...that education drives success and the more proficient you are in field the more successful you will be. Society and the economy constantly change along with its expectations. Our country is facing an economic crisis, people are losing their jobs, their homes and unemployment is at its highest. Is it necessary to continue on the path towards a career during a downward economy? Should we continue to focus on the notion that education will bring success or, should we adjust our goals towards daily survival? Growing up we all had professional desires. Our childhood imagination of what we wanted to become when we grew up marked the beginning stages of defining our career roles. As we got older those roles changed partly due to our experiences and society’s expectations. We have learned throughout this class that choosing the right career is not an easy task. A person is advised to figure out what makes them happy yet choose a profession that provides for their survival needs. Society has defined that in order to be successful one must choose a career pathway. Chapter I, Module 1 The importance of planning Career planning, states that “Certainly, there are...
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...BACKGROUND The goal of the students in the graduate studies is to acquire a unique experience, to develop more professionally, to sharpen a variety of skills, and to learn some new ones. Graduate education represents mastery of an academic discipline. As distinct from undergraduate education, graduate education provides advance knowledge in the field of study that is characterized by specialized training in the discipline’s theory, research, methodology, and critical analysis. Since graduate education is concentrated, learning is more self-directed and involves more individualized instruction and mentoring than does learning for baccalaureate degree. A master’s degree provides student with the skills necessary to generate new knowledge and to apply existing new knowledge. It also provides student with the professional ethics and values of the discipline. Graduate school is training in research. It is for people who love research, scholarship and teaching for their own sake and for the difference they can sometimes make in the world. (Phil. Agre. 1996). Graduate school generally takes five to eight years. The first year is often the worst. It usually consists of an overwhelming amount of structured reading designed to give general background in the basic text of the particular field. Graduate education requires significant investment of financial and personal resources and students should be able to dedicate themselves...
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...Accordingly, there are approximately 2,500 students graduating each year, all wanting to graduate and work. Furthermore, each youth may have it all intended that they would finish school, get a job and go to college. A recent study show that, “Nearly 11,000 young Bahamians on New Providence are unemployed, of whom 13 per cent have given up looking for work…” deceive that the Bahamas employment rate is in top shape to recruit such numbers of graduates. Which job is there to truly give to the young Bahamian men and women? “Aint ‘nothin’ out there in ‘da world, aint no job; just crime and poverty” –Devana Munroe. Hence, one may say that, this statistical 13 percent of youth have realize that employers have short listed the Bahamian young people....
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...College tuition rates have increased dramatically in the past few decades. It has become one of the fastest-rising costs, with tuition raising about 200-400%, depending on the type of institute - whether it is public or private. In the U.S., students have collected over $1.4 trillion in student loan debt, with the average student having a debt of $38,000, not including the interest rates they are required to pay while they work off that debt (Fay). These costs can deter those that are graduating from high school from going to college, feeling that higher education is out of reach or that college is not worth the price. To persuade and assist those who want to create a better future for themselves, it is important that these extreme costs and the inflation of tuition rates be decreased, and students are no longer paying additional unnecessary costs. Earning a college degree can be considered necessary towards a quality life and sometimes even survival. Fay states, “A college graduate can expect to make about $1.3 million more than high school graduates over the course of their working lives.” Even those that are able to earn their degree might...
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...Another thing that is important is having knowledge about what is going on. St. Jude always has an answer to the questions that the parents ask, as well as some sort of a calming effect to keep the family settled (Monroe Lockhart). St. Jude has some of the best child oncologist doctors in the United States. Since 1964, the cancer survival rate for many diseases has gone up so much. The survival rate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, ALL, went from four percent in 1964 to 94 percent in 2007 (“Five-year cancer survival rates”). Many fatal illnesses/diseases now have cures or are close to finding a cure. The doctors and researchers are working every day to find a cure to have a 100 percent survival rate one day. Doctor Ching-Hon Pui received his master’s degree in oncology and pathology from the National Taiwan University in Taiwan. He is the sole reason the survival rate for ALL has risen so much. Parents who have kids with ALL will come from all over the world just to have their child examined by the best leukemia doctor. Doctor Pui is also the medical director of the international outreach program in China. He oversees what goes on in the China portion of the hospital. St. Jude Children’s Research Center has hospitals in fifteen different countries around the world. St. Jude does not just want to help children in the United States...
