...Security Specializations William Feathers SEC/310 February 22, 2016 David M. Bagnoni Security Specializations “Education is not preparation for life; it is life” John Dewey. Statistically educational facilities are safer than being at home, but as things change in the world, we need to start looking at making them even safer. Educational security is relatively new it has only been around for about 60 years (Ortmeier, Ph.D., 2013). In light of recent years, it should be a field that should be expanding. In this paper, I will be discussing this field of security, the role of the security manager, and the importance of the specialization in regard to security interests. Along with addressing the following questions: How does your selected specialization affect international and global business, and how does it affect domestic business? First, this specific field of security covers a broad spectrum of educational institutions from pre-k through college. Each one has their own dynamics and security risks that need special assessments. This field covers one of the world’s more precious commodities which is the safety and lives of future adults. Each person attending school has their own plans and dreams. Most of their time in a learning institution is not concerning if they are safe or not. It is spent studying, learning, and preparing to tackle the world and what they want out of life. So this field has a lot of variety to it. At one school the security...
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...Essay #1: College Tuition Education is a very important resource to people of all races, origins and religions. The U.S. government should pay for two years of college tuition for every U.S. Citizen who graduates from an American High School to show how education in the United States has a high impact on the job market. At this current time it is imperative for parents to ensure their children are prepared for the reality ahead. The U.S. government currently funds many different programs to help those in need of resources for shelter and a means of helping to care for families, but there is not much help available in terms of education. Although America is a free country and the government is far more lenient than other countries, the education system has fallen below the mark according to the National Educational Agency, and this matter needs to be brought to the forefront. Our American high school students are suffering and depending on the wrong type of government assistance to help maintain everyday life standards and adding to the high school drop-out rates in record highs. Currently, the government funds programs from the federal, state and local levels for high school education only. The government has separated post-secondary education to rely on student loans from lending institutions along with scholarships to help with the cost of post-secondary education. However, the funds allocated for some of these programs to help keep the American high school students in school...
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...Syracuse University INDUSTRY ANALYSIS OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES Matthew Gerlitzki Strategic Management - MBC 645 Professor Wimer May 11, 2016 Industry Definition This is an industry analysis paper of the Colleges and Universities in the United States and it is important to begin with a definition. A goal of an industry definition and boundaries scope must not be too narrow or broadly defined because this will alter the scope of the analysis and result in a skewed conclusion. I will begin by differentiating between non-profits and for-profits businesses due to the different strategies involved within management in attempt to maintain the scope of this analysis. At first thought this seems irrelevant, however, the internal and external environments of these two types of business structures are different and management must prioritize accordingly. In academia, the for-profit institution must operate similar to a regular business with a focus on profitability that will satisfy stakeholders rather than focus primarily on the quality of education. The non-profit institution will focus primarily on education and student success, which will contribute to the brand awareness and prestige that will be discussed later. An analysis of the Colleges and Universities in the United States will be limited to non-profit private and public institutions that offer Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctorate degrees. Bachelor’s (undergraduate) degrees are the...
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...is growing at a rate four times faster than that of the rest of the population a figure that is expected to double in forty-years (US Census Bureau 2003). This trend for Hispanic population tend to be of the younger population which means a driving workforce growth. America has yet to seize on the college market for the Latino society. Hispanic men are continuing to disappear from the American Education Landscape in large numbers. According to Men of color it states, “Even as the total number of Latina/os attending college and attaining degrees has increased steadily in recent decades, the proportional representation of Latino male continues to decline relative to their female peers” (Saenz and Ponjuan 2009).There are many challenges that young Hispanic men have to overcome that other groups are not faced with, social and economic limitations, language barrier, being the first generation to graduate college and cultural stereotypes. Some of these issues are identifiable but too many get unnoticed and unaware for school personnel to be able to intervene and help these students. Education provides the tools for individuals to succeed regardless of race, gender, or income. The fears of why or how Hispanic males are not reaching college success are difficult to understand. Through my own experiences with the young Latino male in college I can agree that financial barriers are the biggest hurdle these young males have to overcome. Many of these Latinos have to work full-time to...
