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Full-Text Articles in Education
Setting Realistically High Academic Standards And Expectations, Mehmet A. Ozturk, Charles Debelak
Setting Realistically High Academic Standards And Expectations, Mehmet A. Ozturk, Charles Debelak
Essays in Education
The present article is an overview of current academic expectations in the U.S. education system. It starts with a brief introduction highlighting the importance of expectations in education. Then, the current, undesirable situation of the U.S. education system is illustrated through international comparisons of student achievement and academic expectations followed by a discussion of how well schools in the U.S. prepare students for the future in the face of a highly competitive global workforce. The paper proceeds with its central argument, presenting evidence from all levels of the education ladder, that low expectations play a crucial role in the overall …
Quiet While 'They' Die: Unraveling The Hiv/Aids Pandemic In Africa, Prexy Nesbitt
Quiet While 'They' Die: Unraveling The Hiv/Aids Pandemic In Africa, Prexy Nesbitt
Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches
Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this talk at the University of Arizona College of Public Health, Tucson, Arizona. 5 pages, handwritten.
Black History Month Speech "The Power Of Education And Reconciliation: Implication Of The South African Experience For African American Students, Prexy Nesbitt
Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches
Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, delivered this speech at the Black History Month Celebration at DePaul University O'Hare and Rolling Meadows campus in the Chicago, Illinois area. 15 pages.
Breakin' The Kneecaps Of 'Baaskap': A Brief Discussion Of The International Anti-Apartheid Movement And African Solidarity Work, Then, And Now, Prexy Nesbitt
Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches
Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, based this paper on a speech originally delivered at the International Conference on a Decade of Freedom: Cel;ebrating the Role of the International Anti-Apartheid Movement held in Durban, South Africa. 14 pages.
Prospects And Challenges: Teaching An Introductory Course On International Education In U.S. Classroom, Manaslu Gurung
Prospects And Challenges: Teaching An Introductory Course On International Education In U.S. Classroom, Manaslu Gurung
Master's Capstone Projects
The purpose of this research is to explore the experiences of teaching an introductory course on International Education in a US classroom. The study focuses on some of the leading challenges of discussing links between international education and international development from a variety of global perspectives, particularly the Third World perspective. The underlying goal of this reflective research is to address the importance of International Education is today’s world where education continues to be political and where what we see, understand, and value in the First World impacts the Third World more directly and severely than ever before. Free Market …
Creating A New Program In Entrepreneurship Education: A Case Study In Colombia, Kirk C. Heriot, Noel D. Campbell
Creating A New Program In Entrepreneurship Education: A Case Study In Colombia, Kirk C. Heriot, Noel D. Campbell
New England Journal of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship has been widely recognized as having greatly influenced the United States. Its influence has especially been documented over the past 20 years. Paralleling our societal interest in entrepreneurship has been increasing interest in entrepreneurship education. While our interest in entrepreneurship education has grown considerably over the past two decades, this field of study continues to have critics both within and outside of schools and colleges of business (Kuratko 2004). In spite of these criticisms, some researchers suggest that the United States is still far ahead of other regions of the world in terms of entrepreneurial education (Solomon et al. …
Secondary Mathematics Teachers' Perceptions Of The Achievement Gap, Linda Bol, Robert Q. Berry Iii
Secondary Mathematics Teachers' Perceptions Of The Achievement Gap, Linda Bol, Robert Q. Berry Iii
Educational Foundations & Leadership Faculty Publications
The purpose of this study was to survey the perceptions of secondary mathematics teachers on factors contributing to the achievement gap and ways to reduce this gap. National Council of the Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) members were surveyed, and a total of 379 secondary teachers responded. Overall, respondents were most likely to attribute the achievement gap to student characteristics, such as differences in motivational levels, work ethic, and family support. Furthermore, teachers from schools with a higher population of White students were more likely to attribute the gap to student characteristics than were teachers in schools with higher percentages of …