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College Admissions and the SAT: A Personal Perspective
This article is adapted from an invited address given at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, held April 2004 in San Diego, California. My intent in this paper is to offer a
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Scientific Psychology: Science Versus Easy Accessibility?
Suppose that a pair of closely related manuscripts is submitted to an experimentally-oriented journal JE-II in field F. The papers report a series of tests of a theory formulated in mathematical terms that appeared in
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Tempus Really Fugits
Trying to plan my remaining columns, I checked with my editor at the Observer to find out how many more were left to write before turning the Presidential Pen over to my successor. To my
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Intellectual Genealogy
Two decades ago the idea of tracing one’s genealogy swept through American society, and many people began uncovering their pasts by tracking their ancestors. My mother took up the challenge within my own family and
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A World of Difference
Once dominated by American standards, business schools around the globe are taking a more international approach to teaching. The idea of teaching business and awarding MBA degrees was born and bred in North America. Until
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The Academic Observer Responds
Answers to letters regarding the column, ‘Why Are Textbooks So Expensive?‘ I appreciate the many constructive comments exploring various points of view on the issue of textbook prices. Those appearing in this issue’s Forum are
