Nature of Graduate School: Main Challenges

Being in graduate school presents a student with different challenges that he has to conquer. This is important if the student is to complete the given course. Many students find it hard to juggle their private life and schoolwork during their graduate study years. In most cases, the schoolwork ends...

Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)

Introduction Governments closely monitor their education systems and the developments that arise from time to time. Ministries of education among other bodies are tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the developments. A major challenge that arises in the education sector is the relevance and applicability of a particular education system...

In-State and Out-Of-State College Students’ Dropout and Success Rate

Introduction The recent trends in the U.S. education are rather dangerous as far as they reveal the permanently declining levels of college graduation accompanied by the growing numbers of students that drop out from college due to certain reasons (Beatty, 2001, p. 140; Whitbourne, 2002; Leonhardt, 2009). Scholars have considered...

It Is Important to Go Abroad at a Young Age

Introduction I am male Korean American who moved to America when he was hardly seventeen. I had to struggle to come to terms with issues related to cultural diversity, hitherto hostile climate, language barrier and economic hitches. I had to learn to be independent since it was my first trip...

Cultural Diversity in Barbara Bowman’s Monograph

Introduction In writing this monograph, Barbara Bowman takes the bull by the horn in spelling out controversial cultural issues affecting academic achievement in United States. The article is likely to generate mixed emotions depending on which side the reader decides to take. Nevertheless, the writer has done a great work...

Online Courses. Research Problem and Analysis

Problem statement and purpose of the study Upon introduction of online courses, instructors and analysts believed that there would be a revolution in the field of education (Kling & Hara, 2001). Institutions realized that they could save on seating and teaching resources; they could reach a wider student base and...

Discourse in Language Teaching: The Genre of Letter

Introduction This paper suggests an example of genre analysis, which can be considered as a tool for investigating genre systems and teaching discursive competence. Genre analysis is an example of metadiscourse. “…metadiscourse provides a link between texts and cultures” (Hyland 58). Genre analysis is important for writing instructions because it...

Curriculum Adaptation to the Needs of Students

Curriculum adaptation as a topic is about what the teacher must do to the curriculum so that all the learners are catered for. The main idea is that the curriculum is made for the students and not the other way round. Therefore since it is easier to adjust the curriculum...

Theoretical and Practical Skills Acquired During Training as a Manager

Introduction To assess my learning outcome with the functionality of an effective manager, I have worked with my independent group of networks. To identify my skills, I have practiced with three key competencies, such as motivation, leadership, and communication skills of a manager. Robbins & Coulter (2002) argued that management...

Reasons for Plagiarism Avoiding, Ways of Fighting Plagiarism

‘Plagiarism’ is translated from Latin as ‘kidnapping’; in simple words, this notion defines the attempts of stealing the author’s ideas in writing. It is necessary to stress, that the notion ‘plagiarism’ is referred to serious mistakes in the academic system leading to severe punishment for students. According to the dictionary,...

Learning Journals in Higher and Continuing Education

Summary The article under analysis is called Learning journals in higher and continuing education and is written by Arthur Langer (2002). The research is dedicated to the analysis of use of different periodicals as a means for fostering critical reflection among adult students who are involved in profession-oriented educational programs....

Teaching English Language Learners

Introduction Language proficiency is basic to learning any other discipline. Research has been carried out in the area of teaching the English language learner (ELL). Some argue that proficiency in a native language increases the chances for learning the English language. Others still argue that children need to be taught...

Reformed Schooling for Migrants. Cabinet Submission

Program Context The proposal to reform the existing educational system in Australia for the children of migrant and refugee families stems from current Government aims and to provide improved learning access tools to these disadvantaged groups. Not only would such a move have long-term impact in terms of reduced government...

Common Currency for Teachers and Students

Teaching children in a way that they would enjoy their studies is always a challenge. Every teacher has certain demand as for his/her class, as well as every student has his/her understanding of the teaching process. Quite often, the needs of the students and the possibilities of a teacher do...

Review of the Journal of the Use of Milk Thistle

The introductory part should try to give clear and precise informative ideas which are related to the topic of discussion. This will enable the person reading to have a clear perspective of what the paper is all about hence enabling him to understand more clearly. In regard to this, the...

High-Quality Instruction: Creating a Lesson Plan

High Quality Instruction Educational professionals have often mentioned that the current system of learning and teaching program requires High-Quality Instruction that ensures structured student learning, desirable academic performance, which provides benchmarks for students’ classroom performance. This paper attempts to create a lesson plan that describes various steps of a language...

Second Language Paradigms: Understanding Teaching Patterns

MODELS ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES Phonetics Develop the formation of words Develop their reading skills Develop their writing skills For slow learners, it may be discouraging. I.e. In cases where their fellow classmates scoff at them. Group work Impact confidence to students Develop their speaking concept Develop unity between the students Encourages...

The Educational Approach Inclusion

Inclusion is a pedagogical practice where the learners with specific academic needs learn in the same context and environment as those who do not have special academic needs. Inclusion, therefore, grants the special needs student the right to participate in normal educational activities (Ainscow, 2003). This practice does not recognize...

