Sentences with phrase «formal support networks»

Formal support networks can be things like parents» groups and community health professionals.

More than 1.1 million spouses, parents and friends are caring for the injured and disabled who have served in the U.S. military since Sept. 11, 2001, often doing so without a formal support network and putting their own well - being at risk, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

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Community - based parent support programs are based on the belief that when parents receive parenting support as well as other supports and resources, they are more likely to feel better about themselves and their parenting abilities, and in turn interact with their children in responsive and supportive ways enhancing the development of their children.3 Bronfenbrenner, 16 Cochran, 17 and others18, 19 have noted that parenting knowledge and skills are learned and strengthened by the kinds of help and assistance provided by informal and formal social support network members.

They reported, «Furthermore, endorsement of faculty advisor or other mentor influence, and family or peer influence, were surprisingly rare across groups, suggesting that formal and informal support networks could provide a missed opportunity to provide support for trainees who want to stay in faculty career paths.»

«They need the networks even more than the students do» because the often - amorphous nature of many appointments provides much less structure and support than a formal graduate program.

A new study based on the Annenberg Institute on School Reform's (AISR) work with the Transatlantic School Innovation Alliance (TISA) adds to the emerging literature supporting the idea that peer networks among educational practitioners, both within and across schools, can improve teaching and learning.In England, there has been a focus over the past decade on developing formal peer networks, especially in urban settings that have traditionally underperformed relative to other areas of the country.

The five - year Math in Common (MiC) initiative supports a formal network of 10 California school districts as they implement the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics across grades K — 8.

NISL also will continue to offer its robust system of continuous professional learning for the Distinguished Principals, including ongoing shoulder - to - shoulder coaching, regular networking calls, online support, and, as requested by the Distinguished Principals, face - to - face networking and formal learning opportunities, as funding permits.

A formal Request for Proposals (RFP) was launched today via Route Exchange and is working with Routesonline to open confidential discussions with airports to support the next stage of its network growth.

Axoni, a New York - based capital markets technology firm that specializes in distributed ledger infrastructure is today announcing AxLang, a new programming language that supports functional programming and enables formal verification of smart contracts for Ethereum - compatible networks.

Directed new business and customer development initiatives, provided pre-sales technical support, developed and wrote formal proposals and quotes, increased sales, completed installation of products at client sites, set up networks / networking equipment.

A related option would be to support formal regional mechanisms that are drawn along different boundaries to the ICC network of offices.

Given that data shows many programs are not currently operating at high quality, it is critically important that quality improvement supports are available to help programs increase and then maintain quality.63 Quality improvement supports can take many forms — including formal training opportunities, mentor programs, coaching, communities of practice, and informal networks of support — and can be accessed through state or national technical assistance providers or by local networks.64 Most states have a QRIS, which can be a mechanism for directing quality improvement supports.

Advocacy is an option available to children whenever they want such support, this could be a formal appointment from a specialist organisation or may be an adult already in the child's support network.

Community - based parent support programs are based on the belief that when parents receive parenting support as well as other supports and resources, they are more likely to feel better about themselves and their parenting abilities, and in turn interact with their children in responsive and supportive ways enhancing the development of their children.3 Bronfenbrenner, 16 Cochran, 17 and others18, 19 have noted that parenting knowledge and skills are learned and strengthened by the kinds of help and assistance provided by informal and formal social support network members.

While the positive impact of informal support networks (i.e. family and friends) has been well established, limited research has investigated the role of formal support services (i.e. professionals, other services)[5].