Health promotion in higher education

are more likely to have a higher income and a higher unemployment rate, which leads to a more successful life. Those who lack a college degree are dealt a bad hand in life. While some people with only a high school diploma may occasionally land jobs with good benefits, college graduates receive even better benefits. College degrees open up more doors to jobs that pay substantially higher wages. In addition, college graduates receive promotions, earn raises, are given health care, retirement…

inequality gap takes into consideration the wage gap, job opportunities, health outcomes and more. A news article “Global Gender Gap report finds modest improvements” written by Janet McFarland goes into detail about the current position of the gender gap. The following will explore the reasons behind the persistence of this social issue such as household labour responsibilities discussed…

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) has started an initiative to add Art education to STEM, thereby making STEAM. Some schools say the A is for Agriculture, but the trend is towards Art in STEM education. On the other hand, STEM, with or without liberal arts integrated, is not all that it’s cracked up to be. There are so many things that make a liberal arts education more important and beneficial than a STEM education. For example, liberal arts aren’t specialized. Many people believe that STEM…

Quality (‘suzhi’) education reform in China: Its overview, conflicts, and social impact 1. Introduction While China’s economical reform has seen impressive growth and results over the decades, continued and sustainable development in a knowledge-based economy is dependent on a modernised workforce that is able create and innovate. As such, the Chinese government has poured tremendous resources and effort in reforming the education system that favours all-round development over rote-memorization…

The Worth of College Education College education is define as continuing education after high school at a Community College or at a University. In our society today, there is a big debate on rather college education is worth the financial investment. Some people have a debate that college is worth the financial investment that most students must incur and some people believe that education is a waste of time and money. However, I believe one side has greater benefits then the other. In the…

In the heart of twenty-first century America, state-level higher-education reforms magnify socio-economic injustices of wealth, income and educational attainment. In particular, the Michigan Education Trust (MET) policy allows the unequal distribution of educational and economic opportunities in Michigan to worsen because it merely permits state residents to invest in college savings accounts for student recipients without adequately covering college costs. With a target demographic that has few…

high school. Some students may decide to enlist in the Armed Forces, go straight into the work force, enroll in a 4-year university or college, or a 2-year community college, though most high school graduates, 69% in fact, chose to continue their education and enroll in some form of post-secondary institution (United States Bureau of Labor Statistics). A study by the United States Bureau and Labor Statistics discovers that of those who chose to enroll in a post-secondary institution, majority…

was 3 folds number of female subjects than male. This picture is a common feature in Thai University especially in a group of health sciences faculties. The statistic data of office of higher education, Ministry of Education, Thailand also showed 2 folds number of female students than male students at bachelor degree curriculum. (21) This feminine trend in higher education also was found in worldwide.(22, 23) Most of them are Buddhist. But most of Buddhist in Thailand derived from cultures and…

initiative to continue investing in vocational education. South Carolina, for example, began an initiative called Apprenticeship Carolina that gave one million dollars to the state’s technical college and offered a one thousand dollar subsidy per apprentice per year to businesses willing to start apprenticeship programs. The state has now doubled the number of apprentices and expanded apprenticeships to even more occupations, such as advanced manufacturing, health care, and informational…

Guatemala. As a Public Health major at the University of California, Merced with an emphasis in Global Health I was intrigued by the lack of medical access in developing countries. I was humbled by the experience and gained an understanding of my culture, as well as reinforced my passion for Public Health.…