Adult Education Defined It is remarkable to think about the extent to which andragogy can be claimed as the distinctive characteristic of adult education as a field. Though Knowles moved from a belief in andragogy as the exact opposite of education for children toward the idea of a continuum, he...
Research question For a long time the researcher has been asking himself why eurythmy has been a very difficult subject. Majority of the pupils and students nowadays appear not to like being taught eurythmy and even when they are being taught they show a lot disinterest of which sometimes discourages...
Abstract The investigation was conducted to determine the impact of end-user Involvement in value Management of mega construction projects to ensure their satisfaction. The underlying objectives consisting of the history of value management, managing value in construction work, meeting value objectives, integrated value and risk management, user involvement in quality...
Introduction David Hume born in Edinburgh in 1711 is a philosopher of the period known as British Empiricism. He attended the University of Edinburgh and was an intellectual associate of philosophers John Locke and George Berkeley although he did not graduate. A prolific writer, Hume dealt with many areas of...
Introduction Introduction to the Study For years, theorists have attempted to determine the most effective ways to educate our nation’s children. Millions of dollars have been spent in research to determine the best practices and processes to use for this purpose. Programs have been created, theories have been developed, and...
Abstract Effective management drives industry performance in the UAE tourism and hospitality industry. However, insufficient studies have explored how contemporary management styles could be applied in the gulf nation and, by extension, other Middle East countries. More importantly, there is a gap in the literature, which has failed to account...
Abstract The current dissertation was carried to with a view to exploring the success and failure factors in the Arab spring. Like any other revolution, the Arab spring resulted to political unrests which swept across the MENA region. Different factors which have been explored in the research study include the...
Teaching music is a phenomenon that should be studied by people who decided to connect their lives with pedagogy as it presents information about the techniques and methodology of work with students to achieve as high results as possible. Therefore, the scope of the study is the pre-service and beginning...
The idea of solving the whole family’s health problem issues has been a unique aspect of the change in thinking and to bring new discipline in the field of mental health, which is called family therapy. The idea is to drop the focus on individuals and their psyches and to...
Education is one of the most important fields of social life and development. In spite of great cultural and social achievements, education is still one of the main problems for the American population and political figures. What would make traditional education sufficient is its integration, with wisdom, with a moral...
Introduction The research done on families and single parenting is a vast expanse of literature in many different types of scholarly journals. The effects that a parent has on the development and growth of their children are a vital part of the formation of their character and future abilities. Therefore...
Introduction Since the American Independence, US Grand strategy has seen dramatic shifts in its contours, scope and direction. In its early years after the union was declared, American Grand strategy was focused on first building the nation and a policy of isolationism and non-interference in the affairs of other nations....
Introduction This paper aims to discuss the definition and development of such concepts as folk music. This term was first originated by William Thorns at the beginning of the nineteenth century, and since that time it has always been a subject of brisk discussion among musicologists. It can be interpreted...
This essay presents and critiques the social system theories presented in the “Sane Society” by Fromm and the “Ethics for the New Millennium” by the Dalai Lama. Both Fromm (1990, p.3) and Dalai Lama (1999, p. 2) indicate dissatisfaction with the state of affairs in society. Having indicated what is...
Introduction Psychology, is both and academic and applied domain that encompasses the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychologists endeavor to disentangle the working of the brain as subjected to a pragmatic life with a human entity as a frame of reference as well as the self, psychologists study...
Introduction The major focus of the present research paper will be peer review process in all its aspects. This paper will also consider the essence of the peer review process, stages of its development and major spheres of its professional use for production of scholarly publications. One more focus of...
Introduction There is a widely held opinion among many theologians and literary critics that there is virtually no connection between the Old and the New Testaments, and that there is no reason to view them as the two parts of the whole. They support their argument in the following way,...
The Greek artistic works in terms of cultural aspects are intrinsic and wonderful. The peculiarities of genre form and the performance, as it is, adored viewers much. The culture and the society at most points reflect each other. In other words, artists and creative people of the epoch describe the...
