Many people talk about academic excellence — but who or what really defines this elusive quality?
Michèle Lamont, Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies and professor of sociology and of African and African American studies, analyzes the system of peer review in her new book “How Professors Think: Inside the Curious World of Academic Judgment” (Harvard University Press, 2009). By examining the process of scholarly evaluation, she also addresses larger questions about academia.
“In some ways studying peer evaluation and review is a point of entry into a much broader issue, which is the issue of meritocracy in American higher education,” says Lamont.
To research the book, Lamont interviewed panelists from research councils and societies of fellows who were evaluating proposals for research funding in the social sciences and the humanities.
Lamont explains that academics must constantly make evaluations, whether of scientific findings or of graduate students. Expertise, personal taste, and the perspective of the evaluator play into the decision-making process, she writes.
“A lot of what the book does is to look at what criteria people use to judge and what meaning they give to these criteria,” says Lamont. “So for instance, what do they mean by ‘significance’ and what do they mean by ‘originality’? How does the definition of ‘originality’ and ‘significance’ vary between philosophy and economics? How strong is the consensus between fields?
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those who were the least fit at the first assessment were four times more likely to have diabetes and high blood pressure in middle age.
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Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study is usually being conducted in order to reveal possible factors that start in early adulthood which could set the stage for the development of cardiovascular diseases.
In 1983, the study was funded over a five-year period and it commenced with a group of 5,115 people (both black and white men and women) aged 18 to 30 years.
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One of the biggest economic struggles for Russia is the lowering of prices and overall consumption. Another economic problem for Russia is the decline of ruble, Russia’s currency which is causing massive inflation.
I think Russia can improve its economy in regard to these pressing matters by taking immediate action. The Russian government could invest in creating renewable energy sources to lessen dependency on oil. They can also implement policy changes to relieve the pressure on the federal budget. Furthermore, I think firing Vladimir Putin will help.
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Encoding and written are the correct answers, respectively.
The communication process is made up of encoding and decoding processes. Encoding is the process used to turn thoughts into communication through a 'medium'. This medium can be either an e-mail, a phone call, a text message, or a face-to-face meeting. Thus, in this situation, we can say that Shelly engaged in the encoding process using a written medium, which was the e-mail she sent Susan.
