Sentences with phrase «academic subjects they study»

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Women's under - representation on boards and in top management positions has long been the subject of academic study and, more recently, public policy.

The German academic behind the research decided to investigate by searching through all available studies that measured subjects» programming ability, personality traits, and intelligence, gathering 19 such studies for his efforts.

Rather, the proposal is that study of every subject matter that is selected for study (using whatever academic disciplines are appropriate) be shaped and guided by an interest in the question: What is that subject matter's bearing on, or role in, the practices that constitute actual enactments, in specific concrete circumstances, of various construals of the Christian thing in and as Christian congregations?

Yet even though biblical Hebrew poetry had been the subject of academic study since the 18th century little attention had been paid to the poetics of biblical narrative.

Hence bits and pieces of the totality of things can become the subject of an academic discipline that can then develop suitable methods of study with little attention to what is happening in other disciplines.

In this way religious studies can more closely approximate the university norm, where academic disciplines are distinguished by particular subject matters, not by perspectives, and the subject matters are not themselves defined as perspectives.

This requires that each aspect of reality be identified as the subject matter for an academic discipline, and that the discipline then find the best method for studying this subject matter.

In fact, all students and especially young people deeply appreciate and value academic discipline if by discipline we mean both the subject - matter to be studied and some set requirements in the mastering of it.

One more thing I did not anticipate: that 40 years later a well - meaning student of a brand - new academic subject called «Holocaust Studies» would ask me: «Why didn't you leave Germany while there was still time?»

Moreover, the academic disciplines practiced in a university are not merely subjects for study; they are forms of human behavior.

The first of these assertions comes in for particular scrutiny, specifically the sub-claim that AP classes increase a student's chances of academic success in college; «[A] closer look at studies [on the subject] reveals some potential problems with the notion of causality,» reads the report.

While academics continue to study the subject, a meta - analysis of research on the subject, published in 2006 by researcher Harris Cooper and colleagues, is often cited.

The paper is just the second academic study on the subject, due to the difficulties researchers found in trying to isolate variables.

It was introduced because the government is concerned that there are too few pupils — especially those from disadvantaged areas — who choose to study the core academic subjects desired by the top universities.

Through the English Baccalaureate, we want to make sure all pupils have the chance to study the core academic subjects which universities and employers demand.»

The intention is to allow parents and pupils to see how schools are performing in key academic subjects and to encourage schools to give all pupils, including those from the poorest backgrounds, the opportunity to study academic subjects.

In closing, remember that this new interviewing style differs from the «normal» interview much like the difference between two types of tests — a test on an academic subject you have studied and a generalized intelligence test like an IQ test.

One problem is the extended breaks during the academic year: German students have 5 months without lectures per year, which, depending on your subject, can't always be filled with study - related work or internships.

Data collection for the neuroimaging study began mid-way through February during subjects» first academic year in the graduate program, and all scanning was completed within 2 weeks.

My passion for the subject started with my postgraduate studies and further developed during my work at the United Nations and my academic experiences.

Arizona State Uni academics found that study subjects who ate in front of the mirror were more aware of their bodies and consequently pulled themselves up before overeating.

However, Schools Minister Nick Gibb claims that every child should study core academic subjects to provide better preparation for later life.

Denying pupils the opportunity to study this subject that can be simultaneously academic and practical and lead to rewarding careers is unfair on the pupils, their parents who want their children to have fulfilling school and working lives and the companies that could benefit from skilled and innovative personnel at all levels and contribute around # 500 billion to GB plc..

A total of 99 students in groups of two conditions were compared; one group received non-arts-infused academic lessons in math, reading, or social studies, while the other received lessons in the same subjects that integrated dance, music, visual art, or theater.

Teachers meet this mandate by linking academic subjects with the arts: The math curriculum, for example, incorporates principles of design, and science teachers use musical instruments to study sound and stage lighting to demonstrate the properties of light.

