...program in Continuing Education. The author of this article is Arthur M. Langer and it was published in 2002 in Columbian University. My critique based on the five elements which are research question and problems, literature review, methodology, results and findings, discussion. After I read entire article carefully I identified how the article was organized. What author’s thought patterns, his way of thinking, evaluated Strengths and Weaknesses, how can findings be used in practice? This article explained that students should use journals in their studies for their researches. The purpose of this study was to describe the use of learning journals as vehicles for encouraging critical reflection among non-traditional students and to compare variances with studies among traditional students. An objective of the study was to understand how students in a technical computer class reacted to the requirements for learning journals. Qualitative method focused on whether learning journals show to be an effective teaching tool in science-based, adult learning. The purpose of this article critique is to analyze the strengths and weaknesses points for the components of the Langer’ article Langer (2002). Research Question, Conceptual Foundation, Methodology—data collection and data analysis section, Findings and Discussion. Research Question: The research question of the study Langer (2002) was “how using journals for education has impacted the process of learning of older students...
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...Balancing Values, Responsibilities and School for a Non-Traditional Student Jwendoline Hernandez Foundation for General Education and Professional Success GEN/200 April 28, 2014 Jillian Folger Values and Responsibilities Everyone at a very young age has values and responsibilities instilled in them. They are life lessons, principles and rules we are expected to live by. Ranging from how to live, what is right from wrong, how to treat ourselves and one another. Notwithstanding, as each lives their own lives each develops their own values and duty, amending old and creating new ones. Taking ownership of the consequences from the choices, decisions and actions one makes is considered by many as having personal responsibility. Traditional versus Non-Traditional Students Nowadays, it is more common to see individuals well in their years returning to school after having their own families and having professional experience under their belt. For many weighing their professional ambitions and family duties. Forbus, Newbold, Mehta (2011) conducted a research that reflects on the differences between the traditional and the non-traditional students’ expectations for the college experience. Noting that the non-traditional differ in interest, social activities, and levels of motivations from their counterparts. For the most part any college student, be it the traditional high school graduate or the non-traditional, have set goals entering postsecondary education. The...
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...Meeting the Needs of Non-Traditional Students Vickie Nylander N537 June 4, 2014 Dr. Bonnie Jean Beardsley Meeting the Needs of Non-Traditional Students The needs of the non-traditional student has become the focus of some institutions of higher learning. A shift in the profile of higher education students has taken place: At many institutions, the “traditional” 18- to 21-year-old student cohort is no longer the majority demographic. This study explores the impact on the academic success of nontraditional students attending a public research university in the United States. Institutional practices, policies and programs that enhance the success of the non-traditional students’ college career are identified. What is the scope of the critical issue? The non-traditional students make up at least 50% of higher education enrollments in colleges and universities. Coupled with these increasing enrollment rates, colleges and universities are now being confronted with the problem of the rising attrition rate among minorities, women, and under-prepared adults. The participation of these students on campus, therefore, has become the focus of a great deal of attention by non-traditional student academics. Non-traditional student is an American term referring to a category of students at tertiary educational institutions. The National Center for Education Statistics acknowledges there is no precise definition for non-traditional student, but suggests that part-time status and age...
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...Practice: using learning journals in higher and continuing education Teachers College Reflecting on Practice: using learning journals in higher and continuing education Langer (2002) central focus is plainly stated in the introduction, which is “how the use of journals impacted the learning process of adult non-traditional students and how this impact compared to that of traditional students”. The purpose of this article critique is to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the Langer (2002) article. The body of the critique will develop the five major elements, which begin with the research question/problem to include the author’s purpose for writing the article. The next element is the conceptual framework, followed by the methodology, results/findings of the study, and lastly the discussion. Even though the research question is stated clearly in the third sentence, the use of the terms former and latter in the introduction was somewhat ambiguous because the two comparatives were used early in the paragraph. The article mentioned traditional students, but it was unclear if they too were adults. The reviewer eventually determined that the traditional students were adults because the article stated that the computer technology certification courses were designed for adult students interested in changing their careers. Langer (2002) gave a clear purpose of his study, which was to understand the immediate and extended effects of journals as learning tools for working...
