...Research Proposal on Smoking Amongst Teenage Girls in Secondary School. In the following proposal, I intend to put forward a proposal to study the smoking habits of teenage girls in secondary school. It has come to my attention that this is a problem area that is on the rise. I wish to use government funding to conduct research into this issue. It is my belief that if I can find the root of the problem, and discover why many young girls are smoking, I will then be able to propose and launch initiatives to try and tackle the problem altogether. In this proposal I endeavour to put forward the importance of my research question; why are the teenage girls in attending secondary school in Ireland smoking. Weather its due to a lack of information, peer pressure or the pressures of school I intend to find out. I intend to use three different types of research methods to gain information on why these girls are smoking. The first method I will use is focus groups. I think these will be useful on gaining an insight into these girl’s lives and to build a relationship with them. I will be able to see different reactions and will hopefully receive a lot of feedback. I’m also aware that in a focus group some members may be too shy or intimidated to speak up, this has lead me to my second research method which will be in-depth one to one interviews with girls. With these interviews I hope to get to the real truth of why these girls are smoking and what it would take to make them...
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...Immense Dilemma Studying in College Alexander Ontiverios Research Paper March 2012 My Immense Dilemma Studying at School For some students a clean, organized, and quiet environment is essential in order to study, or do research. Recently, I decided to attend DeVry to pursue a very challenging Computer Electronics Engineering program that requires arduous hours of study. Unexpectedly, I found the library to be very problematic and cause me tremendous anxiety because there are too many loud and obnoxious students, too many unclean computer stations, and too many distractions. There are three solutions to this problem such as establishing rules of order, providing clean workstations, and adding more computer stations and laptops. I propose the library establish “Rules of Order” for students to follow, to prevent disruptive, disrespectful, and rude behavior. They should designate quiet zones for serious students who want to study. Students who want to gather and talk to each other can sign up to use the conference rooms a, b, and c for group meetings and discussions. This solution will solve the problem of loud and obnoxious students by having library staff enforce the rules and not tolerate this behavior. Some of these students can be loud and boisterous arguing, or laughing out loud over silly things, engaging in loud serious personal discussions on the phone, and brutally destroying the English language with their odd colloquial speech (unusual mixture of profanity...
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...by 127Locus of control, study habits and attitudes, and college … - Prociuk - Cited by 44 | | Search Results 1. Definition of Study Habits? - Ask.com www.ask.com › Q&A › Business › Other Study habits are defined as the regular tendencies and practices that one depicts during the process of gaining information through learning. Your study habits. 2. Study Habits - Research Papers - Cutiefunk13 www.termpaperwarehouse.com/essay-on/Study-Habits/60650 Mar 2, 2012 - Study habits are the ways that you study - the habits that you have ... By this definition alone, we can say that the person involves is the one ... 3. What is the definition of study habits? - Yahoo Answers https://ph.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid... Jan 22, 2009 - A HABIT is something that is done on a scheduled, regular and planned basis that is not relegated to a seccond place or optional place in one's life. 4. What is the Definition of study habit - Wiki Answers wiki.answers.com › ... › Definitions and Word Differences It means you are not distracted by anything, you have a certain place to go where it is quiet everyday where you study and do homework. Basically it means that ... 5. Study skills - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study_skills Study skills or study strategies are approaches applied to learning. .... that show peer-communication can help increase better study habits tremendously. 6. Study habits dictionary definition | study habits defined www...
