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2. Putting Patents in Context: Exploring Knowledge Transfer from MIT.
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Agrawal, Ajay and Henderson, Rebecca
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PATENTS ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,KNOWLEDGE management ,PATENT law ,KNOWLEDGE transfer ,UNIVERSITY press publications ,INTELLECTUAL property - Abstract
In this paper we explore the degree to which patents are representative of the magnitude, direction, and impact of the knowledge spilling out of the university by focusing on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and in particular, on the Departments of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. Drawing on both qualitative and quantitative data, we show that patenting is a minority activity: a majority of the faculty in our sample never patent,and publication rates far outstrip patenting rates. Most faculty members estimate that patents account for less than 10% of the knowledge that transfers from their labs. Our results also suggest that in two important ways patenting is not representative of the patterns of knowledge generation and transfer from MIT: patent volume does not predict publication volume, and those firms that cite MIT papers are in general not the same firms as those that cite MIT patents. However, patent volume is positively correlated with paper citations, suggesting that patent counts may be reasonable measures of research impact. We close by speculating on the implications of our results for the difficult but important question of whether, in this setting, patenting acts as a substitute or a complement to the process of fundamental research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2002
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3. The state of nursing research from 2000 to 2019: A global analysis.
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Yanbing, Su, Hua, Liu, Chao, Liu, Fenglan, Wang, and Zhiguang, Duan
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BIBLIOMETRICS ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,LONGITUDINAL method ,NURSING research ,PUBLISHING ,RESEARCH funding ,SERIAL publications ,DEVELOPED countries ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MIDDLE-income countries ,LOW-income countries - Abstract
Copyright of Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) is the property of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2021
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4. Selected Papers from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell 11th Technical Symposium in Honor of Professor Sukant K. Tripathy.
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Kumar, Jayant
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CONFERENCES & conventions , *COLLEGE teachers , *MEMORIALS , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Published
- 2011
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5. Boston Univ. sued for return of King's papers.
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DeCandido, GraceAnne A.
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MANUSCRIPTS ,ARCHIVES ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,ACTIONS & defenses (Law) - Abstract
Reports on a lawsuit filed by Coretta Scott King against Boston University for the return of the papers of the late Martin Luther King Jr. King's deposit of his papers at the university in 1968; Claim that the papers belong to King's estate, not the university; Proposal that the papers be kept at the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, Georgia.
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- 1988
6. Linked Data in Libraries: A Case Study of Harvesting and Sharing Bibliographic Metadata with BIBFRAME.
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Tharani, Karim
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UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,BIBLIOGRAPHICAL citations ,BIBLIOGRAPHY ,LIBRARIES ,LITERATURE ,METADATA ,ACCESS to information - Abstract
By way of a case study, this paper illustrates and evaluates the Bibliographic Framework (or BIBFRAME) as means for harvesting and sharing bibliographic metadata over the web for libraries. BIBFRAME is an emerging framework developed by the Library of Congress for bibliographic description based on Linked Data. Much like Semantic Web, the goal of Linked Data is to make the web “data aware” and transform the existing web of documents into a web of data. Linked Data leverages the existing web infrastructure and allows linking and sharing of structured data for human and machine consumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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7. Lessons Learned From a Peer Writing Coach Program in a School of Public Health.
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Beard, Jennifer, Monteiro, Ryann, Price-Oreyomi, Mahogany B., Edouard, Vanessa Boland, and Murphy-Phillips, Mary
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INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,LEARNING ,MEDICAL appointments ,PUBLIC health ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,AFFINITY groups ,HUMAN services programs ,MASTERS programs (Higher education) - Abstract
Clear writing is a critical component of public health research and practice. The ability to convey information in a concise, engaging, and insightful manner influences stakeholder engagement and is the backbone of program and policy development, organization, and implementation. To help master of public health (MPH) students adapt their writing skills to these specialized demands, Boston University School of Public Health launched the Peer Writing Coach Program in 2010 staffed by MPH students. The service is open to all students enrolled in public health classes. They can schedule up to 2 appointments per assignment for both individual and team papers. Student use increased from 55 appointments in academic year 2010-2011 (the first year of the program) to 767 appointments in academic year 2017-2018. For the 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019 academic years, 1128 (74%) of 1530 appointment requests asked for assistance "writing clearly and concisely," 886 (58%) for assistance "organizing and synthesizing main points of argument," and 529 (35%) for assistance "tailoring writing for a specific audience." This case study describes the rationale for creating the program, outlines the chronology of its development since 2010, and provides an overview of peer coach training, student use, and lessons learned as we addressed logistical challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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8. Papers of Ella T. Grasso, Connecticut's first woman governor, open to public at Mt. Holyoke.
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Orphan, Stephanie
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GOVERNORS , *PUBLIC officers , *ARCHIVES , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
The article reports that the papers of the first woman governor of Connecticut Ella T. Grasso have been processed and are now open in public at the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections in Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts. Description of Grasso as well as her political career was presented. The reason for her resignation from the office was also cited. Content of the collection housed at the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections were mentioned.
