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136 relations: Abitur, Academic certificate, Academic major, Alberta, Album, Animal husbandry, Associate degree, Athlete, Australia, Baccalauréat, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Bachelor of Veterinary Science, Bachelor's degree, Baháʼí Faith, Bangladesh, Brunei, Bullying in teaching, Business school, Cambodia, Canada, CEGEP, Charles University, Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles, College, College education in Quebec, College town, Commonwealth of Nations, Doctor of Philosophy, Dormitory, Education, Education in Nigeria, Education in Ontario, Education in Quebec, Education in South Africa, Education in the United States, Educational institution, Eighth grade, England and Wales, Finland, First grade, Folk etymology, Freshman, Freshman 15, Germany, Goliardia, Grade retention, Gymnasium (school), High school (North America), Homeschooling, India, ... Expand index (86 more) »
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Abitur
Abitur, often shortened colloquially to Abi, is a qualification granted at the end of secondary education in Germany.
Academic certificate
An academic certificate or tech certificate is a document that certifies that a person has received specific education or has passed a test or series of tests.
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Academic major
An academic major is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits.
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Alberta
Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital.
Animal husbandry
Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products.
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Associate degree
An associate degree or associate's degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting two to three years.
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Athlete
An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance.
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
Baccalauréat
The baccalauréat, often known in France colloquially as the bac, is a French national academic qualification that students can obtain at the completion of their secondary education (at the end of the lycée) by meeting certain requirements.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
A Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; MBBS, also abbreviated as BM BS, MB ChB, MB BCh, or MB BChir) is a medical degree granted by medical schools or universities in countries that adhere to the United Kingdom's higher education tradition.
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Bachelor of Veterinary Science
The Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc or BVSC; Latin Baccalaureus Veterinariae Scientiae), "Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine" (BVetMed), or "Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery" ("BVM&S" or "BVMS") is a degree for studies in veterinary medicine in the United Kingdom, Australia, and several other countries outside the United States and Canada.
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Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin baccalaureus) or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin baccalaureatus) is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years (depending on institution and academic discipline).
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Baháʼí Faith
The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia.
Brunei
Brunei, officially Brunei Darussalam, is a country in Southeast Asia, situated on the northern coast of the island of Borneo.
Bullying in teaching
School teachers are commonly the instigators of bullying within a school environment, and are often the subject of bullying themselves.
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Business school
A business school is a higher education institution or professional school that teaches courses leading to degrees in business administration or management.
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Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia.
Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
CEGEP
A CEGEP (or; cégep,; also written CÉGEP and cegep) is a publicly funded college providing technical, academic, vocational or a mix of programs; they are exclusive to the province of Quebec's education system.
Charles University
Charles University (CUNI; Univerzita Karlova, UK; Universitas Carolina; Karls-Universität), or historically as the University of Prague (Universitas Pragensis), is the largest and best-ranked university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the oldest universities in the world in continuous operation, the first university north of the Alps and east of Paris.
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Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles
The classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE) ('Higher school preparatory classes'), commonly called classes prépas or prépas, are part of the French post-secondary education system.
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College
A college (Latin: collegium) is an educational institution or a constituent part of one.
College education in Quebec
In the Canadian province of Quebec, college education (informally referred to as just college or as CÉGEP) is the level immediately after high school.
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College town
A college town or university town is a community (often a separate town or city, but in some cases a town/city neighborhood or a district) that is dominated by its university population.
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.
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Doctor of Philosophy
A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil; philosophiae doctor or) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research.
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Dormitory
A dormitory (originated from the Latin word dormitorium, often abbreviated to dorm), also known as a hall of residence or a residence hall (often abbreviated to halls), is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university students.
Education
Education is the transmission of knowledge, skills, and character traits and manifests in various forms.
Education in Nigeria
Education in Nigeria is overseen by the Federal Ministry of Education.
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Education in Ontario
Education in Ontario comprises public and private primary schools, secondary schools and post-secondary institutions.
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Education in Quebec
Education in Quebec is governed by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (Ministère de l'Éducation et de l'Enseignement supérieur).
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Education in South Africa
Education in South Africa is governed by two national departments, namely the Department of Basic Education (DBE), which is responsible for primary and secondary schools, and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), which is responsible for tertiary education and vocational training.
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Education in the United States
In the United States, education is provided in public and private schools and by individuals through homeschooling.
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Educational institution
An educational institution is a place where people of different ages gain an education, including preschools, childcare, primary-elementary schools, secondary-high schools, and universities.
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Eighth grade
Eighth grade (also 8th Grade or Grade 8) is the eighth year of formal or compulsory education in the United States of America.
England and Wales
England and Wales is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.
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Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
First grade
First grade (also 1st Grade or Grade 1) is the first year of formal or compulsory education.
