...Running Head: ABSENTEEISM AS VIEWED BY THE STUDENTS OF COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Absenteeism as viewed by the Students of College of Arts and Sciences Bradlee H. Futalan Divine Word College of Legazpi Author Note This paper was prepared for Educational Psychology, taught by Dr. Rose Marie Clemeña Absenteeism as viewed by the Students of College of Arts and Sciences 2 . Abstract Absenteeism has been one of the mainstream problems of the instructors to their students. This study explored many reasons behind why the students are being absent in their classes. The study adopted a survey research design as the original framework for data gathering. Data were collected with 50 students from the College of Arts and Sciences of the Divine Word College of Legazpi. The study revealed that the most common reason of student absenteeism is attending an important appointment such as: Family Events, Meetings, Conference and other important gatherings. The study also found that the least reason of student absenteeism is being bully by a classmate. Keywords: Absenteeism, Students Absenteeism as viewed by the Students of College of Arts and Sciences 3 . Class Absenteeism as viewed by the Students of College of Arts and Sciences Attendance is an important factor in school that help the students’ get a high grades. Studies show that better attendance is related to higher academic achievement for students of all backgrounds (Shaini Jaura, 2012). One common discipline problem found...
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...Imagine a world where people bring in money for an organization, but do not get paid themselves. This scenario is true for college athletes. They put in work every week and end up bringing in money for the school that they attend. Athletes take countless hours every day to train for their sport. The main sports, mainly men’s college basketball and football, end up making money. College athletes should get paid because they bring in money for the college, acting as representatives of the school. College athletes spend about forty hours per week dedicated to their sport. Athletes have to go to practices, attend film room, and train every single day. This compares to people in the actual workforce because they get paid on a forty hour work week. Therefore, college athletes are basically working the same amount as those do in the workforce. Also, on top of time dedicated to their sport, athletes also have to focus on education, which is another eight to ten hours a week of class time and additional studying and homework on top of that. In addition to long weeks, paying college athletes would help them manage their money. Whether they end up going pro or not, they still need a sense of how to manage their money once they are out of college and on their own. They would know how to save additional money and make smart decisions on what to use their...
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...money being insignificantly used.” She explains “country’s deep and widening achievement gap between socioeconomic groups” are reasons low-income students don’t have the same privilege as wealthy. Stratus believes there is two types of education in America, the wealthy and the poor. She mentions that children of the wealthiest ten percent receive the best education; Whereas for the low-income they are receiving an education but seem to having a hard time finishing college. Therefore, education success is being skewed to wealthier people since they pile on cognitive enrichment activities outside of school from an early age leaving everyone behind. Overall I think that Strauss is right to complain about a systematic inequity because...
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...Decision to Attend College Adult learners returning to college at some point in their lives is not a new concept in today’s society. Practically since the establishment of institutions of higher education, the class of student known as the non-traditional student has existed. There is no exacting definition of what a non-traditional student is, but most can agree that one is generally over the age of 24, have not enrolled in post-secondary education immediately after high school, have dependents other than a spouse or are a single parent, work full time while enrolled, or are financially independent from their parents (Kenner & Weinerman, 2011). Adult learners fall into the category of non-traditional student, and face many issues when it comes time to make the decision to return to college. Reasons for returning to, challenges to overcome while attending and type of school attended vary almost as widely as adult learners do themselves. There are an indeterminable number of reasons for an adult to decide to obtain a higher education, and they vary as much as does the diverse group of non-traditional students. As noted on the website back2college.com, some of the more significant reasons include updating personal skills and furthering career advancement, fulfillment of lifelong dreams or potential, achievement of a better life for themselves and their family, and the changing of careers (WD Communications LLC, 2011). For some students there are multiple reasons for obtaining...
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...Have you heard of the Early College program at Waipahu High School? What about the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society? Did you know that Waipahu High School’s Early College program is associated with the Phi Theta Kappa organization? Today, not many Early College students are aware of the Phi Theta Kappa organization being offered at Waipahu High School. Phi Theta Kappa is a college honor society that is also offered to early college students at Waipahu High School. Students are participating in Early College courses, however, are not choosing to be involved in the Phi Theta Kappa organization. Because of this issue, it is important to raise awareness of the availability of honor programs, so students would be motivated by their high achieving peers...