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- 2006
9. A conversation with Elizabeth A. Stuart.
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Rose, Sherri
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UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,COLLEGE teachers ,DEANS (Education) ,EXPERIENCE ,HEALTH policy ,MENTAL health ,PROFESSIONAL employee training ,STATISTICS ,EDUCATION ,HISTORY - Abstract
Elizabeth A. Stuart is a Professor in the Departments of Mental Health, Biostatistics, and Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Associate Dean for Education at the school. She is a renowned expert in the area of causal inference, including propensity score methods for observational data and the generalizability of randomized trial results, and is also a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. Prior to her appointment to the faculty at Johns Hopkins, Professor Stuart received her Ph.D. in statistics from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Smith College. In 2015, Professor Stuart was recognized at the International Conference on Health Policy Statistics with the Mid-Career Award from the Health Policy Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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10. 5 of Boston's 'Big 8' Universities Took No Action Against Students Involved in Term-Paper Scandal.
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Boffey, Philip M.
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UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,DISCIPLINARY infractions ,COLLEGE students ,REPORT writing ,AMERICAN business enterprises - Abstract
The article reports that no disciplinary action has been taken by five of the eight major universities in the Boston area, Massachusetts against students whose names were found on the customer lists of companies that were selling term papers. These institutions include Boston College, Harvard University, Northeastern University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Massachusetts.
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- 1974
11. Frequency and characteristics of echoes and self-repetitions in minimally verbal and verbally fluent autistic individuals.
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Maes, Pauline, La Valle, Chelsea, and Tager-Flusberg, Helen
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ASPERGER'S syndrome in children ,AUTISM in children ,RESEARCH funding ,DATA analysis ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,INTELLIGIBILITY of speech ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,ASPERGER'S syndrome in adolescence ,NONVERBAL communication ,STATISTICS ,SPEECH evaluation ,PSYCHOLOGICAL tests ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,AUTISM in adolescence - Abstract
Background and aims: Nongenerative speech is the rote repetition of words or phrases heard from others or oneself. The most common manifestations of nongenerative speech are immediate and delayed echolalia, which are a well-attested clinical feature and a salient aspect of atypical language use in autism. However, there are no current estimates of the frequency of nongenerative speech, and the individual characteristics associated with nongenerative speech use in individuals across the autistic spectrum are poorly understood. In this study, we aim to measure and characterize spontaneous and nongenerative speech use in minimally verbal and verbally fluent autistic children and adolescents. Methods: Participants were 50 minimally verbal and 50 verbally fluent autistic individuals aged 6 to 21 years. Spontaneous and nongenerative speech samples were derived from SALT transcripts of ADOS-2 assessments. Participants' intelligible speech utterances were categorized as spontaneous or nongenerative. Spontaneous versus nongenerative utterances were compared between language subgroups on frequency of use and linguistic structure. Associations between nongenerative speech use and a series of individual characteristics (ADOS-2 subscale scores, nonverbal IQ, receptive vocabulary, and chronological age) were investigated over the whole sample and for each language subgroup independently. Results: Almost all participants produced some nongenerative speech. Minimally verbal individuals produced significantly more nongenerative than spontaneous utterances, and more nongenerative utterances compared to verbally fluent individuals. Verbally fluent individuals produced limited rates of nongenerative utterances, in comparison to their much higher rates of spontaneous utterances. Across the sample, nongenerative utterance rates were associated with nonverbal IQ and receptive vocabulary, but not separately for the two language subgroups. In verbally fluent individuals, only age was significantly inversely associated with nongenerative speech use such that older individuals produced fewer nongenerative utterances. In minimally verbal individuals, there were no associations between any of the individual characteristics and nongenerative speech use. In terms of linguistic structure, the lexical diversity of nongenerative and spontaneous utterances of both language subgroups was comparable. Morphosyntactic complexity was higher for spontaneous compared to nongenerative utterances in verbally fluent individuals, while no differences emerged between the two utterance types in minimally verbal individuals. Conclusions: Nongenerative speech presents differently in minimally verbal and verbally fluent autistic individuals. Although present in verbally fluent individuals, nongenerative speech appears to be a major feature of spoken language in minimally verbal children and adolescents. Implications: Our results advocate for more research on the expressive language profiles of autistic children and adolescents who remain minimally verbal and for further investigations of nongenerative speech, which is usually excluded from language samples. Given its prevalence in the spoken language of minimally verbal individuals, nongenerative speech could be used as a way to engage in and maintain communication with this subgroup of autistic individuals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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12. Boston U. sues those selling term papers on Internet.
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REPORT writing , *INTERNET , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
Reports about Boston University's filed suit against several companies in different states, charging them with illegal selling of term papers over the Internet. Charges placed by the Federal court in Boston on the companies; Features of term papers sold by companies; Amendment protecting companies; Cost of term papers sold.
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- 1997
13. Purchased Term Papers Uncovered.
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STUDENT suspension ,STUDENT expulsion ,COLLEGE discipline ,PLAGIARISM ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
The article reports that Harvard University has suspended one student and expelled another after both were discovered to have submitted identical term papers on British history in 1971. The term papers were allegedly purchased by the two students from a firm that sells and buys term papers in Massachusetts.