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...postsecondary education. This current trend is worthy of examination by universities as an important segment of their student population; this may potentially be able to increase graduation rates of American college graduates. The increasing number of adult learners enrolling in college can solve the problem with the decline in college graduate rates if a better focus on the unique variables on adult learners is made. Pre-assessments of the adult learner upon enrollment and throughout the degree plan, tailored curriculum and increased accessibility to resources which include effective mentorship to guide students toward success will help increase the graduation rate. Within this essay, I will be using the terms “adult learner” and “non-traditional student” interchangeably. According to Flint (2000), “NCES...
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...NAME INSTITUTION Instructor Date REFLECTING ON PRACTICE: using learning journals in higher and continuing education. Introduction. The article by A.M Langer (2000) explores the effectiveness of applying study journals in enhancing students understanding of technical courses. The author acknowledges existence of other scholarly documents evaluating the influence of journals in improving students understanding of applied courses such as mathematics and physics. He builds on the existing literature to establish a theoretical background of the study in the literature review. The literature review also identifies the knowledge gap that the study carried out by Langer seeks to fill. Langer argues that there is a significant lack of literature exploring the use of journals in enhancing the study of technical courses by nontraditional students (Langer 2000). He carries out a research to establish the effect of using scholar journals by nontraditional students undertaking computer technology classes in the University of Columbia. The scope of the study covers a population of ten students. According to the article, the sampling technique is unbiased as it has equity in gender and utilizes a random sampling method that entails selection of every tenth student in alphephetical order as per the last name. The selected group was required to submit journals to the group of researchers. The researchers sort to meet discrete objectives defined by the study. The objectives included evaluation...
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...Nail Art Todays New Art Unit 1 Discussion Board American Intercontinental University June 13, 2013 Tattoos and Nail Art Todays New Art Non- traditional art has been around for thousands of years. Tattoos and Nail Art are two non-traditional examples of what are sometimes considered masterpieces. People have marked their bodies with tattoos for centuries. Body art has taken many different forms throughout many different cultures. Tattoos are permanent designs. Depending on the culture reasons for body art range from rite of passage, social status, rebellion and artistic expressions. Tattoos are made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of skin to change the pigment. Some tattoos are plain but some are masterpieces. http://www.only-tattoos.com/black-cat-tattoos-the-cool-bold-way-to-make-a-statement-of-your-personality/cat-tattoos1 Nail art is another form of expression or art in a non-traditional way. Nail art dates back to 3000bc where henna or mehendi was used to color nails in India and Arabia. Centuries ago Chinese people decorated their nails with real silver. In 1932 a French company Revlon introduced finger nail polish. Nail art is a beautiful art that is also a huge fashion trend nowadays. Nail art is the practice of painting decorative designs on finger nails. I myself believe that clean manicured nails say a lot about a person’s personality. Nail care and fashion has given birth to a whole new non-traditional art form...
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...expression has been a way to worship the gods. Art for art's sake is not part of the Indian psyche. Their artistic designs have beauty and care motivated by their love for nature. Sacred beliefs of American Indians hold that everything living or inanimate shares a place in the universe, and that no one thing is above the other. They were the first ecologically aware people anywhere, long before pollution became a serious and popular issue. Native Americans were also the first to create implements with beauty, and each native art object they made had a specific purpose. Animals they killed were for clothing, tools and food, never for sport. A natural beauty and obvious appreciation for nature permeates their Indian pottery, paintings, baskets, leather work, sand paintings, crafts, moccasins and wood carving. Native Americans created many shapes and geometric designs for their art and these were repeated and became representative symbols that transcended tribal language barriers. Native art designs became a language in themselves, a form of communication. The harmony and oneness sensed in their art is real, and it provides serenity to those who experience it. Native people documented their own histories and cultures using a variety of visual media. Ledger drawings was a common way for native peoples to record and commemorate their history. The great varieties of beautiful and innovative art works in all Native American art traditions span many centuries and various internal...
