Essays and Research Papers on Higher Education

A 4 page paper. This essay discusses three adult education theorists: Robert Kegan, William Perry, and Mary Field Belenky and co-writers. The paper explains Kegan's levels of consciousness, Perry's positions, and Belenky's separate and connected knowing, The writer identifies the level of their own cognitive development according to each. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses a variety of theoretical perspectives on whether theories of adult cognitive development are instrumental to adult educators. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the benefits of learning a foreign language, the future of foreign language learning and gap-testing strategies. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page paper that reports the discussions in three journal articles about Internet learning. The paper discusses the preferences of students and how technology assisted learning. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5 page paper proposes aspects of an advisory course focusing on first-year college students. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper begins with a brief explanation of what the ADDIE model of instructional design. The paper then discusses behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism in terms of the ADDIE model. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper. Higher education institutions have been challenged with short budgets for years. This essay discusses a study conducted by Romano et al. of Senior Student Affairs Officers with interviews in 2005 and again in 2009. The topic was how they were managing their budgets. IN 2009, they asked how the strategies ...

In a paper of seven pages, the author writes about a paraphrasing exercise. The author of this paper rewrites given passages so they are no longer plagiarized. There are three sources cited in this paper.

This 3 page paper provides a summary for each of 3 readings that pertain to adult learners and adult eduction. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page literature review focuses on adult learners, that is, over age 25, who are attempting to complete degree programs. Bibliography cites 15 sources.

A 5 page paper. There are numerous theories about how adults learn and how adult education should be presented. One issue of consensus is that adult education must focus on the adults' experiences. This essay discusses some of the theory about adult education. Bibliography lists 5 sources.