Undergraduate education

Many litigations involving Affirmative Action were contested in court, but two, in particular, were student Affirmative Action cases that were presented to the U.S. Supreme Court. The very first challenge to affirmative action programs in higher education is DeFunis v. Odegaard (1973), which involved Marco DeFunis, Jr. and the University of Washington Law School (UWLS) (Smallwood, 2015, p. 2). The lawsuit questions UWLS’s practice for considering minority applications separately from the rest…

approach of treatment consists of parents and child education about treatment, behaviour management techniques, school programming, and supports. There have been several significant studies about poor academic performance in children with ADHD. It showed that students with ADHD, compared to students without ADHD, have academic difficulties that resulted in lower marks, more failed grades, increased dropout rates and a lower rate of college undergraduate completion. Children with ADHD are more…

profound changes to the way in which the brain functions and scientists have not completely understood why or how this happens. Additionally, the lack of research focusing on the effects bilingualism has on children has led to the absence of an education geared towards their specific needs and advantages. Despite the increased…

children of differing social, behavioural and developmental levels. When researching the role, I found that educational psychologists are beneficial to the educational system and to the lives of children and young people. They have helped reform education in a way that has helped young people excel in an academic setting. Although I found many obstacles to pursuing educational psychology, I have surprisingly found that it has not impacted in me wanting to pursue a different career. In fact,…

Colonial colleges Higher education was largely oriented toward training men as ministers before 1800. Doctors and lawyers were trained in local apprentice systems. Religious denominations established most early colleges in order to train ministers. New England had a long emphasis on literacy in order that individuals could read the Bible. Harvard College was founded by the colonial legislature in 1636, and named after an early benefactor. Most of the funding came from the colony, but the college…

told time and time again to graduating classes in high schools and universities alike. As I come the end of my undergraduate degree, and tumble head first into the job hunting phase of life, I reflect on the ever pestering question, did I really get a “good” education? While I may not be a qualified academic or teacher, as a student I have observed throughout my learning years that education is often about expanding knowledge and establishing comparative systems. Whether we like to admit it or…

Thank you again for coming tonight for the 2017 Annual TED Talks. As one of the event organizers, I’m here to introduce our next speaker, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of UMBC. Before Dr. Hrabowski speaks tonight about the importance of STEM education, I would like to talk about his accomplishments and share a little story with you. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Dr. Hrabowski grew up with his parents who were both math teachers. Naturally, he was so talented at math that at just the age of 19…

opportunity to serve others. As a result, my education has contributed to my biggest passion of aiding others. I have focused my efforts the past few years contributing to aiding women and children in the field of interpersonal violence. My interest in this field began a few summers ago, when I served as an intern at Domestic Violence/Child Abuse court under the District attorney, in Cumberland County, North Carolina. As a result, I became involved with my undergraduate university’s…

University of Maryland around 2,000 students study abroad every year. The study had 242 participants from the university. The article, “How Does Study Abroad Affect a Student 's View of Professional Life?” analyzes the feelings of students about work and education after engaging with other cultures abroad. The purpose of the data was to cross-examine the cultural differences with the various host countries and professional work settings. The longer students were abroad, the more important…

As it has been revealed across the essay, RP is an undeveloped field in Dental Education. This was already highlighted by Boyd 2002 p.718 “Reflection is an underutilized teaching strategy in dental education, and one likely to lead toward deeper learning along with the development of critical thinking” which shows that there has not been an improvement in the last 13 years despite the educational benefits it brings. Reviewing the GDC educational standards for dentistry and the CDA standards for…