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...Introduction A. Social Problem Education plays an important role in the way a particular country progresses. The US has always strived for high education standards; however, recent statistics point out that the country has competitively fallen behind when compared to other developed countries. For this reason, education has played an important role in the US agenda for many years. In January 8th, 2002, the US Congress passed a law called “No Child Left Behind Act” (NCLB), which expanded the role of federal government in education. This law strongly emphasizes the implementation of standardized tests in public schools to measure the progress of students as well as to hold teachers and schools accountable for students’ progress. A social problem that the NCLB is trying to fix is the fact that the quality of education in US’ public schools has decreased during the last years. Alarming statistics have shown that the country’s education system is not as internationally competitive as it used to be. For example, according to a report issued by the Council on Foreign Relations, the United States has slipped ten spots in high school and college graduation rates in the past three decades (CFR). Poor education affects the entire country because of the close relation that progress has with having a skillful workforce. Furthermore, other social problems, such as poverty and crime, are indirectly related to inferior education. An extensive body of research has found that people with...
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...Student Loan Debt in Regards to the Status Quo of the United States Economy Geoffrey J. Wynn, MBA Columbia Southern University DBA 7240-09B-2B11-S1 Doctoral Writing and Inquiry Into Research Evaluating the Federal Student Loan Debt in Regards to the Status Quo of the United States Economy Introduction In conducting research of the concept of student loan debt it was evident that there were concerns at all fiscal levels about the growing usage of students in conjunction with the stagnant economy. The student loan program is always under review for consistency and being relative of an individual's or family's financial need. The United States government created the program to boost the higher learning apparatus of citizens in need of training and/or re-training to keep up with an ever changing workplace. The research divulges many opportunities to create a better understanding on how the market economy supports government subsidized programs. The media perception has always seemed to be in favor of the educating society through the legislative actions of the United States government. In other words it has been assumed that the taxpayers could foot the bill so to speak so that others may be able to reach the goal of being educated adequately enough to find suitable work. In looking into the individual employment it needs to be taken into account that the level of education you receive is on par with the approximate amount...
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...POLICY CHOICES IN SECONDARY EDUCATION IN AFRICA: CHALLENGES SEEN FROM DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES IN AN AFRICAN COUNTRY A CASE STUDY OF TANZANIA MAINLAND AS SEEN BY TANZANIA TEACHERS’ UNION (TTU)1. A PAPER PRESENTED AT THE LAUNCH SEMINAR OF THE NORWEGIAN POST-PRIMARY EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR AFRICA (NPED) ORGANISERS: THE WORLD BANK, WASHINGTON AND MINISRTY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ROYAL NORWERGIAN GOVERNMENT, NORWAY PRESENTER: EZEKIAH T. OLUOCH DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY TANZANIA TEACHERS’ UNION (TTU) PLACE: VOLSENASEN CULTURE AND CONFERENCE HOTEL OSLO, NORWAY DATES: 13RD – 14TH SEPTEMBER 2006 1. INTRODUCTION: The United Republic of Tanzania was formed out of the union of two sovereign states namely Tanganyika and Zanzibar. Tanganyika became a sovereign state on 9th December 1961 and became a Republic the following year. Zanzibar became Independent on 10th December, 1963 and the People’s Republic of Zanzibar was established after the revolution of 12th January 1964. The two sovereign Republics formed the United Republic of Tanzania on 26th April, 1964. However, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania is a unitary republic consisting of the Union Government (Tanzania Mainland) and the Zanzibar Revolutionary Government (URoT, 2005)2 and it is guided by the Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania...
