Higher education

the effects of the privatization of public higher education? Have you been personally affected? The effects of privatization have been to weaken the state school systems. The weakening has had the effect of decreasing the quality of education that can be obtained from a higher education state university. This change happened when the state tax deduction was reduced on the federal tax return. The states then began to work to transfer the cost of education to the students and parents instead…

Reay, Diana et al. 2001. Choices of Degree or Degrees of Choice? Class, ‘Race’ and the Higher Education Process. Sociology. 35 (4), 855-874 The aims of the research conducted in this article were to find out how class and ‘race’ issues affect a student’s decision making process into higher education. A key concept used by the author was that the history of higher education is overshadowed by class inequalities, not much attention has been paid to ‘race’ issues. This is highlighted by the…

National standardized tests reproduce and reinforce America’s class structure, placing poor students of color at a significant disadvantage when it comes to graduating from high school and pursuing higher education. Standardized tests also enforce a classroom teaching method which devalues students’ lived experiences and encourages the reproduction of knowledge in a way that positions European contributions to society as the most valuable contributions. Throughout my undergraduate degree, I have…

Impact of Technology on Higher Education What would happen to the human species today if we suddenly decided to stop drinking water, eating meat, or cutting firewood? Eventually the population would decrease to the point of extinction. Resources like water, food, and trees were given to us and should be used properly so life can thrive on this earth. So why not embrace other resources that have become available to us? Why waste the tools that could so easily help make this world a better, more…

As a Hispanic American, I have learned to never give up pursing my goals. Neither of my parents had an education higher than a high school diploma and therefore, while many other children could ask their parents for help on homework and other school assignments, it was not an option for me. However, this allowed me to develop self-efficacy and confidence in my abilities academically. When reading the quote from Einstein, I related this to my own personal experiences. His quote emphasizes hard…

interested in the Student Intervention graduate assistantship because my career aspiration and path in Higher Education includes Student Conduct/Student Intervention. While deciding if student affairs was the right career path for me, my mentor, the director of student conduct at Robert Morris University, urged me to research a position and goal that would help me choose what my focus in higher education would be. While I knew I wanted to work in the student life office, because I wanted to be…

Higher learning institutions have a responsibility of ensuring that students are being catered for as the latter face diverse challenges such as alcohol and substance abuse, among others within and outside the campuses. This can be done through creating a relatively comfortable environment that helps in resolving the challenges likely to arise. For instance, a lot of input in terms of resources such as facilities, skilled human resource, technology, space, inter alia is essential for any higher…

compromise education mission In modern society, more and more students go to colleges to further their education and to train themselves to achieve skills for career preparation. However, students start using Adderall, a study drug, as a shortcut to get through colleges because it helps them gain good result easily in academic environment. [1] What is the role of Adderall in higher education? How does Adderall affect the higher education? [2] Adderall compromises the general education mission by…

with the readings for this class. When it comes to incivility, it is interesting to see that even though it has been published in a book and articles have been written, there are still those who do not understand the magnitude of this issue in higher education or in the general public. I agree with Twale and DeLuca, when they state that incivility has behaviors that are indicative of bullying (Twale & DeLuca, 2008). When co-workers show intolerance or disrespect toward others, this really has a…

The goal of the GSL is to offer an access to higher education to students who can’t afford the tuition with their current financial situation. Since one’s future ability to pay is speculative without much credit history to consult with, the risks are more difficult to measure. Private lenders might demand a higher interest rate to compensate for the uncertainty since they can’t objectively see the social benefit of this program. The optimal level of the amount of loans provided and a reasonably…