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This handbook covers 170 competitions, criteria for selecting events that match students’ strengths/weaknesses, strategies for maximizing the benefits of competitions, and ways to avoid potential problems. ... Read more

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Perfect for any who would understand academic competitions for grades K-12
Mary K. Tallant-Runnels and Ann C. Candler-Lotven's ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS FOR GIFTED STUDENTS: A RESOURCE BOOK FOR TEACHERS AND PARENTS is a key resource perfect for any who would understand academic competitions for grades K-12. From their impact and potential problems to selecting events to match student strengths, ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS appears in a second, updated edition to make a case for matching academic contests to the needs of special students.

Competitions for ALL Youth
A better title for the book would be "Fun Competitions for Youth".This is NOT a book only for "Gifted Students"! While some ofthe competitions described are certainly for students who have a strong interest in a specific area most do not require that a student be "gifted" with a high IQ.

This book would be an excellent addition to any school library for use by teachers in all subject areas and should be borrowed from the local library by home school parents who want to add fun to their curriculum or parents of public school students who would like to offer their child an exciting opportunity. Most entries have a web address that the reader can go to for more information and applications.

Of the 170 "competitions"listed in the book 78 can be entered by a single student, or a group as small as three (about four competitions). The 78 competitions I identified did not include those that were only open to students of a specific race (four or five), those based on the knowledge of a foreign language (four or five) nor ones that most students would be prevented from participating in because of cost.

The opening chapter has a number of great ideas about how to empower youth to participate in these "competitions" without feeling that not "winning" is somehow "loosing".

I was pleased to find that a number of the competitions actually "awarded" a certificate or something like it to all students who entered. I would love it if every competition would send each participant a thank you letter telling them how great it is that they submitted an entry. Nothing is quite as exciting as knowing someone thinks you are great simply because you participate! ... Read more

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Title: Student artist exhibits a golden touch.(Schools)(NAACP: A Springfield teen receives a top medal at a national academic competition.)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: August 3, 2002
Publisher: The Register Guard
Page: B1

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Title: XBRL Academic Competition for 2001-2002 Dates Announced.(exsensible business reporting languages)(Brief Article)
Author: Neal Hannon
Publication: Strategic Finance (Refereed)
Date: September 1, 2001
Publisher: Institute of Management Accountants
Volume: 83Issue: 3Page: 69

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This digital document is an article from Education, published by Project Innovation (Alabama) on March 22, 1993. The length of the article is 3317 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The negative side effects of retention, academic competition, and punishment. (Technology and Higher Education)
Author: James E. Gay
Publication: Education (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1993
Publisher: Project Innovation (Alabama)
Volume: v113Issue: n3Page: p434(6)

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Be a College Achiever: The Complete Guide to Academic Stardom delivers the key that finally cracks the college-success code. With the college costs increasing yearly, students and parents must protect this major investment of time, energy, and money. College and college-bound students now can learn how to plan for and complete an ideal college education - and one that leaves them with valuable options and opportunities upon graduation.

Be a College Achiever is a start-to-finish, goal-oriented "College 101" handbook. Chapters cover such diverse topics as goal-setting, picking and "lasting" in a major, courses not to place out of, test taking, preventing and handling academic problems, distance learning, structuring and composing essays, and study-abroad options.

The book concludes with a section devoted entirely to college-level nationally competitive scholarships. These scholarships, many described in detail, can enable scholarship winners to pay for the final years of their college education and to help them finance post-graduate professional school education. Any student can learn from the book's step-by-step insider instructions for finding, applying for, and interviewing for prestigious scholarships.

Be a College Achiever incorporates interviews and discussions with national scholarship winners (many of whom were personally coached by the author, Dr. James Duban). These exemplary college achievers include Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, Goldwater, Madison, Rotary, National Science Foundation, and Hispanic Scholarship Fund winners, among many others. Dr. Duban straightforwardly sets out the tried-and-true strategies for achieving the highest levels of academic success.

Beyond helping undergraduates set specific goals, Be a College Achiever shows students how to accomplish those goals. Along with a systematic guide to studying and test-taking in the humanities and the sciences, the book demonstrates how to research, compose, and edit college essays and research papers. Add to that the down-to-earth chapters on ways of developing mentoring relationships with professors and why it is so vital for students to engage in research at the earliest opportunity. Few students who enter college realize that, beyond high grades, research experiences will dictate the course of their future letters of recommendation and post-baccalaureate options.

This book provides a philosophy of education along with proven strategies that will take students from their freshman year through the beginning of their professional lives. Be a College Achiever is a "must read" for college and college-bound students, as well as parents, high-school guidance counselors, private-school principals, and persons charged with securing higher college retention and achievement rates. ... Read more

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Attention high school and college students!
This is a great handbook for students looking to figure out their academic aims and become better students.Nicely written with applicable theories and examples in the book. An extensive 54-step guide on editing your essay is a great tool for anyone.

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I am a former student of this professor and I learned more from his techniques than I have anywhere else. He is truly a gem. Thank you, Dr. Duban. ... Read more

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Title: High school students match wits in prestigious competition.(Olympic-styled U.S. Academic Decathlon )
Author: Lynne Jeter
Publication: Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2004
Publisher: Venture Publications
Volume: 26Issue: 9Page: 13(1)

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Title: Pepsi games build academic superstars. (Granite-Pepsi Academic Games, a partnership between Terrel H. Bell, Pepsi Cola of Salt Lake and Granite School District promotes academic excellence utilizing bimonthly academic team competitions)
Author: Vic Garcia
Publication: Utah Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 1992
Publisher: American Diversified Publishing Company, Inc.
Volume: v5Issue: n2Page: p33(2)

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Title: Competition and the Adjustment of Gifted Children: A Matter of Motivation.
Author: Stephen J. Udvari
Publication: Roeper Review (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2000
Publisher: The Roeper School
Volume: 22Issue: 4Page: 212

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The main aim of this book is to discuss the state of unfair competition law in the European Union. In this respect, the various efforts that have been made in the past to come to harmonization of this area of law and the reasons that they were only partially successful are reviewed. In addition, the International and European regulations that refer to unfair competition, like, e.g., the Paris Convention, the TRIPs and the recent 2004 Unfair Commercial Practices Directive are discussed. Also an overview is given of the unfair competition laws in the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands with respect to the ‘problem-areas’ of slavish imitation, misleading advertising, denigrating one’s competitor, trade secrets and finally, misappropriation of valuable trade assets.

Unfair competition law is traditionally considered part of intellectual property law. Not only the relation of unfair competition law to intellectual property laws are therefore part of the discussion but also the areas of consumer protection law (since unfair competition law is partly orientated towards consumer protection) and competition (as an economic concept) is the topic of thorough review. ... Read more

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"Towards a Functional Competition Policy for India" comes at a time when the country is poised to implement a new Competition Law, whilst there is a lack of understanding of the nature, and extent of prevalence, of different types of anti-competitive practices. The study helps in getting a better understanding of the competition and economic regulation scenario in India. The study tracks the evolution of Competition Policy and Law in India; discusses the interface of Competition Policy with Government Policies (at the Federal as well as State level), and Consumer Welfare; and identifies competition and economic regulation issues in agriculture, manufacturing, and services. The report itself is being published as two separate volumes. This one is an Overview, which carries all papers in a precis form, so that a busy reader can go through them easily and get a flavour of what the issues are. The second is a more detailed report, carrying all chapters in greater depth, and is meant for the policy community, particularly those involved in research. Both the report will serve as curtain raiser and as a road map for future, more in-depth work. ... Read more