Higher Education

Prior research was conducted to examine student veterans returning from recent combat theaters in Iraq and Afghanistan and their re-enrollment in higher education. Rumann & Hamrick, (2010) found that numerous student veterans described having elevated levels of distress after returning home from combat deployment and attempting to transition back into a class environment. Numerous non-traditional…

Ten undergraduate college students participated in this study by answering researcher’s questions during one-on-one semi-structured interviews. The questions explored their experiences/challenges faced on their studies, how these challenges affect their studies, how do they handle it, which motivates them to continue studying despite of their condition and what kind of help or support does the…

Focused on industry wide macro issues that can build up an organization’s value and help create competitive advantage, strategic thinking is the backbone to an organization moving forward (Nelson, 2014). Standing still and not moving with the market and continuing to change and innovate is the death of any business. Customer preference, culture, the market…

Stress is a major difficulty that students find entering into higher education. Sheridan and Dunne (2012) stated that results from a qualitative study showed that stress was seen as a result of organisation and time management. Students find it difficult to stay organised and to be able to manage their time efficiently. Students learn that…

The United States Census Bureau (2014) estimates that by the year 2060 the non-Hispanic White alone population will consist of less than 50% of the total U.S. population. As a result, these estimates indicate a majority-minority crossover in which the majority of the total population is made up of minority groups. Census data approximated the…

This paper investigates the connection between higher education and unemployment using regression analysis. The hypothesis is that the more government spend on higher education the lower the unemployment rate will be. Other free factors, for example, sate GDP per capita, the rate of population with four-year college education or higher, the expense of school participation…

A brief review of the history of US colleges and universities reveals an increase in the types and effectiveness of academic student services such as tutoring, at-risk counseling, and academic advising for non-traditional adult learners. This is attributed to the steady increase of non-traditional students in college campuses throughout the nation. Non-traditional learners are defined…

Today, many adults often struggle with the decision to return to school to seek higher education as well as participating in job related training. For them to be successful in these pursuits, we must first understand what motivates them. The economy is currently affected by companies who cannot fulfill high level roles with a shortage…

I read a research paper titled ‘Present Scenario of Higher Education in Indian System of Education: A Need to Improve its quality’ written by Ana Bali which was published in the International Journal of Research (IJR), Volume 1, Issue 5. The author in her research paper talks about certain problems associated with higher education system…

There is a saying that “Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom”. The influence of globalization on Chinese education…

Affirmative action in higher education has been a very controversial topic in the American education system for several years. Many people around the world have constructed their own ideal definition of what affirmative action means to them, leading others to have a confused misconception of what the true meaning of affirmative action is. Affirmative action…