Phonemic Awareness for Children

Children at a very young age need to be taught strategies that will help them be able to understand various practices in academics. These strategies of learning mold them into being able to self learn without any supervision. These learning procedures need to be emphasized at all levels of learning...

Students’ Academic Performance: Elementary Homework Policies

Homework comprises the activities that are assigned to students to complement in-class work that comprises activities like lectures by teachers, class discussions, and note writing. However, there are different types of homework activities though only three of the types are often used in the ordinary school curriculum. Practice assignments are...

Internship Report Done at the United Nations

Introduction Graduate employment opportunities are becoming rare by the day. With the global economic crisis that recently hit almost all sectors globally, the situation is worsening with some firms retrenching their staff. This is because it is not economically viable to maintain them when the firm is making losses. The...

Recycling: Syllogism and Argumentation

Syllogism Companies that do not recycle, increase contamination levels. Those who increase contamination levels should be involved in environmental protection activity. Companies that do not recycle should be involved in environmental protection activities. Introduction Recycling is generally regarded as an important and inevitable part of environmental protection, as well as...

Educational Theories Analysis: Vocational Training

Bearing in mind that the main purpose of education is the overall wellbeing of mankind both at individual level and at societal level. Vocational education tends to achieve contrary goals than what is expected of it in terms of individual and societal development. This paper presents an argument on why...

MBA Importance for Further Career

Introduction The world today is calling for professionals who have moved from the bachelor’s circle. The job market has advanced over the years and the world economy has become global where what is happening in one part of the world is felt in other parts. As a result, this calls...

Racial Diversity and Educability Relationship

Introduction Being educable simply means to the willingness to accept the fact that it is not possible to have all the wisdom in the world concentrated in one head. With this acceptance, one proceeds to take the crucial step of listening and learning from others as opposed to making blanket...

Phenomenological Qualitative Research: First-Generation Student Academic Persistence and Retention

Research Design The design that was used in this study was a phenomenological approach to find the underlying meaning of the experience of being a first-generation student. The design focused on establishing the factors that influenced first-generation students’ academic persistence and retention. This approach assisted the researcher to understand the...

Phonemic Awareness: Components of Reading

Introduction Phonemic awareness is the ability to hear, recognize and maneuver phonemes which are the basic units of sound that help in meaning differentiation through the separation of a spoken word into distinct phonemes. Phonemic awareness helps children’s reading, comprehension as well as spelling. It also forms the basis for...

Accommodation Policies for Special Education: Philippines, Ukraine and China

Educational Policy for Students with Disabilities in the Philippines A fourth of the parents of disabled children in the Philippines are not satisfied with the quality of the education that their children receive, and the Philippines are not known for encouraging complaints. There is a definite divide between the treatment...

Learning Style and Reading Achievement

Introduction Learning styles are ways of learning which involve methods of educating that are specific to individuals thought to allow individuals to learn best. Through research, it has been identified that some people are favored by some methods of learning while others tend to favor some interactive modes of learning...

Proper Methods of Collecting, Organizing, and Referencing Information

Introduction Carrying out the collection of the right data and making sure they are recorded most appropriately is quite important in coming up with a successful business report. Several methods can help in this process at the time of collecting primary data as well as secondary data (Lehman, 315). When...

Inclusion of Students With Autism in General Education Classrooms

Introduction The article main purpose is to sensitize the need for new strategies that would harness inclusion of students with ASD into general classrooms. It creates awareness, promotes the need for familiarization of teachers to these strategies, which are categorized as preventive, supportive or corrective. The authors open by citing...

Theoretical Models: Learning Strategies

Direct Instruction Direct instruction is a term used to refer to the explicit teaching method using demonstrations or lectures. It involves the use of explication of the skill to be taught and may exclude student participation. The instructor gives the student the procedures to be following in performing a task...

Nursing Course: Curriculum Design and Evaluation

Background Every field requires specialization for efficiency. Any medical course such as nursing is no exception here. However, specialization also requires a course to be studied, which requires organized planning. The organized plan for the effective study is what is termed a curriculum. The curriculum provides the direction of how...

Larry Summers’s Public Relations Advisor: Case Study

Management of organizations is a difficult task especially when the manager is not on good terms with his subordinates. The manager is required to be critical of the interests of his or her subordinates since failure to address them may lead to them looking for excuses to topple him or...

Jackson’s “McDonald’s or IBM”: Summary and Response

Summary It can be said that school life is the time when one can really see the potential among the students and students should be molded according to their potentials to become successful in their future life. In recent times some schools of America are trying to involve the students...

Engaging Students in Learning

Accelerated Reading (AR) Accelerated Reading (AR) as an information system for learning is a reading management software program which aims at facilitating assessment based on the curriculum reading of comprehension books by students, analysis and summarization of the results. It encompasses empowerment of the classroom teacher to engage in the...

