Programme for International Student Assessment

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    Since the world is now a global village, international students tend to look beyond their home countries to pursue their education. However, the U.S and other westerns countries are preferred by international students. The main reason why many Africans leave their home country to pursue higher education in a different region because there are not enough post-secondary institutions to accommodate everyone who is eligible to attend and they want to receive better or higher quality of education…

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    This semester, I agreed to take part on in the Conversation Partner program. The purpose of this program was to pair International Students to NNU undergraduates who would be willing to spend time with them, as well as act as a guide to American culture. This act would both benefit the International Students, who might be otherwise struck with culture shock, and it gives NNU undergraduates the opportunity to break away from the homogeny of the campus. When I was assigned to a conversation…

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    Globalizing Child Labour

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    attracted to peripheral regions where economic prosperity is hard to achieve. Many major companies such as Samsung, Apple, Walmart among many others will look for regions in, which its people are living below the poverty line according to the International Labour Office, studies suggests that “…. The largest child labourers was in Asia and the Pacific (77.7 million), followed by Sub-Saharan Africa with 59.0 million, Latin America and the Caribbean with 12.5 million and MENA with 9.2 million”…

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    different than those in the United States of America. The global number of children in child labour has declined by one third since 2000, from 246 million to 168 million children ( International Labor Organization). In the case of Pakistan, 3.3 million children(between the ages of 5 and 14) are economically active (International Trade 1). Child labor has a role in the global economy. The idea of a child working long hours in conditions is not very ideal and could go against someone 's morals.…

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    The use of child labor has been used for a long time and is most seen in developing countries. Luckily there have been organizations that have been formed to put a stop on this problem, such as the International Labor Organization. Of course, before trying to end a problem is important to know why children are working rather than engaging in activities that every child should such as going to school. Many of the jobs the children participate in are harmful to their health. A specific job field…

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    YSCP Assessment Policy

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    YSCP Assessment Policy Our Philosophy: YSCP provides a rigor program of instruction guided by the aims and objectives of the Middle Years Programme as well as aligning with Pennsylvania state standards.Its program is dedicated to providing each learner with a balanced program by which students can acquire knowledge and skills necessary to prepare for their future life. To this end, students are given the opportunity to develop higher-order thinking skills in various disciplines along with…

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    Service In order to provide students with successful advancement opportunities past secondary education, educators must first provide them with service opportunities focused on global mindedness during the high school years. Attitudes towards others start in the classroom; it is here that students develop a sense of self and others. The International Baccalaureate Programmes focus on developing the mindset of students so that they are thinking on a more international scale. ¹ Rampart High…

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    difficult to study in international school. Let YCIS as an example. Its fee in one month is about $15000 for kindergarten student. (Yew Chung International School, 2016) The fee has already been more than income of three-people family in lower class whose income is only $13000 per month (Census and Statistics Department, 2014). It is impossible for them to study in YCIS if they do not have any support. They may not be educated in international school. The students in international school is…

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    Bunnell, T. (2008). The International Baccalaureate and its Middle East Challenge. Copenhagen, Denmark. Research Type Critical Analysis Summary In this article, Bunnell outlines the International Baccalaureate Organization’s (IBO) strategic plan, targeting growth for the IB programmes internationally, planning to “educate one million children by 2014” (p. 18). The paper illustrates the challenges that the IBO faces in meeting its goals. Bunnell argues that the programme has been inaccessible,…

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    strategic level for a diverse range of communities in the UK, Europe and India. Having designed co-produced over 40 diversity programmes for national organisations I am well versed in the challenges of influencing impactful change across complex organisations and the public. I have directly worked to access untapped talent of ‘underserved’ communities and created a plethora of programmes that have increased social and political participation. Aligned to the criteria set out in the job…

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