Anthropology for Beginners

AUGUST 17, 2023

Robert Henry Codrington's The Melanesians (1891) and Baldwin Spencer and Frank Gillen's The native tribes of central Australia (1899) exemplify this new, theoretically informed style of extended firsthand observation. Roughly the ethnographic approaches can be divided into the following traditions.

Anthropology 130

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Since European contact, Indigenous people have struggled to protect the lands —which outsiders often describe as a vast “ outdoor museum ”—from vandalism and desecration, organizing through formal and informal channels for the protection of the Bears Ears landscape. It’s too early to tell the overall impacts of this plan’s implementation.

Cultures 73

Cultures Tradition Anthropology Humanities 73

ED Surge

MARCH 12, 2024

He recently served as the first civil society fellow in artificial intelligence and machine learning at the World Economic Forum, where he led research on AI, job quality and work augmentation. Ben Wildavsky, author of the new book, “ The Career Arts: Making the Most of College, Credentials, and Connections.”

Economics 118

Economics Tradition Humanities Cultures 118

Anthropology for Beginners

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

iii] According to anthropologist George Dalton, “Peasants were legal, political, social, and economic inferiors in medieval Europe. These scholarly traditions produced a wealth of theory and data that has been discovered by contemporary anthropology, but they do not constitute the historical back ground of the anthropology of peasantry.

Anthropology 100

Anthropology Sociology Economics Cultures 100

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

By traditional measures of well-being, America’s children and teens should be doing well. Or are they exposed to information via social media that is leading to a greater sense of anxiety and depression? Subscribe today! Consider that: Over the past two decades, high school graduation rates have gone up.

Tradition 118

Tradition Leadership Economics Research 118

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2024

Related: The Fafsa fiasco could roll back years of progress it must be fixed immediately Meanwhile, the traditional college decision date looms: May 1. Four years ago, hundreds of colleges eased their enrollment-commitment deadlines in response to the coronavirus pandemic and widespread economic and social upheaval.

Economics 112

Economics Government Tradition Education 112

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2021

At least that is the conclusion I reached after looking at data on more than 400 traditional public middle schools in New York City, where the rankings are dominated by students’ absolute proficiency levels. Ranking schemes such as USN&WR ’s do nothing to inform parents about what kind of experience their child might have in a school.

K-12 143

K-12 Middle School Sociology Economics 143

TCI

MARCH 1, 2024

Integration of Economics and Civics for Real-World Connections Geography is only one of the social science disciplines. case studies, students explore geography alongside economic, political, and cultural concepts to provide a comprehensive understanding of our world. Watch this video that introduces the Monsoon Asia unit.

Geography 59

Geography Global Connections Global Perspectives Civics 59

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

But taking money from Meta to build campus-specific metaverses is just the latest in higher education’s grand tradition of letting others profit off its inventions. It’s not just bad business for higher ed, but it also runs counter to colleges’ commitment to free and open discourse.

Economics 140

Economics Government Tradition History 140

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2024

“When you’re knocking on people’s doors and saying, ‘Hi, I’m a student from the University of Vermont,’ people would look at you a little perplexed at first,” said Kelly Hamshaw, a research lecturer in the university’s Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, who is working on the disaster resilience project.

Economics 102

Economics Cultures Community Engagement Research 102

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In the last few years, the American education system has been bludgeoned by changes that have upended decades of progress toward better academic, economic and social outcomes for all. Our goals were not far-fetched or new.

Civic Engagement 111

Civic Engagement Civics Education K-12 111

Political Science Now

AUGUST 5, 2024

DuBois to recover their understanding of the integral importance of social mobility and the eradication of caste in the fight for civil rights, a tradition Ferguson calls anti-caste constitutionalism. Ferguson’s project is an ambitious one in which he engages with the political thought of Black theorists like Frederick Douglass and W.E.B.

History 52

History Political Science Economics Tradition 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2020

School traditions often connect one generation to the next, providing a sense of community stability and cohesion. Whatever the reason a school has to close, something needs to fill the educational, economic, and social voids created by the closure. Related: School closings: A solution in need of a solution.

Archiving 136

Archiving Economics Tradition Government 136

Digital Promise

MARCH 28, 2022

The pandemic has intensified the need to leverage digital tools, such as micro-credentials, to promote local economic growth. I know for me and traditional classroom settings, when you talk about a semester, that’s a long time. I think that part of it is great and new.

Economics 112

Economics Learning Science Tradition Research 112

The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2023

Marcia Ballinger, Lorain’s president, said they learned from local employers that the jobs in Northeastern Ohio were no longer in the traditional factories that relied on manual labor. Experts agree that community colleges have immense potential to boost economic and social mobility and reduce racial inequality in the United States.

Economics 86

Economics Tradition Education Research 86

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

College attendance among Black students dropped a whopping 8 percent during the summer of 2020, compared with the summer of 2019, according to the first “ Stay Informed ” report published in September 2020 by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Now the proof is starting to come in. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Tradition 139

Tradition Economics History Research 139

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

MedCerts, which offers short-term training in industries like health care and information technology, is a large workforce training provider enrolling thousands of students annually. Like hundreds of similar programs, it receives millions in tuition dollars, not from traditional student aid, but from the Departments of Labor and Defense.

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Government Tradition Economics Education 108

ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

We implement a forecasting and reporting tool that aggregates data to inform solutions,” says McGrath. EdSurge: How do higher education institutions balance the need for tuition increases with the imperative to remain accessible to students from diverse economic backgrounds?

