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Learning Styles and Career Choice, 2004.
Examines the theories of David Kolb and John Holland to determine how learning styles affect career choices.
730 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 26.95
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As distance learning becomes more prevalent in society and, as a result, makes accessibility to education easier for the population, it is increasingly more important to understand learning styles. It is also important to understand how people make career decisions. The paper explains that research shows that the way people learn influences the rate of success they have in their chosen careers. The confidence found in learning also allows people to know him or herself better so that their goals fit their personalities. To better understand the types of students who graduate from distance education programs, this paper looks at the learning styles of David Kolb. It also looks at John Holland's research on self-directed search to comprehend how personality plays an enormous factor in career choices.
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"For years, organizations have applied the Self-Directed Search model to career seekers as a way to determine personality. This model can also help determine the type of personality represented in the distance learner. The Self-Directed Search is founded out of Dr. John Holland's theory that both people and environments can be classified according to six basic types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising and Conventional or (RIASEC). Markers presented from the results can also help a person understand how they fit in the workforce and this results in better career matches."
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Career Choice, 2008.
This paper provides an assessment of personal relationships can impact career choice.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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In this article the writer notes that career counseling is becoming increasingly sophisticated in terms of the methods of study and the implications gained from research and case studies in the field of counseling. The writer points out that one of the more recent developments in career counseling is in the area of inter-personal relationships that exist outside of the work environment and looks at how these can impact both the job candidate's professional aspirations and the likely outcomes for job performance. This paper examines how relationships among and between work, family, and associated factors that are involved in relationships can affect job performance. Further the writer discusses how it is the career counselor's responsibility to identify these aspects and contextualize then in respect to potential job openings and career decision-making.
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Introduction
Literature on Careers and Inter-personal Relationships
Summary
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"Recently, author Barbara Ehrenreich called attention to the problems that many older professionals face when they lose their existing position and need to move into another. In her book, Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream, Ehrenreich pretended to be a woman in her mid-fifties who had been downsized from a competitive white-collar job and was seeking to enter the workplace. Initially, the book was intended to document her experiences as an older woman in the modern workforce, but after more than six months of actively seeking a job through various placement services, the book instead focuses on the challenges that older persons encounter when they look for new employment opportunities. She cautions against the use of career "coaches," who appear to take on the role of career counselors but are more likely to upsell their services and guarantee placement in jobs of the client's choice, as opposed to working with the client to help make appropriate decisions and build an effective career-oriented strategy."
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Career Choice, 2002.
A study on the importance of career planning and why the author of the paper chose business administration as a career choice.
877 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 31.95
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The paper shows that in today's fast changing world, where a secure life long career or job can no more be guaranteed or taken for granted, career and life planning at an early age has become crucially important for ones success and well-being in life. It explains how one has to be proactive and take charge of one's life instead of reacting to the circumstances. The author of the paper explains the reasons he chose Business Administration (Management/ International Business) as a career. He discusses the importance of business administration and describes his career and personal objectives and the labor market trends in this field.
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"The next important process in career planning is setting up your long-term and short-term goals. In practical terms, this would mean deciding about what work you would like to do, now, in 2 years from now and 5 years from now. In my case, I have decided to make my career in Business Administration and Management. As far as my short-term and long-term goals are concerned, I am quite certain about them. My short-term goal is to find an entry-level Management position in a corporation engaged in International business. My long-term career goal is to become the best in the business. I realize that the long-term goal that I have set for myself is ambitious but I believe that if the aim is not high enough, a person does not challenge him/herself to the limits of his/her capabilities."
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Career Choices: Computer Science (IT) and Architecture, 2005.
This paper describes the career choices in computer science (IT), the study of computers and the programs that run on computers and architecture, the blend of art and science in the design of environments for people.
1,355 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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This paper explains that employment demand for IT professionals in this fastest growing industry creates excellent job opportunities especially in the professional and technical occupations. The author points out that in the computer field professional education does not stop with the college degree but must continue long-term with seminars, conferences and advanced courses and training to keep up with the rapid changes in the field. The paper state that architects must be licensed in the state in they work; most states require an NAAB-accredited first-professional degree with an internship period of typically three years in an architecture firm.
Table of Contents
Computer Science
Importance and Benefit of Computer Science
Education
Professional Benefits and Job Security
Architecture
Importance and Benefit of Architecture
Education
Professional Benefits and Job Security
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"When in high school, plan a college preparatory program strong in English, history, social studies, mathematics, physics, and foreign languages. If you can, add courses in business and computer science. It may surprise you to know that freehand drawing skills will be more useful to you than drafting ability. Because most state architectural licensing boards require a professional degree, you should pursue the first professional degree accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). The most common first-professional degree programs are the five-year (undergraduate) Bachelor of Architecture and the six-year (undergraduate/graduate) Master of Architecture. Many students also prepare for a career in architecture with a four-year (undergraduate) liberal arts degree followed by a three- to four-year (graduate) Master of Architecture. An architecture curriculum is intensive and demanding, often requiring many hours of late-night effort."
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Career Profile: Investigative Reporter, 2002.
A paper which explores investigative reporting as a career choice.
