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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Higher Education in the USA ’The more you learn‚ the more you earn"‚ said the pop singer Cyndi Lauper as she accepted her high school diploma -- at the age of 35! Although Cyndi made it without a high school degree‚ most people don’t. In the USA today‚ about 75% of jobs require some education or technical training beyond high school. The lowest wage earners in the USA are those without high school degrees; college graduates out earn those without a college education; people with master’s degrees
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PROFESSIONALISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION Introduction In the context of globalization‚ education becomes a perquisite for the supply of highly qualified and trained manpower. Education is seen not only as a key to social cohesion but also to mitigate the consequences of globalization. The fundamental requirement for global standards of education is the trained and professionally competent teachers. That a professionally competent teacher is indispensable even in
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This paper explores trends in higher education in terms of Max Weber ’s theory of rationalization. It is Weber ’s contention that there are four basic motivators for human behavior. People are motivated by custom or tradition‚ by emotions‚ by religious or ethical values‚ and by rational goal oriented behavior (which Weber calls "zweckrational"). All human behavior‚ Weber claims‚ is motivated by various combinations of these four basic factors. Weber ’s thesis is that bureaucracies increasingly centralize
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Role of Higher Education in Today’s Society Our world is dramatically changing from that of a few decades or years ago. We are living in an era of globalization which is characterized by the growth of economic and social activities across the national boundaries. The driving forces have been huge increases in the speed of travel and “the technological revolution in communications‚ the internet and large‐scale computerized information systems”‚ which have resulted in the compression of time and space
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The Value Higher Education A college education is known to be one of the most important aspects of a person’s life. Finishing college with a degree with help a person tremendously in the future. It can help someone get a job‚ work at a faster pace and manage their time and money. Completing college with a degree with not one hundred percent guarantee some a job‚ but there is no doubt that it will help throughout a person’s two to four years of college they will take classes to help prepare
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views on education Nowadays‚ education is a main concern of society. The government shows a lot of solutions to improve education and try to make it better and better. In the article ‘Time to expand our views on education’‚ published in Thanh Nien News in January 2012‚ Nguyen Thi Phuong Nguyen argues that the public university system in Vietnam needs to be improved and people should change their attitudes towards higher education. Nguyen presents some solutions to help Vietnamese education be improved
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21201311 Eng-101-51 Essay 1 draft IS THE CHANGE IN HIGHER EDUCATION WORSE? The discourse of today is the controversy of transition from classical education to modern ‚progressive education.To make these two-type of educational system comprehendable‚firstly it is helpful to take a glance at the definition of classism and practice.To begin with the definition of classism ‚’’ in accordance with ancient Greek and Roman precedents ‚classism means aestheistic attitudes and
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12/11/2012 Higher Education and its purpose Education is always one of the most important parts of society‚ since it has close relationship with the development of the next generation and the future of the country. Along with the development of society and the improvement of technology‚ the meaning of education is becoming more and more important. Currently‚ the question of the purpose of higher education has drawn the public’s attention. A many people insist that higher education should teach
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archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/1753-7983.htm EBS 3‚3 Dealing with plagiarism in a complex information society Debbie Wheeler Abu Dhabi Women’s College‚ Higher Colleges of Technology‚ Abu Dhabi‚ United Arab Emirates‚ and 166 David Anderson Al Ain Women’s College‚ Higher Colleges of Technology‚ Al Ain‚ United Arab Emirates Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of the modern information society on attitudes and approaches
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