Most
of the schools in the study implemented flipped learning with pupils undertaking online instructional learning for homework prior to lessons, but some modified this approach to provide access to resources within lessons, or homework sessions outside normal lessons.
The sample
of schools in the study was broadly comparable with other English schools with above average levels of disadvantage and thus the results are somewhat generalisable beyond the immediate context.
We find few significant differences in the educational practices of the two groups
of schools in our study.
While the sample
of schools in this study is limited, the data nonetheless point to reading success in the most effective schools through a combination of locally or regionally developed small - group interventions set within a homegrown school reform model.
This could be due in part to the schools trying out various combinations of strategies and features, rather than all of them; to the newness
of the schools in the study; and to external constraints, such as state or district policies.
Not exact matches
Earlier this year, for example, Judy Zaichkowsky
of Simon Fraser University's Beedie
School of Business published a
study indicating that the presence
of just one woman on a company's board resulted
in significantly higher standards
of corporate governance (which has an established correlation to better financial performance).
To help determine whether it will result
in a real improvement
in the lives
of garment workers or
in business results, Levi's has enlisted Harvard's
School of Public Health to rigorously measure and
study the initiative.
Hours after the attack
in Kabul, a suicide bomber
in a vehicle attacked a foreign military convoy
in the southern province
of Kandahar, killing 11 children
studying in a nearby religious
school, police said.
A recent
study from the University
of Pennsylvania's Wharton
School found such «intertemporal markers» help motivate us
in two ways: offering an opportunity to separate ourselves from past «misbehaviour» and disrupting our attention from day - to - day details to focus on the big picture.
Calling it the «privacy paradox,» University
of Michigan
School of Information professor Cliff Lamp says
in studying social computing he has found that people make a lot
of noise when it comes to privacy, but push concerns aside
in favor
of convenience.
Commentary by George A. Lopez, the Hesburgh Professor Emeritus
of Peace
Studies at the University
of Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace
Studies in the Keough
School of Global Affairs.
She is a graduate
of the London
School of Economics - Peking University double MSc
in International Affairs, where she
studied history and political economy with a focus on US - China trade disputes.
The shocking part is that we claim that women aren't
studying STEM subjects at
school and aren't entering tech careers
in the U.S. because
of discrimination and oppression, but
in countries where women don't have a lot
of rights (and granted, those rights vary drastically even within Middle Eastern countries), they manage to succeed
in STEM
in school.
After graduating at the top
of his class
in high
school, Spacey went on to Julliard to
study acting.
DeAngelis graduated Cum Laude from Cornell University with a B.A.
in Asian
studies and history and also holds a Juris Doctorate from Rutgers
School of Law.
According to a
study in the Journal
of Behavioural and Experimental Economics, researchers from Columbia Business
School designed an experiment where they gave cheques to MBA students and tracked how long they took to cash them.
The
study, headed by Professor Edward Guinan
of the
school's astronomy and astrophysics department, initially looked at which crops would thrive
in soil that is similar to that found on Mars (based on readings taken by the Phoenix Mars lander and samples recreated on earth).
Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies
in the articles
of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion
of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence
in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke
of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow
of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack
of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number
of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations
of allegations by former members concerning the practices
of Scientology; corruption
in the leadership
of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic
of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record
of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values
of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out
of power
in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy
of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots
of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many
of America's public
schools; an early exploration
of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a
study of ecosystem destruction
in Irian Jaya, one
of the world's last substantial rain forests.
The
study sampled both parents
of high
school students intending to go to college, as well as the students themselves, to determine overall outlook on college expenses, money - saving habits, and life after college
in today's workforce.
It's intended to give graduates a solid background
in both economics and finance, and like Schulich, has a vast network
of partner
schools you can opt to
study abroad
in.
Before Dan Price caused a media firestorm by establishing a $ 70,000 minimum wage at his Seattle company, Gravity Payments... before Hollywood agents, reality - show producers, and book publishers began throwing elbows for a piece
of the hip, 31 - year - old entrepreneur with the shoulder - length hair and Brad Pitt looks... before Rush Limbaugh called him a socialist and Harvard Business
School professors asked to
study his radical experiment
in paying workers... an entry - level Gravity employee named Jason Haley got really pissed off at him.
«Strategic alliances are definitely becoming crucial
in building businesses
of all kinds and at an earlier stage than ever before,» says Gene Slowinski, director
of strategic - alliance
studies at Rutgers University's Graduate
School of Management.
«Our findings suggest that frequent e-cigarette use may play an important role
in cessation or relapse prevention for some smokers,» Daniel Giovenco, an assistant professor
of sociomedical sciences at Columbia University's Mailman
School of Public Health and the lead
study author, said
in a statement.
«Though we will continue to prosecute the campaign against terrorists that we're engaged
in today, the great power competition, not terrorism, is now the primary focus
of US national security,» Mattis said
in his opening statements at the Johns Hopkins
School of Advanced International
Studies.
