Racial and Economic Diversity in U.S. Public Montessori Schools

Studying students in Montessori schools.

IN THEIR EDUCATION FORUM “EVALUATING MONTESSORI EDUCATION” (29 SEPT. 2006, P. 1893), A. Lillard and N. Else-Quest present Montessori education as being superior to other types of schools and having “remarkable outcomes.” Unfortunately, the analyses backing these value judgments are plagued by methodological and statistical problems and thus do not provide support for such claims. To evaluate Mo...

Running head: RACIAL CONFLICT IN SCHOOLS Racial Conflict in Schools

Sex Differences in Physician Salary in US Public Medical Schools.

IMPORTANCE Limited evidence exists on salary differences between male and female academic physicians, largely owing to difficulty obtaining data on salary and factors influencing salary. Existing studies have been limited by reliance on survey-based approaches to measuring sex differences in earnings, lack of contemporary data, small sample sizes, or limited geographic representation. OBJECTI...

economic optimization and energy consumption in tray dryers

دراین پروژه به بررسی مدل سازی خشک کردن مواد غذایی با استفاده از هوای خشک در خشک کن آزمایشگاهی نوع سینی دار پرداخته شده است. برای آنالیز انتقال رطوبت در طی خشک شدن به طریق جابجایی، یک مدل لایه نازک برای انتقال رطوبت، مبتنی بر معادله نفوذ فیک در نظر گفته شده است که شامل انتقال همزمان جرم و انرژی بین فاز جامد و گاز می باشد. پروفایل دما و رطوبت برای سه نوع ماده غذایی شامل سیب زمینی، سیب و موز در طی...

Public opinion on sex education in US schools.

OBJECTIVE To examine US public opinion on sex education in schools to determine how the public's preferences align with those of policymakers and research scientists. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING July 2005 through January 2006. PARTICIPANTS Randomly selected nationally representative sample of US adults aged 18 to 83 years (N = 1096). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Support for 3 differ...