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...English for Academic Purposes 1 (EAP 1) UK Education System Booklet Autumn 2015 Contents | Page | Tips for Using this Booklet | 3 | 1. Organisation | | Education System in the UK | 4 | 2. Funding | | Trends in education and schools spending | 8 | School budgets facing significant cuts | 10 | 3. Quality | | UK second best education in Europe | 11 | GCSEs to become more demanding and rigorous, says Michael Gove | 13 | 4. Comparison of UK education system | | The United Kingdom Education System in Comparative Context | 15 | Tips for Using this Booklet Choose three topics only: although the articles in this booklet cover a range of areas you only need to focus on three in your essay. You may choose to look at another topic not covered in this booklet but check with your tutor if you are unsure if it is suitable. Read selectively: the journal article in section 4 contains a lot of useful information about the UK as well as other countries. However, it is quite long and contains quite a lot of historical background information in the first few pages which will not necessarily be useful for your assignment. Use the sub-headings to focus on the sections that will be most useful to you. Use only relevant details: Be selective when choosing the information you want to include and make sure it remains relevant to the topic of the paragraph. E.g. If the paragraph is on the structure of the education system, do not start discussing any aspects...
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...Training and Education Diploma Assignment: Selection of a Learner Management System for a University in Spain 1 Part 1 – Introduction 1.1 Background The subject matter I have chosen for my Assignment is the selection and planning of a Learning Management System for a University in Spain. 1.2 Objectives of the Project I have identified that a LMS could provide a number of potential advantages for our college, including the following: Improvement in the quality of learning outcomes, Improvement in customer service quality, Efficiencies and cost savings. The specific objectives of the project is as follows: To identify the particular benefits to learners and the college from such a system To prioritise functionality which will be of most benefit to the college and its learners. To identify implementation considerations which help ensure success. 1.3 What is a Learning Management System? Wikipedia defines a LMS as “a set of software tools designed to manage user learning interventions”. 1 SearchCIO define it as “a software application or Web-based technology used to plan, implement, and assess a specific learning process.”2 Typically, a Learning Management System is a computer based system which facilitates creation and delivery of content, communication between stakeholders in the training process, monitoring of student participation, and assessment of student performance. A learning management system may also provide students with the ability to...
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...Is America’s Education Sufficient? In the United States of America, education is considered to be something of a volatile subject, an object of scrutiny, and of course, something of great importance within the country. However, when one looks into the public education system in America, they’ll see something sorely lacking, especially when it is critiqued to on a global scale. This appears to be especially true when looking at it on a high school and middle school level. Which raises the question, is the public education system in America good enough for a student looking to get into a good college? A large reason as to why this question exists is that standardized testing and non-specialized education is the dominant force in America’s education, and it should be providing a sufficient, well-rounded education as well as preparing a student for their collegiate-level career, and it just isn’t doing what it’s expected to be doing. What America needs is an educational system that can not only prepare a student for college, but also one that can ensure that a student feels adequately prepared for life after compulsory education. Now, what is public education exactly? As stated in an article by the International Student Guide, in the United States, public education is not federally managed, and every single state has its own Department of Education to set guidelines for the public schools within that state. It is also funded by the state government by tax-payer dollars. Students...
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...River Porras Professor Cameron Young English 1A 18 July 2014 17th In the World The American education system has become a laughing stock compared to the most of the other first world countries in which education is developed. We currently rank seventeenth in the world for education and are likely to sink even lower in the future should we not act on improving it. While other countries are increasing their educational spending by an average of 5%, we have reduced ours by 1%. This has shown to have an effect on our students. PISA has ranked our high school students as 31st in math literacy, which is below the international average. What the United States government should really consider doing, in my opinion, and I bet many others would feel the same, is focus a much larger percentage of the federal budget on the schools here instead of wasting such a large amount on our military forces. One of the biggest struggles people who are trying to get an education are having is actually getting to school. There is a right to education here, and the government should make it more accessible to the average student. Things like giving out bus passes would be very beneficial to those wish to pursue an education but can barely get by on their income as well as disabled students who wouldn’t be able to drive themselves to school. Also, providing more online classes would be extremely helpful to those who work full-time or have children to ten to at home. The government could also utilize...
