Sentences with phrase «recent education study»

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It's an interesting model for rapidly educating software engineers, particularly considering that a recent study about the New York tech industry found that half of New York City's technical work force doesn't have a traditional college education.

In recent years, polls and studies have put Canada and our cities at or near the top of places to get an education, establish a business, raise a family and live a long, healthy life.

The Institute of International Education, a not - for - profit organization that researches the movement of international students, found that 304,467 American students studied abroad during the 2013 - 2014 school year — the most recent data available.

A recent study run by the Department of Education generated new data pertaining to student loan debt.

Nearly 17 percent of those who borrow for education costs will graduate owing more than $ 50,000, according to the recent study by the Brookings Institution.

According to a recent study by the online financial education site iQuantifi, the average debt load for those between the ages of 21 and 25 is $ 13,116.

Alison Gray, in a recent doctoral study on the empirical use of material relating to The Essay in Aid of a Grammar of Assent, in relation to the teaching of Key Stage Three religious education in a Catholic school in England, has shown the inherent capacity of children to reach belief by a proper use and understanding of the illative sense.

The recent decision made by St John's, Nottingham highlights a developing trend within theological education for training that intersperses practical ministry with theological study, sometimes referred to as «context - based» training.

«A recent study at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine suggests that abstinence - only» education can be effective in delaying sexual activity among sixth - and seventh - grade children.

For example, in a recent analysis published in an edition of International Studies in Catholic Education dedicated to the question of whether there can be such a thing as a Catholic curriculum, Therese D'Orsa argues from the Australian experience that «attempts to give meaning to the concept of a Catholic curriculum... have ranged across a spectrum familiar to those who lead in Catholic schools» and that such initiatives have had a «limited impact».

For instance, in the recent three - and - a-half-year study of effective Christian education, the research was conceptualized in terms of an assumption that «maturity in faith» can be defined as integrated faith.

A recent study of «effective Christian education» by Search Institute concluded that:

The technical emphasis in recent theological education has given us better pedagogies, opened up the larger society as a field for ministry, redistributed authority and power in the schools, and added new and important areas of study.

Recent research in cognitive psychology and communication studies have called into question many of the assumptions on which modern education has been based.

But a recent study by Joseph Allen, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia, and Robert C. Pianta, the dean of the education school there, demonstrates that when teachers are trained in how to create a better environment in the classroom, that can have a measurable effect on student performance.

Many concussion experts [3,13,16] recognize that concussion education, while important, is not likely to increase reporting by itself - a fact buttressed by the findings of several recent studies [13, 14, 16,17,18] that suggest that greater concussion knowledge alone does not change reporting attitudes - and that a multi-pronged approach to the problem is required, including creating a safe reporting environment and working to change the culture.

Besides the 2013 University of Washington study, a number of other recent studies have found education ineffective in improving self - reporting by athletes, adding to a growing body of evidence challenging the conventional wisdom that inadequate athlete concussion knowledge is the principal barrier to increased reporting, and suggesting that one of the best ways to combat underreporting by athletes of concussion symptoms may be to shift the focus of educational efforts towards helping coaches facilitate concussion reporting, the theory being that athletes will be more likely to report concussion symptoms if they no longer think that they will be punished by the coach for reporting, such as by losing playing time or their starting position, perceived by their teammates as letting them down, or viewed by their coach as «weak,» all of which have been documented in numerous studies over the past decade as reasons athletes are reluctant to report concussion symptoms.

[1 - 9] As a 2013 research paper [7] and a number of other recent studies [12 - 15] show, education alone (or at least that which focuses on educating athletes about the signs and symptoms of concussion and not changing attitudes about reporting behavior) does not appear capable of solving the problem, because the reasons for under - reporting are largely cultural, [2,3,9,10, 12 - 15] leading the paper's author to conclude that «other approaches might be needed to identify injured athletes.»

«Clinicians, parents, and coaches should make concussion education and awareness a priority, and address factors to provide a more optimal concussion - reporting environment,» says Johna Register - Mihalik, Ph.D, LAT, ATC, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and lead author of the one of the recent studies on underreporting.

Recent qualitative and quantitative studies have confirmed MomsTEAM's longstanding belief that, more than education about concussion signs and symptoms, it is changing the negative attitude of too many coaches towards reporting and creating a safe concussion - reporting environment that may be the best ways to improve the low rates of self - reporting found in study after study.

However, a recent study suggests that this connection is false or actually the opposite and that the results are due to the fact that moms with an academic education (and supposedly a higher IQ) tend to breastfeed their babies more.

Also, recent studies show that some elementary students are doing three times the amount recommended by the National Education Association.

(As I point out in the book, a recent study by the National Center for Education Research found that none of the many large - scale character - education programs in use in American schools produces any significant positive oEducation Research found that none of the many large - scale character - education programs in use in American schools produces any significant positive oeducation programs in use in American schools produces any significant positive outcomes.)

He was co-author of a recent study that looked at the concussion education program for six Division 1 men's hockey teams — and that found a wide variation on what colleges were telling athletes.

