As well,
a number of academic studies have made a connection between profitability and corporate social responsibility.
A number of academic studies have also shown our risk tolerance is influenced by many factors, including the words used to describe an investment, our emotional state, prior market performance, and even our last meal.
The authors claimed that an «Increasing
numbers of academic studies are finding that mental health problems have been soaring among girls over the past 10 - and in particular five - years, coinciding with the period in which young people's use of social media has exploded.»
Not exact matches
Sociologist Pontell and his colleagues Kitty Calavita, at U.C. Irvine, and Robert Tillman, at New York's St. John's University, have demonstrated this in a
number of compelling
academic studies.
Academic institutions, meanwhile, can give out an unlimited
number of H - 1B visas to people
studying and teaching in America.
Coming back to the broader issue
of data innovation, it is interesting to note that dataset merges have been behind a growing
number of important
academic studies and research findings in recent years.
Wealth, Tastes and Entrepreneurial Choice, a 2015
academic study on this topic, is a good example and references a
number of related
studies.
A given
number of course credits is the quantifiable criterion to determine whether a course
of study has been completed at such a level
of competence as to have earned an
academic degree.
During his
studies at Union Seminary in New York City during the
academic year 1930 - 31 he made a
number of contacts that later proved important.
A research article by Jiangman Guo, Virginia Polytchnic Institute, references a
number of different
academic studies as well as Consumer Reports research and comes to the conclusion that fabric softener increases the flammability rate
of fabrics.
During her many years
of academic journey, Professor Opoku - Agyemang served in a
number of important roles including Head
of the English Department, Dean
of the Faculty
of Arts and Dean
of the Schools
of Graduate
Studies and Research, all
of the University
of Cape Coast.
The principals have, accordingly, been asked to submit information, including the names
of their registered trainee students for the
academic year, their levels, identification
numbers, enrolment years, expected completion years, programmes
of study and nationalities.
«THE
STUDY FOUND THAT BLACK AND LATINO STUDENTS HAVE HALF THE
NUMBER OF ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES compared to their white and Asian peers, according to data from 353 high schools in the 2011 - 2012
academic year.
But the sheer
number of students I've met over the years who've run into significant snags with these kinds
of studies suggests that you do not want your
academic future hinging on one
of these kinds
of projects.
Vaccines are successful in preventing pandemic flu and reducing the
number of patients hospitalised as a result
of the illness, a
study led by
academics at The University
of Nottingham has found.
The report, «U.S.
Academic Scientific Publishing,» published November 19, follows a July 2007 NSF
study which found that the absolute
number of science and engineering (S&E) articles published by U.S. - based authors in the world's major peer - reviewed journals plateaued in the early 1990s even as funding and personnel increased.
«Rather than focusing on total
numbers of published reports, reviews
of academic performance should explicitly take into account the proportion
of a researcher's initiated
studies (e.g., those receiving ethics approval or funding) that have been reported, for which protocols have been shared, and that have had their dataset reused by other researchers.»
In all, about 62 %
of the individual differences in
academic achievement — at least when it came to GCSE scores — could be attributed to genetic factors, a
number similar to previous
studies» findings, the team reports online today in the Proceedings
of the National Academy
of Sciences.
«There are an increasing
number of patients who are co-authoring
academic research papers, co-designing trials and
studies, and joining trial management teams,» Stephens says.
How universities fare on reputational quality -
of - life and
academic rankings — such as those published by the Princeton Review or U.S. News & World Report — can have a measurable effect on the
number of applications they — and their competitors — receive and on the
academic competitiveness
of the resulting freshman class, according to a new
study.
The
study shows an association between the belief in the need for genius in an
academic field and the
numbers of women in that field.
In
academic research we are a «significant player in the European Space Agency science programme,» with a key role in a large
number of areas, including earth observation, planetary exploration, and
studies of the sun.
The
academics studied afternoon bird
numbers — which tend to be lower than birds generally seen in the morning — because are more in keeping with the
number of birds that people are likely to see in their neighbourhood on a daily basis.
«Too many [PhD] students are graduating for a limited
number of professor positions with minimal training for careers outside
of academic research,» noted Don Gibson, a PhD candidate
studying plant genetics at UC Davis.
In the postsecondary space, the Gates Foundation made a
number of grants — both directly and through NGLC — to intriguing ventures with the potential to improve education dramatically, including some
of my disruptive favorites: start - up MyCollege Foundation, which will establish a non-profit college that blends adaptive online learning solutions with other services at a low cost; University
of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online
academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month for students seeking a degree and for which NGLC will fund a research
study of its online students and a comparative one
of students enrolled in a blended - learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College
of the District
of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course for edX.
