Essays on Coburn

What are the most effective teaching and / or learning styles for international students? Are these different from those for domestic students?

Introduction

Relocation has been cited as one of the major causes of decline in the academic performance of many international students (Altbach, & Knight, 2007). Research by psychologists indicate that relocation to new countries affect the performance of international students as they are faced with cultural shock and have to struggle to keep up with the country’s education system(Rienties, Beausaert, Grohnert, Niemantsverdriet, & Kommers, 2012). In order to tackle this challenge, educators and psychologists have been developing better ...

What 2008 events gave rise to the need for this legislation?

The need for the Dodd-Frank Act (which complete name is the “Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act”) was given rise by the financial crisis of 2007–08. This crisis triggered the Great Recession, an event many economists consider the worst crisis in the financial markets since the 1930’s (Dodd-Frank Financial Regulatory Reform Bill Definition, 2016). The United States had suffered a “housing bubble” – an unexpected and sharp increase in real estate prices, fueled by easy credit, that lasted over a decade – which had burst in 2004. Many traded financial instruments had their value directly or ...

Neoliberalism is a politico-economic theory that has been used widely in the study of social sciences. It supports massive economic policies such as privatization, free trade, deregulation, fiscal austerity and it advocates for governments to cut their spending so as to enhance and augment the role that the private sector plays in the economy. The lecture by Derrick Hamilton was meant to explore how this theory has contributed to a racial wealth gap and its effects on businesses and the economy in general. The ‘Neoliberalism and Racial Wealth Gap’ lecture was an eye opener to the massive flaws of ...