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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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...college dropouts after a short stay. Yvonne Raley states in “Why We Quit” that “Two-year public colleges have a worse record, graduating fewer than 30 percent of their students” (5). The question is: What is causing this and what may be the remedies.? College of San Mateo (CSM) has become an active participant in addressing lack of student study skills and student socio-economic background as the most important reasons for student dropout in community colleges. “Community Colleges have become dumping ground for all the educational problems in the rest of the system” Allen (14). The majority of students arrive at colleges unprepared for college work. Additionally, a great majority of us have been placed in remedial classes to which we neither relate, nor belong since a great majority us are not proficient in 8th-10th grades of either subjects. Most of the substandard students who have passed through the K-12 system lack the skills, or the focus, or the knowledge to deal with college. A vast majority of students in community colleges, some 70% of them, fail to graduate. At CSM Freshman retention rate, due to lack of basic study skills, is taken very seriously, steps are taken to help us understand the subject material better. A multilevel organization has been put in place to help students who struggle scholastically. The first line of defense has, as always, remained with Academic Counselors ( Bldg. 1...
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...Amanda Rosa Education over the American Dream Many people come to America “the land of opportunity” in hope of the American Dream; life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Every person has the chance to achieve this well that is wrong if never given the chance to be educated. If not having the rights means how can one go out and get and education. Education now is everything without it there is no future. The most important part of the American dream is success. But how can someone achieve success without a correct education. To get the proper education money is needed. If one doesn’t have neither than it just becomes a dream. A dream will not pay bills or give you the job you want. But with an education success would be achieved as well the American Dream. Either success be owning your own company, getting the dream job, buying a house whatever success is an education is needed to achieve it. Not everyone has the same circumstance. Some people are born poor with parents who don’t have well-paying jobs or broken homes but that shouldn’t mean that you are left without an education. If everyone has an equal chance then why don’t most become successful? It is because we don’t have an equal chance. Not everyone was brought up the same or started off with the same life. In fact, college graduates earn more than twice as much as high school graduates. Some studies have found that college graduates with a bachelor’s degree earn 80% more per year than those with only a high...
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... and a limitation on medication, technology and small of number of oncologist. There are series of education that are required to train and educate a doctor and then specialize in specific department. Basic education is required to further one’s study in the field of medicine from pre-kindergarten through high school. Requirements can vary depending on the country it’s being pursued in. In the United States after graduating form high school four years of pre-requisites on pre-medicine is required. These four years consist of 2 years of basic state mandatory classes and other advance science and health classes depending on the major being pursued....
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...college nearly sextupled since 1985? Or why has the student loan debt held by Americans surpassed the $1 trillion mark? In addition to answering these questions, I will discuss the different arguments, opinions; facts regarding the toll college dropout play in this economy, and finally my final point regarding this college dropout syndrome. B. The issue: Why are students dropping out of college? This is an important topic because what factors cause students to drop out of college? According to a study from Harvard University, only 56% of students who enter college or universities graduated within a six-year period (only 29% who enter a two-year program graduate within a three year span). A main factor, according to the Harvard study, is the rising cost of the college education. Since 1985 the amount of student loan debt has surpassed the $1trillion mark and cost of a college education has sextupled. The graph below, by the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, shows the difference in price changes since 1985. As you can see in the graph college tuition and fees has drastically gone up compared to medical care, gasoline, and other consumer items. “In other words, while consumer prices have roughly doubled, tuition fees have sextupled.” According to the Article “Why do Students Drop Out of College” by Elizabeth Wistrom, approximately 35% of students who enter college will drop out during their first year. Why? Some students are just too lazy to apply themselves,...
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...Children® 2010 Report”. I found that poverty does not exclude anyone. Poverty hits every race, every country, anytime, it is a sad truth that negatively effects the lives of many children and families poverty continues to rise and it is now at an all time high. Not to mention the unemployment rate. What can we do to put a stop to these rising factors? Introduction Over the last decades, the world has made many changes, and the effects of those changes have profoundly been felt by many families everywhere. Today, children are being raised in single parent homes and it is hard when one parent has to work two jobs because absence of the parents can have very drastic effects on the child. (Miller, 2007). Sadly the numbers are at an all time high, when it comes to families and children living in poverty. Unemployment rates are growing and will continue to grow. Sadly more and more families are out of work and having to live without their basic needs being met. Many children experience poverty during their preschool years, which increases the likely of them even graduating from high school (Duncan, Ludwig, & Magnuson, 2007). Poverty does not only affect other countries it is affecting everyone worldwide no matter the race or geographic location. Fact is It is in every race, every country and it is growing more rapidly every day. (Payne, 2005). There are...
