...passionate in my belief that playing high school sports offer tremendous value to students. School programs typically include physical education as part of their ongoing curriculum. As students matriculate in their academic careers, high school sports have also evolved. I am product of such an athletic environment and am proud of my achievements acquired through sports. While many believe that playing a high school sport may expose children to the risk of injury or take away from their academic growth, I support that participating in a high school sports offers lifelong benefits physically, academically and socially. Physical education offers personal benefits for the student that enhance body image and self-confidence. The California State Board of Education, in a 2005 content standards guide, cited that "physical education contributes to good health, improves students’...
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...bs_bs_banner Higher Education Quarterly, 0951-5224 DOI: 10.1111/hequ.12055 Volume 68, No. 3, July 2014, pp 348–372 The Role of Work Experience in the Future Employability of Higher Education Graduates Ruth Helyer, Teesside University, r.helyer@tees.ac.uk Dionne Lee, Teesside University, d.lee@tees.ac.uk Abstract Many new graduates are finding it difficult to obtain graduate-level work and impossible to break into the sectors they were aiming at. In order to address this, higher education institutions are examining the methods they use to enhance student employability and deploying various measures to grow and strengthen this activity, with an increasing focus on providing work experience. One popular way of doing this is via internships (placements). This paper examines the context in which work experience has come to the fore as an approach to enhancing employability by interrogating recent research and policy related to this agenda. Employability is presented as an on-going debate that cannot be viewed as a finite entity but must move and develop with the market, society and the global situation. In addition the paper closely examines a graduate internship programme in a university in North East England. Comparing and contrasting findings from this scheme, with other examples of experiential learning through work experience, provides some evidence to suggest the value of internships and furthermore supports some formative ideas about how internships...
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...Rites of Passage have been a path of life throughout time and space. Anthropologists have found many differences between cultures but also many similatries. Rites of passage from boy to man or girl to woman are different in some and strange in others. The Native Americans and the Greeks were not the same as the Japanese, but yet believed in some of the same old blood ways. Rites are not taught but learned throughout one’s lifetime. Native Americans had a volatile version of passage. In the earlier years, the Native American boys would play as boys. They would follow fathers and love mothers. They would show you what life had to offer and defend what was theirs. In ancient times, to become a man you must show skills in fighting, survival, forging and pride. Fight would be known as how to protect them from danger and protect the tribe. Basically, what we call being a warrior or soldier in modern time. A young boy must face a battle with someone older to show the...
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...world news is filled with stories of unethical behaviour. Acknowledging the growing importance of ethics I want to research it more in the essay below. I want to find an appropriate definition of ethics in Belgian culture. What is the impact of ethics on leadership and management? Last I want to consider if the study of management needs to emphasize more on ethics. The Belgian identity First I want to give a personal insight on the Belgian identity. What makes Belgians, Belgians? Many contacts with various cultures make Belgians tolerant and flexible. The many rules, the scepticism towards government and authority, the internal linguistic split between Flanders (Dutch speaking) and Wallonia (French speaking), and the fact that my country is too small to engage in internationally ambitious enterprises, have led to a relative lack of national pride and self-confidence. Belgium may be one of the least nationalistic cultures in the world. Belgians may be one of the few nationals who will criticize their country, rather than make publicity for it. The above has a positive side to it. Belgians are unwilling to engage in offensive actions, or even engage in war unless it is purely defensive. What all Belgians have in common is a love for the “Good life”. Belgians are not the type waiting to impress other people with their achievements, or to convince others of their...
