Beliefs about innate talent may dissuade students from STEM
"It's OK – not everyone can do difficult math."
Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2015
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News tagged with longitudinal study
Almost half of all people released from the prison system become homeless
According to a longitudinal study following more than 1,000 homeless Australians and those at risk of homelessness, 42 percent of people released from prison, juvenile detention or remand in the past 6 months were found to ...
Social Sciences
May 27, 2015
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Aging research goes to the dogs
From ancient alchemical quests to modern biological research, efforts to understand and combat human aging have borne few fruits. Now Cornell scientists aim to bridge the gap between lab research and aging's complexities ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2014
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Using harsh verbal discipline with teens found to be harmful
Many American parents yell or shout at their teenagers. A new longitudinal study has found that using such harsh verbal discipline in early adolescence can be harmful to teens later. Instead of minimizing teens' problematic ...
Social Sciences
Sep 4, 2013
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Boys suffer from their fathers' long working hours
Fathers' extremely long working hours can be detrimental to their sons´ wellbeing. This is the key finding of a longitudinal study by Jianghong Li (senior researcher at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center) and four Australian ...
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2013
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Shorter working hours do not guarantee happier workers
A reduction in working hours does not necessarily mean happier employees, as it might merely be adding stress to their general working environment. This is according to a study by Robert Rudolf of Korea University, Seoul, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2013
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The dark side of entrepreneurship: Researchers prove anti-social tendencies of entrepreneurs
Is it true, that entrepreneurs are a particularly self-serving species with their own moral ideas and ethical principles? Does the type of the entrepreneurial "homo oeconomicus" exist? And if so: what makes him so? Together ...
Economics & Business
Aug 6, 2013
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Early school engagement helps youths avoid problem behaviors and eventual dropout
Help your teenager stay engaged in school and he or she will be less likely to drop out. That's the conclusion of a new longitudinal study that found that teens who were less engaged in school tended to engage in more delinquency ...
Social Sciences
Jul 30, 2013
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Study charts young people's journey into homelessness
New research from TCD's Children's Research Centre provides an in-depth understanding of the process of youth homelessness. Young People's Homeless and Housing Pathways: Key Findings from a 6-year Qualitative Longitudinal ...
Social Sciences
Jul 12, 2013
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Australia admits Barrier Reef conditions are 'poor'
Australia admitted Wednesday conditions at the Great Barrier Reef are "poor" as it battles UNESCO threats to downgrade its heritage status over concerns about pollution and development.
Environment
Jul 10, 2013
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