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- 1971
14. Researchers debate jury's decision to award King papers to Boston U.
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Coughlin, Ellen K.
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ACTIONS & defenses (Law) , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
Reports on researchers' debate over a jury's decision to declare the University of Boston as the legal owner of papers deposited there by Martin Luther King, Jr. Reinforcement of the `status quo'; Testimony of Taylor Branch, author of `Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-1964; King estate versus Blackside Inc.; Lack of an archivist; Symbolism and convenience.
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- 1993
15. The Creation of OpenCourseWare at MIT.
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Abelson, Hal
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COLLEGE curriculum ,ACADEMIC programs ,ONLINE education ,EDUCATIONAL innovations ,TEACHING aids ,INTERNET in higher education ,CONSTRUCTION planning ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,EDUCATIONAL technology ,COMPUTER software - Abstract
This paper traces the genesis of the MIT OpenCourseWare project from its initial strategic precursors in 1999 and 2000, through its launch in 2001 and its subsequent evolution. The story told here illuminates the interplay among institutional leadership, and strategic planning, and with university culture in launching major educational technology enterprises. It also shows how initiatives can evolve in unexpected ways, and can even surpass their initial goals. The paper concludes with an overview of challenges facing OpenCourseWare in moving from the end of its production ramp-up and towards sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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16. Roommate Effects on Grades: Evidence from First-Year Housing Assignments.
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McEwan, Patrick and Soderberg, Kristen
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ACADEMIC achievement ,STUDENT housing ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,ROOMMATES ,PEER pressure ,GRADING of students ,HIGHER education - Abstract
This paper estimates the effect of students’ background characteristics on the academic outcomes of their college roommates. It uses data from four classes of students at Wellesley College, where roommate assignment is credibly random, conditional on student responses to a housing preference form. In linear specifications, there are no peer effects on students’ grade point averages. There is some evidence that students’ SAT scores have nonlinear effect on their roommates’ achievement, but the results are not robust. We conclude that roommate peer effects might exist among small groups of students, but they are not a key determinant of students’ average academic outcomes at Wellesley College. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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17. Phased-Array Design for Biological Clutter Rejection: Simulation and Experimental Validation.
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Cheong, B. L., Hoffman, M. W., Palmer, R. D., Frasier, Stephen J., and López-Dekker, F. J.
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RADAR receiving apparatus ,RADAR cross sections ,THREE-dimensional imaging ,ANTENNA radiation patterns ,ANTENNA arrays ,LARGE space structures (Astronautics) ,ELECTRON beams ,SIGNAL processing ,IMAGING systems in astronomy ,SPECTRAL energy distribution ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
This paper highlights recent results obtained with the Turbulent Eddy Profiler (TEP), which was developed by the University of Massachusetts. This unique 915-MHz radar has up to 64 spatially separated receiving elements, each with an independent receiver. The calibrated raw data provided by this array could be processed using sophisticated imaging algorithms to resolve the horizontal structures within each range gate. After collecting all of the closely spaced horizontal slices, the TEP radar can produce three-dimensional images of echo power, radial velocity, and spectral width. From the radial velocity measurements, it is possible to estimate the three-dimensional wind with high horizontal and vertical resolution. Given the flexibility of the TEP system, various array configurations are possible. In the present work exploitation of the flexibility of TEP is attempted to enhance the rejection of clutter from unwanted biological targets. From statistical studies, most biological clutter results from targets outside the main imaging field of view, that is, the sidelobes and grating lobes (if they exist) of the receiving beam. Because the TEP array's minimum receiver separation exceeds the spatial Nyquist sampling requirement, substantial possibilities for grating-lobe clutter exist and are observed in actual array data. When imaging over the transmit beam volume, the receiving array main lobe is scanned over a ±12.5° region. This scanning also sweeps the grating lobes over a wide angular region, virtually guaranteeing that a biological scatterer outside of the main beam will appear somewhere in the imaged volume. This paper focuses on suppressing pointlike targets in the grating-lobe regions. With a subtle change to the standard TEP array hardware configuration, it is shown via simulations and actual experimental observations (collected in June 2003) that adaptive beamforming methods can subsequently be used to significantly suppress the effects of point targets on the wind field estimates. These pointlike targets can be birds or planes with strong reflectivity. By pointlike the authors mean its appearance is a distinct point (up to the imaging resolution) in the images. The pointlike strong reflectivity signature exploits the capability of adaptive beamforming to suppress the interference using the new array configuration. It should be noted that this same array configuration does not exhibit this beneficial effect when standard Fourier beamforming is employed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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18. IFORS' Operational Research Hall of Fame John D. C. Little.
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Larson, Richard C.
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COLLEGE teachers ,AUTHORS ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,ACADEMIC achievement - Abstract
Profiles professor John D. C. Little of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Educational attainment; Current affiliations; Contributions made for the development of the journal "International Transactions in operational Research."
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- 2004
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19. Towards general models of effective science inquiry in virtual performance assessments.
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Baker, R.S., Clarke‐Midura, J., and Ocumpaugh, J.
