entrepreneurial education has no influence on students’ intention to choose an entrepreneurial path (St-Jean & Mathieu, 2015; Maina, 2011). Nigeria like any other developing countries embraced entrepreneurial education mandated it in higher education curriculum and has been made a compulsory course of study in all fields of education. This step taken by Nigerian federal government to reduce or eradicate the high unemployment rate plunging the country has similar objectives with…
inequality have caused tremendous changes in our life as well as our access to higher education. School has become more expensive and high paying jobs always require a degree. People began to think that General Education requirements in degree seeking curriculums are now hinders for students in their educational path. The reason is these requirements take too much time, money, and resource to complete while students need to acquire a degree and a job as fast as possible. Moreover, their social…
Horace Mann – Report of the Massachusetts Board of Education (1848) On May 4, 1796, Horace Mann was born in Franklin, Massachusetts. Horace Mann is the first great American advocate of public education and is known as the “Father of the Common School”. Mann advocated that all children should receive equal schooling in reading, writing, arithmetic, and science; although he never received such education. He was born into poverty, but encouraged by his parents to become an educated man. Mann’s…
Education today is often criticized for conforming all students to the same ideas and not letting them truly expand their minds and be creative. Students are held back by curriculum that intends to broaden their intellectual ability while it really narrows it and shuts out a lot of different outlets that are just waiting to be taken advantage of by these students. In Sanford J. Ungar’s The New Liberal Arts he addresses the many misperceptions made by Americans about Liberal Arts degrees and why…
Craig’s second strategy is avoiding the pause. Students can avoid a persistence gap in terms of non-enrollment by attending full-time, following more structured academic plans, and becoming more engaged (Craig, 2015). Obviously, colleges prefer students to attend full-time and continue their enrollment through to graduation. While Craig disapproves of their emphasis, graduation and retention rates are some of the biggest components within college rankings, so colleges spend a great deal of…
1.2.2 Curriculum Alignment: To make the program dynamic, logical and effective, the pedagogical principles of alignment was applied in all courses. This alignment answer many questions like what a teacher is going to deliver, what students will learn, how the activities should be designed and how to evaluate students learning in a course or a program. Initially course learning outcome(s) are documented ina clear way that the students understand that what is expected from them. After drafting the…
As a senior in high school I am applying for colleges, and have been asked to provide a personal statement essay. I have been asked to talk about my interests and social skills, as well as the activities I have participated in. I can say I have not had as many life experiences as some of my classmates, but I have been in a wealth of extracurricular clubs and organizations that have sharpened my skills in the community. I have also devoted a fair amount of my time to school and my class work,…
Why should students get homework when they have a life outside of school? This question is something a lot of people think about on a everyday basis. Some students drop out of high school. Most students want a good paying job after high school. Still many students will do their homework in order to succeed. Since many students have an after school job, may be involved in sports, and have chores and duties they are expected to do at home, teachers should not assign any homework to students. The…
standardized test, or if a child needs alternate achievement test for evaluation. When creating an PLAAFP, IDEA requires a description of how a students disability effects their academic achievement, functional performance, progress in general education curriculum if they are elementary or secondary students, and participation in activities when if they are preschoolers (Gibb & Dyches,…
Reader Response Essay-Liberal Education Every year students prepare themselves vigorously to successfully be ready for the journey they are about to embark on: their college years. These years are the ones where one is supposed to find themself, but also be successful and happy with what they are choosing as their journey in life. These adventures, achievements, and accomplishments are considered to some, a Liberal Education. What truly is considered a Liberal Education? It seems as though…