Monetary struggle of sending Canadian students to university
Thesis - 2 pages - Social sciences
For children of single-parent homes economic stress is likely a daily concern, one that does not dissipate with age. The average cost of full-time undergraduate tuition in Ontario is 4 558$ per year, on average. This does not include the cost of living, or dormitory expenses or materials for...
To passively match or to actively change: Evaluation of studies and some thinking on matching instruction to student learning style
Essay - 6 pages - Educational studies
The term instruction refers to education (teaching of knowledge) or teaching (a form of instruction). Applying the knowledge concerning learning style in educational area, it's assumed that matching instruction to students' learning style would make the instruction more effective;...
Education and alternate assessment for students with important cognitive disabilities: Implications for educators
Thesis - 11 pages - Educational studies
Reform in education has turned to be one of the paramount public policy matters in the nation. As policymakers and educators race to rectify the several perceived shortcomings of an educational system through asking for more accountability, it is increasingly apparent that several reforms have...
A survey among exchange students living in Belgium
Thesis - 11 pages - Educational studies
We have decided to conduct a survey of the exchange Exchange Student living in Belgium” to analyze their living habits. We have decided to focus first on the reaction of foreign students living in Belgium. We have also decided to question other students that had been a...
Client consultancy project: Leeds Metropolitan University Student' Union Elections
Thesis - 29 pages - Political science
This report carries out extensive background research to the election process of Leeds Metropolitan University Students Union (S.U.) and the attitudes of students attending the University. The findings show that students do not feel there is an effort to engage them in the...
On the way to a successful integration on a US Campus. How can a French student succeed his integration?
Essay - 23 pages - Educational studies
What makes 600 000 young people from all over the world come to study in the United States? Is it the reputation of the US degrees? The efficient teaching methods or the life on campus? Studying in the United States is a myth for a large number of students in the world. A lot of movies and...
Students behavior towards smoking and brand equity
Thesis - 17 pages - Services marketing
The FMCG sector has been the cornerstone of the Indian economy. Though the sector has been into existence for quite a long time, it began to take shape only during the last fifty-odd years. The sector touches every aspect of human life, from looks to hygiene to palate. Perhaps, defining an...
Factors affecting voluntary termination from MSW distance learning programs by students/candidates prior to completion of degree requirements
Case study - 8 pages - Educational studies
Study Goals: To determine factors that influence MSW students, in a distance learning program conducted by a state-supported university, to discontinue the program prior to completing degree requirements. To investigate whether discontinuation reasons are idiosyncratic or if there are...
Student nurse placement within a health center
Thesis - 5 pages - Educational studies
The objective of this essay is to analyze the mentor role of a pre-registration student's placement in the field of district nursing. During the essay the student's true identity will not be revealed for reasons of confidentiality and so will be called Jane. Jane was due to start a...
On the way to a successful integration on a US Campus as a French student
Thesis - 14 pages - Educational studies
What makes 600,000 young people from all over the world come to study in the United States? Is it the reputation of the US degrees? The efficient teaching methods? Life on campus? Studying in the United States is a dream for a large number of students in the world. A lot of movies and...
Welcome to dear France: foreign student integration report and interview
Essay - 22 pages - Educational studies
Cross-cultural, Intercultural, relations, conflicts, shock of culture, ethic stereotypes, religious war, terrorism, civilization… When there are too many words to decrypt the world, it is sometimes important to catch the opportunity and to try to change some points of view. Mass media always...
The positive impact of video games on the academic performance of students
Thesis - 5 pages - Educational studies
Have you every worried that playing video games, a popular pastime for many, will interfere with your schoolwork? If you answer yes, do not worry anymore. As a college student, I have often found myself playing video games. I have also often wondered whether I should be doing something...
The attachment between college students and their pets at home
Thesis - 4 pages - Social sciences
Many first year college students under go the shock that it is to leave a pet at home. Pets are considered attachment figures. The purpose of this study is to find the relationship between college students away from home and their pets and how the relationship strain affects the...
Student teaching in Philadelphia
Thesis - 5 pages - Educational studies
Before taking a lot of time to sit down and reflect upon my experiences during student teaching in Philadelphia, I thought and realized how much I have learned from my cooperating teacher. I have implemented teaching strategies, planning instruction, the importance of reaching every...
Factors influencing academic performance of pupils/students in an educational institution
Thesis - 3 pages - Educational studies
Assessment of pupils / students is one of the duties of a teacher, which can be in form of test or examination and aimed at measuring the level of attainment of educational objectives. However, there are three domains of educational objectives: the cognitive, affective and psycho motor....
