Sentences with phrase «changing existing practices»

Electronic payment is new, but for many purposes not sufficiently better to motivate changing existing practices.

Different circumstances within different countries mean that one size very definitely does not fit all - as local disease, animal husbandry, economic and climate conditions will impact on countries abilities to change existing practices».

Not exact matches

Today, access to these dark earths is limited by land pressures and changing land tenure systems, and these exact practices of enhancing soil fertility no longer exist.

Whatever your beliefs are regarding the intentions of this club moving forward, don't think for a second that it has to do with appeasing the fans, winning the highest honours and / or changing the stagnant culture that permeates this club... every decision is made for one sole purpose and that is to maintain the delicate balance between Kroenke's unyielding need to acquire more wealth and Wenger's fragile psyche, which is why we have this ridiculous wage structure that pays deadwood too much and makes it incredibly difficult to attract special players... personally I believe that Wenger's greatest fear isn't that he won't win a big trophy again but exposing himself to the overwhelming criticism he will face when people discover the totally dysfunctional state of affairs that exist at Arsenal due to his antiquated practices which have gone relatively unchecked and unchallenged since the departure of Dein

By focusing on why these practices exist biologically, I hope to help parents better understand their infant's sleep and development and find ways to respect that when changes need to be made.

In an online message to his members, McManus declared victory — pointing out that the changes to the arbitration law «largely mirror existing provisions and considerations that have been in practice for many years.»

Mirroring state law to existing federal protections does not change practice — New York will continue to follow Roe v. Wade just as we have done since 1973 — when the federal ruling took precedence over our state law written in 1970.»

The traditional ethos of the Conservative Party has been to countenance incremental change to maintain existing institutions, whilst eschewing measures that would radically depart from accepted practices.

We continually create new guidelines and update existing guidelines to reflect the changing clinical science and meet the needs of practicing physicians.

Whether you are considering a career change and starting your own coaching business, or wanting to add a recognized brand - name to your already existing coaching practice, you owe it to yourself to become a Mars Venus Certified Life & Relationship Coach.

The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, the women's and youth movements, community and faith groups and others to call for action from world leaders in the global North and South to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality.GCAP's main aim is to achieve policy and practice changes that will improve the lives of people living in poverty.GCAP adds to existing campaigning on poverty by forming diverse, inclusive national platforms that are able to open up civil society space and advocate more effectively than individual organisations would be able to do on their own.

It thereby alters present power relationships and changes existing policies and practices.

Given the strong union support for the Obama presidency, there was great speculation within education circles throughout the fall as to whether the new president would turn out to be a reformer — willing to challenge existing practices and the teachers unions in order to achieve dramatic changes in schools — or play it politically safe by backing programs that brought only marginal changes.

But we can change that for example ~ ABPCs Powerful Conversation Networks that developed from their facilitated work described above are communities that share best practices from teacher to teacher; they now exist in 175 schools.

The overall goal of this extension of our existing work in partnership with TFF and Achievement First Bridgeport Academy (AFBA) is to continue and expand our work in Bridgeport focusing in several keys areas: (1) building knowledge about (a) children's emerging skills and areas of challenge in the social - emotional domain and why these skills are critical to school success, and (b) the ways in which adult stress and skills in the social - emotional domain can impede or foster children's social - emotional skill development; (2) identifying, deploying, and evaluating strategies to build adult and child skills in social - emotional learning with an emphasis on the Tauck Family Foundation's (TFF) five essential SEL skills; and (3) developing and testing a performance management system for SEL that (a) guides the identification of strategies, (b) provides a mechanism for ongoing progress monitoring, feedback, and changes to practice, and (c) serves as an anchor point for ongoing coaching and support in using SEL strategies.

Still, in an era when educators and parents alike question the testing practices that exist in the nation's public schools, the law has the potential to drive change.

For some districts that already have strong evaluation systems in place, this was not that much of a change but rather an opportunity to build on existing practice.

In addition to Kiernan Mathews, this institute will include the very best scholars bridging research and practice in academic leadership: Jerlando Jackson on leading diverse teams and harnessing existing diversity in the academic workforce; Adrianna Kezar on implementing change strategies in support of faculty and reconfiguring today's faculty roles into new faculty models; and KerryAnn O'Meara on strategies and solutions that make faculty workloads more visible, accountable, equitable, and credited.

However, without constantly utilizing current literature and self - reflection, teachers and administrators perpetuate existing practices that can stalemate change at the expense of our students (Barab, Barnett and Squire, 2002).

They test a range of ideas - from those that entail changes to the structure of the school day to others that require teachers to slightly alter their existing practices.

Give teachers the support and resources they need to lead collaborations with their peers and hold public conversations about changes to existing policy and practice grounded in their experiences with blended learning initiatives.

This ten - month, cohort - based program engaged educators from ten school districts and charter networks in exploring user - centered design, learning science, innovative learning environments, and best practices in R&D in an effort to accelerate change within existing school systems.