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...Ethics is a broad subject that encompasses all different sets of moral guidelines. In terms of Sociology, ethics can be defined as mode that implores us to act in a way to benefit society. In the 1971 documentary, “Quiet Rage”, psychologist Philip Zimbardo conducted a prison experiment at Stanford University aiming to gain knowledge in regards to the development of norms, roles, labels, and social expectations in a prison environment. Throughout this experiment Zimbardo lost control of the situation as the participants lost their own identities and became greatly involved with the roles that they were expected to act upon. As a result Zimbardo had to terminate the experiment before the study was completed due to unethical issues. The experiment was unethical, but it was a necessity in order to have acquired this beneficial knowledge that we possess today even though the trade off was inappropriate for the participants. Numerous reasons exist to why the experiment has violated the ethical standards. For example, the students who had played the role of prisoners were treated unethically by forcing them to clean the toilet with their bare hands, and were placed in total confinement of spaces that were only standing room for more than 24hrs. But why would the prisoners blindly follow the guards? According to Giddens, the size of a group affects the “quality of interaction and the capability of the group in accomplishing certain tasks” (Giddens 132). The more the prisoners the...
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...the questions that I will go over. The first principle is no quality is more indispensable to a policeman than a perfect command of temper; a quiet, determined manner has more effect than violent action. The second principle is the securing and training of proper persons is at the root of efficiency. The chief wants me to tell how these principles pertain to these questions. The first set of questions is why is the command of temper important to the demeanor of the typical police officer? What can be achieved with it, and what can happen without it? The next set of questions are has enough been done in law enforcement to develop the proper demeanor of law enforcement officers? Can you find research that suggests that demeanor training is a core part of law enforcement training, or is demeanor training needed to be included in law enforcement training? The next set of questions is if you were the chief of police of a local law enforcement organization with the opportunity to establish guidelines on developing the demeanor of law enforcement officers, what methods would you utilize? The chef wants to know how these principles are applied to each other and how they are applied to these questions. The last set of questions is for me to describe the areas in which I feel my officers would benefit the most from training, and explain briefly why I choose those areas of training. I served as a patrolman for 3 years and I graduated from AIU. The police chief asked me to...
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...who are serving 4200 students on a daily basis. The district is designed to promote students to achieve, develop leadership, impact the lives of students, empower their staff, and engage the community. Within the school district, the emotional intelligence that the employees need to consider is relationship management with building cultural diversity among...
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...habits influenced more the students. It is the easiest way of how they learn their lessons or in other words is on how they self-study. There are different study habits. Some of the students is capable of using the internet, reading materials like books, magazines etc. And some is more capable in reading their own notes or they make their own reviewer which is the summarization of every lesson. There are students that are more comfortable in studying with groups but some wants to study on their own. Some wants to study with music on but some wants to study in a quiet place. Study Habits reflect in one’s personality. Studying different study habits of the students will help determine ways on some effective way of studying. It will not just only help someone who makes it hard to study, but it will also help others- to share what are their talents and abilities. 1.6 Scope and Delimitation The research coverage is solely for tourism students of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina located in Marikina City. Within Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina, the researchers will conduct 250 sample questionnaires to be distributed to Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina tourism students to make a substantial evaluation regarding the study. 1.4 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM a.) What are the different study habits used by the Tourism students in Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina A.Y. 2014-2015? b.) How can these study habits help the Tourism students of Pamantasan ng Lungsod...
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...Adolescent Bullying: Is it the Cause of School Violence? In the last fifteen years there have been numerous school shootings within the United States mostly occurring in the 1990’s. Although there have been many variables as to why, a common denominator in most shootings has been bullying. The shootings in Mississippi, Kentucky, Arkansas, Pennsylvania, and Colorado are just a few examples of the violence that left many dead and many more wounded. Bullying is considered to many to be a rite of passage. In some occasions it is common, such as college fraternity hazing. “Bullying is typically defined as aggressive peer-to-peer behavior in which (1) there is an intention to harm or disturb the victim; (2) the aggression occurs repeatedly over time; and (3) there is an imbalance of power, with a more powerful person or group attacking a less powerful one” (Elias, Zins 46). Bullying tends to occur between the 6th grade and 10th grade. What is astonishing is that 75% of children have admitted to being bullying at some point of their lives during the school years. Victims of bullying tend to be quiet, sensitive, withdrawn, have low self-esteem, poor social skills, and feelings of being rejected. “Between 1992 and 2001, 35 incidents occurred in which students showed up at their school or at a school-sponsored event and started firing at the schoolmates and teachers. These incidents, represented most starkly by the incident at Columbine High School, in Littleton, Colorado, left 53 dead...
