State University, Sacramento, CA, USA ABSTRACT This literature review was conducted to determine what is known about nurses’ attitudes and perceptions about returning to school. There are four societal influences making nursing continuing education important: (1) Many nurses are still practicing with an Associate’s degree or diploma and few continue their formal education; (2) Recent studies have indicated that there are improved patient outcomes in hospitals which employ higher educated nurses;
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The Special Issue on Social Science Research © Centre for Promoting Ideas, USA www.ijbssnet.com 220 Findings Following findings of the study were made: Table: 2 Teachers view’s about salary related factors Items Agree%Total%Uncertain Disagree%Total%Salaries and benefits are performing a main role in teacher’s satisfaction. SA A SDA DA52 35 87 4 8 1 9Low salary of teachers is creating hurdle fortheir intent to stay in teaching profession.0 59 59 34 6 1 7Poor pay becomes the cause
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1Background to the study Mining is the extraction of minerals and precious metals from the earth. These minerals and metals consist of manganese, tantalum, copper, tin, silver, diamonds and gold. Mining may be considered in two forms: large scale mining and small scale mining. Large scale mining generally employs large number of people and produces huge tonnes of gold. Examples of companies who engage in these are the Anglo-Gold Ashanti of Ghana, Newmont Ghana, Goldfields
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Saskatchewan Abstract Motivation to learn is paramount to student success. The sources of motivation however are complex. This paper examines the internal and external factors that influence the motivation to learn, as well as the principles of motivation as applied to instructional design. The intent of the paper is to be pragmatic in focus and it is written to educators for use in the classroon. The applications of motivation theory in education are limited only by one’s imagination. Definition
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Topic: Education: “Bad Way” to a “Future Life” Authored by: Patara Preechavith, HR Officer, True Corporation Applied to: One Young World 2015 Having greater opportunity to achieve such a more competitive life in professional settings always lie a belief to me that I have to invest in education, by graduate with the best score. The bad news is that I have been doing this the wrong way. For sixteen years until I graduated my bachelor’s degree, I was fostered since I studied in high school
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A Survey of Student Attitudes, Experiences and Expectations on selected vocational courses at the University of Northumbria April 2005 Anna Round Student Retention Project, University of Northumbria Part One: Background Section One: Introduction 1:1 Background 1 1:2 Literature survey 2 1:3 Primary research 4 1:3:1 Student questionnaire 4 1:3:2 Staff questionnaire 6 1:3:3 Interviews 6 Section Two: Literature survey
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Inclusion Education and ADHD: A Hit or a Miss? Alice A. Avila-Smith COM 22 July 15, 2012 Katherine Cox Inclusion Education and ADHD Brianna, a precocious seven-year-old student diagnosed with ADHD came home from school and handed her mother a report with a turned down smile on it from her teacher indicating she was disruptive in class, earning her a time-out. Her mother asked why she talked so much in class. With a wide-eyed innocent expression on her face, Brianna says, “I don’t want
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established under the Dominica State College Act (2002) to provide tertiary level training and programmes in agriculture, arts and sciences, health and environmental science, teacher education, technical and technological training, tourism and hospitality, business, ecological and maritime studies, and adult and continuing education. As a national institution, benefiting from public funding, the College is dedicated to expanding and enriching educational opportunities for all citizens to enhance the overall
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will respond to the following statement: “It could be argued that when one thinks deeply about the future, this thinking provides possibilities to change behaviour in the present.”. With this in mind, the challenges and benefits of ecologising education now and for the future will be discussed further. We enjoy many of the beautiful landscapes of our vast land, but if we take a closer look, we begin to see that the Earth is truly in the midst of an environmental existential crisis. The average
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University DigiNole Commons Honors Theses Division of Undergraduate Studies Spring 2014 College Student Perception & Behavior Towards Sustainability: Results of A Campus Survey Heather Sadusky Florida State University, hms10@my.fsu.edu Follow this and additional works at: http://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/uhm Recommended Citation Sadusky, Heather, "College Student Perception & Behavior Towards Sustainability: Results of A Campus Survey" (2014). Honors Theses. Paper 354. http://diginole.lib
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