Essays and Research Papers on Higher Education

5 pages in length. Adjusting to change is an integral part of what it means to be human; the extent to which man's world is filled with constant modification of one sort or another is both grand and far-reaching. That life is one progressive transformation from one aspect to another speaks to the ...

This 11 page paper is a learning contract drawn up by looking at the way a course of learning will be undertaken. The paper starts by looking a the background of the decisions to take the course, the way the project undertaken will link in with academic studies and personal learning objectives. The last part ...

A 3 page paper which applies Cardinal Newman’s concepts to what the goals of a university education should be. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 14 page overview of the academic need for student codes of conduct. The author reviews several key considerations which must be made when designing codes of conduct. Not only must student conduct be delineated as to what is acceptable and what is not, so too must the retributions that will be instigated ...

A 3 page paper that presents an outline for a presentation to an investment agency for initiating a distance learning program. The essay begins with general comments about preparation and how the speaker should present him/herself. An outline of the presentation follows with the number of minutes scheduled for each segment. Bibliography lists 3 sources. ...

4 pages in length. The writer discusses the ever-growing need to restructure standard curricula in order to accommodate the special needs requirements of learning-disabled college students. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Supervisors have important roles in a large number of areas, form education and medicine to more commercial environments. The role of supervisors has changed over the year. One trend has been the increasing level role of the supervisors as mentors to their charges. This 10 page paper considers how and way supervisors should also be ...

This 20 page paper explores the problems international students have using American academic libraries. Typically, when we think of barriers, we think about language but it goes much further than just a different language. There are both nonverbal and verbal communication factors. Another barrier is cultural differences and yet another is the differences between the ...

A 4 page overview of the boundary problems that are inherent in relationships between students and professors. Using an October 1, 2003 article titled "Love on Campus: Trying to Set Rules for the Emotions" (written by Sara Rimer and published in the New York Times) as a basis for the discussion, this paper delves ...

This 17 page paper actually responds to the question: What are the outcomes when college students are able to fulfill their spiritual needs? The essay begins with an introduction to spiritual development in adults. One author believes spirituality is part of human nature. Studies have shown that despite the media reporting on binge drinking, a ...

This 3 page paper explains why an existing registration system is justified. The process, which offers both Online and onsite registration is explained. No bibliography.

Mercury is a known neurotoxin and for this reason, it has been targeted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a primary toxic exposure threat. Mercury is transferred through multiple means including ingestion, airborne, and osmosis through the skin. Mercury toxins are released into the air naturally, as well as through car and other exhaust. ...

A 4 page overview of the means that are available to detect and prevent plagiarism. The author of this paper notes the software that is available to help in this task as well as the steps individual instructors can take to gain the familiarity with their student's capabilities that will allow them to guard ...

Downtime is invaluable for university students in clearing their minds for the next task, but there are better forms of downtime activities than others, making it imperative for college officials to consider installing new profit centers in the form of student recreational facilities. The benefits are great, the costs equally great. The alternative to sports ...

A 3 page investigation of the relationship between the number of hours a resident is expected to work and his or her performance. The thesis statement that: "medical resident overload has the potential to significantly impact patient well being" is presented and the literature is examined to explore this thesis. Bibliography lists ...

A 5 page paper focusing on qualitative research in distance education, particularly in the online environment. Quantitative research has come into its own over largely since the last half of the 1990s. Certainly qualitative research existed before that time, but it often failed to adhere to the principles of serious research. The ...

This 3-page paper, based on Williams Zinsser's essay "College Pressures," compares the college students of today (ala 1979) with those of earlier years.

This 10 page paper discusses the problems with faculty morale in the university setting and what might be done to address the problem. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A paper which comments on two journal articles on distance learning, with specific reference to the design of distance courses and the importance of facilitating interaction within a constructivist model of distance learning. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 10 page paper outlines Boyer's six principles of a learning community. The writer discusses the variables or elements that must be present in an educational institution for these six principles to exist. Two examples of variables that promote the principles of a learning community are commitment and collaboration. The last part of the paper ...

3 pages in length. While the similarities and differences between high school and college may appear quite obvious in an academic sense, there are a number of elements that serve to make these two educational entities both complementary and opposing at the same time from various other standpoints, not the least of which includes ...

A 3 page research paper/essay that explores the use of speech codes at institutions of higher learning. Citing the example of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, which abolished its code in 1999, the writer argues that speech codes inhibit the free expression of ideas. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 14 page paper begins with a brief background of the university. The writer then identifies and discuses external environmental forces that impact on the university and what they have done about them. Self-studies are discussed along with actions taken by the university to meet the needs and demands of a global society. The next ...

This 3 page paper discusses the benefits of mandatory community service for college/university graduation. The essay identifies some of the many benefits, which are supported in the literature. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page discussion of the importance of prestige and reputation in higher learning. The author of this paper addresses the question of "just how important is an institution's reputation?". Bibliography lists 2 sources.