Compare and contrast the working conditions, aspirations and prospects of French students entering higher education in the 1960s and those entering higher education since the 1990s
Essay - 4 pages - Educational studies
Students entering the French higher education system in 1960 and since the 1990s will have undergone quite different experiences. However, so will the students entering higher education in France at the beginning of the 1960s compared to those entering towards the end of that very...
The Application of Metacognitive Reading Strategies by Learning From and Teaching Disabled Students in the Regular Classroom
Essay - 9 pages - Educational studies
As a child, I was an average reader but never enjoyed reading. I especially dreaded reading chapter books because once I had completed the book I had forgotten what had happened at the beginning. Even though I struggled with the comprehension of reading for pleasure, I was able to pass...
Arresting the alienation of foreign college students in the United States
Essay - 6 pages - Educational studies
College life in itself is proven to be a challenging time. There are quite a number of factors that can inhibit college success. Some of these factors may be financial—such as the demand of scholarships, the inadequacy of monetary support from the parents, or the need to look for a part-time...
Learning theories for students with learning disabilities
Essay - 6 pages - Educational studies
Learning is the process of acquiring, gaining, and retaining knowledge which may be applied to situations in real life. Learning is not a passive process wherein students can take in information and then remember this information throughout the student's life rather learning...
Sample resume for the pre-law/ philosophy/ languages/ literature undergraduate student
Sample resume - 1 pages - Other law subjects
JANE DOE Complete Residential Address - (555) 555-555 - XXX@email.com EDUCATION: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, NY (May 2008) Bachelor of Arts Philosophy minors Italian, Modern Greek and Psychology Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa UNIVERSITÀ CA' FOSCARI, Venice, Italy...
A modest proposal for saving the students of St. Louis
Essay - 7 pages - Psychology
Education is important to students on many varying levels. Education not only predicts the quality and longevity of one's life, but also indicates an individual's potential socioeconomic attainment, the quality of personal and romantic relationships, and one's involvement in society....
The top facts about Hmong students.
Essay - 2 pages - Educational studies
The Hmong are an Ethnic group native to Asia, specifically Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam, specifically the northern, mountainous areas. They are believed to have existed as a group for at least 7,000 years. Most left those areas in the late 60's through the late 70's, after America pulled out of...
Affects Of teaching techniques & styles on student learning
Tutorials/exercises - 16 pages - Educational studies
This project endeavors to reveal, present and discuss the idea that a wide and various array of teaching techniques proves effective in improving the functionality of instructors as tertiary educators. It emphasizes the central role of varied communication in the teaching process and covers the...
The Ideas of the University Student
Essay - 3 pages - Educational studies
Here at Columbia University I am asked to weigh two arguments, which are concerned with the nature of the scales I use to weigh them as well as with the purpose of those scales. By scales I am referring to the university setting in America. The first argument is made by John Newman in The Idea...
Rosie the Riveter: Teaching High School Students about Women in World War II
Essay - 4 pages - Modern history
As men enlisted in the armed services, and the need for more ships, and guns, and war supplies grew, the government focused on the recruitment of women to fill those jobs left open by men. The War Production Coordinating Committee commissioned artist, J. Howard Miller to create one of many...
Arts in the schools: A look at the benefit of art programs for students
Essay - 6 pages - Educational studies
Problem: All children are not receiving equal opportunities and exposure to the arts as a part of their formal education. Hypothesis: The unequal distribution of art education for students is detrimental to their personal and academic development. The lack of exposure to the arts...
The problem of binge drinking, alcohol abuse among contemporary college transfer students
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
Except for scratches and wounds that occur during school breaks every year, the most notable outcomes of college drinking that frequently come to the public's attention are sporadic student deaths resulting from excessive use of alcohol like for instance alcohol poisoning or other...
Student Culture and Michael Moffatt
Essay - 2 pages - Social sciences
Michael Moffatt, author of Coming of Age in New Jersey, performs a study at Rutgers University during the mid 1980's. In hopes of gaining a better understanding of the student culture, Moffatt conceals his anthropologist identity by resembling - in appearance and in manner - a freshman...
Graduate Student Resumé
Sample resume - 1 pages - Human resources
This resumé will help all who wish to apply for a job. Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Boston, MA Copyeditor & Editorial Assistant Oct 2006-Jan 2007 Copyeditor responsible for formatting, line-by-line editing, & application of house style in manuscripts for nonprofit publisher of...
Cover letter student service center's manager
Sample letter - 1 pages - Human resources
From Emerson College's human resources website, I learned of an opening as the Student Service Center's manager. I believe I have the knowledge, skills and training to succeed in such a position, and a desire to return to the Emerson community more valuable than anything else. I...
