TRANSLATING EDUCATION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Commissioner Nona S. Ricafort The Brundtland Commission of 1987 defined “Sustainable Development” as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Sustainable development is maintaining a delicate balance between the human need to improve lifestyles and feeling of well-being on one hand‚ and preserving natural resources and ecosystems‚ on which we and future generations
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following pages. “Issues Facing Education” on p. 1 “Historical American Works” on p. 2 “Historic Global Works” on p. 3 “Issues Facing America” on p. 4 “Issues Facing the International Community” on p. 5 “Persuasive American Speeches” on p. 7 Issues Facing Education Aoun‚ Joseph E. "In Learning‚ the Lasting Value of Place." The Chronicle of Higher Education. 00095982 (2011). ProQuest Research Library. Web. 7 Dec. 2011. Bouville‚ Mathieu. "Why Is Cheating Wrong?" Studies in Philosophy & Education 29.1 (2010):
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EFFECTS OF THE ISSUE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION This study examines the effects of Tulsa‚ Oklahoma’s early childhood education programs on social-emotional outcomes at kindergarten entry. As such‚ it extends our prior work demonstrating substantial positive impacts of the Tulsa pre-K and Head Start programs on cognitive development‚ including pre-reading skills‚ pre-writing skills‚ and pre-math skills (Gormley‚ Phillips‚ & Gayer‚ 2008). We focus on children who were enrolled in either
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Current Issues in Education Debra Austin EDL 807/History and Politics of K-12 Education October 22‚ 2014 Current Issues in Education Introduction There are a number of critical issues and controversies in K-12 education today. While there is always room for improvement‚ the federal and state education departments are continuously developing plans and mandates to make necessary changes. In America‚ education is available to all‚ no matter ability or disability or socioeconomic status
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Western Mindanao State University College of education GRADUATE STUDIES Zamboanga City TOPIC: A SERIES OF CHOICES CALLED TEACHING AUTHOR: JOAN ROCAFORT VALENZUELA Philippine Daily Inquirer 6:30 pm | Monday‚ July 22nd‚ 2013 REACTOR: REV. FR. ELMER G. SUMILE ------------------------------------------------- SUBMITTED TO: DR. ROBERTO TORRES I. INTRODUCTION A teacher ’s purpose is not to create students in his own image‚ but to develop students who can create their own image..
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During the 19th century when European settlers came to Nevada‚ they changed it significantly from a mostly barren and undeveloped land to an industrialized state‚ while Native Americans were unable to stop them due to a variety of factors. The differences in culture between the different tribes made it harder to communicate and come all together; the decrease in land and resources as white settlers took more for themselves; and their belief in Manifest Destiny were a few of the biggest contributing
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Diversity an Issue in Higher Education Introduction/Purpose Viewing diversity as a peripheral activity is a phenomenon that concerns higher education leaders in the United States. However‚ diversifying student population‚ faculty and actual support for diversification has been slow. Consequently‚ as an education consultant for the New York University (NYU)‚ this transition must be fostered by implementing programs aimed specifically at increasing the university diverse population. Thus‚ I would encourage
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federal government implemented sex education in schools in order to provide students reliable and accurate information needed to make a responsible decision to stay healthy (SEICUS‚ 2014). The integration of sexuality in the school curriculum presents an ethical and legal issue in the academic community. Ethical issues are about questions of right and wrong; it cannot be settled by an appeal to facts alone; and it should be distinguished from values. Legal issues arise as a consequence of not providing
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Higher Education Madeline Levy Cruz HE525 Student Issues in Higher Learning Dr. Tanya Saddler The film Higher Learning (1995) depicts many of the issues that the modern day student faces in higher education. From lack of customer service from administrative entities to sexual identity confusion‚ a college student must meet many challenges and obstacles in and out of the classroom to successfully navigate through these formative years. In this analysis we will look at one specific issue in higher
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Gary Au Mr. Heape AP English III 4 February 2009 Controversial Issue: Sex Education (Final Draft) Sex is major concern for aging youths and parents‚ as many find themselves wondering what they will do when they encounter with issue itself. Many schools offer an abstinence-only sex education while some offer comprehensive sex education. The problem is people conflict over whether to teach abstinence-only programs between comprehensive sex ed programs due to the belief that the latter encourages
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