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What is Higher Education?

Higher education encompasses the systems, institutions, and experiences that define learning beyond the secondary level, including colleges, universities, and professional programs. It appears across disciplines ranging from education policy and sociology to nursing and cultural studies, making it one of the most broadly examined subjects in academic writing. Students engage with it because universities and colleges sit at the intersection of social mobility, institutional power, workforce preparation, and identity — tensions that generate rich material for analysis and debate.

The papers archived on this topic reflect a wide range of approaches. Some take a historical angle, tracing the development of higher education in specific fields such as nursing or examining landmark events that shaped university systems. Others focus on access and equity, exploring how African American youth, Hispanic males, and American Indian students experience and perceive college. Policy-oriented papers address issues like post-tenure review and the role of international institutions in shaping educational development. Additional essays examine information literacy, academic fads, diversity initiatives at specific universities, and the qualities that define effective leadership within higher education contexts.

A strong essay on higher education works best when it narrows its scope to a specific institution, population, policy, or time period rather than treating the subject in broad generalities. Evidence drawn from institutional research, government data, historical records, or documented case studies carries the most weight. The clearest pitfall to avoid is conflating description with argument — summarizing how higher education works without advancing a defensible claim about what should change, what explains a pattern, or how competing values ought to be balanced.

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Predictors of timely follow-up after newborn hearing screening failure

The following is an analysis of the method of the follwoign study: Holt et al (2012) investigated the epidemiological characteristics of a group of children who were hard of hearing. They wanted to identify the predictor variables that determined timely follow-up after a failed newborn hearing screening, and variables that hindered timely follow-up. The authors studied 193 children from three states each of whom had hearing loss and did not pass the newborn hearing screening. Available records were used to capture ages of confirmation of hearing loss, hearing aid fitting, and entry into early intervention. Linear regression models were used to investigate relationships among individual predictor variables and age at each follow-up benchmark.

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Proposition 209's impact on California's education and employment

The preponderance of evidence suggests that the passage of Proposition #209 had no significant impact on government or business..." In California, is likely two-thirds true, albeit it's difficult to quantify given the…

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Dewey, Parsons, and Merton: functionalist theory in sociology and education

Functionalist Theory: Critical Analysis Functionalist Theory arose in the 19th Century and continued into the 21st Century with modifications along the way. Largely attributed to John Dewey, who noted four developmental stages coordinated with the four levels of education, the Theory was later developed by Talcott Parsons, who believed that education maintains a society's equilibrium and order, then by Robert K. Merton, who approached the Theory on more manageable and testable levels. Through the establishment and refinement of Functionalist Theory, the multi-disciplinary approaches of philosophers, psychologists, sociologists and educators have greatly enhanced the understanding and effectiveness of Education in society.

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Transforming higher education through contemplative practices and heart-centered learning

In recent years, educators and policymakers have expressed concern regarding, not only the low ratings of our educational institutions on a global scale, but also the dearth of purpose and a holistic view of life in…

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Chrysler's transfer of learning approach to problem-solving training

The video produced by Chrysler introduced a number of effective techniques that were being used by Chrysler to assist employees in transferring their learning and knowledge from the classroom to the production plant.

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Barriers to minority student transfer from California community colleges to four-year universities

In California today, over 70% of public school students and 50% of those in community colleges are black and Hispanic and the entire education system suffered greatly because of budget shortfalls in the last three years. Community colleges have an open admissions policy, unlike the UCs, but also have a high drop-out rate for poor and minority students, while very few of them will ever transfer to UCs.

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Educational assimilation and identity in Rodriguez and Rose

This paper will compare and contrast "The Achievement of Desire," an essay by Richard Rodriguez, and the essay "I Just Wanna Be Average," written by Mike Rose. Although each of these writers has a very different writing style, both essays deal with similar issues about the educational experiences of young boys growing into men. Five main areas will be discussed: assimilation; the power of academic reading; identity crisis; self-awareness; and cultural conflict.

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School uniforms as a solution to violence and peer pressure

During the last decade, the issue of school uniforms in public schools has become a topic of debate in communities across the country. While some feel it is an invasion of rights, most parents and school officials…

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George Washington Plunkitt and Tammany Hall machine politics

Plunkitt of Tammany Hall: A Series of Very Plain Talks on Very Practical Politics

The death penalty as permanent punishment for murder in New Orleans

This paper supports the use of the death penalty. It begins by lamenting the lawlessness in New Orleans and the idea that criminals have no fear of prosecution. It then goes on to outline various reasons to support the death penalty. These reasons are historical, religious, financial, to avoid future murders, and to extract retribution.

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