Patrick Blessinger

Why are Fewer Foreign Students Heading to the U.S. and More to Australia?

Why are Fewer Foreign Students Heading to the U.S. and More to Australia? Patrick Blessinger International HETL Association and St. John’s University The U.S. has arguably led the world in higher education for much of the twenty-first century. But while there is much to be proud of, there are also some trends that should give U.S. educational leaders and policy makers cause for concern. The share of international students who choose a U.S. university has dropped from 23 percent in 2000 to 16 percent in 2011. Meanwhile, other countries including Australia and the U.K. have experienced significant share increases. And although the U.S. ranks high in post-secondary degree attainment, its student loan debt now exceeds $1 trillion with average student loan debt near $30,000. Private expenditure per student is eight times higher in the U.S. than in Europe and this has real potential economic impact. The rich legacy of democratic education in the U.S. [...]

Patrick Blessinger2015-08-13T16:34:24+00:00August 13, 2015|Tags: Hechinger Report, International, Lifelong Learning, Patrick Blessinger, V2A7|

Lifelong education as an equalizer

Lifelong education as an equalizer Patrick Blessinger St. John's University (NYC) and International HETL Association Throughout much of human history hereditary privilege was often used as a means of organising society (for example, politically, economically and socially) and allocating resources. Hereditary privilege was not determined by one’s talents or skills or motivation or any other self-determining factor but rather by the class, gender and race one was born into. In other words, throughout much of human history, one’s status within society and one’s lot in life, to a large degree, was determined primarily by factors beyond one’s own control. Revolutions upset the established order The hereditary systems of power and privilege tended to create a system wherein the ruling class benefited by maintaining the status quo and by maintaining a monopoly over how resources were allocated within society. This is not surprising since established orders have a vested interest in maintaining [...]

Patrick Blessinger2017-09-30T18:12:12+00:00August 10, 2015|Tags: Democracy, Human Rights, Lifelong Learning, Patrick Blessinger, University World News, V2A6|

Teaching as a Human Experience: An Anthology of Contemporary Poems

The poems in this collection deal with the real life-worlds of professors, instructors, lecturers, teachers, and others working in education. This volume covers contemporary teaching experiences in education, including the many roles that teachers play...Read more

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Increasing Student Engagement and Retention using Online Learning Activities: Wikis, Blogs and WebQuests (Cutting-Edge Technologies in Higher Education)

Increasing Student Engagement and Retention using Online Learning Activities: Wikis, Blogs and WebQuests' uses case studies, surveys, and literature reviews to critically examine how these technologies are being used to improve writing...Read more

developer2015-07-07T18:40:41+00:00July 6, 2015|

Inquiry-Based Learning for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Programs: A Conceptual and Practical Resource for Educators (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning)

Inquiry-based learning (IBL) is a learner-centered active learning environment where deep learning is cultivated by a process of inquiry owned by the learner. It has roots in a constructivist educational philosophy and is oriented around three components...Read more

developer2015-07-07T18:40:06+00:00July 6, 2015|

Inquiry-Based Learning for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: A Conceptual and Practical Resource for Educators (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning)

Inquiry-Based Learning for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: A Conceptual and Practical Resource for Educators (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning)...Read more

developer2015-07-09T10:53:48+00:00July 6, 2015|

Inquiry-Based Learning for Multidisciplinary Programs: A Conceptual and Practical Resource for Educators (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning)

Inquiry-based learning (IBL) is a learner-centered, active learning environment where learning is cultivated by a process of inquiry owned by the learner. It has roots in a constructivist educational philosophy and is oriented around three components...Read more

developer2015-07-09T10:52:43+00:00July 6, 2015|