Sentences with phrase «little research examines»

Despite growing momentum to reform teacher evaluation in order to increase its impact on teachers» practice and persistence in the profession, very little research examines how current reforms influence teachers» attitudes or reported instructional practices.

Very little research examines coconut milk specifically, but one study suggests it may benefit people with normal or high cholesterol levels.

Despite many individual cases catching the public eye, up until now there has been very little research examining the scale of the problem and who is involved.

«There has been little research examining Internet - based, alcohol - related messaging,» said lead author Brian A. Primack, M.D., Ph.D., director of CRMTH and assistant vice chancellor for health and society in Pitt's Schools of the Health Sciences.

Thus, despite growing evidence on the interconnected nature of children's and parents» emotions during interactions as well as research showing the link between parent - child emotion regulation difficulties and children's AD, relatively little research examined this in tandem.

Not exact matches

Although the effects of company sponsors on the conclusions of pharmaceutical research have been extensively examined, little is known about the effects of industry sponsorship on nutrition research, even though large commercial entities are increasingly involved in global food and drink production.

Gay fathers tend to be economically well - off, one means by which their children may garner social advantages relative to other children, while additional research has shown that children of gay fathers did not report differences in sex - typed behaviour compared with parents of other family configurations.58 A large literature shows that parents tend to transmit values to their children along socioeconomic status lines, with middle class parents typically imparting different values from parents in lower socioeconomic strata.59, 60 However, little of this work has examined fathers in particular, as distinct from mothers.

The book examines: - why the research shows so little benefit for physiologic care and so little harm from medical - model management - what's behind the cesarean epidemic - what the research establishes as optimal care for initiating labor, facilitating labor progress, guarding maternal and fetal safety, birthing the baby, and promoting safety for mother and baby after the birth - the true, quantified risks of primary cesarean surgery, planned VBAC versus elective repeat cesarean, instrumental vaginal delivery, and regional analgesia - how the organization of the maternity care system adversely impacts care outcomes

Little research into multiple myeloma examines varying patient weight to see how cells encourage cancer growth.

«Very little has been known about recovery from cannabis use problems, and this is the first study to examine that on a national basis,» says John Kelly, PhD, director of the Recovery Research Institute, who led the study published in the March issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy.

Early sipping represents what is often a child's first direct experience with drinking, yet little research has examined the long - term impact of this behavior, in part because most studies do not measure early sipping and tasting alcohol with parental permission.

Considerable research has shown short - term benefits from health programs for low - income children, but little research has examined the long - term effects of Medicaid and similar programs on health and economic status.

Although much research has examined traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a possible risk factor for later life dementia from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), little is known regarding how TBI influences the rate of age - related cognitive change.

On the site, I explain and demonstrate instructional and classroom management strategies; explore technology, books, research and professional development tools that can make us better; help teachers fine - tune the design of their materials; examine the emotional and social forces that impact the way we do our work; and conduct my own little grass - roots studies on topics that I think need more attention.

They found that «relatively little research has systematically examined how much PE (as it is currently constituted) contributes to weight loss or lowers the risk of obesity, and what little research there is finds no association between PE and weight loss and obesity.»

Currently, little research has examined teacher appropriation of tablets into pedagogical practices (e.g., Fleisher, 2012; Greaves et al., 2012).

However, little research has examined the quality of the lessons let alone the results of their implementations.

«However, fewer studies have examined the PTHV model of K - 12 home visit programs, and little research has been conducted to understand how these visits shift teachers understanding of their students and use that understanding to shift practice.»

Despite the rapid roll - out of VRS into teacher preparation programs, little research has examined how VRS support prospective teachers» development and / or relate to practice in real classrooms with real students.

Now, new research examining data nationwide speaks to just how little is known about student achievement in the public - private hybrids.

Existing research efforts have been made to examine the factors contributing to professional development of classroom teachers in culturally and linguistically diverse settings, but most studies (see Garcia et al. 2009) focus more on cultural responsiveness with little attention to the linguistic aspect for teacher development (see Aguirre - Munoz et al. 2008).

Very little research has examined the use of digital representations of performance in group tasks, even though there are now tools such as e-portfolios that can facilitate this type of assessment.