Ronald Burt is a sociologist
in the University
of Chicago's Booth
School of Business who for more than 30 years has
studied the phenomenon
of «structural holes,» i.e., gaps within organizations.
But a 2014
study from Daniel Austin, a bankruptcy attorney and, at the time, a professor at the Northeastern University
School of Law, offers some
of the most
in - depth research to date.
Studies suggest that even one more year
of school means a 10 percent to 20 percent boost
in income.
«Think about being back
in school, and
studying not only one night for a midterm, but probably starting a couple
of weeks ahead,» Twohill says.
Olick has a B.A.
in comparative literature with a minor
in soviet
studies from Columbia College
in New York and a master's degree
in journalism from Northwestern's Medill
School of Journalism.
Michael Buehler, a lecturer at University
of London's
School of Oriental and African
Studies (SOAS) says Jokowi is not the only one at fault
in his lackluster campaign.
Just
in time for back to
school: an online repository
of study guides, flashcards and tutors from over 4,300 universities.
New Jersey — a wealthy, educated state with ready access to world - class health care
in Philadelphia and New York City — has «better access to higher - quality information that lets us be more complete»
in screening, Walter Zahorodny, a New Jersey Medical
School professor and director
of the New Jersey Autism
Study, said
in a conference call about the findings.
After traveling to Costa Rica during my Junior year
of high
school, I was inspired to
study abroad
in college.
In a
study commissioned by leadership consultant Green Peak Partners, and conducted by Cornell University's
School of Industrial and Labor Relations, researchers looked at 72 senior executives at public, venture - backed and private - equity sponsored companies and found that self - awareness was the biggest predictor
of a CEO's overall success.
A new
study by researchers from Uppsala University
in Sweden and the London
School of Economics finds the effects
of roboticization
in fact countervail much
of the negative media sentiment.
A recent
study by the University
of Greenwich's Business
School found that praise from the boss can actually be demotivating
in certain situations.
One recent (if small
study) that followed a diverse group 183 teens who attended public high
school for a decade, starting
in middle
school, found that «by the age
of 22, these «cool kids» are rated as less socially competent than their peers.
According to GirlsWhoCode, 74 percent
of middle -
school girls express interest
in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, yet only 0.4 percent
of high -
school girls plan to
study computer science as a major
in college.
And consider this: If you polled successful adults on whether they
studied hard
in high
school, what percentage
of those who did would say they did?
But what are the kinds
of things business
school students and faculty actually
study, and what use are they
in the working world?
He received his BA with high honors
in Economics at Princeton University and
studied business and finance at the Stanford Graduate
School of Business before leaving to co-found MetaReward.
«
Studies show that the slower the tempo, the slower people walk through the store, so the more they put
in their baskets and the more they end up buying,» Deborah MacInnis, professor
of business administration and marketing at the USC Marshall
School of Business, told the LA Times.
A recent
study by two assistant professors at the University
of Toronto's Rotman
School of Management found that while consumers» overall behaviour is shifting toward greater social responsibility, the rise
in ethical, or green consumption hasn't made people more altruistic.
In the end I chose to
study at Boston University, a private college that promised a ton
of scholarship money to help me pay for
school.
Young women are simply losing interest
in these fields as an area
of study and a profession as they progress from middle
school to high
school to college.
The University
of Regina
School of Business is designed for busy professionals who wish to
study part — time, and there's no shortage
of busy professionals
in the currently booming province
of Saskatchewan.
In the study «Dominant CEO, Deviant Strategy and Extreme Performance: The Moderating Role of a Powerful Board,» to be published next year in the Journal of Management Studies, Tang and co-authors Mary Crossan and Glenn Rowe of the Ivey School of Business examined the experience from 1997 to 2003 of 51 publicly traded computer firm
In the
study «Dominant CEO, Deviant Strategy and Extreme Performance: The Moderating Role
of a Powerful Board,» to be published next year
in the Journal of Management Studies, Tang and co-authors Mary Crossan and Glenn Rowe of the Ivey School of Business examined the experience from 1997 to 2003 of 51 publicly traded computer firm
in the Journal
of Management
Studies, Tang and co-authors Mary Crossan and Glenn Rowe
of the Ivey
School of Business examined the experience from 1997 to 2003
of 51 publicly traded computer firms.
What stands
in the way
of rapid development are numerous boundary disputes, says Peter Harrison, director
of the
School of Policy
Studies at Queen's University.
This
study, a joint project
of PricewaterhouseCoopers and the London Business
School, looked at the choices that managers
in insurance, wealth management, and banking make with respect to bonuses, pay raises, and promotions.
In fact, one study released by the Yale School of Management in 2008 went so far as to call retail investing the «dumb money.&raqu
In fact, one
study released by the Yale
School of Management
in 2008 went so far as to call retail investing the «dumb money.&raqu
in 2008 went so far as to call retail investing the «dumb money.»