Abstract Crimes at the municipal and national level are committed and the people involved are identified because they abuse others by engaging in illegal activities to benefit financially. Improved technologies help criminals to go unnoticed and continue to be a threat to the security of people. Boundaries between private and...
Abstract Geospatial intelligence has become an important concept in homeland security. As criminal gangs and terror groups continue to use sophisticated strategies to achieve their goals, the need to use emerging technologies in fighting their activities has become critical. The United States has taken lead in the use of geographic...
Thesis The novel of one of the greatest Latin American writers “The Savage Detectives” displays a level of intertextual play, formal self-consciousness and standpoint diversity rivaling that of the most admired postmodern American writers, all while proficiently avoiding the stiff and ostentatious academicism to which John Barth and his gangs...
The continuous developments to educational programs and curriculums imply the existence of areas that might benefit students and enhance their basic skills. One of the most important basic skills that are crucial for further students’ development is reading. One of the areas of implementation enhancing the overall academic achievement of...
Introduction Most scholars define the Holocaust as the genocide of about 6 million Jews in various parts of Europe during World War II as key plank of the Nazi (Nationalist Socialist German Workers Party) under Hitler. Actually, the Nazis also persecuted and killed Soviet citizens, ethnic Poles, people with disabilities,...
Abstract Due to the ongoing globalization of business, international expansion of different companies, and the emergence of culturally diverse environments, project managers face challenges that have not existed before. Some of these issues can have a significant adverse effect on the performance of the team, and so they should be...
Introduction This is a review of the literature concerning the BCS and the question surrounding the controversy about the existing system of championship playoffs. Currently there is a conference division system for choosing the champion team of college football. However, it is flawed, because too often, very deserving teams with...
Introduction Substance abuse is one of the main problems that affected modern societies. The number of existing and designable potent psychoactive drugs runs to more than a thousand, and the effects at a chemical and cellular level are incomprehensibly complex for all but the specialist neuro-psycho-pharmacologist. Fortunately, for most practical...
Literature Review Introduction Hip hop culture is said to have great influence over Americans, especially youth (Kitwana, 2004). Hip hop ushered the almost invisible American youth into the American cultural arena. This literature review is directed to understanding how hip-hop culture has shaped the youth culture through its different facets...
Minimalism is an American genre of Downtown music which originated approximately in the 1960s and quickly progressed into the most popular experimental music style. La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and Phillip Glass are considered to be the pioneers of the minimalist music; each of these composers has made...
Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to provide a summary as well as an interpretation from research findings of the secondary data, by books, journal articles, reports, electronic databases and websites in order to drown the literature. In addition, an in-depth analysis of the roles and purpose of the...
BOTS and Hacking BOTS are simple DDOS exploitation programs that attack in a unique manner. These programs when remotely installed are able to send commands and execute accordingly by the hacker. The attacks represent the mainstream of DDOS and work through the centralized control of distributed zombies or bots. The...
Title of the investigation The title of this investigation is ‘Reality television influence on Arab Audiences’. This title captures the entire gist of the research which is to study the relationship between television and audience within the Arab setting using reality television as a case study. Aim of the investigation...
Abstract Security Sector Reforms (SSR) refers to concepts that rebuild or reform the security sector of a state. The concept first came out in Eastern Europe during the 1990s in addressing issues whereby the security sector in states was not fully functional and failed to effectively meet the security requirements...
Introduction Topic and purpose The topic delves into the educational system of schools where most of the students enrolled are African Americans. The purpose of this study is to examine life in segregated schools in the segregated schools from the perspectives of African American teachers and administrators of Emmett Scott...
Abstract This report describes cross-cultural research on the relation between how people conceptualize and process the world and how they act in it. Mental models of people differ dramatically among populations living in the same area and engaged in similar activities. This has strong implications for how we make decisions...
