Sentences with phrase «academic issues students»

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Students and parents sometimes express shock over requirements for chapel attendance or courses once the student has enrolled, or oppose the moral posture of a school on an issue of academic or social integrity.

Again on January 10, the larger group of the Catholic faculty (including some student representatives and the equivalent of American instructors and assistant and associate professors) issued a declaration expressing hope for an amicable resolution of the conflict, and insisting on faculty, autonomy in all academic matters.

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.

Louisville must vacate men's basketball records in which student - athletes competed while ineligible during the 2011 - 12 through 2014 - 15 academic years according to a decision issued by the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee.

The latest in an ongoing scandal at UNC that's included dozens of revelations, McCants» comments detail the «paper - class» system often used by student - athletes at the school, his own academic issues and apparent knowledge of the situation by legendary head coach Roy Williams.

The University first notified the NCAA that it had identified potential academic issues involving student - athletes in African and Afro - American Studies courses on August 24, 2011.

While in residence, students learn in a structured environment about handling personal conflicts, academics, basic life skills, anxiety and other skills or issues.

In every issue, students write about matters closest to their hearts: love, secrets, dances, body image, sexual identity, relationships with parents, and also intense academic pressures, competition, loneliness, depression and fears for the future.

These are just a few examples of how breakfast - in - the - classroom has been used as a creative tool for administrators and educators to address food insecurity, disciplinary issues, tardiness and absenteeism, and trips to the school nurse — and that's on top of improved academic outcomes for students who eat school breakfast!

Jackie has a keen ability to thoroughly identify and address student emotional issues that inhibit academic and behavioral performance.

These are just a few examples of where breakfast - in - the - classroom has become a tool for administrators and educators to address food insecurity, disciplinary issues, tardies and absences, and trips to the school nurse — and that's on top of improved academic outcomes for students who eat school breakfast!

Also, as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Lagos State University, LASU and member of Executive of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Momoh was prominent for his doggedness in maintaining high level integrity and professionalism, and selfless defence of staff and students» welfares, as well as strictly adherence to ethical standard on addressing issues that affected staff and students.

«We the five agricultural colleges have been engaging the Ministry of Agric to come clear to address the issues because academics is very important to the students.

He accused the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Students (ASUU) of complicity in the sack of the vice-chancellors as it had been silent on the issue.

Fostering Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities is the product of a collaborative project initiated to examine current issues and explore future directions for improving the academic success and career entry rate of postsecondary students with disabilities in STEM) fields.

Why Students Need Professors» Perspective on Family Issues After bucking her mother's advice to remain childless, Donna Nelson, a committed and successful academic chemist, urges that any scientist thinking about becoming a parent should seek the counsel of their more experienced colleagues.

The report encourages all academics and students to get involved by helping to flag and document attacks, wherever they take place, and by demanding that governments recognize the issue and their responsibility to protect higher education communities.

Wendy Ingram, who co-founded a well - being and mental health peer support network when she was a graduate student at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, after a dear friend in her program died by suicide due to depression, agrees that «more academic institutions are taking steps to tackle mental health issues,» she writes in an email to Science Careers.

While a raft of past research focused on factors that enable the academic failure of young black men, the special issue spotlights key academic and social factors — both positive and negative — that affect black students, through the eyes and in the words of the students themselves.

The authors of «Undocumented Students Pursuing Medical Education: The Implications of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,» published in the current issue of the journal Academic Medicine, suggest that these students, who are often highly motivated and qualified, can help alleviate the nationwide shortage of primary care physicians, particularly in underserved, low - incomStudents Pursuing Medical Education: The Implications of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,» published in the current issue of the journal Academic Medicine, suggest that these students, who are often highly motivated and qualified, can help alleviate the nationwide shortage of primary care physicians, particularly in underserved, low - incomstudents, who are often highly motivated and qualified, can help alleviate the nationwide shortage of primary care physicians, particularly in underserved, low - income areas.

Google is calling for applications to its 2012 Google Policy Fellowships, which offer undergraduate, graduate, and law students interested in Internet and technology policy «the opportunity to spend the summer contributing to the public dialogue on these issues, and exploring future academic and professional interests.»

He also looks after student administration - taking students from registration right through to graduation — academic appeals and regulations; legal issues; and complaints and discipline.

Running for nearly 20 years, English School of Canada has educated over 30,000 students from more than 50 countries.Students appreciate and are engaged with the multicultural student body they study with at our fully accredited school.Finally, the third class will illuminate how to write various academic, business, professional, and functional compositions.In addition to these practical objectives, this class will show students how to put themselves in the correct mindset to write, how to plan to write as well as how to implement editing and revision strategies.The program also teaches students the specific language skills and vocabulary needed in a health care workplace.It covers speaking, listening, and reading on a wide range of topics from technical skills to ethical concerns, from communicating with patients to discussing issues with colleagues.