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UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,ALGORITHMS ,COMPUTER simulation ,COMPUTER assisted instruction ,EDUCATIONAL tests & measurements ,RESEARCH funding ,SCIENCE ,VIDEO games ,DATA analysis software ,STATISTICAL models - Abstract
Recent interest in online assessment of scientific inquiry has led to several new online systems that attempt to assess these skills, but producing models that detect when students are successfully practising these skills can be challenging. In this paper, we study models that assess student inquiry in an immersive virtual environment, where a student navigates an avatar around a world, speaking to in-game characters, collecting samples and conducting scientific tests with those samples in the virtual laboratory. To this goal, we leverage log file data from nearly 2000 middle school students using virtual performance assessment (VPA), a software system where students practice inquiry skills in different virtual scenarios. We develop models of student interaction within VPA that predict whether a student will successfully conduct scientific inquiry. Specifically, we identify behaviours that lead to distinguishing causal from non-causal factors to identify a correct final conclusion and to design a causal explanation about these conclusions. We then demonstrate that these models can be adapted with minimal effort between VPA scenarios. We conclude with discussions of how these models serve as a tool for better understanding scientific inquiry in virtual environments and as a platform for the future design of evidence-based interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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20. On the Consideration of Novel Use of MIT and Cambridge University Exchange Students.
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Smith, Robert B.
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UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,STUDENT exchange programs - Abstract
Abstract: On the Consideration of Use of MIT and University of Cambridge Exchange Students By Robert B. Smith, Cambridge-MIT Institute To solve pressing practical problems and to gain a fundamental understanding of the phenomena, investigators conduct use-inspired research, which advances basic and applied knowledge. Such research may be of great benefit to humankind but its sources and pedagogy require better understandings than presently available. Toward providing this knowledge, this paper develops a measure of consideration of use; this disposition may lead to use-inspired research studies. Using data from the evaluation of the University of Cambridge-MIT Exchange program, it develops a causal process model that suggests that the students' home university causes their level of research experience, which causes their confidence in their basic research skills, which causes their self-rated innovative ability, which causes their consideration of use. The latter variable correlates strongly with pre-entrepreneurial behavior and with venturing and technical self-efficacies. The young women from MIT report more research experience than the men, but, along with Cambridge women, report lower confidence in their basic research skills. The AMOS system for structural equation modeling provided the estimates of effect and goodness-of-fit measures. Alternative models did not fit these data as closely as the hypothesized causal model, suggesting that the relationships among the variables are causal and not merely correlational. Future research will ascertain the extent to which this causal model and its underlying sociological, institutional perspective again holds better than the alternative psychological, individualistic perspective. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
21. A Kaleidoscope of Learning Styles: Instructional Supports That Meet the Diverse Needs of Distant Learners.
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Holmes, Katherine E.
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LIBRARIES ,INSTRUCTIONAL systems ,DISTANCE education ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
Focuses on the efforts of Lesley University to develop library instructional supports to assist adult distance students in library research in Massachusetts. Review of learning styles literature; Models of library instruction; Examination of the Ludcke Library Home Page.
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- 2002
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22. Building a Digital Library in Support of Distance Learning.
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Ferguson, Jessame, Fowler, Joel, Hanley, Marilyn, and Schafer, Jay
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WEB development ,DIGITAL libraries ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,DISTANCE education - Abstract
Describes the development of the UMass Digital Library of the University of Massachusetts. Efforts of the university to develop a shared digital library for distance learning; Purpose and members of the Collection Development task Force; Target spending of shared resources; Strategic principles formed during the conceptual planning of the project.
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- 2002
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23. THE YEARS AHEAD.
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Hardee, Melvene D., Klopf, Gordon J., and Minister, Edward B.
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VOCATIONAL guidance ,HIGHER education ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. - Abstract
This article presents information about the 1963 American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, on the theme "The Years Ahead." The 1963 conference will provide an opportunity for the membership to think about the direction of the profession of student personnel work in higher education for the years ahead. The approach the ACPA is using to explore personnel work in higher education in the years ahead is through the appointment of 12 working commissions, consisting of 15 to 20 members each. These commissions have both a regional cluster of members and a national constituency. The program for the Boston 1963 Convention will have some 72 meetings dealing with the 12 program areas of the Commissions listed above. In addition, the chairmen of the commissions will present major papers dealing with the years ahead for their particular program area of student personnel work. Several provocateurs will analyze and question the points of view presented by each of the papers.
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- 1962
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24. ASIS&T Webinars Continue to Draw Huge Crowds.
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HISTORY of information science ,LIBRARY education ,INFORMATION science associations ,SPECIAL library associations ,LIBRARIANS ,LIBRARY science ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,ART ,BIBLIOGRAPHICAL citations ,BIBLIOGRAPHY ,COLLEGE teachers ,CULTURE ,DATABASE management ,ENDOWMENTS ,ETHICS ,EXECUTIVES ,INFORMATION retrieval ,INFORMATION science ,METADATA ,MULTIMEDIA systems ,RESEARCH ,SCIENCE ,TECHNOLOGY ,TEXTBOOKS ,ADULT education workshops ,WORLD Wide Web ,WRITING ,ELECTRONIC publications ,MEMBERSHIP - Abstract
The article offers news briefs related to the nonprofit organization Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) as of June 2015 in the U.S. Topics include the webinars hosted by the organization, the appointment of former ASIS&T president José-Marie Griffiths as president of Duke State University and the donation received by ASIS&T to pay for student memberships for the European and Asia Pacific Student Chapters.
