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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"College of William and Mary"”.
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William Small 1734-1775: Teacher, Mentor, Scientist
Several studies have examined the life of William Small but only in respect to certain phases of his life, particularly Small's connections to Thomas Jefferson, James Watt, or the Birmingham Lunar Society. In 1758 William Small was recruited for the post of professor of mathematics at the College …
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Networks and professionalization: a history of the Virginia Academy of Science, 1923-1995
In 1923, scientists and science educators gathered in Williamsburg at the College of William and Mary for the first meeting of the Virginia Academy of Science. Representing a variety of scientific disciplines and heralding from virtually every institution of higher education in the Commonwealth, …
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The Effect of Scholarship Support, Gender, and Sport Type on Retention of Collegiate Student-Athletes
The purpose of this investigation was to determine what factors contribute to student-athlete retention, specifically looking at scholarship support, gender, and sport type (individual or team sport). Eight Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) schools provided data on all student-athletes …
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The child study movement as related to the current course offerings of the Virginia teacher training institutions
A review of histories, studies, and various writings was made in order to form a concept of the nature and extent of the child study movement in an effort to discover how the emphasis upon the child centered movement of the past is now influencing the training which the public school teacher of …