...Liberal Arts education and a changing time Today, an education is deemed necessary to get a good paying job, at least that is what our parents told us growing up. Although, our parents failed to mention the most important part, an education is more than going to school to get a job that pays well, it is where you find your place in the world, where some find lifelong friends, and many find what they love in life. With all of the new technological advancements going on around us, it seems that with all that change, education is also evolving. Back when only high class men attended universities, the middle class moderate never had a chance to get a higher education. Things like, “How quickly do i want to achieve my degree?” And “What do i want to major in?” Were not topics of conversation, but that is not the case in this modern world. Now a days, there are hundreds of Vocational “training” schools popping up what seems to be everyday. They are career specific schools, with little or no emphasis on the humanities. They are broadcast frequently on our television commercials with catchy slogans and songs, “Get your degree online in less than 10 months” and “Don’t wait! call now for a quick, easy and affordable college degree!” Are all of these readily accessible “training schools” really helping our society flourish? Or are they having a negative effect on the future of our country? But I must debate that college is a place of development, and should not be a school of fast paced...
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...Education Changing with Immigration Rachel Villarreal Vasquez PPA 604 Urban Planning/Redevelopment Professor; Lum July 12, 2014 Education Changing with Immigration Controversy about changes in our education has surrounded the United States for a number of years. But immigration has changed the way we teach our children in the United States today, in the past, currently and trending we are beginning to cater to our environment. The education in the United States is no longer the leading one in the World. The United States was known for producing the most educated college students placing them in the highest ranked jobs. Yet, personally immigration did affect the way that education was presented to me, my family and my community. A perspective personal journey of the education lived by an American born child to an immigrant Mexican Mother and an Indian Father whose own foundation is built on education which can and will empower millions of children. Free access to education had always been the key to the success of educating men, women and children. Yet, I can still remember the personal experience that left its long lasting effects, as it has for many others equally. The changes that happen from generation to generation as education changed due to the immigration of people into the United States. As presented in the following article, “At the dawn of the twenty-first century, immigrants were coming to the United States in near record numbers, reminiscent of the great...
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...Why college education is important to me To survive in today’s military, education is a necessity. Eric Hoffer wrote “In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists”. Continuing my education is not just beneficial for professional survival, but plays a vital role in my success and the advancement of my goals. As military culture progresses, education must progress as well. This culture is changing at a rapid pace, making continuous education a necessity for promotion and career longevity. Persons who are well-rounded in both their military and civilian education are viewed as having the skills necessary to survive and thrive in this ever-changing environment. The pursuit and effective application of continuous education is essential to individual success. My career so far has been filled with mandatory classes and courses designed to make me more effective on the battlefield. It is only recently that I have been able to make the shift to educational pursuits that will also benefit me after my military life is over. I never really gave much thought as to what I would do when I got out of the Army. As I draw nearer to the end of my military career I know that a college education will be the difference that makes me desirable to potential employers. What was known or used in the past may be out of date or no longer relevant. Technologies are constantly updated...
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...that is constantly changing and it’s meaning varies depending on who is asked. As well as everyone having their own definition of the American Dream, there is a also a global understanding of what the American Dream is. There are multiple factors that go into figuring out what the American Dream actually is, so how can one come up with a single universal definition? Although it may be impossible to create one definition that satisfies everyone’s idea of the American Dream, one can look at the different parts that go into defining it to come up with a general understanding of what the American Dream actually is. As stated, this all depends on who you are. One’s race, class, economic status, and personality can...
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...The American Dream was once an idea to those who longed for a better lifestyle in other countries. Moving to the United States meant greater opportunity, financial security, and happiness overall. However, the accessibility of the American Dream has lessened due to the changing government policies and economic status, the job market, different forms of education, and the changing times.The United States government has passed many acts and laws in regards to immigration and financial aid, but only some of these have aided new residents of the country in attaining their American Dream. The competition for jobs has also increased as the requirement for higher education becomes more and more needed. The American Dream is becoming unachievable because...
