Geography, Demography, Social Issues, Education and Culture in the United States of America
Course material - 20 pages - Sociology
(...) One of the characteristics of US climatic conditions is the constant fear of violent climatic happening such as hurricanes (in the Southeast, particularly during the fall), violent wind storms known as "tornadoes" (the Midwest), or flooding due to heavy rainfall and storms in the eastern...
A Room of One's Own - Virginia Woolf (1929) ; Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus - Mary Shelley (1818) - The Quest for Education
Text commentary - 2 pages - Literature
While analyzing A Room of One's Own and Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus, the quest for education among the youth in England and the prejudices they had to overcome in their quest to receive an education will be explored. The characters will elaborate on various social and...
The American Education System
Essay - 2 pages - Educational studies
Let's start with the courses, and the different grades. In the USA, compulsory education begins at 5 years old, in the Kindergarten, which is the equivalent of La Grande Section in France. Before 5 year-old, you can go to Preschool and Pre-K, which are fee-paying schools, and it's really...
Places and forms of power - Education and money
Essay - 1 pages - Sociology
Today I'm going to deal with the notion places and forms of power. It can be defined as the ability to exercise authority and influence over others. It can exist at different levels, for example in economy, politics, and media. We may wonder to what extent higher education can be...
Education and gender bias in accounting - Literature Review
Book review - 3 pages - Literature
In a workplace, managers, employees, and other workers are faced with different situations that require critical thinking and involving decision-making. Interactions and people's behaviors influence their perception towards each other. For example, gender issues arise from these factors and...
The impact of an increase in university tuition fees on higher education participation rates
Case study - 10 pages - Educational studies
During the 1992-2007 period, the UK has witnessed great variances in the structure of Higher Education (HE) funding. Moving away from a period where taxpayers footed the entire costs incurred by HE, economic agents holding at least 2 A-levels have begun to contribute to their future HE...
How education reproduces inequalities and social difference
Essay - 5 pages - Sociology
Inequalities in the society have historically been based on stratification and the creation of classes within the society. The struggle for achievement and the existence of the society based on the individual achievements has led to the differences between different classes in the society. Class...
"Toward Neutral Principles of Constitutional Law" by Herbert Wechsler and the Brown v. the Board of Education Legal Decision
Essay - 2 pages - Constitutional law
In "Toward Neutral Principles of Constitutional Law", Herbert Wechsler brings up difficult issues that are eternally present in cases that make their way up to the Supreme Court. While we often deny these issues and simply assume that the court is making a decision that is "Constitutional" and...
Higher Education is Indispensable
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
According to Boyers (2014), so many people face the dilemma of whether high education is worth. Since ancient time, people already knew the importance of education. Most parents globally ensure that their children do not miss school. As time goes by, the educational system continues...
Over-Education in the Graduate Labor Market
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
This paper discusses the issue of over-education in reference to the labor market in UK. In addition, enough evidence have been provided to show the impacts of graduates' over-education and how they are treated in the labor market in relation to the returns they receive and the...
Problems in the Way Poor People Talk about Education
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
The phrase “Education is the key to success” is a common theme in many schools in the developing countries. The theme illustrates important things about the perception of people in the developing country towards education. While the relevance of the theme is directing...
Achieving Universal Primary Education in China
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
This paper explores China's trajectory towards achieving universal primary education by tracing the historical foundations of educational inequalities between rural and urban China to the period before the formation of the People's Republic of China, when the national government only...
Racialization and Racism In higher education
Case study - 5 pages - Management
A Critical Race Perspective on Asian Americans shows that they are often depicted as overrepresented in higher education institutions due to the large number of the East Asian ethnic groups, such as Koreans and Chinese, at the top schools (Nakanishi and Nishida, 1995). The belief of...
Education: Impact of internet
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Internet has brought significant change to education particularly in making research much easier. In addition, internet has supported online education and increased the audience relying on the internet for learning particularly higher learning. Teachers have also made use of online...