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...Building Synergies Charles Woodall August 9, 2010 Across the United States, state legislatures are responding to rising expectations in the workplace and the demands of a global economy by setting higher standards for schools. To enforce these standards, legislatures are creating high-stakes assessment systems that hold schools accountable for student achievement. In response to this initiative the president of the United States, Barack Obama, has created an initiative called “Race to the top”. This program was developed to give school districts financial incentives to improve failing schools and motivate educators about attaining these expectations. In addition, this “race to the top” initiative will increase the emphasis of accountability on teachers and school leaders. More than ever, in today’s climate of heightened expectations, principals are in the hot seat. They are being scrutinized on their ability to improve teaching and learning. They need to be educational visionaries, instructional and curriculum leaders, assessment experts, disciplinarians, community builders, public relations experts, budget analysts, facility managers, special programs administrators, and expert overseers of legal, contractual, and policy mandates and initiatives. They are expected to broker the often-conflicting interests of parents, teachers, students, district office...
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...Cammie Denton Dr. Foster WR 122 April 17, 2016 Rhetorical Analysis of Barack Obama’s Remarks on Economic Mobility On December 4th, 2013 Barack Obama spoke on the subject of income inequality and upward mobility. This speech was delivered to, and hosted by, the Center for American Progress (CAP). The president uses striking language to appeal to the emotion and logic of the audience. Obama executes his appeals in a variety of ways with the express purpose of painting the issue of growing inequality and decreased upward mobility as the “defining challenge of our time.” President Obama describes these issues as what drives everything he does as POTUS. Obama’s speech was quite intellectual and technical, peppered in detail with the numbers and statistics of current social and economic inequalities, appealing to logos. While he builds his argument based on these substantial facts, the overall feeling of his language is that of compassion. This compassion seems to drive his purpose and thus emotionally connecting to his audience. Further, Obama appeals to ethos during his speech as he outlines how current market-caused inequalities are threatening everything that makes America great. Obama masterfully balances his passionate language with solid facts and straight-forward logic in this effectively persuasive speech. Before expanding upon the specifics of the rhetorical methods utilized by the president in this speech, I think it is important to highlight that the audience (CAP)...
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...Expanding Horizons and Forging Cooperation in a Resurgent Asia SAARC 2015 The New Delhi Statement on SAARC 2015 and Asian Resurgence © Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, March 2007 Published by: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung India Office K-70B, Hauz Khas Enclave New Delhi Email: fes@fesindia.org Edited by: Kant K. Bhargava and Mahendra P. Lama Designed and printed by: New Concept Information Systems Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi ISBN 81-7440-065-6 Contents Foreword Preface Background Paper Inaugural Address by I.K. Gujral Group Reports New Delhi Statement Annexures: (i) Programme (ii) List of Participants & Special Invitees (iii) List of Written Papers and Presentations Related Publications iv vi 1 17 23 45 56 71 Foreword As part of its programme for the promotion of regional cooperation in South Asia, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung organised the Conference on SAARC 2015: Expanding Horizons and Forging Cooperation in a Resurgent Asia in February 2007 in New Delhi in collaboration with Ambassador Kant K. Bhargava, former Secretary-General of SAARC, and Prof. Mahendra Lama, Chairman, Centre for South, Central, South East Asian and South West Pacific Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The main thrust of the Conference was that the SAARC as an entity and its member states must prepare themselves well for leveraging the opportunities arising from the current resurgence in Asia. The Background Paper for the Conference was prepared...
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...Down syndrome: Observing Shannon Submitted by: Alfonse Bowman Arcadia University ED 584: Supporting Students with Low Incidence Disabilities Professor Hopkins Fall 2013 Introduction For our final paper I chose to research trisomy 21 or as it is known clinically, Down syndrome (DS). The primary reason I chose this low incidence disability is because I will make the transition from a regular education teacher to a special education teacher in the spring and I am already familiar with other low incidence disabilities. I realize that with my new role in a self-contained classroom it is important for me to understand the term Down syndrome and then see how the definition and behavioral traits impact the student, the teacher and the other students in an educational setting. This research paper will provide clinical and anecdotal information on DS with real-life observation of a student with Down syndrome. History of Disorder According to the National Down Syndrome Society (2013), during the early nineteenth century, John Langdon Down, an English physician, published an accurate description of a person with Down syndrome. It was this scholarly wok, published in 1866, that earned Down the recognition as the “father” of the syndrome. Although other people had previously recognized the characteristics of the syndrome, it was Down who described the condition as a distinct and separate entity. The United States Department of Health and Human Services Center for Disease Control...
