...Mongolian Education Alliance Ulaanbataar, Mongolia All rights reserved ©2005 Mongolian Drop Out Study THE MONGOLIAN DROP OUT STUDY By Mercedes del Rosario International Educational Policy Studies Teachers College, Columbia University Research Associate, Drop Out Project In Collaboration with Battsetseg Donrov Officer Division of Monitoring, Evaluation and Coordination Ministry of Science, Education and Culture of Mongolia Bayartsetseg Bayarsaihan Assistant Faculty of Social Science Mongolian State University of Education Bolormaa Tsetsegee Unit Manager Needs Assessment Mongolian Educational Alliance Dorjnamjin Batmonkh Assistant Researcher National Center for Non-Formal and Distance Education Mongolia Tumendelger Sengedorj (M.A) Lecturer, Sociology Mongolian State University of Education Tsentsenbileg Tseveen (Ph.D) Researcher Mongolian Academy of Sciences Institute of Philosophy Enkhbold Delger (M.A) Researcher Mongolian Academy of Sciences Institute of Philosophy, Sociology and Law 2 Mongolian Drop Out Study Table of Contents Acknowledgement Executive Summary List of Acronyms/Abbreviations List of Tables and Figures List of Appendices 1. Introduction and Framework 1.1. Project Description and Rationale 1.2. Legislation, Regulations and Structures 1.3. Administration and Management of the Education System 1.4. Organization of the Education System 1.5. Structure of the Education System in Mongolia 1.5.1. Pre-School Education 1.5.2. Primary Education 1.5.3....
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...Affect Property Crime Rates I have analyzed the data of the factors that affect property crime rates in the United States. Here are my results. Data The data provided included; crime rate per hundred thousand inhabitants (which included burglary, larceny, theft, and motor vehicle theft), pincome- per capita income for each state, dropout- high school drop-out rate, precip- average precipitation in inches in the major city in each state over 1951-1980, pubaid- percentage of public aid recipients, density- population/total square miles, kids- public aid for families with children (dollars per family), unemploy- percentage of unemployed workers, urban- percentage of the residents living in urban areas. This data was provided by U.S. government sources: “the 1988 Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Office of Research and Statistics, Social Security Administration, the Commerce Department, Bureau of Economic Analysis, the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce and Geography Division, the Labor Department, Bureau of Labor Statistics, the National Climatic Data Center, U.S. Department of Commerce” (Bowerman, O’Connell, Orris, and Murphree). I have used a multiple regression analysis to answer the following questions: 1. What are the primary determinants of property crimes in the United States? 2. What would you like to know about property crime rates that cannot be answered...
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...UN attacks dropout rate in Philippines The United Nations (UN) has dared the Aquino administration to come up with a breakthrough Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Plan that will address high dropout rates and extreme poverty in the country, two of the goals that Manila is not on track to achieve the 2015 deadline, the Manila Times reports. The UN was referring to the eight time-bound, concrete and specific goals that 189 world leaders committed to achieving for their nations by 2015 at the UN in September 2000 namely: 1) end extreme poverty and hunger; 2) achieve universal primary education; 3) promote gender equality and empower women; 4) reduce child mortality; 5) improve maternal health; 6) combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; 7) ensure environmental sustainability and 8) develop a global partnership for development. Dr. Jacqueline Badcock, UN resident coordinator in the Philippines, underscored that the bigger problem in the education situation is the increasing dropout rate in elementary levels as reported by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB). Based on the 2006 to 2007 NSCB statistics, the dropout rate increased from 8.6 percent to 9 percent, far from the 2006 target of decreasing it to 5.5 percent and 2009 target of 4.3 percent. “A targeted program that will identify causes and solutions for high dropout rates is urgently needed to reverse this alarming trend,” Badcock said. Badcock cited that case of the province of Sulu wherein only 62...