Abstract Drugs, drug abuse and the society is now an issue of great concern in the whole world and many countries are debating on the issue of decriminalization and legalization of illicit drugs. Although a great lesson was learnt from the America’s great experiment on the prohibition of drugs and...
Introduction Concerns over recruiting and retaining minority students in gifted education programs have persisted for several decades, and, although many educators, policymakers, and researchers have deliberated about the under representation of minority students in gifted education in NYC, few papers, reports, or studies exist on this topic. This paper seeks...
Abstract: This paper investigates the available literature on the use of Moodle as a virtual learning environment in educational settings. It highlights the various characteristics of Moodle that make it uniquely suited for educational purposes and explores the software from the viewpoint of the teacher. It also analyzes the impact...
Introduction Under the chapter of this research, the profile of the study shall be explored, with the intention of shedding light on what the chapter entails. This will then pave way for an exploration of the research findings, followed by a discussion of the same, and ultimately, allow for a...
Introduction The history of contemporary Western philosophy seeks its roots in the works and philosophies presented by Thales (ca. 640-546 B.C.), Anaximander (ca. 610-546 B.C.) and Anaxagoras (488?-428 B.C.) Thales is stated as the founder of naturalistic orientation in logic as well as the first person to introduce mathematics, geometry...
Introduction The problem that is being addressed in this paper is that a program of mentoring has been conducted in the Xyz school for the African American male students of Grades 1 to 5 for one and a half years and yet no attempt has been made to evaluate the...
The Need for Network Security Network security is an increasing phenomenon that is used to combat the increasing threat of attacks on the private information being transferred and stored on the internet. The need for network security has increased due to the increase in the traffic on the internet, the...
Introduction There are a series of factors that intertwine in determining the effectiveness of hypnotherapy. The interaction of these factors can be analyzed through communication patterns, conversational inductions and hypnotic strategies such as age progression. The paper shall relate my experiences with the latter three parameters during practice sessions and...
Introduction Posner (2004) describes the official curriculum as an intended and conscious presentation that is written down to act as a guide or lesson plan where class objectives, materials, and sequences are specified. This definition is the basis for the traditional curriculum perspective. On the other hand, the curriculum can...
Abstract Use of computer graphic during the past decade have been unprecedented in most visual aspects of basic life, manufacturing and production, as well as presentation, design, marketing and branding of products. This paper reviews on the use of computer graphics in the design and packaging for women magazine Vogue...
Introduction The domain of archiving is like many other disciplines prone to transformation particularly driven by the tremendous advancement entailing progression even in the fronts of technology as well emerging challenges and needs that are driving change in the way archiving has been done in contemporary history and archeological disciplines....
Introduction Data warehousing is one of the most significant and current advances in the field of information systems (IS) which has become a better means of changing data into helpful information. (Kimball. 2002).pp25.It is an advanced way of combining data from several, often very large, distributed, different databases and other...
Introduction Corporal punishment is the term used to refer to a form of penalty for disapproving behavior through which a child is subjected to physical pain in the body. This form of punishment is intentional and varies to include methods such as the use of various objects, spanking, shaking, hitting,...
Introduction Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance for certified products based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. It is also called Wireless LAN (WLAN) or Wi-Fi. It is supported by most computer systems be it be laptops or personal computers. Most of the operating systems like Linux or...
Introduction Popular music is a part of modern culture which attracts millions of fans around the world. The philosophy of music states that the best music is music that resists heavy consumption, challenging fan’s expectations and habitual modes of musical perception, thereby helping to resist community’s deeply troubling drift toward...
Essay outline This paper will address how women have been portrayed in film since the nineteen thirties. The focus will be on how films define gender roles. Since films are often a reflection of the attitudes adopted by society, reviewing these films will help to shed light on what the...
Introduction Education is a very important aspect of one’s life. To this lies the future growth and success of everybody. However, there are various challenges to successful education. One big challenge is the capability of the educators or educational policy makers to motivate the students to learn. To facilitate learning,...