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...The essay will argue the link between indigenous art, and public art in the post-modern world within which we live. Using the site of Fiona Foley's public art sculpture Bibles and Bullets as a focal point, public art as aboriginal tradition, and public art as a postmodern concept will be analysed. Located in Redfern park, Redfern, the artist's sculpture stands on the ground of great historical context to indigenous people. The context of not only Redfern park, but also the suburb of Redfern holds significant meaning to Aboriginal Australians. In the 1920's indigenous Australians migrated from rural areas of NSW to Redfern. Since then, the Aboriginal communities of Redfern have faced numerous hardships (creative spirits 2014). Redfern Park was the site of Paul Keating's famous 'Redfern Park speech'. The site links both postmodernity and tradition in its meaning, purpose, and structure. The postmodernistic use of art as a way to disrupt movement and space challenges traditional artistic conventions. Fiona Foley is an indigenous artist who was commissioned to work on numerous public art installations. Her art does not depict traditional indigenous scenes such as the dream time, but rather has meaning deeply rooted in the modern history of the invasion of indigenous land. Foley uses public art because once in the public domain, you can't look away. Redfern, and Redfern park both hold significance relating to indigenous Australians. Redfern was the largest Aboriginal populated...
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...Traditional Japanese Culture and its Influence in Australia. Abstract: This paper looks at traditional Japanese culture in its entirety, and how exactly certain traditional aspects have influenced societies within Australia. The purpose of this research was to not only discover how exactly Japanese culture is recognised within Australian society today; but also to identify how Australians have gravitated towards the culture in general, allowing for major aspects to become part of their everyday life. The start of this research began to look at past views of Japan in Australia (which covered the White Australia Policy, and attitudes during and after World War II), and contrasted this with Australians present day perspectives of Japan. The research then continued to look at traditional cultural aspects of Japan such as; Japanese dining and mannerisms, sport, religion and spirituality, and visual arts, and then continued to discuss exactly how these aspects have impacted and influenced Australia and its members of society. The findings of this research reached a conclusion that although Japan was once perceived extremely negative by Australians, its influence within the Australian wider community is not only undeniable, but immensely beneficial and constructive to society. Introduction The culture of Japan is a multi-layered and intricate system that has been developed and sustained for over thousands of years. The Japanese culture combines both ancient and contemporary...
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...Body Art and Ornamentation across Cultures Sheryl Strickland ANT 101 Dr. Cynthia Livingston 08/05/2013 Body Art and Ornamentation across Cultures The skin has been a canvas for human expression for centuries. As a result, body art and ornamentation have been a source of interest among anthropologists beginning as early as the 1900’s, and gaining a strong foothold during the 1970’s. “Inscribed skin highlights an issue that has been central to anthropology since its inception: the question of boundaries between the individual and society, between societies, and between representations and experiences” (Schildkrout, 2004). Through anthropological research, we have learned that many cultures worldwide use forms of body art and ornamentation such as scarification, tattooing (permanent and nonpermanent), and piercings for a variety of reasons, ranging from ceremonial religious rituals to tribal identification purposes. The process of body art and ornamentation signifies a figurative death and rebirth that typically involves a painful experience as a means to encourage an individual’s self-discovery, as well as establishing his/her place in society. For the purpose of this paper, I will explore the various aspects of body art and ornamentation across three specific cultures- the Yoruba’s of West Africa, the Samoan’s of the Pacific Islands, and the Hindu’s of India. Throughout the history of African culture, anthropologists have noted a wide variety of body markings among African...
