Essays on Higher Learning

Introduction

The Civil Right Restoration Act of 1987, also known as Groove City Bill, is a US bill, which dealt with governing of the federal money in the institutions in order to guarantee the execution of civil rights (Safransky, 2017). Its main task was to bring non-discrimination laws back into action. On February 1987, Senator Kennedy introduced the ‘Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987’ (Lewis & Dale, 1988). The act was one of the most important legislative documents at that time. Its significance can be compared to the 1972 Amendments. The Act deals with three federal laws. They are the Title ...

Education is the process through which acquiring knowledge, skills, and beliefs are facilitated. Education takes place under the guidance of an educator through methods such as training, teaching discussion and research. Learners advance through various levels from kindergarten to college. Everyone has a right to acquire education. Higher education is a voluntary stage of higher learning progress from the secondary education. Most of the students do not like joining the institution of higher education after finishing the basic education. Higher learning is an important tool for competition in white collar jobs. In America, higher education is not compulsory, and ...

Abstract

The rate of gun possession in the U.S has increased progressively since 2011 as gun holders have continued to purchase various weapons. The universities and institutions of higher learning have not been left behind. Twenty-three State administrations in 2011 deliberated on bills to allow the carrying of weapons at their public establishments of higher education, and several public institutions in at least six nation-states at present allow firearms on university grounds or in the buildings. Although the rightful ownership of weapons on school grounds is a current and limited occurrence, verdicts by the Supreme Court and institutional representatives propose ...

Introduction

The Civil Right Restoration Act of 1987 also known as Groove City Bill was a US legislative act that focused on governing the recipients of federal funds so as to comply with civil rights laws in all areas (Safransky, 2017). It was enacted to protect the Title IX and Title VI of 1964, which govern institution’s wide operation. The 1987 Act contains three additional federal laws, which are Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title VI, which was created to fight discrimination involving recipients of federal financial assistance (Robinson, ...

Introduction

While conducting research, various methods are used in gathering the samples and testing them and coming up with the realized results of analysis. Surveys were done take multiple forms depending on the discipline under the study. Social sciences make the have numerous subjects and under them falls education and leadership. Getting deeper into the field of education, a researcher can decide to use several optional methods when conducting the study. Among them is observation, interviews, case studies, surveys, laboratory experiments and field studies. In spite of this variation in the possible methods that are implemented, a common ground involved ...

Section A

Higher education is considered the epitome of learning and research in the scholarly world. Therefore, leadership in higher education institution ought to be in maximum effectiveness at all times. Leaders at higher education institutions had better employ strategic leadership and management skills to ensure that such institutions attain the goals that define their existence. The current paper will analyze and comment on theories and research paradigms that have been presented in the integration and practice of leadership and management at higher institution centers. This section holds that although several theories, concepts and research paradigms have been presented, still there ...

Question 1

Conditions That Will Exist If Tuition Is kept Below Equilibrium Price When the tuition is set at a fee which is below the equilibrium, the demand will be more than the supply; thus there will be a distress situation that is not conducive to education. This would show a good effort by the government, as people will see it as a show of constructive and admirable strength by the government to make education relatively cheap. The effect of this is an increase in the number of students’ intake and in a great way and educated society. This situation is ...

Currently, the United States health care system is struggling with an acute shortage of health practitioners especially nurses who are the major and significant primary health providers and close allies of the patients on their journey to full recovery and enhancement of their well-being. Thus, there is a need to boost and support the effort that will increase the number of health care practitioners in the country. On the other hand, just like the rest of the world, United States is also an aging society and the general population keeps increasing. Notably, during the 21st century, persons of the ...

Introduction

Activism by university students has always been discouraged by administrators with many of these activists finding themselves on the wrong side of the law. The 1960’s were characterized by racial discrimination and the oppression of the rights of students from free expression. These protests were considered acts of massive civil disobedience and most students who were found participating in such activities ended up in jail. It is during this period that Mario Savio joined the University of California, Berkeley and used speech to mobilize his fellow students to participate in peaceful sit-ins to demand free speech rights. Activists ...

2016/3/26

The Meaning Behind Grade Inflation Academic grades of student have gained a critical rank in the prediction of the student level of achievement and hence the efficiency of the academic process within educational institutions. For example, The “B-Minus Reigns Supreme” is a 2008 article by Laurie Fendrich on grade inflation in institutions of higher learning. It shows an increasing over-emphasis on the importance of scoring a “B” and the expense of equally good “C” grades. Rampant grade inflation has been witnessed at all levels of educational institutions since the 1960s. Grade inflation presents challenges at the less elite educational ...

