Abstract This paper discusses the future of continuing education programs for higher education institutions. It includes an assessment of adult learner outcomes plus several other trends. The author also explores the factors that are expected to impact higher education programs and future policies.
From the Paper "Continuing education consists of educational programs usually non-credit courses offered by colleges and universities to adults in the community usually during the evening ..."
Abstract The following paper provides a broad overview of a continuity plan geared towards enabling Riordan Manufacturing to comfortably overcome the loss of many employees as a result of the baby boomer exodus from the workforce. The paper examines the prospects of single point failure at Riordan Manufacturing and the methods of recruitment and selection by which the company can in an expeditious and cost effective manner find capable employees both full time and part time or supplemental. The paper then concludes with a brief review of what the company has done wrong and what it still may do right.
From the Paper "HR Consulting Firm and a Continuity Plan for Riordan Manufacturing The imminent departure of the baby-boomers from the workforce has forced all companies, Riordan Manufacturing among them, to seek out the expertise of human resources consultants so that they can devise a strategy by which an apocalyptic labor shortage may be avoided. The following paper will offer a tentative "continuity plan" which will take into account the following workforce issues: "single-point failure" or critical skills the dearth of which can severely (even fatally) debilitate Riordan Manufacturing; methods the company may wish to employ in order to recruit/select desirable full-time employees; methods the company can utilize to recruit part-time and supplemental employees; and what rationale exists for the use of these supplemental employees and - no less importantly - what risks and advantages accrue to a company employing such individuals."
Abstract This paper reviews and analyzes the literature regarding at-risk students, their need to have a quality continuation and alternative education and the need for high quality teachers to make these programs successful. The author points out that the drop-out rate in America, especially in big urban areas, remains a serious problem. These at-risk young people are in need of leadership and alternatives to gangs, drugs, idleness and stagnation. The paper stresses that the logical way to attack this problem is through great, not merely "good", continuation programs.
Table of Contents:
What are Continuation Schools?
Definition of an At-Risk Student
History of Continuation Schools
How Do Continuation Schools Operate?
Conclusion
From the Paper "An article in the journal "Preventing School Failure" has a somewhat different thrust than previous articles mentioned in this review of the literature. Indeed, this scholarly article asserts that while there has been "a tremendous growth" in the availability of alternative educational programs for at-risk young people, there is "little empirical evidence" available today to actually identify the various components that are required to build effective continuation programs. And so the authors present studies of alternative school programs in order to offer some data and information that can be used by educators in building better continuation programs."
Tags: summerhill, dangerous neighborhood, independent study format, credit accrual, cynical
This paper discusses the continuous improvement process, a project management improvement tool used to design training programs, and its application to schools.
Abstract This paper explains that a continuous improvement process relies on the collection of accurate data about how people are performing a task, which is used to design training programs that better prepare people for the work expected of them. The author points out that school systems have been some of the first venues to embrace continuous improvement systems because there is a natural fit between the educational system and an overall organizational or management approach that emphasizes the importance of continuous learning. The paper relates that schools have integrated a continuous improvement model into their overall project management frameworks to improve the situation of both teachers and students. Charts.
From the Paper "The best fit between worker and organization can often be achieved through a multi-level process. At the first stage of this process the organization uses certain criteria (which may include formal measures such as whether an individual holds a specific degree or more informal measures such as whether a person is detail-oriented) to screen out as well as to select certain individuals. This helps to ensure that those who enter a training program (or who begin to work at an organization) have the right basic tools with which to do the job)."
This paper discusses continuous auditing, which is defined as real-time reports issued simultaneously or a short time after the events, using electronic gathering of data and events, the only means to provide a proper audit process.
Abstract This paper explains that the traditional financial reports and the traditional audit style sometimes prove not enough because they lack the essential thing in today's business environment, updated information; therefore, continuous auditing seems to be getting more and more followers. The author points out that some of the drivers of continuous auditing are a better monitoring of financial issues within a company, ensuring that real-time transactions also benefit from real-time monitoring, prevention of financial fiascoes and audit scandals such as Enron or Andersen, and use of software to determine that financial controls are properly done. This paper stresses that continuous auditing involves a large amount of work because the company practicing continuous auditing will not provide one report at the end of a quarter, but will provide financial reports on a day-to-day basis.
From the Paper "The Sarbanes- Oxley Act was passed on the 30th of July 2002 with the declared goal of "deterring and punishing corporate and accounting fraud and corruption". As we have seen in the lines here above, continuous accounting aims exactly at providing a more secure platform in order to avoid fraud and a real-time process that is aimed at ensuring high-level financial control. In order to explain the benefits from continuous auditing with regards to Sarbanes-Oxley Act, we can use one of the examples given on one of the articles from www.cfo.com, which uses Crown Media for the case study."
