Thomas W Powell

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Do you find Google Books' NGRAM Viewer a useful tool? How are you using it in your research?

The NGRAM Viewer (http://books.google.com/ngrams) allows one to explore trends in word or phrase use using the Goolge Book database.

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What are the pros and cons of using employment in the field of study as an educational outcome metric?

Some agencies are using the percentage of graduates employed within the field of study within one year of graduation as an outcome measure. While a high employment percentage has political...

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In your opinion, has academic accreditation become too prescriptive? Do standards sometimes seem to embattle common sense?

It's important for universities to maintain academic accreditation, but the accreditation process has become expansive and expensive. Am I the only one who feels this way? I'm also interested in...

10 October 2012 8,956 1 View