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Are business schools priming students for a world that no longer exists?

Endless economic expansion isn’t sustainable. Scientists are telling us our planet is already beyond its limits, with the risks to communities and the economy made clear in the federal government’s recent climate risk assessment.This post […]

Initiative addresses racial disparities in special education

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In partnership with San Francisco schools, GSE Professor Alfredo J. Artiles is leading a research project to reform a system disproportionately referring Black students to special education.This post was originally published on this site

Understanding problems tougher than solving them, mobile game experiment shows

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Physicist Albert Einstein famously posited that if he only had an hour to crack a daunting problem, he’d devote 55 minutes to understanding it and only five minutes to crafting a solution. Einstein believed that […]

Relationships help determine whether students report hazing, study shows

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College students’ relationships with friends, professional staff members, faculty and other members of their campus community are an important factor in their willingness to report hazing to their institutions, according to a new study from […]

Rapid rise of private club and travel teams found in youth sports

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A new study provides evidence of the explosive growth of private club and travel teams in youth sports over the past 60 years.This post was originally published on this site

German study indicates high levels of self-censorship and perceived restrictions for scholars specialized in Middle East

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According to a new study, researchers with expertise on the Middle East and/or Israel/Palestine have been engaging in self-censorship in response to perceived and actual restrictions at German universities.This post was originally published on this […]

Graduated, now what? Survey of young Africans shows degrees don’t always land them a job

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Study hard, get your degree, and then step confidently into a stable, well-paid job. That’s long been the assumption about how to secure a livelihood: in neat, predictable stages. But it is increasingly out of […]

Trump isn’t cutting Pell Grants, but other changes could complicate financial aid for some students

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As an education researcher who has studied the economic returns of higher education, I know that college degrees remain cost-effective investments for most students.This post was originally published on this site

Study: Support from teachers, family and friends is crucial for avoiding burnout in students with perfectionist traits

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To foster school engagement and reduce student burnout and anxiety in general upper secondary education, it is essential to understand, identify and support students with varying perfectionistic tendencies.This post was originally published on this site

Educational research can rebound through strategic AI integration, experts suggest

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Research in education is struggling, but the good news is it can be revived, according to University of Kansas scholars.This post was originally published on this site

Africa’s air links are poor: Can the G20 push for more direct flights to improve tourism and trade?

In Africa, less than one in five continental airline routes are direct. Air connections are decided by factors like trade levels, diplomatic relations, and whether there’s enough demand to make a route financially worthwhile. Because [...]
Do more likes lead to more clicks?

A new Journal of Marketing study sheds light on the dynamics of likes in social advertising and their impact on user engagement.This post was originally published on this site
The economics of attention dominate modern-day active trading

In 2021, the stock market valuation of GameStop skyrocketed thanks to a social media frenzy. It heralded the rise of the so-called “meme” stock, but also a rise in a particular kind of trading, one [...]