In this randomized controlled study on the impact of the arts on performance in traditional academic subjects, theater arts were integrated into language arts and social studies curricula for fourth - and fifth - grade students (14 experimental classrooms, 14 control classrooms).

Plans will be put in place to encourage pupils to study more academic GCSE qualifications by using performance tables that will monitor schools who fail to enrol pupils in English baccalaureate subjects.

Writing in the Telegraph, Schools Minister Nick Gibb has criticised the culture of overturning new commitments that discourage pupils from studying core academic subjects.

These charges seemed odd, given that the best studies available on the subject — from Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO)-- show that Michigan charter students make large academic gains relative to similar students at district schools, particularly in Detroit.

Students with increased NAPLAN scores are more skewed towards subjects such as interest in science, law, engineering, architecture, social work and arts, and students who consider their academic performance to be above average are more likely to choose medicine, a study of 6492 students from years 3 to 12 across 64 NSW public schools has found.

«This is no bland anodyne treatment of an academic subject but a realistic no holds journey through one of the most harrowing and challenging subjects available for study».

Their comments come amidst the government push for a more «academic» curriculum, with the introduction of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), which requires pupils to study subjects such as English, Maths, Sciences and a language, but omits many creative subjects.

By the time young people reach A-levels only a quarter studies two or more STEM subjects and only one in 11 study both Physics and Maths (Department for Education data from 2014 — 2015 academic year).

Only half of parents and carers had heard of the EBacc, compared to 58 per cent last year, despite a push from ministers to increase the number of pupils studying the core academic EBacc subjects.

«Alongside the EBacc, the arts are a crucial part of a broad and balanced curriculum and it is great to see that the best schools ensure young people have the option to study both academic and creative subjects.»

The San Francisco Unified School District teams up with the Architectural Foundation of San Francisco to offer high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to study architecture in combination with other academic subjects.

Studying the arts in school may help strengthen children's academic and social skills that can, in turn, aid them in learning other subjects, concludes a new review of arts education studies.

During their three «regular» school days on the MetWest campus, Wells and Sanchez study core academic subjects in small advisory groups.

He concluded: «We are committed to overturning a culture of low expectations that for too long discouraged capable pupils, predominantly from disadvantaged backgrounds, from studying the core academic subjects that open doors to their future.»

It's no secret that social studies regularly takes a back seat to other academic subjects.

All young people should study the core academic subjects that give them the skills to succeed but it is a myth to suggest this must come at the expense of the arts.

A rounded curriculum that balances «traditional» academic study with creative subjects will ensure that youngsters are ready for work, writes the Design Museum's Catherine Ritman - Smith

If you're uncomfortable with your partner's academic or arts subject, try studying the content.

Or, try it yourself by reading an academic study on a subject you know nothing about.

Research shows that having a rich and diverse array of subjects, including social studies, science, art, music and physical education, and other interesting electives available throughout the school year improves student learning and academic success.

Wilshaw's speech comes in the midst of a government drive to encourage pupils to study for more academic GCSE qualifications by using performance tables to punish schools that fail to enrol pupils in its English baccalaureate suite of subjects.

Every state needs a coherent set of challenging academic standards and curricular guidelines, subject by subject and grade by grade, standards that are not confined to basic skills and the «3 R's» but that incorporate such other vital studies as history, science, geography, civics, and literature.

In a 355 - page study written by Ernest L. Boyer, Carnegie's president, the foundation recommends that prospective teachers ma - jor in an academic subject rather than in education, that a new «core curriculum» replace the practice of «tracking» students according to academic...

The study by the National Center for Education Statistics says that more than 80 percent of elementary and secondary school leaders agree that music, the visual arts, and creative writing are «essential» or «very important» relative to other academic subjects.

Nevertheless, educators can create conditions for formation of cognitive interest and students» motivation to study a specific academic subject using a variety of methods and educational tools.