Sentences with phrase «academic evidence for»

I'll devote a full blog post to each, explaining the academic evidence for the premium, suggesting why it existed in the past, and whether it might persist.

These data show that traditional providers required more academic evidence for undergraduate program completion than alternative providers, emphasizing candidates» GPA, credits, professional GPA, and subject area.

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Additionally, student newspaper The Daily Tar Heel reports, the new report «found clear evidence that academic counselors from the football, men's basketball and women's basketball teams asked for players to be enrolled in bogus independent study classes in order for them to be eligible.»

The notion promoted by the Canadian technology council that an arts education leads to better results in a wide range of other areas was repeatedly deflated: «There is no evidence for a link between theatre training and overall academic skill... We found no evidence that dance education improves overall academic skills or reading... There is no evidence that training in visual arts improves overall academic skills or literacy.»

While there is no evidence that a large number of Chinese students or academics at US universities poses a threat to US interests, the Chinese government uses several education efforts as vehicles for soft power.

We know a lot from various kinds of evidence: a) the experience of the real estate sector, where recent studies by Macdonald Realty and Re / Max have confirmed the dominance of foreign buyers at the top end of the market especially, as stated for years by individual realtors (accounts often denigrated as «anecdotal»); b) there is the digging of several investigative journalists, and most notably by Ian Young of the South China Morning Post who has boldly and effectively raised issues native journalists have sometimes shied from; c) academic work, including the books by Katharyne Mitchell (2004) Beyond the Neoliberal Line and David Ley Millionaire Migrants (2011).

Brittney Kaiser, a former employee for Cambridge Analytica — who left the company in January and is today giving evidence in front of a UK parliament committee that's investigating online misinformation — has suggested that data on far more Facebook users may have found its way into the consultancy's hands than the up to 87M people Facebook has so far suggested had personal data compromised as a result of a personality quiz app running on its platform which was developed by an academic working with CA.

Or a similar integrity, for, as Anderson writes, «the largest and most rigorous academic study on the results of hormonal and surgical transitioning... found strong evidence of poor psychological outcomes.»

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It is important to observe that these comments do not necessarily apply to charismatic scholars who, though they may share with Pentecostals certain values of spiritual evidence, emerge for the most part from mainstream Protestant backgrounds where there is generally a more positive evaluation of the academic enterprise.

The Conversation's FactCheck team will be in Adelaide for the next two weeks, working with academics to test politicians» claims against the evidence as South Australians prepare to vote on March 17.

Good academic standing includes: satisfying the requirement of at least one semester of residency; full - time student (enrolled for 12 credits); evidence of normal academic progress (successful completion of 24 credits during the two preceding terms); and the completion of four seasons of eligibility in no more than 10 semesters of attendance at any institution.

But as cases of academic fraud and evidence of steering continue, it's becoming easier for those attacking the NCAA to point to substantive evidence that the NCAA does promote education enough to allow it to blatantly violate antitrust laws.

«There is little evidence that working directly on changing students» grit or perseverance would be an effective lever for improving their academic performance,» Farrington and her colleagues wrote.

You may recall that the original impetus for focusing on this previously unexplored set of skills, in How Children Succeed and elsewhere, was the growing body of evidence that, when it comes to long - term academic goals like high - school graduation and college graduation, the test scores on which our current educational accountability system relies are clearly inadequate.

Is there any evidence that giving kids time to eat a decent lunch, and time for physical activity and social interaction, would hurt, rather than help, their academic performance?

As a neuroscientist, and and a proponent of Waldorf Education, I seek evidence - based support for the principles of this education system, and I am particularly intrigued by evidence from brain research, the academic field I chose.

Indeed, a rich body of research suggests homework might benefit older students, and, even then, that there is no strong evidence that homework improves academic achievement (as discussed in this article from the Center for Public Education).

Evidence Based Parenting: You Can Make A Difference Join us for Coffee and Conversation on Wednesday, November 6 at 8:30 am The discussion will be led by Dr. Anne Townsend, President and Chief Academic Officer of Mariposa Child Success Programs, and current WSB parent.

We have long known that interactions with parents, caregivers, and other adults are important in a child's life, but new evidence shows that these relationships actually shape brain circuits and lay the foundation for later developmental outcomes, from academic performance to mental health and interpersonal skills.»

Goer has also written The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, which gives pregnant women access to the research evidence, as well as consumer education pamphlets and articles for trade, consumer, and academic periodicals; and she guest posts on Lamaze International's Science & Sensibility.

She pioneers the translation of academic research into evidence for use by parents and healthcare staff via the Infant Sleep Information Source website.

The Reuters Institute Digital News Report has become a central reference point for evidence - based discussions of news and media developments across the countries covered, and is frequently the basis for both professional, industry, policymaker and academic discussions.

This creates a puzzle for academics: the ambiguity about whether donations are rewards or incentives — as well as the sheer multitude of factors that affect politicians» decisions — has led to inconclusive evidence about the influence of money in debates like this.

