...The School Environment Case High School is located in Sparks, NV. This school is a four-year public high school which serves approximately 2,200 students, making it the largest of the comprehensive high schools in the district. Reed High school had been accredited continuously by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. There are many environmental and contextual factors that effect Case High School as well as the community needs surrounding the school. Community Facts The city of Sparks was chartered in 1906. . This city is located in Washoe County, Nevada and was established in 1905 and sits just east of Reno. The most recent census states the population to be 90,264. It is a sister city to Reno, NV, being right next door. The community relies on much of its revenue from the gaming industry. However, recently the city of Sparks has expanded its work force by bringing in small tech firms which helped by expanding the warehousing industry. There has been enormous growth during the past twenty years. In 1970 the population was 28,702, in 1980 in was 53,230, in 1998 it was up to 61,560 and currently is climbing towards 100,000. Due to low wages earned in the gaming industry, often jobs are not stable and employees are far from earning livable wages. Many of the families are transient and move from city to city in search of higher paying wages. This effects the lives of the students that attend school. Often the students at Case High School may move several times...
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...School Environment Stewart L. Hanska Strayer University Professor Marta Gierczyk Research and Writing-ENG215 17 October 2011 Abstract Where children live plays a pivotal role on how well a child receives an education. This paper will explain how and where children grow up and where their education finishes. School Environment According to U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics 340,000 young people dropped out of high school between October 2009 and October 2010. The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 2.2 million freshman students (68.6% of all 2008 high school graduates) were enrolled in college as of October of that year. Children are afforded the opportunity to get a descent education no matter where they are from, where they grew up, or what economic class they live in but some don’t get to attend college. The environmental surroundings affect how well juveniles receive an education. Young people will be put under a lot of stress and pressure from school work and activities. These young people of this generation will be slowly replacing the older generation workers. Getting a good paying job, these young people will need A.S., A.A, B.S., MBA, and PhD degrees. Children can achieve these degrees by attending either public, private, parochial, magnet, or charter schools. Public schools are paid for by local, state, and federal government funds. With every year the country’s budget gets smaller and smaller due to economic problems...
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...contextual factors that can affect the teaching and learning process within an educational community. This school is a small school within a rural community. The school consists of four--- students the majority of the students are white and black with eight percent Hispanic population. Environmental factors need to be taken into key consideration by teachers, the community, school, and district, as well as the classroom and students. There are multiple environmental factors that can affect a school. In the case of this school the main environmental factors include geographic location, socioeconomic status, the support of the surrounding community and the stability of the community. In rural schools lack of parental involvement was found to be a key factor that might have an effect on the quality of education. This school is located in a rural community in central Florida surrounded by orange groves. The majority of the families make their living either working in the orange groves, working at the juice plant or their families own the groves. This leads to a large diversity in socioeconomic status. The majority of the population is living below the poverty line. These families are struggling to put food on the table and keep up with the necessities of housing, running water, and electricity. Many of the families do not have a vehicle so they cannot get to the school for parent conferences. Therefore, sometimes it’s hard to get the parents help with motivating their child...
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...School Environment Analysis Essay Grand Canyon University: EDA-575 February 8, 2012 School Environment Analysis No school is a utopia. Each presents unique problems and challenges, and with that comes opportunities for change and successes. Many times it takes a giant collaborative effort to bring about change, and there are times where it seems that the challenges are insurmountable. I work in a public inner city high school in Syracuse, NY. There are issues within the school including a high drop-out rate, incidences of bullying, little parent involvement, lack of technology, and old school materials. This high school is in a high poverty area, and the surrounding community is not very active or involved with the school. All of these factors combined with many newer teachers in the school and some new members of the administration lead to a school requiring assistance in many areas. In this essay, I will explain many of the environmental and contextual factors and describe some potential solutions to address these factors. One environmental factor influencing my school is the high rate of poverty in the surrounding area of the school. Students are often unprepared for school with proper materials. Education is not been a major priority for many students since it was not very important to their parents or guardians. If students have a little extra money, they will quickly spend it on snacks on their way to school instead of making sure they are prepared...
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...Running head: School Environment 1 School Environment Stacy Paris Grand Canyon University: EDU 575 September 10, 2014 School Environment School Environment Analysis 2 The environment of a school is very complex. There are many elements to consider such as; student demographics, school climate, community environment, geographic location and political climate, and the instructional program. All of these are areas that deserve careful consideration as they influence the perceptions of a school and weather learning does or does not take place in that school. School leadership must use data to identify problem areas, develop possible solutions for these problems, analyze the feasibility and then apply these solutions. Adjustments must be made along the way to ensure that progress is continual. In the case of the target school, more careful consideration is needed in the areas of its instructional program, the school climate, and the political environment. In the following paragraphs, each element will be examined and possible solutions to problem areas will be identified. Environmental and Contextual Factors The target school is a free, public charter school in its fourth year. It consists of two campuses located roughly two miles apart. The primary campus houses one class of 3K (private pay), one class of 4K (private pay) and four classes of 5K students. The elementary campus is made up of four first grade classrooms, four second grade classrooms, four third...