Research on the importance of CAI on PK - 12 students has examined the effectiveness of CAI on student achievement (Chen & Liu, 2007; Liao, 2007), including drill - and - practice (Fuchs, Fuchs, Hamlet, & Powell, 2006), tutorial (Donovan & Nakhleh, 2007; Hannafin, Burruss, & Little, 2001), and simulation (Iskander & Curtis, 2005; Schorr & Goldin, 2008).

However, little research has examined variation in the long - term effects of teachers with similar value - added performance.

Those who content that these new standards are high in rhetoric only, that tomorrow's assessments will differ little from today's, that the Common Core Standards do not represent real reform, have not read the standards carefully, nor have they examined the research behind the standards.

There is so little money in climate science in general that any scientist who goes into climate research for the money should have his or her head examined.

Yet, little research to date has examined how to effectively communicate the scientific consensus on climate change.

Indeed, to push the inquiry, might we do a little research or maybe even examine our own data, to find if there is a correlation between the speed with which a bill is issued and the percentage of the bill that gets paid.

The Canadian Shark Research Laboratory at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, which is where the recent specimen was examined, has a profile of the Greenland Shark and hopefully the information contained therein can be updated with this recent specimen because the current profile backs up the point that very little is known about this very large predator.

Relatively little is known about social gradients in developmental outcomes, with much of the research employing dichotomous socioeconomic indicators such as family poverty.2 5 16 Thus, it is unclear whether poor developmental outcomes exhibit threshold effects (evident only when a certain level of disadvantage is exceeded), gradient effects (linear declines with increasing disadvantage) or accelerating effects (progressively stronger declines with increasing disadvantage) as suggested by some recent studies.17 — 19 Further, most research has examined socioeconomic patterns for single childhood outcomes1 or for multiple outcomes within the physical3 4 or developmental17 18 20 health domains.

However, little empirical research has examined how marital couples communicate about financial issues, specifically, and how these financial communication messages contribute to, or detract from, marital satisfaction.

Little empirical research, however, has been undertaken that examines gene × gene interactions in the etiology of conduct disorder and antisocial behavior.

While little research has examined the housing situation of urban Aboriginal people, qualitative research conducted in Perth, Western Australia37 and in Sydney, Australia38 has documented the major difficulties that many urban Aboriginal people continue to face in obtaining stable, safe housing and the stress and emotional toll that this instability places on children and adults alike.

To date, very little research has examined the roles of siblings or extended family members (but see Pratt & Fiese, 2004) or class differences (but see Burger & Miller, 1999; Melzi & Fernandez, 2004), and none have examined non-traditional families.

However, again, little research has examined within culture class differences, or taken a truly multicultural approach, examining multiple cultures varying along specified dimensions that would be theoretically relevant to mother — child reminiscing.

Although there is much research examining how therapy goals influence outcome, little attention has been given to the relationship between viability goals and outcome in couples therapy.

Abstract: There is little research that has examined cyberbullying among children under the age of 11 years.

Very little research has examined what psychologists call «adolescent sibling bereavement».

Little research has examined associations among parent — adolescent relationship variables, diabetes management, and psychological well - being in Latino youth, even though Latinos are the fastest - growing minority group in the USA (US Census Bureau, 2010).

Despite the well - established association between adolescent sexual activity and delinquent behavior, little research has examined the potential importance of relationship contexts in moderating this association.

Previous research has investigated the deleterious effects of child maltreatment on child development; however, little research has examined the development of children who live with caregivers who are at risk of maltreatment on child development outcomes.

Very little research has examined the relationship between self - concept clarity and the episodic and semantic components of emerging adults» autobiographical recollections.

Little research has examined how attachment styles in childhood are related to current romantic relationship experiences.

Moreover, relatively little research has examined the quality of attachment relationships to fathers compared to attachment to mothers in relation to the child's delinquent behavior (Williams and Kelly 2005).

Little research has examined the socio - emotional mechanisms that account for the psychological effects of MI.

Extensive research has examined face - to - face aggression within adolescents» romantic relationships, but little attention has been given to the role of electronic technologies in adolescents» perpetuation of these behaviors.

Trait mindfulness, or observing experiences without becoming emotionally aroused or passing judgment, has been linked to increased sleep quality in emerging adults, but little research attention has examined mechanisms that may explain this relationship.