Sentences with phrase «best education researchers»

The world's best education researchers, theorists, and staff developers provide a comprehensive view of instruction from a theoretical, systemic, and classroom perspective.

I used to think that our best education researchers, policy analysts, policy makers, and practitioners were too busy with their own work to indulge in honest and reflective reconsideration of their positions and opinions.

Not exact matches

«Even though extant research has identified numerous predictors of people's happiness and well being, most of these factors represent relatively stable aspects of an individual's life, such as the cultural environment in which one is raised or resides and demographics such as age, education, social class, marital status, and religion,» write the researchers.

Each year, our 60 faculty and staff members work with more than 6 intern teachers, 25 student teachers, researchers, and visitors to perform the major functions associated to Laboratory Schools: the development of innovative practices in education, research, the preparation of new teachers, professional development for practicing teachers, and the education of children using best established principles of education.

The researchers say this high incidence indicates the need for better parental education on how to prevent the condition, especially before the 2 - month well baby check - up.

Indeed, it is now possible to make a strong case that parent education programs can lead to better parenting all along the continuum of caretaking effectiveness, thereby achieving widespread gains in child development long sought by researchers and policy makers.

Harris Cooper, a well - known homework researcher, who is a professor of education and psychology at Duke University, says that no more than two hours of homework a night should be assigned to students in high school.

Researchers from the UK and Hong Kong will be researching themes that arise in our everyday lives including parenting styles, education and management practices as well as global issues including sustainability and migration.

But taken with the 4 publications in 4 years comment, if everyone is publishing limited and well spun / written work but of little scientific value then the education level drops, with continually lesser and lesser quality of scientist (or researcher) becoming peers.

But, as study co-author Schaffer, quoted by Basken, observes, «there is no evidence that there is a shortage of young, well - trained biomedical researchers to take their place on faculties in schools of higher education or as principal investigators on NIH research grants.»

The researchers accounted for other factors including the age, smoking, education and ethnicity of the expectant mothers as well as the gender of the baby.

The researchers suggest that better education of the public, and insurance plan designs that ask patients to pay part of the cost based on the likely value of the scan for them, may be needed to reduce unnecessary use and spending.

For example, mathematicians are expected to publish their best research alone and at a young age, whereas mathematics - education researchers tend to collaborate and get better with time.

The researchers have dotted their i's and crossed their t's like good scientists, controlling for the depression and substance abuse that often accompany PTSD and controlling for total brain size, age, sex, and education.

Beyond the initiative of individual institutions, a U.K. - wide sharing of best practices is being encouraged by Vitae, a membership program which was initially funded by the U.K. Research Councils to promote professional development of doctoral researchers and research staff throughout the United Kingdom's higher education sector.

The researchers found, after controlling for variables such as health, wealth, gender, ethnicity and education, that well - being increases over everyone's lifetime.

The use of simulation techniques in medical education, such as lifelike mannequins and computer systems, results in improved patient care, better outcomes and other benefits, according to a study led by a Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researcher.

«It will be a valuable resource for everyone who works in K - 12 science education — those who design curriculum and assessment, those who educate teachers, education researchers, as well as our nation's teachers,» he adds.

Then, the researchers collected data on how well each individual scored on the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) exam, an exam that all students in the United Kingdom must take and which is used for admission to advanced classes or colleges.

Group visits build in additional time for education, skill building, and the opportunity to discuss and learn from the experience of peers, as well as more face - time with caregivers, say the researchers.

Going forward, researchers said, they need to identify the reasons why group sessions yielded better outcomes, whether it is the additional time for education, the built - in social support, or other factors.

The researchers controlled for parents» education and income as well as for the students» gender, IQ and knowledge of addition, subtraction and multiplication.

«In contrast, changes in society, such as more leisure time, higher environmental awareness and better education only comparatively recently brought about a situation where biodiversity data is being collected in a systematic way,» the researcher explains.

A further understanding of cognitive development in young students, Orosco said, both by researchers and educators working with English - language learners, could ultimately lead to better reading instruction for all students, improved measurement processes and fewer students unnecessarily being placed in special education classes.

To determine the best management practices for cattle transport, researchers focused on issues facing the supply chain, previous research, expectations for transport, and current methods of education and training for cattle transporters and managers.

The researchers conclude that the best way to boost organ donation rates is a multi-pronged approach that includes education and engagement with potential donors and their families, broader community engagement, concerted efforts by hospitals caring for potential donors, and optimized performance of organ procurement organizations who manage organ donation in this country.