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...Undocumented Students and Access To Higher Education in America Juan M. Galvan Liberty University Abstract This paper exposes the urgency to implement an immigration reform that would eliminate educational and occupational barriers to millions of undocumented students that want to pursue a postsecondary education. The information in this research examines the impact undocumented students may have in society and the economy of this country. There are thousands of undocumented students that graduate high school every year and have no opportunities to pursue a higher education degree, thus increasing the chances of poverty in this country, increase in unemployment and a serious negative shift in the economy. Given the increase role that immigrants and their children play in American society in the coming years, it is essential to give as many young people as possible the opportunity to enroll an succeed in postsecondary education. This should push for policy makers and educators to focus on increasing immigrants’ participation in postsecondary education to ensure the long-run strength of the U.S economy. By providing legal residency or working permit as a condition to earn a degree to contribute to society it will definitely increase this nation’s economy and reduce unemployment and poverty. UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS AND HIGHER EDUCATION The educational system in the United States offers the opportunity to millions of students to receive an education from preschool...
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...BACKGROUND INFORMATION This case study is based on a former student of Nadi Muslim College.Due to confidentiality his real name will not be used in this project.Zoheb Ali, 16, has ditched school to work full time to assist his financially struggling family. He sells pineapples, watermelons and other local seasonal fruits by the roadside six days a week. Chatting away while expertly skinning and slicing succulent pineapples with a dangerously sharp-looking knife, Ali said he has been doing this work since he was 14. Before he quit school, he was working only on weekends. Last year his parents gave him permission to start working full-time. “I did not like school and I wanted to make money to help my family,” he said, smiling. Ali’s father, who is a taxi driver, and his mother, a tailor at agarment factory, did not protest too hard when their son said he wanted to leave school and work. The family was struggling to make ends meet, and the extra income was much needed. Observers believe that the situation of tens of thousands of poor families like Ali’s has become even more desperate since the global economic crisis struck in 2007. Such families are now forced to prematurely pull their children out of school and send them to work. Several other boys with similar stories to Ali are employed by the latter’s boss. Some, like 16-year-old Anzar Khan, along with his younger brother and sister, are still in school. But further hardships could force him and his siblings to follow...
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...Career Planning Name Institution Professor Course Introduction Transition into professional nursing role We have five stages of the socialization model; novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, and expert .The new graduate RN enters at novice or advanced beginner depending on clinical exposure during entry level preparation (Orsini et al, 2005). The uneven transition for new graduates for professional RNs includes novice and advanced beginners with their clinical decision-making. Nurses should provide a comfortable space and a non-threatening environment. Asking questions acknowledges the gap from nursing theory in academia to practice as the professional nurse at the bedside making the transition stressful and difficult (Casey et al, 2004).Nursing retention is a challenge for the nursing profession as a result the new graduates stay jobless .New graduates might change their job within their first year of work due to lack of senior or expert nurses make it challenging to support the transition for the new graduate RN. New graduate RNs who leave their job within a year, highlights the issue of ineffective transition. describe new graduate RN’s who experience a lack of supportive culture and horizontal violence, this may result to shortage of full-time nurses New graduate RN’s need knowledge concerning issues that affect transition to be able to speak to them in upcoming interviews and job opportunities. Criteria for on obtaining RN license Workplacefor the new...
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...Professional Nurses Advocating for Baccalaureate Degree as Entry Point Into Practice RG Grand Canyon University NRS-430V March 23, 2013 Professional Nurses Advocating for Baccalaureate Degree as Entry Point Into Practice There are currently three paths to become a practicing registered nurse. All three routes end with the graduates of each program sitting for the same licensing exam, the NCLEX-RN. The baccalaureate nursing program is a 4-year degree offered at senior colleges and universities. It includes a more in-depth study of the physical and social sciences, nursing research, public and community health, nursing management and the humanities. BSN educated nurses are believed to be the most well-prepared of the three programs to meet the demands of the nation’s changing and more challenging healthcare needs.(“Fact Sheet: The Impact of Education on Nursing Practice”,2012) A study of the history of the available programs: the 3-year diploma usually provided by a hospital, the 3-year associate degree typically obtained at a community college, and the 4-year baccalaureate degree available at a senior college or university sheds light on the differences in competencies each educational path produces. To begin, is interesting to note that the diploma and associate degree programs were a result of hospital needs and a shortage of nurses available to meet those needs. Those programs were never intended to produce professional nurses capable of filling complex decision...
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