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Literature Review

Introduction
The frequent extensively applied quality improvement techniques from industry are investigated in the setting of educational sector for instance, Total Quality Management (TQM); Six Sigma; ISO 9001; Quality Function Deployment (QFD); and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. In educational sector, TQM appeared one of the greatest numbers of past uses, whereas QFD is in the process of attaining acceptance. Additional methods explored in this sector did not show substantial application in America. A persistent enhancement method with the name of the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) applied widely in educational sector and explained as to how education Continue reading...

Introduction

Peer mediation decreases the level of conflict in urban schools. The conflicts in school could be initiated from factors within the school, or outside the school. According to a research that was done by William Paterson University, violence in schools is a process that is highly dynamic and contextual. Adolescent aggressiveness is rooted in the environment of the adolescent . The physical security measures that are put in schools only make the school environment seem strict and unaccommodating. At least that is what the literature review reveals concerning the perspective of the students on such measures . According to Frost, “The Continue reading...

Over the past generations, offering education to students with special needs had always been complex. Those who had learning disabilities were usually segregated from the mainstream, not just in education but also in social and economic activities. These youngsters were usually the ones who suffer, mainly as an effect of their sensory impairments or their physical disabilities, which went against their acquisition of new knowledge. Since then, it was believed that “human bodies must conform to a certain standard or norm” (Wang, 2009, p.154). This was carried on until in 1997, Jenkinson proposed that special students should be educated Continue reading...

Research Statement

Higher education has university acted as the basis of evaluation and recruitment into the job market. From this perspective, the degree that one chooses to pursue determines their market value within the labor sector. In this sense, certain degree courses are termed to have a higher value than others do. The period to cover the different courses may be equal but the situation after graduation is different. Employers have shown this by highly rewarding individuals who graduate with certain degree courses as compared to how they reward other individuals. For this reason, this survey is intended to unveil the Continue reading...

Abstract

This paper is dedicated to reviewing publications addressing the impact of family structure transitions, especially, parental divorce, on academic grades of young children and adolescents. The body of literature, explored in this paper, analyses the underlying mechanisms causing negative impact on child and adolescent wellbeing and school grades and future career prospects, suggests various intervention and therapy methods for children of divorce aimed at developing strong support systems for these children. Also, this paper summarized the findings of different studies about the potential benefits the children of divorce may have from various types of interventions, aimed at preventing internalizing Continue reading...

Literature Review

Tomlison (2007) believes that the manner in which students, transitioning from higher education to the labor market construct, manage, and even begin to manage their employability. He asserts that naturally, students have various expectations, attitudes and orientations regarding their future careers. He mentions graduate employability as a factor located centrally in the dynamic relationship between higher education institutions and the labor market. Today, there is a knowledge-driven economy that is obsessed with individuals with competitive knowledge, skills, as well as creative potential. These qualities are required for the increasingly challenging global economy. Tomlison (2007) notes that the majority of Continue reading...

The Associate of Arts or the A.A degree is basically a 90-credit transfer degree; it fulfills general education requirements among most 4 year degrees in science courses as well as art courses (Townsend, 30). In order to earn an Associate Arts or the A.A, one has to attain a cumulative score points of or grade point average (G.P.A) of two point (2.0) courses or units ranked 100 and above. Additionally, he/she has to complete not less than 15 credits in any community college (Adelman, 13). However, the requirements needed for one to be provided with A.A or an Associate Continue reading...

Visual Impairments all around the World: A Review of the Literature

Abstract
Worldwide, there are more than 285 million people estimated to be visually impaired, according to the World Health Organization (2013). The author of this paper presents diverse research topics on visual impairment around the world such as common diagnosis and treatments, and the availability of opportunities in different countries. The author of this paper also discusses how education for people with visual disabilities varies by country.

Introduction

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), (2013), there are more than an estimated 285 million people worldwide with avisual impairment (Resnikoff, Pascolini, Etya’ale, Kocur, Pararajasegaram,Pokharel,&Mariotti, 2005). The National Continue reading...

Review of Articles

Sanford, J., Townsend-Rocchicciolli, J., Horigan, A., &Hall, P. (2011). A process of decision making by caregivers of family members with heart failure.Research & Theory for Nursing Practice, 25(1), 55–70.

What is the purpose of this research?

The purpose of the research is to examine decision making by caregivers of heart failure patients.
What is the research question (or questions)? This may be implicit or explicit.
The research question of the study is explicitly stated and is “how do caregivers of family members with heart failure make decisions?”
Did the authors describe the design of this study? If so, give a description.

What characteristics does this study possess that are qualitative in nature? Review Chapter 2.

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Kelebu, M. (2013). The impact of inventory management and performance of private organizations in Uganda. A Case Study of Coca- Cola Mbarara Plant in Mbarara Municipality. (Bachelor’s Research Report). Academia.edu.
This study sought to find out impacts that effective inventory management and performance can bring to Coca Cola Plant as a private firm in Mbarara, Uganda. It is going to be important to the current literature because of the researcher’s good insights into the definitions of various key terms and current techniques employed by private firms in inventory management, the association between effective inventory management and the Continue reading...