French science and education minister Valérie Pécresse introduced the bonuses this summer as a way to reward the country's best researchers.

Meanwhile, education researchers are trying to weigh preliminary evidence related to skills students possess that are not easily measurable, such as being able to work in a team, communicating well, having academic tenacity, and «grit.»

In last week's issue of Science, Andrew Zucker, a senior researcher with the Concord Consortium, a Concord, Mass., nonprofit that studies the use of technology in schools, and Daniel Light, a senior scientist at New York City — based Education Development Center, Inc.'s Center for Children & Technology, pointed out that the falling cost of technology is helping computers get a better foothold in the classroom but cautioned that the impact of classroom PCs is still unknown.

Sharon Lynch, a science education researcher at George Washington University, says e-books such as these may eventually become mainstream but adds that research needs to be done on whether or not they are actually better than traditional textbooks.

Better education to coaches and parents about the effects of single sport specialization is critical, say researchers presenting their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada.

REON, located at Beacon Institute's Center for Environmental Innovation and Education (CEIE) in Beacon, N.Y., will collect, sort, analyze and graphically display information about the river, making it available to Beacon Institute and Clarkson researchers as well as those studying marine environments worldwide.

A new study by French and UK researchers published in a leading journal this week suggests that should no cure be found for dementia, then the biggest impact on reducing rates of this progressive brain destroying disease is likely to come from eliminating diabetes and depression and boosting education, as well as encouraging people to eat more fruit and vegetables.

This collaborative research will also be supported by education and training activities for therapists, physicians and doctoral researchers — the designers of future therapeutic devices — as well as by dissemination of the broader rehabilitation benefits of commercial and experimental wearable robots.

By the time it was incorporated, the focus has expanded to include elementary and secondary education, professional development training for researchers, and outreach to the public and the media about science education, the use of animals in biomedical research, and other topics such as the harmonization of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees and Institutional Biosafety Committees, as well as monitoring legislation.

Our scientists have a successful record developing junior researchers into well - versed professionals through education in unique technologies and hands - on laboratory experiences.

We have eminent researchers in zoology, botany, taxonomy, paleontology and geology, as well as in bioinformatics, bird migration, and museum education.

I have lectured in several international schools of higher education and I have a well - proven experience in training PhD students and experienced researchers.

Universities and other higher education institutions as well as public - and private - sector non-university research institutions and large research funding organisations support international researchers with postdoctoral jobs and fellowships.

When tai chi was combined with a standard depression treatment for a group of older people with depression, researchers found better improvement in the level of depression, as well as improved quality of life, better memory and cognition, and more overall energy, in comparison to another group in which the standard depression treatment was combined with a health education class.

The researchers suggest it could be helpful to provide better education about breast development and inform girls about sports bras and other options.

In the first study to examine weight changes during four years of college, however, researchers suggest that weight gain during the pursuit of higher education may go well beyond the first year, and could be a bigger health threat than parents, students, or scientists realized.

Researchers believe that with better education, postpartum nurses could help mothers identify life - threatening complications.

Currently, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University's Graduate School of Education, where he recently obtained a Ph.D. in the Learning Sciences and Technology Design Program, Schneider focuses on how emerging technologies can help educators design better learning environments.

But instead of beating the dead horse of education school ideology, researchers might better spend their time trying to figure out which forms of teacher preparation best enhance student learning.

The study by researchers at the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, N.J., also warns that an impending shortage of college - educated workers could undermine the United States» place in the world unless the nation does a better job preparing young people for higher education and expanding access to it.

In Building a Better Teacher, Elizabeth Green documents how Japanese education researchers studying American school classes in the 1990s were shocked by the quantity of interruptions American teachers endured; they found that almost a third of classes were thus interrupted.

Earlier this year, the National Research Council, under the direction of the National Academy of Sciences, called for universities, researchers, and school districts to partner in designing and producing studies that will serve both to enhance and increase the knowledge base on education as well as to bolster and support school districts.

At the workshop, Gardner led a discussion on ethical issues with Ross School teachers and staff, as well as education researchers.

«Declaring education to be an implicit fundamental right would raise difficult constitutional questions about other essentials such as food, shelter, and health care,» say Lindseth, Testani, and Peifer, as well as questions about the adequacy of school funding levels about which education researchers do not agree.