Getting in to University

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Willetts
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Leaving Home ◽  
University Admissions ◽  
Sat Scores ◽  
Two Year College ◽  
American Model ◽  
Central Council ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Medieval Model

Our system of university admissions is medieval—and was created in 1961 when UCAS, originally called UCCA (the Universities Central Council on Admissions, now the Universities and Colleges Admissions Services), was set up. We have a single national system of competitive application to university, based on the assumption that most students will move away from home. It is very different from the classic Continental and American model in which you go to your local college or university for a tertiary education, which is neither highly selective nor highly specialized. Nearly half of American undergraduates study at a two-year college and then obtain what we would have called an ordinary degree. If they have higher ACT or SAT scores they are more likely to start at a university providing a full four-year course from the beginning but this is still likely to be in their home state and open to students who can arrive after two years at a college. Then if they really have an aptitude for academic study and wish to specialize or need to get a professional qualification they do a postgraduate Masters course: perhaps at this point they may move out of the state. Ask an American professional where they went to university and you will be told which business or law or medical school they went to as a postgraduate. But they may well have started their undergraduate studies somewhere very different and much closer to home. And their whole time in higher education is likely to have been longer than in England. The English system by contrast is the medieval model of a young gentleman leaving home (or boarding school—meaning it would be very peculiar to return home for university) to go to Oxford or Cambridge. It has been shaped by a long history as a unitary state with very few universities and nationwide migration of students to get to them. It is so deeply embedded that the decision to set up the nationwide admissions system provoked very little discussion or challenge. So that medieval model now applies to a million English undergraduates and over a hundred universities.

scholarly journals Cloud Computing in Education in Developing Countries

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faten Karim ◽  
Giselle Rampersad
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
It Infrastructure ◽  
Cloud Computing Adoption ◽  
Limited Degree ◽  
Set Up

The main advantage of cloud computing is to reduce the IT cost. By using cloud computing, organisations do not have to set up an IT infrastructure, and instead are able to rent resources and give payment only for the using services. Even with the appealing of cloud computing benefits, it is still in infancy in developing countries due to many reasons. Technology adoption has been explored to a limited degree in developing countries, particularly in relation to cloud computing in the tertiary education sector. Existing studies have examined technology adoption in developed countries and to a lesser extent in developing countries in non-education contexts such as e-government. This paper contributes to the cloud computing adoption literature in developing countries, and specifically in Saudi Arabian universities. 

scholarly journals Penggunaan Media Spinning Wheel Dalam Pembelajaran Qawaid Nahwu

Studi Arab ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-100
Author(s):  
Nisa Fahmi Huda
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Language Skills ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
School Level ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Collection Methods

It feels familiar to us with one of the Arabic subjects. Moreover, Arabic learning has existed at the school level from elementary to tertiary education. Arabic learning must stand and cannot be separated from several kinds of language skills, such as listening, speaking, reading, and writing. However, apart from the four language skills, we must pay attention to one of the important aspects of language and this is also not separated because without this aspect, language will not be organized. These important aspects are the nahwu rules that we must learn and cannot be separated from the four skills of Arabic. The purpose of this study was to determine how effective the use of the spinning wheel media was in learning Arabic, especially in the subject of qawaid nahwu. Data collection methods used observation, interviews, tests, and documentation. The approach used is quantitative with the type of research Quasi Experimental One Group Pretest Posttest. The result of this research is that the use of the spnning wheel media can improve the qawaid nahwu learning process in the seventh grade training of the students of the Darul Qur'an Wal Islamic Boarding School, Wonosari, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta.

scholarly journals Psychological Strength in Military Set up: Current Status and Future Direction

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-347
Author(s):  
Jitendra Kumar Singh
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
American Model ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Future Direction ◽  
Psychological Strength ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Contemporary Context ◽  
American Army

