it pertains to a sociological perspective. This sociological perspective is perhaps the most relevant to society because it "stresses the way societies are created through the interactions of individuals" ("Definitions," 2009).

~7 min read

View paper →

1,547 words

Yaakov Malkin's secular Judaism: faith, values, and spirituality

Judaism has an unusual status in the annals of world religions. It is one of the major faith traditions of the Western World, and has spawned two other major traditions that do it homage in their literature, that of Christianity and Islam.

~8 min read

View paper →