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...Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) Sub-Regional Experts Meeting in Asia on Intangible Cultural Heritage: Safeguarding and Inventory-Making Methodologies (Bangkok, Thailand, 13-16 December 2005) TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE DIGITAL LIBRARY V.K. GUPTA, National Institute of Science Communication And Information Resources (NISCAIR) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), INDIA CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. PROBLEM DIMENSIONS IN THE INDIAN SCENARIO: SCALE OF MISAPPROPRIATION OF DISCLOSED TK III. HORIZONTAL INTEGRATION INTO IPO PRIOR ART SEARCH SYSTEMS IV. CURRENT STATUS OF TKDL V. TKDL: TOOL FOR ACTIVE RESEARCH VI. STRATEGY FOR PREVENTING ABUSE AND MISAPPROPRIATION OF TKDL VII. REGIONAL INITIATIVES VIII. CONCLUSIONS ANNEX: I. II. III. IV. FORMULATION TRANSCRIBED FROM ANCIENT AYURVEDIC TEXT FORMULATION TRANSCRIBED FROM ANCIENT UNANI TEXT ACCESS AGREEMENT OVERVIEW OF INDIAN SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE Asia-Pacific Database on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) by Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) I INTRODUCTION 1. The grant of wrong patents linked to traditional medicines, which is either based on what is already a part of the traditional knowledge of the developing world, or a minor variation thereof, has been causing a great concern to the developing world. The origin of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) goes back to the legal battle waged by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) from India for re-examination of patent No. US 5 401 504, which...
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...Earth art, also referred to as Land art or Earthworks, is an American movement that uses the natural landscape to create site-specific structures, art forms, sculptures. The movement was an extension of Conceptualism and Minimalism, the beginnings of the environmental movement and the trade of American art in the late 1960s influenced the artists, leading them to create works that were, to an extent, unusual from the art market. In addition to the simplicity of Minimalist objects, the artists were drawn to the humble everyday materials the participatory "social sculptures" that emphasised performance and creativity in any environment. The favoured materials for Earthworks were those that could be extracted directly from nature, such as stones,...
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...Funding Traditional funding through government agencies and corporations who donate to organizations and agencies is becoming harder and more competitive to attain; more organizations are relying on them when less money is available. The economic conditions are making it hard for more tradition funding methods to bring in enough revenue to match the amount of grants requested. More and more agencies are turning to non-traditional sources to generate the income they need to keep their programs operating. Even those sources are becoming more difficult to find, but with a little work and a lot of creative talent they can be found. The Santa Rosa Philharmonic Youth Symphony (SRPYS) is no different than other organizations that strive to provide a human service to a target population. In this case, the population is the youth of the Santa Rosa and surrounding areas that appreciate music and want to further their musical education. The local schools have lost funding for their music program and this organization wants to help pick up the deficit by offering a program to allow students to continue their education. The funding is all that is necessary since the agency already exists, has a facility, and has staffing which can work with students; the budget to run the additional program is the stalling point to the inception of the program. Since most traditional funding sources are already being tapped heavily for resources, SRPYS has decided they need to find more non-traditional solutions...
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...Project #3 – Modern Art Periods Pop Art Introduction to Art 05/05/2010 Pop art is a visual art movement that began in the mid-fifties in Britain and the late fifites in the U.S. Pop art challenged tradition by saying that an artist's use of the mass-produced objects of popular culture is compatible with the perspective of fine art. Pop Art removes the material from its context and isolates the object, or combines it with other objects, for contemplation. The concept of pop art refers not as much to the art itself as to the attitudes that led to it. Many of the themes and techniques of this movement come from popular mass culture, such as adverstising, comic books, and other cultural items (Pop Art, in Wikipedia). A few of the important painters of this movement are Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol. In the sixties, a group of artists, led by Andy Warhol invented a “new American realism” called Pop Art. Pop represented American life at that time, with ubiquitous Campbell’s soup cans, Coca-Cola bottles, and comic strips. One of the chief tactics of the Pop artists was to “transform the everyday into the monumental”. According to Sayre, Pop Art left behind traditional artistic media like painting, and turned instead to pieces made with mechanical reproduction techniques, such as photolithography. These methods evoked commercial illustration more than fine art (Sayre, 512-13). Andy Warhol was an American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker who became...
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