Folk etymology
Folk etymology – also known as (generative) popular etymology, analogical reformation, (morphological) reanalysis and etymological reinterpretation – is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one through popular usage.
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Freshman
A freshman, fresher, first year, or colloquially frosh, is a person in the first year at an educational institution, usually a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of post-secondary educational institutions.
Freshman 15
The term "Freshman 15" is an expression commonly used in the United States and Canada to refer to weight gain during a student's first year in college.
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Goliardia
Goliardia is a type of Italian university student association, similar to the fraternities and sororities of the United States and Canada or to the Studentenverbindung in Germany.
Grade retention
Grade retention or grade repetition is the process of a student repeating a grade after failing the previous year.
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Gymnasium (school)
Gymnasium (and variations of the word) is a term in various European languages for a secondary school that prepares students for higher education at a university.
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High school (North America)
High schools in North America are schools for secondary education, which may also involve intermediate education.
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Homeschooling
Homeschooling or home schooling, also known as home education or elective home education (EHE), is the education of school-aged children at home or a variety of places other than a school.
India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Integrated Programme
The Integrated Programme (IP) is a scheme that allows high-performing students in secondary schools in Singapore to skip the GCE Ordinary Level (O-Level) examination (typically taken by students at the end of their fourth or fifth year in secondary school) and proceed to sit for the GCE Advanced Level (A-Level) examination, International Baccalaureate (IB), or an equivalent examination, after six years of secondary education.
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International student
International students or exchange students, also known as foreign students, are students who undertake all or part of their secondary or tertiary education in a country other than their own.
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International Students' Day
International Students' Day is an international observance of the student community, held annually on 17 November.
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Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
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Iranian University Entrance Exam
The Iranian University Entrance Exam, simply known as Konkour (Persian: کنکور; from the French Concours), is a standardized test used as one of the means to gain admission to higher education in Iran.
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Junior Cycle
The Junior Cycle (An tSraith Shóisearach) is the first stage of the education programme for post-primary education within the Republic of Ireland.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school.
Law school
A law school (also known as a law centre/center, college of law, or faculty of law) is an institution, professional school, or department of a college or university specializing in legal education, usually involved as part of a process for becoming a judge, lawyer, or other legal professional within a given jurisdiction.
Learning
Learning is the process of acquiring new understanding, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, attitudes, and preferences.
Leaving Certificate (Ireland)
The Leaving Certificate Examination (Scrúdú na hArdteistiméireachta), commonly referred to as the Leaving Cert or (informally) the Leaving (Ardteist), is the final exam of the Irish secondary school system and the university matriculation examination in Ireland.
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Liceo classico
The liceo classico or ginnasio is the oldest public secondary school type in Italy.
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Liceo scientifico
Liceo scientifico is a type of secondary school in Italy.
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Literal and figurative language
Literal and figurative language is a distinction that exists in all natural languages; it is studied within certain areas of language analysis, in particular stylistics, rhetoric, and semantics.
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Mascot
A mascot is any human, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, sports team, society, military unit, or brand name.
Master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.
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Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution, professional school, or forms a part of such an institution, that teaches medicine, and awards a professional degree for physicians.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of:Australia.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.
Ninth grade
Ninth grade (also 9th grade or grade 9) is the ninth or tenth year of formal or compulsory education in some countries.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann; Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland that is variously described as a country, province or region.
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Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945)
The military occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany began with the German annexation of the Sudetenland in 1938, continued with the creation of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and by the end of 1944 extended to all parts of Czechoslovakia.
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Ontario
Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.
Ontario Academic Credit
The Ontario Academic Credit (OAC), which may also be known as 12b (Cours préuniversitaire de l'Ontario or CPO) was a fifth year of secondary school education that previously existed in the province of Ontario, Canada, designed for students preparing for post-secondary education.
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Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house.
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Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.
Politician
A politician is a person who has political power in the government of a state, a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government.
Postgraduate education
Postgraduate education, graduate education, or graduate school consists of academic or professional degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other qualifications usually pursued by post-secondary students who have earned an undergraduate (bachelor's) degree.
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Pre-kindergarten
Pre-kindergarten (also called Pre-K or PK) is a voluntary classroom-based preschool program for children below the age of five in the United States, Canada, Turkey and Greece (when kindergarten starts).
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Preschool
A preschool (sometimes spelled as pre school or pre-school), also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, play school or creche, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school.
Primary school
A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary education of children who are 4 to 10 years of age (and in many cases, 11 years of age).
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Professional degree
A professional degree, formerly known in the US as a first professional degree, is a degree that prepares someone to work in a particular profession, practice, or industry sector often meeting the academic requirements for licensure or accreditation.
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Professional sports
In professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, participants receive payment for their performance.
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Provinces and territories of Canada
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.
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Quebec
QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.
