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Researchers Have Identified the Starkest Cases of School District Segregation

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This large economic and racial divide between two adjacent districts in Michigan shows that school segregation persists in the 21st century. That’s one of the main findings of a new report from researchers from the think tank New America. Across roughly 60 pages, researchers analyzed 24,658 pairs of districts that share a border.

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Researchers Try Using AI Chatbots to Conduct Interviews for Social Science Studies

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As the legislative election in France approached this summer, a research team decided to reach out to hundreds of citizens to interview them about their views on key issues. But the interviewer asking the questions wasn’t a human researcher — it was an AI chatbot.

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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

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Scientific knowledge is proliferating in an unprecedented rate with an increasing number of journal articles and research papers published every year across various disciplines from humanities to medicine and technology. As researchers, our research stands on the shoulders of other researchers.

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College ‘Deserts’ Disproportionately Deter Black and Hispanic Students from Higher Ed

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In recent years, a growing body of research has looked at the impact of college ‘deserts’ — sometimes defined as an area where people live more than a 30-minute drive to a campus — and found that those residing close to a college are more likely to attend.

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How to Find Reliable Internet Sources

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With that in mind, there is one guideline that will help even novice researchers find reliable sources: the extension. Perfect for topics that fit this category, i.e., wars, economics, etc.edu Published by colleges and universities. Historically, focused on research, study, and education.org U.S. These are foreign sites.

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Why Schools Should Focus on Social Capital Development — Not Just Skills

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But following that, I decided to take three years and immerse myself in the study of social capital research for my doctoral dissertation. Having conducted much more research, including my own mixed-method study, I’m more convinced than ever: Schools need to focus more on social capital development. Here’s a taste of why — and how.

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When Students Miss School, Teachers Enjoy Their Jobs Less

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For the researchers, that means that absenteeism threatens to aggravate the teacher shortage. Previous research from one of the authors has tried to show that missing class can negatively impact what teachers think about absent students, leading them to view those students as lacking social skills and being less academically capable.

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