Introduction

Critical organizational evaluation is paramount. Focus is on development, reviews and personnel performance. Notably, the organizational analysis includes examining the organization environment both external and internal environment. The external environment refers to the forces that are without the organization. Often they affect the organizational performance. On the other hand, internal environment concerns the forces within the organization, for example, the strengths and the weakness of the organization. This paper will focus on analyzing higher learning institution elements. Namely, organizational structure, organizational environment, culture, size, structure and management styles

Organizational Structure

The organizational structure of an institution has a significant impact on ...

Abstract

The research examines the concept of technology and how it influences education. It involves the examination of the fundamental methods and systems applied and utilized in teaching and how it has been shaped and influenced by technology. The research indicates that technology has generally shaped and modified the system of communication in and around the world. Due to that, education has had to change and be modified in order to include and integrate technology as an integral part. Education has various direct applications including platforms and communication methods and models that are important and vital towards the conduct of ...

Vocational Training

Introduction Higher education has a direct impact on the economic sustainability of any nation. This is the main reason as to why the American government sets aside billions of shillings to boost the education system. Any nation is often guided by the need to ensure that the potential of its citizens are exploited. Critical thinking plays a role in the decision-making process; yet many people end up making wrong choices. To achieve the American Dream, the education system must be transformed in order to act as the basis. It would be unfair, however, to over-prioritize education and insist on ...

Introduction

In higher learning institutions all over the world, the registrar’s office is accorded the responsibility of a custodian of all the records containing students’ information. In this capacity, the office has varying obligations to several groups including the public, the students, faculties, the members of staff and the respective institution. The registrar’s office must always ensure that it dispenses its duties through compliance with the existing regulations and policies within the institutions they are serving. The office must also conform to the statutory and national regulations and other set standards of the higher education (Specht, 2015).

The Mission, Vision, and Goals of the Registrar's Office

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Secondary Research

Randi and Erik (2010) analyzed the factors behind the increase in underemployment across Norway with focus on the gender factor. The analysis was based on a survey data by the Labor Force Agency and showed that economic changes in the recent past brought about the changing underemployment levels for both men and women. The labor market in Norway is greatly gender segregated with the processes as well as characteristics of the underemployment differing between the male and the female dominated sectors. In the results, the male dominated sectors are found to be more exposed as well as sensitive to ...

Introduction

Regardless of the applied interventions and the intentions of higher education leaders to promote women representation in regards to higher academic ranks, the women are still underrepresented. This underrepresentation has been noticed after a closer analysis of documented reports regarding the same. Different academic institutions and NIH have carried out individual evaluations to look into the reason for underrepresentation and its ultimate persistence. The NIH (National Institute of Health), in 2008, attempted to promote the leadership of capable women from different backgrounds by a publication of a Request For Application. The report was published to back-up studies seeking to ...

History

Georgia is a state positioned in the Southern regions of the United States. It was an English colony founded in the year 1733 and was named in honor of King George II of the United Kingdom (McAuliffe 12). During the American Revolution, Georgia became a state and was among the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. Georgia was slow in its development, and it was not until the late 18th century that it began to prosper. It excelled in the field of agriculture and boasted of vast rice and cotton plantations. Georgia was among the wealthiest states in the south ...

Development Reading Course is a study area at college level that is designed to improve the reading skills of students, to the standard required by the college, for course work (Valeri-Gold & Deming, 2008). It is designed to assist students achieve academic success by improving their skills in three high education level course work (Smittle, 1995). Students in colleges’ nation wide must demonstrate or show case, college readiness skills in three areas; Development Reading I, Development Reading II and composition and Basic Writing. The institution of higher learning measures the ability of a student, by their performance in the placement tests in ...

Introduction

There are many factors which govern the choosing of a particular course in institutions of higher learning. For one to select a particular course there has to be a passion or liking for the course. It would not be possible for an individual to excel in a course that is not interesting or pleasing to the person. This is the reason why course selection is a very crucial stage in pursuing higher education. Nursing is one of the courses admired by many people. However, the course requires absolute commitment and determination because it involves peoples’ lives.

The major reason as to why nursing draws a ...

History of the United States: to which is prefixed a brief historical … Published by Noah Webster is a book that begins by giving the creation account as well as men’s dispersion on their attempt in building Babel; gives a description of the ancestors , Japheth’s descendants as they were seen before the era of christianity. Saxon ancestors were briefly discussed since they conquered Britain hence improved their art life which eventually led to their reformation. The peopling of America and the aboriginals character was also put into account in this book. Puritan’s origin and cause of migrating to America was ...

The African continent and the Anglophone Caribbean region share a common history. The two regions were colonized. Majority of the countries gained independence, through peaceful negotiation and armed struggle. Evaluating the progress of the two regions in the last five decades of independence is not easy. The task of evaluating becomes objective and reliable when the task is approached from the perspective of African and Anglo Caribbean nationalism, and the expectation of independence. Both the regions harbored complex nationalist. It’s possible for one to; argue that the two regions sought to achieve the objectives of decolonization, nation building, development, ...