The Value of a Higher Education Parents often look at the positive outcomes of sending their children off to college but never view the negativities. America is obsessed with college. In class, we read Kathleen Porter’s article, “The Value of a Higher Education” where she states no matter how much college is worth, in the end its worth going the extra mile, even for the people that can’t afford it. Never say never because dreams are always worth chasing for. In the other hand Linda Lee
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Everyday, as I imagine myself receiving a college education. I begin to realize the role that education has played in my life. Education has always been there for me. Throughout grade school, learning has enabled me to express my outlook on any matter in multiple ways. Whether, I was debating on an event in black history, leading an open forum on a best selling novel, or creating my own personal narrative. I was always able to actively express my interpretation of a subject in an ingenious manner
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Effects of College Education and Experience on Police Promotional Processes Abstract The vast majority of police agencies nationwide, including the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, now believe that college education is critical in their selection of lieutenants and sergeants. However, police agencies have acknowledged their desire to recognize education with promotional processes that award college education with an arbitrary point system which assigns a specific amount of points for different
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Assignment 1: The Contextual Observation and Analysis by Jacqueline D. James EDD 7711 CRN 31045 Contextual Issues Affecting Adult and Continuing Education Nova Southeastern University February5, 2012 This assignment focused this writer’s attention toward the practice areas adult basic education and literacy programs at a local state college. It extends beyond five campuses and includes three educational centers. Its flexible course scheduling allows adult learners to attend multiple campuses
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discussed in this paper are four-year institutions with a special focus on faith, and Tribal Colleges, specifically, comparing Spring Arbor University (SAU) and Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College (SCTC). Spring Arbor University is a private four-year Christian liberal arts college located in Spring Arbor, Michigan. Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College is public two-year community college that focuses on Anishinaabe values, and is in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Spring Arbor University, which was founded in 1873
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We wanted to put the old saying that the more education you have, the more money you will make to the test. We collected survey results using the website Survey Monkey, www.surveymonkey.com. We emailed a link to the survey to friends and family asking them to take the survey and forward the link to their contacts. The survey was open for two weeks. We collected 78 responses, 4 of which had to be discarded due to the extreme pre-tax monthly income value. Using the Excel software to conduct Stepwise
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and Higher Education in Iran Iranian women hold a high regard for education and they believe that obtaining a higher education will lead to financial independence and a higher social status. While the pursuit of a degree may appear to be the driving force behind their choice to attend college, there are other contributing factors. College provides an opportunity for young women to experience a limited form of independence and to intermingle with members of the opposite sex. College is the first
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American International Journal of Contemporary Research Vol. 3 No. 8; August 2013 Toward a Functional Citizenship Education Curriculum in Nigerian Colleges of Education for Sustainable Development in the 21st Century Eyiuche Ifeoma Olibie, PhD Department of Educational Foundations Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria Lilian-Rita Akudolu, PhD Professor of Curriculum & Instruction and Commonwealth Fellow Department of Educational Foundations Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria Abstract This
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Development of Personal Values Introduction Personal values often represent individual characteristics and beliefs that determine people’s behavior in various environments. Personal values and ethical standards are developed throughout life. Various experiences, family members, friends, work, education, and many other factors can influence the establishment of personal values. Values are demonstrated through decision making, work related behaviors, and interpersonal communications. Prioritizing
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CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. Pintu Kumar Maji Post-Doctoral Fellow, ICSSR, New Delhi, India Assistant Professor and Head Department of Education, Sarsuna College (Affiliated to University of Calcutta) 4/HB/A, Ho-Chi-Minh Sarani, Sarsuna Upanagari, Kolkata – 700 061, West Bengal, India Guest Faculty Department of Education, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata-700 050 E-mail: pkm.edu@rediffmail.com Phone: +91 9836622451(M), +91 033-2452-3699/4104 (Office) Fax: 033-2473-7365 Website: http://orcid
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