The NAACP's Afro - Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT - SO) is a yearlong achievement program designed to recruit, stimulate, and encourage high academic and
cultural achievement among African - American high school students.
A knowledge and understanding of themselves, their social and political environment, and an expansive range of
cultural achievements among diverse cultural, ethnic, and social groups.
Not exact matches
Since its founding in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has made some impressive
achievements: it has doubled its membership from five countries to 10, now comprising a combined population of 625 million people; and, it has reached a level of cohesion and integration that is impressive in light of the economic, religious,
cultural, and political diversity
among its members.
Among those who believe that fundamental changes in American society are essential for the fullest
achievement of the good life, a distinction can be made between the
cultural transformationists and the political reformers.
It appears as «Calibration of reading self - concept and reading
achievement among 15 - year - olds:
Cultural differences in 34 countries» in the September issue of Learning and Individual Differences (volume 19, issue 3, pages 372 - 386).
Among the
achievements that impressed the judges were «the crisis school» Baxter College in Worcestershire, which took home the Outstanding Progress Award for secondary education for its impressive turnaround, and a
cultural exchange trip to Kurdistan, northern Iraq, organised by King Edward VI School in Suffolk, which won the The Educational Visits Award.
The concept of
cultural capital theory was proposed by Pierre Bourdieu and Jean - Claude Passeron (1977) to explain differences in academic
achievement among children in France's educational system in the 1960s.
After analyzing student outcome data and comparing current student performance with annual yearly progress benchmarks for student
achievement, the leadership team agrees that there are significant differences in outcomes
among students of diverse racial, ethnic,
cultural and linguistic backgrounds unrelated to socioeconomic status???.
Among those are preservice teachers» understanding of and ability to address student differences, the nature of the change process in schools implementing differentiation,
achievement impacts of differentiation in middle school, elementary, and high school settings, and profiles of teachers whose classroom practice enhances success of students from low - economic and / or
cultural minority groups.
Knowledge of students»
cultural background, history, community, and the issues they face every day can help educators close the
achievement gaps
among different student groups.
Although efforts have been made to specifically improve graduation rates
among subgroups that regularly have lower
achievement, including English learners, those in the foster care system or low - income youth, the American Institutes» study released last week suggests districts should also target subgroups within racial and ethnic subgroups where significant
cultural variety is common.
Among his areas of interest and expertise are action - research, minority ethnic
achievement and young children's learning, especially their spiritual, moral, social and
cultural development.
LA Unified is
among nine California school districts that are using a new index to gauge the success of schools, applying a mix of academic
achievement as well as social, emotional and
cultural measures.
She has taught and lectured extensively in Europe and America and is the recipient of numerous awards including Golden Lion, XLVII Venice Biennale, 1997, Honorary Doctorate of Arts, University of Plymouth UK, 2009,
Cultural Leadership Award, American Federation of Arts, 2011, Lifetime
Achievement Awards, Podgorica, Montenegro, 2012,
among others.
Among her many
achievements, Monica and the Ellensburg Arts Commission successfully lobbied the City of Ellensburg, which recently voted in favor of a sustainable revenue stream to fund arts and
cultural activities in the city.
The Americas Society
Cultural Achievement Award recognizes extraordinary creativity and artistic mastery among Latin American cultural
Cultural Achievement Award recognizes extraordinary creativity and artistic mastery
among Latin American
cultural cultural figures.