Moving Anywhere Community College into Distance Education Rachelle Harris ED: 7212 Administration and Leadership of Distance Education Programs Moving Anywhere Community College into Distance Education Colleges increasingly have to compete for students, and Anywhere Community College has to compete with institutions that are continuously on the move to make their programs more attractive to students. These learners include a new bread of students, and they students who are looking to move
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction “Stress is not what happens to us. It is our response to what happens. And response is something we can choose.” This sagacious saying was quoted by Dr. Maureen Killoran, a certified universalist and an advocate on health and wellness. The quotation imparts to us that stress is not altogether negative as what most people would think at first. It still depends on how an individual sees and copes with the stress placed upon him. If you perceive
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Cyberschools will create a better learning environment and provide a better education to prepare students to be successful later in life. • Select a position to argue. Either agree or disagree with the above statement. Introduction A cyber school is internet school or online school, help students to complete their education on their own space, at home. It makes it easy for everyone to earn their college degree easily. some parents are really concern to send their daughter/son to school where the
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through the school doors as a freshman on my first day of high school, I wasn’t thinking about who I would be walking out of those same doors four years later and a senior. I didn’t know what I was going to have to overcome. I wasn’t worried about college applications or SAT tests. I had no clue. The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyon demonstrates that knowledge is gained through travel. Christian is the central character of the book and the hero of the pilgrimage. Christian represents one aspect of
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction "... Every single one of you has something that you're good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That's the opportunity an education can provide."- US President Barack Obama Education is a fundamental need of an individual to cope with life. And it is a basic but a very important matter that each and everyone should have. Education makes
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attrition rates remain high. Online learning holds great appeal to a large number of students because it offers flexibility in participation, ease of access, and convenience. Further, online learning is expected to continue to hold a major place in higher learning. Therefore, online learning within institutions of higher education deserves immediate attention from university strategic planners, faculty members, and students. Despite These high attrition rates are costly to universities and deserve
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must take to be successful in college are show initiative, be proactive, manage my time effectively, and create effective habits. Initiative There are multiple methods and attributes to ensure my educational success, taking the initiative to choose to be a successful student seems to be the first key point. A study performed by Zimmerman and Martinez-Pons (1986), comparing advanced students and lower performing students found that the lower performing students often give reactive statements
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A common problem that I face today that is common with a majority of college students is putting assignments aside to get extra hours of sleep. There are times where I have put off assignments just to get a good night sleep and times where I have to crunch up the assignments and put off sleep because of deadlines. I am torn between the two decisions: to sleep or do homework/study. In order to look into this issue, we will have to explore how sleep plays a significant role in one’s life and the
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How Do Students Cope with Stress: Stress Factors, Source of Stress, and Effects of Stress Introduction The issues pertaining to a student's stress status is extremely important due to the devastating consequences it may have. Students who experience a high level of stress may experience drug or alcohol abuse, perform poorly in school, or suffer from depression. It is important to address the issues of depression as it is a mental illness that can be both financially costly and
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become 20,000. In the U.S., undergraduate students from the Chinese mainland are 52 % more than in 2009. Mainland China has become the biggest source of overseas students in the world. Hundreds of thousands scholars and students have gone to foreign countries to further their studies. If there is a choice, more and more Chinese families are willing to send their children abroad. Many people are sparing no efforts in applying for going abroad. The trend of students' age also becomes lower than before
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