Sentences with phrase «academic debate for»

Every generation, it seems, has its paradigm - defining Supreme Court case: a decision (or series of decisions) that determines the jurisprudential ethos and frames the judicial, political, and academic debate for the next quarter century or so.

Though bioethicists may continue their academic debates for decades to come, there is no need to cause unnecessary confusion among couples navigating a rocky enough road as it is, so I hope these sections may be amended in future editions of the book.

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As a result, religious voices like those of philosophers Alastair MacIntyre, Charles Taylor, Paul Ricoeur, and John Milbank are closer to the heart of academic debate than they have been for several generations.

Members of the Society were responding with full force saying they were ready for an academic debate, not childish hysterics and name calling.

Accordingly, he suggests not only that Christians should be allowed to contribute to today's academic debates on an equal footing with, say, Marxists or feminists — a goal most Christian academics would applaud, as would I — but also ventures the more dubious suggestion that a Christian perspective may transform the relativism that bedevils today's scholarship and provide a more dependable foundation for knowing and believing.

By suggesting a correlation between how well a college actually succeeds in forming and shaping students» lives during their academic journey and well - being after graduation, the report offers an opportunity for further debate over how best to cultivate the life of the mind.

As an academic institution, every subject is open to debate, and we need everyone around the table for a richer conversation.

Wapshott moves from biographical sketches of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek to a detailed yet accessible account of their early academic debates on the causes of and remedies for the business cycle's boom and bust, the nature of money, inflation, unemployment, and more.

For those not familiar with academic debates, the impression could be given that West's work contains serious errors, when, in fact, his books have received imprimaturs and the endorsement of trusted figures.

This makes for good academic debate, but without a narrative or doctrinal unity the Bible can not compete with the imperial present.

Third, acknowledging that some of the blame for the biased and one - sided media reporting on head injuries rests with some members of the scientific community who issue one - sided press releases and feed cherry - picked results about their findings to selected members of the media, the authors look to a day when the «harsh division and polarization» in the research community (an almost inevitable byproduct, unfortunately, of the intense competition for grant money in Concussion, Inc.), gives way to greater collaboration among researchers and a more «cordial discourse» between scientists via letters and responses to journal editors and back - and - forth debates at large academic conferences.

Hosted by Oxford's Rothermere American Institute and the Politics Departments at Oxford and Cambridge universities, Elections 2012 is a forum for academic discussion and debate surrounding the US Presidential, Congressional and local elections.

This creates a puzzle for academics: the ambiguity about whether donations are rewards or incentives — as well as the sheer multitude of factors that affect politicians» decisions — has led to inconclusive evidence about the influence of money in debates like this.

But AV, used for the election of the London mayor, is not seen as a fully proportional system, and academics debate its impact.

NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new plan for free public colleges has drawn heated debate among academics and not all agree it will be effective.

Academics debate whether they are there for the jobs or the men (there are more rich educated men in cities, but more women of all sorts).

But this conflict of academic views is the strongest possible reason for turning to the general public for well - debated and rational judgement.

Such conflicting opinions are part of the debate over how to rank graduate research programs, a debate that has sharpened in recent months as the NRC gears up for its third attempt since 1982 to plumb the world's best academic research system.

► Also on Thursday, Martin Enserink provided an update on virologist Ron Fouchier, who for the past 3 years «has battled the Dutch government over a fundamental question in the balance between academic freedom and biosecurity: Did he need a government license to publish his hotly debated gain - of - function (GOF) studies on the H5N1 influenza strain?»

AMSTERDAM — For more than 3 years, virologist Ron Fouchier has battled the Dutch government over a fundamental question in the balance between academic freedom and biosecurity: Did he need a government license to publish his hotly debated gain - of - function (GOF) studies on the H5N1 influenza strain?

Ever since, biological scientists have debated whether, one day, the need to keep sensitive information from aspiring bioterrorists would force them to impose new limits on the academic openness they had long taken for granted.

While it is unlikely that we can obtain complete certainty on this issue, it is important for mainstream climate scientists to continue to debate this issue in a manner that can be interpreted by rest of the academic community.

This incident opens up all sorts of big topics; the relationship between pornography and feminism in particular has been debated in academic circles for decades.

Discussing and debating these hypos helped me show students that behaviors such as letting non-productive groupmates take credit for work that they didn't perform or simply failing to cite sources properly could also constitute academic misconduct.

Frederick M. Hess and four education scholars discuss the pros and cons for academics who want to wade into public debate.

