OBJECTIVE Due to the development of medical education in the past decade the role of teachers has changed and requires higher didactic competence. Student evaluation of teaching alone does not lead to considerable improvement of teaching quality. We present the concept of "Integrative Teaching Consultation", which comprises both the teacher's reflection and own objectives to improve their teach...

THE IMPACT OF ACADEMIC OPTIMISM ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTIN FIVE MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Our paper addresses firm size as a driver of systematic credit risk in loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Key contributions are the use of a unique data set of SME lending by over 400 German banks and relating systematic risk to the size dependence of regulatory capital requirements. What sets our sample apart is its comprehensive coverage of the particularly rich and well developed ...

Black Student Movement [2] Minority Business Student Alliance [3] National Panhellenic Council (Black Greek Council) [4] Carolina Indian Circle [5] Carolina Hispanic Association [6] Asian Student Association [7] Black Sororities and Fraternities Alpha Kappa Alpha [8] Omega Psi Phi [9] Alpha Phi Alpha [10] Phi Beta Sigma [11] Delta Sigma Theta [12] Sigma Gamma Rho [13] Kappa Alpha Psi [14] Zeta ...

Black Student Movement [2] Minority Business Student Alliance [3] National Panhellenic Council (Black Greek Council) [4] Carolina Indian Circle [5] Carolina Hispanic Association [6] Asian Student Association [7] Black Sororities and Fraternities Alpha Kappa Alpha [8] Omega Psi Phi [9] Alpha Phi Alpha [10] Phi Beta Sigma [11] Delta Sigma Theta [12] Sigma Gamma Rho [13] Kappa Alpha Psi [14] Zeta ...

This paper uses insights from behavioral economics to explain a particularly surprising borrowing phenomenon: One in six undergraduate students offered interest-free loans turn them down. Models of impulse control predict that students may optimally reject subsidized loans to avoid excessive consumption during school. Using the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), we investigate st...

Corrected authors’ contributions MN made substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, and drafted the manuscript. DA made substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data. MC made substantial contributions to the inception of the study, revision of the manuscript, and is ...