Sentences with phrase «academic community where»

DECC also works in partnership with the research councils and academic community where their work has policy - relevant outputs.

We do this by providing a safe, supportive social and academic community where children are given the resources and opportunities to reach their full potential as they grow to be life - long learners.

Rensburg described a disjuncture between the transnational character of globalization and the national structure of our academic communities where often international solutions emerge from only one side.

Not exact matches

With a confidence in markets, deep connections to the academic community, and a focus on implementation, we go where the science leads, and continue to pursue new insights, both large and small, that can benefit our clients.

«People want to earn more income where they can, and academics is a competitive community.»

One man wrote from Zimbabwe, where as a social worker and academic he was engaged in community planning sponsored by the Disciples of Christ and a local nongovernmental agency.

The beetle, endemic to Africa's Namib desert — where there is just 1.3 cm of rainfall a year — has inspired a fair few proof - of - concepts in the academic community, but this is the first time a self - filling water bottle has been proposed.

They may need to discover and to re-tell a unifying story of the country Of course, this runs against the academic grain, which nurtures what it believes to be a healthy contempt for the nation (let alone its historic spiritual culture) and a self - protecting indifference to the local community In America, where unbalanced individuality and unbalanced diversity seem sacred, the wildness of history is blowing at cyclone force, and the ability to cope with it seems to be a dying art.

This is my eighth year living in Cairo, where I serve as the Rector of St. John's Church, an international Episcopal church that serves the diplomatic, NGO, academic, and business communities.

Since 1976 I have been associated with the faculty, students, staff, and administration of Pacific School of Religion, where an entire academic community is also a faith community struggling with a multitude of social justice issues in personal and corporate ways.

The Community Youth Center (CYC) is a non-profit sports and academic center where youth ages 3 - 18 can participate in 11 programs: ten sports and our Academ - ic Excellence program.

Dr. Cheyney currently directs the International Reproductive Health Laboratory at Oregon State University where she has developed an academic learning community comprised of five undergraduate research assistants, 12 graduate students and one postdoctoral fellow whose research agendas are focused on identifying culturally appropriate ways to improve access to high quality midwifery care as a means of reducing health inequalities for mothers and babies in the U.S and abroad.

Yvonne Minor - Ragan, an educational consultant and former principal at Westminster Community Charter School, will take on that new role at BUILD Academy, where the state has stepped in after years of poor academic performanc...

She had no intention of following a traditional «publish or perish» academic route where «most researchers don't ever come out of the lab and interact with the community,» she says.

On a more positive note, Alison has found a new workplace where she feels «there is no prejudice» and as a whole she feels accepted within the academic community.

Pediatricians in community practice may not have enough time to participate in clinical research, especially if they work far from academic hospitals where supportive resources for clinical trials are readily available.

In a content analysis of 100 academic blogs, Mewburn and Thomson found that far from tapping in to new audiences, networks, and ways of writing, academics endeup writing for each other in «virtual staff rooms» where information and advice to other practitioners is shared in a hybrid public / private community.

This article by MDI Biological Laboratory research scientist James Godwin, Ph.D., was originally published in «The Conversation,» an independent source of news and views from the academic and research community based in Australia, where Godwin was formerly a research fellow at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI).

Before that he had a long academic career at Michigan State University where, most recently, he served as Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Community Sustainability (previously CARRS) where he taught history of science and technology, and the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR).

Frank Graziani has spent 27 years at the Laboratory where he has advanced the science of the national weapons program, nurtured and developed new staff and has collaborated with technical staff at all levels, all labs, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and the broader academic community.

Citing studies in cities where many more runs were canceled en route rather than resulting in treatment of patients, two academic physicians writing in the journal Neurology concluded it could be a «tall order» for MSUs to achieve a return on investment for individual health systems and communities.

My own academic background would suggest that while these dietary shifts are feasible and possible to many in developed countries where these specific health concerns are growing, suggesting a diet removing simple carbohydrates, starches, and grains as the way to create a healthy society has some seriously dire implications for the well - being and future of many communities.

A study of six Texas community colleges where higher - than - expected numbers of poor and first - generation students progress to four - year schools finds that a structured academic pathway, student - centered culture, and culturally sensitive leadership are common threads among them.

They provide a space where students can practice their academic voices and possibly come to the realization that writing is not an isolated process; it is a social interaction and part of a larger conversation in an academic community.