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...Hirschorn, L..Harvard Business Review..,. Copied under Permission from Access Copyright. Further reproduction, distribution or transmission is prohibited, except as otherwise permitted by law. If this copy is not covered under the Access Copyright licence this short excerpt is being delivered under the copyright exception "fair dealing" as defined by Canadian law for the purpose of education, private study or research. Large-scale change initiatives often col/apse under the weight of their own complexity. To bring order to the chaos, organize the effort into three coordinated campaigns: political} marketing) and military. ~am for by Larry Hirschhorn al an • try to change organizations. Few succeed. And as most executives who have lived through change initiatives will admit, fewer still want to try again. Who can blame them for their reluctance? The process is terribly painful, the logistics are enormously complex, the organization wants deeply not to change-and the success rate is abysmal. Yet most organizations must change, and change profoundly, if they're to stay alive. It's the oldest cliche in the book, and it's also true. The good news is that organizational change is not as hard to pull off as people think. It's tough, but it's not impossible, and it can be systematized. As a researcher and consultant, I've been involved in many change initiatives at scores of companies over the past 15 years, and I've come to believe that the low rate of success has...
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...disproportionate benefits for the rich, and marginalisation and disempowerment of the poor, for countries such as Bangladesh with low income, smaller capacities and even lesser bargaining turf, globalisation has thrown up a host of challenges with great rapidity. And yet we continually strive to integrate into a globalised world whilst balancing our national agenda of democracy, development and trade. While speaking on Bangladesh, since coming here as Bangladesh’s High Commissioner I have come to realize, increasingly and sadly as time has gone by, that Bangladesh is often bypassed and when discussed or referred to in the South Asian context, the emphasis more often than not is on negative elements. Overcoming certain misperceptions about my country and bringing it out of the ugly shadows generated by misinformation, sometimes seem in itself the biggest challenge to me. However, whatever we as a nation have achieved since our independence have come as part of our victories in our persistent struggle on numerous fronts in an increasingly globalized world. As it traversed the oceans of fire and blood during its long struggle for national independence, across the barren desert of autocratic rule and overcoming the horrendous calamities wrought by nature’s wrath, Bangladesh has manifested, if nothing else, its indomitable spirit of defiance, its astonishing resilience and the thunder in its heart. And its people are the heroic embodiment of all of this and more. They are the ones...
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...to negotiate the price of a sale to a limit predetermined by the principal. Another example of prinicipal and agent relationships is GNC who argued that the conduct of McCreadies was sufficient to represent they had authority to enter a binding agreement on behalf of O2. McCreadies was hired by O2 to negotiate the terms of the contract and GPN argued that agents are commonly used to negotiate and enter into contracts and that O2 had at no time informed them of any restrictions of McCreadies’ authority. (Geoff, 2005) . When I went into business in the early 1990s there were not a lot of companies offering web design or internet advertising and I seized the opprotunity to be the first person to offer the service in my hometown and state. Before opening my first office I researched every aspect, or so I thought, of the best avenues to take for tax puposes and liability. I chose to...
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...Executive Summary This report provides an analysis on how ethical conflicts arise in the actuarial profession. Through extensive research we uncover many conflicts of interest and ethical dilemmas that actuaries can face during their everyday work and careers. In particular we look at how genetic factors and rating criterion create conflict. We look at ethical conflict with respect to testimony, pension and reserve actuaries, and also how external watchdogs play a role in auditing actuaries’ decisions. We found that actuaries must always be alert and prepared to deal with these ethical conflicts. They must be aware that their actions can have an impact on the financial future of a company, the insurance rates of an individual, or otherwise could result in a problem for themselves. They must also be aware that there are external watchdogs in place to make sure they are not forging numbers but are instead making informed and accurate decisions. We recommend that students who intend to pursue actuarial studies take a course called Introduction to Actuarial Practice (MTHEL 131). We also recommend that the faculty should modify this course to put more weight on professionalism and ethics to emphasise the importance of the subject. This will educate students so they can make informed and ethically sound decisions in their future careers. Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………....…....…1 2.0 Methods…………………………………………………………………......…………....……3 3...