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...authored by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Reling, focuses on Greg Mortenson’s journey from an adventurous free spirit to a man on a crusade to bring education to the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the United States, education is taken for granted because every child has a Right to Education. Mortenson was faced the reality of poor education in other countries when stumbling upon a village in Korphe and promised to make a difference in the education of children in the Middle East. He believed through education, the violence and bloodshed taking place in that region of the country will eventually stop. Mortenson’s educational vision evolves throughout the book as he overcomes personal barriers through life changing experiences, trials and tribulations, and the expression of his political views of education which pave the way to better life for people by teaching children. Mortenson’s empathy and spontaneous nature was expressed early on by climbing a tall mountain in honor of his sister’s death. Through a series of events, he ended up lost at a location that would ultimately change his life forever. Having originally been taken in to rest from his hike, Mortenson’s compassionate nature shine and his focus in life begin change. Mortenson was in a poverty stricken village known as Korphe when he noticed the poor education standards. These events motivate Mortenson to help educate the people of these villages by building schools to repay the generosity that was given to...
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...spermatozoa of social change.”- C.L.R. James (https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/c_l_r_james_296295). Today, technology, education, and design have helped people in so many ways. It has not only helped with fitness goals, but also personal, career, and financial goals. Social change happens right in front of us every day from wearable devices to changing education to the design of products which shapes our ideas of the world around us. There are many possible contributing factors in social changes such as technology, education, and design. For starters, one aspect of changing social structures and relationships comes from technology. For instance, Tan Le, a technology entrepreneur and business executive, created new piece of technology that will be able to help not only scientists, but society as a whole. She created a “remote control that uses brainwaves to control digital devices and...
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...2008 Pearson Education Australia Stimulating innovation Change, innovation and sustainability Forces for change Change – an organisational reality managing change is an integral part of every manager’s job government laws and regulations technology economic changes strategy, workforce, employee attitudes Robbins, Bergman, Stagg, Coulter Management 5e © 2008 Pearson Education Australia External forces Internal forces Change process The calm waters metaphor the organisation as a large ship crossing a calm sea change is seen as an occasional disruption in the normal flow of events Kurt Lewin’s three-step description of the change process Successful change can be planned and requires unfreezing the status quo, changing to a new state, then refreezing to make the change permanent Robbins, Bergman, Stagg, Coulter Management 5e © 2008 Pearson Education Australia Change process Robbins, Bergman, Stagg, Coulter Management 5e © 2008 Pearson Education Australia Change process The white-water rapids metaphor the organisation is seen as a small raft navigating a raging river with uninterrupted white-water rapids. change is an expected and natural state, and managing change is a continual process. consistent with prior discussion of uncertain and dynamic environments and with a world that is increasingly dominated by information, ideas and knowledge. Robbins, Bergman, Stagg, Coulter Management 5e © 2008 Pearson Education Australia ...
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...Educational Debate Persuasive Paper Lisa Garrido University of Phoenix March 25, 2012 Jody Sedlachek Educational Debate Persuasive Paper Education has changed in so many ways since it was introduced to society. It has been made into so many different types of areas that there has become a lot of debates and discussions about education. Today there are so many topics of concern when it comes to education that we do not even know where to begin. The school board meets several times throughout the school year to meet and discuss all these concerns but it seems that the outcome of this meetings never fully resolve the problems. This is way there will be always an ongoing debate topics that circle our education system. One of the many topics that is has caused a debate discussion is whether or not education should be relevant to tomorrows job market. There are two types of groups that have different opinions in this subject matter. The Perennialist’s believe that all students should be thought things of everlasting importance. They believe that students should learn material that will develop them into well rounded adults that will be capable of fitting into the work field. Perennialist’s also believe that students should be thought scientific reasoning since the details of facts are constantly changing and some of this information would be useless. A student can develop skills that will be utilized in the working field. Most students today are not motivated to...
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...The changing body of students A study of the motives, expectations and preparedness of postgraduate marketing students Jie Liu Department of Business and Management Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK Abstract Purpose – The aim of this paper is to assess the motives, expectations and preparedness of postgraduate marketing students, and discuss possible implications for postgraduate marketing education in the UK. Design/methodology/approach – The research uses primary data collected from postgraduate marketing students at four British universities. Factor analysis is used to evaluate the convergent validity of the survey questionnaire and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient to examine the internal consistency and reliability of the variables composing the major scales. Findings – The results indicate that postgraduate marketing education today faces a culturally diverse student body coupled with a notable lack of relevant work experience. Students are found to have relatively low perception of their preparedness for postgraduate study and high expectations for support and practical experience in marketing. Research limitations/implications – The sample used is relatively small although the high response rate achieved would help add validity to the study. Further research should examine the ways in which students draw on their prior-learning experience to make sense of their learning process. Practical implications – This study should...
