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African-American Colleges, 2007.
A comparison of the differences in academic achievement between African-Americans and White Americans at college.
2,809 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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This paper discusses academic achievement and gender issues at historically African-American colleges. Specifically, the paper addresses the issue of the educational gap between African-Americans and White Americans and due to this, the differences in job opportunities between the groups. The paper concludes by suggesting reasons for the lower academic achievement at African-American colleges and suggests ways to counteract the problem.
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"In recent decades, despite the Civil Rights Movement and integration, the prospects of many African-American men have noticeably worsened. As a group, African-American males have been described with "terms such as crisis, at-risk, marginal, and endangered." The frequency with which members of this group drop out of school, land in low-paying, dead end jobs, end up on drugs, or in prison, has alarmed all the experts - educators, social workers, physicians, criminologists, and politicians. On average, African-American males earn seventy-three percent of what White males make. They are considered less desirable as employees. Those with college degrees typically earn less than Whites with only a high school diploma. The life expectancy of Black men has actually declined - the only group in America to have done so. African-American males from the age of fifteen to the age of twenty-four are eight times more likely to be murdered than White men of the same age! Black males are more likely to die infancy, and to suffer serious health problems like high blood pressure, AIDS, and diabetes in later life."
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Nutrition at College, 2006.
A look at the problem of obesity among American college students.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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Over 50 percent of Americans are obese and many of these obese Americans can be found at college. One of the reasons that college students are obese is the type of food found at the cafeteria, in the dorms, and in the educational buildings. Pizza, hot meals, cold sandwiches, ice cream, and soda pop all have one thing in common. What? They usually are found at college. Nutrition is a serious problem at American colleges. This paper examines the problem of obesity among American university students and the factors contributing to this problem. The paper suggests that the traditionally unhealthful types of food sold on college campuses are a primary cause of this epidemic of obesity amongst American college students.
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College Life in Contemporary America, 2002.
This paper discusses student cultures on American college campuses
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses student cultures on American college campuses by utilizing Michael Moffat's "Coming of Age in New Jersey: College and American Culture" and Helen Horowitz's "Campus Life". The authors are right in their contention that, notwithstanding many of the changes that have occurred in campus life, higher education and student life has always been characterized by certain continuities.
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The Electoral College vs. Popular Vote, 2007.
This paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of both the current American electoral college and an alternative popular vote system.
955 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 33.95
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This paper explains that critics charge that the current American electoral college makes it possible for presidents to be elected who do not have an absolute majority of the popular vote, which diminishes the legitimacy of the final victor. The author then points out that one of the arguments in favor of the electoral college is that it prevents powerful, populous regions from monopolizing the electoral outcome as would happen in a popular vote system. The paper relates that, in the popular vote, direct ballot system, parties are given seats in proportion to their share of the votes cast, thus ensuring that the popular vote is not distorted; however, the popular vote system will contribute to fragmentation and instability by making it easier for "fringe" or narrowly-focused political parties to emerge in opposition to the current two major parties.
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"Other criticisms leveled against the Electoral College include arguments that the system creates the potential for "faithless voters" who are pledged to vote for one candidate but who chose, for a variety of reasons, to vote for another. Interestingly, if one expert is correct, there have been a number of such electors in recent years. Moving forward, critics also charge that, because every state is given the same number of electoral votes regardless of its "voter turnout", there is no incentive to encourage greater voter participation - although Kimberling seems skeptical about its overall impact."
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Asian-American Students, 2003.
This paper discusses the effect of affirmative action programs on Asian-American students in colleges and universities.
5,060 words (approx. 20.2 pages), 35 sources, $ 135.95
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This paper reviews the history of Asian-American discrimination in the United States, race-based policies and court decisions. The author points out the stereotyping of all Asian Americans as a model minority image and why the term Asian Americans is too broad a category. The paper stresses the need for affirmative actions programs to correct the problem of under-representation of Asian-Americans in academia.
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"There can be no question that Asian-Americans have been subject to racial discrimination in the United States. Until only a generation ago, Asian-Americans were essentially treated as second class ..."
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The American Disabilities Act and the "Total Institution", 2002.
Explores how American colleges aid disabled athletes.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 10 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper shall address the topic of inter-collegiate athletics in relation to the ADA. The main points that will be examined are the ADA in relation to physical disabilities and inter-collegiate athletics, the ADA in relation to mental disabilities and inter-collegiate athletics and how the inclusion of disabled students in inter-collegiate athletics is affecting the performance of the teams. It is hoped that this examination of the ADA in relation to inter-collegiate athletics will help to demonstrate how the ADA is affecting sports performance in American collegiate athletics.