Evaluating the Public Health Responsibility Deal for Alcohol surveys the evidence on the Government's flagship public health programme, which was launched in 2011 as a voluntary partnership with commercial organisations, public bodies, academics and NGOs to promote public health goals.

The council turned to Plymouth University academic researchers to analyse and review the evidence in order to design a new training programme for staff.

The Committee intends to hold public evidence sessions with thinkers and practitioners from local government, with academics and think tanks, and with ministers.The deadline for submissions is Friday 3 December 2010.

Identifying ways to address inequalities like those presented at the briefing, including evidence of a persistent gender - based wage gap and bias in NIH R01 grant proposal evaluation, is crucial for supporting female academics» career aspirations.

Tiffany Brannon's (University of California, Los Angeles) research provides evidence that school settings can affirm identity among members of negatively stereotyped groups — by, for instance, incorporating diverse cultural ideas and practices within academic courses or extracurricular activities — and, in turn, afford an increased sense of inclusion.

Research leaders say that waiting a few months for stronger evidence — such as quantitative proof of a drop in UK — EU collaborations, or an exodus of non-British EU academics (who make up 15 % of UK university staff)-- could be too late.

In a paper published in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences, academics from The University of Nottingham reviewed recent evidence that the neurochemical known as Gamma Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is responsible for dampening down the hyperactivity that causes the repetitive and involuntary movements and noises.

By reviewing over 90 academic studies on consumer response to process labels, the researchers found that while these labels satisfy consumer demand for quality assurances and can create value for both consumers and producers, misinterpretation is common and can stigmatize food produced by conventional processes even when there is no scientific evidence those foods cause harm.

To build the database, Wilson and his colleagues analyzed peer - reviewed literature, academic presentations, media articles, and industry and government reports for projects where scientific evidence suggests that the human activity was the cause of an earthquake sequence.

Colleges make the claim — clearly refuted by the book's ample evidence — that giving racial admissions preferences enhances minority students» opportunities for academic and career success.

The bulk of evidence over the last century «suggests that academic acceleration and most forms of ability grouping like cross-grade subject grouping and special grouping for gifted students can greatly improve K - 12 students» academic achievement.»

Duesberg, who is well known for denying the link between HIV and AIDS, escaped censure from the University of California, Berkeley, after an investigation upheld his academic freedom and found no clear evidence that he broke faculty rules in publishing the paper.

AAAS is among some 240 scientific and academic organizations that partnered with the March for Science, a non-partisan movement that aims to promote the use of science for the common good, including science education and the use of scientific evidence to inform public policy.

Called «Primary care factors and unscheduled secondary care: a series of systematic reviews», the report has been compiled by researchers from the University's Centre for Academic Primary Care who looked at evidence from studies around the world.

But although the National Curriculum Council, which advises Patten, says that Model B is intended only for less academic pupils, there is growing evidence than an increasing number of academic girls are choosing it.

For Friedrich Schiller University itself, such publications are evidence that Jena's long academic tradition is consistently able to produce up - to - the - minute research.

Most academic studies have found little evidence of any tangible long - term economic impact, with the most recent concluding that in most cases the Olympics are a money - losing proposition for host cities.

With the help of citizen scientists, the research team has identified seven dust particles and residues - less than 1 millionth of a metre across - that are consistent with interstellar dust, which they have documented in an academic paper entitled «Evidence for interstellar origin of seven dust particles collected by the Stardust spacecraft» and published in the journal Science.

In order to assess student preparation and readiness for the naturopathic medical program, applicants will be required to document evidence of academic achievement, submit a personal statement and three letters of reference, as well as attend an in - person interview.

But for most folks (who have no interest in wading through academic journals), real before and after examples of people's experiences with intermittent fasting are a kind of evidence that is both quick and immediately apparent.

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Following an academic talking head's advice that «Physical evidence helps to preserve a memory» — and a less convincing authority's insistence that a dead person's soul lingers in their newly - vacated home for about eleven months after their death — the filmmakers take it upon themselves to turn their grandmother's house inside - out, the better to immortalize her through the spectral traces they log on camera.

A growing body of evidence suggests that providing students with simplified information, reminders, and access to assistance during critical junctures, like FAFSA completion and the summer after high school, can help students navigate challenging bottlenecks and transition into collegiate environments where they've already shown the potential for academic success.

EN: What's the evidence that desegregation leads to academic benefits for poor or minority students?

Increasing each teacher's capacity to redesign and assess their own practice demands new ways of thinking, opportunities for deep collaboration and the willingness of school leaders to engage with academic and professional partners who will challenge, reflect and provide evidence for each school to create its own evidence - informed practices and protocols.

Standardising practice in core academic areas also creates more space to systematically innovate where the evidence isn't strong, including how to help young Australians develop broader skills for a changing world.