Introduction In the 1960s and 1970s, political interest in “non-traditional studies” (Gould & Cross 1977) awakened, since society began to acknowledge education as a basis of wealth and the creation of value. Universities began to open their doors to non-traditional target groups to enable “mass higher education”. The traditional student...
Introduction Introduction and Background Recent studies conducted in the United States of America show that minority students in the country are underperforming in comparison to Caucasian students at the middle school level. According to the U. S. Department of Education, the academic performance of minority students today is as poor...
Introduction Confidentiality and keeping of private information is one of the key principles that have to be observed in social work practice. However, social workers are often faced with dilemma particularly in decisions concerning disclosing critical information concerning the clients. Essentially, social workers have the duty of upholding the stated...
The world is currently facing a myriad of challenges in the social, economic and political spheres. Globally, some of the significant problems that have been witnessed include global warming, depletion of natural resources, soaring food prices and dwindling world economy (Wagner & Kegan, 2006). Finding a lasting solution to these...
In the last few decades, different policies have been formulated to address educational standards in schools in many countries and states. One of the most critical issues has been the unending debate on the advantages and limitations of some policies employed by schools in the United States (Ravenscroft, 2007). Many...
Introduction Change is a fundamentally vital aspect that an organization must undertake. Whereas change is inevitable, Wagner & Kegan (2006) reckoned that the process of change must incur resistance from some members of the organization. The two sentiments imply that the agents of change must introduce it in a manner...
Abstract Early childhood special education and early childhood intervention services in Saudi Arabia and the United Stated were compared based on four criteria: history, legislation, teacher preparation, and early intervention services. The United States has a more complicated history of early intervention, and the challenges the country faces are more...
Introduction In the contemporary world, education is of paramount importance for almost any individual due to the fact that it permits one to more successfully adapt to the rapidly changing world, to have an access to better employment opportunities and promotions, and to be able to choose the career that...
Abstract The proposed research will focus on investigating education of minority children younger than 5 years. The main problem under consideration is the issue that the development of some children’s language and speech skills is slow because their environment and caregiving are poor. As a result, young children may be...
Introduction When people enter the workforce for the first time, they cannot comprehend all peculiarities of decision-making and working processes and develop a strong understanding of personal interests, abilities, and demands. Career uncertainty bothers people of different age. Workers may want to change their careers, earn more, or try something...
Case Assignment Ethics plays an important role in any kind of social research, and researchers have to use ethical principles in order to answer ethical questions and govern behaviors (Kitchener & Kitchener, 2009). Each type of research has its own ethical considerations, and their appropriate and in-time recognition is one...
Introduction The question of finding a job and building a career bothers millions of people worldwide (Lin, Wu & Chen 2015). Adult workers want to change their lives and observe new occupational opportunities. Still, they are challenged by a number of new ideas and develop some kind of fear of...
Introduction Although online education and the online credit recovery program are considered to be very beneficial across the United States, there have been very few studies measuring the actual outcomes of these programs. Online credit recovery programs are supposed to help students who have dropped out pursue the required credits...
Introduction Currently, the education system in the United States is focusing on the need to foster equity in the education system and improve performance level. Consequently, policy makers have reformed many of the policies that shape the education system in the U.S. The new reforms have focused more on the...
Introduction According to statistic data, in 2012, the US students’ performance in mathematics was below average. Among all the thirty-four countries represented in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), such as Germany, Japan, and Israel, the United States were ranked only twenty-seventh (Results from PISA, 2012). The statistical numbers...
There are numerous factors that may affect a student’s decision to remain in school. Educational leaders and advisors have to know the basics of such decisions in order to influence and control an educational process and make the necessary attempts in case some improvements are required. Due to the fact...
Introduction Academic success is essential in society nowadays because it guarantees more employment as well as financial security in the occupational world as opposed to those who did not excel in academic settings. Therefore, students are in constant pressure and stress to excel at school and college to achieve good...
