Essays on Institutions Of 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...