Queensland
Queensland (commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.
Radio Prague
Radio Prague International (Český rozhlas 7 – Radio Praha) is the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.
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River Valley High School, Singapore
River Valley High School (RVHS) is a co-educational government autonomous secondary school in Boon Lay, Singapore.
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School
A school is both the educational institution and building designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers.
School bullying
School bullying, like bullying outside the school context, refers to one or more perpetrators who have greater physical strength or more social power than their victim and who repeatedly act aggressively toward their victim.
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School counselor
A school counselor is a certified/licensed professional that provides academic, career, college readiness, and social-emotional support for all students.
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School uniform
A school uniform is a uniform worn by students primarily for a school or otherwise an educational institution.
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Secondary school
A secondary school or high school is an institution that provides secondary education.
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Seniority in the United States Senate
United States senators are conventionally ranked by the length of their tenure in the Senate.
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Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18.
Sixth form college
A sixth form college (pre-university college in Malaysia) is an educational institution, where students aged 16 to 19 study typically for advanced post-school level qualifications such as A Levels, Business and Technology Education Council level 3 (BTEC), and the International Baccalaureate Diploma, or school-level qualifications such as General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examinations and BTEC level 2 qualifications.
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Sophist
A sophist (sophistēs) was a teacher in ancient Greece in the fifth and fourth centuries BCE.
Sophomore
In the United States, a sophomore is a person in the second year at an educational institution; usually at a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of post-secondary educational institutions.
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.
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Student activism
Student activism or campus activism is work by students to cause political, environmental, economic, or social change.
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Student financial aid in the United States
Student financial aid in the United States is funding that is available exclusively to students attending a post-secondary educational institution in the United States.
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Student orientation
Student orientation or new student orientation (often encapsulated into an orientation week, o-week, frosh week, welcome week or freshers' week) is a period before the start of an academic year at a university or tertiary institutions.
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Student rights in higher education
Student rights are those rights, such as civil, constitutional, contractual and consumer rights, which regulate student rights and freedoms and allow students to make use of their educational investment.
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Student society
A student society, student association, university society, student club, university club, or student organization is a society or an organization, operated by students at a university, college, or other educational institution, whose membership typically consists only of students and/or alumni.
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Study skills
Study skills or study strategies are approaches applied to learning.
Super senior
A super senior is a student in a four-year educational institution (such as a high school or undergraduate school) who has more than four years in attendance or a surplus of credits required for a diploma and has not yet graduated.
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.
Teacher
A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching.
Technical and further education
Technical and further education or simply TAFE is the common name in Australia for vocational education, as a subset of tertiary education.
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Tertiary education
Tertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education.
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The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.
Traffic cone
Traffic cones, also called pylons, witches' hats, road cones, highway cones, safety cones, caution cones, channelizing devices, construction cones, roadworks cones, or just cones, are usually cone-shaped markers that are placed on roads or footpaths to temporarily redirect traffic in a safe manner.
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College Dublin (Coláiste na Tríonóide), officially The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, Ireland.
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Tulane University
Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Tutoring
Tutoring is private academic help, usually provided by an expert teacher; someone with deep knowledge or defined expertise in a particular subject or set of subjects.
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade (also known as 12th grade, grade 12, senior year, or class 12) is the twelfth year of formal or compulsory education.
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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United States service academies
The United States service academies, also known as United States military academies, are federal academies for the undergraduate education and training of commissioned officers for the United States Armed Forces.
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University
A university is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines.
University college
In a number of countries, a university college is a college institution that provides tertiary education but does not have full or independent university status.
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University of St Andrews
The University of St Andrews (Oilthigh Chill Rìmhinn; abbreviated as St And, from the Latin Sancti Andreae, in post-nominals) is a public university in St Andrews, Scotland.
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University student retention
University student retention, sometimes referred to as persistence, is a process to improve student graduation rates and decrease a loss of tuition revenue via university programs.
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Veterinary education
Veterinary education is the tertiary education of veterinarians.
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Victoria (state)
Victoria (commonly abbreviated as Vic) is a state in southeastern Australia.
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Vocational school
A vocational school, trade school, or technical school is a type of educational institution, which, depending on the country, may refer to either secondary or post-secondary education designed to provide vocational education or technical skills required to complete the tasks of a particular and specific job.
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Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western third of the land area of the Australian continent.
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Wise fool
The wise fool, or the wisdom of the fool, is a form of literary paradox in which, through a narrative, a character recognized as a fool comes to be seen as a bearer of wisdom.
Workplace bullying in academia
Bullying in academia is a form of workplace bullying which takes place at institutions of higher education, such as colleges and universities in a wide range of actions.
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Youth
Youth is the time of life when one is young.
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- Queen bee (sociology)
- School counseling
- School-leaving age
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References
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