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- 2015
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25. Fostering Science Education in an Online Environment: Are We There Yet?
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Davis, Kathleen S. and Snyder, Will
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SCIENCE education (Higher) ,ONLINE education ,SCIENCE teachers ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
science teachers continue to seek ways to improve their instruction and become credentialed as "highly qualified" in their field. This paper describes how science and science education faculty at the University of Massachusetts and veteran K-12 science teachers, with funding from the National Science Foundation, designed Science Education Online (SEO)--an online, graduate-level program for elementary and middle school science teachers that fosters learning of science and science teaching. The SEO program consists of 2 courses in educational pedagogy and 12 content-based courses. Through data collected in the form of course evaluations, student surveys, and interviews, teachers described how the hands-on, inquiry-based activities, interaction with their peers and instructors, and links to classroom practice embedded in each of the online courses enabled them to increase their subject matter knowledge and understandings of effective teaching. Data indicate that SEO courses meet the university's standards for high-quality instruction and purposeful learning opportunities, and facilitate teachers' acquisition of needed, advanced credentials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
26. 2006 NORTH AMERICAN WINTER MEETING OF THE ECONOMETRIC SOCIETY.
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MEETINGS ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,ECONOMETRICS ,ECONOMICS ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,SPECIAL events - Abstract
This article presents information about several meetings of the Econometric Society. The 2006 Joint Meeting with the American Economic Association will be organized in Boston, Massachusetts, during January 6-8, 2006. It will be a part of the Allied Social Science Association Meeting. The program will consist primarily of contributed papers. The 2006 North American Summer Meeting of the Econometric Society will be organized by the Economics Department of the University of Minnesota and will be held at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, during June 22-25, 2006. The 2006 Econometric Society Australasian Meetings will be organized on July 4-7, 2006, at the Alice Springs Convention Centre, Alice Springs, Australia. Contributors are invited to submit titles and abstracts of their papers in both applied and theoretical economics and econometrics. The 2006 Far Eastern Meeting of the Econometric Society will be held in Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, during July 9-12, 2006. The 2006 European Meeting of the Econometric Society will be held in Vienna, Austria, during August 24-28, 2006. It will organized by the Institute for Advanced Studies and the University of Vienna.
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- 2006
27. Entrepreneurship Education at 1890 Land Grant Institutions: A Profile of Programs and Consideration of Opportunities.
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Glackin, Caroline E. W.
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BUSINESS education ,ECONOMICS education ,ENTREPRENEURSHIP ,BUSINESS schools ,ACADEMIC programs ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
Entrepreneurship education at U.S. universities formally began at Harvard University in 1947 with a single course and most significant efforts began in the past 30 years (Katz 2003). This paper provides entrepreneurship education profiles of top ranked programs, emerging campus-wide programs, and 1890 Land Grant Institution programs. Entrepreneurship Centers (ECs), typically in Schools of Business, are components of entrepreneurship education at many institutions. ECs have programs and services from research to academic instruction to community outreach and programming. This paper introduces a typology of ECs predicated upon their academic programs and community outreach. Detailed program information on and recommendations for the 1890 Land Grant Programs is provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
28. "HUMOROUS INCIDENTS AND SOUND COMMON SENSE".
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Vogel, Lise
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WIT & humor , *COMMON sense , *LITERATURE , *WOMEN'S employment , *WOMEN employees , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges , *RURAL development , *AGRICULTURAL policy - Abstract
Allis Rosenberg Wolfe's publication of five "Letters of a Lowell Mill Girl and Friends: 1845-1846," represents an important contribution to the study of the New England factory women. These letters, sent to the 22 year-old Harriet Hanson by her friends Maria and Lura Currier and H.E. Back and now in the Harriet Hanson Robinson papers in the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College, are among the only surviving manuscript materials that document the perceptions of the Yankee mill women of the 1840's. The following remarks are designed to clarify and extend our understanding of the letters' contents, now that they have at last been made more accessible. Wolfe publishes perhaps two-thirds of the letters, an unfortunate if possibly necessary, for reasons of space editing of such rare documents. The portions retained are well chosen, but the general character of the letters is inevitably blurred. In short, all five letters in the Robinson papers must be seen as representing the complex experience of those mill women who went back and forth between factory town and rural community.
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- 1978
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29. Peer Sex Education Training and Evaluation.
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Zapka, Jane M. and Mazur, Ronald M.