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...increase in income differences can be explained by changes in the return to education. In dollar terms, 1973 college graduates earned 45 percent more than high school graduates; by 1994 they earned 65 percent more, based on real average hourly wages for college and high school graduates (Baumol and Blinder, 1997). The increasing income disparities between groups of differing educational attainment raises concern that access to postsecondary education (PSE) may not be as widespread as desired. President Clinton urged for the goal of universal college access in his 1997 State of the Union address, “We must make the thirteenth and fourteenth years of education—at least two years of college—just as universal in America by the 21st century as a high school education is today, and we must open the doors of college to all Americans.” Using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS) and the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), this study examines access to postsecondary education by individuals in different income and test score groups. While many studies have found a statistically significant effect of income on college enrollment,1 less attention has been paid to the effect of family income after controlling for student achievement. This study specifically addresses this issue. We also explore differences in the decision of whether or not to attend PSE or in the type of PSE attended. We are interested in whether students are substituting less expensive...
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...A college education opens doors for many opportunities for those who pursue one. Obtaining a college education is not an easy feat, especially if it is postponed until after you have a spouse, children and a full time job. We as parents need to realize the positive influence we can have on our children’s future plans and pursuits. Most parents want the best for their children; they want to see them succeed in life. One way to help ensure their success is by influencing their decision to pursue a college education when there is less distractions in their life, which is right after high school. If our children choose not to attend college after high school, life might become so occupied with other things it may postpone or prevent our children from obtaining a college degree. Speaking as a parent who first entered the work force and started a family, I understand how difficult it is attending college in the midst of raising a family. The stress is real, and the pressure is felt by all, when a working mother or father begins to obtain a college education. Granted, there are benefits to taking a year off after high school in order to regroup and relax, but the risk of not returning is highly possibly. Attending college right out of high school is the preferable option, and we as parents should encourage our children to make this most sensible choice. College conversations with our children should start early. Many parents begin to discuss college with their children around...
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...generally available to both genders all around the world; you may attend single-sex or co-educational colleges. While some believe that students should be educated with different instructing methods according to their gender, I disagree with this point of view with the following reasons. Firstly, boys and girls have a different set of thinking methods, so by staying in the same class, they can learn from each other's thinking skills and thus improve their own critical thinking methods. The different set of thinking methods is generally believed to originate from the different toys boys and girls play with at an early age. Boys as infants usually play with logos, robots, or things that have to do with logic, while young girls usually play with toys like barbie dolls, which are things that are more related to arts and emotions. Naturally this is one of the reasons why boys and girls think in different directions when they grow up. If they are allowed to learn in the same class, because they have different thinking strategies, when they come together and share their ideas, their academic results are generally better. For example, in the place I live in, co-educational schools usually yield a higher overall grade than single-sex schools. There are also more students in a co-educational school who gets more 'A's. Moreover, boys and girls need to be taught in the same classroom for practical reasons. When students finish their studies, eventually they need to join...
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...With a waiting list of young children, some signed up at birth, Bruin Buddies preschool is a highly recommended program in the local community due to its structure. By sending their kids to the child development class preschool program at the high school, parents know that their children will be receiving one-on-one time, which is necessary for kindergarten readiness. It is proven that a smaller child to teacher ratio increases the amount of educational instruction, individual interaction and support a child is receiving, as well as reducing chaotic behavioral outbreaks. Preventing Suspensions and Expulsions in Early Childhood Settings, SRI Education’s Center for Learning & Development, Early Childhood Researcher Abby Schachner reports: Classrooms with higher teacher-child ratios are more likely to report expulsions and suspensions in state preschool programs. According to the National Prekindergarten Study, 12.7% of teachers with a classroom ratio of 12:1 or higher reported one of their children being expelled, compared with 7.7% of teachers with a classroom ratio of...
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...Zack Buckway Mrs. Finder English 1010 15 October 2014 Higher Education. A Split Decision Universities extend back centuries and have played a huge role in expanding the minds of its attendants. Universities like Oxford or Cambridge were established near to as early as the 1100s, but they were not sanctioned until deemed by a Pope or King soon after. While this great honor of recognition brought a good rep with it, it also came with a price to the masters and their apprentices. Although the system today is quite modernized and is commonly available to all, scholars of the highest degree were the only participants, save it be the masters, of such study in the early days of college. This is also due to the fact that the general population was illiterate. Time passed on and shortly thereafter, universities were beginning to spread like wildfire throughout the nations and the ability to attend such institutions passed down to those who were wealthy or intelligent enough to be accepted. Masters with their students were the leaders of such centers, and they were free to delve into any subject they wished until the desire to become recognized grew. Recognition esteemed them to be great but at such a cost that they studied theology more intently than the liberal arts in order for them to catch the Pope’s eye. Fortunate for education, it progressed far passed theology to explore into the depths of science, reasoning, and technology which came much later in time. Fast forward a...
