Sentences with phrase «best academic interests»

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Rodin: This is something I continue to do, whether it's academic or business — there are a lot of really good, interesting ideas, but only a few really spectacularly important ones.
«The education I received at Haskayne through professors with strong academic and business credentials, combined with work experience during my studies meant I was well placed to pursue a range of interesting career opportunities,» says Wesley.
Many employers are reluctant to suggest higher default contribution rates due to a concern that their workers might blindly accept what is not in their best interest, or that they might get intimidated and opt out of the plan altogether,» says Dr. Shlomo Benartzi, senior academic advisor to the Voya Behavioral Finance Institute for Innovation.
By now you'll no doubt see the obvious correlations between them all as well, and the really interesting thing about it all is that in each and every one of them, both the ones I have reported on here as well as others we are yet to review, the lessons we take from them are not to be found in academic institutions.
For anyone interested in what chic academic criticism looks and feels like today, Institutions of Modernism is as good a place to start as any.
That first formulation is of particular interest: that academic freedom is limited by truth and the common good.
If this doctrine of the triunity of God were merely intellectual speculation or an intellectual answer to an intellectual problem, it might be interesting to academic minds; it might be a way of meeting a difficult question and providing a better or worse solution to that question.
Interest in shooting remains high throughout the academic year, and we arrange regular weekly practice sessions, as well as introductory sessions.
Throughout the college admissions process, the chief concern is giving each student — and his or her family — tools to help find the right match: that institution best suited to offer academic and personal challenge appropriate to that student's abilities and interests following graduation from the Waldorf School of Garden City.
When teens know their parents are interested in their academic lives, they'll take school seriously as well.
Throughout the college admissions process, the chief concern is giving each student — and his or her family — tools to help find the right match: that institution best suited to offer academic and personal challenges appropriate to that student's abilities and interests following graduation from the Waldorf School of Garden City.
Whether they were interested in sports or academics or had a hobby, that a good night's sleep was going to do more than warm up exercises.
Finally, employers are investing in their future work force by supporting breastfeeding; some studies have indicated that breastfed babies have potentially higher IQ's and better academic accomplishments than bottle - fed babies.Because of the far - reaching positive ecological, health, and social impact breastfeeding can make on our planet, it is imperative for anyone interested in protecting our children and our environment to do whatever possible to support, protect, and promote breastfeeding.
It is important to state that this decision was taken in the best interest of peace and harmony in the University for smooth academic work.
He said that in keeping with the championship goal of ensuring healthy interest in football and education, SPDC introduced a scholarship award to a fully paid four - week education programme for either of the two best players who fulfils the required academic qualifications to the 2018 Sussex International Summer School, with possibility for participation in youth and footballing activities of the newly - promoted English Premier League team, Brighton and Hove FC.
While it is hard to prove a causal relationship between low school funding and academic performance, parents are of course interested in giving their children the best possible environment to grow up in, which results in some trying everything they can to get their children into a better funded school district.
Industry's primary goals — to make new products and generate money — often align well with the interests of academic researchers.
In the interests of children's academic achievements and their emotional well - being, the UK government should take this evidence seriously.
As a summary, I would describe the job as an interesting mix of academic work and developing good relationships with people.
Not unexpectedly, academics in many fields as well as companies have already shown interest
The interests of academic science are represented by various well - funded and experienced lobbying operations supported by research universities, medical schools, professional and scientific societies, and others.
Corporate social responsibility, or CSR — a name for the actions companies take to advance social good, above and beyond that which is required by law — continues to draw interest from practitioners and academics alike.
«The rules, whether to protect human patients and research animals or prevent financial conflicts of interest, are often well - intentioned, academic officials say,» wrote Malakoff Monday in another After Election 2014 post.
This is an interesting and well - written book by an outstanding scientist who followed the path to academic administration.
By learning how to teach — by developing good teaching practices — you may be acting in the best interests of your academic career.
It is because of this that learning how to teach may be in the best interests of your academic career.
I find this position very rewarding in that I get to meet very interesting academics as well as people at all levels in industry who are experts in fascinating fields of science and technology.