The paper is an attempt to critically examine the application of some the constructs in vogue of positive psychology with special reference to psychological strength. Dwelling on the application of positive psychology in American army it tries to highlight the application of some of the key psychological strength constructs which are being used to train the soldiers of American army. With reference to India the paper advocates for looking into the indigenous constructs of psychological strength rooted in religio-philosophical traditions of India and its implication in contemporary context. It identifies some of the indigenous constructs of psychological strength which have been empirically investigated in the recent past. Finally, the paper briefly discusses the outcomes studies undertaken to profile psychological strength at different levels of leadership in Indian army. Instead of following American model of psychology, the paper strongly advocates for bringing out a culturally sensitive model of psychological strength applicable to Indian socio-cultural set up. Replication of the method used in the present study is suggested to study psychological strength of other sectors of the country

scholarly journals Ideologi Agama dalam Praktik Dominasi antara LDII Versus Non-LDII di Jombang

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-217
Author(s):  
Limas Dodi
Keyword(s):  
Boarding School ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Common People ◽  
Religious Ideology ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Nahdlatul Ulama ◽  
The Common ◽  
Set Up

This article reviews the religious ideology in the practice of domination of LDII over non-LDII communities in Gading Mangu Perak Jombang East Java. Using a phenomenological approach, this article concludes that as an ideology, religion functions to legitimize an action. Belief in religion as an ideology is very susceptible to the interests of domination. LDII Gading Mangu let the society to exchange knowledge through both pengajian (religious preaching) at the GAMA Islamic Boarding School and attending formal schools at Budi Utomo Foundation owned by LDII. It has been an evident that although there are two large educational institutions under the auspices of the Nahdlatul Ulama in the same area, the Budi Utomo Foundation has superior quality and quantity. It, therefore, attracts the common people or non-LDII members to send their children to Budi Utomo School. Within the economic field, LDII Gading Mangu set up its dominance by establishing a Joint Business (UB) which vends various goods and services, not only for its members but also for the non-LDII people. Keywords: Ideology; domination; LDII.

scholarly journals KONSEP PENDIDIKAN PESANTREN MODERN UMMUL QURO AL-ISLAMI BANYUSUCI KECAMATAN LEUWILIANG KABUPATEN BOGOR

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-114
Author(s):  
M Musfik Amrullah ◽  
Nanat Fatah Natsir ◽  
Muhammad Faqihudin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Library Research ◽  
Government Education ◽  
The Government ◽  
School Concept

ABSTRACT This research has a background which is about education in Indonesia. Where in Indonesia has a variety of educational institutions ranging from elementary school (elementary), junior high school (SMP), high school (high school), and tertiary education (PT). However, in reality, Indonesia has a unique educational institution and only exists in Indonesia, namely pesantren. The pesantren has various models and variations ranging from traditional pesantren (salafi) and modern pesantren (khalafi). The formulation of the problem of this research are (1) What is the concept of Modern Islamic Boarding School education of Ummul Quro Al-Islami Leuwiliang, Bogor? (2) how is the implementation of the modern Islamic boarding school concept of Ummul Quro Al-Islami Leuwiliang, Bogor? While the purpose of this study is (1) To know the educational concept of Modern Islamic Boarding School Ummul Quro Al-Islami Leuwiliang, Bogor. (2) Knowing how to implement the modern Islamic boarding school concept of Ummul Quro Al-Islami Leuwiliang, Bogor. In this study the authors use the type of library research or library research is research conducted using literature (literature) in the form of books, notes, or reports on the results of previous studies. In addition, this study also uses a qualitative approach. Where data is collected using the method of observation, interviews and documentation. The data analysis technique uses the Miles and Huberman analysis model which includes four interrelated components, namely data collection, data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions. From the results of this study it can be concluded that the Modern Islamic Boarding School Concept of Ummul Quro Al-Islami Leuwiliang, Bogor has three basic concepts, namely the government education curriculum, in this case the Ministry of Religion, salafi pesantren education, and Gontor pesantren education. Of the three curricula, the best is then combined, so that the new curriculum is integrated, which is the concept of the modern Islamic boarding school Umm al-Quro Al-Islami. Key Word: Concept, Islamic Boarding School, Islamic Education.  