Government 120

Government Humanities Cultures Leadership 120

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

By traditional measures of well-being, America’s children and teens should be doing well. Or are they exposed to information via social media that is leading to a greater sense of anxiety and depression? Subscribe today! Consider that Over the past two decades, high school graduation rates have gone up.

Tradition 58

Tradition Advocacy Leadership Economics 58

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Brian Lusk, the district’s chief of strategic initiatives, said school leaders wanted to ensure that all students were prepared to make informed decisions about their paths in high school and beyond. And there’s more information about alternative pathways, including the military, apprenticeships and technical school. “We

Middle School 141

Middle School High School Tradition Elementary School 141

ACRE

JUNE 9, 2023

Exhibits describe the development of the Dyess colony & other planned housing developments throughout the state as a part of a New Deal economic recovery project. They will view artifacts from the people who lived in Dyess and learn how individuals and families lived during that time period.

K-12 52

K-12 Historic Sites Artifacts Museum 52

Steven V. Miller

JANUARY 10, 2024

Loyle in Journal of Peace Research on the economic benefits of post-conflict justice. Appel and Loyle (2012) are proposing that scholars interested in the variation in net FDI inflows have only looked at net FDI inflows from an economic perspective. It’s tough to say anything definitive in the absence of more information (i.e.

Library 52

Library Economics Political Science Human Rights 52

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

You’re not enabling economic mobility at $12 an hour. How do they resolve that tension between economic development and individual mobility?” Thinking Strategically About Early Ed How do they resolve that tension between economic development and individual mobility?

Education 102

Education Economics Government Tradition 102

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The economic devastation wrought by Covid-19 and its disproportionate impact on students served by community colleges make this an ethical imperative. Traditional career service offices and methods are outdated. Traditional career service offices and methods are outdated.

Economics 97

Economics Social Science Tradition Teaching 97

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 11, 2021

His father, Peter, an information technology expert, had been a full-time employee with benefits at the time of Keller’s surgery. Believe it or not, we can apply what we know about foundational brain development in children to inform a new system of worker protection, simultaneously aiding children and their parents.

Economics 120

Economics Government Tradition Research 120

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Adult education remains critical for workers who are looking to advance economically, including those in low-wage earning jobs, opportunity youth, immigrant-origin adults, and parent learners. It’s important to inform hard-to-reach and undercounted groups and communities that the 2020 Census process can be quick, easy, and safe.

Library 90

Library Education Advocacy Economics 90

Dr. Shannon Doak

MAY 28, 2024

The traditional content-heavy curriculum, obsessed with low-level content mastery and memorization, no longer fits the bill for our rapidly evolving society. In a world where knowledge is expanding at an unprecedented rate, should we still be focusing on rote memorization and regurgitation of information?

Education 60

Education Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Geography 60

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Jon: But the decline in college opportunity for rural high school graduates is only widening social, economic and political divides between rural America and the rest of the country. They have an economic impact. It’s a Mississippi tradition where politicians come to make speeches. Kirk: So how can we close these gaps?

Education 112

Education Government High School Economics 112

Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

He did his student teaching in a traditional classroom. Such cases were even more “soul-sapping” than the rigidities of the traditional education system. Moreover, any realistic account of history covers economic and financial factors. I decided to invent a classroom currency and economic system. It has grown ever since.”

Teaching 52

Teaching Project-Based Learning American History Historic Sites 52

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. For Example: Topic: French Revolution Socratic Seminar Preparation: Assign research topics: economic hardship, social inequality, enlightenment ideas.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. For Example: Topic: French Revolution Socratic Seminar Preparation: Assign research topics: economic hardship, social inequality, enlightenment ideas.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2021

These include health care, cybersecurity, information technology, construction, manufacturing, transportation, law enforcement and utilities. Yet the number of community college students in communications technology and support programs is down by 16 percent and in information technology by 4 percent, according to the Clearinghouse.

Tradition 144

Tradition Economics Government Research 144

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2020

The coronavirus makes this even more urgent because students are more vulnerable economically than ever before. As a student in my 30s with over a decade of professional experience, I am not a “traditional” student. But I also know my economic reality is unstable.

Psychology 108

Psychology Economics Government Tradition 108

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Source: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s “Stay Informed” report, Oct. It’s not that more students are enrolling in traditional professional or doctorate programs. It could continue for years and affect a whole generation.”. Students are vanishing from community colleges during the pandemic fall of 2020.

Economics 134

Economics Tradition Research High School 134

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

Anyone who has dealt with the FAFSA knows how needlessly complicated and unreliable it can be: In the midst of back-to-back college application season for my two kids, the site kept kicking us out, then losing the previous information we’d painstakingly provided. A bipartisan law passed in 2020 initiated a complete overhaul of the FAFSA.

Advocacy 130

Advocacy Library Government Public School 130

Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 27, 2017

1:1 computing initiatives (and concurrent Internet bandwidth upgrades) that give students powerful digital learning devices and access to the world’s information, individuals, and organizations. Online communities of interest that supplement and augment more-traditional learning communities that are limited by geography and time.

Geography 94

Geography Project-Based Learning Economics Tradition 94

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

Once considered a boutique form of education overly reliant on technology, competency-based education is increasingly seen as a way to solve a host of problems with traditional schooling, problems that became more apparent when learning went virtual. And Daniel A.

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K-12 Advocacy Elementary School Tradition 142