Tertiary education

The education of the next generation is perhaps the most vital task of every society. If you cannot pass on the knowledge you gain to those who come after, then your learning of it is pointless. Conceivably, this is why so many see an education system as a principal part of any nation. From this, neither Germany nor the United States are exempt, and as both strive to create the perfect picture of education, their methods are more often drastically different than startlingly similar. From the…

The Tasmanian Healthy Brain Project was a study that sought determine whether university-level education carried out over the course of a minimum of twelve months would benefit healthy older adults in significantly increasing cognitive reserve. In this research article, Lenehan and colleagues operationally defined cognitive reserve as a theoretical construct which describes the capacity the use of preexisting brain networks in an individual as well as alternating brain networks. (2015). Factors…

Primary, secondary, and tertiary are the three levels of prevention in school nursing. Primary prevention deals with "health promotion activities, teaching healthy lifestyles, and immunizing children for school entry" (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, p.572). Secondary prevention involves "the screening of children for various illnesses, monitoring their growth and development, and caring for them when they are ill or injured" (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, p. 572). Tertiary prevention assists in…

metacognition and learning, explains the impact this can have on schools, students and universities. Poropat, a senior lecturer of the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University explains that personality is more important than intelligence in education and learning. In this article, Poropat explains three aspects of personality that are crucial; conscientiousness, a desire to meet performance needs, openness to experience, people who are curious and wish…

1. Urbanization definitely impacts the spread of Zika virus. Like it said in the article about travel, Zika prefers large groups of people, especially in poorer areas. Air travel also impacts Zika, in that it makes it all the easier for people to bring it to places where it might not have ended up normally, such as people travelling to an infested area, then bringing it back to their home town. Antimicrobial resistance impacts Zika as well, because, as was stated in the CDC Zika overview, there…

enrollment (approximately 500 students), particularly students from non-English speaking background (9%) (See Figure 37). Enrollment is critical to a school reputation. Generally speaking, the choice a school that parents make for their children’s education is based on a school’s reputation for academic quality, curriculum, location and etc. A higher student enrollment may in large part indicates the school reputation within the community. Considering an increasing number of immigrants locating…

Williams and Lawson (1998) suggested patterns of social behavior are influenced by parents, schools and other institutions. Taking this concept to look at gender inequality, it may be indeed true. Upbringing is one of the first forms of education children receives, parents act as role models of the children. They play a huge role in influencing of social behaviors, and in this context, on gender inequality. Parents can influence their children from the way they divide their roles between…

meet the needs of an ever-changing world. It was to not solely provide a world class education, but to provide a hub for research, innovation and forward thinking. Today, that vision has become reality and the university stands as one of the leading tertiary institutions in the United Sates and a paragon for change and progress in the world. This institution is Clark University. Clark provides a truly global education and experience that is extensive, integrated and active. The world that we…

Introduction to State Schools in Australia In Australia, state schools are run by the various state governments. State schools give free education but many schools solicit from parents to give a voluntary contribution. This can be classified into two categories: open state schools and selective state schools. An open state schools accept all students from their government-defined catchment areas, and instruct using the Curriculum and Standards Framework. Many open state schools have selective…

The divergence in educational outcomes in the Northern Territory primary and high school between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students has seen the highest illiteracy rates and low performing academia Australia, condensed widely in remote communities. According to the 2016 census, this area had the lowest school completion rate for Indigenous students, with 22%, compared to the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland, which have 57% and 42% (Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016). Many…