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Florida Community Colleges, 2004.
This paper discusses the history of community colleges in Florida.
780 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 27.95
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This paper explains that the private St. Petersburg Junior College was the first successful junior college in Florida and that Palm Beach Junior College was the first public junior college, founded in 1933. The author points out that, in 1957, the Community College Council recommended that community colleges be established within commuting distance of 99% of the population in Florida, thus beginning the expansion of the community college system. Today, there are 28 community colleges in Florida. The paper relates that some of the community colleges have initiated baccalaureate degrees, particularly in education, nursing and applied science, and certification and re-certification of teachers.
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"Community and Junior Colleges in the United States accommodated many students who would otherwise not be able to attend college. These students have various reasons for not attending Community Colleges. Two reasons that are at the forefront are financial constraints and inadequate high school academic grades. Community colleges offered students vocational education, adult education, associate degree programs and the first 2 years of a baccalaureate degree."
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Cohen and Brawer's "The Collegiate Function Of Community Colleges", 1995.
This paper reviews Cohen and Brawer's "The Collegiate Function Of Community Colleges" work about the community colleges' purpose, effectiveness, curriculum, transfer function and social factors.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 47.95
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"Arthur M. Cohen and Florence B. Brawer, in "The Collegiate Function of Community Colleges: Fostering Higher Learning Through Curriculum and Student Transfer", describe and analyze the factors shaping the community college "as a link between the lower schools and establishments of higher learning" (xi). As such, the community college is clearly a significant cog in the educational system in the United States, and the representatives and leaders of the community college must be sensitive to the educational realities of those "lower schools" and to the educational needs of those "establishments of higher learning."
Generally, with certain reservations, the authors are optimistic about the community college's fulfillment of this collegiate function: We are encouraged by the way the collegiate connection
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Community Colleges, 2004.
A look at the historic and contemporary roles of America's community colleges.
3,825 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 135.95
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This paper explores the development and history of America's community colleges. The paper looks at the historical role of community colleges and traces the evolution of that role to the contemporary role these colleges have today. Additionally, the paper discusses the implications of the expanded role of community colleges.
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"This paper examines the development of community colleges in the United States, from their establishment until the present day. The paper explores the historical role of the community college and traces the evolution of this role from one of preparing undergraduate students for transfer to four-year institutions to a much broader-based community role in which the community college works with local businesses industries and governments to prepare individuals for specific career fields and job opportunities without a necessary reference to education..."
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Community Colleges in North Carolina, 2006.
This paper discusses Community Colleges in North Carolina and looks at the education provided at these institutions.
3,407 words (approx. 13.6 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 96.95
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In this article, the writer defines 'Community Colleges', in the United States of America and in Canada, at times also known as 'Junior Colleges', as educational institutions that would provide post secondary education, or in other words, the continuing education that is pursued after attending either high school, or a secondary school. The writer discusses that one of the biggest advantages of a Community College is that it is in general geared towards the educational support of students from the local communities and for those students who cannot afford to pay for campus or off site housing during their four year college studies, it is possible for them to stay in the local communities even while attending college. The writer examines the system of the Community College from an educational and an economical point of view.
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"Many Community Colleges, including those in North Carolina, have today been able to effectively establish selective admissions programs for their colleges, for certain specialized areas of education, like for example, nursing. It can be stated that if all Community Colleges were to adapt the same principle, whereby they would at the outset develop the programs that would be most in keeping with their missions and then later admit students up to the point that these missions would be accomplished, and then eventually close the doors to any more enrollments, then it would be an infinitely better prospect for the students seeking admission, especially for those students who are given admission, but for whom there is no appropriate funding. At the same time, they must also make sure that there are representatives from all segments of society, and this would mean that it would indeed be possible to preserve the open access system even today."
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Information Technology and Education in U.K. Colleges, 2004.
This paper is a complete thesis, using a literature review and a questionnaire that takes information from teachers in all different types of disciplines across Coleg Gwent college about the use of information technology in U.K. colleges.