She also found a widespread belief that their academic setbacks were not the schools» responsibility but, rather, the result of too many students from poor families with «home life» issues.

Individual counseling specifically addresses social - emotional issues that might hinder the student from performing at his or her maximum academic potential.

And the principals» advisory groups — also composed of high school students — help administrators address issues like school safety and academic achievement through a student lens.

Student retention, one of several lightning rod issues that bring parents, union leaders, politicians, and academics together — to fight — is not a task for the faint of heart.

Early warning: Keeping track of students» metrics and other developmental signs of difficulty in social - emotional and academic areas, as well as issues related to early reading, and promoting good health habits would be of particular importance.

«As the assistant principal at my school, my job deals mainly with students who have behavioral issues, which are often accompanied by academic struggles.

Students who have parents deployed to a war zone are more vulnerable to a range of psychological, emotional and social issues, including an increased level of stress and anxiety, health problems, behavioural disorders and academic under - achievement.

The final activity was a Structured Academic Controversy (SAC)(based on the work of Johnson and Johnson) where students assumed roles as different interest groups and then debated the merits of this issue, using the skills and rhetorical strategies we had learned about along the way.

The ASD - ENA data has helped to highlight a number of identified learning needs and offers some useful insights on how to best support students on the spectrum in the following areas: academic and learning; behaviour; sensory issues; communication; transition; school connectedness; student wellbeing; and, technology.

But as our experience teaching at the Harvard Graduate School of Education has shown, most students have an easy time writing extended academic papers but struggle with shorter pieces that express their opinions on educational issues.

«Game Plan for Learning: Building on Coleman's early theories, new academic competitions motivate students to achieve» will be available Wednesday, January 20 on educationnext.org and will appear in the Spring 2016 issue of Education Next, on newsstands by March 1.

Among the more salient conclusions are: 1) that what children bring to school is vastly more important than what happens thereafter, as the Coleman Report found; 2) in examining all of the variables that impinge on student academic performance (teacher effectiveness, socio - economic advantage, appropriate evaluation criteria, etc.), none is demonstrably more significant than time spent learning «one - on - one»; and 3) that only an individualized computer program can address all these issues effectively and simultaneously.

Whether the student has behavioral issues or is having serious academic problems, the teacher must have the finesse of a diplomat to tactfully but clearly communicate the situation to the parents.

Miriam Freedman, an attorney specializing in issues of testing, standards, and students with disabilities, expressed the concern of many academics and practitioners («Disabling the SAT,» Education Next, Fall 2003) that the deflagging decision would drive requests for special accommodations skyward as more students saw an opportunity to secure an advantage without anyone knowing it.

Closing the academic achievement gap between white students and disadvantaged minorities has been repeatedly called the «civil rights issue of our time.»

The article continued, «Rigorous testing that decides whether students graduate, teachers win bonuses, and schools are shuttered... does little to improve achievement and may actually worsen academic performance and dropout rates, according to the largest study ever on the issue.»

A Maryland school district's curriculum and classroom assessments represent what teachers need to help students reach ambitious academic goals and succeed on state tests, concludes a report issued by a group pushing for greater student achievement.

When they're done with that, they still have time to discuss what to do about students who need a little more academic help, or a little more discipline, or any other issues they need to work out as a team.

Deeply passionate about issues of race, equity, and college access, Jessica aims to gain knowledge and tools to promote a deeper understanding of multicultural issues and to help students of color strive towards academic success in college and beyond.

Our goal is to offer a worldwide connection between teachers, students, researchers and lecturers, from a wide range of academic fields, interested in exploring and giving their contribution in educational issues.

Another reason academic gains were inflated was that the number of exemptions for special education students rose, according to the RAND issue paper, which Ratcliffe confirmed.

Each scenario gets students thinking about real issues, while drawing on the academic skills (like writing and reasoning) that they use all day.

The Education Next research article «Stuck in the Middle,» featured in the Fall 2010 issue of Education Next, finds that the steep drop - off in middle - school students» academic achievement may be linked to the larger number of students in each grade level but can not be explained by differences in per - pupil spending or class size, which were similar in middle and K - 8 schools.

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

From comparing the results, teachers verify the credibility of their interventions as workable solutions that they can use again for other students experiencing the same academic issues.

This administrative issue can create very real logistical challenges for charter schools, parents, and students, such as difficulties with recruitment and children's academic stability.

For that, says Fine and others, schools need to think about restructuring the school day, creating longer classes, and allowing time for sessions in which students and their teachers get to know one another and tackle academic and personal issues.