Abstract This paper discusses the importance of quality continuing education. It describes the value of quality continuing education to educators, students and future employers. The paper suggests that educators might consider developing an international standard of excellence for all continuing education courses in order to ensure that continuing education is always of a high quality.
From the Paper "Continuing education still has much to offer participants. Continuing education programs that are accredited and those that provide high quality programs with up-to-date information are most likely to attract new participants. Potential students must recognize the value in taking advantage of continuing education programs. Employers can help add value by attaching rewards to graduates that complete certain certificate programs. With all of these functions in place, continuing education will do what it is supposed to; that is, continuing education will enhance learning and create a greater desire for learning among service professionals and employees. Quality and value are important considerations for people involved in the continuing education field. Good quality programs are not hard to come buy. Educators might consider developing an international standard of excellence for all continuing education courses. This way, all students and professionals that take part in these courses will understand just how valuable the programs are, and can be assured of the quality of continuing education programs."
Abstract This paper explains that the Roman aesthetic approach, known as continuous narrative, makes use of a number of images of the same figure within a work, linking different aspects of a story together and evoking meaning while setting events distant in time in the same frame. The author points out that these works are reproduced in a variety of media, including on vases and cups, on huge towers, on walls as friezes or frescoes and on panels to be placed on the wall. The paper relates that an examination of some of the panels found at Pompeii shows some of the ways in which images were linked together to form a narrative, although this narrative would often be less then crystal clear because of the possibility of different interpretations.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Continuous Narrative Art
Continuous Narrative at Pompeii
Conclusion
From the Paper "Under and slightly to the right of the tree and column, Polyphemus sits on top of an outcropping formed by a steep pile of rocks, on which four white, wooly sheep graze. In the right foreground, at the base of the outcropping, a tall column carries a small statue. The statue is depicted in three-quarters view to the left, facing towards Polyphemus. Although the figure appears to wear a cloak and some sort of headdress, the statue's large, erect phallus allows for a secure identification of the figure as Priapus."
Argues that the enactment of Title IX has been very effective in equalizing rights between men and women and that its continued enforcement is necessary if this equality is to be maintained.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, 2002, $ 44.95
Abstract Since the enactment of Title IX in 1972, it certainly seems appropriate to suggest that the United States is a more equal, more educated, and more successful nation because of this legislation. So much has been accomplished in the classroom and on the playing field because of Title IX. Thanks to Title IX, we as a nation have confirmed what can be accomplished when we give every person (both men and women) an equal opportunity to be their best. Therefore, the current interpretation and enforcement of Title IX should continue so that we as a nation continue to progress instead of regress in the arena of gender equality.
Abstract This paper examines how misunderstandings and misconceptions about potential job vacancies can, in large measure, be prevented by using some of the tools from project management improvement that focus on providing iterative changes and corrections. It looks at how such a continuous improvement process relies on the collection of accurate data about how people are performing a task, which are then used to design training programs that better prepare people for the work expected of them. In particular, it focuses on education and shows how schools that have been the most successful in implementing continuous improvement models into the overall management of personnel have been those that have been most willing to allow a high degree of democracy in their workings.
From the Paper "At each of these stages ? from initial interview to later promotions ? information can be gathered about what each individual does well and where his or her weaknesses are and so where he or she needs additional help and training. There is an inherently good fit between a continuous improvement process and a project management perspective because a continuous improvement process provides the kind of detailed, accurate step-by-step data that is essential to implement any project management methodology. However, simply because there is such an inherently (or potentially) good fit between the two does not mean that the potential that continuous improvement processes have to inform a project management perspective is necessarily always carried out in the world of the real workplace."
Tags: project, management, education, tasks, training
Abstract This paper compares and contrasts continuity of care and continuum of care and shows how each one may impact a patient's care. It gives descriptions of the different facets of continuity of care and continuum of care and how each is important to quality patient care.
From the Paper "Continuity of care is defined as the continuation of care of a patient over time by multiple health care providers ..."
Tags: continuum of care, continuity of care, patient
Abstract This paper deals with the motive of continuity and discontinuity in Graham Swift's novel "Last Orders", focusing on postmodernism and intertextuality. The recollections of each character are related and utilized to demonstrate the underlying theme of continuation and discontinuation.
From the Paper "The reader, because he bears the role of voyeur and intruder in those streams of consciousness, progressively happens to own more knowledge than any isolated enunciator. The reader is like the private eye of a detective story, slowly watching the truth unfold. This very precisely worked-out reorganization of time makes him the only omniscient instance of the discourse. For instance, in Vince's soliloquy of page 136 to 137, the photograph of Ray and Jack in the desert - a recurring object that participates in the dimension of continuity - wouldn't have the same effect if we had not known before that it was taken after both of them came out of the Egyptian brothel. Vince's mentioning of Jack appearing "all by himself, with his shirt undone, chest bare, holding a ciggy" or "grinning, still alive, like he knows you don't know who he really is" bears then another meaning, only accessible through our experience as intruders."
