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Book Review – Outliers: The story of success by Malcolm Gladwell

It is popularly believed that hard work alone makes individuals successful in life. No wonder, many have bought into the belief that successful people are self-made. Gladwell challenges the accepted beliefs on success in his book, Outliers: The story of success. He discusses the societal and cultural factors that favor certain individuals to become successful through many case studies focused on certain well-known personalities representing various walks of life. According to Gladwell, outlier or a person who is a cut above the ordinary is in fact a beneficiary of time and opportunity. The major argument Gladwell makes in the ...

The classical standpoint is that Instructional techniques are derived from learning theories, and the bulk of learning theories are proposed in the last hundred years. These learning theories are painstakingly tested in controlled conditions as well as in natural settings. Accordingly, educationists have gained reasonable insights in developing effective instructions to the learners and substantial achievements are accomplished by applying these theories in the field of education. Yet, there are various instances of extraordinary learning that violates or at least contradicts the established principles of Instructional Design Systems. There are many accounts which report about school drop outs ...

Introduction

The transformation of time and space has brought significant changes in the education level. Indeed, the new millennium has begun with a stronger commitment and dedication for the significantly advancement of higher education. The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of globalisation and internationalisation on educational context while elaborating the consequences for curriculum design in local/global context. To further explore the theoretical implications, the concepts of globalisation and internationalisation has been taken into study. This has helped in the evaluation of the variety of impact of globalisation and internationalisation on the education and its curriculum along ...

Question one

In a bid to undertake an educational health program among the Native Americans, it is necessary for an expert to understanding the value of the Native American culture and its relationships to educational health to improve the outcome of the program. Professionals should have respect and create a sense of compassion for the culture in order to achieve cultural competency. Culturally competent service provider should consider various factors that influence how a Native American behaves and communicates. This way, he will establish cultural congruency with the behavior, beliefs and practices of the Native Americans. The health educational program will target the ...