• Parental involvement in language and literacy acquisition(PDF)
• Migrants, Language and Education- An International Perspective(PDF)

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to hypothesize the perceptions of migrant and seasonal farmworker families in the United States and to understand their needs.

Directions:

Write a reflection addressing the following questions. Please refer to the case study and the course content when writing your reflection.

1. How can educators best incorporate newly arrived immigrants?
2. How have the polices in a place affected newly arrived immigrants?
3. What can we do as teachers to ease the transition for students and parents of newly arrived immigrants?
4. Discuss some of the ESL programs discussed in the case study?
5. Provide some recommendations for how schools can be better prepared to receive newly arrived immigrants.

Topic Option 1:Nature option.Nature figures prominently in classical Chinese poetry. Write a paper on the role of nature in classical Chinese poetry using three works in this class as examples.

No outside resources needed. 

Your paper should have a title and a clearly articulated thesis for which you provide evidence drawn from the texts you are analyzing. Be careful to avoid simply summarizing what is in the text or what has been stated in class.

Detailed writing instruction is post in the attached file.

No outside resources needed, only use resources from here: https://canvas.uoregon.edu/courses/145973/files/folder/Slides?

Use resources from: 

1. Peach Blossom Spring

2. Watching Clouds Rise

3. Tears of Flowers. 

Research Paper

For Week 3 you conducted an annotated bibliography on a set of topics.

1. The major developmental theories for children and adolescents.
2. Impact of current trends on developing children and adolescents.
3. Impact of geography in the sequence of development.
4. Physical development from childhood through adolescence.
5. Cognitive development from childhood through adolescence.
6. Social and personality development from childhood through adolescence.
7. Emotion and language in varied contexts (e.g., home, school, peers).
8. Age-appropriate milestones and anomalies.

Charles Kettering once said, “A problem clearly stated is a problem half-solved.”

An inventor, businessman, and the holder of 186 patents, Kettering certainly faced his share of problems. But through all of his work, he learned that if he clearly stated the problem, half of the work was already done.

As a social worker, you too will encounter many social problems. But, by clearly and concisely identifying the problem like Kettering, you, too, will be halfway to solving the problem. However, if you are unable to state the problem…this could present some challenges.

Upon successful completion of this discussion, you will be able to:

• Discuss in writing the implications of not having a clear/concise problem statement.

Resources

• Textbook: Practice-based Research in Social Work: A Guide for Reluctant Researchers

Background Information

Effective problems statements describe the framework of the study and its general analytic approach. In other words, the problem statement clearly states whether the study is qualitative, descriptive, or experimental. Clearly identifying the design provides focus for the methodology that will be used, in addition to providing guidance for the remainder of the research process.

Effective problems statements answer questions. Qualitative research aims to answer questions related to peoples’ perceptions, attitudes, and experiences. A descriptive researcher aims to answer questions that identify and describe the relationship between two or more variables, while experimental research asks about the effects (or causes) of something on something else. If the researcher is unable to state questions clearly and succinctly, the statement sounds ambiguous and wordy.

Effective problems statements also try not to do too much. In other words, the researcher should avoid addressing multiple problems within one statement, or taking on broad, overly ambitious problems. Trying to do too much not only confuses the reader, but it also makes identifying the methods much too difficult for the researcher.

COMPLEX PROBLEM STATEMENT: The problem of this study is to identify social workers’, administrators’, and clients’ perceptions, attitudes, and experiences toward the new healthcare reform along with their past and current experiences with their doctors and other medical personnel.

Myriad problems are associated with this problem statement.

First, the statement fails to identify the type of design. Although the reader can infer from the statement that it is qualitative, it is best to simply state that explicitly.

Second, the statement has three different constituents. Although it may be useful to understand the perceptions of social workers, administrators, and clients, it is better to simplify the study and focus on one group.

Third, it has too many variables: healthcare reform, past experiences with doctors and other medical personnel, and current experiences with doctors and other medical personnel.

By not having a clear, concise problem statement, the study loses the focus.

BETTER PROBLEM STATEMENT: The problem of this qualitative study is to identify social workers’ perceptions of healthcare reform.

This problem statement provides clarity and focus for the study:

• The statement clearly/concisely identifies which design – qualitative
• The statement clearly/concisely identifies with whom – social workers
• The statement clearly/concisely identifies the perceptions of what – healthcare reform

Instructions

1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2. Read Chapter 2 in your textbook, Practice-based Research in Social Work: A Guide for Reluctant Researchers.
3. Navigate to the threaded discussion and respond to the following discussion question:
   1. Discuss the implications of not having a clear/concise problem statement.
4. Your initial post of at least 250 words is due by the end of the third day of the workshop.

effect this coronavirus is having or will have on advertising. If you see any coronavirus themed ads, shoot pictures of them and consider using them as illustrations in your paper. 

I fear that one or more of you might find one implication of the Coronavirus on advertising, and write the entire 1000 word paper on that one issue. I really don’t want that, because it won’t challenge you to think about multiple implications. So if you choose to do this assignment, you should write about implicationS — plural — including those that are positive, negative, or neither, in terms of how it will affect advertising.