Assertive Discipline vs. Classroom Autonomy

Type of Study The type of study undertaken will be a qualitative study. This is because the study is aimed at finding out the major classroom-based and discipline-related factors that contribute to the high rates of detention and suspension at Southern Aroostook High School. In addition, the study will enable...

Different Perceptions in Knowledge

Introduction Knowledge in this world is relative not always what we see but also dependent on other extra-sensory perceptions. Unlike animals who mostly judge the world and its knowledge in a limited way with their senses, our methods of perception include the use of the five senses, reason, logic, emotion...

Surveys on Students’ and Teachers’ Motivation

The questions of motivation and belief in the positive results are very important in all kinds of activities. Using quantitative methods of educational research, and survey research in particular, is to increase the evidence of a significant relationship between the level of inner and outer motivation and the results achieved....

Online vs. Traditional Classroom Education

Introduction Technology is nowadays a tool that has turned out to be the topic of many professional seminars, and teachers are today learning to use it in order to add it to their teaching tools. Students should now look at the technology as a comprehensively integrated activity and not the...

Education in High- and Low-Ranked Universities

Objective This study has been conducted to know what differences are there in education through high ranked university and low ranked university? In this study, attempt has been made to explain how much the low ranked university have to be upgraded to reach the same level of high ranked university....

The Topical Directions of Contemporary Research in the Sphere of Education

The present paper is devoted to topical directions of contemporary research in the sphere of education and presents the range of topics of great significance for educators. The choice of the topic has been inspired by various spheres of personal and professional experience along with outside sources, such as current...

Differentiated Instruction: Implementation and Application

Differentiated instruction is best understood as a process of offering students varied options for learning, ingesting and understanding information conveyed to them. This concept was launched in the field of education upon realization that certain students grasped knowledge much faster than others and that there was a need to offer...

Data Generation Method in Foreign Language Learning

Introduction Learning a foreign language is often regarded as the constant process of learning by heart the new words, grammar rules, exceptions from these rules etc. Nevertheless, the teaching practice reveals the fact that the learning process depends on the motivation of the students, the professional approach of the teacher,...

Student Survival Guide and Learning Approaches

Throughout the study period, I intend to initiate methods and ways on fostering reading comprehension and retention of what is taught. In order to foster my comprehension I have to identify the reason for my reading and I have to monitor my comprehension while reading and reflect on the reading...

Physical Educators: Career Changes

Introduction Physical educators usually experience various difficulties in their work; this research is aimed at investigating the various reasons why physical educators are opting for career change. This research used various methods of collecting data such as interviews where they were properly evaluated. Many of the people interviewed were teachers...

Communication Technologies in Education and Social Life

Communication is very important in education. That is both formal and informal education; this is because it enables the people to get what is being put forward by the speaker. Since communication is a key element in education, several improvements have been done to ensure there is good communication. The...

Instructional Strategies in Computer Education

Information communication technology has a great impact on the current teaching and learning process. The rapid growth of web-based instruction has raised concern about the quality of online courses new instructional strategies are emerging due to the growth in technology. One of the most important prerequisites of computer education is...

Is It Necessary to Learn the Rules of Writing?

Literature works are created by a writer. Writing is the process of putting down one’s thoughts or fantasies. This process is one of the most usual and at the same time the most enigmatic. Where do thoughts and fantasies come from? How to put them accurately so that every reader...

A Learning Portfolio and Its Role in Educational Process

Education is a rather difficult and psychological process, which involves not either a teacher, or a student, but both of them. Learning portfolio is “a representative or selective collection of one’s work [in a student’s case, usually drawn from classroom work] often amounting to a documentation for a personal resume”...

Education With Regard to Globalization Issues

Introduction It is necessary to indicate the essence of the learning process and the major aspects touched upon education in different countries presented by different cultures and traditions. Reforms that take place in education are aimed at improving the learning process for students; training the teachers so that they were...

Lesson Plan for the Multicultural Learners

Introduction One of the challenges facing many academic institutions is how to design a curriculum that reflects on the dynamics of the classroom; these include cultural diversity and individual differences among the students. Every classroom is a representation of the cultural diversity that exists in many countries and for successful...

Comparing and Contrast Knowles’ and Michael’s Principles of Practice

Conventionally, people have understood more on how animals learn rather than the children. In addition, how children learn is more understood than the way adults learn. Probably, it is because the method of learning was adopted by the practical psychologists whose standards needed the management of variables. In addition, the...

Which Country Has Better Education: Australia or USA?

Abstract What comports a quality education? Is it just the first rate grades one gets on paper upon graduating, or is it more holistic? Is a university education worth getting at any price, even if it means the student will have loans to pay for years to come? With these...

High School and College: The Comparing

Introduction Prior research on education defined education as a continuous process as one has to move from one level up to another. These are all in efforts for one to acquire relevant knowledge that one will apply in his profession. There is a great difference between college and high school...

Professional Knowledge and Abilities

Business Professional of America (BPA) is an American professional organization that is mainly for American students who are presently pursuing careers in business related fields. In fact, BPA draws members from the students’ fraternities in colleges across the United States of America currently undertaking business professional courses such as business...

