Integrating probability and statistics within the curriculum provides a number of interesting and elegant connections that help students develop an appreciation for the inherent beauty of mathematics. This lesson on random variables... more
Integrating probability and statistics within the curriculum provides a number of interesting and elegant connections that help students develop an appreciation for the inherent beauty of mathematics. This lesson on random variables incorporates class discussion and experimental activities in the practical and theoretical exploration of one such connection.
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... him to a wide range of popular social issues and scientific topics, while at home his father and uncles debated questions of government and church authority, free trade, education and statecharity in his presence.37 It was from these... more
... him to a wide range of popular social issues and scientific topics, while at home his father and uncles debated questions of government and church authority, free trade, education and statecharity in his presence.37 It was from these twin forums that Spencer learnt the basic ...
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The nursing faculty shortage is directly related to the ongoing shortage of nurses. As a result of many nursing faculty retiring, the discipline of nursing is losing its most experienced educators. The need is great for programs that will... more
The nursing faculty shortage is directly related to the ongoing shortage of nurses. As a result of many nursing faculty retiring, the discipline of nursing is losing its most experienced educators. The need is great for programs that will increase access and prepare nurse educators. Doctorate degrees for nurses have evolved in myriad ways. Discussions over the nature of doctoral education for the preparation of nurse educators are at the forefront of debates in nursing education. In response to National League for Nursing (2007; Core competencies of nurse educators, http://www.nln.org/profdev/corecompletter.htm) and Institute of Medicine (2010; The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, http://thefutureofnursing.org/IOM-Report) calls to increase the number of nursing faculty, the colleges of nursing and education at a major university have combined to establish a collaborative doctoral program. This article describes the histor...
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ABSTRACT At the beginning of this century the two most important theorists in the history of American education, Edward Thomdike and John Dewey, formulated radically different visions of how the art of teaching could be transformed into a... more
ABSTRACT At the beginning of this century the two most important theorists in the history of American education, Edward Thomdike and John Dewey, formulated radically different visions of how the art of teaching could be transformed into a science. Thomdike, ...
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... 4 George Combe, The Constitution of Man Considered in Relation to External Objects (Boston, 1834); and Harriet Martineau, Biographical Sketches (London, 1876 ... and function of human beings, we would refer the reader to The... more
... 4 George Combe, The Constitution of Man Considered in Relation to External Objects (Boston, 1834); and Harriet Martineau, Biographical Sketches (London, 1876 ... and function of human beings, we would refer the reader to The Physiology of Health,by Dr Southwood Smith, to ...