A different look on higher education People often view things with smaller value because of their perceived flaws. In “Blue-Collar Brilliance”‚ the author Mike Rose discusses the amount of academic success a person achieves doesn’t always correlate to how intelligent a person is. Also in the essay “The New Liberal arts"‚ the author Sanford Ungar talks about seven different misconceptions people have on liberal arts education. Even though Mike Rose and Sanford Ungar both address how society
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Education Charlene Collins ENG 101 September 20‚ 2012 Yvette DE La Vega The Importance of a Good Education 1 EDUCATION Today more people are going back to college in order to obtain a degree of some type. More people are looking for careers and are tired of settling for jobs that they do not like just to get a paycheck. Employers are looking
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Higher Education Although none of them have ever said so directly‚ my teachers have often given me the impression that four-year institutions are more educational and beneficial than two-year community colleges. In the discussion of higher education‚ one controversial issue has been which is more beneficial to young adults trying to get their feet on the ground‚ a four-year institution or a two-year community college. On the one hand‚ people in favor of four-year institutions argue that four years
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Many people desire to acquire higher education at the Barbados Community College. In doing so there could be many challenges that accompany this. Students‚ whether part-time or full-time‚ are affected by the issues they encounter. Some of these challenges can be solved by adopting the following guidelines listed below. One of the major challenges students are faced with‚ especially part-time students‚ is financial difficulties. Tuition costs for part-time students are far greater compared to
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The High Price of Higher Education In America’s society today‚ students are expected to follow the path of day care‚ grade school‚ middle school‚ high school and hopefully college. Growing up in America today‚ the importance of education is stressed starting at the earliest stages of development. In a world with a competitive job market and with citizens who want to make the most money that they can‚ a college education is key in success. For some students‚ financing college is not a problem
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Education is considered very important and crucial by many because it is supposed to help develop and shape one future and is a recognized as a crucial contributing factor to building a stable and economically functioning country. Education is supposed to provide people with financially efficient jobs‚ and individual education is learned throughout the country which helps make a nation smarter and more educated resulting in Canada having the knowledge that other country’s will want to gain from us
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Higher education equals higher salary? In China Youth Daily‚ a story of an undergraduate student raised uproar in society last year. A boy named Han Shengli，graduated from a university in Xi’an province，got a salary largely lower than what his father‚ a migration worker earned‚ even though he had devoted four years’ time‚ effort‚ energy and a large sum of money. A great number of people think that those with a university education should get a higher salary than those without‚ for they believe
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The aim of higher education Ⅰ.The definition of education A. Ancient Greeks The ancient Greeks‚ during the Golden Age of Athens‚ gave us great advances in art‚ literature‚ and philosophy. Philosophers such as Socrates(470-399 B.C.)‚ Plato(427-347 B.C.)‚ and Aristotle (384-322B.C.)were responsible for advanced thinking that has affected education up to the present time. Advanced thinking for these Greeks meant that they possessed wisdom far beyond what humans had expected before their time.
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Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management Vol. 30‚ No. 3‚ August 2008‚ 215–229 Globalisation and higher education funding policy shifts in Kenya Gerald Wangenge-Ouma* Faculty of Education‚ University of the Western Cape‚ Bellville‚ South Africa This paper identifies‚ examines and discusses higher education funding policy shifts that have taken place in Kenya. The paper argues that even though Kenya’s higher education funding policy shifts‚ from free higher education to cost-sharing‚
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Julia Inokhodtseva 06403 Aims of Higher Education. Outline. I. Introduction. All in all‚ the main purposes of getting higher education are getting a desirable position‚ developing personal skills‚ respect in society and preparation for future life. II. Body. 1. The major aim of higher education is getting a good job because it is necessary for a good position and high salary. a) good position b) high salary These examples show that higher education is significant for employers to offer one
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