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SEX education ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,PEER pressure ,STUDENTS ,SEX counseling ,COMMUNITY development ,CUSTOMER satisfaction - Abstract
Human sexuality has been recognized as an important developmental, emotional, and medical concern on the college campus. The Peer Sex Education Program at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst has been developed as a model for the use of trained students in an educational, referral and counseling role. This paper describes the program and outlines the methodology used in the documentation and evaluation of various program aspects. Aspects described include the program's rationale and background, the recruiting process, roles and responsibilities, training and supervision models, community development, and delivery of service. Categories of documentation and evaluation considered include effort, performance, adequacy of performance, efficiency, and process. These are related to consumer acceptance and satisfaction, outcome measures of knowledge, attitude, and behavior, effectiveness of referral and other functions, and effect of program on the peer educators' growth and development. The allocation of energy and resources between program development, service delivery and evaluation needs is highlighted. INSET: Registration of Hogs and Babies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1977
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30. Massachusetts.
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BUSINESS conditions ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,EMPLOYMENT ,ECONOMIC policy ,ECONOMIC history - Abstract
The article discusses factors influencing the business activity in Massachusetts as of August 1982, focusing on higher education institutions, traditions of entrepreneurship in the state, and its history and culture. Business-related costs and unemployment in Massachusetts are compared to the average figures for the U.S. The state government's policy of stimulating growth, the sources of venture capital, and Massachusetts-based executives' opinions of conditions in the state are also reviewed.
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- 1982
31. OCR advises profs shouldn't be sole deciders of accommodations.
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UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
Case name:Letter to: University of Massachusetts — Boston, No. 01‐16‐2120 (OCR 02/23/year redacted). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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32. Boston University Workshop on Intelligent Systems and Control of Multivehicle Formations.
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Pasik-Duncan, Bozenna and Hua Wang
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ADULT education workshops ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,CONTROL theory (Engineering) ,SCIENTISTS ,MACHINE theory - Abstract
This article provides information on the Boston University Workshop on Intelligent Systems and Control on Multivehicle Formations held in Massachusetts on May 13, 2005. The workshop was held in honor of John Baillieul, president-elect of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Control Systems Society. The program was created through the efforts of an organizing committee and consisted of several sessions. The participants enjoyed witty tales of the history of life and career of John. The culmination of the day was the dinner for family and friends, a relaxing time when everyone had the opportunity to share unique, memorable and special stories that gave an overall picture of John as a scientist.
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- 2005
33. Science.
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CONFERENCES & conventions ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,RESEARCH - Abstract
This article discusses the matter related to science. The autumn meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, held in Boston, Massachusetts November 20, 21, 22, 1906 in the new buildings at the Harvard Medical School, was notable in several respects. The papers presented by guests and members in the scientific sessions of the Academy included the following "Experiments in Aerodromics," by A.G. Bell of Washington, "Acoustic Measurements," by A.G. Webster of Clark University, "Continental Sedimentation," by J. Barrell at Yale, "Evidence of Desiccation in Chinese Turkestan," by Ellswort'h Huntington of Harvard, and others.
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- 1906
34. Harvard confirms morality researcher's misconduct.
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Aldhous, Peter
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RESEARCH methodology ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,ANIMAL behavior ,COGNITION ,ETHICS ,RESEARCH ethics - Abstract
The article discusses the confirmation by Harvard University officials that they have found evidence of misconduct by animal cognition researcher Marc Hauser.
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- 2010
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35. Organizations Getting Social.
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Keiser, Barbie E.
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ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,BUSINESS ,MEDICAL consultants ,NEWSPAPERS ,PUBLISHING ,BLOGS ,SOCIAL media - Abstract
The article identifies several free research resources from business schools, publishing companies, management consultancies, and think tanks. Topics discussed include the publication of books and journals by business schools and the use of social media by publishers for informing the public about the release of a new book. The "Harvard Business Review" issued by Harvard Business School and the release of the "McKinsey Quarterly" of research firm McKinsey & Co. are then mentioned.
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- 2015
36. ‘Learning from success’: A close look at a popular positive psychology course.
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Russo-Netzer, Pninit and Ben-Shahar, Tal
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COLLEGE students ,METAPHOR ,MUSIC ,PSYCHOLOGY ,STORYTELLING ,TEACHERS ,TEACHING aids ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,TEACHING methods ,COURSE evaluation (Education) - Abstract
This article is a case study of an undergraduate course in positive psychology taught by Dr Tal Ben-Shahar. The course has been taught three times between 2004 and 2008 in the Department of Psychology at the Harvard University. It is currently being taught at the School of Psychology, ‘Interdisciplinary Center’, Herzliya (one of Israel's leading colleges), in both English and Hebrew. The course's main emphasis is on transformation rather than information, while exploring the main question: ‘How can we help ourselves and others – individuals, communities, and society – to become happier?’ The course was innovative in its content as well as in its teaching methods. When taught, it was the most popular course at Harvard with the largest attendance in the history of the psychology department – with enrollment reaching over 855 students (about one out of every seven undergraduate students). Understanding the uniqueness of this course could contribute to the development of teaching the popular and broad field of positive psychology at the undergraduate level and to varied populations. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2011
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37. "THIS PITIABLE REJECTION OF A GREAT OPPORTUNITY": W. E. B. DU BOIS, CLEMENT G. MORGAN, AND THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATION OF 1890.
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Kimball, Bruce A.
