Types of educational institutions

Regardless of whatever experiences people have gained in life, a way of leadership theory and a leader are viewed in educational setting totally depends on the individual. Moreover, Bolden, R., Gosling, J., Marturano, A., and Dennison, P. (June, 2003) have pointed out that majority of evolutions of leadership theory have shifted for decades from a theory of "Great Man" to "Transformational" theory. A study of leadership theory was and is always an interesting topic and it has attracted many…

Minority Serving Institutions: Educating All Students By: Marybeth Gasman, University of Pennsylvania & Clifton F. Conrad, University of Wisconsin, Madison & Associates • The purpose of the Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Models of Success study, was to understand the work and contributions of MSIs by analyzing 12 MSIs throughout the United States. • Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) Overview o MSIs emerged in response to a history of inequity, lack of minority people’s access to…

evaluation. 2) Follow-up report. This report is required when an institution needs to address a recommendation. It can also be used to resolve deficiencies identified during the external evaluation. 3) Special report. When the commission discovers a significant concern about the institution it issues a special report. 4) Show cause report. This report is handed out to colleges when the commission is removing the accreditation from the institution. It also includes an action letter that…

for undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board were estimated to be $16,188 at public institutions, $41,970 at private nonprofit institutions, and $23,372 at private for-profit institutions.” (“Tuition costs of colleges and universities”, par.1) Between 2005 and 2015, prices for undergraduate tuition, fees, room, and board at public institutions increased 33 percent, and prices at private nonprofit institutions increased…

Difficulty of access is restricting gin developing countries, and will therefore make this method of teaching impossible. Differences in students’ learning with technology- It is obvious that different students would prefer and respond to different types of technology…

Introduction Discrimination has often assumed many forms in the educational sphere. According to sociology, human beings tend to relates based on shared or common characteristics which define the group organizational mechanics and these strategies for grouping can be said to be discriminatory to some level (Dan, 2011). In a school set up, diversity can occur based on different factors which could include race, skin color, physical disposition and even areas of dwelling for the given students.…

to cumulative effects (DiMaggio and Powell, 1983). This implies that bigger institutions can easily influence the smaller ones to conform to the new standards. Therefore, the institutional isomorphism is a sociological phenomenon that transforms the rules of efficiency in the marketplace to institutional constraints (DiMaggio and Powell, 1983). However, the adoption of innovations reaches a threshold at which the institution fails to improve its…

playing field, and to ” proceed on the common sense notion if equal opportunity were a reality, African Americans, women, people with disabilities and other groups facing discrimination would be fairly represented in the nation’s work force and educational institution” (The Leadership Conference, 2016). To answer the question if affirmative action has achieved its goal, my opinion is mixed because discrimination against minorities and women still exists. In relation to employment, I believe…

Institutionalization of Innate Desires Ever since the dawn of time, humans have possessed the desire to learn and understand the world at a much higher degree than other animals. We have been able to store knowledge through writing, allowing progress to flourish. Understanding the world became accessible to those who crave to know, and who had the wealth at their disposal to afford being taught. However, the modern era gave rise to a new form of teaching. One that impinges upon all…

Affirmative Action is a federal agenda passed in the 1960s designed to counteract historical discrimination suffered by minorities and other underrepresented groups in the United States. To foster diversity, institutions with affirmative action programs prioritize the inclusion of minority groups in employment and education. For example, Affirmative Action programs have allowed minorities entry into certain professions formerly deemed off limits. However, one can argue that affirmative action…