
Benefit Of A Mentor: Disadvantaged Teens Twice As Likely To Attend College
Two findings from a new
national study reveal the
power of mentors,
particularly those in the
teaching profession: for all
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Learning To Talk Changes How Speech Is Heard: 'Sound Of Learning' Unlocked By Linking Sensory And Motor Systems
Learning to talk also
changes the way speech
sounds are heard, according
to a new study. The findings
could have a major impact on
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Gossip In The Workplace: A Weapon Or Gift?
Gossip in the workplace can
be a weapon in reputational
warfare or a gift and can
offer clues to power and
influence not found on
organizational charts. New
... > full story

Fighting Sleep: Researchers Reverse Cognitive Impairment Caused By Sleep Deprivation
A research collaboration of
biologists and
neuroscientists has found a
molecular pathway in the
brain that is the cause of
... > full story
- Benefit Of A Mentor: Disadvantaged Teens Twice As Likely To Attend College
- Learning To Talk Changes How Speech Is Heard: 'Sound Of Learning' Unlocked By Linking Sensory And Motor Systems
- Gossip In The Workplace: A Weapon Or Gift?
- Fighting Sleep: Researchers Reverse Cognitive Impairment Caused By Sleep Deprivation
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Physical Education Key To Improving Health In Low-income Adolescents
November 6, 2009 School-based physical education plays a key role in curbing obesity and improving fitness among adolescents from low-income communities, according to a new ... > full story -
Literary Arabic Is Expressed In Brain Of Arabic Speakers As A Second Language
November 5, 2009 Literary Arabic is expressed in the brain of an Arabic speaker as a second language and not as a mother tongue, according to a new study. The research offers an explanation for the objective and ... > full story -
Poor Start Between A Class And Its Teacher Almost Impossible To Rectify
November 4, 2009 The relationship between a teacher and class is important for the learning achievement of pupils and their pleasure in learning. A Dutch researcher discovered that these teacher-class relationships ... > full story -
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Preschoolers Challenge Stereotypical Gender Roles
November 4, 2009 According to research from Sweden, a preschooler's gender determines how he or she is treated and responded to in play and learning activities, and when the children's possibilities become expanded, ... > full story -
Musical Sensibility Can Help Shape Teaching, Research Education
October 28, 2009 An education professor says the underlying similarities between teaching, research and music can be a powerful metaphor for education and qualitative ... > full story -
Changes In Brain Chemicals Mark Shifts In Infant Learning
October 28, 2009 When do you first leave the nest? Early in development infants of many species experience important transitions -- such as learning when to leave the mother's protection to start exploring the world. ... > full story -
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Students, Teachers Need To Be Transculturally Literate, Expert Says
October 26, 2009 To adequately prepare today's students for tomorrow's global economy, one teacher education expert favors "transcultural education," which he defines as an experience that goes beyond the traditional ... > full story -
Could Some Forms Of Mental Retardation Be Treated With Drugs?
October 25, 2009 Growth factors are the proteins that trigger a countless number of actions in cells. Drugs that increase or decrease certain growth factors have lead to treatments for cancer and cardiovascular ... > full story -
It Takes Two To Tutor A Sparrow
October 22, 2009 It may take a village to raise a child, and apparently it takes at least two adult birds to teach a young song sparrow how and what to ... > full story -
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Small Classes Give Extra Boost To Low-achieving Students
October 19, 2009 Small classes in early grades improve test scores in later grades for students of all achievement levels, but low achievers get an extra ... > full story
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