Camden County College: Condom Dispensers in Rest Rooms

While encompassing myself within the fold of my college routine during the time that I had been enrolled as a student of Camden County College since last year, it never occurred in my wildest dreams that one day the college will suddenly implement its decision to install condom dispensers in...

Teaching Charts as Effective Strategies

Introduction An effective teacher is one who maximizes the achievements of students by working in accordance with an explicit set of principles that have order, coherence and relevance in particular instructional context (Killen, 2006). Teachers use teaching charts in order to look at the target behaviors differently, see behavior more...

Teenagers’ Problems in American High Schools

Introduction The problem of teenagers dropping out of school has not been an issue of the third world countries only. The problem is also experienced in American schools. There are numerous reasons behind this issue. Teenagers have to cope with eminent challenges of which at times they succumb to leading...

Team Learning and Its Weaknesses: The Journal Review

The Underlying Theory The journal of applied behavioral science on team learning has failed in its own task to convince stakeholders on the role and importance of the use of team as a tool of development. In fact, the journal totally wrong on its assumption that with the evolution of...

Writing Clarity: Paraphrasing Without Plagiarism

The clarity in writing is not just a virtue. It is the essence of communication between writer and reader. This is true whether one weaves a fable, explains complex philosophy, reveals scientific findings, or gives directions to a party. To be understood, the very best writing needs to be utterly...

IRIS Center Learning: Benefits of PALS

Introduction The development of a learning strategy is very important in any education system and depends on a number of factors including the students’ characteristics, the available resources, and expected results. PALS are peer-assisted learning systems; which are meant to help students learn better from their peers. In this case...

Can Retention Be Good for a Student?

Introduction Retention has been found to have negative impacts on student victims while trying to help them in learning, although the current curriculum is stuck to this practice. These negative impacts include emotional harm, and further deterioration of performance. According to the National Association of School Psychology (2003), students may...

Post-Compulsory Education and Training: Challenges and Recommendations by the Ministerial Review of Post-Compulsory Education

Introduction According to the Australian National Training Authority (2001), post-compulsory education forms an important component of Australian economic, social and cultural development. Historically, Australia has experienced periods of economic development due to the willingness of the government to adopt policies to fuel development. Some of these were the economic reforms...

Raising Students’ Achievements Through Personalized Learning

Introduction Discussions are still going on the different methods of teaching that best suit to students’ ability and potentiality. The cliché that a student should listen to the teacher passively has been changed and many theoreticians have brought new innovations to this field. Among these theories, personalized learning plays a...

Clinical Teaching: Long- and Short-Term Goals

Long-term Objective The long-term objective that the teacher developed revolves around the student’s ability to construct an argumentative essay where they state a claim on an issue using strong textual evidence as well as a counterclaim to their arguments. This objective is rather important because it will enable students’ thinking...

“Literacy With an Attitude” by Patrick J. Finn Review

During the course of recent decades, the quality of educational standards in American high schools has been undermined to such an extent that, even upon being graduated, many of today’s students still have a hard time while trying to locate America on the world’s map. This statement correlates rather well...

Classroom Practices Are Best Learned by Experience

Classroom practices are best learnt by experience due to the myriad of details involved in teaching. However, there exist some guidelines on how to get the best of classroom time. In this essay, we categorically suggest classroom methods and analyze the importance of each specific detail (Drummond 2002, para. 1)....

Career Management in Business: Plan

“This section asks you to outline your current career aspirations. You should identify your chosen occupation and job role within that. You may choose to differentiate between short, medium and long term aspirations.” “You should also identify the types of skills/competences that are required to be successful in this role...

Learning and Developmental Theory in Education

Learning is thus the main process that occurs in education, and scholars have paid much attention to studying this process and explaining its major moving forces (Behavioral Psychology, 2008). Albert Bandura’s social learning theory, put in the context of the developmental, environmental, and crossover theories, is one of the most...

The Learning Activity Management System

At the University, the need for change was caused by old-fashioned technology and equipment which prevented students from effective learning and knowledge acquisition in distance education. The objectives of LAMS (the Learning Activity Management) project are consistent with the strategies that the entire organization LAMS aims to support educational facilities...

Students With Learning Disabilities: Educational Strategy

Setting Setting for the survey is the High School. Students of this category is one of the most interesting categories for social research, as it is the least homogenous stratum of the society on the one hand, and it is the most solidly united on the other. Originally, students are...

Colleges of Education Preparation of Future Teachers

Introduction Education is a very important part of modern life. People understand that to achieve something in their life they should study hard and get as the best education as they can. People’s education depends on the teachers’ qualification and abilities. The educational system all over the world tries to...

Writing Is Difficult in Any Language

The issue of writing in any language is a core element of teaching. The thing is that the researches in many countries and among many educational establishments showed that writing classes are difficult for students. In this respect, the analysis in the paper is intended to work out the problem...

