Sentences with phrase «studying education quality»

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A study of low - income, urban US fathers, which controlled for age, ethnicity, education, cohabitation and quality of relationship with the child's mother, found that the hours fathers spent «hustling» for work were correlated with low involvement with their children (Cina, 2005).

Furthermore, the study found, «students of different education levels (from school to university) are chronically sleep deprived or suffer from poor sleep quality and consequent daytime sleepiness.»

One 7 - year followup study showed that children enrolled in a high - quality home visiting program were more likely to participate in a gifted program and less likely to receive special education services or report skipping school than were children in the control group.

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.

Studies indicate that children who experience quality early education are less likely to repeat grades or require special education.

Universal Pre-Kindergarten teachers who are working toward their certification should have funding for the support and teacher training they need to provide quality education while they are studying for their certification.

The rally comes as a study released by the teacher union affiliated Alliance for Quality Education finds that under Governor Cuomo, funding inequality between rich and poor schools has grown wider.

The demonstrators touted a study by the teachers union - backed Alliance for Quality Education, which used a formula developed by Gov. Eliot Spitzer's administration to determine that the state still owes New York City schools $ 2.5 billion, or $ 2,667 per student.

The rally comes as a study released by the teacher union - affiliated Alliance for Quality Education finds that under Cuomo, funding inequality between rich and poor schools has grown wider.

She told lawmakers at a joint legislative budget hearing in January that it is a top priority, citing studies that indicate children who participate in high - quality preschool programs are 50 percent less likely to be placed in special education courses, 25 percent less likely to drop out of school, and 60 percent more likely to attend some college.

Decades - long studies show that early education can produce a range of effects lasting well into adulthood, but the quality and context of the programs are critical.

Three longitudinal studies have demonstrated the lasting value of high - quality early education.

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Quality is poor — and the education is mainly vocational — in fields such as information technology and business studies.

REAP's initial studies focused on the quality and cost of rural education.

The study grew out of work the authors undertook in the Pacific, where scientists met with community members and local, regional, and national government experts to examine issues such as food security, access to fresh water, quality education, sustainable tourism, and protection of marine and terrestrial resources.

A new study has found that infants and toddlers from low - income families who attended a high - quality center - based early education program do better in language and social skills after only one year than children who do not attend the program.

From previous studies, it was difficult to determine whether poverty - related factors or quality of education were more responsible for determining students» health and health behaviors, Wong said.

Through international placements in Japanese R&D labs and engineering companies, Canadian undergraduate students have the option to work overseas in industries related to their studies — hence, a perfect opportunity for adventurous students to test their independency and preview what qualities their education can bring to the demanding workplace.

The quality of our education, research, and patient care programs was confirmed with the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Medicine to Dr. Robert Furchgott, a member of our School of Graduate Studies faculty since 1956.

Together with other project partners, KIT and INERATEC also study decentralized production of high - quality synthetic fuel from air and renewable power under the «Power - to - X» Kopernikus project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

The findings, which offer a roadmap for broad, quality implementation of preschool programs, expand upon studies that have long served as barometers for the value of early childhood education: the Abecedarian Project, which traces back to the 1970s, and the Perry Preschool Project, which commenced in the 1960s.

The SAGE III on ISS Education and Public Outreach program shares the excitement of the SAGE III on ISS mission (planned launch 2014) highlighting its pathfinder qualities, its legacy and role in climate study continuity, and its partnerships with the ISS, other NASA centers, and international collaborators.

New Paltz, NY About Blog Study Abroad Blogs by State University of New York at New Paltz, committed to providing high quality, affordable education to students from all social and economic backgrounds.

OER Commons was created by the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, and you can search a dynamic digital library of over 50,000 high - quality OER.

That said, as the purpose of NSS is to inform student choice and provide reassurance about the quality of UK higher education, it really shouldn't be long until any useful evaluation of distance learning considers LMS reliability and usability, the quality of course materials such as e-books, HD videos, case studies, and audio files, as well as the level of tutor support and supervision received.

In an economy where the future looks bright, students will apply themselves to their studies, parents will monitor the quality of education, and teachers will face pressure to really teach.

The Education Policy Studies Laboratory (EPSL) at ASU offers high quality analyses of national education policy issues and provides an analytical resource for educators, journalists, and Education Policy Studies Laboratory (EPSL) at ASU offers high quality analyses of national education policy issues and provides an analytical resource for educators, journalists, and education policy issues and provides an analytical resource for educators, journalists, and citizens.

