How To Write Your Urban Education Issues Paper

By Linda Lewis


There is a very good chance that you are reading this article right now because you are ready to write your next essay assignment. Whether or not it is for school is beside the point, but there is a probability that you have chosen the subject of urban education issues as something to write about. And if this is the case, it is recommended that you finish this article for some tips that you can probably use.

Do prepare a simple checklist first to put all your ideas into place. This checklist will also assist you in organization your concepts and thoughts and keep everything in context. When working on something important like a concept paper or essay and such, it will help a great deal if you have a checklist for all the ideas you need to present.

A good introduction is of course needed for your essay. A recommended good introduction should include a background on the rationale of the public school system and educational system in general in terms of improving and educating the citizens of the country. Your introduction should present the opposing views as regards you topic, especially when it comes to educational reform.

Next you should tackle the issues of and specific quirks regarding education in the urban setting. In discussing g this, you should also include some historical data down through the ages as regards the rate of urbanization and industrialization, and also the relative discrepancies in wealth and development in both urban and rural settings.

Once you have given the general background, do try to include now the underlying sociological concerns on the foundations of education. In this instance, you will be dealing with how sociological conditions may in fact contribute to inequality in the educational system as comparing rural and urban conditions. Look at how this is evident in terms of basic education all the way up to higher educational levels.

Address the problem at hand by illustrating it fully. After doing so, look at or list and discuss some possible interventions that could be done. Some researches do exist on education program interventions to lessen gaps, such as gender segregation and even aptitude segregation classes. Do not limit yourself to just one or two but do further research and discuss as much as possible.

It may also be a good idea not to limit your views and discussion on the local scene or national scene only. Do look at the situation and what has been done in other countries as well, particularly in Europe, which has the same kind of economic development as the United States. Look at how their policy makers have dealt with the urban education concerns of the decade and study it. Put a discussion how this may or may not be viable on the home front.

In conclusion, this article has shown you some considerations in terms of what to put into your upcoming essay or paper. There are of course a lot of other points of interest and topics you can put within it, but suffice it to say what has been covered in this article is a good starting point to give you some ideas.




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