Abstract The proposed study seeks to determine the relationship between parental Involvement and underserved urban schools’ academic achievement. It focuses on this subject in the context of early literacy and examines intervention responses for kindergarten to grade 2 students in an underserved community in Atlanta. In addition to recognizing the...
Introduction The use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices is vital to the success of students who may struggle with some speech or hearing impairments. However, the outcomes of these learners are strongly dependent on the willingness and readiness of teachers to make use of such technologies. In many...
Introduction Teaching is a process that does cannot have a negative result. Teaching is either happening or not. An educator is to monitor their results continuously to make sure that the teaching is present; this is why assessment is such a crucial part of teaching for both the educators and...
Introduction Educators can adopt various models to manage the behavior of students in the classroom. These theoretical frameworks are based on different assumptions about the way in which individuals can change their conduct. This paper is aimed at examining two approaches, namely, assertive discipline, developed by Lee Cantor, and democratic...
Introduction School culture and climate are viewed as constructs that form important components for the effective management of both students and teachers. The definitions of both the climate and culture of the school comprise many dimensions that elaborate a sense of orderliness, discipline, parents’ involvement, and dedicated teachers who observe...
Using a minimum of five peer-reviewed articles from you specialization education leadership, compared and contrast at least three theories applicable to your specialization. Using one of the theories discussed above, select five additional peer-reviewed sources ad explain how theory adds or may add to our understanding of your specialization. Include...
Introduction School district principals and executive legal officers usually need to address a variety of issues associated with violating laws and legal negotiations that require effective decision-making. To propose the appropriate ethical and legal decision-making, the officers responsible for resolving such issues need to refer to the state and federal...
Introduction Though being rather basic, the theory of self-regulated learning requires significant efforts from both the learner and the tutor. According to the existing definition, the phenomenon of self-regulated learning presupposes that the learner defines the course of further information acquisition, the pace, at which the latter process occurs, and...
Introduction Learning is a very paramount process that entails the acquisition of new knowledge. Learning can pose a challenging activity for some people; hence, the use of learning theories to guide the process. Research has made attempts to indicate the efficacy of most of these theories and an individual is...
Preface Diversity is the characteristic feature of the modern world, and this aspect needs to be addressed in undergraduate literature courses. The other important issue is the shift to the active use of information technologies in order to enhance students’ learning and develop their skills in active and discovery learning....
Introduction In the wake of modern knowledge societies, various studies have revealed that disadvantaged students who receive inadequate education fail to secure competitive jobs as compared to their counterparts who acquire adequate skills from work-based learning. Such students end up in unskilled labor that earns them insufficient remunerations to fund...
Introduction It is my belief that education should equip students with the ability to gain knowledge, process it, and apply it in their day-to-day activities. Education enables the learners to think effectively. Education can enable learners to think on their own, hence they are bound to be successful in life...
The choice of the effective curriculum in mathematics is a challenging task that is based on the proper evaluation of proposed curricula’s features and components. From this point, the curriculum evaluation is an important stage before choosing the program for the implementation in the elementary school. Investigations in Number, Data,...
Introduction In the wake of knowledge societies of the twenty-first century, researchers and academic professionals have strived to establish sound instructional methods in schools. Evidence that is obtained from experiments is required for the development of the best theoretical frameworks that can be implemented in today’s scientific community. At the...
Introduction The previous question of the role of leadership in influencing teacher turnover presented a large scholarly body of knowledge on leadership theories or styles that are likely to produce positive results concerning turnover management. However, only the contingency, transactional, and transformational leadership theories were discussed. It concluded that their...
Introduction Lately, teaching has become increasingly cumbersome for instructors, especially in cases where students have learning difficulties. The use of traditional chalkboards (or blackboards) to administer diagnostic tests has failed to improve the performance of students. Individuals have varying learning difficulties in aspects such as comprehension and attention. Others possess...