Comparing districts with and without systems of choice, Schneider, Teske, and Marschall find little evidence of increasing inequities where choice is available; the academic performance of all schools appears to increase with even limited choice in a district; and parents become more engaged when allowed to choose their schools - thus enhancing the community's social capital.

Without a doubt, I was convinced, he will look at this new flat world, where Americans must compete with people not from their own community or state but from all over the planet, and declare our patchwork education system — with its 50 sets of academic standards and tests — no longer up to the challenges at hand and say that the time has come for rigorous national standards and tests, political obstacles be damned.

At Mount Desert Elementary, SEL, coupled with an approach to academic instruction that is responsive to each student's needs, helps to create a school community where students gain not only a strong academic education but also the self - confidence, emotional maturity, and social skills needed to succeed beyond the walls of the classroom.

Ray Pasi, in his book, Higher Expectations: Promoting Social Emotional Learning and Academic Achievement in Your School, tells how he has intra or extra-mural athletes in his schools create contracts, where they set and are held accountable to three goals in each of three areas: how will they make themselves better, how will they make their team better, and how will they make their school or community better.

The scholars» laboratory was the Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ), a 97 - block area where students from both inside and outside the zone attend what are often called «No Excuses» charter schools (with strict behavioral and academic expectations combined with longer school days and frequent assessments), and residents receive a range of community services.

As with parental education, family income may have a direct impact on a child's academic outcomes, or variations in achievement could simply be a function of the school the child attends: parents with greater financial resources can identify communities with higher - quality schools and choose more - expensive neighborhoods — the very places where good schools are likely to be.

Students at Northwest Passage High School develop self - confidence and academic skills through participation in a small learning community, where instructors are lifelong learners who model integrity, responsibility and respect.

She previously served as Project Director at Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. where she developed and implemented a federal ARRA - funded program that provided employability skills, job development, and academic preparation for low - income... More»

Breakthrough schools are communities where students reach their full potential — and where the academic achievement of lower - income students is indistinguishable from that of their higher - income peers.

She previously served as Project Director at Worcester Community Action Council, Inc. where she developed and implemented a federal ARRA - funded program that provided employability skills, job development, and academic preparation for low - income out - of - school 16 - 24 year olds.

In the same way that we bring students back into the fold who are isolated by social or academic challenges, we must bring all teachers back into the circle — into a school community where they are valued, heard and have agency.

No doubt academic achievement concerns students, parents, educators, and the community at large where you live.

High Point Academy Spartanburg (HPAS) will be a community - centered school built on the principles of honor, integrity and service where academic excellence, STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) education, fine arts and a project - based, applied learning style of instruction produces an educational environment rich in creativity, innovation and achievement.

Students are engaged in academic and discovery lessons with many community partnerships where they make personal connections; take part of meaningful projects that bring excitement to their learning.

Paula describes the online community platform IDRA uses to provide ongoing content and sessions, and where teachers from different locations and academic disciplines can share their classroom experiences and reflections with each other.

Such schools have camp - like qualities, where academic, intellectual, and personal interactions between school and community are ritualized in experiences that unite everyone.

An Academic Center is similar to a Community Resource Center in that it is a place where students use computers to complete their school work.

The school community is close - knit and has created a place where high academic standards coexist with a commitment to excellence and care for a child's educational, moral and spiritual development.

The change in facility plans, announced by Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, comes after public hearings where residents and community activists criticized the proposal to close all four schools in the Englewood neighborhood at the end of this academic term.

Join two visionary North Carolina leaders and learn how they transformed their schools into nurturing, global communities where everyone achieves academic excellence.

In some communities where both blacks and whites or Hispanics and whites came from similar socioeconomic backgrounds, academic gaps persisted.

YPICS oversees both schools, serving the Pacoima and Pico Union / Westlake communities of Los Angeles where many public schools are overcrowded and underperform on state achievement measures, the schools prepare students for academic success and active community involvement.

Serving the Pacoima and Pico Union / Westlake communities of Los Angeles where many public schools are overcrowded and underperform on state achievement measures, the schools prepare students for academic success and active community involvement.

The Winston School is a community where you will have the opportunity to discover your extraordinary potential in a supportive academic environment.

Napa Valley is recognized the world over for its award - winning wines, but little is known about its low - income, mostly agricultural, communities where the need is great; especially for year - round student academic support and enrichment opportunities.

Our workshops and books and conferences help elementary and middle school educators to create safe and joyful learning communities where students develop strong social and academic skills and every student can thrive.