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COMMENCEMENT ceremonies ,DISCRIMINATION in higher education ,RACE relations ,AFRICAN Americans ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
The article presents information on the selection of social activist Clement G. Morgan and academic W. E. B. Du Bois as the first African Americans to deliver speeches at graduation exercises of Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts in June 1890. The school administration's decision broke a racial barrier in higher education in the U.S., but new evidence provides insight on the amount of controversy that the decision raised within the University. The author explores these documents and discusses the racial tensions and discrimination that existed at Harvard despite their seemingly colorblind decision.
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- 2009
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38. Instituting the science of mind: intellectual economies and disciplinary exchange at Harvard's Center for Cognitive Studies.
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Cohen-Cole, Jamie
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RESEARCH ,COGNITIVE science ,PHILOSOPHY of mind ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,SCIENCE ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
The article focuses on the Center for Cognitive Studies of Harvard University as a case to employ economies of research tool exchange to create a method for characterizing cross-disciplinary research. It is observed that because its directors and patrons are committed to the view that creative science is an assorted search for and development of new tools, the Center's interdisciplinary research culture stressed the exchange of methods and ideas. The Center's multidisciplinary economy had the scientists working in parallel, several years later.
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- 2007
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39. Retracting Ill Will.
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Potter, Will
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NEWSPAPER editors ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
Reports on the action taken by the Harvard University Business School in Cambridge, Massachusetts in response to a November 2002 attack for its intimidation of student editor Nick Will, as of January 2003. Details on the attack incident; Lessons learned by the school from the experience; Remarks from the school's dean.
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- 2003
40. COOKING UP SAVINGS.
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VEGETABLE oils as fuel ,WASTE recycling ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,DIESEL fuels ,ALTERNATIVE fuels - Abstract
The article reports on the move of the Merrimac College to utilize cooking oil and diesel fuel to run a fleet of maintenance vehicles in North Andover, Massachusetts. It states that the initiative brings environmental benefits including 20 percent reduction in diesel emissions from the college's vehicles. The program was initiated by physical plant director Robert Coppola.
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- 2008
41. NEWS NOTES.
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ECONOMICS ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,MEETINGS ,INCOME ,MATHEMATICAL programming ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
The article presents news relevant to economics. The University of Venice will host a conference on Advances in the Analysis of Economic Dynamic Systems in January 1986. The 1985 Annual Symposium of the College of Europe will focus on "The Community's Development Policy: The Strategic Ahead." The Panel Study of Income Dynamics' Board of Overseers will commission a paper evaluating the dynamic sample design of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. The XII International Symposium on Mathematical Programming will be held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on August 5-9, 1985.
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- 1985
42. A tale of two colleges.
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Dizard, Robin
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COLLEGE teachers ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
Offers the author's thoughts on teaching at two different colleges--Amherst College and Greenfield Community College. Differences in supplies and how they reflect the fundamental differences between a school with the sons and daughters of millionaires and one where many students qualify for public assistance; Other differences.
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- 1993
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43. A Keepsake of Wallace Stevens' Harvard Years.
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Woodward, Daniel
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PAMPHLETS ,POETRY (Literary form) ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
Focuses on the pamphlet containing the poems of Wallace Stevens and William Bond Wheelwright, which served as the keepsake of the Junior Dinner of the Harvard College class of 1901 in Boston, Massachusetts. Remarks of Stevens to the honorary Doctors of Letters degree awarded to him; Poem written by Wheelwright about Harvard's literary magazine.
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- 1993
44. THE INVESTMENTS OF HARVARD COLLEGE, 1776-1790: AN EPISODE IN THE FINANCES OF THE REVOLUTION.
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Davis, Andrew McFarland
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UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
Presents information on financial management of Harvard College between 1776-90. Expenses incurred by Ebenezer Storer as treasurer of the college in 1777; Amount invested in the college in 1777; Reason why the college was obliged to protect itself against rise in prices caused by inflation of the currency.
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- 1906
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45. Student press.
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COLLEGE student newspapers & periodicals ,COLLEGE journalism ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,CENSORSHIP - Abstract
Reports on the compromise deal between the Massachusetts-based Boston College and the editors of the college’s student newspaper. Provisions of the agreement; Refusal of the student editors to allow the school administration to have editorial control over the paper; Agreement of the student editors to practice editorial judgment in choosing advertisements to be published.
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- 2004
46. NEWS NOTES.
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ECONOMICS ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,INCOME ,MATHEMATICAL programming ,COMPUTER programming - Abstract
The article offers information on the developments concerning economic studies. The University of Venice will host a conference entitled "Advances in the Analysis of Economic Dynamic Systems," on January 1986. The board of overseers to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics will commission a paper evaluating the dynamic sample design of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, one of the many large-scale sample surveys that purposely selected its sample cases with known but differing selection probabilities. The 12th International Symposium on Mathematical Programming is scheduled on August 1985 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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- 1985
47. Students' reflective journaling: an impactful strategy that informs instructional practices in an EFL writing university context in Qatar.
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Ahmed, Abdelhamid M.