Introduction Ethnically, I belong to the Arab Muslim ethnic group from Southeast Asia. My group immigrated to the USA a long time ago and became a part of society. There is a large Muslim community in the country which supports newcomers and old generations of immigrants. Despite great democratic changes...
Introduction The divorce as a process of separation of spouses, regardless on views and opinions, is a statistical fact in the life of the modern community. “In 2000 there were over 21 million divorces” , as stated by the divorce center, thus this process is still considered a sensitive subject...
To begin with, let us mention, that the short story “Everyday Use” was written by Alice Walker and it is a remarkable literary work that is worth readers’ attention due to its deep meaning and symbolism. The author manages to convey her ideas by means of describing three unique female...
Discussion A typical American society is characterized by diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, and language. The diverse and multicultural nature of American society was brought about by immigration throughout the countries’ history. Because of this, it is important to understand that, the social construction of racial and ethnic differences...
Neo-Conservatism is a relatively recent categorization of a political ideology. With its roots forming in the 1960s this type of conservatism has infiltrated the culture and was heavily embraced by the former Bush administration. Commonly thought to be synonymous with the far right-wing of the Republican Party or ultra-conservatism, the...
Every human society adheres to a certain norm on what ought to be done, by who, when, and how. These are the acceptable behaviors practiced as expected by the society from people within such a society. When actions from individuals in such a society tend to go against the stipulated...
Summary Adoption by gay/lesbian couples should be banned because it sets a bad influence on the mental development of children. In order to function properly in a society of two different sexes, children need to be brought up by both parents. Family stability is required to raise an emotionally and...
Recently, there are lots of concerns whether technology affects every part of family life. Evidence suggests that it does have a negative impact on our lives. We are spending more time in doors than we are outside. The time spent on the computer, watching TV or playing computer occupies about...
Cognitive psychology as a discipline has come of age. It is defined as the study of human mental processes and their role in thinking, feeling, and behaving. Other broad categories of cognitive psychology study include; memory, perception, comprehension, and production of language, acquisition of knowledge and expertise, decision making, and...
Outline Many scholars and governments argue that nuclear proliferation is one of the greatest security threats that the international community faces. This paper discusses about nuclear proliferation and how it poses a threat to the entire world of humanity. Introduction Nuclear proliferation can be perceived as the increase of nuclear...
The frame of reference can be defined basically as the perception or point of view of an individual that functions as a lens through which he or she may analyze and interpret media/information/message. Life experiences have shown to contribute greatly to the frame of inference. These life experiences according to...
Introduction The world is made up of many different states. Some of these states have enjoyed and are still enjoying some form of stability, whether social, economic, or political. Unfortunately, some are not enjoying this kind of stability. The citizens of these states, facing some instability, have no course to...
Adult learning is the process of training, schooling and enlightening adults. This usually takes place at the workplace, by means of ‘extension’ or ‘continuing education’ initiatives at high schools, at an academy or university. Other learning places include schooling establishments, community colleges, and social learning institutions. Usually the process is...
In the twentieth century, American society witnessed the rapid development of the feminist movement, and it certainly brought drastic changes in our perception of gender roles. Yet, it has to be admitted that such phenomenon as sexism still exists; to a certain degree, it became less conspicuous, but one cannot...
Introduction The argument on existence of God takes place when people try to find out the existence of evil. Most people believe that there is a good almighty God who protects them form all evil. One question that arises in this scenario is why people continue to suffer yet God...
The two major political parties in the United States are the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The minor parties that am going to discuss in this essay are the green party and the constitution party. I will compare and contrast the two major parties as well as the two...
Introduction Like Water for Chocolate written by Laura Esquivel is considered to be a marvelous novel published in 1989. The story overview gives an opportunity to realize the basic themes highlighted by the author who strived to underline such issues as “familial insubordination, passion and dictatorial governance”. The author strived...