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...information from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education to discuss the hundreds of thousands of young people who drop out of school each year. The dreams of these young dropouts are said to be “deferred,” or postponed, because more and more jobs today require a high level of skill and education. By dropping out of high school, teens are “locking themselves out of mainstream society and are barred from good-paying jobs,”2 says the ETS. For example, according to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, in 1996 high school dropouts earned an average salary of only $14,013, about one-third less than the $21,431 earned by high school graduates. In addition, dropouts comprise half of all heads of households on welfare and more than half of all people in jail. Despite these sobering facts, 5 percent of all teens in high school drop out each year. This percentage has remained fairly stable over the past ten years. While it may not seem high, in 1996 it represented 485,000 young people— almost half a million. Many of the 1996 dropouts were over eighteen, but almost half—43 percent—were only fifteen, sixteen, or seventeen years old. It is also important to realize that if 5 percent of students drop out each year, the dropout rate for all four years of high school can be much higher. Four-year dropout rates are especially high in...
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...a country depends on its well qualified and educated human capital. Thus education level of a society is one of the most important indicators of socio economic development and productivity rates in a country (Çakmak, 2008).” In today’s economy, a high school diploma, an associates degree and relevant education is necessary to succeed. 6 year high schools are one way to ensure that students are getting the education they need to thrive in today’s society. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, an employed person with only a high school diploma earns an average of $33,904 yearly. An employed person with an associate’s degree earns an average of $40,820 yearly. Individuals that have only earned a high school diploma have an 8.3% unemployment rate, while individuals with a high school diploma and an associate’s degree only have a 6.2% unemployment rate. The average for the United States is 6.7%. Individuals that don’t even have a high school diploma fall to a 12.4% unemployment rate! High schools should be extended to six years. There are many reasons as to why this is true. One reason is to cut out the cost of college. In the final two years of the high school, you can be learning from professors and earning your associates degree in high school. Second reason is to decrease drop-out rate. Students that will be earning two very important forms will be more likely to stay in school or that program. Another reason would be that some companies are joining in...
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...Jazmine Clayton Professor Helenbrand Christensen Dre 098 Asheville 26, 2015 Studies have shown that the amount of financial funding has a direct correlation to the success of students in public schools. In instances where there are poor structural facilities, a poor teacher-to-student ratio, and insufficient access to learning materials such as textbooks and computers, students consistently lack what they need to excel academically; thus, increasing the likelihood that they will not be successful in school. Although others will argue that current funding for public schools provides for an adequate educational environment, the current funding of all public schools should be increased in order to further reduce drop-out rates, increase the number of teachers, improve facilities, and the overall educational structure. Inadequate funding in public schools is causing a reduction of teachers and materials. Pascual states “funding problems have forced many public schools to reduce teaching staffs and cut back on classes that are outside of the state’s core curriculum, such as music and arts”. Public schools need classes like music and arts as these have shown to enhance productivity, creativity, and interest in education. Increasing funding will ensure these programs will be available to all students. It has been shown that if children are interested in school that they will excel. “Researchers have found that students are going without the basics like books and computers and...
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...etc. are a few among them. Now the question arises as to what extent such efforts in the field of education have succeeded in different states of the country. Haryana is the state with a contribution of 3.7% in the total GDP of India. This present study will throw light on the education system of Haryana, with a comparative eye on its neighbouring states. An analysis of the educational achievements of these states from different angles will help the experts and the researchers to know how far we have gone in achieving our targets and what needs to be done. Along with this, a comparison of the literacy rates and literates of these states has also been made. This paper is descriptive in nature, based on the data collected from different websites of ministry as well as reports of planning commission. KEYWORDS: Drop-out rate, Education, Gross Enrolment Ratio, Haryana, Literacy Rate. ______________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION The present day education system...
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...disable groups including ELLs. This bill required schools to increase standards and testing for reading and math; report results; reach independent benchmarks for specific grade levels. (pbs .org). Research show that ELLs perform extensively lower than other students; because of the language demand measurement accuracy is induced ; instability of ELLs student subgroup are affected when high achieving ELLs become proficient an exit sub groups; other factor are challenges that occur outside of school. (Abedi, J. 2004). Compare the drop-out rates in the U. S. to Georgia The drop-out rate represents the percentage of 16 to 24 years old who are not currently enrolled in school and have not earned a high school diploma or GED. (National Center for Education Statistics). Lately based on the CPS (current population survey) the drop-out rate declined from 12 percent in 1990 to 7 percent in 2012. Subsequently the drop-out percentage rates were calculated lower for whites (9-4) than for blacks (13-8) and hispanics (32-13). Thereby bridging the gap between whites and hispanics 23 percentage points to 8 in 2012. Comparably the gap between whites and blacks narrowed between 2000 and 2012, (6 percentage points to 3 percentage points). (National Education Center for Education Statistics). According to (Ga Doe 2014), "As of October 30, 2014 Georgia...