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...Changing Our Lives Atal Neupane Strayer University Fundamentals of Writing Assignment 2.1: Changing Our Lives Draft August 06, 2012 Dr. Ras Tsidi Acolatse Changing Our Lives I changed my life in so many ways, but the most important thing that I have changed was my education. I almost do not go back to school around three years. I was too busy on working that I totally forgot to continue my education. I decided to go back to school to further my education by attending Strayer University because my goal is to become a software programmer. At Strayer University, they have BS in Information Systems and Technology and have MOAC labs where I can work live Microsoft system using cloud technology. So, I preferred continue my education at this very convenient Strayer University. I know that getting to class is half the battle, especially for me because I work full time. Strayer University is the one that offers many options so working students like me can fit continuing education in a busy life. Even in my busy schedule, I can take classes at one of the conveniently located campus or combine online learning with campus classes, whenever, wherever, and however that works best. They scheduled the classes during evening and weekend hours. They are strategically located to be easily accessible within some city and some in the suburbs too. Almost every student in Strayer University works so, I found it to become more comfortable with classmate. In today’s business world, a college...
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...Education has changed throughout time and will continue changing. With many changes for better or for worse, education will still be a priority for our children. After interviewing two teachers that have been in the education workforce for over twenty years, I realized how much change in society has affected the way teachers taught their students. The first teacher I interviewed had been teaching for twenty-five years and is a sixth grade teacher. She noted that any change in our culture has made a difference in her classroom. As part of the changes the role of schools and education will also be different both in the educational system and in the society. Together with them the role of teachers will also change. The way students are learning is changing therefore, the tools to accommodate these demands are changing as well. She commented that technology is now a great part of today’s education. She said its like an “explosion of technology” has hit our generation. Although she says that technology has brought many opportunities it has brought challenges as well. For example, it is an advantage for her to integrate computers in her classroom for learning. But it is a huge distraction when her students have cell phones and music player devices in class. She commented that “children in sixth grade shouldn’t even own cell phones.” They are too young to have cell phones and notices that twenty years ago, her students were not known to have such things. Technology is becoming more...
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...Between Nurses Prepared at Different Education Levels Amarjit Dhatt April 5, 2012 Nursing is as old as human society. The general goal of nursing has not changed over time. Compassionate care of sick people to provide comfort and assurance is the conclusion of any given nursing theory. Originally nursing was considered a service, but the constantly changing needs of society resulted in the evolution of the nursing practice into a modern profession. In 1860, the first organized nursing training started at the Nightingale Training School for nurses at St. Thomas Hospital in London. The first BSN program was established in the United States in 1909 at the University of Minnesota. World War II resulted in the demand and supply mismatch of well-trained nurses. Diploma programs gained popularity at this time. They usually consisted of 2 to 3 years of education within a hospital. In 1952, associate degrees in nursing at community and junior colleges replaced them, as hospitals were finding it difficult to fund these programs. All these programs make a student eligible to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam but they differ in their ability to provide quality nursing care, leadership roles and patient education. BSN requires four years of a college level education to prepare nurse generalists (Creasia, 2011). They complete the same education as ADN programs and continue with...
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...that if it isn’t broke then don’t fix it, which is a perfect example of an aphorism. Aphorism is a pithy observation that contains a general truth. (Google) Locke will go on to argue that the secondary physical education program is broke, but how should we go about fixing it. Does the whole program need to be fixed or should we replace the program? Locke will provide many great points on what we should look for, and how we should go about changing it. One argument that stood out to me was the topic on “Yes, do throw money at it.” Teachers will always talk about the amount of resources they have to run a program. Most of the time they complain that they do not get enough money for their program. But, is money...
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...Critical Review of the Article “The changing body of students - A study of the motives, expectations and preparedness of postgraduate marketing students” The fact is that the body of postgraduate marketing students, who decide to study in UK, has become much more different during the last few years. It means that British marketing educators are facing big challenges as well as great opportunities. In order to help the educators keep up with the pace of the change, researches about the postgraduate marketing students have been conducted. According to Liu (2010), the article - “The changing body of students - A study of the motives, expectations and preparedness of postgraduate marketing students” aims at finding out the possible implications for the educators by evaluating the motives, expectations and preparedness of the postgraduate marketing students in UK, and through this, the marketing educators could design their programme better. This paper will try to analyse the article and give a critical review for it. Even facing with the challenges from counterparts such as American universities and Asian domestic universities (Liu, 2010), the trend is that numbers of the postgraduate students in UK including those, who major in marketing, have still increased dramatically. More students choose to take a postgraduate programme in UK, particularly on taught programme (Liu, 2010). Taylor (2002) states that comparing with undergraduates...
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