Corporate Sponsorship and Academic Integrity

At present, the issue of corporate sponsorship in the sphere of education is highly debatable. Post-secondary educational institutions accept the offerings of large business corporations because of prestigious funding they obtain (Fleisher 436). However, instead of bringing benefits to the public sector, corporate sponsorship seems to be of more harm...

Whole School Approaches to Supporting Student Behaviour

A whole school approach is one of the most effective ways of managing antisocial behaviour in educational institutions, particularly in schools. It is known that really aggressiveness at some schools have already reached certain critical point and some change is definitely needed (Safran & Oswald, 2003). The importance of applying...

Michael Collins “Adult Education as Vocation”: Theoretical Positions

Introduction Michael Collins, the author of the book ‘Adult Education as Vocation’, managed to investigate the learning process of the adult environment through the presentation of the education process as a distinguishable field of practice. The principal purpose of the book review is aimed at providing a critical evaluation of...

Peer Review in Academia: Rationale, Process, and Implications

Introduction On a global scale, the academic fraternity has for a long time now relied upon a collection of peer for purposes of assisting in the review of the work of other authors. This is a necessary process, as it enables an author to realize certain flows in their work...

How Can We Do ESL Better? Pedagogical and Ethical Issues

Executive Summary The paper is about how ESL is perceived and in what context throughout the globe. The paper starts with applying various ESL concepts to housekeeping employees, at their workplace. The increasing workplace diversity has developed a need to improve the ability of workers to communicate in English. Many...

Objectivity in Educational Conduct and Research

Education is the main consideration of people in the modern world. People have used to the opinion that to get a good job people should study hard and have excellent knowledge in the sphere he or she wants to work in. Objectivity in education is one of the main issues...

Educational Program Training for Federal Government Adult Learners

The training program for federal employees reflects current administrative needs and demands of a new political anal economic environment. Change Leadership program is developed and introduced by Cornell University. “The courses in the Certificate in Change Leadership series, part of Cornell’s Proactive Leadership™ program, are based on Professor Samuel Bacharach’s...

Education Reform Plan in California

The current California state propositions deal with educational reforms and additional funding provided for public education. The proposed plan implies additional spending on public education and support of local district schools. The funds will come from the Budget Stabilization Fund. It is supposed that “these payments would replace any payments...

Hiring a High Quality Educator

Each person holds his own set of beliefs on how life is to be lived. Teachers derive their behaviors, attitudes and ethics from their own personal and professional philosophies on teaching. Gore (1997) analyzes how such a philosophy leads to one’s development of a pedagogical approach. A school having its...

Educational Effectiveness: Basis of the USA System

Introduction How can one measure if an education being served is effective or not? The answer is very simple. Having students who have and are still learning successfully is one of the great measures of the effectiveness of an educational system, however students’ successful learning, of whatever age and on...

The Adult Learning: Key Points

A summary of the chief ideas of the work This article examines whether adult learning has connections with learning during childhood by exploring 4 major areas of Self-directed learning, which mainly stresses on the procedures through which adults coordinate their personal learning by setting goals and methods and then evaluating...

Effectiveness of Culturally Responsive Education

Introduction Definition of culturally responsive education Culturally responsive education involves using the cultural knowledge, previous experiences, and performance styles of different students thus making learning more appropriate to them. This is accomplished by majoring in the student’s strengths. It’s also vital to note that this kind of teaching considers culture...

Classroom Practices and Students’ Attitudes Toward Science

Introduction The aim of this article is to review major scholarly literature concerning the attitudes of students towards science subjects. The literature are from the last two decades and the studies have been conducted in different parts of the world such as the United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Africa....

Education Psychology, Learning and Motivation

Diversity in educational settings In any educational setting in the current society, the student population is quite diverse. Kirylo says that the diversity of a student population is defined in terms of recognizing an assortment of needs of students ranging from those caused by differences in ethnicity, social and economic...

E-Government and Knowledge Management

Introduction The development of the mankind in the modern era of technological progress becomes more and more connected to the ideas of digital technologies and computerization in all spheres of social and political life. With the proliferation of science and technology, people acquire deeper and more substantial knowledge in various...

College Survival Skills for the Older Student

Introduction Today, the demographics of college classrooms look much different than they did twenty years ago. College isn’t just for recent high school graduates, but for any individuals who want to extend their learning, earn a promotion, or finish a degree started many years ago. As more “older” students, meaning...

The Study of the Construction Methods for Firefighters

Introduction The profession of the firefighter is rather difficult. It implies not only an excellent physical form of a person but also some additional profound knowledge about the building design and the methods of construction. The study of the construction methods allows the fire officers to predict the effects of...

The Holistic Development of the Child

Leading scholars have not yet come to the consensus as to what technique is the most conducive to the holistic development of the child. Such term as holistic development is multidimensional; this notion comprise two constituent parts: intellectual and moral growth. Overall, it is quite possible to single out the...

Program Planning Models for Adult

Introduction Let us start by saying, that planning on the whole and planning educational process in particular is a very complex thing due to a number of reasons that are characteristic for this type of activity. It must be mentioned that the context of planning and social factors connected with...