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...School Environment Analysis Charlene N. Vance Grand Canyon University: EDA-575 October 29, 2014 School Environment Analysis Identifying the needs of a school can be very perplexing and daunting for those in leadership. There can be a variety of issues and there must be a systematic approach to solving them. Churchman (1979) suggested that analysis of a system ought to determine whether influences on the system are environmental, systematic, or neither, for such influences are potential growth and survival factors. The leadership must assess each component and how they are to show growth and improvement in their school. At Spring Mountain Elementary School, there are a large number of issues that overwhelm the environment of the school. In my opinion, these factors are what prohibit the school from making any strong gains in the community and with student achievement. There are factors ranging from the staff’s perception of bullying, the stress of teachers and how it impacts the learning environment, and having enough physical activity for students. Considering the factor of the perception of bullying by staff members at Spring Mountain, there is a tainted image of bullying and the approach to such possibilities is not addressed. At Spring Mountain the teachers are very loving and supportive of the students. I have seen many incidents of students who were having meltdowns or issues from home or other problems being nurtured and taken care of by their teachers or...
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...School Environment Analysis Chimere Washington Grand Canyon University: EDA 575 February 13, 2013 Abstract Education today has multiple contextual/environmental factors that affect the students, school, and community. Educators need to analyze these factors and seek out innovative ways to create positive changes. Students are molded by the world around them socioeconomic status, cultural diversity, geographical location, and the community. These factors play a significant role in academics and behavior. When working with children these factors must be addressed to assist in giving all students an equitable education. There are many environmental and contextual factors that can affect the teaching and learning process within an educational community. Environmental factors need to be taken into key consideration by teachers, the community, school, and district, as well as the classroom and students. There are multiple environmental factors that can affect a school. In the case of this school the main environmental factors include geographic location, socioeconomic status, the support of the surrounding community and the stability of the community. This is a small school within a rural community. The school consists of 469 students the majority of the students are white and black with an eight percent Hispanic population. This school is located in central Florida surrounded by orange groves. The majority of the families make their living either working in the orange...
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...School Environment Analysis Vanessa Kawa Grand Canyon University * * * * * * Phillis Wheatley Elementary school is located in Miami, Florida and is a part of the Miami-Dade County Public School system. The school is located in the center of Overtown, one of the most poverty stricken communities in Miami Dade County. The majority of people that live in the community live in government subsidized housing. According to Urban Mapping (2011), Overtown is made up of 75% African Americans, 20% Hispanic, and 3% Caucasian. The average income per family is approximately $13,355 and the crime rate is 27% higher than the actual city of Miami (Urban Mapping, 2011). The buildings are dilapidated, graffiti and trash is ramped, and many vagrants live along the streets. Phillis Wheatley Elementary school is one of one hundred and eight schools that are a part of the Education Transformation Office (ETO). ETO is a support team that is committed in growth and improvement of schools that are deficient in the state assessment test. They use data to drive instruction, send curriculum support specialists on a weekly basis to provide guidance, and provide academic resources for our school, such as technological resources, books, equipment, and so on. The students at Phillis Wheatley Elementary school have many social/emotional issues related to their life outside of school. The students come to school angry, hungry, unkempt, poor hygiene, and academically...
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...Running head: School Environment Analysis Essay School Environment Analysis Essay Courtney A. Redford Grand Canyon University: EDA 575-Educational Leadership in a Changing World Facilitator: Dr. Audrey Donaldson Wednesday, July 4, 2012 Environmental and contextual factors affect my school and community on a daily basis. One of the most apparent issues would be the lack of parental involvement. This element influences both the school climate, as well as the community environment. In my years of teaching, I have found that students, who have parents that are detached from their school life, have difficulty remaining motivated and engaged in their education. Abstractly speaking, face to face bullying, as well as cyber-bullying also burden the demographics of my school. As teachers and administrators, we address the predictors of bullying and victimization on an ongoing basis, but the issue still exists. As a result of the lack of parental involvement and bullying/peer-pressure, teen pregnancy, within the district, has been on the rise. According to Gilbert, teen mothers are twice as likely to drop out of high school. This bit of research shows the increasing need to combat this issue. Within the context of this analysis, the factors mentioned above will be addressed and discussed. According to Colombo, research has suggested that the missing link in educational equity, in terms of educational achievement, is parental involvement. Community and parental...