Introduction People’s intentions to remain employed in a given school are critical to ensuring a stable education system. Turnover refers to the plan of renouncing a given job. The plan may be voluntary or involuntary. According to Ghamrawi and Jamma (2013), voluntary turnover is detrimental to any organization. In the...
Introduction Leadership in education is important because it contributes to improving the students’ learning with references to changing the environment and approach to the instruction and administration. Furthermore, leadership is important in managing financial resources that are available for principals and superintendents in school districts because only successful leaders can...
The Webster School District: Financial Interview The planning and implementation of the budget or financial strategies in school districts is a challenging task because the budget of school districts depends on the local, state, and federal spending and resources (Nguyen-Hoang, 2012, p. 78). The budget cuts in even one of...
Introduction Teacher turnover as the rate at which teachers leave their educational institutions is a problem characteristic for many countries over the world, and this problem is also typical for the United States because researchers indicate the increase in the teacher turnover rates during the recent two decades (Chepkemboi, Kiriago,...
The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of mathematics methodology courses on the self-efficacy and beliefs of pre-service teachers (Ediger, 2012; Hart, Smith, Smith & Swars, 2007), as well as to examine the possible factors responsible for shaping the efficacy beliefs regarding teaching practice among pre-service teachers...
Abstract The problem of integrating technology into the classroom based on the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) theoretical framework based on the elements used to build the framework for the students at King Saud University has not been fully investigated. Academic literature shows a gap on how the elements influence...
Abstract This study explores a selected school district bilingual program and the challenges faced-teaching non-English Hispanic students on the secondary level. Growth in the population of Hispanic families in Southeast Texas, classed as English Language Learners (ELL), is severely taxing the public education system. This study explored specific issues regarding...
Introduction Launched by the Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network, a “National Symposium to Build Research Capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through Collaborations with STEM Advocates and Practitioners” took place on September 12-16, 2018. It was hosted together with the 2018 Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) of the...
Introduction Three scholars jointly authored this article and it covers the topic of the forced-choice dilemma. This is a scenario where gifted students feel they have to choose between peer acceptance and academic achievement. The research described by the article was conducted on a group of high achieving Australian students....
Case In the United States, economic security has been considerably challenged due to the necessity to increase the value of human capital and succeed in the global economic transition (Harnisch, 2011). It is not enough to recognize the sources and involve reliable people in the financial field of education. Innovation...
Case Assignment In Washington, as well as in any other state of the United States, much attention is paid to the idea of the development of effective education for every American student and appropriate financing options. There are many local, state, and federal education resources with the help of which...
In the United States, education is one of the most important hallmarks of its population. The government and local communities take numerous steps to make schools available to all children despite their families’ incomes, social statuses, races, and ethnicity. Each child should have an opportunity for an appropriate learning and...
Introduction Rationale 1: Materials The materials that might be useful for the selected pre-sessional academic English course are the following: Textbooks and journal articles; Boards; Computers and the Internet Textbooks and Journal Articles These materials are the most common and old-fashioned. However, they have always been crucial in any learning...
Executive Summary This paper discusses information seeking behaviours observed among the minorities of a given society. The main processes involved when seeking information from the library includes commencing the research, browsing through related literature, differentiating between the alternatives and extracting the required information. This paper uses the concepts that have...
One of the twentieth century’s most peculiar aspects is the fact that, throughout the course of its duration, the pace of social, cultural and scientific progress has attained a clearly defined exponential momentum. Two factors contributed to it – the fact that throughout the course of twentieth century’s first half,...
The University of Maryland is the organization under analysis in terms of the effectiveness of its programs and strategies can be defined. This university is a good example of how a higher education system should look like and be developed regarding available resources. There are many academic departments and programs...
Case Assignment Today, the evaluation of school productivity is defined as one of the crucial points for consideration. It is not enough to control all school districts in the country. It is necessary to understand how this type of productivity may differ across the country and what fiscal practices and...
