Word: methodic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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They are instead chosen: 1) because their adviser is teaching the class; 2) because their dissertation topic could be a marginal footnote in the course being taught; 3) because they asked first. This slipshod method of choosing teaching fellows benefits only their pocketbooks and certainly not the students they teach...
...cope. The focus groups, which will meet between Feb. 18 and 20, are an excellent move on the part of the University. We support the initiative of the University and UHS to address the issue of stress and the problem of support networks on campus, as well as the method employed, namely consulting students directly. However, before we offer unequivocal praise to the administration, it is important to acknowledge that this move is long overdue on a campus that is rife with stresses and scarce with services...
...staff of the Middle East couldn't restrain the youthful onslaught. An inexplicable intensity in Goldfinger's music triggered the young audience in a way it could not have done for any other age group. The uncontrollable sight was amazing. Goldfinger's greatest talent must have been their unbelievable method of manipulating the audience into a frenzy. Soon the crowd replaced the music as entertainment, but quickly turned as uninteresting as the band's songs...
Focus groups were chosen as the best method to learn about student health concerns because they reveal a greater depth of knowledge than do written surveys, Rosenthal said...
...Wisconsin, which is currently implementing a similar plan, worries about ?making a profit on the backs of the poor.? Some California counties have tested the concept. Orange County, for example, divided its welfare responsibilities between government welfare staffers and a private corporation in an effort to determine which method is more efficient. The results were somewhat surprising, considering that the private sector might be expected to be better at placing workers in business. County workers won the competition, moving 3,679 people off welfare, compared to 2,473 for the private corporation...