Many employers value continuing education and assist employees in their pursuit
of advanced degrees on a part - time basis.
The impact
of advanced degrees on teacher performance has been studied extensively, and research has shown that such degrees generally do not make teachers more effective.
Not exact matches
Zymeworks had a payroll with 25 names
on it, many
of them with
advanced degrees, and was even trying to hire a few more people at the time.
A group
of «Mad Men» fans with
advanced degrees in culture, history, politics and business started a blog to offer their scholarly commentary
on the show.
A
degree of kinship between human beings and the rest
of physical creation has always been clear to an extent, but the depth and detail
of our interrelationship with the rest
of life
on the planet is being confirmed over and over again in breathtaking detail by new scientific
advances such as genetic studies and molecular biology.
Reinforcing in
advance the claim I have put forth at the end
of Part Two, Hartshorne went
on to point out: «Just as the Stoics said the ideal was to have good will toward all but not in such fashion as to depend in any [221]
degree for happiness upon their fortunes or misfortunes, so Christian theologians, who scarcely accepted this idea in their ethics, nevertheless adhered to it in characterizing God.»
Branch carefully follows King's path to the Dexter Avenue pulpit, describing his often tempestuous relationship with his father and tracing his maturation from a dandyish Morehouse College undergraduate to a thoughtful scholar - minister with
advanced degrees from Crozer Theological Seminary and Boston University (where he met Coretta Scott, whom he married against the wishes
of «Daddy» King) In one
of his all - too - rare explorations
of the intellectual underpinnings
of the civil rights movement, Branch makes a solid case in these early chapters for the decisive influence
of Reinhold Niebuhr
on the development
of King's moral philosophy.
Can anyone doubt by now that some appealing sets
of «throuples» with
advanced degrees, living perhaps in retirement communities, will come forward demanding to know the ground
of principle
on which they may be barred from marrying the ones they love?
However,
on his return, the University authorities were understandably cool about the young man who had left Erfurt only thirteen months previously, with no theology
degree, and came back not only with his Bible «Baca», but with his application already well
advanced for the final
degree of Sententiarius; they refused to proceed with it.
She holds an
advanced Sommelier degree from the Court of Master Sommeliers, where she was rewarded the Rudd Scholarship for top scores on the Advanc
advanced Sommelier
degree from the Court
of Master Sommeliers, where she was rewarded the Rudd Scholarship for top scores
on the
AdvancedAdvanced Exam.
While
advanced analytics can be subject to some
degree of interpretation, they are also a non-subjective analysis
of the raw numbers — what happened actually
on the court... right?
Levesque does not hold any
advanced degrees or even a college diploma — yet, like McMahon, he surrounds himself with brilliant minds
on the WWE executive team that do — and he has heard people question how a former wrestler can help shape the future
of the company.
Too many parents believe there is only one definition
of success — and it's one that depends
on an
advanced degree from a prestigious school.
You are confusing certified nurse midwives, who have nursing
degrees and usually an
advanced degree with a focus
on obstetrics, with lay midwives, whose level
of regulation varies by state, but they mostly operate in a legal grey zone where they aren't regulated because they specifically aren't medical professionals, but then they promote themselves as having the training to handle just about anything.
On the wider scientific canvas, however, the
advances in biology and medicine have began to draw a more sophisticated, many - layered picture where heredity is characterised with a notable
degree of flexibility and openness to the effects
of personal or collective experience and the influence
of the environment.
The Democratic - led Assembly
on Wednesday
advanced legislation that would require a new
degree of transparency for political ads seen
on social media and other digital platforms, a move aimed to enhance disclosure laws in an otherwise opaque, but growing field
of director voter influence.
I have
advanced degrees in government and public policy and
on - the - ground experience as former deputy town supervisor, chair
of the Environmental Commission for six years, commission liaison to the Planning Board for three years and a member
of the Zoning Code Review Committee for five years.
