low-income students has increased‚ scholars have realized that there are different clusters of first-generation college students. While popular media has depicted college applicants as either academically gifted or unprepared‚ the reality is that there is a diverse set of students who apply to college each year (Shaw et al.‚ 2009). Shaw et al.‚ (2009) discovered five clusters of college applicants in their research—privileged high achievers/athletes‚ disadvantaged students‚ average students needing
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Is Harmful For College Students In recent years‚ social media sites such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ Tumblr‚ Instagram‚ and MySpace have become highly popular. Many proclaim about their benefits due to their effortless way to expand communication‚ marketing‚ and networking. However‚ many fail to discuss their risks and disadvantages particularly in the youthful population specifically among college students. The overuse of these social media sites among college students has many negative effects not only
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so many different aspects to it. The researchers stated that binge drinking have a big impact on college students who are freshmen because most of them are not aware of the effects of binge drinking can have on college students. This is a major problem‚ because there are a lot of negative impact binge drinking can have on one’s life. When it is taken lightly it occurs more frequently‚ but many students are not aware of it. The researchers reviewed over literature that explained: the history of binge
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Sexual assault continues to be a problem in the United States‚ with the rates of sexual assault being higher in college women than any other category. In Jozwoski’s and Peterson’s report “College Students and Sexual Consent: Unique Insights” they analyze the way college students perceive and respond to sexual advances. They conducted this study by taking 185 college students and asking them a number of open ended questions that provided insight to how they responded to sexual advances‚ how they let
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these concepts have significance for emerging effective community college leaders. The assigned scenario depicts a professor whose controversial book and perspectives of homosexuality not only upset the classroom but spilled out onto campus in the form of rallies and protests. This paper will explore the issues that administrators should consider when responding to incidents of academic freedom and speech for faculty and students. According to the American Association of University Professors
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Binge drinking is a major issue that a lot of college students are facing today. According to NIAAA‚ in order for something to be considered binge drinking the blood alcohol concentration has to be .08 grams percent or above. Usually‚ for most college students‚ this means consuming five or more drinks in 2 hours. The rate is extremely high among college students and according to NIAAA reports‚ two out of every five students of all ages‚ which is more than 40 percent have reported in binge drinking
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Why Students Drop Out of College In the evolving social climate of today’s society‚ the importance of higher education is being stressed more than ever. It is becoming increasingly rare to procure a well-paying occupation without first obtaining a college degree. However‚ college administrators estimate that almost a third of all college students drop out of school sometime during their freshmen year. There are a variety of factors that influence a student’s likelihood to drop out of college‚ including
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states‚ especially when it comes to the education system. College campuses are becoming more and more hostile as political correctness continues to grow and divide the community. Colleges are meant to challenge students and their views‚ it is meant to educate students on how to understand opposing while still being able to argue their own views. Political correctness is impacting college campuses’ ability to teach students this by causing students and teachers to fear voicing their opinions and creating
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Ergonomic Design of Smartphones for College Level Students Kevin Kenneth T. Kwan Maria Melliza Gayle R. Lucas Maxine Abigale D. Perez Abstract Table of Contents Title Page Abstract Table of Contents Introduction Background of the study Rationale Problem statement Objectives Scope and Limitations Review of Related Literature Methodology Results and Discussions Data Presentation Results and analysis Conclusions
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dealing with an unpredictable and uncertain environment. The aim of this paper is to provide a clear demonstration of appropriate theoretical frameworks in relation to corporate culture; with the concentration on analysing its positive and negative influences on the success of organisations in the hotel industry. To demonstrate some of the points‚ issues regarding the Disneyland Hotels will be used as examples. As Schein states‚ “culture is both a dynamic phenomenon that surrounds us at all times
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