Learning With Interactive and Visual Representations

Introduction Effective learning does not take place by the use of a single method only. For efficient learning, therefore, the instructor must use a combination of several presentation methods. We have a diversity of these methods which include lecturing, organizing group discussion, and experimentations. Of all these methods it is...

Plagiarism and the Ways to Avoid Plagiarism

Plagiarism has been given different definitions by many institutions. According to Merriam (2009), plagiarism can be defined as stealing another person’s ideas and passing them as one’s own without crediting the original source. Plagiarism is committing a literary theft where one may derive an idea from another author and present...

Narrative Versus Descriptive Writing

Introduction Narrative element of an essay appeals to a person’s basic instincts and the impact for his/her shared stories. The main focus of the writer could be just to entertain the listeners allowing them to divert from the main business of the story. However, a storyteller could also be aiming...

Sight Words Method: Teaching Strategy

The topic that is chosen for the present work is about vocabulary enhancement with the application of the visual method (Sight words, environmental print, etc.). The choice of the current topic has been made on studying the booklet “A Focus on Vocabulary” (Lehr et al. 2004). The booklet provides necessary...

Management Skills Course Reflections

The Context of Culture Before coming to the lecture “The Context of Culture” some notions in the culture of organizations were familiar for me, in addition, general knowledge were also understood, such as that every organization has its own culture, which identifies its specific norms and ethics. The lecture was...

David Bartholomae’s Criticism in “Inventing the University”

Introduction David Bartholomae in his “Inventing the University” discovers the problem of students’ inappropriate academic language. His criticism is reasonable, because he points out some main difficulties of the “basic writers” in the context of educational writing, gives us examples of the students’ essays with the typical mistakes and explains...

Methodology of Piracy of Clothes and Goods in China

Summary of Project Purpose The main purpose of this research is to undertake a literature review of what is known about the piracy of clothes in China, and its consequence on the legitimate international trade in branded clothing products. Both primary and secondary methods of data collection shall be employed....

The Financial Awareness of Overseas Students

Abstract The high number of foreign students studying abroad implies that these students are introduced to large sums of money without having any knowledge of personal financial management. This paper investigates the overseas students’ awareness of money management in Glasgow International College (GIC) or English as a Foreign Language Unit...

The Growing Popularity of Home Schooling

Introduction There is considerable dissatisfaction with the American public-school scheme, and such censure is not new. Since the 1950s, in reaction to the rising criticism of the public-school system, the educational organization started to begin improvements. Those included a variety of school reforming agendas, teacher responsibility programs, and new supervision...

Principles of Good Citizenship in International Academic Research

This paper frames some of the considerations to be made when designing a research on principles of good citizenship in international research. From the considerations, it is clear that the relevancy of the topic itself has to be questioned before designing a research methodology or writing anything in relation to...

Quality of Reading of Two Children

Introduction While listening to the reading of children, I was to contrast and to compare the quality of reading of two children who a good level of reading skills and a bad one. This kind of descriptive analysis is aimed at defining the major concepts of training and at a...

Effectiveness of the Learning Process: Study Skills Concepts

Introduction Within increasingly higher educational standards and expectations throughout the country, there is great pressure on students to study and perform well. Yet, Americans often fail to equip their children with fundamental study skills that are needed for academic achievement. A national survey of school guidance counselors by the American...

Three Theories: Piagetian, Gestalt, and Behavioral Ones

The world of education and science is far huge in methods and means for effective and efficient learning and teaching. In present days the educational environment is rich in methodology and approaches to how the efficiency can be achieved in terms of contemporary stage of scientific progress. Owing to this...

Program Outcomes and Learning Objectives

The issue of the investigation is knowledge, skills and attitudes that can be apprehended by employees by means of different educational programs: autodidactism (self-directed learning or self-education), andragogy, and transformational learning. Thus certain employee training programs can be compiled in order to improve the overall effectiveness of a university’s enrollment...

Partnership in Character Education Grant

Project overview The program began with the introduction of the newspaper articles on the topic of bullying. On reading the articles, the discussion between students was organized; its subject was the bullying in other schools and the major problems it caused. More research was needed on their part, it helped...

Negotiation Strategy: Miami School Negotiations

According to the Zoning Board, with the congestion of the school districts, it is advisable to rezone to mitigate the issue of overcrowding of the districts (Carnahan, 2003). The board also thinks that rezoning is considered more cost effective as compared to building new school blocks more cost effective than...

Preparing Students for Tomorrow, Caring for Them Today

Introduction Teaching is a process that involves the whole being of a teacher. Unbeknownst to the learners before her, she has undergone a lot of learning, experience as a learner, and training herself, which involves her whole being to the point of merging her personal and professional self into one...

Learning Paradigms: On-Line Education

On-line education is an effective way to get the necessary knowledge and to obtain the online certificate of degree. It is also the easiest way to get some additional education in case you want to be qualified at the upper level. Online education offers more possibilities in time flexibility and...

What Is Very Important to Learning?