A Comparison Between the Use of IT in Business and Education

2003 ◽  
pp. 404-415
Author(s):  
Stephen Burgess ◽  
Paul Darbyshire
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The Internet ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Web Use ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Web

Since the mid-1990s, there have been many claims that the Web has become the new paradigm for teaching. However, most academics do not use the Web as a replacement for teaching, but to provide extra benefits for their students. There is a strong parallel between this use of the Internet for teaching, and the use of IT in business for providing added-value products or administrative efficiencies. In this chapter, the similarities between the use of IT in business and education are discussed, and the categorization of aspects of Web use in education using standard business categories relating to savings and quality are explored. The results are obtained from a survey of academics conducted internationally using the Web, and it surveys perceptions of benefits gained from supplementing teaching with Web-based services. The results revealed similar usage levels of Administrative and Educational Features to aid tertiary education on the Internet. The administrative uses showed slightly more benefits for the institution than for students and vice-versa for educational uses. In both types of uses, their adoption seemed to be based upon how difficult the feature was to set up as well as the added-value benefits it provided. An analysis of the correlation of the benefits identified for institution and students showed a correspondence between most of the uses, with a few interesting differences.

Bureaucracy, Propaganda and the Conscription Crisis

2020 ◽  
pp. 134-175
Author(s):  
Timothy Bowman ◽  
William Butler ◽  
Michael Wheatley
Keyword(s):  
First World War ◽  
Home Rule ◽  
World War ◽  
Military Recruiting ◽  
Easter Rising ◽  
Irish Context ◽  
The First World War ◽  
Central Council ◽  
Set Up ◽  
First World

This chapter discusses the propaganda organisations established in Ireland during the First World War. Tasked with organising military recruiting in Ireland, these bodies included the Central Council for the Organisation of Recruitment in Ireland (CCORI), the Department of Recruiting in Ireland (DRI), and the Irish Recruiting Council (IRC), which were in existence at various stages across the war, from May 1915 until its termination. It addresses how these bodies were set up, organised, and, ultimately, how successful they were. It places these organisations into the unique Irish context, as propaganda activities operated in the context of Irish Home Rule in 1914-15, during the Easter Rising in 1916, and the Conscription Crisis in 1918. It also places their activities within the wider British context, particularly drawing comparisons with the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee (PRC).

Aural Teaching in the First Year of Tertiary Education: An Outline for a Course

1987 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Pratt ◽  
Michael Henson
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Education ◽  
First Year ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Research Assistant ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Music Department ◽  
Musical Perception ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Head Of Department

The unit for Research into Applied Musical Perception (RAMP) was set up in the Music Department of Huddersfield Polytechnic in October 1985. Led by Professor George Pratt, then newly appointed as Head of Department, it was supported generously by the Polytechnic which made available a full-time Research Assistant post, filled by Michael Henson. Dr John Sloboda of Keele University, musical psychologist and author of ‘The Musical Mind’, agreed to be an Associate of the Unit and to co-supervise the first postgraduate students registered for research degrees.The Unit spent a year enquiring of other institutions about their attitudes to teaching musical perception, and trying out a first-year course which this article describes.

scholarly journals Service innovation in a heated environment: CATS on a hot tin roof

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 398-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Ingram ◽  
Mary Jane Tacchi
Keyword(s):  
Royal College ◽  
Consultant Psychiatrist ◽  
Delivery Of Care ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
American Model ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Radical Approach

Over the past few years, numerous articles have highlighted the strain on (and drain of staff from) our specialty. Many general adult psychiatrists are developing bleak views of themselves, the world and the future. Encouragingly, consultants such as Hampson (2003) are structuring their roles with some success. However, we are going through a major overhaul of the model of delivery of care and need to adapt our roles accordingly. Although tuning a Triumph Spitfire might make it run more smoothly for a while, it is still an inferior beast compared with a modern car and might be better on the scrap heap. A more radical approach is needed, which we outline in this article. One of the authors (G.I.) has experience of working as a consultant psychiatrist in Australia, where the state of Victoria changed the model of delivery of general adult psychiatric services to adopt a superior American model, leading to improved patient and carer satisfaction (Joyet al, 2001). The same model has been adopted by the UK government (Department of Health, 2001) through the creation of crisis assessment and treatment services (CATS), assertive outreach teams, and specialist community and in-patient services. Consultant psychiatrists are challenged to adapt their practice accordingly. The Royal College of Psychiatrists has recently set up a Working Group to address this issue (Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2004).

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