810 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper shows the advantages and disadvantages of making investigative reporting a career. It discusses ways one could break into this field, the monetary gains, the risks involved, as well as a typical day in the life of an investigative reporter.
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"Being an investigative reporter has both its benefits and drawbacks. In my opinion the biggest benefit of this career is that each day is different. On any given day, an investigative reporter can be doing any of the following things: doing undercover work in the field, editing tape, writing script, interviewing sources, attending local meetings, or doing research on the internet or at the courthouse. Unfortunately, the advantage of getting to do something different each day also causes the biggest drawback in the field of journalism. The long hours and unsteady lifestyle of being a journalist are the drawbacks of this career."
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My Career as Producer, 2005.
The author shares the reasons who and what inspires his career choice as producer.
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 32.95
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The author of this paper shows why the two producers Danny De Vito and Harvey Weinstein inspire him, examining some of their works. The author shows why he chose producing as a career and explains why he thinks he has what it takes to be a successful producer.
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"I also admire De Vito for his opposition to the popular Hollywood belief that looks are everything. De Vito and his wife Rhea Perlman have spoken out against Hollywood's obsession with youth and beauty, insisting they are proof you don't have to be beautiful to succeed in the business. Although both their looks are unusual, the two, who have been married for 30 years, have become multi- millionaires. De Vito's production company, Jersey Films, is a force in Hollywood, and although I have no acting aspirations, I look to him as a model of unconventional success."
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Career in Marketing, 2002.
Discusses the pros and cons of choosing marketing as a career choice in eras of 'bulls and bears'.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper will argue that the current economic climate is the perfect environment in which to establish the foundation for a career in marketing.
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Choice-based Education Reform, 2005.
This paper discusses choice-based education reform designed to ensure that under-privileged individuals receive a good education.
5,660 words (approx. 22.6 pages), 35 sources, MLA, $ 137.95
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This paper explains that the most promising systemic educational reform plan involves school choice, a school system that allows parents to select which school their children attend, thus giving parents the freedom to move their children out of ineffective schools while at the same time motivating the ineffective schools to improve. The author stresses that the government should only open the school choice program to families who 1) demonstrate economic need and 2) whose children would be assigned to an inadequate public school. The paper states that an effective educational system based on choice must include religious schools among the choice options.
Table of Contents
The Significance of Education
School Reform Efforts
School Finance Reform
Reform Plans Involving Forms of School Choice
Inter-district Transfer Plans and Controlled Choice
School Choice Systems in Milwaukee and Cleveland
Barriers to Choice-based Education Reform
Legal Obstacles to School Choice
A Pyrrhic Desegregation Policy
Political Barriers to School Reform
Conclusion: Constructing a Feasible School Choice System
Overcoming Legal Barriers
Religious "Choice" Schools
Designing a School Choice System
Targeted Participation
Maximum Number of Available Options
Funding School Choice
The Choice Process
Evaluating a School Choice System
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"Ironically, reform efforts to ensure equal educational opportunity have faced opposition from interests pursuing a strict desegregation enforcement policy. Some of these proponents of a strict desegregation policy have confused the means with the ends in providing for equal education through the desegregation doctrine established in Brown. The reasoning by the Court in "Brown" implied that the purpose of integration was to ensure that racial minorities received an equal educational opportunity: "We come then to the question presented: Does segregation of children in public schools solely on the basis of race, even though the physical facilities and other "tangible" factors may be equal, deprive the children of the minority group of equal educational opportunities?" This implies that equal "tangible" factors are necessary elements of an equal educational opportunity."
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Pro-Choice on Abortion, 2005.
An opinion paper which argues for the pro-choice aspect of abortion.
2,285 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper begins with an overview on the definition of abortion. Second, the demographics of which groups of women have abortions are discussed. Finally, the reasons why a pro-choice stance on abortion is the correct stance is provided.
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Introduction
Abortion Defined
Who Has Abortions
Support for the Pro-Choice Alternative
Pro-Choice and Instances of Rape
Pro-Choice and Instances of Incest
Pro-Choice and Illegal and Unsafe Abortions
Pro-Choice and Medically Risky Pregnancies
Pro-Choice and Poverty
Pro-Choice and Drug Abusers
Pro-Choice and a Woman's Right to Life, Liberty and Freedom
Pro-Choice and Both Sides of the Political Fence
Pro-Choice and Religious Freedom
Conclusion
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"It is the status of the fetus that appears to be at the center of the controversy. In the first trimester of pregnancy, an "embryo is clearly pre-human; only the mystical notions of religious dogma treat this clump of cells as constituting a person" (Peikoff). And, with this infliction of religious beliefs on others, as mentioned earlier, begins the slippery slope to infringing on others religious freedom."
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Gender Differences in Subject Choice, 2005.
An investigation of the consequences of subject choice between the genders.
3,545 words (approx. 14.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 99.95
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This paper investigates the influence of gender on subject choices of post-16 students, looking particularly at A-level students who tend to select stereotypical subjects according to their gender. Subject choices have an impact on the job market, making certain careers dominated by a particular sex and this is a vital area to research as disproportionate subject choices in schools could prevent equality in the workplace. It determines whether this influence of gender on subject choice is a national trend and also if it has any consequence in the career market. The study is based on secondary data, consisting of official U.C.A.S. statistics and national A-level results. The paper includes various charts and graphs.