From 1861 to 1865, there was a civil war between the southern and northern states in the United States of America. The issues leading to the war mainly revolved around slavery which was widespread in the south and generally opposed in the north. The civil war led to the reconstruction...
Introduction Public administration in its broad definition can be used to refer to development and implementation of institutional policies, public decision making structures and designing the criteria for delivery of public services (Shafritz, 2008). This is carried out to foster goodwill from the public by enhancing governance in the running...
The story “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner is one of the famous short stories. William Faulkner is one of the well-known American writers of the twentieth century that belongs to the famous Southern writers. The plot of the story centers on the relationship between the Grierson’s family and...
Introduction The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald set in the roaring twenties. During that turbulent period the U.S. economy was thriving, Wall Street was booming and there was great social upheaval. For instance, the nineteenth amendment had just granted women the right to...
Shirley Jackson possesses a well known reputation for dark fiction writing. Although her short story The Lottery generated a lot of controversy, it ranks as a great piece of fictional writing. Although possessing a very ordinary and mundane setting, the simplicity of Jackson’s direct writing technique and the way she...
Outline The novel Nineteen Eighty-Four written by George Orwell is one of the most famous political satires. In the novel, the author mocks the totalitarian government which exists in the place called Oceania, where people’s thoughts, emotions and actions are controlled by the ruler, Brother. The people are physically tortured...
Introduction There can be little doubt as to the fact that the theme of civilization vs. savagery defines the overall semantic meaning of William Golding’s novel “Lord of the Flies. In it, the author strived for nothing less than exposing the actual mechanics of the process of civilized young boys...
A policy on the usage of the internet spells out the behavior of internet browsing that is perceived to be the most appropriate within the workplace (Foltz, Cronan & Jones, 2005). Typically, such a policy seeks to enforce on the employees of an organization, time restrictions at a time when...
Introduction Planning is the process used by organizations to create a series of steps that provide a roadmap and a framework by which required objectives can be met. Planning is undertaken by individuals, organizations both big and small, governments, not for profit and charities, in fact, all entities that want...
Introduction There are reasons for many countries to go into the First World War; indeed, some of the protagonists were protecting their very existence and as such, did not have a choice but to take up arms. In these countries, an outcome that came as a fall out of the...
Significance of the study Attitudes and beliefs form a very important aspect of teaching and learning mathematics. Uncovering the unknown truths about preservice teacher’s attitudes and beliefs towards mathematics is a major step towards catering to the changing needs of students in mathematics. A number of studies have been carried...
Introduction There is a general agreement that the world has developed more than it was several years ago. In this respect, disciplines are probably more intertwined with one another than they were before and college education needs to respond to these needs if they exist. The Learning All Students Need...
Introduction Violence plays a major role in popular video games and movies. It encourages adolescents to mimic the violence displayed and portrayed on the screen, and it may have played a major part in influencing violence and aggression in teenagers. Research has shown that playing violent video games such as...
In the ancient world, people believed that our mind was simply a part of our brain and consciousness, a chance event of evolution. But it has now become evident that our consciousness and awareness are extremely complicated and not simple a part of the brain. Our brain acknowledges our consciousness,...
“The Prince” by Niccolo Machiavelli is a historic work dedicated to Lorenzo de’ Medici, the ruler of Florence. The book consists of 26 chapters with a separate plot development. This work is a primary document which contains a lot of historical information about Italy. It helps to understand the values...
Abstract This paper is designed to provide a comprehensive knowledge about a particular field of study in personality psychology. Here, the introduction of the general features of personality and personality psychology will be given to facilitate the understanding of the further selected topic. The area of personality psychology that will...
Introduction This literature review is to discuss the essential ingredients needed in children’s play which involves people, space, time, and resources/materials. All these stakeholders’ or ingredients plays a crucial role in molding children’s social, cognitive and language learning competence throughout their development into adults (Fromberg, 2002) People Several people are...
Many nations around the world have dedicated much of their resources into the development of their educational institutions. Every year, schools undergo a series of assessments in order to maintain a standard of quality education with regards to the institution’s curriculum, facilities, student and faculty performance, etc. However, schools that...