From failing to protect residents in
advance of Hurricane Sandy to toxic molds to turning
on the heat only if it gets to 25
degrees, NYCHA is failing its residents.
He went
on to earn a master's
degree at SUNY New Paltz and did
advanced graduate work in public administration and economics at the State University
of New York at Albany.
Heather holds an undergraduate
degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University of California at Berkeley; a Master's Degree in Human Rights from Columbia University; and a certificate of advanced study from the Harriman Institute, the oldest research institute on Eastern E
degree in Peace and Conflict Studies from the University
of California at Berkeley; a Master's
Degree in Human Rights from Columbia University; and a certificate of advanced study from the Harriman Institute, the oldest research institute on Eastern E
Degree in Human Rights from Columbia University; and a certificate
of advanced study from the Harriman Institute, the oldest research institute
on Eastern Europe.
On Friday, a Cook County jury acquitted him
of first -
degree murder, buying his claim that he was defending himself against an unwanted sexual
advance, his mother confirmed Saturday.
When the World Wildlife Fund announced a $ 10,000 grant to fund an elephant study at Dzanga Bai, soon after Turkalo arrived, she won it
on the strength
of her practical experience, even though her most
advanced degree was a master's in science education.
In addition, most doctoral students - particularly those working in highly experimental areas - are expected to embark
on the practical work
of their thesis right from the first year
of their PhD studies, even though in theory the preparation
of the thesis starts after having obtained the
Advanced Studies
Degree (one year
of courses plus one year
of guided research — see sidebar).
When he completed his undergraduate
degree in mathematics at the University
of Cambridge, Crowdy opted to stay
on at Cambridge do a diploma in
Advanced Mathematical Studies.
But the available data do allow us to calculate the proportion
of bachelor's -
degree recipients who go
on to receive an
advanced degree.
Numerous federal agencies that historically have focused their minority recruitment and retention efforts
on universities, including NSF, NIH, and the Department
of Education, are now implementing or expanding programs to fortify science education at community colleges, to facilitate 2 - year students» transfer to universities, and to encourage those students to continue toward
advanced degrees.
With an undergraduate
degree in nursing and a master's in health promotion, completed in 1995, from TMDU, Moriguchi first worked at a health policy think tank in Tokyo and then in August 1999 joined the University
of Tokyo's Research Center for
Advanced Science and Technology where he worked
on policy issues related to drug evaluation and medical economics.
Which is why, this month, we've invited some
of these behind - the - scenes employees
of universities and research institutes, all
of them with
advanced degrees in science — to tell you what they do, why they chose to leave hands -
on research to others, and how they took the step onto an alternative academic path.
After receiving a few years
of on - the - job training in optometry, I realized that to
advance my career I would have to complete a bachelor's
degree.
Past studies had relied
on either one year or a limited number
of years
of data with projections and did not estimate the effect
of field
of study
on lifetime earnings for those who have an
advanced degree.
And while lean patients had a lower
degree of fatty deposits
on the liver and less
advanced fibrosis, these patients showed more severe inflammation
of the liver.
Their analyses show that leaf unfolding occurred,
on average, four days earlier per
degree Celcius increase in spring temperature between 1980 and 1994, whereas this
advance dropped to 2.3 days per
degree between 1999 and 2013, a decrease
of over 40 percent.
The University
of London introduced the DSc in 1860, but as an
advanced study course, following
on directly from the BSc, rather than a research
degree.
Stephen obtained his B.Sc in marine biology and biotechnology from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, an
Advanced Technical Diploma in Geographic Information Systems from the British Columbia Institute
of Technology, and a Master's
degree in Zoology from the University
of British Columbia, where his research focused
on terrestrial and oceanographic predictors
of Steller sea lion habitat in the north Pacific.
Caroline obtained her
degree in physics from the University
of Heidelberg, Germany in 2008 and went
on to do a PhD at the Institute
of Photonics, University
of Strathclyde, Glasgow in 2012 with a thesis
on the application
of wavefront sensorless adaptive optics in
advanced microscopy techniques.
