Author: Assisted by James A. VoytukCommittee to Examine t
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: methodology, study, programs, doctorate, research, assessing
Number of Pages: 164
Published: 2003-11-21
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 030909058X
ISBN-13: 9780309090582

How should we assess and present information about the quality of research-doctorate programs? In recommending that the 1995 NRC rankings in "Assessing the Quality of Research-Doctorate Programs: Continuity and Change" be updated as soon as possible, this study presents an improved approach to doctoral program assessment, which will be useful to administrators, faculty, and others with an interest in improving the education of Ph.Ds in the United States. It reviews the methodology of the 1995 NRC rankings and recommends changes, including the collection of new data about Ph.D. students, additi

Authors:Richard J. Davidson, Anne Harrington,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: examine, human, nature, buddhists, tibetan, compassion, western, scientists, visions
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2001-12-06
List price: $57.95
ISBN-10: 019513043X
ISBN-13: 9780195130430

This book examines how Western behavioral science--which has generally focused on negative aspects of human nature--holds up to cross-cultural scrutiny, in particular the Tibetan Buddhist celebration of the human potential for altruism, empathy, and compassion. Resulting from a meeting between the Dalai Lama, leading Western scholars, and a group of Tibetan monks, this volume includes excerpts from these extraordinary dialogues as well as engaging essays exploring

Author: Michael D. Sheimo
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill
Keywords: mutual, fund, examine, investing, explain, essential, rules, axioms
Number of Pages: 247
Published: 1999-11-18
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 007135025X
ISBN-13: 9780071350259

In just one generation’s time, mutual funds have become an inescapable factor in America’s financial picture. From fewer than 10 million mutual fund accounts in 1977, fund companies now report more than 135 million accounts--with more than 75 times the net assets! In that same time, the number of available funds has also skyrocketed, from just over 425 mutual fund companies to nearly 6,000, with risk/reward possibilities that are as widespread and perplexing as the market itself. So while mutual funds have proven to be a low-maintenance, effective way for Americans to build wealth