By . South Korea is often upheld as a model of educational success by policymakers and commentators in the United States.By . In families, role assignments about work, family, religion and community are passed down through the generations creating “intergenerational continuity.” When a family member disrupts this system by choosing to attend college, he or she experiences a shift in identity, leading to a sense of loss. Not prepared for this loss, many first-generation students may come to develop two different identities – one for home and another for college. More...By . As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), I am reminded of my personal journey. More...By . These days, public discussion of colleges and universities in the United States – and there is a lot of it – is almost exclusively concerned with rising costs, the job prospects of graduates, the contributions of colleges and universities to economic growth, and funding by the states and the federal government. More...By . Millions of American high school students take the Advanced Placement (AP) test each year. In 2014, that number was over 2.3 million. By . With the expansion of digital media, the rise of e-books and massive budget cuts, the end of libraries has been predicted many times over.By . Academic plagiarism is no longer just sloppy “cut and paste” jobs or students cribbing large chunks of an assignment from a friend’s earlier essay on the same topic. These days, students can simply visit any of a number of paper or essay mills that litter the internet and buy a completed assignment to present as their own. More...By . A new paper on teaching critical thinking skills in science has pointed out, yet again, the value of giving students experiences that go beyond simple recall or learned procedures.
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released its latest Report on Household Debt and Credit Developments, and the news isn’t good for student-borrowers. As of the second calendar quarter ending June 30, seriously delinquent student loans (which the FRBNY describes as those whose payments are 90 or more days past due), increased to 11.5% of the $1.19 trillion dollars’ worth of education loans, versus 11.1% in the first quarter. More...
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The identity of the hacker or hackers who crippled Rutgers University computer networks at least four times during the last school year is still a mystery. More...
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