As you do this you should distance yourself from career barriers such as apathy, motivation, laziness which we term as personal barriers and those like family pressure such as expectation to run family business, avoidance of career that are below your stature and finally peer pressure.
Now on long-term career planning which involves a window of about five years or more with a wider set of guidelines and of cause preparation. As we all know that thing do change that is right from businesses to career through to workplace and whatever skills you have acquired today may not be of much help in years to come hence in long-term career planning it is a matter of developing core skills that will be always valued by employers (with identifying being your major doing verb).once these is done then your journey goes on, now with exact career examination and recognition that will…...

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Randell S. Hanson, Developing a strategic vision for your career, 2008

Tony Jacowski, Overcoming your job limitations and enjoy a rewarding career,2008

Wynelle Burn, Will our level of Education Affect out future,2010

According to Stevensen and Wolfers, marriage is far from a static phenomena, and in subsequent research they contend that this specialization is far less likely, that women and men both work outside the home, marry later marriages are formed without the specific purpose of procreation. (Stevensen & Wolfers, 2007, p. 27)
Lastly, this work looked at another issue, associated with marriage and divorce, which looked at the period between 1980 and 2000 and determined that several basic trends are true of marital quality, between 1980 and 2000; marital interaction declined significantly. A decomposition analysis suggested that offsetting trends affected marital quality. Increases in marital heterogamy, premarital cohabitation, wives' extended hours of employment, and wives' job demands were associated with declines in multiple dimensions of marital quality. In contrast, increases in economic resources, decision-making equality, nontraditional attitudes toward gender, and support for the norm of lifelong marriage were associated with improvements…...

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Amato, P.R., Johnson, D.R., Booth, A., & Rogers, S.J. (2004). Continuity and change in marital quality between 1980 and 2000. Journal of Marriage and Family, 65 (1), 1-22.

Isen, A., & Stevensen, B. (2008, February). Women's education and family behavior: Trends in marriage, divorce and fertitlity. Topics in Demography and the Economy National Bureau of Economic Research, *-22.

Stevensen, B., & Wolfers, J. (2007). Marriage and Divorce: Changes and their driving forces. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 21 (2), 27-52.

The State has also established a string of both general and specific policies for improving and developing special education and set aside special funds for this purpose. Consequently, just like regular education, special education has also developed rapidly. Although local governments are encouraged to provide compulsory education to children with and without disabilities, the enacted policies do not necessitate that education be provided to all students.
Despite the fact that students with disabilities were earlier educated in special schools, China has adopted new channels of special education including the integration of disabled children into general education classes. Currently, the number of disabled children enrolled in schools has continued to experience a big increase since 1987. Although many articles in the laws formulated by the Chinese government call for the overall education of handicapped children, special education for children with autism or severe disabilities is not directly mentioned in these policies…...

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Baker, M. (2007, November 17). China's Bid for World Domination. Retrieved April 11, 2010,

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It is now recognized that individuals learn in different ways -- they perceive and process information in various ways. The learning styles theory suggests that the way that children acquire information has more to do with whether the educational experience is slanted toward their specific style of learning than their intelligence.
The foundation of the learning styles methodology is based in the classification of psychological types. The research demonstrates that, due to heredity factors, upbringing, and present circumstantial demands, different students have an inclination to both perceive and process information differently. These different ways of learning consist of: 1) concrete or abstract perceivers, where concrete perceivers acquire information through direct experience of doing, sensing, and feeling, and abstract perceivers, instead accept new ideas through analyzing, observing and thinking; 2) active or reflective processors -- active processors understand a new experience by immediately utilizing new information, and reflective processors analyze an…...

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Bruner, J. (1973). Going Beyond the Information Given. New York: Norton.

Dewey, J. (1910) How We Think. Boston: Heath.

Dryden, G. And Vos, (1999) Jeannette. The Learning Revolution. Austin, TX: Jalmar

Gardner, Howard (1983) Frames of Mind: The theory of multiple intelligences, New York: Basic Books.

Education
Apex Middle School, part of the wake county public school system in aleigh, NC has implemented a rigorous curriculum for grades 6, 7 and 8. The curriculum for Apex Middle School includes the following: Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Computer Education, Health and Physical Education (Wake, 2003). The objectives of each of these programs are stated below. The Apex Middle School curriculum and objectives outlined in this paper are similar to the curriculum and objectives for most public middle schools in NC. How does this differ from the middle school curriculum typically seen in New York middle schools?

According to the New York State Education Department, the objective or mission of educators is "That all students will meet or exceed high learning standards at the elementary, middle, secondary and continuing education levels" (NYSED, 2003). Major reform is currently occurring in New York. These reforms will have the potential to greatly…...

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Wake County Public Schools/Middle School Curriculum/Raleigh, NC/

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New York State Education

These researchers define poverty based on different thresholds and determine the child poverty rates resulting from these thresholds. The researchers found that in the three years studied, about 5.7 per cent of all Australian children were poor in all three years of the study, and this represented between 28 and 41 per cent of those in poverty in the first year. The study also suggested that there may be differences in the characteristics of families of children in persistent poverty and those in poverty in only one of the three years, with the families in persistent poverty representing the greatest problem to be addressed in any reduction effort.
However, as Bradbury (1999) states, the industrialized nations of the world have been more successful in reducing poverty among the aged, but in many countries the last two decades there has been a re-emergence of child poverty. ates vary widely, but evidence…...

