Lack of quantitative training among our biology majors weakens students at a practical level, whether they plan to analyze environmental impacts (e.g., minimum viable population size) or pursue a career in medicine (e.g., nonlinear drug dose responses, Yuan, 2005).
Mr. Charest's objective is not so much to restore security and order as to weaken student and union organizations.
In the early 1970s, when she was education secretary, the NUS thwarted her politically-motivated drive to weaken student unions.
In the 1970s, Thatcher's chosen strategy to weaken student activism was to force an opt-in policy on student unions to shrink their membership.
Cited reasons for the downgrades include investment and operating losses, and in some cases, weakening student demand.
Last month, he closed a bruising segment on successful efforts by for-profit colleges to weaken student loan regulations by suggesting that viewers send a prepared form letter to the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities.
In addition, a number of scholars have pointed out that since policies such as Prop 209 give colleges and universities an incentive to place a greater weight on non-academic factors in determining admissions, they could lower student quality by weakening all students' incentives to invest in their academic qualifications prior to college entry.
The aim of the Hebrew teaching is to expose the Arab student to Hebrew culture and its past and present values; and the teaching of Arabic attempts to weaken the students' emotional and national ties with the Arab nation.
Dennis Inhulsen, chief learning officer at the National Arts Education Association, worries the budget cuts could weaken American students' competitive edge internationally.
During the analysis, three sub-themes were created: weakened family support for students, diversified student population and changed student attitudes.
