EDUCATING THE NATION: II. UNIVERSITIES

Part Ii: Due Process at Public Universities

identifying the optimal values of entrepreneurship trainers for educating young entrepreneurs at universities

professors are one of the most effective factors in educating the students and in the effectiveness of the entrepreneurial education. undoubtedly, the value biases of the entrepreneurship trainers have a fundamental role in forming their behavior in the process of entrepreneurship education. that is why the following research problem has been raised: what are the values of the entrepreneurship ...

Educating the Gifted.

The very subject of giftedness is fraught with contradiction and controversy. On the one hand, we often encounter misunderstanding, envy, and perceived elitism—and on the other, admiration, dependency, and respect. Little wonder that our K–12 education system has not yet determined how best to nurture extraordinary individuals so that they can become extraordinary contributors to society—and fe...

Educating for the future

In an educational context where ‘STEM’ (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) has become a dominant feature of discourse, the status of what may be perceived as the ‘softer’ subjects has been called into question. In Ireland, Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) constantly competes with the ‘harder’ subjects such as Science and Mathematics....

Educating the brain

British science fiction author H.G. Wells wrote that, “Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe,” in The Outline of History. This maxim remains as true as ever. Access to education is not only a human right, it is the foundation of a successful and productive society, and it is even crucial for the future of our planet. Numeracy and literacy are skills that a...