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Essay Topic Examples
1.The Role of Education in Socioeconomic Mobility:
This topic explores the impact of education on an individual's ability to climb the socioeconomic ladder. It examines how access to quality education can provide individuals with the skills and knowledge necessary to secure better employment opportunities, leading to an increased standard of living and a break from the cycle of poverty.

2.Education and overty Alleviation: Global Case Studies:
An analytical essay reviewing various global case studies where educational initiatives have demonstrably lifted communities out of poverty. It could focus on the analysis of different educational programs, governmental and non-governmental strategies, and policy interventions that have succeeded in different contexts.

3.Barriers to Educational Access in Impoverished Communities:
This essay would delve into the systemic barriers that prevent children and adults in poor communities from accessing high-quality education. Discussion could include factors like economic constraints, inadequate school facilities, and sociocultural beliefs that impede education, along with potential…...

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Psacharopoulos, George, and Harry Anthony Patrinos. \"Returns to Investment in Education: A Further Update.\" Education Economics, vol. 12, no. 2, 2004, pp. 111-134.

Kristjansson, Alfgeir Logi, et al. \"School feeding for improving the physical and psychosocial health of disadvantaged students.\" Cochrane Database of Systemic Reviews, no. 1, 2007.

Oreopoulos, Philip, and Kjell G. Salvanes. \"Priceless: The Nonpecuniary Benefits of Schooling.\" Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol. 25, no. 1, 2011, pp. 159-184.

Banerjee, Abhijit, and Esther Duflo. \"The Economic Lives of the Poor.\" Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol. 21, no. 1, 2007, pp. 141-167.

Roser, Max, and Esteban Ortiz-Ospina. \"Global Education.\" OurWorldInData.org, 2013,  

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unning head: DEPESSION AMONG OLDE IMMIGANTS DEPESSION AMONG OLDE IMMIGANTS 32Depression among Older Immigrant African Women in Metro West MassachusettsSection 1: Foundation of the Study and Literature eviewIn West Massachusetts United States, the most common health disorders are anxiety and depression, which are prevalent in elderly immigrant women aged between 50 and 79 years (Agbemenu, 2016). Despite a variety of efficacious interventions for depression and anxiety, it is clear elderly immigrant women experience mental health care disparities in their access to mental health services and the quality of treatment they receive. esearch indicates African American heterogeneity impacts access to depression and anxiety treatment. In addition, African Americans are becoming an increasingly visible minority within the United States especially in West Massachusetts and are often depicted as Blacks. The current study sought to understand the causes and prevalence of depression among older immigrant African American women in Metro West Massachusetts as…...

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The United Kingdom (and Northern Ireland) used to provide free higher education to all native Brits, but contemporary economic realities have forced UK and Northern Ireland colleges and universities to charge up to the approximate equivalent of $6,000 annually to offset the enormous cost of education. Unlike Canada, Britain provides higher education at the same price for students from Continental European nations but charges students from other nations more than the maximum allowed to be charged to UK students (Ciccone & Peri, 2006). Unlike in the U.S., there are few opportunities to earn scholarships to UK colleges and universities. Similarly, higher education in Southern Ireland costs only the approximate equivalent of $2,000 in the form of registration and related fees for students from Ireland and the European Union.
France provides (essentially) free education that is paid for by public funds and only imposes a nominal annual enrollment fee that is…...

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Ciccone, A. And Peri, G. "Identifying human-capital externalities: Theory with applications."

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5; (2008): 1023-1039.

It is important to recognize the many different areas within adult education, and what type of students these areas attract. Ultimately, for the adult education department to be successful, it must attract a wide variety of students, and keep at least some of those students coming back to continue their education in order to be successful. Adult education serves a vital role in the upper education system, and it serves a diverse amount of people, but in most institutions it also has to support itself if not turn a profit, and that is an important aspect to take into consideration. Therefore, classes must be viable to the institution, but to the student, as well, to keep attracting a wide variety of students into the program.
In addition, diverse students could form a major foundation of the program, and so, it pays to understand these diverse learners so administrators and teaching…...

Education for Economy Theory as it elates to Adult Education
In an economy motivated by improvement and information, in marketplaces betrothed in powerful opposition and steady regeneration, in a world of incredible chances and risks, in a culture facing multifaceted business, political, scientific, technological, health and environmental challenges, and in diverse workplaces and neighborhoods that center on mutual associations and social networking, the cleverness, nimbleness and skills of the American people are vital to U.S. competitiveness (21st Century Skills, Education & Competitiveness, 2008).

Education economics is the study of economic matters as they relate to education, comprising the demand for education and the funding and condition of education. The leading model of the demand for education is founded on human capital theory. The main idea is that undertaking education is an investment in the attainment of skills and information which will augment earnings, or offer long-range benefits such as an admiration of…...