Introduction Formal education and which is predominant in society across the globe is usually organized, planned, and takes place in a more controlled environment. Consequently it takes place in institutions such as the elementary schools, high schools, and institutions of higher learning mainly the middle level colleges and universities –...

Concepts of Vocational Training

Introduction Vocational training is specialized training for a particular career or trade. The training in most cases does not consider professional skills, but lays emphasis on the practicability of skills learnt, hence linking to the working fields. Vocational skills help workers to improve their working styles, speed, and performance, hence...

Dedication as an Element of Personality Formation

Introduction Everyone has observed in life the fact that true dedication is the background of success in business, education or any social activities. The system of education requires complete involvement and active participation of the students to reach success and obtain necessary qualifications. Dedication is considered to be an integral...

Making Math Success Happen

Introduction First of all, it should be stated that the matters of equal opportunities in the context of teaching math in math classes and socio-economic classes differ essentially. Researches, dedicated to this issue point out several most important factors, which influence the allover teaching process and the matters of understanding...

Online Education: Case Analysis, Technology and School Change

Introduction Information technology has brought a new wave to our education system. This availability has changed the education system in such a way that people do not have to be physically present in school to learn. The availability of number of online classes and schools has also increased lately and...

10-Hour Training Course for Teachers on Conflict Management

Abstract The study of conflict management is very crucial in the career of teaching since it helps to identify the psychological aspects and the nature of the conflict. Therefore, the study will help to avoid the conflict situation in class and to teach how to create a positive approach to...

Charter Schools Impact on the US Educational System

Introduction Charter schools are established in the United States not so long ago (since 1991). However, today these establishments make significant impacts on the educational system of the country. In this respect, it is vital to admit that even with a spread of less than one percent, these schools are...

How to Attract the Best Teachers into Teaching

Nowadays, there is an extreme shortage of trained and qualified teachers is a real problem even in the developed countries such as the United Kingdom and Great Britain. Good teachers have been always in demand since they are the basis of the high educational level of their students. They are...

Workers’ Education and Training in New Zealand

Introduction New Zealand has experienced a global economic downturn and recession, and this has led to the loss of jobs. For New Zealand to be successful economically it must ensure that each member of its workforce produces at their maximum. This can only be done by making it easy to...

“Views of Young People Towards Physical Activity”: Article Critique

For the past three years, I have been Head of Physical Education (PE) at an Independent Girls Secondary School. There are three hundred and seventy-five students at the school with approximately fifty percent of the students’ weekly boarding at the school. I know from experience that the inclusion of physical...

Mandatory School Uniforms Rule in L.A. Schools Introduction

Introduction Whether to make school uniform mandatory for schools particularly in Los Angeles has been a matter of debate in the recent years. The introduction of uniform as mandatory attire has attracted heated debate with both the pro and anti-compulsory school uniform activists taking strong positions and validating their points...

Meeting Varying Learners’ Needs Concepts

Introduction Although teachers may have same curricula targets to achieve in learners, it is necessary to use varying teaching methodologies, which will ensure they meet all learner needs. Different learners have varying ways of acquiring knowledge that depends on their intellectual giftedness. Inclusion of value and diversity in teaching strategies...

Franklin University: Plagiarism Issue

This paper will define what plagiarism is and highlight the problems regarding the increasing incidents of the practice which is becoming increasingly difficult to deal with especially in the context of the increasing influence of the World Wide Web is enabling the availability of information that can be easily accessed...

School Failure and Delinquency: Which Causes the Other?

The link between school failure and juvenile delinquency has been a hard puzzle to solve. It is common knowledge that many juvenile delinquents fail in school. Some scholars suggest that the nature of the behavior of the delinquent themselves makes it impossible for them to succeed in school. On the...

Education Philosophy as It Relates to Adult Learning and Higher Education

Abstract This paper deals with the philosophy of education relating to adult learning and higher education. It begins with the reflection of lived experience, which allows stating core values and beliefs of an educator, as well as factors able to influence them. The paper considers the educational philosophy of self-discovery...

The Role of Parents Within the Education System

Author’s argument From the article ‘How African American parents understand their teachers role in children’s schooling and what this means for pre-service teachers,’ the author tries to illustrate the importance of parent involvement in the transition of their children into early childhood education. This means that the education of the...

Educational Issues: Fractions and Rational Numbers

Representing Fractions with Standard Notation: A Developmental Analysis In order to deeply understand a given concept or phenomenon, one must carry out an intensive research. This study was aimed at investigating the developmental relationship between how to use fractions notations and their understandings of part-whole relations. It also aimed to...

“School Choice: The Moral Debate” by Alan Wolfe

Introduction The book by Alan Wolfe School choice: the moral debate in chapter two provides a discussion over the governmental approach toward the education and provision of opportunities to study in school for the population. In this respect, the social irrelevance in capacities of different layers within the society is...

“Charter School: A Primer to the Issues” by S. Vergari

Introduction The article by Sandra Vergari Charter School: A primer to the Issues promotes an innovative idea about a new type of school with more privileges for the students. The article finds out the solution in a wide discussion of the problem related to the charter school, as one more...