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...there was a massive crime drop in the 1990’s. They give you many reasons on why crime had such a big drop. The main reason why crime had such a big drop is because abortion was legalized throughout the country. I will get more into detail on why that particular topic in another question. But, what the author is trying to say about the subject is that abortion had a big impact on the 1990’s crime drop. Throughout the article is lists different reasons why crime may or may have dropped due to that cause. Those causes range from gun laws to the increase reliance on prisons to the aging of the population. while some of those reasons did help with the crime drop, the majority did not. One of the arguments is that we increased the reliance of prisons. For example, there was increase number of drug arrests. there was also an increase of many other sentences, including violent crimes. The evidence linking increased punishment with lower crime rates is very strong. These harsh prison terms have shown to act deterrent. Imprisonment in the 1990’s was one of the most key answers to why crime had began to drop. Roughly one third of crime dropped because of imprisonment. Another explanation for why crime could’ve dropped was the increase use of capital punishment or the death penalty. Some people thought that because of the increase of executions between the 1980’s and the 1990’s, that the death penalty had something to do with the dropping crime rate. While this may seem true...
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...grades. Then one day your child comes home and says they want to drop out and get a GED. This is an option for your child because today's high schools have a GED program in the school. The GED program should be taken out of high schools and back to the original intent as an Adult Education. The intent of the GED was for WWII veterans to become eligible for post secondary education without going back to high school. Then in 1946 the program was opened up to civilians that had not graduated from high school (Caputo, 2005). General Education Diploma programs should not be in high schools. The problem is with this program available to our children so easy. The average student and take the all of the GED tests in seven hours and 5 minutes (Rachal, Bingham 2004). After the test is complete it normally takes approximately four to six weeks to receive their scores(U. S. Department of Education). This program causes problems because good students to in essence drop out of high school, if for no other reason than to be done with school. Another problem is that allowing 16 to 17 year olds to take the GED test possibly limiting the job advancement and income to support their families in the future. Statistically people with a high school diploma earn $3000 more per month than those with a GED(Caputo). This also affects the military, military manpower studies show that people with a GED have a higher attrition rate than those with a high school diploma(Caputo). Another problem...
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...the enzyme that breaks down sucrose into glucose and fructose. The purpose of this lab experiment was to determine under what environment the enzymatic reaction between sucrose and sucrase would produce the most products and the rate of production. To determine the rate of reaction, Benedicts Reagent was used to identify the amount of glucose produced from the enzymatic reaction. Benedicts Reagent is used to detect the presence of glucose and indicates the results with varying degrees of color. We were successful in our endeavors to measure this rate of reaction with Benedicts Reagent and conclude that the higher the substrate or enzyme concentration, the faster the rate. The process of using Benedicts Reagent to measure glucose levels is also used in urine analysis for people with diabetes. Introduction: All living organisms need to supply themselves with nutrients and as humans, we use the process of digestion to break down and extrapolate the nutrients from our food to maintain and fuel our bodies. In order to perform digestion our bodies use enzymes, which are biological catalysts. They are made of proteins that responsible for the chemical reactions essential to sustaining life. Enzymes have three major characteristics: increase the rate of reaction, are substrate specific and lower the energy barrier it takes to for reactants to occur. Enzymes can also react differently under certain conditions and concentration levels, being the most productive at their specific...