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21st Century Skills, Education & Competitiveness. (2008). Retrieved from  http://www.p21.org/documents/21st_century_skills_education_and_competitiveness_gui 

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est Virginia's State education department has established English Language Proficiency ELP standards. A student is classified as an English Language Learner if their English proficiency is limited. In est Virginia a limited English proficient (LEP) is classified as such in accordance with the federal government definition as established by section Public Law 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
In addition once a student has been identified as an English Language Learner, they are assessed each year using the est Virginia Test for English Language Learners (ESTELL). These assessment measures the progress that the student has made during the school year. Students who score high enough can be identified as English Language Proficient (ELP). ESTELL is the tool that schools in est Virginia use to monitor ELL over time.

How are teachers informed of ELLs language proficiency status? hat accommodations do teachers make in daily assessments to ensure students…...

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Assessment. Retrieved September 17, 2009 from; http://wvconnections.k12.wv.us/assessment.html

e-learning for educators. Retrieved September 17, 2009 from;  http://wvde.state.wv.us/pd/elearning/docs/eLearning_Course_Catalog.pdf 

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Even if a student has low grades, if they want to attend college, they should have the opportunity. Many students do better in college because they are more interested in their courses and in learning, and so, even if they had lower grades in high school they should have the opportunity to attend college.
Higher education prepares the students for the "real" world of work and family, but it can make a true difference in a person's life, as well. Just two examples of many that exist are Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama. Winfrey grew up poor, was shuttled between relatives, and was molested by members of her family when she was young. She managed to attend college, and it prepared her for her career in broadcasting, which began when she was 17. "She attended Tennessee State University, where she majored in Speech Communications and Performing Arts" (Editors). She began…...

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Archibald, Robert B., and David H. Feldman. "Explaining Increases in Higher Education Costs." Journal of Higher Education 79.3 (2008): 268+.

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S. is a worthwhile goal, but the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 is a poorly conceived approach whose deficiencies may actually do more to undermine many aspects of education than any meaningful improvement inspired by its programs.
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Murray, C. (2006) Acid Tests: No Child Left Behind is Beyond Uninformative. It Is Deceptive; the Wall…...

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The therapist will read the passage aloud to Jonathan, and ask him comprehension questions orally. This process will be repeated during Week 3. Week 3 will also feature a passage and comprehension questions. This time, however, Jonathan will be asked to read the passage aloud to the therapist and answer the subsequent comprehension questions. This week will include a writing exercise, with fairly simple instructions that relate to Jonathan's passion for athletics.

During Week 4, the complexity level of the reading will be increased to Level 2, with writing instruction still remaining fairly simple. Jonathan will also be asked to learn a number of similar word pairs for a brief spelling test. For Week 5, both reading and writing will be presented at a Level 2 complexity level. This will continue up to Week 8, when the sessions will finish. During the subsequent week, the post-tests will be administered to determine…...

I. Introduction
A. Background information on health inequalities in the UK
B. Importance of addressing health inequalities
C. Thesis statement: The impact of health inequalities in the UK and strategies to address them

II. Impact of health inequalities in the UK
A. Disparities in life expectancy
B. Differences in access to healthcare services
C. Higher rates of preventable illnesses and diseases
D. Social determinants of health contributing to inequalities

III. Factors contributing to health inequalities in the UK
A. Socioeconomic status
B. Education level
C. Occupation
D. Ethnicity
E. Gender

IV. Strategies to address health inequalities in the UK
A. Improving access to....

1. The impact of social media on presidential elections: How has social media changed the way candidates campaign and communicate with the public, and how might this affect the 2024 election?

2. The role of money in politics: How does campaign finance influence the outcome of presidential elections, and what reforms could be implemented to level the playing field for all candidates in 2024?

3. The importance of voter turnout: What factors contribute to low voter turnout in presidential elections, and how can efforts be made to increase participation in the 2024 election?

4. The influence of third party candidates: How have third....

Methods Section: A Comprehensive Guide to Effective Reporting

Introduction

The methods section of a report serves as a detailed account of the procedures and techniques employed during the research or study. Its primary purpose is to provide readers with a clear understanding of how the data was collected, analyzed, and interpreted. By accurately and comprehensively describing the methods used, researchers ensure transparency and enable replication of the study.

Components of a Methods Section

A well-structured methods section typically includes the following components:

1. Participants or Subjects:

Clearly describe the population from which participants were drawn.
Specify the number of participants, inclusion and exclusion criteria, and....

Essay Topic 1:

Prenatal Maternal Stress and Prematurity: Is the Link Overemphasized?

Opposing Viewpoints:

Pro: Prenatal maternal stress is a significant risk factor for prematurity, with a well-established causal relationship supported by extensive research.
Con: The link between stress and prematurity is overstated, as other factors, such as maternal health and socio-economic status, play a larger role.

Arguments to Support:

Pro:

Elevated levels of stress hormones, such as cortisol, can cross the placenta and affect fetal development.
Stress can lead to inflammatory responses that disrupt placental function.
Pregnant women who experience high levels of stress are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviors, such....