Abstract This paper details several security reasons for Russia's continuing significance in U.S. foreign policy. The first section deals with Russia's disintegration, listing many of the reasons it has been recently ignored. The rest of the paper presents several theories backed by credible players in international affairs concerning the need for Russia to once again emerge as a pillar of world security.
Russian Societal Failings (Reasons it is ignored)
Reasons for Importance
Inability to Secure Nuclear Resources
Connection to Rogue States
Geographic Position - rightful influence in Asian affairs ?
balance China's growing power
From the Paper "Seven years after the collapse of the USSR, Russia, whose GDP has contracted 5% a year and already an estimated 43% lower than its height in 1991, is still struggling to establish a modern market economy and achieve strong economic growth (Encarta Multimedia Encyclopedia 1). By the end of 1997, Russia had achieved some progress, and the government could proudly boast of bringing inflation under control, stabilizing the ruble, and transferring thousands of enterprises into private hands. Some important market-oriented laws were also passed, including a commercial code governing business relations and an arbitration court for resolving economic disputes. But in 1998, the Asian financial crisis swept through the country, which contributed to a sharp decline in Russia's earnings from oil exports and resulting in an exodus of foreign investors, and soon leading to the nadir of the Russian economy in August with the ruble's precipitous fall and the government's inability to pay $40 billion in ruble bonds. Two years later, at the beginning the new millennium, the world awash in prosperity, Russia's problems remain daunting, from an undeveloped legal and financial system to poor progress on restructuring the military-industrial complex (the newest military hardware dates from the 1950?s) to persistently large budget deficits to widespread corruption. The severity of Russia's economic problems is dramatized by the large annual decline in population, estimated by some observers at 800,000 people, caused by environmental hazards, the decline in health care, and the unwillingness of people to have children (CIA Fact File 3)."
Abstract This paper analyzes some of the methods taken by the main character in Goldbratt's "The Goal" and how those decisions help him turn his life around, stabilize his job, and fix his marriage. Touched-on points include how the continuous process improvement method can repair many things that seem to defy other methods of repair.
From the Paper "In Goldbratt's The Goal, plant manager Alex Rogo is faced with a staggering number of problems?his plant is not making any money, his boss wants to hang him, his job is on the line, and his wife is developing a serious case of Female Neglect Syndrome that threatens his marriage. Really about the only thing that can keep Rogo from losing his job, sanity, and wife is the institution of the Continuous Process Improvement method."
Abstract The assumptions we hold about the nature of humanity function as the platform upon which all other suppositions are made about social behavior in social theory. The paper shows that of particular importance to psychologist Sigmund Freud was how human nature shapes ideas about the relationship between ourselves and our social world. Because of this, it is necessary to teach the control of the self, the repression of urges, that would be a detriment to the broader society. The paper discusses how Freud believed that the best way to accomplish this process of repression of natural urges is through the childhood socialization process ? an idea that educators have taken strongly to heart. This paper therefore examines the continuing presence of Freud's theory of socialization in our modern educational system.
From the Paper "Freud introduced the idea that a society is capable of whatever is in human nature. If it is within human nature to be aggressive, then society will, as an expression of human nature, be aggressive as well. An aggressive society is likely to self-destruct (how many times has history proven that?). Therefore, toward the necessity of social longevity, it is in the best interests of the community to repress its aggressive tendencies. As educational philosophy and theory clearly point out that adults have a very difficult time changing behavioral patterns, such education in repression of aggressive impulses must logically begin in childhood. Therefore, schools have long had rules regarding behavior that have been strictly enforced. These rules focus on the urges or impulses that a child may have that need to be repressed. Rules that repress urges include those regarding aggression, cheating, attendance, speaking out of turn, questioning authority, and the like are all rules that repress natural human urges."
Abstract This paper begins with Plato's biography. It examines how the privileges of class and education may have affected his views regarding the various social roles he assigned. It also studies his relationship with the great philosopher, Socrates, to whom Plato owes a great intellectual debt. The paper then focuses on "The Republic" itself. This section is divided into four parts. First, there is a discussion of the Socratic style that Plato used to write the "Republic". Second is a discussion of the Plato's concept of the tripartite soul. Based on this, the paper then details the various roles Plato prescribed for various souls, guardians, auxiliary/military staff, and the producers. The last part of this section is a discussion of Plato's concepts of political justice and happiness and his view of the human condition. Next, the paper analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of Plato's formulation and explores how Plato's thought continues to have political relevance today.
From the Paper "For Plato, ensuring that the guardians rule wisely and the other classes do their tasks will facilitate the smooth function of the social organism. When all aspects of society function as one, there will be harmony. This harmony begets the reign of political justice, resulting in a state that is free from war or civil disorder. Only in such a society can human happiness be possible, as the alternative is chaos."
