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Food For Thought: Teacher Immediacy, Student Learning And Curvilinearity, Jamie Comstock, Elisa Rowell, John W. Bowers

Jayne Marie Comstock

Discusses the relationship between teacher nonverbal immediacy and student cognitive, affective, and behavioral learning. Theoretical and methodological aspects; Experimental design groups; Similarity of intact groups; Manipulation check; Testing effects; Cognitive gain measurement.

Did Africans Live Longer In The Antebellum United States, Tukufu Zuberi, Carlos Grushka

Tukufu Zuberi

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Using census data, we call for greater attention to the historical assumptions accepted in past research. Conclusions about the mortality of the enslaved in the United States is in large part a reflection of the historical assumptions made. This article argues that the accepted view of the mortality of enslaved Africans in the United States rests on fragile estimates; these estimates are not robust to flaws in the data.

Critical Citizenship And Civil Society In Contemporary China, Alfred L. Chan, Paul W. Nesbitt-Larking

Paul W Nesbitt-Larking

No abstract provided.