Abstract
This paper discusses continuing learning, patient-centered care, and the utilization review.

From the Paper
"Continuing education offers benefits in any field of endeavor but particularly in the healthcare industry, where technology changes rapidly and improved patient care is of the utmost importance. The evolution of medical technology even just in the past years has been phenomenal and healthcare practitioners at every level could find their knowledge and expertise quickly becoming obsolete if they did not engage in continuing education. Technology is only a part of the healthcare picture, however, as new approaches and paradigms have proven extremely..."

Tags:continuing learning, continuing education, patient care, relevance, healthcare, patient-centered, utilization review

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 ..."

Tags:future, higher, continuing, education

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."

Tags:profession, standard, excellence

Abstract
The paper addresses the controversy between mandating continuing education for nurses or allowing voluntary continuing education to be the norm that has been raging since the 1960s (Brunt, 2001). The paper discusses how about fifty percent of the United States has implemented such mandates and this author believes that states that have not yet done so should follow suit. The paper asserts that there have been recent changes to continuing education to make it more viable, and studies have indicated that those nurses who need the education the most will not seek it on their own, therefore, mandating it is the answer.

From the Paper
"The controversy between mandating continuing education for nurses or allowing voluntary continuing education to be the norm has been raging since the 1960s (Brunt, 2001). About fifty percent of the United States..."

Tags:nursing, education, mandatory

Abstract
This paper explores the barriers and obstacles faced by adult students with families in continuing their education. It discusses the common practice of the institution giving primary focus to the traditional students' needs and its failure to give due consideration to the needs of the adult student who is also juggling the responsibilities of a career and a family.

Table of Contents:
Statement Of Thesis
Chapter One - Introduction
Chapter Two - Literature Review
Non-Traditional Students Comprise 75% Of Enrollment
Academic Challenges Of Institutional And State Policies
Chapter Three - Sources Of Data And Research Methods
Chapter Four - Analysis And Results
Chapter Five - Summary And Conclusion

From the Paper
"Given the fact that the non-traditional adult student comprises approximately two-thirds of all college enrollments, it is critically important that the educational institution focus on the needs of the adult student, specifically those who are also juggling work and family along with the demands of college courses. Further challenges exist in obtaining funding for college due to the fact that the adult student has not typically or traditionally been given consideration in college funding access. This seems to be somewhat an oversight whether intentional or not again, when consideration is given to the percentage of college students that the adult student comprises on the college enrollment roster."

Tags:college, responsibilities, career

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)."

Tags:international, relations, russian, security

Abstract
This paper offers an analysis of and response to four chapters in the book "Race, Religion and the Continuing American Dilemma" by C. Eric Lincoln, showing how the Black Church developed in America and how this relates to the ongoing problem of racism, tied as well to America's vision of itself and how that vision is false in key respects so that there is a disconnect between image and reality.

From the Paper
"Eric Lincoln first describes his thesis regarding the American dilemma, noting that the Americana people are captives of their own myth about race as something that was an issue for others, usually those in the South. Americans decry killing, yet violence is part of American life at many levels. Power without a sense of responsibility is tyranny, says Lincoln, and he discusses different manifestations of power in American life and ways in which these instances show a lack of responsibility. He finds many instances of racism in American life and shows that simply believing that racism is only practiced by others and that the problem of racism has been solved is insufficient. The proper use of power is in service of morality. Lincoln finds that Americans are confused by these issues and too willing to accommodate evil. "

Tags:chapter, analysis, race

Abstract
Shamanism continues as the 'animist' religion of Korea and has influenced other religions to have arrived in the region. Shamanism continues as an everyday presence in Korean culture and, in turn, has drawn from other religions. It offers an interesting example of religious syncretism and the continuing presence of the past in a very modern and progressive Korean present.

Tags:shaminism, korean, religions

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."

Tags:Freudian, SEL

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A political science paper which refers to course readings to explain the subject of censorship as a recurring institution or set of practices.