Unit and Standards That Students Are Expected To Meet In Education
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
It is simple for learners to get disappointed in a class of blended capability. Stronger students may feel kept down weaker people may feel compelled. The instructor may feel focused. The best answer for this is to have an open-class talk about the classroom circumstance - to guarantee the best...
Charter schools and the future of public education
Essay - 2 pages - Educational studies
According to Karps analysis on the issue of charter school in relation to the role played by the public schools, he thinks that there are many devoted charter school educators who share the dream of schooling in a advanced, student-centered institute. And he also indicates that there are more...
What to expect from getting an Education?
Case study - 2 pages - Humanities/philosophy
In Scott Adams essay “How to get a real educate at college” led me to question if students have the skills needed to work in society. According to Arguments given by Scott Adams, Rebecca Mead, and Mark Schneider demonstrate how education is an institution where students graduate...
Significant limitations on freedom of education
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Already in the Kjeldsen, limits dawn we saw some this educational freedom. First, even assuming that the second sentence of Article 2 of Protocol I applies to public school, it would involve only the right for parents to have their children exempted from religious instruction to denominational....
College education issues : My struggle with anti intellectual
Essay - 2 pages - Educational studies
Paul Stoller's writing “My Struggle with Anti-Intellectual” is an encouragement to students on their need to think critically. According to the writer, the Huffington post readers responded furiously towards the writing. Charles Murray who is a scholar within the American Enterprise...
College education is undoubtedly valid
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
For many students in the United States and the world as a whole, view a bachelor's degree as a golden ticket to a more intellectually and financially fulfilling life. The most disturbing reality is the likely outcomes that include the unemployment, debt and politically charged pseudo learning...
Health Education Programs
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Health education is an important profession that is aimed at educating people about their health, and it is observed to be integrating various elements of human health. Some of these elements include environmental health, intellectual health and more importantly, the biological health and...
Education - What makes the smartest Kids in the world
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Education is often flaunted as the key to success. In fact, educational performances are often used as a metric to assess student's intelligence in many places. Due to the importance attached to education, there are many theories that endeavor to explain the origin of educational...
Modernizing Texas' Vocational Educational Programs for Offenders
Case study - 5 pages - Political science
In Texas, the correctional facilities have incorporated vocational education programs in their institutions. This started because the criminal justice institutions, practitioners, and the correctional policy makers took an interest in the transition of the prisoners from prison into the...
Impact of the department of education on the US economy
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
The US economy is largely influenced by consumers and producers. Government activities, however also play a huge role in molding the US economy. This is because the government is the one tasked with guiding the overall pace of the economy, maintain its steady growth, increase the levels of...
Girl child education and economic development in Africa
Case study - 6 pages - Educational studies
The objectives of this essay are to: Discuss reasons why girl child education is essential for economic development in Africa. Discuss reasons why the girl child in Africa is underprivileged in terms of education Discuss the impact of the low level of girl child education on...
Sex Education at the School
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Nowadays, people would notice that some powerful countries like the United State, England, and Japan have their own uncommon subject for the students in the school. The subject is called sex education which is taught at the school as a common subject that is same as the other subjects such...
Education Sector and Information Communication Technology
Case study - 7 pages - Business strategy
Information Communication Technology is a general term that encompasses all communication devices and the various applications that are associated withthem. ICT devices may include among others, radio, computers, television, phones and satellite systems. The services and applications associated...
Education: Case study
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Children often ask adults for guidance, respect and patience and this should include the right to hear the voice of children. The various contexts of decision making include participation in the process of individual decision making, service development, research, participation in communities and...
The Dissenting Opinion of Justice Sotomayor in Relation to the case of Brown v. Board of Education
Case study - 3 pages - Educational studies
Racial Discrimination is a heavy matter that has affected America since its conception until the present day. Historical battles have been fought and the country has lost many of its admirable and noble leaders starting with our very own founding father Abraham Lincoln and the likes Martin Luther...
The relationship between consumer education and consumer buying behavior in UAE
Case study - 4 pages - Educational studies
Worldwide evolution is dependent on the current and great developments in the technological and industrial sectors. As a result, many players in the business environment are competing insistently in order to capture wider markets. This is greatly influenced by the business education in a...