I understand why the practice exists but I think the women should work more to change t heir own lot.

Books have been lending material for as long as they've existed, you think that this will change by calling this common practice theft?

Details: Artists can propose projects that align with their existing practice or in accordance with one of the following residency themes: Immigration, Neighborhood Change and Cultural Heritage.

By investigating the ways in which reality can become dissociated from recognizable forms and ordinary knowledge, the exhibition considers the manual labor, or craft, within an artist's practice and its potential to modify, shape, overturn, and radically change an existing object, shape or event (historical or current) in the process.

Perhaps we're doing our students a disservice if we are only teaching them how to fit into what already exists as a context for art, and not providing them with the opportunity to change the institutional setting for artistic practice in general.

The EPA's new effort also connects with existing faith - based environmental efforts focused on climate change, renewable energy use, and sustainable agricultural practices.

Thirdly, climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction can be best addressed and sustained over time through integration with existing urban planning and management practices.

The technical document summarizes existing tools and good practices from a range of organizations to guide development practitioners in their climate change mainstreaming efforts.

The report further presents a brief skills needs for new occupations, new skills for greening existing occupations and retraining needs in sectors undergoing structural changes as a result of policy implementation, and introduction of greening technologies and practices.

Climate change affects the function and operation of existing water infrastructure as well as water management practices (very high confidence).

The Energy Commission will invite the California Public Utilities Commission to participate in a more complete evaluation of the existing hybrid market structure as part of the 2010 Integrated Energy Policy Report Update to identify possible market enhancements and changes to utility procurement practices that would facilitate the reemergence of merchant investment.

They were all hand - picked, plucked from existing practices, and induced to change roles and come work for the team; and each was picked on the basis of being superior to his or her colleagues in the areas that matter most to precedents — drafting skill, rigour, work ethic, and legal reasoning, plus that special temperament that loves meticulous work and getting things elegantly right.

But before any changes take effect, conveyancers need to manage the existing risks in line with the current legislation and industry practice.

New research into how consumers wish to shop for and buy legal services has revealed that legal service providers must adapt and change many of their existing practices if they are to appeal to individuals and businesses.

The practice of law is changing just as the world around us is changing, the issues we were being taught when I was in law school 10 years ago, are different from the issues that exist today.

In a report sent to the Ryerson senate this summer, which outlines the philosophy and plan of the proposed law school, Ryerson pitches a law school more oriented to «practice readiness and change management» than what it argues currently exists in the legal academy.

As the result of the recent changing economic environment and increasingly competitive markets in which most law firms practice, Managing Partners and members of Management and Compensation Committees in the more successful law firms have identified and re-defined those objective and subjective criteria that have been especially designed to motivate partners to attract new clients, proliferate work from existing clients, perform those fee producing and non-fee producing activities that are necessary to retain existing clients and recognize those partners who have been given responsibility for managing the performance of clients and client work that other members of the firm have originated.

At Carpmaels we have ensured we are fully prepared for this change and we are on the front foot — ready, with our new litigation partners, to build on our existing reputation as the leading opposition practice before the EPO, by offering a fully integrated service.»

The government states the key change is the establishment of mandatory breach reporting, and the aim is to «codify existing best practices» and harmonize Canada's regime for reporting with those of other jurisdictions — currently, only Alberta has mandatory reporting requirements — and «reducing the burden of reporting for organizations operating in multiple jurisdictions.»

Not only do I believe this can be achieved through existing technology, but changes already underway in the manner in which practice is being conducted in Ontario makes it impossible in my opinion to support a blanket prohibition on cloud technology.

This could involve reviewing existing employment agreements and policies, as well as workplace practices, to reflect the new changes.

However, anticipating that many of the recommendations may be adopted, it would be prudent to ensure existing practices and procedures are updated, as appropriate, to minimize unintended breaches when any changes take effect, while ensuring stability and predictability for existing arrangements.

However, again, employers ought to beware of changing their existing payroll practices relating to the Civic Holiday.

If British Columbia courts follow the Ontario Court of Appeal in Jones v. Tsige and determine that the common law tort exists in British Columbia, there would be some important changes to the law and practice in this Province.

As a member of the Working Group that drafted the existing eDisclosure Practice Direction PD31B and its accompanying Electronic Documents Questionnaire, Integreon's vice president of legal services, Vince Neicho, gives his initial thoughts on the proposed rule change.

New accounts are established as lawyers are first licensed, existing accounts are amended as lawyers change practice setting or type, and all accounts are renewed each fall.

Review existing policies, practices and procedures for serving customers and make changes to those that exclude or limit participation and access to their goods and services by persons with disabilities.

These changes might include amendments to the Bankruptcy Code, changes to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, administrative rules or actions, recommendations on proper interpretations of existing law and other best practices that judges, trustees and lawyers can implement.»