scholarly journals Mining for Untapped Talent and Overcoming Challenges to Diversity in Higher Education: Evidence for Inclusive Academic Programs

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Joseph M. Green ◽  
Koren A. Bedeau
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
The United States ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Student Diversity ◽  
Underrepresented Minority ◽  
Federal Policies ◽  
Academic Enrichment

The aim of this study is to examine and explore factors that impact the successful growth of student diversity at colleges and universities in the United States of America. Special emphasis is placed on America’s five decade struggle since the 1970s to increase college access and success for underserved youth. The paper reviews select federal policies and collaborative efforts by higher education institutions to diversify the population of college students, toward realizing the potential of untapped talent. In addition, the authors review and examine statistics and trends in graduation rates for undergraduate students from First-Generation (FG), Underrepresented Minority (URM) and/or Low-Income (LI) backgrounds, and highlight programs at Predominantly White Institutions (PWI) that have demonstrated improvements in graduating URM undergraduate students. Likewise, the study describes initiatives that have attempted to address the graduation gap in higher education. Readers will have an opportunity to learn about the premier national program promoting diversity and academic achievement. The study closes with a discussion and evidence for continued national interest and attention to building successful academic enrichment, support, and achievement programs for students from diverse backgrounds.

Acreditación CONAIC y ABET en Instituciones de Educación Superior IES.

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 6-16
Author(s):  
Carmen C. Ortega Hernández ◽  
Alfonso Garces Baez ◽  
Adriana M. Ruíz Reynoso
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The United States ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
Sistemas De Informacion ◽  
Science Information

Los Organismos de Acreditación Nacionales e Internacionales tienen como objetivo fundamental evaluar la calidad, pertinencia y mejora continua de los programas académicos de Ciencias de la Computación, Sistemas de Información y Tecnologías de Comunicación que se ofertan a la sociedad en Instituciones de Educación Superior; a través de los criterios en estudiantes, docentes, plan de estudio, egresados e infraestructura, entre otros. El CONAIC al igual que otros organismos de acreditación nacional, tienen en común los criterios de evaluación con la finalidad de cumplir los estándares y parámetros previamente establecidos por el Consejo para la Acreditación de la Educación Superior (COPAES) y avalados por la Secretaria en Educación Pública (SEP). Asimismo, existe un rango de convergencia que le permite adaptarse a otros marcos internacionales que comparten la misma visión. Este documento, selecciona la acreditación ABET por ser el par de CONAIC en Estados Unidos, para presentar las similitudes que existen y determinar las fortalezas u oportunidades que tienen ambos procesos, en beneficio del egresado. National and International Accreditation Bodies have as fundamental objective to evaluate the quality, pertinence and continuous improvement of the academic programs of Computer Science, Information Systems and Communication Technologies that are offered to society in Higher Education Institutions; Through criteria in students, teachers, curriculum, graduates and infrastructure, among others. Conaic like others organisms of national acreditation has in comun the evaluation criteria with the goal to comply the standards and parameters previously established by the Council for Accreditation of Higher Education (COPAES) and endorsed by the Secretary in Public Education (SEP). Likewise, there is a range of convergence that allows it to adapt to other international frameworks that share the same vision. This document selects ABET accreditation for being the CONAIC pair in the United States, to present the similarities that exist and determinate the strengths or opportunities that have both processes, for the benefit of the graduate.

scholarly journals Satisfaction with health care system: A comparative study between market-based insurance model of the United States and “out-of-pocket” model in developing and low-income countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Ram Lakhan ◽  
Sean Y. Gillette ◽  
Sean Lee ◽  
Manoj Sharma
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Care System

Background and purpose: Access to healthcare services is an essential component for ensuring the quality of life. Globally, there is inequity and disparities regarding access to health care. To meet the global healthcare needs, different models of healthcare have been adopted around the world. However, all healthcare models have some strengths and weaknesses. The purpose of this study was to examine the satisfaction among a group of undergraduate students from different countries with their health care models namely, insurance-based model in the United States and “out-of-pocket” model prevalent in low-income countries.Methods and materials: The study utilized a cross-sectional research design. Undergraduate students, representing different nationalities from a private Southeastern College, were administered a researcher-designed 14-item self-reported electronic questionnaire. Independent t-test and χ2 statistics were used to examine the differences between two health care systems and the qualitative responses were analyzed thematically.Results: Satisfaction towards health care system between the United States and low-income countries was found significantly different (p < .05). However, students in both settings experienced an inability toward affording quality healthcare due to economic factors and disparities.Conclusions: There is dissatisfaction with health care both in the United States and low-income developing countries among a sample of undergraduate students representing these countries. Efforts to ensure low-cost affordable health care should be a global goal.