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"Although the 1944 Education Act made secondary education accessible to all children, boys and girls did not pursue the same curriculum, as the dominant ideology was they should study subjects which would best prepare them for their natural roles. Introducing a national curriculum in 1988 attempted to legislate gender equality in education. In an effort to eradicate the traditions of children taking subjects in accordance to their sex, girls were required to study previously male dominated subjects, and vice versa. Students were allowed to choose some subjects, in which gender differences can be noted, but this choice was only permitted outside the 'core' areas of English, Science, Mathematics, Technology and a foreign language. However by A level, when students are given a complete choice of subjects to study the gender differences re-emerge despite pupils studying mostly the same subjects up until the age of 16."
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School Choice, 2007.
An argument against school choice.
1,059 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper examines the idea of school choice and explains how it will be detrimental to society as a whole. It explores the historical side of school choice and shows the legal importance of school choice as well as other legal precedents that correlate with school choice. It strongly asserts that a choice in schools does not necessarily guarantee an increase in school quality.
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"Public schools in America are obviously inadequate and doing a poor job of properly educating America's youth. The educational foundations of our society are presently being eroded by a rising tide of mediocrity that threatens our very future as a nation and a people (Worsnop, 1991). America's schools have been plagued with problems for years. Overworked, under-qualified teachers, and a lack of resources and/or funding are only a few of these problems. Many propose that school choice will be the magical solution to these problems. School choice is a broad term used to describe a wide variety of political, policy, and practical student enrollment options available to parents and the educators and who manage the public school K-12 systems throughout the United States (Cookson, 2004)."
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Choice and Motivation, 2005.
Compares two modern day theories of motivation and choice.
2,484 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 54 sources, MLA, $ 75.95
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Given that each and every one of us is exposed to advertisers and marketers attempting to motivate us to choose their product, whether we need it or not, understanding the dynamics between motivation and choice should be high on every educated person's list. The paper explains that if we do not understand how we are being manipulated by the media and for what ends, we cannot make informed choices about other things in life. This paper compares and contrasts two modern theories of motivation and choice - the personally intrinsic and the socially intrinsic.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
History of Study of Motivation
Extrinsic vs. Intrinsic Rewards
Choice and Intrinsic Motivation in Western Civilization
Motivation and Choice in Non-Western Cultures
Conclusions
References
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"Generally, Westerners appear to be more interested in the concepts of motivation and choice because they are an intrinsic part of our culture. Certainly, as corporations grow globally both in their markets as well as in their employment, understanding what motivates employees and consumers from other cultures will be very important to the international corporations of the 21st Century."
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Choice Theory, 2002.
Show why criminals choose the path they take, within the context of the Rational Choice Theory.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 12 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper examines the reason why some individuals engage in criminal behavior. Many researchers in recent years have started to focus on the element of choice, rational choice. This paper examines Rational Choice Theory. .
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Public Choice Theory, 2008.
This paper discusses the issue of public choice theory and urban governance.
1,056 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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In this article the writer explores public choice theory and the argument that public choice theory provides a thoughtful assessment of what needs to be done if urban governments are to become efficacious and expeditious providers of services to their citizens. The paper briefly outlines the general argument presented by advocates of local government and then provides some of the compelling arguments raised by those who feel public choice theory does not offer a stalwart solution to the problems of local governance. In the end, the writer maintains that while it sounds superficially appealing, public choice theory does not have a lot of empirical data to support many of its key claims.
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"Additionally, public choice theorists argue that municipal governments, because they are monopoly providers, are inefficient insofar as they have little incentive to lower their prices or be innovative. Public choice theorists thus argue that there needs to be a separation between the demand articulation role of government (the collective process whereby it is ascertained how and how much of something will be set aside for public use) and the supplier role of government. Simply put, when governments have to buy services for something, they tend to be exacting in determining the value given for the monies received. All in all, the public choice theorist cleaves to the view that local governance needs to be run as a business - and that government often falls short in its obligations to the general public because it does not separate the provider role and the production role involved in the delivery of a good or service, thereby creating costly inefficiency and waste."
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Rational Choice Theory and Post-Modernism, 2002.
Discussion of the Rational Choice Theory and the Post-Modernist Theory, and how these two different theories can, to some degree, be reconciled.
2,900 words (approx. 11.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 106.95
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The development of Rational Choice Theory in the 20th century arose out of economic theory. Through such thinkers as Homans, Blau and Coleman it has emerged as an important school of thought. The theory focuses upon the rational calculations carried out by individuals guided by self-interest. Post-modernism, another contemporary theory, is in many ways in friction with rational choice theory, for the fundamental capitalist drive espoused by rational choice is seen as nothing but a social construct by the post-modern tradition. Alfred Schutz, a twentieth century phenomenologist, reconciles these two strains of thought to some degree by bringing up the notion of individual perception which encompasses both the social constructs and the drive for self-interest.
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