In her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Hurston describes the struggle of an African-American woman to obtain independence in the world where she is regarded mostly as an object. During the span of her life the main character, Janie Crawford has to prove that she is a self-sufficient...
Introduction To begin with, it is necessary to mention that the transformation of American society through the period of the 1960s – 1970s was subjected to serious and essential changes. Originally, these changes were reasoned by the essential changes in cultural and social spheres of life, as Black Power movements,...
Introduction The term civil rights refer to a set of permissions and entitlements given to an individual so as to protect him or her from government power and enable one to willfully participate in any form of civil or political life. Objectives of civil rights include ensuring the safety of...
Introduction One of the industries that have had to grapple with the impact of the disruptive technology, thanks to the internet, is the music sector. Digital distribution of music has especially dealt the music industry the heaviest blow ever. For example, RIAA reconfirmed on the 28th of April that in...
Instruction Learning Instruction learning is a widely accepted learning strategy that provides various opportunities to understand the content through processing, knowledge construction, developing classroom interest, and positive attitude of the students. Students in a classroom enjoy an assortment of physical and mental abilities; therefore the effective acquisition of knowledge is...
Introduction Cultural learning is considered to be an important step in the process of personality moral make-up formation; intercultural awareness can become a significant compass in the way to understanding the foreign atmosphere and cultural development and helping to find a common language with the representatives of other nationalities. In...
Social stratification refers to the unequal distribution of income, power, and resources among members of the same community or nation so that some individuals or families enjoy better lives due to higher income and standards of living as compared to those who lead lives in poverty and do not have...
Cinema/film industry has become a very conspicuous form of mass entertainment. The extent of cinema’s popularity, influence, and proliferation has been phenomenal. Artistic expression and development via technological expediency has made it an unequaled facet of visual/fine arts since the inception of the 20th century. The immemorial film cadre by...
Sex education is one of the most controversial issues of the current generation. Almost all U.S. students receive some sort of sex education at least once between grades 7 and 12 with many schools addressing the matter of sex education as early as grade 5 (Sexuality Education in Fifth and...
Feminism is categorized into three waves, that is, first, second, and third waves. The first wave feminist relates to the women’s movement in the 19th century for women’s rights in Europe and America. The second wave of feminism dominated in the 1960s and 1970s. The different types of women’s movements...
Introduction Drug related crimes are criminal activities such as shoplifting, burglary, vehicle crimes and robbery which are committed by the youth due to the influence of alcohol or under the influence of alcohol. Therefore drugs are related to crime in two ways: possession, use and distribution of drugs is a...
The present essay is devoted to the discussion of the male figures described in a famous work of Ralph Ellison titled “Invisible Man” – this book was published in 1952 and won him great fame. It was widely recognized during the author’s lifetime and after his death because it was...
Sexual relations have become very important in the modern world. People pay too much attention to them as the pubescence of youth begins earlier than it was before. Youth can get information about sex everywhere. The problem is not in the issue of youth speaking about sex and the desire...
Introduction A research design whether quantitative or qualitative is the philosophical or general principle framework that guides the research. Qualitative research aims at exploring behaviors, attitudes, and experiences using research methods, instruments, or tools like questionnaires, interviews, or focus groups (case studies), attempting to get an in-depth participants’ opinion. Examples...
Introduction A Theory of Justice is one of the most prominent pieces of literature in political and moral philosophy. Through his deliberate attempt, Rawls tries to formulate a specific philosophy of justice that constitutes political compositions prepared for justice and personal liberty. The author’s concern is to express the way...
The three artworks discussed – Bernini’s The Ecstasy of St. Theresa, Caravaggio’s The Calling of St. Matthew, and Rembrandt van Rijn’s Resurrection of Christ are now analyzed for their resemblance with the typical artwork of the baroque period in terms of form, content and subject matter. Baroque art of the...