By studying the most recent research on early childhood education, the Orfalea Fund was able to invest where it mattered most: in the relationships among directors, teachers, and parents, in the quality of environments, and in the establishment and documentation of best practices.

Recent studies have shown that children are not only more obese than they should be, but even in elementary school the cholesterol counts of many are greater than 180, well above the 170 - or-less guidelines established by the National Cholesterol Education Program, a countrywide consortium of physicians and scientists.

A recent study by the Center for State and Local Government Excellence and the National Institute on Retirement Security finds that when such factors as education and work experience are accounted for, state and local employees earn 11 to 12 percent less than comparable private sector workers.

Recent studies have found that US schools are more segregated today than before the US Supreme Court decision on Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education.

Recent studies from neuroscience and psychology suggest ways to improve science education in the U.S.

In recent years, the achievement gap in the United States between high - and low - income students has widened, even as gaps along lines of race and ethnicity have narrowed, says Martin West, an associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an author of the neducation at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and an author of the nEducation and an author of the new study.

And in a recent study on supply and demand issues, CTF found that 58 % of Canadian school boards surveyed are concerned that an ongoing shortage of new graduates from teacher education programs will exacerbate recruitment problems.

According to a recent study, parental support for the autonomy of young people promotes the well - being of the latter in all major educational transitions: from primary to lower secondary school, from basic education to upper secondary school, and from upper secondary school to university.

While researchers — Hamilton a leader among them — have examined the interplay between education, political party and environmental concerns in recent years, this is the first study to separate out Tea Party supporters as a fourth party.

Led by researchers at NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, the study builds upon recent findings that the same program generally improves the behavior and academic skills of children and helps shy students be more engaged in their classwork.

Our study, along with prior studies, supports the notion that «cognitive reserve» resulting from early - life and lifelong education and cognitive stimulation may be a potent strategy for the primary prevention of dementia in both high - and low - income countries around the world.21 However, it should be noted that the relationships among education, brain biology, and cognitive function are complex and likely multidirectional; for instance, a number of recent population - based studies have shown genetic links with level of educational attainment, 22,23 and with the risk for cognitive decline in later life.24 Higher levels of educational attainment are also associated with health behaviors (eg, physical activity, diet, and smoking), more cognitively - complex occupations, and better access to health care, all of which may play a role in decreasing lifetime dementia risk.

«Recent studies have shown conflicting results about the value of physical and mental activity related to the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, and we noticed that levels of education differed in those studies,» Vemuri said in a journal news release.

Attendees will have the opportunity to earn up to 26 CME / CRE credits, including pre-conference workshops, while taking part in three days of advanced clinical education rooted in the most recent research and studies in modern healthcare.

A recent study by Queensland University of Technology found that online daters tend to select partners who have completed the same level of formal education; in other words, like attracts like.

The evidence so far — mainly the career academy evaluations and a recent study (download) on math - enriched CTE — provides strong support for continued expansion of career academies, and for extension of the CTE college - and - career approach through efforts such as HSTW, programs of study that connect secondary and postsecondary education, and the Linked Learning initiative of the James Irvine Foundation.

The highly publicized results of several recent studies are one factor in the push to reinstate music education:

The education sector is seeing a shift towards the digital age after a recent report revealed that more than 80 % of students are using their smartphone to boost their studies.

Faculty, Students Hold Prison Education Reform Event (The Harvard Crimson) Prison Education at Harvard (The Harvard Gazette) Coverage of a recent conference, «Beyond The Gates: The Past and Future of Prison Education at Harvard,» and two of the organizers, Professor Danielle Allen and Kaia Stern, co-founder of the Harvard Prison Studies Project.

A recent study by McGraw - Hill Education shows that more students are turning to mobile devices to help them study.

That's because the report, appearing last month in Sociology of Education, runs counter to the steady drumbeat of studies in recent years extolling the benefits of small schools.

The U.S. Department of Education's recent proposed rule for Title I supplement not supplant (SNS)-- which, post-election, is not anticipated to become a final rule — provides an example of a weak regulatory impact section (see pages 61154 - 61156 of the NPRM), radically different than anything someone who has studied CBA would imagine.

Recent publications include «Inclusivity for all applicants: An admissions case study,» in Diversity and Inclusion on Campus: Supporting Racially and Ethnically Underrepresented Students (2013); «Stressors in college choice, application and decision - making — and how to reduce them» in the Journal of College Admission (with S. Friedfeld, 2013); and «Diverse student groups: Teaching with a goal of inclusivity,» in The Routledge International Handbook of Higher Education (with M. Gasman, 2009).

Published earlier this month in the electronic journal Education Policy Analysis Archives, the study is based on California's recent experiences at reducing class sizes to 20 or fewer students in kindergarten through the 3rd grade.

In a new article for Education Next, Robin Lake, Trey Cobb, Roohi Sharma, and Alice Opalka of the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) study the factors holding back charter growth in the Bay Area of San Francisco, where the recent slowdown in charter expansion mirrors the national trend.

The federally mandated education teams that are supposed to ensure special education students get individualized instruction are failing those students in Baltimore, a recent study involving the city's school district concludes.

The National Commission on Excellence in Education was one of these, classified as agenda - setting in a recent study conducted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.