Recommendation: Given the research indicating that the GRE and PGRE are poor predictors
of graduate student success, that their use in graduate admissions has a particularly negative impact
on underrepresented groups, and that they represent a financial burden for many students in pursuing
advanced degrees in the astronomical sciences, the AAS recommends that graduate programs eliminate or make optional the GRE and PGRE as metrics
of evaluation for graduate applicants.
Many RDs go
on to become a CNS once they have completed an
advanced degree and the type
of advanced clinical nutrition training the RD credential alone does not require.
The yoga therapy components
of my teaching are based
on my Master
of Science in Yoga Therapy
degree earned from Maryland University
of Integrative Health and from other
advanced training, not derived from my status as an RYT500 with the Yoga Alliance Registry.
While the game does have its strong points, including a high
degree of accessibility, the reliance
on 8 - bit era play mechanics and graphics make Army Men
Advance look like Army Men Color.
Meade began her career in operations and sales at Sundance Film Festival, then
advanced to film exhibition, serving
on the Board
of Directors for Women in Film and Television — Florida and directing 360 -
degree marketing and publicity campaigns for Academy Award ® - accredited film festival and theater the Florida Film Festival and Enzian.
The fact that teachers with master's
degrees are no more effective in the classroom,
on average, than their colleagues without
advanced degrees is one
of the most consistent findings in education research.
According to the Urban Institute's Matthew Chingos, «the fact that teachers with master's
degrees are no more effective in the classroom,
on average, than their colleagues without
advanced degrees is one
of the most consistent findings in education research.»
She served
on the Board
of Trustees for
AdvancED, an international accrediting agency, and currently serves
on the Board
of 10,000
Degrees, a non profit college access and success organization in Marin.
Numerous studies, including several based
on North Carolina data, show no significant relationship between
advanced degrees and effectiveness, with the possible exception
of high school teachers who receive
advanced training in their field
of specialty.
It found that «attending an exam school increases the rigor
of high school courses taken and the probability that a student graduates with an
advanced high school
degree» but «has little impact
on Scholastic Aptitude Test scores, college enrollment, or college graduation.»
«When Money Matters,» a report
of a national study released in 1997 by the Educational Testing Service (ETS), determined that spending money
on smaller classes has a greater impact
on math achievement than spending
on administration, school buildings, or hiring teachers with
advanced degrees.
However, other independent analyses have, based
on a range
of assumptions, methodologies and data sources, attempted to estimate the impact
of the INDCs
on temperature leading to a range
of average estimates below, at or above 3
degrees C. Importantly all deliver more or less similar emission levels in 2025 and 2030 and all confirm that the INDCs, if fully implemented, are an important
advance on previous scenarios.
Where microcredentials pertain to teachers rather than students, I think the concept is an outstanding way to do a number
of things in the area
of professional development: 1) recognize professional learning milestones to inspire continuous improvement; 2) move away from a one - size - fits - all (and oft debunked) approach to salary schedules, which typically depend exclusively
on time served and postsecondary attainment; 3) move towards recognition
of skill development
on an a la carte basis rather than solely as part
of an
advanced degree program; and 4) generate more personalized and self - paced professional learning opportunities.
Promotions and salary increases are based
on teachers» seniority and their acquisition
of advanced degrees.
Gwinnett County, Prince George's County, Md., and Springfield, Mass., for example, are among those using screening tools, such as Gallup's PrincipalInsight, that allow them to quickly gather information
on why a candidate wants to be a school leader and his or her likely ability to foster collegiality, or motivate teachers, students and parents.20 To ensure that would - be candidates genuinely want to lead schools and not just get a salary bump that comes with an
advanced degree, Chicago, St. Louis and Springfield, Ill., require would - be leaders to agree to serve as principals for a set number
of years.