...EDUCATION AND THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A GOOD EDUCATION Education is as important as the air we breathe. It is the most important possession a person must have. Education is beneficial in many aspect of life especially, personal and social it is the only possession that cannot be taken away from you. Education is important because it will open up the windows of opportunities. In this competitive world having a good education is as important as the air we breathe because it is our weapon to conquer the world. Education will help you grow as an individual because the more knowledge you have the better understanding you will have in any given problem that will come your way. It will give you self satisfaction and will boost your self confidence. As an individual I know it will help me in a lot of aspects in my life. It will give me a financial stability because I will be able to land a good job and a high paying salary. I will learn how to spend my money and will learn how to invest it wisely. The more education I have the more respect and acknowledgement I will get from people. Knowledge is really important that is why we need to take it seriously. It is the strong weapon you can have to conquer this complex world. If you have a good education nobody can fool you and you will not tolerate any mistreatment from people. It will give you a better view in life if you are well educated. In the social aspect of my life education will give me a better understanding on how to...
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...Philosophy of Education Ruth Taylor University of Mary Washington, School of Education Introduction My thoughts and beliefs of the purpose of education is where my philosophy of education begins. I believe that the purpose of education is to ensure that all students, regardless of their abilities, are able to gain the knowledge necessary to be productive members of society. Although I believe that higher education is extremely important, there are a great deal of students that may never be able to attend any type of higher education institution. For these students, it is imperative that we as educators teach them the basic skills in order for them to be as independent as possible after their 13 years of formal education. As educators, I believe that most of us come into the profession because we want to make a difference in the lives of young people. Our students are the future of our world. They are the generation that will make a difference. We teach so that our students will be able to reach their highest possible potential in life. Since my primary focus is in the field of special education, I feel that I have a slightly different view on the purpose of education than do my regular education counterparts. My goal is to ensure that my students will have the skills needed to accomplish all of their dreams and goals, regardless of their academic abilities. We as a society learn so that we can be productive members of society and live within the societal norms...
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...``Push-pull'' factors influencing international student destination choice Tim Mazzarol Graduate School of Management, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia Geoffrey N. Soutar Graduate School of Management, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia Keywords Students, Decision making, Learning, Country of origin Introduction Why do students choose to study overseas? Demand for education, particularly higher education, has traditionally been driven by expectations of its ability to raise the economic and social status of the graduate. For people in less developed countries, limited access to education in their own countries led to a significant rise in the number of international students studying overseas. Between 1960 and 1970, the average growth in international student flows was around 9 per cent, and continued at about 6 per cent from 1970 to 1980 (Hughes, 1988). While there is some evidence of a slowing in the overall flow of international students during the 1980s and 1990s (Kemp, 1995), a global industry has been created. The global pattern of international student flows may be explained by a combination of ``push and pull'' factors that encourage students to study overseas. ``Push'' factors operate within the source country and initiate a student's decision to undertake international study. ``Pull'' factors operate within a host country to make that country relatively attractive to international students. Some of these factors are inherent in the...
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...college education and expand my career choices. I believe having an education is very important, if you want to be successful in your life. When looking at which school I was going to attend, I had to look at all aspects of my education. One of the first questions I asked myself was should I attend an online school or go to a traditional school? There two choices when looking to obtain a college education; the choices are online education or a traditional education. Online and traditional educations have many similarities but their differences with classroom settings, classmate interaction, and the instruction methods can be difficult for many people. The most important difference of online and traditional education would be the classroom setting. Online classes are defined as courses that are offered primarily or exclusively through the Internet. (Blank, 2012) Online students can learn from anywhere, they have access to a computer with Internet access. A student can turn in homework, take an exam and listen to a lecture while at home, traveling with the family or even sitting in the waiting room of a doctor's office. Students can complete their classwork at any time of day to fit any schedule. An online education may be best for you if you are a single parent, have a busy schedule, or you want to learn at your own pace. Some online learners may find online classes boring and have difficulty concentrating on the material that needs to be remembered. For these students a traditional...
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...Introduction Student is the primary asset of any educational institutions. Schools, state universities, private universities and colleges are useless if there’s no student. If there are students but the performance of each student in school is low, it's useless. Students’ academic performance is very important in every aspect. It links on the social and economic development of the country. The Students’ Performance (academic achievement) plays an Important role in producing the best quality graduates who will become great leader and manpower for the country thus responsible for the country’s economic and social development (Ali et.al, 2009). Students Academic Performance measurement undergone with different research studies. It has challenging aspects of literature, science student performance are affected due to social, psychological, economic, environmental and personal factors. These factors strongly influence on the student performance, but these factors vary from person to person and country to country. From the last few years in Philippines the Literacy rate and the quality of education improved especially K to 12 Program is now implemented. Philippines produced students that are globally competitive, well educated and skilled person and those who meet dynamic growing market requirement. That’s the reason of the researchers is to find out such factors that affecting Students’ performance, especially in 2nd Year Education Students of National University where Students face lot...
