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State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, 2004, p.378). Therefore the study abroad program is becoming extremely important. “Study abroad is undergoing a revolution in the United States,” said Ross Lewin, the author of The Handbook of Practice and Research in Study Abroad: Higher Education and the Quest for Global Citizenship (p. 15). It is true that the number of US students who participate in the international education has increased significantly over the last decades. The numbers of the international…
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As a future educator, the immersion to other people and information of the educational field have been predominant and something that it is inevitable to notice is the unhappiness with the American schooling system some people in the field have. It is certain that as a future teacher there will be things the educational system does that will be thought to be inconvenient and of my dislike, but something that I will want to remember and make sure my colleagues remember is that education and schooling…
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immigrants worsen with time in the United States and across generations” (p. 4). These health outcomes primarily consist of anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), poor nutrition, substance abuse, and severe depression (Finch et al., p. 241). Cultural differences exacerbate mental health issues. Living in constant terror that your family could be tracked down and separated, never to be found again, in an unfamiliar country, is traumatic for those just trying to provide a better life for their…
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if there are errors made. While many studies have examined the shortcomings and benefits of the American system, this paper will focus on improvements that can be made specifically to High School A, and the implications will be analyzed and broadened to be applicable to a large range of schools similar to High School A. The paper will be examining the economic, social, and cultural benefits of language. This will provide a potential framework for helping American schools implement systems to encourage…
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evidence-based practice (EBP) comes in. Polit and Beck (2010, p. 4) defined EBP as "the use of the best clinical evidence in making patient care desicions". This usually comes from research conducted by nurses and other healthcare professionals. Thus it is pertinent that research reports are critically analyzed. A research critique aims to measure the value and significance of a study. These are determined by…
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can connect with the arts and so discover a sense of identity, meaning and social integration (Packer & Ballantyne, 2011). Such festivals provide an environment for young people in particular to gain positive psychological and social benefits from immersion in a musical experience, especially those who are unlikely to actively participate in traditional forms of musical engagement such as playing an instrument, listening to a classical music concert, or singing in a choir. As Gibson and Connell (2012)…
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CASE STUDY 3: “Getting EFL students to speak: an action research approach” 1. INTRODUCTION Speaking is one of the major and problematic issues in English teaching and learning. Some learners feel afraid of talking and they face some difficulties in reaching an appropriate fluency level. They have a negative view about it, and they reflect this in class. It is necessary to analyse learning factors such as age, personality, cognitive style, learning style, curriculum, outcomes, etc. to understand…
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Scott Locke The Evolution of Video Games Boxer, S. (2011, May 16). La noire – review. Retrieved from Guardian.co.uk. This video game review from the Guardian’s website exemplifies the thoughts many top video game reviewers have had on the recent release of Rockstar Games’ L.A. Noire. Believing that the game is more of an interactive drama than a traditional video game, Boxer asserts that the use of real expressions of the actors providing character voices creates a rich, deeply engaging experience…
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is reliant on the eye tricking the brain to produce depth. However, trying to predict where technical and aesthetic developments will lead us does a disservice to the subject area. To more fully explore the importance of these developments, in this paper I attempt to explore the narrative that underlies Cognitive Neuroscience as a descriptor that may reveal the nature of that which looks, as being as important as that which is looked at. Walter Benjamin said: “The camera introduces us to unconscious…
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2012 Assignment #1: Community Immersion Joseph Gossner 9/25/12 Stephanie Carter Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to compare and contrast two smaller sub-communities that are encompassed by the larger community of Santa Maria, California. This paper will promote the beliefs and theories of modern Social Workers, and address the resources and needs of the two communities in question. The compilation of this paper was derived from research that was conducted through interactions…
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