Sentences with phrase «cultural achievement on»

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International Women's Day on Thursday is intended to celebrate women's cultural and economic achievements and call for more gender parity.

There's a wide range of cultural attitudes within the U.S. Large parts of the northeast U.S. tend to be achievement - oriented, while in the South, there is an emphasis on honor, Basáñez says.

The fast food chicken chain wanted to honor the day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women by shining a spotlight on her contributions to the success of KFC.

On behalf of Christianity it must be recorded that it was the source of most of such new cultural achievements as were registered in the Roman Empire after the second century.

Tim: so, other than widespread aggressive war waged on peoples from southwestern Europe to India to northwestern Africa... What exactly where these marvelous «cultural achievements»?

(3) We can learn from Niebuhr that sin persists on every level of individual achievement, social or cultural advance, and religious pretension.

The prize is awarded for «achievements having an outstanding scientific, technological, cultural or social impact on our world».

These differences are likely to be cultural and due to the overemphasis on studying and academic achievement in China.»

On the other hand, he defies proponents of charters, vouchers, and other forms of school choice as wishful thinkers disposed to let marketplace theories trump evidence of student achievement while also undervaluing education's civic and cultural roles.

The idea was that expert inspectors would comment on standards of pupil achievement, the strength of the principal's leadership, the use of school resources, and the quality of what we called, rather quaintly, «social, moral, spiritual and cultural education.»

One important goal included building leadership by identifying roles and styles required to improve the «instructional core»; considering beliefs, cultural changes, and education strategies to promote high student achievement; reflecting on the effects of race, class, and culture within the district.

Ideas should also lead to enjoyment and satisfaction in being able to answer or find answers to the kinds of questions that people ask about themselves and the natural world, and have cultural significance reflecting achievements in the history of science, inspiration from the study of nature and the impacts of human activity on the environment.

As the inquiry report committee concludes: «Until a causal relationship between homework and academic achievement and personal development is established in studies in Australia, based on Australian educational and cultural structures, this argument is likely to remain unresolved and will continue to be one of perception.»

They are caught between class size and «effect» size (the impact of variables on student achievement); caught between the need for quick fixes and the value of slower, deeper cultural change; and trapped between transparency and public shaming (á là MySchool).

For example, Head Start has been and continues to be a leader in its focus on family engagement and comprehensive services, on children with disabilities, and on children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds; in its commitments to accountability for program quality; in its investments in the professional development of the early childhood education workforce that led to the development of the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential; and in its commitment to and investment in research and evaluation to strengthen quality, improve child outcomes, and reduce the achievement gap.

So it takes on both native gifts and unmodifiable cultural background as explanations of differential educational achievement and the kinds of success in life that higher education makes possible.

These readings highlight the role of individual (Gay, 2002) and organizational cultural competency (Bustamante, 2009) on ELL achievement.

Both the community and the university students have benefited in numerous ways since the program started in 2009, ranging from higher elementary student achievement to cultural immersion for teacher candidates to grant funding for community improvements, such as a shared walking path on the grounds of the elementary school.

Problems associated with underachievement definitions and the influence of social, cultural, and psychological factors on student achievement are discussed.

As an Assistant Professor of Practice, Cary led his graduate students through coursework focusing on core pedagogy and best classroom practices related to the teaching cycle, classroom culture, cultural responsive curricula and instruction, and student growth and achievement.

Other issues with a special impact on minority communities include: student achievement gaps, the need to increase diversity and cultural competence in the teaching workforce, and securing adequate and equitable resources for public education.

National PTA's Every Child in Focus is a campaign centered on strengthening family engagement in schools by celebrating important cultural distinctions and achievements, while highlighting solutions to potential educational issues.

In this session with Mesa Public Schools» programs and experience being the backdrop, best practices and learnings about the powerful impact of family and cultural connections on student engagement, achievement and personal success will be explored.

This could mean exploring the story and achievements of David Unaipon on the $ 50 note or invite role - models from the community such as successful social, cultural and environmental entrepreneurs who are helping attract funds to the community for the community's benefit.

The game offers plenty of improvements over previous installments, including better graphics, more nuanced city construction and an emphasis on cultural achievements.

In both the «Gray Paintings (Loxodonta)» and the «Organ Pipes», the materiality of the objects open up to suggest a vast scope of cultural production — the elemental tin transformed into the majestic pipe organ, an achievement of pre-industrial design on par with horology; the «Gray Paintings (Loxodonta)» echoing the stone surface of prehistoric cave paintings and also the modernist tradition of the monochrome.

THREE AMERICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS are bestowing lifetime achievement awards on Betye Saar.

On 8 March, International Women's Day celebrates the «social, economic, cultural and political» achievements of women.

Sustainability will require the achievement of a balance between three variables: commercial success (with limits placed on commercialism); the resilience of cultural integrity and social cohesion; and the maintenance of the physical environment.9

It's NAIDOC Week, a time to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the theme — We all Stand on Sacred Ground: Learn, Respect and Celebrate — highlights Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples» strong spiritual and cultural connection to land and sea.

The end of the year offers great opportunities to reflect on children's achievements and the milestones they've reached, as well as celebrating other cultural festivals.

Emphasizing that the United Nations has an important and continuing role to play in promoting and protecting the rights of indigenous peoples, Believing that this Declaration is a further important step forward for the recognition, promotion and protection of the rights and freedoms of indigenous peoples and in the development of relevant activities of the United Nations system in this field, Recognizing and reaffirming that indigenous individuals are entitled without discrimination to all human rights recognized in international law, and that indigenous peoples possess collective rights which are indispensable for their existence, well - being and integral development as peoples, Recognizing that the situation of indigenous peoples varies from region to region and from country to country and that the significance of national and regional particularities and various historical and cultural backgrounds should be taken into consideration, Solemnly proclaims the following United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a standard of achievement to be pursued in a spirit of partnership and mutual respect: