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PROOF POINTS: The number of college graduates in the humanities drops for the eighth consecutive year

The Hechinger Report

In the post-war boom of the 1950s, college students were confident of their economic futures and many studied liberal arts subjects such as English, history and philosophy. That’s using a broad definition of humanities that includes “communications,” a popular major that now makes up more than a quarter of all humanities graduates.

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With enrollment sliding, liberal arts colleges struggle to make a case for themselves

The Hechinger Report

We definitely have those students who are baristas one year out, but they’re also writing a novel on the side,” said Kathryn Foster, president of the University of Maine at Farmington, which also focuses on the liberal arts. It appears true that the very definition of “liberal arts” is a problem. Wait, you haven’t even defined it yet?”

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past.

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Persistent problems: A powerful paradigm for professional development

A Psychology Teacher Writes

That means finding something that hits home whether you teach A level Economics or KS3 Music, and everything in between. Habit formation limits growth in teacher effectiveness: A review of converging evidence from neuroscience and social science. Crown House Publishing. Sims, S. & & Allen, R. Kennedy, M. Korthagen, F.

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Deception as Investment: How to Make Digital Ponzi Schemes in China

Anthropology News

Even amid the industry’s decline, P2P investors unaffected by platform bankruptcy were reportedly “the happiest” in China, per a 2018 China Academy of Social Sciences survey. As the state endeavors to cultivate fintech companies as catalysts for economic stimulation, there lies a strategic imperative for major platforms.

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Six reasons you may not graduate on time

The Hechinger Report

It definitely held me back.”. Archaeology of Human Origins” may sound interesting, but if you wait too long to focus on your economics major, you may not get in all the requirements you need. Let’s say you are a Florida State University student looking for a class to fulfill its history/social science requirement.

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Make Simple Cross-Sectional Data with World Bank Data (from {WDI})

Steven V. Miller

If you’re interested in topics of economic development, population growth, corruption, education levels—or almost anything else in the cross-national context—the World Bank’s DataBank has you covered. European Union, OECD states), economic groupings (e.g. There’s a better way, I promise. Here’s a table of contents.

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