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...Course Date The things someone does after learning in College or University is the most important thing than even the place where this person goes. People do not overrate someone’s purpose for going to the university or college. What a person chooses to do with his or her education is the most important thing. What people do not really understand is the purpose of the education they get. What is better, is it getting good education so that one has the necessary life skills or to just get a degree and then later land on a high paying job? Around the country, there are very many state schools which all offer excellent education. In the schools you can find many classmates from various states who have a similar burning urge to get education like you. (Mead, 832). Education in these state schools aims at a few things in transforming an individual. The education gained can be to nurture a person’s thought to various issues so that one can think critically. The education received is also important in exposing to an individual to the various accomplishments that man has done on earth (Ken, 437). Education also develops in a person an ability for an individual to respond intelligently to a question after listening to the question in an active manner (Ken, 437). If someone wishes to come out with the good gained in education in a college then Rebecca Mead will be in support of the college education the individual is very ready to know new things by learning so that he or she can get the...
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...INFLUENCING THE SELECTION OF A HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION Mohar bin Yusof Tun Abdul Razak University, Malaysia mohar@unitar.edu.my Siti Nor Bayaah binti Ahmad Tun Abdul Razak University, Malaysia ctnor11@unitar.edu.my Misyer bin Mohamed Tajudin Tun Abdul Razak University, Malaysia misyer64@unitar.edu.my R. Ravindran Tun Abdul Razak University, Malaysia ravindran@unitar.edu.my ABSTRACT The higher education landscape in Malaysia has gone through substantial changes. With improvements in the quality of education and better academic performance at the primary and secondary school level, the demand for tertiary education has increased many fold. The increased public demand for tertiary education and the government’s aspiration to position Malaysia as a regional centre of academic excellence have led to the higher education market becoming monopolistically competitive. The purpose of the research was to examine the expectations on higher education institutions among three groups of respondent i.e. prospective students, parents of prospective students and first year university students, and to identify the factors influencing their preferences in selecting a particular higher education institution. KEY WORDS: Preferences, Higher Education Institutions, Expectations, Higher Education Market, Market Research UNITAR E-JOURNAL Vol. 4, No. 2, June 2008 27 INTRODUCTION Over the span of ten years or so, the higher education landscape in Malaysia has gone...
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...Introduction 1.1 Problem definition Any discussion of higher Education in different countries needs to be conducted within the context of the overall perception of a country’s culture, society, history, salary and intellect. These influences are the foundation of the education in a country. Due to these different influences every country has a different understanding of education. I will also concentrate on the influence of culture on education in China and in the United States (U.S.) with special emphasis on Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions, because culture and history can lead the way in understanding the differences among student’s higher education. 1.2 Objectives The paper investigates the differences between the education in China and the U.S. against the background of dramatical differences in culture and history. First the country-specific Cultural Dimensions by Hofstede need to be elaborated to reveal a basic approach for the understanding of a nation’s culture. Based on Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions and the history the effect on education and instructional strategies in China and the U.S. will be discussed. 1.3 Course of the Investigation To achieve the objectives the course of the investigation will be carried out in three steps. In the first step the conceptual background on the topic will be defined to provide a basis. Chapter 2 describes the theory and the five Dimensions of Hofstede’s Culture’s Consequences. In the second step the explanations focus...
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...this study the body language as non-verbal communication tool is taken to be examined, and teachers' opinions about the use and importance of body language in education are surveyed. Eight open-ended questions are asked to 100 teachers. As a result, it is shown that teachers realize the importance of body language in education, and that they feel the lack of not having body language training in the university, especially in the early years of their career. Keywords: Body language; education; teachers Communication between individuals is divided as verbal and nonverbal communication. Body language is a comprehension and communication tool via physical movements and changes tshow a person's feelings, thoughts, and attitudes about other persons and things. According to Kasikci (2003,p. 26) body language is a form of non-verbal communication that support (as an amplifier, booster of) verbal communication. According to Baltas and Baltas (2002), humans used body language before they developed verbal language. People through body language, share with other people their feelings, thoughts, desires, and needs (p. 11). Body language gives very important clues about people's feelings, attitudes and thoughts, and it helps us to understand their behavior according to their appearance at the point of decision. These clues are important in understanding and assessing both ourselves and other people. According to İzgören (1998,p. 5) the three channels used when forwarding a message are word...
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...Teacher perception The people who are in the profession of educating students need to have social personal characters. Professional teachers should be empathetic and tatt can be important in mitigation of their negative attitudes towards the black male students. Therefore, the teachers should adopt the students cultural and social perspective in order to provide effective decision making. Motivation People are not usually motivated in order to be biased on the basis race. According to Maslow’s theory, needs which are not yet satisfied cannot influence the behaviors of the various humans (Greene & Burke, 2007, p. 116). Understanding the ways in which bias arises can be important in decision making because it will develop effective...