Challenges Facing Contemporary Community Colleges

2019 ◽  
pp. 186-200
Author(s):  
Shah S. Ardalan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Open Access ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Workforce Training ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Increasing Demand ◽  
Student Completion

For over a century, American community colleges have delivered on their mission of open access and now educate about half of all undergraduate students in the United States. Recognized as primary providers of higher education and workforce training, especially to non-traditional and socioeconomically disadvantaged students, community colleges serve as transformative engines of prosperity and democratization of education. Contemporary community colleges face many challenges. Mainly, while community colleges are persistently underfunded, their leaders are under ever-increasing demand to improve student completion.

scholarly journals Branches from the same tree: The case for integration in higher education

2019 ◽  
Vol 116 (6) ◽  
pp. 1865-1869 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Skorton
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Albert Einstein ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Public ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Integration Of Disciplines ◽  
And Mathematics

The nature of work is changing rapidly in the digital age, increasing the demand for skills in specific disciplines. Across the United States and beyond, this evolution has led to an increased emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education at every level. Meanwhile, at US institutions of higher education, the proportion of undergraduate students who earn a degree in the humanities is declining. However, while the public discussion often pits the disciplines against one another, the sciences, arts, and humanities are—as Albert Einstein once wrote—“branches of the same tree” [(2006)The Einstein Reader]. They are mutually reinforcing. Therefore, the best way to prepare the next generation for the future of work, life, and citizenship is to provide broad, holistic educational experiences that integrate the STEM disciplines with the arts and humanities. A new study from the Board on Higher Education and Workforce of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine bolsters the case for such an approach, finding considerable evidence that the mutual integration of disciplines leads to improved educational and career outcomes for undergraduate and graduate students.

scholarly journals Analysis of Colombia’s Saber Pro results 2019 for natural science and environmental teachers training: Reflections and challenges in a higher education based in competences

2020 ◽  
Vol 211 ◽  
pp. 01017
Author(s):  
César Augusto Aguirre León ◽  
Elizabeth Moreno-Gómez ◽  
Luis Juan Carlos García-Noguera
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Academic Level ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Undergraduate Programs ◽  
Teachers Training

University students from all academic programs and institutions of higher education in Colombia are evaluated through standardized tests that measure general and specific competencies according to the academic level (professional, technical). One of these tests corresponds to the called Saber Pro, where undergraduate students from all disciplinary areas are evaluated in two modules: generic (or basic) and specific competencies, which are related to evaluation, learning and teaching. The objective of this study is to carry out an analysis of the characterization of the population and the results that took the exam in 2019. The group correspond to teachers training in academic undergraduate programs in natural sciences and environmental education. The methodology carried out was the documentary analysis of the databases where we can find the results of this test for the study of population, the analysis of the results was carried out by qualitative and quantitative approach. Seventeen universities in the country of official and private origin were found with distance and face-toface modalities; characteristics of those evaluated students were established and there was also an analysis based on the individual averages per university for the test components. The analysis of the results allowed identifying the characteristics of socio-demographics, all most of them are in vulnerable situations, the women have major access to internet and computer tools and the educational levels completed is major in the students´ mother. As for the module of generic and specific competences, the highest and lowest individual weights per university and gender were identified.

i-Leadership

2017 ◽  
pp. 231-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Barron ◽  
Daniel Alexander Novak
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Pacific Northwest ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
The United States ◽  
Millennial Students ◽  
Self Organized ◽  
The Pacific

The United States' workforce is going through an enormous generational shift as Baby Boomers exit the workforce and Millennials launch their careers. The awareness of generational differences in learning styles and attitudes has been particularly acute in colleges and universities as Millennials make their way through higher education. In this regard, institutions of higher education are in a unique position to begin shaping the leadership values, identities, and experiences of the future leaders of our society. This chapter seeks to fill some of the gaps in the literature about the design of education programs to increase leadership expertise in Millennials through observation of a leadership program designed and taught by undergraduate students at a large university in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Findings include insights into how Millennial students define and value leadership, self-organized to create systems of peer learning and mentorship, and how these digital natives did (and did not) use technology.

A Growing Divide: The Promise and Pitfalls of Higher Education for the Working Class

2021 ◽  
Vol 695 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-106
Author(s):  
Douglas A. Webber
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Working Class ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Student Debt ◽  
Underrepresented Minority ◽  
Expected Return ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
High Degree

This article is an analysis of recent dynamics in U.S. higher education, paying particular attention to how the market for higher education has changed since the Great Recession and how those changes have affected the working class. I examine the evolution of higher education over the past decade from the perspectives of both students and institutions, and document ways in which the Great Recession exacerbated inequality in access to college and outcomes among those who attend. While the expected return to attending college remains high, the downside risk (driven largely by student debt and a high degree of noncompletion) is also nontrivial. As in many other contexts, the burden of this risk is not shared equally across the population but is shouldered most acutely by students from low-income backgrounds, particularly among underrepresented minority groups.

scholarly journals Building Global Health Capacity at a Minority-Serving Institution in the Bronx: The Potential Role of PhotoVoice and the Geo-Social Pathway Framework in This Endeavor

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30
Author(s):  
Joseph Daniels
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Low Income ◽  
The United States ◽  
Comparison Method ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Research Projects

Global health training programs for undergraduate students are expanding in the United States, which includes Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs), but capacity building is needed at MSIs to develop career pathways into the field, especially for those institutions that serve low-income students who live in communities with high health disparities. Often, global health pathways begin by building a global lens through the examination of local health issues coupled with international educational experiences. This approach is limited for students who come from low-income settings with limited funding for international experiences, and as a result, may not see the feasibility of a global health career. However, there may be opportunity in harnessing student motivations and participatory research methods to build interest in a global health career. This article outlines the course, Fundamentals of Global Health, offered at a public MSI in the Bronx. The course was grounded in the Geo-Social Pathway Framework and utilized PhotoVoice to engage students in individual research projects. A constant comparison method was used to analyze papers, photos, reflections, and presentations in order to identify themes. Analysis of course materials submitted by students suggests that they were motivated to examine health disparities using PhotoVoice and that they focused their research projects on their family and community health disparities, or aligned with educational or professional goals to address their community health needs. This course model may inform future training in global health for students at MSIs, but community-based participatory research priority funding is needed to sustain global health at these key institutions.

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