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...efficiently, achieve better grades and improve academic performance (Salyers, 2005) In India, particularly in Rajdhani College University, most of the students do not follow effective study habits. Survey found out that students do not have sufficient time for self study that’s the reason why they got lower percentage of grades (Kumar, 2015) In national setting, previous study of Mendezabal (2010) showed that the students of University of Saint Louis, Tuguegarao City do not have favorable study habits and attitudes. She noted some of unfavorable study attitudes of students such as inefficient time management, poor reading comprehension, ineffective examination taking techniques, and failure in asking for help from teachers. One of the concerns of the Department of Education (DepEd) is the declining achievement rates of students in Davao Region. This is affirmed in the findings of Ramento (2011) in his study that the declining rates of achievements of both elementary and high school students in Davao City were due to poor study habits or weak study skills, lack of motivation and lack of parental guidance and notably, this is because of being into the labor force. Effective study habits are said to be vital to student’s future, not only academically but also in their everyday life. However, studies and observations revealed that some students may not have developed good study skills necessary for academic success, thereby leads to failure in class. It is, therefore, important to investigate...
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...Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits By BENEDICT CAREYSEPT. 6, 2010 retrived from :http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/health/views/07mind.html?scp=1&sq=Study%20Skills&st=cse Every September, millions of parents try a kind of psychological witchcraft, to transform their summer-glazed campers into fall students, their video-bugs into bookworms. Advice is cheap and all too familiar: Clear a quiet work space. Stick to a homework schedule. Set goals. Set boundaries. Do not bribe (except in emergencies). And check out the classroom. Does Junior’s learning style match the new teacher’s approach? Or the school’s philosophy? Maybe the child isn’t “a good fit” for the school. Such theories have developed in part because of sketchy education research that doesn’t offer clear guidance. Student traits and teaching styles surely interact; so do personalities and at-home rules. The trouble is, no one can predict how. Yet there are effective approaches to learning, at least for those who are motivated. In recent years, cognitive scientists have shown that a few simple techniques can reliably improve what matters most: how much a student learns from studying. The findings can help anyone, from a fourth grader doing long division to a retiree taking on a new language. But they directly contradict much of the common wisdom about good study habits, and they have not caught on. For instance, instead of sticking to one study location, simply alternating the room where a person...
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...successful students from the average one? Why some students do seems to give their best studying all the time just get by while others who don’t appear to do as much time and effort do well? Success in school is not determined by intelligence as knowing how to study. Studying is a skill. Being successful in school requires a high level of study skills. Student must learn this skill, they must developed and practice then effectively to achieve. Sometimes study habits used in high school do not work for college students. A good study habit composed of: time management, self-discipline, organization, motivation, concentration and effort. Study habit is the way on how you study from your prep years until today. Study habits can be effective one or not effective one. Excellent study habit includes having hard copy of lectures/discussions, advance reading on the lessons to be discussed for the following days, listening attentively in class while the teacher is having lecture on the subject matter and proper grouping of things and all belongings for school so that it will make you easier to access on your things in school or even at home when doing your homework, bring home seatwork, quizzes, activities, project and other school requirements. Having notes is a good way to practice, keeping notes of all the important discussion on the lesson discussed and listening is a good practice of a disciplined and responsible student. Many different factors affect the study habits of students. The...