Anti-Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Education Programs

Introduction Concerns about drugs, alcohol and tobacco use have existed for a long time. Apart from looking for means to treat those who have suffered from their use, other measures have been employed in an attempt to prevent more people from falling victim to drugs and alcohol use. Most of...

The UK Education System: Differential Patterns of Attainment

The purpose of this paper is to examine the UK education system and how it distinguishes amongst children as being an integral element of the social procedure and what makes them to be differentially absorbed into the broader sections of society. Although such a differentiation is important, the established processes...

Teaching Percussion and the Middle School Band Organization

Music is one of the parts of the people’s life. The modern world is rather fast and depressive, and people need some relax after a busy day. It is a common knowledge that instrumental music is the best in term of relaxation. Every field of knowledge has its classification. Instruments,...

The Real Value of a College Education

Introduction Millennia after the Athenians first limited their democracy only to voters who were educated, the titanic waves of innovation that engulf society decade by decade continue to strike at the question of what college education should accomplish. On College Education as Skills Training Occupational Skills are Vital College should...

Muslim Holidays in the United States Schools

Muslim groups in New York have asked the city council to have schools closed in observance of two Muslim holy days–Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha. The governments have complied with similar requests that are made in other parts of the country. But there has been an argument on whether these...

Planning Curriculum: Literature Lesson Discussion

The paper is dedicated to performing a discussion of a hypothetical lesson in literature from the side of a teacher. The main points provide a discussion of various ways as of techniques, structure, and approach appropriate for contemporary students. The idea of a general outlook on practical means to provide...

Funds of Knowledge, the Book for Teachers

The book “Funds of knowledge,” is intended to be useful for teachers and it will help them in formulating a set of courses for the students to make them perform well in their studies. According to researchers Luis Moll, Cathy Amanti, Deborah Neff, and Norma Gonzalez (2001), Funds of knowledge...

Weekly Journal – Week Four. Week’s Reading

The main points in the week’s reading can be summarized by emphasizing the promotion of reading in students who resist and the way such practice can be achieved. Additionally, it can be said that the reading was formed as an essential guide, through which a teacher can assess, analyze, and...

“Charter Schools: Hope or Hype?” by Jack Buckley

In their book Jack Buckley and Mark Schneider attempt to assess the effectiveness of charter schools. The authors try to determine whether they are a real breakthrough in American education or just the result of a well-staged advertising campaign. The major peculiarity of these institutions is that they are accountable...

Physical Education and Self-Esteem of Children

Introduction The language and framework that investigates the priorities to consider theoretical perspectives, address epistemologies and methodologies to highlight critical perspectives behind the ability to measure physical education outcomes. The literature starts focusing on the behavior analysis that not only values the student from a traditional perspective, but also recognizes...

Pre-School Setting: Making a Safe Environment

Introduction Health environment in preschool is very important for their children. Parents care not only about the safety of their children, but also about health emotional conditions in the pre-schools. The safety of their children will be placed on the hands of the school, the administration and the teaching staff....

Zinsser’s Classification-Division in “College Pressures”

Introduction A classification essay is used to find common denominators among categories, while a division essay breaks a thing into its components to find out how it works or why it does not work. William Zinsser’s 1978 essay, “College Pressures,” is a division essay which analyzes a group of students...

Theories of Learning and Motivation

Theories of learning and motivation Education theories and approaches employed in various domains bring up valuable nuances on links establishable student motivation and aspects like achievement and retention. There are useful insights to tap from how the process of education is implemented in the workplace and non-formal environment. What has...

Children Education. Federal Funding of Preschool

Introduction The direction taken in offering preschool education has attracted a lot of debate. With 40% of US 4-year olds receiving preschool education either through Head Start, pre-kindergarten or special school, there have been proposals to offer this service to 100% of kids in the US. The question remains should...

Student Dropouts in Bully-Friendly Schools

Introduction In order for the students to be able to have a successful learning process at schools, one of the vital factors is for the children to feel safe. In that regard, bullying can be considered a matter of concern that plays a major role in influencing the feel of...

Metacognitive Strategies in Reading Comprehension

Metacognition Metacognition is basically an individual’s thoughtful vis-à-vis one’s personal cognitive modus operandi and products or anything associated to them. According to Walker B (1978), metacognition integrates the full of zip examination and resultant guideline and coordination of intellectual capacity dispensation behaviors. Divergent research maxims have been inclined on these...

A Juggling Scenario: Middle-Class Standard of Living

Introduction In today’s world, students do not always manage to get to university right out of high school, and many families simply cannot help with the costs. Some university students do not even realize that they need or want more education until they are older, wiser and more encumbered. Therefore,...

Reflections on Improving the Craft of Writing

Creativity and the flair for writing are considered as natural traits, and the generally accepted notion is that writers are born and not made. To a certain extent, this is true; the ability to write is an inherent quality in an individual and one cannot expect all humans to be...