«We can draw several important lessons from our findings about factors that support quality in prekindergarten,» said Weiland, incoming assistant professor at the University of Michigan's School of Education, who was at HGSE when she led the study.

In order to get a quality education program, we base on already scientifically proven programs and we inspire ourselves in activities that were previously studied and checked to generate positive results.

Within K - 12 education, it seems to me that any study of school choice environments should include an analysis of civil society and the role it plays in enabling the delivery of high - quality public education.

This issue's research section offers a first - of - its - kind study examining the impact of instructor quality on student achievement in the higher education sector — finding that students taught by above - average instructors receive higher grades and test scores, are more likely to succeed in subsequent courses, and earn more college credits.

On Wednesday, April 20 at noon, Eric Hanushek will explain the findings of a new study, «It Pays To Improve School Quality,» in a webinar presented by Education Next.

In a new study for Education Next, Eric Hanushek of Stanford University, Jens Ruhose of Leibniz University Hannover, and Ludger Woessmann of the Ifo Center for the Economics of Education at the University of Munich find that if states take advantage of this opportunity and invest in school quality, they can reap massive economic gains.

While it's impossible to know at present whether Georgia Tech's online - only instruction is as high - quality as its face - to - face instruction — and this is something that, given the extant literature at the undergraduate level, may still be a real concern — this study makes clear that one of the promises of online education (expansion of access to satisfy unmet demand) may well be realized if enough highly - regarded institutions enter the online education marketplace.

This year the list is topped by four major research pieces: an analysis of how U.S. students from highly educated families perform compare with similarly advantaged students from other countries; a study investigating what students gain when they are taken on field trips to see high - quality theater performances; a study of teacher evaluation systems in four urban school districts that identifies strengths and weaknesses of different evaluation systems; and the results of Education Next's annual survey of public opinion on eEducation Next's annual survey of public opinion on educationeducation.

Based on years of research studying how to improve the quality of education in Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, Mexico and many other countries in Latin America, as well as his work as an advisor to governments, private groups, and foundations involved in education reform, Reimers recommended developing three sets of competencies.

A study published in Education Next by Eric Taylor and John Tyler found that teacher evaluation systems that include high - quality classroom observations can improve the effectiveness of individual teachers.

To the contrary, the Loveless study cited above offers some support for the proposition that high performers suffer systematically from the focus on closing the achievement gap, while there is limited data that grouping all students together improves the quality of education for struggling students.

For older education researchers, all calls to conduct formal experiments probably have a «déjà vu» quality, reminding them of a battle they thought they had won long ago — the battle against a «positivist» view of science that privileges the randomized experiment and its related research and development model whose origins lie in agriculture, health, public health, marketing, or even studies of the military.

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I construct two measures of school quality — student perceptions of teacher practices and parent satisfaction — using data from the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE), a major survey supported by the Department for Education.

Acknowledging these studies, it is notable that the Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice — a body affiliated with the National Education Association — has observed: «Voucher studies, generally of high quality, indicate a slightly positive impact, particularly for African American students.»

In Detroit, as was the case in the other cities we studied, parents struggle to navigate the city's complex education marketplace and find quality options for their children.

For 11 years, Bub worked closely with Dean Kathleen McCartney as a research assistant on the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, which further opened her eyes to the effects of high - quality early education experiences on children's social, behavioral, and cognitive skills.

Not only are there huge opportunities for environmental and financial benefits of energy efficient buildings, but recent studies, including the James Review on the procurement of education buildings, have demonstrated the direct link between the quality of school buildings and academic attainment.

Studies listed in the British Education Index must follow the quality criteria of that professional organization.

The Project on the Next Generation of Teachers at the Harvard Graduate School of Education is a multi-year research project addressing critical questions about the future of our nation's teaching force by studying how best to attract, support, and retain quality teachers in U.S. public schools.

Try to think of an education policy that 1) has been shown, in dozens of studies across multiple decades, to positively affect student outcomes; 2) has the overwhelming support of parents and voters; 3) reinforces many other policies and facilitates quality research; and 4) has been used widely at the district, state, and national levels for decades or more.

The research comes after the Institute for Fiscal Studies found that schools in England are facing their first real - terms funding cuts in 20 years, reductions that the Public Accounts Committee warn are threatening to undermine the quality of education in English schools.