Abstract

Competition among companies has become stiff. With the advent of globalization, companies
are now looking to maximize the potentials of their workers. Diversity has been given attention since the baby boomers who have mostly contributed much to the growth of the company are now mostly fifty years old and will soon retire. Companies will be losing lots of talents and skills when they retire. In this study, we will be presenting the five generations as stated by Dan Bursch in his research and present the different characteristics of each generation. It is our aim to present their differences and Continue reading...

Teaching Sustainable Sciences to Elementary Students: Strategies of Approaches

Davis and Smithey (2008) conducted research about effective strategies in teaching Science to elementary student. Davis and Smithey’s longitudinal research spanned 10 years during which the researchers studied patterns, strategies, and iterations of Science teaching methods for elementary students. Based on the outcomes of research, Science teaching for elementary students must be inquiry-based and collaborative between the teacher and the learners. In teaching science concepts including sustainability, teachers should interact with students by providing them opportunities to formulate and communicate their own ideas. In a lesson about sustainability, for instance, teachers may make lessons collaborative by asking the Continue reading...

Nowadays there is an increasing need for specialists with a high level of overall development, professional competence and creative abilities. This determines the change in the motivational sphere of the educational process. Therefore, one of the most urgent problems of modern education is the formation of a highly motivated student's personality that is able to live and work in a changing economic environment. Contemporary research in terms of motivation and cognitive activity of students is determined by the task of identifying specific structure of the motivational sphere conducive to the successful development of the profession. There are a number Continue reading...

Abstract

Hospital-acquired infections have always been a major impediment to high-quality health care especially in regards to fast patient recovery. These infections occur when the patient is exposed to bacteria and viruses possibly acquired from another patient in the same hospital. Most of the hospital-acquired infections are however preventable. Some simple strategies can be introduced in these health settings, and these can have a significant impact in terms of reducing the number of infections that are transmitted to patients around the hospital. It is from this aspect that this paper draws its premise. This paper aims to look at one Continue reading...

Pedodontics has witnessed dramatic changes in practices and attitudes in recent decades. Abushal and Adenubi (2000) found that the use of behavior management techniques, such as telling, showing, and doing, as well as positive reinforcement and voice control, were highly utilized by dentists in Saudi Arabia, thus, Feigal (2001) explained that there is an increasing need among would-be dentist to get quality medical education, acquire excellent communication skills, and show competency in cross-cultural competence and behavior management approaches for a child-friendly pedodontic practice.
Aside from having the knowledge and compassion in doing their job is also a key factor Continue reading...

Introduction 3

Automation Testing 3
Automated Test Case Creation and Execution 4
Automated Test Reports 4
Web Application Testing 4
Advantages of Automation Testing for Web Applications 5
Support of Programming Languages 5
Review of Some Automation Frameworks 6
JMeter 6
IBM Rational Functional Tester (RFT) 6
Selenium 6

Works Cited 7

Introduction
Testing is a vital facet of the process of software development. Testing has a critical role in maintaining the quality of the software applications. There are two forms of testing – manual and automated. Manual testing is the most fundamental form of testing. It requires testers to execute a set of steps Continue reading...

Why music literacy is a problem

Miksza and Gault (2014) examined the variables on music experiences in a classroom setting. The data were obtained from a 2009 study. The variables included the regularity and length of time that the children have received music instruction, the regularity of using music to teach math, and the fraction of children that receive proper music education outside school. These variables were also examined in relation to socio-economic status, child urbanity, and race. In the study, it was found that there were statistically significant disparities with children in relation to their socio-economic status, urbanity, and race on the variables of Continue reading...

Q1. Main Problem Addressed in the Research

The study focuses on an investigation on the two effects of cognitive strategies; semantic mapping and rote memorization on L2 vocabulary acquisition (p. 199). It acknowledges the fact that vocabulary is a key component of language proficiency and provides a basis for learners to communicate among themselves. In this research, Khoii and Sharififar notes that L2 teachers have been making attempts to determine, which learning strategies and tasks are effective to ensure that learners are capable of acquiring new words within a short period of time (p.199). However, in they also assert that there have been incidences of opposition Continue reading...

Introduction

Counseling is a technique of guiding or helping someone in making a decision in a problematic situation. Sometimes individuals, groups or even institutions need counseling when they come across complex situations. Counseling can be done by friends, family or teachers. There are also professional counselors who provide their services to their clients in various personal as well as professional matters. Professional counselors adopt innumerable strategies of counseling in order to help their clients. This paper intends to discuss various counseling strategies that can be used by professional counselors, parents, teachers and various other stakeholders in a variety of cases.

Counseling Strategy for children and Adolescents

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Research Question

This literature review will consider the question of how the use of social media affects ones self-esteem and overall life satisfaction. Based off of this research question, the literature review will explore the hypothesis that social media can have both positive and negative impacts on self-esteem and life satisfaction. The idea is that social networking sites provide additional support to improve self-esteem and life satisfaction in most cases, and social media serves as an extra form of support to those who otherwise may be anti-social in face-to-face communications (Cheung & Lee, 2014). Furthermore, the more people use social media, the Continue reading...