This report is expected to be useful to graduate students, professors, and researchers in the field of adult education and extension education. In addition, researchers and students in education and psychology who are interested in independent study, individualized instruction, and human learning may find that the framework and findings reported here are relevant to their own research. Finally, some administrators and instructors in schools, colleges, and adult education may be interested in considering the implications of the study for their own efforts to develop and assist people who want to continue learning throughout their adult years.
What was it like to live during the Renaissance? Everyday Life in the Renaissance explores typical homes, diets and clothing during this period. Thanks to a surging economy and increased trade, many people had more money to spend on improved lifestyles, which included new household amenities, exotic foods and spices, and extravagant wardrobes. Witness the changing roles of work, education, religion, art and entertainment in family life over three centuries across Europe, and discover the realities of Renaissance city life.
The Shadow Scholar: How I Made a Living Helping College Kids Cheat
Last fall, a writer using the pseudonym Ed Dante wrote an explosive article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, confessing to writing term papers for a living. Technically, they are "study guides," and the companies that sell them-there are quite a few-are completely legal and easily found with Google. For about $10-20 a page, Dante's former employers will give you a custom essay, written to your specifications. During Dante's career, he wrote made-to-order papers for everything from introductory college courses to Ph.D. dissertations.
