led me to pursue my masters in Higher Education. As I have reflected I’ve noticed that although there were major instances that immediately standout to me as having peaked my interest in higher education, it was also the small, seemingly ordinary instances that affected my journey. My path to higher education began as a young child. Throughout my childhood and adolescent years, the importance of education was stressed upon me by my parents. Their emphasis of education was not limited strictly to the…

My Path to Higher Education I was born on December 31, 1970 in Elyria. Ohio just moments before the New Year; a tax deduction and the first born girl of my middle class insurance selling father and stay at home mother. As far back as I can remember, we always lived in a nice neighborhood, in a nice house; that is, until 1977, when at age seven, divorce would rock my perfect world. From then on out, I would find myself in survival mode; my mother did not divorce well you see, and I found myself always…

Research question/objectives When I first proposed this study I wanted to know why are there a greater number of girls dropping out of a higher education than boys do. I realised that this was not a path breaking question but since I did not want to dwell into a path-breaking aspect in my first internship in this sphere I thought I would be a good idea to understand the obvious and then go ahead with newer ideas. I wanted to use this internship as a platform for my future projects that will be will…

critical analysis of ‘Toward a model of early childhood environmental education: foregrounding, developing and connecting knowledge through Play Based Learning” by Amy Mackezie and Susan Edwards (2013). Researchers want to introduce an innovative learning model in the field of education to help teachers and educator incorporate environmental education while playing in preschool (Cutter & Edwards, 2013). This article engages pedagogical accents allied with environmental education as well as early year’s…

Abstract Higher Education in India – Issues and Challenges Higher Education in India is improving gradually after Independence. It is in the second place in the world after United States. Some institutions of India, such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), National Institute of Technology (NITs) and Jawaharlal Nehru University have been globally acclaimed for their standard of education. University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council…

Major Challenges Facing Higher Education in Saudi Arabia In Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Higher Education in 2015 became a part of the ministry of education once again. After King Salman became a king, he issued a royal order in 2015 to merge the Ministries of Higher Education and The Ministry of Education (New Saudi King, 2015). It is now only called The Ministry of Education (MOH). By 1938, oil was discovered in huge amounts in Saudi Arabia and by 1950 there were 365 schools educating 42,000…

Higher education plays an important role in our society. People with a college degree make more money on average than individuals without one according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. These statistics also show that workers with only a college degree earned a median of $57,770 in 2012 compared with $27,670 for workers with only a high school diploma. According to these statistics a higher education is a great investment in our future (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). However,…

0102062007 The Challenges and obstacles of TQM Implementation in the Higher Education Institutions: The Case of Sharjah University in UAE Dr Abdel Moneim M. B. AHMED Bashar I. HAMDOON By WP-0102062007 1 The challenges and obstacles of TQM Implementation in the Higher Education Institutions: The Case of Sharjah University in UAE By Dr Ahmed and Hamdoon e-TQM College Working Paper Series WP- 0102062007 The Challenges and obstacles of TQM Implementation in the Higher Education Institutions: The…

A REPORT ON MANAGEMENT EDUCATION AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH IN INDIA PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN MANAGEMENT EDUCATION SUB THEME- INCLUSIVE GROWTH Management Education in India is at the cross road, On the one hand is the Govt of India, the statutory body while on the other is the All India Council for technical Education. The Govt has permitted the AICTE for the establishment of several business schools which have to be monitored and ranked as per their standards…

The greatest challenge for American higher education today is how to improve the success of developmental education students. Having a postsecondary degree is often the difference between having a career and living comfortably or holding a minimum wage job and struggling to make ends meet. Gabriel (2008), reports that nearly half of higher education students do not have the necessary skills needed in reading to perform successfully and faculty insist these students are not prepared. Community colleges…