Sentences with phrase «years in college textbook»

Prior to becoming an agent Barbara spent nine years in college textbook publishing, first as a development editor and finally as a Senior Editor for...

Prior to becoming an agent Barbara spent nine years in college textbook publishing, first as a development editor and finally as a Senior Editor for the Fine and Performing Arts.

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Research, it turns out, is one of the best ways to accomplish that goal: Young students who have the opportunity to get their hands dirty in the lab tend to be motivated to take the next step to a 4 - year college; those exposed only to textbooks can't match their enthusiasm.

I'd first read about H.M. in my freshman psychology textbook at college, in the fall of 1971, less than twenty years after the experimental surgery that robbed him of most of his existing memories and also of ability to form new ones.

Throughout college and graduate school, Amelia Poplawski learned very efficiently from her textbooks and lectures, so the first - year student in Penn State College of Medicine's physician assistant program was surprised when a tool she had never heard of — team - based learning — enhanced her stcollege and graduate school, Amelia Poplawski learned very efficiently from her textbooks and lectures, so the first - year student in Penn State College of Medicine's physician assistant program was surprised when a tool she had never heard of — team - based learning — enhanced her stCollege of Medicine's physician assistant program was surprised when a tool she had never heard of — team - based learning — enhanced her studying.

And, lastly, as a 30 - year college professor, I wanted to include so much more in the book, but alas, no one wants to read a textbook.

The complexity of workplace materials and college textbooks have held steady or increased over the past 50 years (Council of Chief State School Officers & National Governors Association Center on Best Practices, 2010); meanwhile, the level of text complexity in high schools has actually declined over time (Chall, Conard, & Harris, 1977; Hayes, Wolfer, & Wolfe, 1996).

Amazon on Monday launched Kindle textbook rentals for the 2011 school year in a move that aims to dent college bookstores as well as hefty book prices.

Amazon launched Kindle textbook rentals for the 2011 school year in a move that aims to dent college bookstores as well as hefty book prices.

Despite its famous status within the company, the 5th Avenue location had transformed in recent years into one of B&N's college bookstores, focusing primarily on textbooks and trade books.

The digital textbook industry garnered 27 % of the $ 12.4 billion spent on textbooks for secondary schools and colleges in the United States last year.

The American Association of Publishers estimates that the college textbooks industry generated a total of $ 4.58 billion in sales last year.

In two years, the global market for college textbooks — which are primarily still published in paper form — will reach more than $ 4 billion, meaning there's great potential for companies that want to get involved in sales of e-textbooks, Weiner saiIn two years, the global market for college textbooks — which are primarily still published in paper form — will reach more than $ 4 billion, meaning there's great potential for companies that want to get involved in sales of e-textbooks, Weiner saiin paper form — will reach more than $ 4 billion, meaning there's great potential for companies that want to get involved in sales of e-textbooks, Weiner saiin sales of e-textbooks, Weiner said.

In fact, it is the wholesale move by college stores» across the country to offer print textbook rentals (from 300 stores in 2009 to nearly all of our 3,000 members currently) that has been the primary reason that the cost of course materials declined from four years agIn fact, it is the wholesale move by college stores» across the country to offer print textbook rentals (from 300 stores in 2009 to nearly all of our 3,000 members currently) that has been the primary reason that the cost of course materials declined from four years agin 2009 to nearly all of our 3,000 members currently) that has been the primary reason that the cost of course materials declined from four years ago.

These may be found in any first - year heat transfer college textbook.

Dr Rapp is probably too honourable to say so, but I doubt this was his fault (simply from my own 30 year experience in publishing, much of which included work on college level textbooks for the US market — and the problems were getting worse the longer I was in the profession)

If the position requires you to write content for chemistry textbooks, state «specialize in creating content for high school and first - year college chemistry textbooks.»

The cost of birth control for individuals each year is the equivalent of five weeks of groceries for a family of four, nine tanks of gas in a minivan, or one semester of college textbooks.

Speaking of textbooks, I spent all my college years in construction textbooks for my degree in construction management.