Kun Yuan: 4 books
A Big Apple for Educators: New York City's Experiment with Schoolwide Performance Bonuses
Final Evaluation Report
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2011
For three school years, from 2007 to 2010, about 200 high-needs New York City public schools participated in the Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program, whose broad objective was to improve student performance through school-based financial incentives. An independent analysis of test scores, surveys,...
Improving School Leadership Through Support, Evaluation, and Incentives
The Pittsburgh Principal Incentive Program
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
This report examines Pittsburgh Public Schools' implementation and outcomes of the Pittsburgh Principal Incentive Program from school years 2007-2008 through 2010-2011, how principals and other school staff have responded to the reforms, and what outcomes accompanied program implementation.
Microbial Biotechnology
Principles and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2013
The rapidly expanding molecular biological techniques and approaches have significant impact on microbial biotechnology, hence the need for the addition of four new chapters in the third edition of this textbook — “Chapter 3: Application of ‘Omics’ Technologies in Microbial Fermentation”,...
Microbial Biotechnology
Principles and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2006
In the second edition of this bestselling textbook, new materials have been added, including a new chapter on real time polymerase chain reaction (RTPCR) and a chapter on fungal solid state cultivation. There already exist a number of excellent general textbooks on microbiology and biotechnology that...