Research Areas in Education and Management1

Parochial

 No government support vs. fairness to parents who pay twice for education
 Separation of church and state vs. religion's contribution to the public good

Policy

 Placement by age vs. placement by academic ability

 Mainstreaming students with disabilities vs. special classrooms for special needs
 Required standardized tests for advancement vs. course requirements only
 National standardized tests vs. local control of education
 Multicultural/bilingual education vs. traditional basics
 Teacher competency tests vs. degree requirements only
 Teacher's needs/demands vs. teaching as a service profession

School Violence

 Policing schools
 School's responsibility vs. community responsibility

Youth Problems

 Drug and alcohol abuse, pregnancy, suicide

 Zero tolerance toward violence vs. toughness with flexibility
 Permit corporal punishment
 At risk behavior

Social Problems and its Effects

 Easy way to earn state revenues vs. social damage

 Individual freedom vs. social damage
 Do lotteries actually benefit education or is it a scam?
 Youth gangs, prison gangs, international gangs--workable solutions?
 City government initiatives
 Elderly to share in the tax burden vs. government support of elderly
 Future of social security
 Age discrimination
 Child rearing
 Generational cultural differences
 Is there still a glass ceiling?
 What obstacles do women face when running for political office?

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Prepared by: Prof. VICENTE L. BETINGO, JR. Faculty Member of the CPSU Graduate School Main Campus.
Teaching Methods of Research, Statistical Methods, Mathematics, and Public Administration and Management
Courses.