The basis of the anonymous academic's assertion that publishers trick authors comes from incorrect assumptions about the market for academic books and an ignorance of economic realities.
Pushing back on that approach, the Gunderson PowerPoint advances the thesis that "Debt-related metrics are not appropriate determination of academic quality" -- an assertion that might trouble the students across the country who have enrolled in career training programs precisely so they can earn a good living and support their families, rather than ending up with crushing debt.
But after reviewing the proposal, federal scientists and academics challenged the assertion of new research findings.
A row over the supposed anti-Semitism of Sir Winston Churchill intensified yesterday as a Cambridge University academic stood by his assertion that the wartime leader held "inconsistent" views about Jewish people.
Mr. McCall's campaign disputed assertions that academic performance went down during his time on the board; in truth the academic performance of some students did go down, but some went up.
I deeply resent the assertion by the academic quoted that because I did this I was giving my children the wrong message.
For example, in a recent article that praises international medical graduates (IMGs) one leader states that his program chooses that IMGs comprise 10percentt of his residents - a quota system that belies his later assertion that "U.S. academic medicine is... a classic meritocracy" [ 2].
Controversies discussed in the film include the Essjay controversy, where a member of Wikipedia made false assertions about his academic background; and the Wikipedia biography controversy, where false statements were inserted into the Wikipedia entry for journalist John Seigenthaler.
An academic referee who backs up your assertion that the grade does not reflect your ability would be valuable.
It directed the media to its website, which contains two citations from academic reports to back up an assertion that children need a "married mother and a father".
This is what is known, in academic circles, as "the binary," the assertion of categorical difference.