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...ABSTRACT The study examined the impact of wireless technology in a learning environment. The main research instrument used is through the administration of questionnaires. The feedbacks were analyzed, the result showed that Information Technology has positive effect on learning environment. In conclusion, the study has shown that Information Technology has extensively improved the communication links between students, teachers and parent alike. This has greatly enhanced teachers teaching method by practically demonstrating how stuffs work and be able to communicate together in a small global village. In effects, the research work show the importance of wireless technology as a mean of teaching aids that allows dissemination of information within a wider coverage in no time. In operational efficiency, this has reduced running cost, reduced transaction time, swift response in Service delivery and student/teacher satisfaction to mention a few. 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page I Declaration II Certification III Acknowledgement IV Abstract V Table of contents VI List of Tables IX CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 3 1.3 Research Questions 4 1.4 Purpose of the Study 4 1.5 Significance...
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...The effect of learning environment factors on students' motivation and learning Mary Hanrahan, Centre for Mathematics and Science Education, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Copyright 1998 Taylor & Francis Published in: International Journal of Science Education 20 (6) p 737-753 This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here with permission of the publisher for your personal use. Not for redistribution. See publisher’s website for the definitive published version. http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09500693.asp Abstract This paper reports a qualitative study of the learning environment of a Year 11 Biology class. The research was originally framed in a constructivist epistemology, but was also informed by an emancipatory interest. The main methods used for data gathering were participant observation, interviewing, and a written response survey (CES, Tobin, 1993a). It was found that, even though the students viewed the class positively, and described themselves as highly motivated to learn, the level of cognitive engagement was affected by two interrelated factors: the control the teacher had over almost all activities, and student beliefs about learning in this context. The data suggests that both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation which could lead to deep involvement in learning are constrained by a preponderance of teacher-centred methods of instruction. A model is proposed relating intrinsic and extrinsic interest to cognitive engagement. It...
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...THE INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS ABSTRACT The study aimed at finding out the influence of the environment on students' academic performance in selected secondary schools in Origbo Community ,Ife North Local Government Area. The need for the study arose from the fact that much as educators, policymakers and the general public have always wanted students’ academic outcomes to improve, the results in Origbo Community show that some schools have continued to register poor performance in National Exams. It was therefore important that a study be conducted to establish the extent to which the environment affects students' academic performance. The research sought to determine whether school infrastructure, instructional materials and teacher quality influence students’ academic performance(environmental factors) in any way affected academic performance of students. A cross sectional design was employed with a sample size of 302 senior four students who were randomly selected from eight secondary schools. Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data from students while an interview guide was used to gather qualitative data from teachers and head teachers. The study also employed an observation checklist. The quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics in form of frequency counts and percentages; and inferential statistics using the t-test and ANOVA technique to...
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...School Environment Analysis There are many environment, contextual factors and community needs of schools across the county. If you ever get the chance to sit down and really think about the different schools around where you live, please ask yourself what you think some of the effects of an involved or not community in the community school in the area where you live? At my current school some of the effects are socioeconomic, geographic, features of the classroom, ethnicity, and community and parent involvement. The overall environment does have an effect on the performance of each individual student. The community that I am a teacher is in Orlando, Florida. The community is Pine Hills which is a suburban area which consist of several subdivision and apartments. The geographic location has a vast effect on the community. The students can sometimes insist that their behavior should be a certain way because of what they see at home. According to the setting in which a school is located impacts the culture and values of its students and therefore their behaviors. In 2013 Pine Hills is perceived to be a high crime area .There are many schools, churches, and community organizations that assist the community effort for change. The police department in Orlando have increase their crime prevention unit in order to assist the neighborhoods to prevent crime in the surrounding areas. There has been a vast effort from the code enforcement in order...
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...Conformity and School Environments conformity effects school environment. It also changes people. It makes people follow others choices. Conformity also brings negative attention to others. It also makes people feel different. It makes people do what they do not want to. By changing it also starts new behaviours. Like being mean to others. Also so, that they can get along with others. People want to conform, because they want experience new things. Conformity starts new traditions. A new way of fashion styles being. If that person was always a covered person, so that person would start to show body parts just like the others do. A new style of talking also beings. They want to be the same as the rest. People choose what they want to change...
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...JOURNAL ENTRY NO.1 THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT The term environment refers to the place where we able to move freely and safety, for the learning process to be effective, the learning environment or the school environment must be conducive and safe for the learners. The Cooperating school where I was assigned is Digos City national High School. In my first time in Digos City National High School I was confused because I saw the police officer the guard house, the school provides police officer it just because of the safety and protection of the learners from bad elements and also to control the gangsters and fraternity of the school. Much have changed with the school, now, it provides more facilities for students and teachers to make use of. There are more classrooms, to accommodate more students. The Digos City National High School develop learning environment where the safety and resourceful is demonstrated among students, teachers, parents and financial community. The school they maintain the allocation of physical and financial resources in li8ne with the goals and improvement of the environment of the school. The schools implement management policies that support efficient learning and effective administration. The schools establish a school structure which support the students a good quality to learn that makes physical environment safe and conducive for learning. Their learning facilities like the library is the most important facility it just because it provides learning...
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