Also in this issue, Joanne Jacobs explores how NCLB and Common Core have transformed instruction for English language learners; Michael Petrilli and Brandon Wright argue that poverty does not explain away America's lackluster academic performance; and Sara Goldrick - Rab and Andrew Kelly debate whether community college should be free.

Debate focuses on how best to foster academic success for youth in the nation's fastest growing immigrant group

«One benefit of tying debate to the Word Generation curriculum is that it gives the students the platform for integrating these academic language vocabulary words.»

Some of the root causes debated by MP's were the clear link to children's online habits which are keeping them isolated, sleep deprived and stuck in a dependence mode with low self - esteem, low self - confidence and fear of failing; along with too much pressure from a young age to pursue high academic standards; frequent cyberbullying and sexting; increased obsession with body awareness; and lack of skills that prepare children for life - such as resilience, within the curriculum.

The debates will bring together academics, representatives of the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), as well as representatives of nongovernmental organizations and civil society.

Last year, for instance, several of my introverted American history students worked diligently on an academic debate in which they passionately defended President Truman's decision to use atomic warfare to end World War II.

The CALS construct is defined as a constellation of the high - utility language skills that correspond to linguistic features prevalent in oral and written academic discourse across school content areas and that are infrequent in colloquial conversations (e.g., knowledge of logical connectives, such as nevertheless, consequently; knowledge of structures that pack dense information, such as nominalizations or embedded clauses; knowledge of structures for organizing argumentative texts) Over the last years, as part of the Catalyzing Comprehension Through Discussion Debate project funded by IES to the Strategic Educational Research Partnership, Dr. Paola Uccelli and her research team have produced a research - based, theoretically - grounded, and psychometrically robust instrument to measure core academic language skills (CALS - I) for students in grades 4 - 8.

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The benefits of using vouchers to improve education for at - risk and minority students continues to be debated, even among academics who study the issue.

It's rare that academic expectations get as much attention as they have here in Indiana — but for the average parent or interested outsider, it's hard to have an opinion on a debate that's so full of jargon and nuance.

While the debate rages on about whether or not North Carolina's General Assembly actually dealt public education a financial punch in the gut with the 2013 - 15 budget, NC Policy Watch is keeping a running tally of education funding cuts that local school districts are coping with as they open up for the 2013 - 14 academic year.

As debate commenced today for floor action of the Senate's Every Child Achieves Act (S. 1177), NSBA sent a letter to all 100 U.S. Senators urging their strong support for moving forward on a final bill that restores community ownership to local school districts, maximizes authorized funding for Title I, and advances academic achievement among all students.

But it's not known how much class time students spend preparing for tests that became mandatory, starting in third grade, under the George W. Bush - era No Child Left Behind law and are a flashpoint in the debate over the Common Core academic standards.

And considering his or her students» needs, an individual teacher might focus on honing one particular aspect of academic discussions, such as debate structures, for one - on - one coaching.

Clubs for high school students include Academic Bowl, yearbook staff, drama club, snowboarding & skiing, and debate club.

«From early education to college and career readiness, the Senate floor debate is addressing a wide range of concerns pertinent to public school students and school districts» priorities for academic achievement.»

Participants in these programmes have heard from top academics and leading pedagogues in their fields, debated the latest developments and discussed ways to inspire passion for the subject in their students.

Whether preschool programs should focus on play or academics has been a topic of debate for years, but one scholar is arguing the choice is a false one.

Currently, it offers K - 12 English Language Arts (ELA) and math academic support twice per week; a credit recovery program for grades nine through 12 twice per week; high school and middle school speech and debate teams; and academic counseling at the high school level.

«I will not engage in political debate with board members... My duty, my sole concern, is for the academic and career success of our Hartford school children and youth.»

As Chief Academic Officer at Bridge International Academies, I've studied this debate for the last decade.

As Congress begins preparing for debate over the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind, state schools chief Tom Torlakson has joined the chorus of voices calling for the replacement of Adequate Yearly Progress with a new growth system - one that not only measures student academic progress but also health and wellness, and school dropout rates.

But in the end, disagreements over how private schools should be held accountable for academic results — as well as legislators» exhaustion after passing a hotly debated gas tax — caused the measure to stall.

It apparently topped the best - seller list in Ur for quite some time... and, yes, there are multiple versions, and some academic debate over which are most canonical...

We are fourteen academics who will use this space to discuss and debate issues not just for specialists but for anyone who cares about creating good policies in these areas.