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...planning for an 8-week scheme would surely but multiply. While the freedom at my fingertips was invigorating, there was the gnawing sense that failure to grasp the key issues involved would lead to the teacher’s greatest fear – wasted lessons; wasted lessons after which the class would struggle to maintain a respect for the teacher. Furthermore, it would be the waste of an outstanding opportunity. As commentators to the publication Teaching History have repeatedly stressed, the new History National Curriculum for Key Stage 3 offers teachers a ‘glorious flexibility’ to throw out the straight-jacket of centralised requirements beholden to political overlords (Dawson 2008, 18). Instead, led by a relit passion for their discipline, teachers are able to respond to the very specific needs of their school and construct personalised routes towards a variety of objectives. For some commentators, the National Curriculum Key Concepts and their accompanying levels represent the vestiges of an ancien regime of central control that prevent true pupil ownership developing (see Knight 2008). However, a determination to facilitate pupil progression in six concepts at the heart of our subject should be valued as a way to structure our planning, teaching and assessment. What is more, aspiring to teach such crucial concepts – in addition to the corresponding Key Processes – should complement rather than devalue what is, in my opinion, the history teacher’s unique advantage; insodoing, it would release...
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...Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice - 13(4) • 2059-2070 © 2013 Educational Consultancy and Research Center www.edam.com.tr/estp DOI: 10.12738/estp.2013.4.1681 How do Thinking Styles Influence Collaborative Dispositions? A Study on the Relationships between Thinking Styles and Collaborative Dispositions for Youngsters in Taiwan a b Mingchang WU Shihuei HO National Yunlin University of Science and Technology Taipei Municipal University of Edcation c d Hsiuhsu LIN Wenlung CHANG Chaoyang University of Technology National Yunlin University of Science and Technology e Lihua CHEN National Yunlin University of Science and Technology Abstract Collaboration dispositions keep attracting high attention in the business world for organizational competition and teamwork efficiency. Educators also highly value the cultivation of youngsters’ thinking strategies and styles which facilitate their learning performance and even career achievement. This study was conducted to identify the relationship among thinking styles (including positive thinking and negative thinking) and collaborative dispositions. Three self-rating instruments were employed to survey 901 college students’ experience as research data. A series of analyses on the reliability and validity of instruments were conducted to validate the measurement model. The SEM analysis results indicated the structural model and the influences of both thinking styles on the youngsters’ collaborative dispositions. In addition,...
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...Background The Mydin Company was created by Mr. Mydin Mohamed family in Kota Bahru, Kelantan under the name of Syarikat Mydin Mohamed in year 1956. Initially, the company started its business by selling toys from Thailand. Throughout the years until year 2000, Mydin has gone through a lot of improvement. In 2001, the company changes its name to Mydin Mohamed Holdings Sdn. Bhd. In the same year, the company is converted into public limited company and has since assumed the name of Mydin Mohamed Holdings Berhad. Mydin objectives are to gain more profit by attaining more customers. Mydin Mohamed Holdings Berhad has set up a company mission which are “We aim to be the leading local wholesale and Retail Company by providing the best value for money for the best assortment of goods, by providing service to our customers and by striving for excellence. We also aim to inspire more Malaysians to open outlets with our own proven success formula”. Besides, the company visions are to be the leading Malaysian wholesale hypermarket in Malaysia. In total, there are more than 3,000 employees working under the Mydin Group Holdings. The number of employees working in the branches varies based on the size of the branch. In the headquarters branch located in Jalan Masjid India, that I will be carrying out the research on, there are about 400-450 employees. As for the smaller branches, the estimated number of employees is in the range of 350-400. In every Mydin branch, there are a few levels...
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