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...meaning and function of dreaming; or conversely, it stimulates an equally boundless and irrational skepticism, denying any meaning or function to dreaming whatsoever…” (p.1). As stated, the field of dream research is very elusive. Pioneers in dream research, such Jung and Freud, developed various notions and models to explain the cause and content of dream, however, these theories and models are controversial and cannot be solidified. One of the most important factors that make dream research perplexing is the method of obtaining data. For example, as discussed later, participant drop out rate, small sample size and accuracy of data report hinder researchers from developing accurate notions on dreaming. In order to establish a solid explanation for dream, it is imperative that the methodology used for obtaining the data be improved. One of the many problems in obtaining dream reports is the drop out rate of participants. For instance, a study was conducted by Winegar and Levin (1997) in order to study the adolescence maturity. The study initially began with 182 volunteers of ages between 15 to 18. Of these students, 115 had turned in at least...
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...discount rate of 13%. At this discount rate, calculate the present value of this cash flow. Enter as ##.# You Answered Correct Answer 88171 exact_answer none 88171 0 (with margin: 0) 0 (with precision: 0) Between 0 and 0 64 margin of error +/- 2 100 CF/(1+k)^n Move To... This element is a more accessible alternative to drag & drop reordering. Question 2 1 / 1 pts Edit this Question Delete this Question 0 calculated_question 76827047 St. Louis Brewing Co. has an unlevered beta of 1.9 , however, they want to add debt until their debt-to-equity ratio is 4.3 . Currently, they have a tax rate of 20%. Calculate the new levered beta. Correct! Correct Answer 64927 exact_answer none 64927 0 (with margin: 0) 0 (with precision: 0) Between 0 and 0 8.4 margin of error +/- 0.1 100 BL = BU*[1+(1-T)*(D/E)] Move To... This element is a more accessible alternative to drag & drop reordering. Question 3 0 / 1 pts Edit this Question Delete this Question 0 calculated_question 76827052 Webster Global Services has outstanding debt of 75 and equity of 57. Calculate the debt-to-equity ratio (as a percentage). Enter ##.# without the percentage sign. You Answered Correct Answer 26332 exact_answer none 26332 0 (with margin: 0) 0 (with precision: 0) Between 0 and 0 131.6 margin of error +/- 0.1 100 Debt / Equity Move To... This element is a more accessible alternative to drag & drop reordering...
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...began to fail, the US Treasury increased the interest rate on Treasury bills as a way to bring more money back to the government. As you can see from the graph, in 2009 a 1 year Treasury bill had an average interest rate of 0.55%. Throughout the short recession, the interest rate remained above 0.20% because Treasury bills were not in high demand. People had their own financial troubles, so very few could afford to send money to the government. In the first few quarters of 20122, you can see a drop in the interest rate. This was a result of the recession coming to an end. More people were able to buy Treasury bills, lowering the interest rate. In early 2012, the interest rate rose slightly, then dropped off to 0.12%, where it has remained steady since. Taking a look at the four week, three month, and six month Treasury bills, you can see the same trends. In the first quarter of 2011, the four week bill dropped substantially, from 0.10% to 0.02% and remained there until the economy began to pick back up. Notice the steady rise during 2012, and then another drop off during the second quarter of 2013. This means more people were buying Treasury bills. The three and six month Treasury bills were very similar during the recession. At the beginning of 2009, those bills were relatively high in interest rates. As there was a larger demand, the interest rates began to drop off, until 2012, when demand eased up and the interest rates began to rise again. During 2013, both these bills had...
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...individual to cope with life. And it is a basic but a very important matter that each and everyone should have. Education makes a man complete. In addition, the education is the principle means by which society carries out its national objective. And its purpose is to foster the development of each individual so that he may achieve the most satisfying life of which he is capable (Mcneil 1998). Education changes an individual. Having knowledge, an individual will have the courage to do anything. Education is the main factor to mold individuals to become what they want. It is true that schools are the primary source in having a formal education. But, not everyone can attend school due to different reasons. There are unfortunate children that could not afford to go to school not only because they are poor, but there are also other reasons that they consider in going to school. In 2009, Sallie Mae discovered that 84% of college students indicated they need a big amount of money for their education. In addition to that, Noel Levitz (2009) reported and concluded that only 46.4% of college students claimed that they had enough financial resources to finish college. Hossler (2006) cited that students have been dropping out for ever since, formal schooling has started. Since dropouts adversely affect finances and credibility of academic institutions, administrators have become increasingly concerned about the decreasing number of students that enrolls...
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