CRITICAL THINKING PROJECT GUIDE DUE:  March 29, 2018 Beginning of Class Time – No Later Identify a topic of interest to you related to the course.  Prepare five critical thinking questions related to your topic.  Read 5 research articles from academic journals (NO POPULAR PRESS) relevant to your topic. Do not use dissertation abstracts.   Complete your literature search in any of these data bases: […]

 You will select a research study cited anywhere in the body of the text book.  You will review the study and provide a critique. Then you will interview an older adult (minimum age 65) with whom you can review this topic and the perspectives outlined in the book.  Ask the Older Adult to express his/her own perspective and provide a summary of this.  Conclude with […]

There is a broad range of experiences brought to the school every day by cultural, linguistic, and ethnically diverse students. These unique diversities compel the development and use of different teaching strategies to target each student as an individual. In this discussion, you will explore the concept of supporting diversity through 21st-century teaching and learning. This discussion is also intended to support your performance on […]

Option 1: Visual or popular culture analytical essay: In an 1800-2000 word essay (6-pages) analyze an object of visual or popular culture from a transnational feminist perspective. You may choose any kind of representation from visual or popular culture, such as, a music video, film, commercial advertising, video game, contemporary art, blog, song, graphic novel, memes, GIFS, etc.  You must reference your object of analysis […]

Chapter 3 discusses stress. What is stress?  How is stress defined? What different kinds of events can be stressful? Give an example of a positive and a negative stressful situation you have encountered.  Discuss in detail the methods you used to cope with stress.  How are chronic and acute stressors different?  Which type of stress (acute or chronic) do you find most problematic.  Which do […]

 Before completing this discussion, be sure to review Chapters 6 and 7 of your text as well as the Environmental and Genetic Influence on Intelligence (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and Multiple Intelligence (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. videos. You may also awnt to review the “Brain Based Learning and its Relation with Multiple Intelligence”, “Intelligence: Foundations and Issues […]

Multiple-Choice Questions Name __________________________________ Directions: Record your answer on the line that precedes the number of the question. ___1.  According to Nils Roll-Hansen, the social role of basic research or science did NOT include:   a. it was a crucial ingredient in the ideology of liberal democracy   b. it strengthened the economy   c. it was a knowledge base that served practical tasks through       applied science   […]

Course Project Task IV  Literature Review III  As you complete your literature review, it will then be time to organize the wealth of information you’ve acquired into a suitable format for proceeding with the next phase of the project—developing the content for the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that will be due in Module 7.  Develop a two- to three-page outline of your presentation in Microsoft Word […]

Although most older people prefer to live independently in the community, and most are successful in doing so, institutional care is an essential option for an aging population. Some facilities are excellent, providing high-quality care, comfort, and intellectual and social stimulation. However, even in these excellent settings, there is probably some room for improvement. Develop a description of an ideal nursing home. Your description should […]

In looking at the diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders, many clinicians and researchers believe that these criteria could be applied to behaviors outside of substance use to classify other addictive behaviors. To this end, gambling disorder was added as a diagnostic classification in the DSM-5. Imagine that you are on the next DSM revision committee. What addictive behavior (not including substance use or gambling) […]