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PSYCHOLOGY of college students ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,CONTENT analysis ,COOPERATIVENESS ,CURRICULUM ,ENGLISH as a foreign language ,LEARNING ,CASE studies ,REFLECTION (Philosophy) ,RESEARCH funding ,SCHOOL environment ,SERIAL publications ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,WRITING ,QUALITATIVE research ,JUDGMENT sampling ,THEMATIC analysis ,BEHAVIOR disorders ,PSYCHOLOGY of Undergraduates - Abstract
Reflective journals are used in the literature to promote students' learning, develop writing skills, assess students' reflection level, promote teachers' professional development, and gather research data. However, the current research bridges the gap in the literature by exploring the impact of students' reflective journals on informing instructional practices in an EFL writing context at a university in Qatar. Informed by Gibb's reflective cycle (1988) (i.e. description, feelings, evaluation, conclusion and action) and social constructionism, the researcher developed a reflective journal to help students reflect on the instructional practices. Using a case study methodology, the researcher collected seventy-eight reflective journals, written by bilingual female university students in Qatar. Data was analysed qualitatively using thematic content analysis. Findings revealed that students preferred the following teaching strategies: gradual teaching, exemplification, discussion, comprehension checking, cooperative learning, and graphic organisers. Findings also showed students' reported challenges such as strict classroom management, lack of teacher's electronic feedback, teacher's frequent questioning, recurrent turn-taking, time mismanagement, lack of handouts, cooperative learning problems, mocking students, ringing mobile phones, unpunctual students and dealing with disruptive students. Implications for instructional practices are provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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48. Student-accessible healthcare records: A mixed-methods study of college student and provider.
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Keough, Lori, Wright, Julie, Watson, Bonnie, Nixon-Silberg, Tanya, Leveille, Suzanne, and Halon, Patricia A.
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ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,HEALTH promotion ,INTERVIEWING ,RESEARCH methodology ,MEDICAL personnel ,PATIENT-professional relations ,MEDICAL record access control ,MANAGEMENT of medical records ,LEGAL status of patients ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,SCALE analysis (Psychology) ,STUDENT attitudes ,SURVEYS ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,QUALITATIVE research ,QUANTITATIVE research ,THEMATIC analysis ,DATA analysis software ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,STUDENT health services - Abstract
This mixed methods study evaluated student and provider attitudes and expectations about offering students online access to their student health services visit notes (open notes). Six (N=6) health care providers from four public universities in northeastern Massachusetts participated. Qualitative interviews were completed by students (N=14) from one University in fall of 2013 and an online survey was completed at two universities in Spring of 2014. Attitudes and expectations were explored using qualitative data and descriptive statistics were used to analyze survey questions. Students’ interviews revealed that they desire control over their health and open notes would give them insight and involvement in their health care. Survey data supported these themes. In contrast, providers worried about how it could impact provider-patient relationships. Open notes has the potential to promote students’ understanding and responsibility for their healthcare, which could assist students in their transition from pediatric to adult health care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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49. The War Was Two Years Ago.
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Maloney, Ralph
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UNIVERSITIES & colleges , *EDUCATION - Abstract
Focuses on the changes at the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts as of March 1970. Information on the 'Harvard Independent' school paper; Description of its Varsity Club; Changes in its effectiveness as an institution.
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- 1970
50. Integration of systematic clinical interprofessional training in a student-faculty collaborative primary care practice.
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Weinstein, Amy R, Dolce, Maria C, Koster, Megan, Parikh, Ravi, Hamlyn, Emily, A McNamara, Elizabeth, Carlson, Alexa, and DiVall, Margarita V
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ALLIED health personnel ,COMMUNICATION ,CONFLICT management ,HOSPITALS ,INTERDISCIPLINARY education ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,MEDICAL education ,NURSING education ,ALLIED health education ,PHARMACY education ,PRIMARY health care ,PUBLIC health ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,STUDENTS ,STUDENT attitudes ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,TEAMS in the workplace ,HEALTH occupations school faculty ,PRE-tests & post-tests - Abstract
The changing healthcare environment and movement toward team-based care are contemporary challenges confronting health professional education. The primary care workforce must be prepared with recent national interprofessional competencies to practice and lead in this changing environment. From 2012 to 2014, the weekly Beth Israel Deaconess Crimson Care Collaborative Student-Faculty Practice collaborated with Northeastern University to develop, implement and evaluate an innovative model that incorporated interprofessional education into primary care practice with the goal of improving student understanding of, and ability to deliver quality, team-based care. In the monthly interprofessional clinic, an educational curriculum empowered students with evidence-based, team-based care principles. Integration of nursing, pharmacy, medicine, and masters of public health students and faculty into direct patient care, provided the opportunity to practice skills. The TeamSTEPPS® Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire was administered pre- and post-intervention to assess its perceived impact. Seventeen students completed the post-intervention survey. Survey data indicated very positive attitudes towards team-based care at baseline. Significant improvements were reported in attitudes towards situation monitoring, limiting personal conflict, administration support and communication. However, small, but statistically significant declines were seen on one team structure and two communication items. Our program provides further evidence for the use of interprofessional training in primary care. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2018
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