Interdisciplinary Approach

Evaluation is vital to education, whether it is a new reform or a back to basics approach. STEM education remains open to interpretation. Drew states that the quality and efficacy of programs across the United States require quantitative and qualitative evaluations (2011). These studies should include the long-term benefits of grant funding and best practices for sustaining effective STEM programs when the grants and funds from corporate sponsors terminate (Johnson, 2014). Ultimately, the evaluation and research requires dissemination to schools across the country in order to affect the necessary reforms.

The overview of these three programs and attaining them is optimal, essentially a cycle of opportunity. By providing these services it develops a base for a long-term goal of achieving self-sufficiency and out of poverty. However, the accessibility of these beneficial resources may be difficult to obtain based on eligibility. New ideas that may help improve or reduce disparities in future programs can begin by concentrating on and expanding educational resources. For instance, a program that holds educational sessions on a monthly base, targeting communities, informing families of available resources and assisting with the application process. Another idea would be collaborating with the school system, specifically low-income based communities. After school program can be initiated to target parents that need assistance with extra resources and services. Lastly, innovating a classroom setting program for the duration of one-year, furthering educational and leadership ability for

This summer I worked in New York City at Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ), which is a non-profit organization for poverty-stricken children and families in Harlem, providing free support in the forms of parenting workshops, a pre-school program, three public charter schools, child-oriented health programs that serve approximately 13,705 children and 13,784 adults. The Harlem Children’s Zone Project has expanded the HCZ’s comprehensive system of programs to nearly 100 blocks of Central Harlem and aims to keep children on track throughout college and into the job market. The organization is made-up of about twenty two programs in total that ensure there are no gaps in-between one phase to the next. For instance if a student needs to take a year off before attending college, HCZ has created programs that will stick with the student during this time frame, in other words providing these students with a strong support group so they are held accountable to attend college in the future. The HCZ is “aimed at doing nothing less than breaking the cycle of generational poverty for the thousands of children and

Between the years 2002 and 2003, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was required to research Head Start’s influence on the children being impacted by the program. Lee used the Impact Study’s data for his research. With this data, Lee tried to answer two different questions; “What

In America, the state of education has always been a pressing concern, perhaps now more than ever. Improving education has been proven to strengthen the nation time and time again, specifically with regard to science, mathematics and technology. Ten years after the start of the Cold War on October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first ever man-made satellite, Sputnik-1. This action by the Soviets caused immediate concern for the educational system in the United States because this launch proved that the Soviet Union had superior technological capabilities (SOURCE 1). America’s first action was to improve education, and this was done through the National Defense Education Act, which provided large amounts of funding to American schools, and supported American students who showed particular skill in math, sciences or foreign languages (SOURCE 2). During the Cold War, supporting education was used to support the nation as a whole. Today the United States faces a similar problem, mainly due to the declining focus on science and math in schools. Students have been losing interest in these subjects, and as a result, America has been falling behind in the global education ranks. This decline has been hurting America’s ability to continue to be a successful global competitor. Now the government is working to reverse this trend by supporting STEM programs. STEM is an acronym for the academics concentrations of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The purpose of

In the 50 years since its inception, Head Start has improved the lives of more than 32 million children and their families (Why). Many of the Head Start alumni have graduate to be doctors, lawyers, engineers, leaders, and scientists – had they not been given the opportunity through head start, who knows where they may have ended up in their neighborhood. Head Start offers a unique whole child/whole family program design coupled with a delivery system that includes local programs, national standards, monitoring, professional development, and family engagement (Why). This makes it so everyone in the child’s life receives assistance and the benefits of learning engagement. I can see this being extremely beneficial to lower class families because it encourages everyone to learn and to see the potential of what an education can give you.

The purpose of this essay is to offer a concise description of the Head Start program, discuss the historical background of the policy, and analyze the economic and political forces that have influenced the development of the program. The essay also seeks to evaluate both the manifest and latent functions of the policy, consider the current debate around Head Start, describe the ideologies and values that have framed the debate around Head Start, and offer recommendations regarding the program.

The analysis in this essay focuses on the long-term impact the education brought by the Head Start program has on a child. Part one will touch upon the history

Their 44 sites countywide were located in schools, community centers, and in apartment buildings. The after-school programs are meant to be provided within the community so that children can have easier access to these programs. The after-school programs that are provided within the apartment complex are meant to target particular populations, such as refugee populations that might not yet be affiliated with local schools. This signifies the bidirectional relationship between community and policy. Community needs are impacting decisions because it is known that certain populations could benefit from access to after-school programming. Policy can also impact the community through implementing programs in particular contexts and then adapting them when change is needed. Their discussion connected directly with our class dialogues about the significance of applied developmental scientists thinking about particular issues within the context of whatever diverse communities and cultures that they take place. Ms. Markman and Ms. Roseberry did not simply decontextualize and apply the same program that existed in Providence in Nashville. They considered the unique context here and adapted and continued testing their

National Head start Association believes that every child, regardless of circumstances at birth, has the ability to reach their full potential. This organization advocates Advocacy leverages grassroots action, alumni- and parent-driven support, and a bipartisan strategy to ensure a successful and sustainable future for Head start (NAEYC,2005).

Prior to individuals being found eligible for special education, the general education teacher, other caregivers, or medical providers may identify individuals who may be having various difficulties in cognitive or physical development that may affect academic performance and social development. A request for intervention assistance may be made by a teacher or other professional so that a team of professionals can come together to have the child properly assessed and evaluated. The team will make a determination of what type of academic difficulties the individual may be having, and/or whether the individual is having behavioral difficulties that may cause learning to be impeded according to Salvia et al. (2017). The multidisciplinary team

This statement of purpose is to express my interest in pursuing an Interdisciplinary Master of Science in Engineering with a concentration in Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University. From an early age, I was always amazed when an aircraft would fly over while on an approach to land at a nearby airport near my house. Growing up, I religiously attended all of the local airshows. I remember going to the Cleveland Air Show when I was ten years old, seeing an F-18 Hornet and a F-15 Strike Eagle performing their flight demonstrations, and from that point on, I knew I wanted to have a career within the aerospace industry. There was nothing like the sound and thrill of an F-15 going by at Mach 0.90 with its afterburners lit. That to me is the "sound of

Leaci Dudley, an elementary educator in the Marlboro County School District who formally taught head start in 2008, was one of the individuals who participated in an interview intervention. The purpose of this interview was to find an educators view point about ESSA. Mrs. Dudley responded to the following questions with informative feedback in regards to ESSA.

Exploring national policy trends, especially those in education, is difficult on account of the tendencies to examine them out of historical context (Rowalle & Lingard, 2008); however, what can be explored is the impact of generational trends their resulting models like the Triple Helix on concepts of outreach and engagement. Key Indicators of Outreach and Engagement Boyer’s (1990) redefinition of scholarship to include four components (discovery, integration, application, and teaching) can be used as a scale by which to measure the effectiveness of the Outreach and Engagement initiatives developed through the Triple Helix model. The work of Boyer (1990) in program development is the undergirding that structures its innovation and ultimately

In my opinion,I do support an integrative approach.By merging our seven perspectives of mind, we stand a much better chance of tackling the remarkable problem of understanding the human mind”.A person or psychologist would have to understand a person’s whole picture to understand the problem or how the problem got there in the place order to fix the problem.For example, if an individual is full of hate and spite a good therapist would first find out what made that person that way to begin,for instance if the victim was raped she or he would be treated differently then some one that was angry because he/she lost a parent when they were young or saw their best friend killed.Some patients have mentally ill parents, for instants, like the movie