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Full-Text Articles in Education
Police Blotter, Unlv Department Of Police Services
Police Blotter, Unlv Department Of Police Services
Police Blotter
No abstract provided.
Giving Matters, Unlv Foundation
Giving Matters, Unlv Foundation
Police Blotter, Unlv Department Of Police Services
Police Blotter, Unlv Department Of Police Services
Police Blotter
No abstract provided.
Giving Matters, Unlv Foundation
Key Education Issues In Review: Improving The Teacher Pipeline, Unlv College Of Education
Key Education Issues In Review: Improving The Teacher Pipeline, Unlv College Of Education
Policy Issues in Nevada Education: Policy Papers
No abstract provided.
Key Education Issues In Review: English Language Learners, Unlv College Of Education
Key Education Issues In Review: English Language Learners, Unlv College Of Education
Policy Issues in Nevada Education: Policy Papers
No abstract provided.
Key Education Issues In Review: Child And Adolescent Mental Health, Unlv College Of Education
Key Education Issues In Review: Child And Adolescent Mental Health, Unlv College Of Education
Policy Issues in Nevada Education: Policy Papers
In recent years, child and adolescent mental health issues have become a significant healthcare concern across the U.S. and in Nevada. As many as 1 in 5 children and adolescents experience a diagnosable mental health disorder each year; however, fewer than half of them receive mental health treatment. Nevada has one of the highest rates of major depression and suicide in the nation and ranks 36th in the nation on per capita mental health care state funding.
Key Education Issues In Review: Nevada Academic Content Standards, Unlv College Of Education
Key Education Issues In Review: Nevada Academic Content Standards, Unlv College Of Education
Policy Issues in Nevada Education: Policy Papers
No abstract provided.
Key Education Issues In Review: Full Day Kindergarten, Unlv College Of Education
Key Education Issues In Review: Full Day Kindergarten, Unlv College Of Education
Policy Issues in Nevada Education: Policy Papers
No abstract provided.
Key Education Issues In Review: Educational Funding, Unlv College Of Education
Key Education Issues In Review: Educational Funding, Unlv College Of Education
Policy Issues in Nevada Education: Policy Papers
As citizens of the U.S., we want the nation to have a world-class educational system that enables our children to compete with the best that other nations have to offer. To accomplish this, school funding plays an important role. Educational funding, however, is usually neither adequate nor equitable (Sims, 2004). Adequate funding ensures that all students are able to meet intended objectives and goals of education. Equitable funding ensures a sufficient level of funding distributed within states that accounts for additional needs based on various student characteristics. There are different costs for educating groups of students, and this should be …
Key Education Issues In Review: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Unlv College Of Education
Key Education Issues In Review: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Unlv College Of Education
Policy Issues in Nevada Education: Policy Papers
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability affecting 1 in 68 children in the United States. Individuals with ASD struggle with communication, behavioral, and social skills. The demands of addressing ASD present a significant challenge to Nevada; however, the challenges associated with inaction are much higher. Lack of access is the most critical issue facing families today. Without treatment, most individuals with ASD will require high levels of support throughout their lives at a high cost to families and society.
Police Blotter, Unlv Department Of Police Services
Police Blotter, Unlv Department Of Police Services
Police Blotter
No abstract provided.
Library Instruction And Themed Composition Courses: An Investigation Of Factors That Impact Student Learning, Erin E. Rinto, Elisa I. Cogbill-Seiders
Library Instruction And Themed Composition Courses: An Investigation Of Factors That Impact Student Learning, Erin E. Rinto, Elisa I. Cogbill-Seiders
Library Faculty Publications
Many academic libraries partner with English composition in order to teach first year students skills related to academic research and writing. Due to the partnership between information literacy and first-year writing programs, it is important to evaluate how these programs can best support one another. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of two factors on student information literacy skill development: library instruction and section theme—defined here as class sections of the English 102 (ENG 102) program developed around a central topic selected by the instructor. A random sample of annotated bibliographies from 95 sections of ENG …
Libraries & Student Success, Melissa Bowles-Terry
Libraries & Student Success, Melissa Bowles-Terry
Library Faculty Presentations
What makes a difference in student success? The framing questions for this presentation are:
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What makes students stay in college and finish a degree? What prevents them from finishing?
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What can librarians and faculty do to increase students' chances of succeeding at learning and at earning a degree?
This presentation will address high impact practices identified by George Kuh and adopted by the AAC&U, and give some examples of how libraries can support those high impact practices. It will also address student engagement, as measured by tools like the National Survey of Student Engagement or NSSE, and how libraries can …
Comparison Of Research Universities: Mississippi And Nevada, 2015, Brookings Mountain West And The Lincy Institute
Comparison Of Research Universities: Mississippi And Nevada, 2015, Brookings Mountain West And The Lincy Institute
Brookings Mountain West Publications
This Fact Sheet looks at state economic and university expenditures to display how research institutions in Nevada differ from those in Mississippi.
2014 And 2015 National Science Foundation (Nsf) Rankings By Total R&D Expenditures ($ Million), Brookings Mountain West And The Lincy Institute
2014 And 2015 National Science Foundation (Nsf) Rankings By Total R&D Expenditures ($ Million), Brookings Mountain West And The Lincy Institute
Brookings Mountain West Publications
This Fact Sheet provides data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that compares UNLV and UNR (combined) research funding to individual research universities across the nation.