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    Part I: Introduction

    This report is the third installment of an expansive study of middle and high school teachers by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.  The study combined a national survey and focus groups to examine teachers’ perceptions of the impacts of a rapidly evolving technological environment on both their students and their role as […]

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    Tech trends and library services in the digital age

    Research analyst Kathryn Zickuhr discussed key findings from the Pew Research Center’s multi-year study of public libraries, as well as larger trends in how Americans use technology.

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    Newsweek By the Numbers

    After a few very difficult years, Newsweek magazine, which sold for $1 three years ago, may be up for sale again. A Pew Research Center analysis of news magazine economics in the past half dozen years finds that in a difficult period for newsweeklies in general, the turmoil and decline at Newsweek has been particularly noteworthy.

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    Event Transcript: Future of Nonprofit Journalism

    Future of Nonprofit Journalism Friday, September 20, 2013 Pew Research Center Transcript follows below the video. Part I: Future Prospects for Financial Sustainability Dick Tofel, ProPublica: For us, I think the answer is yes. The Sandlers started out at probably close to 95% of the funding. Last year we had them down to 38% of […]

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    A Rise in Wealth for the Wealthy; Declines for the Lower 93%

    During the first two years of the nation’s economic recovery, the mean net worth of households in the upper 7% of the wealth distribution rose by an estimated 28%, while the mean net worth of households in the lower 93% dropped by 4%, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of newly released Census Bureau […]

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    Chapter 3. Attitudes toward China

    China is viewed favorably in just half (19 of 38) of the nations surveyed excluding China itself. Beijing’s strongest supporters are in Asia – in Malaysia (81%) and Pakistan (81%) – and in the African nations of Kenya (78%), Senegal (77%) and Nigeria (76%). There is also a high positive opinion of China in Latin […]

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    Younger Americans’ Library Habits and Expectations

    Americans ages 16-29 are heavy technology users, including in using computers and internet at libraries. At the same time, most still read and borrow printed books, and value a mix of traditional and technological library services.

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    References

    Bricker, Jesse, Arthur B. Kennickell, Kevin B. Moore, and John Sabelhaus. 2012. “Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2007 to 2010: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances.” Bulletin 98-2. Washington, DC: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, June. Brown, Meta, Andrew Haughwout, Donghoon Lee, and Wilbert van der Klaauw. 2010. “The Financial Crisis […]

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    Appendix B: Data Sources

    The analysis utilized four different surveys collected by the federal government. The unit of analysis differs among them. A brief description of the four surveys follows. The Survey of Consumer Finances Most of the analysis of debt and assets is based on the Survey of Consumer Finances. The SCF is collected every three years and […]

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    Part I: Introduction

    This study is the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project’s first extensive examination of teachers’ perceptions of the positive and negative impacts of a rapidly evolving technological environment on teachers’ professional activities and how that new environment has impacted teachers’ own tech use.  This research was developed to explore not only teachers’ assessments of students’ […]

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