Adult Education Essay

INTRODUCTION The last few decades has seen a rapid development in internet and electronic industry. At the same time, online learning, as a form of distance education, “imposes itself strongly and becomes a core concern of human thought and modern life.” (Saleem, 2016, p.53). As an untraditional method of education, online learning is very different from traditional ones. Those different make the outcome of online learning hard to be evaluated and examined. However, due to its low cost and high…

Discuss the Value, Soundness, or Impact of Online Education For a majority of High School students, going to college is the next logical step, in the path to improve their future. This may not have been the case 15 to 20 years ago. During this time, there was a healthy middle class in the United States, were high School graduates could find a job at a factory earning fairly good pay. As more of these industrial jobs were shipped overseas, companies found themselves in a position needing to…

Online Education Programs The online education industry is a huge market which spreads out over various segments. In recent years, the demand for online learning for adult students has skyrocketed. “Market research firm Global Industry Analysts projects it will reach $107 Billion in 2015” (McCue, 2014). Online education ranges from trade and professional associations, community colleges, universities, continuing education programs and executive education models. Many of the people pursuing…

Bullen, Elizabeth, Kim Toffoletti, and Liz Parsons. “Doing What Your Big Sister Does: Sex, Postfeminism, and the YA Chick Lit Series.” Gender and Education, vol. 23, no. 4, 2011, pp. 497-511. Bullen, Toffoletti, and Parsons’ article explores postfeminism as represented within popular young adult literature. This is significant because young adult books influence their readers at a critical point in their identity development. These novels are another aspect of the media that “…inducts girls into…

Ponyboy’s Changed Perspective in The Outsiders The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton is an inspirational book about teenagers, choices, and change. There are many characters that are important to the narrator Ponyboy, some more than others. Some members of their "Greaser" gang are tough, or happy-go-lucky, while others are shy or serious. One very important character, who changes drastically over the course of the novel, is Dally Winston. In the first half of the book, Ponyboy views Dally as extremely…

is to incorporate more young adult literature in English curriculums because it has the potential to make students more interested in English as they often view such literature as indulgent and only for enjoyment (Caillouet & Sanford 65). Young adult literature has faced significant resistance, but it should be incorporated more into English classrooms…

Throughout these “coming of age” years, young people are trying to adapt to the world around them while struggling to fit in. Young adult literature often helps students to understand and cope with social issues, pressures, and other problems relevant to their age group. Additionally, these books create an “escape” from reality for the reader. Integrating young adult literature into classrooms provides students with literature that they can easily relate to, increases the chance that students…

While unlike past genres, adolescent literature acts as an archetype for young adults to mold their own experiences and values during a time of developmental turmoil, therefore assisting young adults in the construction of a world autonomous from past generation’s definitions. Historically, children commenced reading rudimentary picture books, then hurriedly elevated to adult novels without an intermediate genre; as a result, adolescent literature has filled the void. While many novels once…

Comparing the relationship Romeo and Juliet to relationships between others nowadays, being emotional is normal when freshly getting out of a relationship. The difference in Romeo and Juliet is, Romeo is said to be around eighteen, which is considered an adult. Juliet is said to be around fourteen. The time this is written, getting married at such a young age was common for girls, so this couple can still be compared to daily relationships between teenagers. Romeo's exact words when seeing…

Zander Wondrash Mr. Unrein English 3 December 18, 2017 Although these two books were written in two different time periods and deal with different issues, both of these books talk about the theme of identity between two teens. Zits and Huck go through different adversity to find their true identities within the book, by the end of the books both characters find their true identities. In Flight and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck and Zits become more loving towards individuals and open to…