Academic performance is one of many factors considered in the college application process. But grade slips can happen, whether due to a death in the family, struggles with mental health, difficulty adjusting to high school or other personal reasons. That's OK, experts say, but it's important...
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understanding retention/persistence and progress to completion as there is plentiful evidence that satisfaction is linked to engagement in research and more timely completion. Accordingly, satisfaction can be considered as a central indicator of study progress and positive doctoral experience. Moreover, it...
This article is part of a series of papers examining ethical issues in cluster randomized trials (CRTs) in health research. In the introductory paper in this series, we set out six areas of inquiry that must be addressed if the CRT is to be set on a firm
In other words, the process of using specific knowledge to influ- ence health policies, however evidence-based it might be, falls mostly under the responsibility and jurisdic- tion of sovereign states. For this reason, macro-level KT TMFs should reflect the importance of understanding the ...
Within this process, both leaders and followers have an eth- ical responsibility to attend to the needs and concerns of each other; however, because this casebook is about leadership, we will focus more on the ethical responsibility of leaders toward their followers. Finally, it needs to be ...
The ubiquitous use of chromium and its derivatives as corrosion preventative compounds accelerated rapidly after the second industrial revolution, with such compounds now integral to modern society. However, the detrimental impact of chromium compounds o
"There is this narrative out there that commuter students generally are just not as engaged and don't have an interest in being engaged," says Jeremy Moore, dean of students at Naropa University in Colorado. "And I really think that is a false narrative. A lot of our commuter students wa...
With technologies from X-rays to roller coasters involving physics, students can see the applications of their field in many parts of their lives. Physics students have the opportunity to confront complex topics and sharpen their problem-solving abilities. What Is a Physics Major? A physics major...