What is a serious problem in college-level education?

Question

I need to write a research paper on a serious problem in education that impact in college and univerities.

PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!


Thanks

Answer 1

Well, there are too many general degrees, like "communications" where after you graduate it is difficult to find a job because you have no real specialized skill.

Also, college is becoming very easy and is not really much more difficult than highschool. (Are we really getting educated enought???)

And...(perhaps this goes hand in hand with the second one) too many people are getting 4-year college degrees that it almost doesn't matter anymore. To be competitive in the job market, you need a graduate degree because a BA or a BS is a dime a dozen.

Or, people with money or are good atheltes can get into Ivy league schools, while the rest of us must work very, very hard for the same opportunity of having a world-class education.

And, affirmative action. I am a law student and the only summer internships available are for minorities. I don't understand, as I grew up a poor white girl in the ghetto, with 2 drug addict parents and cockroaches in our studio apartment, sometimes homeless and living on the Metro bus, and moving out and working since I was 15 doesn't compare to a Mexican girl who is filthy rich, grew up having everything she wanted, including a private education. But she is a minority, and I am white, so she gets many more opportunities than I do. Opportunities include:
-scholarships (many can only be applied for by a minority)
-acceptance into college/ graduate school
-internships and careers after graduation
(perhaps colleges should start judging INDIVIDUALS and not the color of their skin- that's racisit. I am often being discriminated because I am white)

Answer 2

Here are three topics.

The fact that the cost of higher education keeps going up. It is increasingly difficult for students to afford school and/or to be a fulltime student without also working alot of hours on the side, which then negatively impacts their studies and their grades.

The fact that schools are more and more reliant upon temporary and adjunct faculty. It means there are less "permanent" faculty to manage and build continuity in programs. It means the student's education may be of mixed quality, and they may have difficulty getting feedback or advising outside of class because the faculty aren't at the institution full time. It means sometimes really good teachers give up because they can't afford to support themselves on the miserly wages of an adjunct.

The discrepency between students who are well-prepared for college and those who are not. Basic skills in writing, math, public speaking, etc. are not as uniform with incoming students and so the colleges are increasingly being forced to offer remedial courses to get students ready for actual college-level studies.

Answer 3

Tenure for teachers who just don't do a thing after they get it

Or how about the fact that nearly ANYone can get a bachelor's degree now with all of the monetary organizations out there?