It is a universities responsibility to prepare students for such situations. ... Furthermore, a universities reputation depends upon its alumni's success, and successful employees in companies brighten the future prospect of students at their former university. Universities and colleges prosper when their students prosper in their professional careers. ... However it is not the primary mission of colleges and universities as students are already matured and adults when they come into a college or a university. ... Moreover, a university can benefit from its students success as well. ...

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In particular, it examines Critical Pedagogy, Pragmatic Pedagogy and Critical-Pragmatic Pedagogy in the context of teaching academic writing to university students. ... Finally, upon examining the aforementioned approaches to EAP by review of scholarly literature, I intend to argue affirmatively that vulgar-pragmatic based pedagogy is the best and most effective method of teaching EAP to university students. ... In a world where individuals are so fervently encouraged to be just that, 'individual', a system of critical pedagogy in university seems ideal. ... But unfortunately, succ...

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Therefore, if one does truly wish to prepare themselves to become skilled in the methodologies, doctrines, and values of a particular field or profession, then they should not have to settle for a vocational school, without the traditional amenities of a college or university campus. Students should be able to attend colleges and universities that can fulfill their expectations of vocational study, without the systems forcing the fragmented fields of study, garbled educational purposes and trivialized scholarship of a liberal education upon them. ... I feel that the universities have ind...

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From past experience, it seems that many classrooms - whether elementary, secondary or university level, are directed mainly to the linguistic and logical-mathematical learning style students, which leaves students who process information with the other intelligences to struggle with new concepts. ...

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The sociology of education is a heart of the discipline of sociology as well as being a part of education discipline. Such dual existence is one of the unusual characteristics of the sociology of education. However there is a tension between opinions, some people see sociology as a pure science and...

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A spokesperson from Boston University voiced the school's attitude on admitting home schooled teens into their programs, "We believe students educated at home possess the passion for knowledge, the independence, and the self-reliance that enable them to excel in our intellectually challenging programs of study- (NBC, news, 10/8/2003). ...

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In addition, it was also elucidated that students who attend such elite schools have parents who have at least a university education, while lesser than 14% of the parents of students from neighbourhood schools like Chai Chee Secondary School did. ...

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