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...Establishing Good Study HabitsEfficient Use of Time "I'm here to tell you what I think is a key to academic survival and success. The first and most important thing I feel, at least to survival and success in the classroom, is efficient use of your time outside the classroom. Remember, there are 24 hours in a day. Set aside two to three hours each day for studying. This will leave you with five to six hours -- after we subtract time for our classes, meals, and a good night's sleep -- to do those things that we like to do much more than studying. The next thing that I feel contributes to survival and success in the classroom is periodic review of your lecture notes and the appropriate chapters in your textbooks. Periodic review and beginning to study for your exams early will save you time in the long run and it will prevent cramming. That way you can be well rested and more motivated and less anxious on test day. The last thing you can do to help get good grades is take advantage of all the academic resources at your university. It can only help you." | - By Dante Battles | The Power of Cooperation "Education often looks like competition. We compete for interest in school, for grades when we're in school, and for jobs when we leave school. In such a climate it is easy to overlook the power of cooperation that is developed through study support groups. Study support groups feed you energy. People are social animals and we draw strength from groups. Aside from the comradery...
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...patients who are diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (A.D.H.D), but today more and more people are finding ways to elicit these drugs. In her research to uncover the truth about cognitive enhancers, Talbot meets a young history major at Harvard named Alex, who admits to consuming vast amounts of Adderall in his academic career. The article holds truth that today’s society has become obsessed with a demand for overnight success and will resort to any means in order to obtain their desired results, no matter how detrimental it may be to one’s health. With that said, the illegal consumption of cognitive enhancers might be able to produce successful results in a limited amount of time, but only with the consequences of negative outcomes. Adderall is not a safe drug for anyone to consume without a doctors prescription. When used as an off label drug, it doesn’t have the approval of either the drug manufacturer or the Food Drug Administration. Therefore, it is not safe for the public to use an off label drug. It is the Food and Drug Administration’s job to approve drugs such as Adderall for the public’s safety and to inform every one of the drug’s ingredients. All of the students who consume Adderall, saying it’s fine and un-harmful to the human body are ignorant on the topic. These students are not informed on the side effects or harm that it could cause to a humans body. For example adderall causes an “inability of sleep for approximately eight to...
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...Being an effective leader in my future career Introduction Leadership is becoming more and more important in today’s increasingly globalized and complex world. As an accounting majored student, I may lead my own accounting team in the future, and thus leadership competency will play a significant role in my career. According to the textbook, there are four major categories that may affect leadership competency, namely intrapersonal, interpersonal, leadership, and business skills. As a potential leader of my future career, I think the area that I need to improve falls into the area of interpersonal skills, especially when it comes to communicating with others. According to Flauto (1999), communication competence of the supervisor is a precondition for a leadership effectiveness. Good communication among team members makes it easier for people to understand and achieve the common goal. That is one of the reasons why I want to improve my communication competency. In addition, my feeling tells me that a good communication with people can bring me more friends and opportunities. Weakness As mentioned above, one of the biggest weaknesses that may prevent me from achieving leadership effectiveness is that I can’t communicate with others well. Communication competency includes many aspects, for example, language proficiency and appropriate way to express. For me, I am afraid to open my mouth and easy to get nervous when talking to people. I feel anxious when I...
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...All students want to do the best they possibly can, which is why you’re here reading this! If you want to do well then there are no two ways about it, planning is an essential part of studying. I’m sure we all know the temptation of starting something new and wanting to dive in headfirst. However, sometimes this just isn’t the best approach. It can seem tedious to begin with, but remember that time spent properly planning will easily save you twice the time later on. When you start the course, you should start your planning before you so much as open your textbook. A BTEC HND course, with its 16 essay marked units, is a serious commitment and you should spend some time developing your Masterplan to tackle it. When you develop your plan, take the following into consideration: Setting a realistic study timetable – don’t make the mistake of overestimating the time you have to study, as this will come back to haunt you later on. Setting a realistic timetable means you’ll be more flexible and adaptable as the course progresses. Setting realistic goals and targets – Because you don’t have assignment hand in dates, it’s easy to put off that essay till tomorrow…. or the weekend…. Or maybe next week….. Setting yourself a date to complete the essay can help focus your work and stop you from procrastinating. Don’t beat yourself up if life gets in the way of hitting one target, but make sure that you don’t abandon them either. Knowing what is expected of you – Make sure...
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