Abstract The goal of creating this report was to develop an inclusive education plan for a legally blind student based on an inclusive education framework. The inclusive education framework designed is based on national goals and standards for inclusive education, inclusion of community and parental involvement, allocation of infrastructure, curricula...
Introduction The benefit of leadership is evident in the performance or success in education, and areas that leaders give priority or choose to spend most of their time on and focus their attention. There are various challenges that face school leadership. These have raised an urgent need to understand the...
Executive Summary This paper highlights different aspects of adult learning which affect the development of adult learning programs. Special emphasis is given to theories and philosophies underlying adult learning as a conceptual framework for the development of adult learning programs. Most of the facts highlighted in this study reiterate previously...
Introduction to Research Topic The United States of America is one of the countries that pays much attention to the sphere of education and tries to make a number of improvements in a short period of time. However, the presence of such issues as racial inequalities, low incomes, or unstable...
Introduction Introduction to Research Topic The United States of America is one of the countries that pays much attention to the sphere of education and tries to make a number of improvements in a short period of time. However, the presence of such issues as racial inequalities, low incomes, or...
Historically, the approaches to the teaching of EFL writing developed concurrently with those of native English writing. From the beginning of the 20th century to the present day, there have been several approaches to the teaching of composition. At different stages, some of these approaches gained popularity over others and...
Introduction The debate of same-sex classes has been in the education sector for decades and the reasons for this are not particularly hard to discern. The most important reason is the fact it remains a controversial issue that touches on the sensitive social topic of gender. Available literature and research...
Introduction Dyslexia is one of the most common learning disabilities of a neurobiological nature. It implies difficulties with spelling and decoding that arise from poor word recognition in the process of reading. The cause of this disorder is a deficit in the phonological constituent of language. As a secondary consequence...
Introduction ‘Flipped class’ (FC) is the innovative teaching technique, concerned with allowing students to acquire knowledge at home (by requiring them to watch the web-based/distributed via email instructional lectures) and to engage actively with it within the setting of a conventional classroom. The technique’s theoretical underpinning has to do with...
Differentiated instruction is both an administrative and teacher skill meant to provide holistic education to students. Differentiated instruction is primarily designed in such a way that it considers dynamic student capabilities and skills in grasping important educational concepts. Differentiated instruction is therefore aimed at meeting the needs of all students...
Introduction The year 1975 brought what can be termed as ‘education shock’ in the American society when it was discovered that scores on the nation’s most widely used college entrance examination system (Scholastic Test-SAT) were on decline for more than a decade. This discovery resulted into many studies being established...
Introduction Distance education is simply an education where the lecturer is not physically in the lecture room but learning takes place through the use of the internet or video conferencing. The type of learning in distance programs is different from traditional programs of learning which are widely used in the...
James Banks’ Contribution Since the 1960s, the content of educational curricula has been expanded with the integration of cultural and ethnic content. The importance of this integration is explained by the suggestion that multicultural education can have a great impact on society when students in classrooms receive the appropriate level...
Introduction Special education, also known as special needs education, involves dealing with learners who have varying learning difficulties, making it impossible for them to gain knowledge using standard materials and instructions. Dyslexia, emotional or behavioral disorders, communication challenges, physical disabilities, and developmental problems are some of the issues that make...
Introduction Good knowledge of teaching techniques is not enough for real success in the broad field of education. To become a professional who inspires students to learn, it is also critical to develop a set of teaching beliefs and values to be implemented into practice. This paper is aimed at...
Online education is simply an education where the lecturers or the teachers are not physically present in class and digital learning is embraced, whereas it is different from learning in traditional classroom settings that are mostly widely used in many learning institutions. “The world has tremendously changed since the introduction...
Abstract This study was conducted in more than thirty universities to understand the educational leadership roles among students and teachers. This study intended to show the significance of good and positive relationships in learning institutions, between students and teachers. The results of this study revealed that when there is a...
Research Problem Background Early preschool education plays a vital role in children’s further academic success and balanced development. The fact that early childhood development (ECD) allows revealing a child’s potential to the fullest extent is obvious. Many developed countries such as the United States or Canada assign ECD a top...
Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to present the discussion of how it is possible to use technology in teaching languages with reference to the application of virtual reality. This paper is also focused on describing the possible advantages and disadvantages of using technologies in teaching and learning...
Legal Requirements Regarding Placement of Young Children with Disabilities in the Least Restrictive Environment Children with special needs have traditionally been segregated from the mainstream educational system because of their intellectual and physical limitations (Lansdown, 2009). Concerns about the prevalence of segregation in the school setting have led many countries...
Introduction According to recent reports and studies, in the United States, a shortage of professionals specializing in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields can be observed. Investigations of this problem have found that this situation is also typical of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), where federal funding for...
Introduction Motivation can be described as a form of altering human behavior, so as to improve the attainment of set goals or the attainment of the desired character. There are two types of motivation; intrinsic and extrinsic; where intrinsic motivation is initiated by the person while extrinsic is from outside....
Introduction Research Design In this article, the researchers used a mixed method design to achieve the set goals and objectives of the study. The choice of design was critical to ensure that all research questions were answered appropriately. On the one hand, qualitative design was needed to explain why corruption...
Social Problem Reports of insufficient information provided to women prior to hysterectomy and the lack of a law that would support informed consent. The psychological and physiological outcomes of underinformed women undergoing hysterectomies can be negative. Research Problem Women’s experiences can help to examine the issue in greater detail, but...
Introduction Early development of social and emotional skills is key to success in life. Socio-emotional competence comprises several major characteristics. First, a socially and emotionally competent person possesses excellent communication and critical thinking skills, which are particularly important in today’s rapidly evolving society (Sancassiani et al., 2015). Other qualities associated...
Introduction The paper provides a thorough discussion of the intended approaches of the research methodology for studying the impact of using rubrics as a self-assessment feedback tool on students’ writing. The gap between educational efforts and achievements in Saudi Arabia has often been of interest to scholars (Al Sadaawi, 2010;...
Problem Statement There are new methods of delivering knowledge and skills to learners nowadays. Nevertheless, scholars and researchers alike have raised concerns over some of the learning models that are practiced in institutions of higher learning nowadays. The advancement in technology, as pointed out earlier, has had a lot of...
The modern life does not stop striking one with injustice and cruelty that happens in the world. Some are silently observing what is going on around them; others take some stand and become outrageous supporters of their views. As writer’s role in most general sense presupposes a firmness of one’s...
Introduction There has been a realization in education systems worldwide on the need for reforms in the current education sectors and how knowledge is being passed on to children, especially in line with globalization taking place hence the world is becoming a global village at a fast rate. The education...
Introduction Autism is currently listed among some of the most common psychological disorders by which learners are affected (Gilmartin, 2014). Which is even more disturbing, the rates of SD development among learners worldwide have been on the rise since 2000 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). ASD is traditionally...
Abstract The task of motivating students is not an easy one and this calls for a lot of effort and appropriate techniques to be employed for this goal to be achieved. Teachers experience a lot of difficulties in teaching students who are bored and less motivated. For students to have...
Introduction Access to education is a crucial aspect of one’s personal and professional development. Through education, people gain knowledge and skills critical to their survival in highly competitive environments. Notably, acquiring a post-secondary school education provides a student with an opportunity to specialize in an area of their interest. Therefore,...
Inclusive education is one of the topical issues in modern society, as it is focused on the provision of access to quality education for all learners considering their diverse needs. The term is used to define the approach when students with and without disabilities attend the same classes and learn...
Introduction Principals are often faced with the task of motivating teachers who feel frustrated about whether they can meet all of their student needs. The insecurities arise because new teachers have no idea about how many of their students would live in situations which would interfere with their ability to...
Introduction The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is an act that was passed by Congress in the United States to cater to public education. The administration of President George W. Bush came up with the idea of the act and gained great support from other individuals and groups. The...