And last month I wrote about a new paper
studying an early retirement plan in Illinois that led to huge
numbers of older, more experienced teachers retiring but which resulted in no
academic harm.
A new
study draws attention to the large
numbers of Detroit children who have been exposed to lead and establishes a link between blood - lead levels and lower
academic performance.
The
number of years that K - 3 pupils spend in classes with fewer children seems to have little effect on their
academic achievement, a
study suggests.
A
study of six Texas community colleges where higher - than - expected
numbers of poor and first - generation students progress to four - year schools finds that a structured
academic pathway, student - centered culture, and culturally sensitive leadership are common threads among them.
A
study of 700 students from 11 school districts in Tennessee found that students doing projects using videotaped problems over a three - week period performed better in a
number of academic areas later in the school year.
Only half
of parents and carers had heard
of the EBacc, compared to 58 per cent last year, despite a push from ministers to increase the
number of pupils
studying the core
academic EBacc subjects.
In a 2008
study, we examined whether the
academic achievement
of special education students was affected by the
number of options they had to leave their public school with a voucher.
A 1992
study of 700 students from eleven school districts in Tennessee found that students doing projects using videotaped problems over a three - week period performed better in a
number of academic areas later in the school year.
The verdict: a decade
of research and evaluation
studies confirms that children and youth who participate in afterschool programs can reap a host
of positive benefits in a
number of interrelated outcome areas —
academic, social - emotional, prevention, and health and wellness.
Starting in the 1980s, states increased the
number of courses required for high school graduation, and began mandating students take additional courses in core
academic areas such as math, science, social
studies and foreign language.
Add to this nebulous college entrance environment the challenge presented by the proliferation
of four - year high schools, whose
numbers skyrocketed from 2,526 in 1890 to 10,213 in 1910, and it is easy to see why the trustees
of the Carnegie Foundation felt the need to define college: «An institution to be ranked a college must have at least six (6) professors giving their entire time to college and university work, a course
of four full years in liberal arts and sciences, and should require for admission not less than the usual four years
of academic or high school preparation, or its equivalent, in addition to the preacademic or grammar school
studies.»
Previous
studies measure research excellence based on
number of publications, grants awarded,
number of citations, peer / department chair rating, time spent on research activities, faculty membership in
academic research societies, and awards for research.
This included: attendance levels (
studies show a positive relationship between participation in sports and school attendance); behaviour (research concludes that even a little organised physical activity, either inside or outside the classroom, has a positive effect on classroom behaviour, especially amongst the most disruptive pupils); cognitive function (several
studies report a positive relationship between physical activity and cognition, concentration, attention span and perceptual skills); mental health (
studies indicate positive impacts
of physical activity on mood, well - being, anxiety and depression, as well as on children's self - esteem and confidence); and attainment (a
number of well - controlled
studies conclude that
academic achievement is maintained or enhanced by increased physical activity).
A 2009
study of seventh and eighth grade students at 10 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country found that those attending afterschool programs skipped school fewer times, increased school effort, and gained
academic confidence; moreover, the first two outcomes cited above increased as the
number of days attending afterschool programs increased (Arbreton, Bradshaw, Sheldon, & Pepper, 2009).
While a growing
number of studies have evaluated K - 12 school voucher programs along
academic dimensions, few have focused on the development
of non-cognitive skills and civic values.
A select
number of applicants for non-degree
study may be admitted to take up to two courses during the
academic year.
As schools and districts work to improve the
academic success for a growing
number of English language learner and bilingual students, a new
study provides insights...
A
study of 1,224 children between the ages
of 8 and 11, on skills such as addition,
number sequencing, size ordering and sentence memory, found «compelling evidence that physical activity between lessons is a valuable component
of the school curriculum, for
academic as well as physical development.»
While ultimately the reasons given for suspension or exclusion relate specifically to student behaviour, a
number of studies have found that it is not necessarily the behaviour, but rather the individual student — including their attitude and
academic commitment — that influences the school's response.
As a doctoral student, Nathan worked on a
number of projects, including several state - commissioned validity
studies with his advisor, Dr. Derek Briggs, examining approaches to quantifying
academic growth.
A
number of recent voucher
studies in other states documented actual loss in
academic achievement for participating students.
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