Sentences with phrase «cultural achievements among»
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.
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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.
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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.