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...Marijuana and Education In today’s economy, it’s very important to do the things necessary in order to get a degree and open up greater opportunities. Going to college and pursuing what one wants to become creates a goal that every student should try to accomplish. Due to its harmful nature, marijuana should not be legalized because it can cause damage to the brain. Legalizing marijuana would only bring more problems to our already fragile youth. The world before education, some might wonder what that might have been like? In the early stages of education, and anonymous writer said on wikipedia.org, “Some forms of traditional knowledge were expressed through stories, legends, folklore, rituals, and songs, without the need for a writing system”(“Right to education”). These people learned through speech and visuals without the resources to excel and proceed into higher levels of education. From this, the young were not expected to advance into a higher degree of study. Once writing became available, these stories, legends, folklore, etc. were more easily passed along to future generations. This helpful finding made the stories more accurate and believable. Current students now have an advantage because of the resources that help attain an outstanding education. Some of the resources that show up in the today’s youthful generation that helps them to succeed include libraries, books, and computers. Just these three things can improve student learning because they provide...
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...Paper on Changes in Adulthood Amylyn Thomas University of Phoenix Change is a word that is said often but not many realize how much it affects their lives. As people grow, they change in each stage. The changes that occur during early, middle, and late adulthood are physical, emotional, cognitive, and developmental. As people grow, these changes help them to form personalities, and views on life. They go to college, get married, have children of their own, work for many years, and retire. It is smart to remember that change is a part of life and development and without it we do not become the people that they become. The first stage that will be discussed is early adulthood. There are many changes that occur during this stage because this is when the person goes from high school to college which is a new experience. This is the transition into adulthood because they start to think about their future. They decide on the degree that will impact what job field they will go into, start their finical stability and start to develop intimate and professional relationships. The physical aspect of early adulthood is biological aging. Biological aging begins in early adulthood and continues until death. There are many theories to biological aging. One theory is that the existence of aging genes that control the biological changes. These genes can control menopause, gray hair and the determination of body cells. One physical aspect is cardiovascular and repistroy systems...
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...“Why are you in College?” Ever since I started to seriously think about my future, I had aspirations of getting a degree and becoming a professional. Specific careers have changed constantly, ranging from becoming a teacher to an engineer. As I got older, I began to assess my strengths and weaknesses as well as my likes and dislikes. I know a college education is essential in today’s economy and society. Doors are opened to those with college degrees and a better lifestyle is guaranteed. A college education is not only economically beneficial but intellectually as well, for it provides a unique learning experience as it caters to an individual’s interests Coming from a very humble family made me realize that college is very important. My parents’ emigrated from Mexico at a very early age, to work and provide for their respective families, as well as for themselves, and because of this reason neither had the opportunity to finish high school, much less attend college. While I never lacked anything, as I grew older, at one point in life I realized my parents would struggle to make ends meet. Going to college and getting a career was something they always told me to pursue, so that I would not go through the struggles they did. Going to college to pursue my career and getting educated in something I am interested is not only something I want to do for myself but for my parents as well. I have come to the realization that they have worked extremely hard for me, and I’m old enough...
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...Stupidity is Free. A Degree is Not. A brief history Harvard College was one of the first colleges founded in the United States; upon its conception, the college’s main purpose was to train young men for the ministry. Harvard was modeled after Oxford and Cambridge universities (About Harvard College). During the early 19th century, smaller colleges were founded to help young men transition from rural farms to urban occupations. Prestigious colleges at the time became more exclusive by concentrating on the children from wealthy families, ministers and a few others. Those prestigious colleges and universities are still very exclusive today mainly due to their expensive tuition. Students who attend these colleges are generally from wealthy families, have scholarships for high academic achievements or graduate with extremely high loan debts. In the early 20th century, junior colleges or now known as community colleges were created to prepare students for the final two years of college. Later in the 20th century state colleges were created to provide higher education at a lower tuition cost. Due to the rise of community and state colleges, students now have the opportunity for higher education, and college became part of the American dream for both students and their parents. Over the past, half a century students have been working diligently to prepare for college with the hopes of graduating with a degree that will provide them with the career of their...
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...many questions as college tuition continues to increase and jobs become harder to attain. Many individuals have been paying a vast amount of money to attend college, then upon graduation have come to earn less than spent. Thus, igniting the argument about the importance of the college degree and whether the financial benefit would be greater if one entered the labor market directly out of High School. The benefits of a degree holding individual still tend to outweigh the costs, “With degrees earning a return of about 15 percent over the past decade,” (Abel and Deitz). These returns have continued to be high despite the falling earnings and rising tuition, because the salary of the individuals with no university...
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