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...Many students around the world today focus mainly one thing while they are in school; Career and income, but how do you achieve that? How does one get the career they want and the income they yearn? The answer is education several countries are known for their exceptional performance in academics and the pressure related to their education. Among those countries are China, India and Japan. These three countries share a lot in common; exceptionally bright students and a very rigorous education system that showers students with pressure from parents to perform exceptional in school. Anita Desai, who is the author of Studies in the Park, shows us how the much education is important in India. Studies in the Park is about a young man named Suno. Suno is ready to apply for college, but before he goes into college, he must pass the entrance exams for his college. Suno undergoes pressure from his parents to study hard and pass the entrance exams. Suno is always reminded from his parents that he expects good results from him and he should just be studying. Suno starts to get fed up with all the talks and his loud home, so he tries and find a new place to go and study; The Park. At the park he meets other students who are just like him; tired of all the noise at home and fed up from their parents nagging at them to study. Anita Desai’s Studies in the Park undoubtedly connects with the importance of education worldwide, pressure placed on students for education and the pressure for incentives...
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...differences in what is expected of a student enrolled in an online course and a traditional student, how every person learns in a different way, and therefore would more actively learn in a certain environment, finances, schedule, and I will briefly discuss the job market for graduates. For me, online learning is an easier way for me to accomplish my educational goals because of my personal obligations. There are many aspects to consider when comparing on-campus learning and online learning. According to a paper entitled “Traditional vs. Online Degrees,” “To compare an online student to a traditional student is like trying to compare apples and oranges” (Sakurai, 2002) . A traditional student has a teacher in front of him/her lecturing, answering questions, and encouraging him/her. An online student receives weekly assignments. Included, are the literature, PowerPoint presentations, and or videos about what they are learning, then a list of homework to get done. In order for online students to get help, they have to write an email or call their instructor on the one day they are available. Because of these differences, it seems that online education would be more difficult, but that is not always the case. A student who has a hard time focusing on homework would not be well suited for an online education because all of the work is done at home. Unfortunately, many students feel that they are not given a real choice, since an online education is not as costly as the traditional...
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...Purpose of education Name: Institution: Professor: Class: Date of submission: Purpose of education Education is considered to be a very important aspect of every individual’s life. Education acts as a tool that shapes each individual’s life. In general there is no single definition of education that fully defines what education is. Different scholars in the field of education define education in their own different ways. However, most of the definitions of education converge at the acquiring or passing of knowledge, skills and behaviour from one individual to another or through an institution such as the family, school or the society. The word education is derived from a Latin word e-ducere which means “leading out” and therefore it means leading out from the darkness of ignorance to the light of knowledge (Bailey, Barrow, Carr & McCarthy, 2013). In the formal setting education involves studying of a variety of subjects to learn new skills, habits and acquire new knowledge. It is usually divided into pre-school, primary school, secondary school and college or apprentice. For the purpose of this paper therefore education is defined as the practice of passing knowledge mostly in schools and colleges. The purpose of education in the society has been a matter of major debate among different philosophers of education. Education performs a very important role in an individual as well as the society. In our present society people...
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...the wheel all these achievements are important milestones in our evolution. The Al-Azhar founded in Egypt in the 10th BC is considered by many to be the first University in the world (according to Encyclopedia Britannica online). Through time higher education has gone through many changes, from the readings of Plato in Greece to Online Education in the twentieth first century. Although time separates Plato’s teaching from Online Education they each share a common dedication to assisting students manage their time effectively in order to achieve their respective career goals. Higher education in the twentieth first century has become more important than ever before and often students have to juggle work, family life and education, and in order to succeed they have to set goals and prioritize them. Many new students have to work to help pay the high cost of higher education and in order to complete their degree they have to know how to manage their time effectively. All these distractions like work, social and family life can interfere in a student’s ability to obtain a college degree. While some students may have problems with time management, setting goals and prioritizing tasks I believe that with the right support system at home and at work students can achieve a degree in an online or face-to-face education setting. The Internet forever change the way we do things, from working to socializing and school. Online education has taken the world like a big storm...
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...Education, one of the basic components of a child’s life, has become one of the most important civil rights issue of our time. Specifically, this pertains to students after they graduate from high school. Education does serve as the “the balance-wheel of the social machinery” but this is only true until students reach high school (Source A). Beyond that, it divides students by rich and poor classes, and starts an infinite cycle of distribution. This is a primary effect of the financial inequalities that exist in today’s society. Education is not the civil rights issue of our time, but is certainly one of the most important ones. One of the most foremost concerns in today’s society is unequal economic opportunities. Education is a primary effect...
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