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...report evaluating the Unemployment in EU with specific focus in the UK for the last 3-4 years. By Name Institution of Affiliation Introduction The 28-member European Union is the largest single market in the world trading power. Its economic policy seeks to enhance and sustain growth among member states, through investments in the transport, research and energy sectors. The union`s policy decision making structure is headed by the European Parliament, which acts as the legislature in collaboration with the union council. The parliament and the council review all the proposals made brought forth by the union`s Commission, from which they make amendments. Before the Commission proposes new initiatives such as how to counter unemployment, it consults the interested parties such as non-governmental organizations, members of the public and the local governments. The European Union policies have had major economic benefits to the 28 members most which are attributable to economic integration. This paper assesses the challenges the EU has faced as far as unemployment is concerned and the policies that she has put in place to curb the unemployment challenge among the member states. The United Kingdom, joined the EU in 1973 and has since then been a member of the union. The UK provides more than 100 representatives in different commission of the Union, including the European Parliament. The expenditure by the UK in the EU is slightly higher in comparison with what the UK receives in return...
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...On-Line Distance Learning and Its Impact on the Post-Secondary Education System On-Line Distance Learning and Its Impact on the Post-Secondary Education System The $2.6-billion online education market provides an alternative to the campus classroom to meet the educational needs of a growing population of students. With the influx of newly developed online education programs from inside and outside the industry, the market flood has left many institutions scrambling to jump aboard in fear of being left behind. The institutions that will succeed must develop sufficient marketing strategies to differentiate through brand naming and market niches. Proper research and development with careful consideration to the network infrastructure and cost feasibility of programs is necessary. While the opportunities and potential payoffs of online education are endless, they may come at a heavy price for some unprepared institutions venturing into the market if they do not meet the challenges of cost feasibility, technology, market retention, and quality control. Distance-learning programs should be used to compliment and enhance the educational experience rather than damage it or lessen its credibility and benefits. The Internet age has significantly reshaped the higher education industry technological advancements in the distance-learning methodology. Increasing competition in programs throughout colleges and universities and a booming demand from...
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...Policy booklet published in March 1967 "Education for Self-Reliance" Julius Nyerere Since long before independence the people of this country, under the leadership of TANU, have been demanding more education for their children. But we have never really stopped to consider why we want education—what its purpose is. Therefore, although over time there have been various criticisms about the details of curricula provided in schools, we have not until now questioned the basic system of education which we took over at the time of, independence. We have never done that because we have never thought about education except in terms of obtaining teachers, engineers, administrators, etc. Individually and collectively we have in practice thought of education as a training for the skills required to earn high salaries in the modern sector of our economy. It is now time that we looked again at the justification for a poor society like ours spending almost 20 per cent of its Government revenues on providing education for its children and young people, and began to consider what that education should be doing. For in our circumstances it is impossible to devote Shs. 147,330,000/- every year to education for some of our children (while others go without) unless its result has a proportionate relevance, to the society we are trying to create. The educational systems in different kinds of societies in the world have been, and are, very different in organization and in content. They are different...
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...Education in the People's Republic of China is a state-run system of public education run by the Ministry of Education. All citizens must attend school for at least nine years. The government provides primary education for six years, starting at age six or seven, followed by six years of secondary education for ages 12 to 18. Some provinces may have five years of primary school but four years for middle school. There are three years of middle school and three years of high school. The Ministry of Education reported a 99 percent attendance rate for primary school and an 80 percent rate for both primary and middle schools. In 1985, the government abolished tax-funded higher education, requiring university applicants to compete for scholarships based on academic ability. In the early 1980s the government allowed the establishment of the first private schools. The population has had on average only 6.2 years of schooling, but in 1986 the government set the goal of nine years of compulsory education for students by the year 2000. The United Nations Development Program reported that in 2003 China had 116,390 kindergarten classes with 613,000 teachers and 20 million students. At that time, there were 425,846 primary schools with 5.7 million teachers and 116.8 million students. General secondary education had 79,490 institutions, 4.5 million teachers, and 85.8 million students. There also were 3,065 specialized secondary schools with 199,000 teachers and 5 million students. Among these...
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