Introduction There has been comparatively little writing, research and thinking on the area of adult learning. This is an inquisitive fact bearing in mind that adult education has been of interest in human life for a long period though the adult student has been neglected. Conventionally, people have understood more...
Abstract The role of academic advisors remains to be crucial for many students, who are in need of additional help, explanations, and guidelines. Students from the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are not the exceptions, and the quality of academic advising at the HBCUs has to be of high...
Developing adaptive behavioral skills (ABS) in students with intellectual disabilities is the urgent task of the modern medical community since the number of stakeholders is significant. According to Singer, Agran, and Spooner (2017), evidence-based practice steps described in academic literature make it possible to find and study appropriate intervention strategies...
Abstract Motivating students has never been an easy task. It requires the use of correct techniques and putting forth of effort in order to achieve a given set of goals. It is extremely challenging for an instructor to teach students who are less motivated and disinterested in the learning activity....
Introduction Bullying is a social phenomenon that has been in existent over the past few decades and has elicited numerous and widespread studies into it and its relationship to class participation. Bullying takes place within the setup of a learning institution. Its relations to participation in classes can be closely...
Author’s Main Idea In the elaboration of how education systems need to transition from a localized, nation-state type, to a more global and decentralized education system; the author tries to paint a picture of the homogenous nature of the society and how the education system needs to reflect this diversity...
Huber is the author of a three-article dissertation about servant leadership, self-efficacy, and student satisfaction in higher education online learning. In this project, the problem statement was properly developed and explained using statistical data. A brief description of academic management innovations and the evaluation of the results that led to...
Statement of the Problem The changes in higher education based on the existing gender inequalities and rights are frequently discussed by researchers worldwide. Many transformations have already been used to improve the systems of education in different countries (Hadjar & Gross, 2016). However, there are also the activities the consideration...
Strategies for Success in Doctoral Programs Every stage of learning poses certain challenges to those trying to accomplish some course or receive a degree. Doctoral programs represent the highest level of education that a nursing specialist may endeavor to achieve. Requirements for such students are quite different from expectations from...
Program Level Mathematics senior high (Grade 10-12) Program goals for senior high mathematics The learners have to independently apply mathematical concepts to familiar and unfamiliar situation The learners have to make precise and logical use of mathematical language The learners have to perform mathematical operations confidently with both speed and...
Rational Number, Ratio, and Proportion The authors of this paper acknowledged the fact that during the mathematical development of children, the greatest obstacle is experienced in learning the rational numbers (Behr, Thomas, Harel, & Lesh, 1992). They also point out that despite various researches having been done to study the...
The family has been undergoing the biggest transformation compared to all other institutions. Unlike in the past, the family is no longer a haven for children. Today, children spend most of their time in school. Most of these children join school when their brains have not fully formed up to...
Introduction The role of mathematics in life cannot be gainsaid. Professionally, mathematics is a career building subject through which people become accountants, economists, doctors, lecturers, tutors of mathematics, and even scientists. In real life situations, mathematics is at the core of most of the day-to-day human activities. Indeed, it is...
Early childhood period is an extremely essential period for a child who needs to be provided with both education and care. The process of multifaceted development of a child’s organism should be combined with the learning achievements. For this reason, parents and educators should be competent in relation to early...
The American educational system which is mainly provided by the public sector gets its control and funds from the federal, state, and local governments. Due to local differences, the American education system seems puzzling to the global students who go through it. Additionally, the arrangement and procedures at American post-secondary...
Introduction Education system in England is divided into three main levels. These are the primary level, the secondary level, and higher education. For primary education, the age at enrolment is usually 5 years. By the age of 11 years, a majority of the pupils will have already enrolled for high...
The use of technologies in the classroom can be discussed as advantageous to optimize the teaching process and to facilitate the students’ progress in learning. The Webster School District is a comparably small school district located in Webster, Wisconsin. Three schools are administered within the Webster School District: High School,...