11,920 words (approx. 47.7 pages), 23 sources, APA, $ 231.95
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This paper explains that the conventional simile of an institution of higher education as a self-enclosed community is opposed as knowledge turns out to be extensively obtainable on the Internet, and teacher-student and student-student conversations are not compelled by spatial borders. The author points out that quick transformations in the orderliness of information, labor, and equipment in all the disciplines make it more essential for all the students to develop into permanent learners. The paper concludes that an educational environment in which information technology is created by principled assessment regarding higher-level learning is said to increase the values of academic and technical aptitudes.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Literature Review
The Impact of Information technology on Education
Background
Market
Workplace
Mirror Image
Transformation of Students
Transformation of the Systems
The Impact of Information Technology in Coleg Gwent College
Key Themes Emerge
Information Technology Augments Learners? Student Inspiration
Encourages Support and Teamwork amid Learners
Discussions Become Profound and More Inquisitive
Utilization Supports Educator-As-Catalyst Way
Encourages an ?Equilibrium of Authority? amid the Teacher and Learners
Learners Demonstrate More Determination in Unraveling Problems
Promotes Diverse Techniques of Evaluation
Allows High-Quality Educators to Effort Efficiently with Different Learners
Promotes Augmented and Enhanced Verbal and Written Interaction
Allows Prospects for More Profundity of Understanding
Gives Augmented Prospects for Inter-Disciplinary Examination
Creates Classroom Performances More Genuine and Appropriate
Collecting The Prizes
Affect of Information Technology on College Education
Scholarship
Course books
Libraries
Methodology
The Approach Utilized
Data Gathering and Utilizing Method
Comments on the Validity of the Data
Questionnaire
Evaluation of the information
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
Recommendations
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"Consistent with the educators, the knack is to equalize the squad. For example, the teachers cannot have two computer experts in the similar group or they will clash for direct. Teachers, on the other hand, assert that bringing together a group where students' aptitudes and educative methods balance each other and manage with each other's powers and flaws is a much more appropriate technique in modern classrooms. It assists if the teacher arranges the grouping so all students add their personal specific aptitudes."
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Should Community Colleges offer Four-Year Degrees?, 2002.
A study into the educational benefits and pitfalls of Community Colleges offering four-year degrees.
1,450 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 48.95
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Community colleges traditionally offer two-year degrees. This paper explores the possibility, costs, advantages and disadvantages of these same colleges offering four-year degrees as well. It discusses accreditation, student make-up and college classification.
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"Recently, the post-secondary educational market has seen many changes. Recent years have seen the advent of on-line schools, distance learning and a variety of two-year and community colleges have appeared on the market place. Many two-year community colleges currently offer transfer programs into four-year degree programs. Attending a two-year community college to complete the general requirements of a four-year degree program is quite cost effective. There are also several pitfalls, such as accreditation differences between the two programs. As a result, many times students waste valuable time and money in having to repeat work already completed at the two-year program because the four-year program will not accept the credits. For many students the idea of attending a four-year program is not possible because of cost restraints, yet they still wish the benefits afforded by a four-year degree. This raises an important question, should community colleges offer four-year degrees?"
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Small Colleges, 2005.
An essay looking at various financial issues of small colleges.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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This essay discusses a series of three questions focused on aspects of the financial conditions of small colleges. Included are discussions of: 1) examples of financial conditions that such institutions should avoid to prevent financial failure; 2) the assessment of whether or not a small college known to the researcher has a market driven approach; and 3) an example of a financial turnaround for a small American college.
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"At issue in this essay are a series of three questions focused on aspects of the financial conditions of small colleges. Included are discussions of examples of financial conditions that such institutions should avoid to prevent financial failure, the assessment of whether or not a small college known to the researcher has a market driven approach and an example of a financial turnaround for a small American college. Both personal experience in the case of item above and the literature will..."
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Importance of Community Colleges, 2003.
This paper discusses the impact of community colleges on the academic world today.
924 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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An explanation of how community colleges play a vital role in education today. It explains that they offer up to two years of college to students who might not otherwise be able to afford four years of college. It also states that they are convenient, located in the community so students can continue with the rest of their lives, including where they live and jobs they may currently hold.
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"In the process, community colleges have opened the doors to college for all sectors of society. When the first community college was founded, four-year colleges tended to be elitist. Only students who came from well-to-do families could afford college, and many admitted males but not females (Walker, 2001). Community colleges made at least some college education available to all, including those with little money, those with family obligations that prevented them from going away to college, those with shaky academic records, and even those in need of remedial education in order to succeed in college (Walker, 2001). Since the end of World War II and the G.I. Bill, the age of college graduates has crept upwards. In 1970, only 10% of recent college graduates were age 24 ? 34. However, in 1999, that group had grown to 21% (Erdman, 2000)."
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