Discourses in higher education and their implications for student experience. What are the ways in which discourses emerge in higher education and what are their implications for a student experience? Discourses in higher education are apparent in almost every interaction a student has with any aspect of the higher learning institution including but not limited to staff and policies and procedures (including assessment procedures). The notion of subjectivity‚ or the subject position of
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13 Sep. 2013 Informative Synthesis (Draft #1) THE IMPORTANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE Why is higher education important you may ask through community colleges? There are many benefits to life that come with the achievement of higher education. Furthering your education puts you at a competetive edge with todays evolving technology and the aggressiveness of the present job market. Higher education plays such a huge factor in today’s society and yet there are still very
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Curriculum in Higher Education Mary A. Swanagan Kaplan University HE510: Foundations of Higher Education Professor Heather Scott April 15‚ 2014 Curriculum in Higher Education An effective curriculum is an important part of a university’s success‚ especially for first time students. Attending a university for the first time can be very overwhelming for a first year student. Studies show that 25% of students drop out in the first year. Studies show that this number can be decreased if the
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was young‚ but the one that stood above them all was the subject of education. He always told me that if I wanted to be successful I would have to go to college to make something out of myself. My family is not a wealthy family. Therefore‚ my dad saved every single penny he earned from work to buy anything that I needed. He always encouraged me‚ and still encourages me go to school‚ because he knows that the value of an education will determine a future for me. As a result‚ I admire him. My dad has
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India’s Reservation Policy in Higher Education Institutions The term “Reservation” has been doing the rounds within the Indian media circuit of late owing to the government decision to implement 27% quota for the OBCs in the educational institutions of higher learning. Time has come to study the significance of this matter and see its consequences on the country in the future. When our country achieved independence‚ a large section of the society was leading a miserable life. They had been exploited
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History of Technology in Higher Education HE 510 September 7‚ 2012 History of Technology in Higher Education We are living in the time of the information boom. Never before has information been so abundant and easy to find. To many students it seems like a hassle to search for information on a computer. Could you imagine finding all of your information by flipping pages of books‚ magazines‚ and news papers in a library? “Technology is treated as a tool to help accomplish a complex task rather
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November 12‚ 2012 INFT 101 Summary Article one of this Adult Learning Theory is titled “Serving the Adult Learners in Higher Education-Principles of Effectiveness” from the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning National Headquarters‚ (CAEL). This generalized theory give an indebt look at how the adult learner’s techniques of learning differ from that of the average younger student. This system conducted a study from six of the nation’s highly adult learning universities and colleges
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My intellectual trajectory/biography is characterized by my enthusiasm for immersion into the fields of my personal and professional interest and excitement for new discoveries. I have always been fascinated by the power of knowledge and seeking explanations for social and political paradoxes; in combination with my patience for in-depth research processes and a solution-oriented motivation‚ these are the main drivers that push my pursuit for an academic career. I have been a passionate reader
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The space shuttle Columbia broke down over the Atlantic Ocean‚ off the coast of Cape Canaveral in the attempt to put a satellite payload into orbit. All seven crew members died which included five NASA astronauts and two other payload specialists. The NASAs managers were anxious for several reasons‚ including economic‚ political pressures and schedule timings for the launch. This event also involved the competition between European space agency and the Russians. The purpose of the mission was to
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Getting an education‚ nowadays‚ seems to be an option rather than a need. After graduating high school‚ most students ask themselves: “Why should I attend college”? Some of them argue that continuing their education is not necessary to achieve economic stability; however‚ is it all about how economically stable a person is? Michelle Obama certainly knows the answer. At “Bowie State University Commencement Speech” Obama reminded all her audience the importance of getting an education to help build
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