«So that's a good sign that there's a lot of interest in [the] academic / education community.»
But for those with the right combination of ability, ambition, and intellectual interests, the lure of academic success may well be worth the risk and the hard road to get there.
These relationships between oncology and industry are increasing, and concerns exist regarding the extent to which financial conflicts of interest (FCOIs) can influence medical decisions and physician behavior.1, 2 Thus, there is a pressing need to better understand the effects of FCOIs on both practicing oncologists and academic researchers.
«It's time for U.S. policy - makers to reflect and decide whether the year - to - year uncertainty in National Institutes of Health budget and the proposed cuts are in our societal and national best interest,» says Bishr Omary, M.D., Ph.D., senior author of the new data - supported opinion piece and chief scientific officer of Michigan Medicine, U-M's academic medical center.
However, a declining interest in a faculty research career may also imply a greater divergence between students» interests on the one hand, and the academic orientation of traditional PhD curricula as well as advisor expectations on the other [8].
I am proud to stand up my professional relationships to such scrutiny as serving the best interests of my academic science and role as a public - sector educator.
Dave Asprey: It's kind of crazy, and the reason I wanted to talk with you today and to share your knowledge with our guests is that last time you were on the show, you talked about your new book, Always Hungry, which is... If you guys haven't checked out this book, if you liked the bulletproof diet, if you're interested in what fat can do for you, here's the guy with about ten thousand times more academic credentials than I have, who has some good stuff to say about fat.
I mostly agree that we need to study real foods; using supplements and other forms of reductionism, however, can be useful for understanding the mechanisms of how things work, which is of academic interest to some people and is of general utility in better understanding how to restore people to health who have lost it, which might require more than mere return to a traditional diet sometimes.
It is part of their up bring to be well reversed in many different areas of interest from academic studies to art and fashion.
In Against the Odds: How «At - Risk» Students Exceed Expectations (Jossey - Bass Publishers; Publication Date: December 1998), Janine Bempechat, an assistant professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, examines the lives of children who seem to defy the odds, giving parents, educators, and anyone interested in the well - being of children hope and inspiration as they strive for academic excellence in all our children.
Educators and parents who are interested in helping students reach their long - term goals — staying in school and getting good jobs — need to help them get better at «code switching» as they navigate their way through daily social and academic challenges.
Teachers need to know where kids are in their academic journey, how they learn best, and what interests them.
I think you will discover that our program provides a solid core of required courses as well as flexibility and a range of academic options to help educators address their intellectual and professional interests.
So my philosophy is really that the academics should support the career and technical vocation, so that you have this really well - rounded, interested, high - level student who's doing something that they love.
But Piney Branch understandably seeks to balance its concerns for academic growth with its interest in maintaining an integrated environment, so this uneasy compromise is probably the best it can do.
Brain lab would be the space to explore how all emotions connect to students» lives and interests, as well as the academic curriculum.
E-schools would be able to admit students best situated to take advantage of the unique elements of virtual schooling: flexible hours and pacing, a safe and familiar location for learning, a chance for individuals with social or behavioral problems to focus on academics, greater engagement from students who are able to choose electives based on their own interests, and the chance to develop high - level virtual communication skills.
«He has a keen interest in how diverse modes of academic research can benefit education practice and policy,» Faust added, «and how the concrete challenges facing educational leaders and policymakers, as well as teachers and students, can helpfully inform the scholarship and teaching we do here.
The MacArthur framework for Connected Learning (CL) provides a flexible model for exploring how schools could better cultivate the interplay between student interests, peer culture, digital tools and academic success — in other words, reconceiving schools as maker - centered environments.
At NCES as well, the survey data collection is guided by the interests of the academic community.
Interested in ethnic identity as well the impact of out - of - school interventions on the academic achievement of minority students.
Evidence that race is a good proxy for other factors that might be correlated with educational benefits does not support a compelling interest in the use of race to achieve academic results.
Interested in ethnic identity development and its influence on academic outcomes, peer relationships, and psychological well - being.
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