Sentences with phrase «concerns about competence»

There was «Climategate», the leak from the University of East Anglia of compromising email discussions between climate researchers; questions about the provenance of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); concerns about the competence of IPCC chair, Rajendra Pachauri; and the failure to find a successor to the Kyoto Protocol in Copenhagen.

But behind the negativity are real concerns about competence, corruption, and accountability.

Not exact matches

The row over party funding and concerns about voter fraud are largely down to a «lack of courage, competence and leadership» by the Electoral Commission, a new report warns.

Delving into the static of what he was actually asking questions about - tough job, I know, but someone's got to do it - revealed the leader of the opposition has concerns about the prime minister's competence.

We recommend this panel to anyone concerned about: • the competence of their immunoglobulin response mechanism, «Is it compromised, suppressed, or just plain «worn out»?»

Develop the intercultural competence to expand your curriculum beyond a textbook and learn about promising practices and topics of concern to educators worldwide.

Now that states are expected to be accountable for students learning, and many have instituted a statewide assessment of writing competence, both educators and parents are concerned about the large number of children whose writing skills are below standard.

I know that some KIPP schools do, and I have concerns about the cultural competence of the KIPP teachers doing the grading.

Entering the Profession: Coordinating State Licensing and Local Evaluation One of the reasons for current concerns about the capability of some members of the teaching force is the public perception that teacher education and licensing systems do not routinely guarantee competence when teachers enter the profession.

Finally, sapphires should certainly be within the company's existing circle of competence, but I'm concerned about the additional costs and distraction of setting up / operating in another country.

I ask this question not because I doubt the integrity or competence of the researchers and environmental groups who are getting billions of dollars from government agencies, corporations, foundations and private donors concerned about climate change.

But for those, in the UK or elsewhere, who have some awareness and may have concerns about the «creep» of EU competence, it is worth looking at Oberg's book.

On the eve of Wednesday's caucus and cabinet meetings, grassroots Liberal activists and MPPs were privately expressing concern over the debacle and what it says about the government's principles and its competence.

For example, the B.C. Health Professions Act stipulates that while a Registration Committee can impose limits or conditions (or refuse to grant registration) where an applicant has committed an indictable offence (i.e., something more serious than a summary conviction offence), the Registration Committee must be «satisfied that the nature of the offence or the circumstances under which it was committed give rise to concerns about the person's competence or fitness to practise the designated health profession.»

For this reason, firms may want to put in place processes to create an accessible and safe avenue for concerns about a lawyer's mental competence to be raised.

Sexually wise people seem to be less concerned with frequency of sex and perceived sexual competence and more interested in the planning of and conversations about sex.

The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) and other experts in the field of cultural safety have welcomed the new standards as long overdue, but there are concerns about a lack of clarity in the terminology used, as they use the language of «cultural awareness» and «cultural competence» rather than «cultural safety», although this latter concept is the focus of supporting documents.

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While the headlines may have been surprising to the general public, they were not surprising to early childhood researchers, who have become increasingly concerned about the need to identify effective interventions for promoting very young children's social emotional competence and addressing challenging behavior.

This paper includes information about the empirical evidence concerning the relationship between capacity building help - giving practices, parenting competence and confidence, and the behaviour and development of young children, including their social and emotional development.