Exploring the Reasons for the Underachievement of Ethnic Minority Children

The Achievement Gap is a term that represents the difference of academic success in certain groups of students such as race, gender, and

This should begin by identifying a topic that can be investigated then doing general research about the topic to find any information or research that already exists (Taylor, 1999). Choose a question that is simple yet will uncover other questions of detail; make sure your question has an in-depth understanding of what your topic is. (Brause, R. S. 2000) The topic should be somewhat of interest to the author, and not just a convenient topic (Tosi, 1984). Research questions should be of interest to the writer but, not so personal that it does not apply to others outside their circle. “Studies that are linked to the concerns of the larger community are more likely to be of interest to that larger community and to contribute to the larger conversation” (Kennedy, M. 2006). Typical problems include areas of improvement and areas of difficulty (Biddix, 2009). Questions can also seek to relate items to each other, such as a human resource professional trying to find a correlation between pay scales and turnover rates. Creating a list of potential open-ended “how” or “why” research questions will help narrow down the topic to which areas might make for good research (Taylor, 1999).

In “Adaptation to Minority Status and Impact on School Success” by John U. Ogbu, the author clearly states that there are many factors contributing to the lack of interest and academic achievement in minority groups. Author John Ogbu describes community forces to be highly influential in immigrant decision making. He explains that these community forces are different according to the different minority groups. Minorities are often subject to poor success in academic environments and Ogbu suggest that there is two reasons for this “the societal/school side and the community side” (Ogbu, page 289).

Chapter 19 of Everyone’s An Author explains to the readers that it’s extremely important for you to do research on a topic. Research is searching for and gathering information, usually to answer a particular question or problem. Also, research begins as a kind of treasure hunt that provide you a stunning opportunity to investigate a subject that you care or wonder about. Finding a topic is one of the most important part for the process of your researching. In order to start your research effectively, you should find a topic that fascinates you, consider your rhetorical situation, and do some background research.

A comparison of native students and their non-native peers quickly brings one to the realization that native students are not experiencing a comparable degree of education success in Canadian schools. It is vital that native Canadians address this issue thoroughly, to insure that the nation is no longer faced with a semi-literate, unemployable population, requiring financial support. In order to fully address native educational underachievement it is important to examine the historical causes of the problem, the issues we are faced with today, as well as, identifying possible viable solutions.

With the questions I had I was able to form a research question: What can I

This literature review would explore the barriers in raising educational achievements of ethnic minority students. As this is a broad area of concern the literature would examine two main barriers such as social background issues and English as Additional Language (EAL) while briefly looking at other barriers such as… Statistical data collected from the Pupil Level Annual School Census (PLASC) 2002 would be analysed in respect to this group social economic status and its effect on their learning. The literature would outline the significance of raising achievement, particularly ICT teacher’s responsibility. This report would identify some strategies/solutions including pedagogical

The research process is the first step for any research paper. Research is the process of discovering what you believe. When researching a topic, the goal is not to confirm what you already believe, but to investigate a subject and find what you believe. Research should be approached with an open mind to understand why people believe something other than you. Understanding what facts help or hurt your beliefs are key to building a strong report.

The research process starts with locating the starting point by gathering numerous questions that need to be answered and identify the issues with the questions. These questions are just the start of your research, many different questions and issues will come along as you progress into the research. Research questions will be gradually refined to their final states and the issues are identified.

Finally, we determine and recommend what would have been the best techniques to use, in terms of the selection of samples and choice of the sample size in determining the capability and the capability potential of the equipment and production process.

The review of each method should include a description of the way the method works and the advantages and drawbacks of the technique.

Initially, coming up with a topic of research that is not only of interest to me but being able to position myself by engaging with my own experience, is a challenging, thought provoking and daunting task. When something so internally deep has changed you in a way you cannot articulate, this becomes an obstacle itself, coupled with the reality that you want your research to be stimulating; in the hope it will have resonance with another.

The next step of research that I learned about was doing a literary review. I didn’t understand the full importance of a literary review even while I was doing one. A literary review will not only give you an understanding in the topics you will research, but it will also help you compare and

The allocation of methods: to accomplish the planned work, which method to be followed will be decided here

In fact, there are a lot of different methods that are commonly used to do it. Each method has their advantages and disadvantages. Furthermore, some of the methods are only suitable