Sentences with phrase «cultural background studies»

Seventh, cultural background studies.

Kenneth Bailey is one of the leading scholars in the world on cultural background studies of, and his books on Jesus and the parables have been extremely helpful in my own research of Scripture.

So historical - cultural background studies are helpful, but even they will not give you absolute certainty about the meaning of any text.

However, as with everything else, there is a lot of wiggle room when it comes to how much historical and cultural background studies help us understand the text.

One important tool that many good scholars use to help them understand how the words were used and understood by the original author and to the original audience is historical - cultural background studies.

I am convinced that the historical cultural background study of Scripture is probably more important than the grammatical word studies that seem to be so popular.

I could now say, «The Hebrew says this, the cultural background study backs it up, therefore, I believe it, and you better not disagree with me, you ignorant and uneducated worm!»

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Only 9 % indicated that they had made an intensive study of the biblical cultural background; 43 % had undertaken a limited study, while 48 % had not made any attempt to do so.

So again, even if we were doing a «Historical - cultural background» study on our very own day and our very own culture, it is impossible to give a blanket statement and say, «Well, in the 21st century, Christians believe that...» Whatever you put there, some Christians will believe it, and some won't.

Third, one my favorite things to study is the historical / cultural background of the books of the Bible.

One of the best ways of learning what the Bible means is by studying the historical and cultural background of the various Biblical books.

This is why we study historical and cultural backgrounds, so that we can raise questions as Wendy is doing here.

We have also studied the cultural background of the time and people who wrote them as well as the people to whom they were written.

Study the Bible against its cultural and linguistic background by making connections between the Bible and ancient texts.

Finally, there are still others who rule out the possibility of religio - scientific approach to the study of religions on the grounds that each investigator is incurably conditioned by his own religious and cultural background.

«Conducting formal readability testing, as suggested by the study authors, along with use of patient reviewers from a variety of educational and cultural backgrounds may provide important feedback to enhance the value of materials across a larger spectrum of health literacy levels.»

Respondents came from the whole range of disciplines: 57 % had a natural science, mathematics, or engineering background, with the remainder drawn from social sciences (5 %), language and cultural studies (16.3 %), economics (9.2 %), and law (4.5 %).

«Culture affects how people deceive others, study shows: People's language changes when they lie depending on their cultural background..»

Her studies in anthropology inform her view on relationships and family dynamics, giving her a broad cultural awareness so she can connect with clients of all backgrounds.

Her background is in screen, media and cultural studies and her research examines the representation of gender, queer and youth identities, digital culture, and new forms of screen media.

Most of these are based on need and also have award preferences related to field of study, ethnic / cultural background, geographic region, or high school or college attended.

In spite of the varying geographic, cultural, and socio - historic backgrounds of these six case studies — not to mention the diverging trajectories — their current political regimes bear many important similarities in regards to their interpretation of both the democratic process and civil liberties, namely that they exist and are tolerated to the extent that they work to the incumbent leadership's advantage.

Hetal Jani Specialized Studies Current City: New York Current job: Founder and executive director of SPEAK Mentorship; Founder and president of Studor Career highlight: Since graduating, I realized that I wanted to create opportunities for young girls of color to mentor with professional women who share similar cultural backgrounds so they can see clearer pathways from high school to career.

«This understanding is needed by all students — not just those who go on to study science or take up science - based occupations beyond school — and regardless of gender, cultural background or disabilities.»

Studies suggest that replacing the lecture - hall model with an active learning model can help close the achievement gap between students of different cultural backgrounds.

Uccelli's background in linguistics has afforded her a unique perspective on studying socio - cultural and individual differences in language and literacy development.

Using an existing set of video cases from the Center for the Study of Reading's video series, «Teaching Reading: Strategies from Successful Classrooms,» we developed Reading Classroom Explorer (RCE), a hypermedia learning environment designed to help novices understand that there are many successful tools and approaches available to engage students from diverse cultural, linguistic, and intellectual backgrounds in challenging literacy curricula.

«The study group working on improved teaching decides that identifying best practices for teaching students of diverse racial, ethnic, linguistic and cultural backgrounds should be its priority.

In turn, education practitioners can use rich multimedia resources to create opportunities for transformative learning experiences, to give learners of diverse needs, ethnicities and cultural backgrounds a voice, to enable students with various life commitments to study, and to find new ways of enabling learners to reach their desired goals.

This study examined the year - long process in which a teacher and her fourth - and fifth - grade students with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds implemented Book Club, a literature - based instructional program.

Diversity in schools also has purported benefits in the workforce, as one study found that 96 % of major employers say that it's important for employees to be «comfortable working with colleagues, customers, and / or clients from diverse cultural backgrounds» (Wells, 2016).

Areas of professional development addressing how a student's cultural background may influence behavior, the typical and atypical language and literacy characteristics of English learner students, or how best to communicate and interact with parents can all aid in improving teacher understanding, according to the study.

With a Bachelors with Honours in Law from The University of Manchester, Cory has a strong background in writing and cultural studies.

Jeannette Tremblay is an arts educator, administrator, and independent curator, with a background in studio art and cultural studies.

With an academic background in intellectual history, archaeology, and heritage studies, he focuses on the practice of artists and curators in galleries, museums, heritage sites, and public spaces, especially the application of social practice in the constitution of cultural heritage.

, who worked as a clown in the circus throughout her youth, has backgrounds in various movement and improvisation techniques and holds a research MA in Cultural Analysis and MA in Political Studies from the University of Amsterdam.

Miseviciute worked as a clown in the circus throughout her youth, has backgrounds in various movement and improvisation techniques, and holds a research MA in Cultural Analysis and MA in Political Studies from the University of Amsterdam.

IPBES is particularly looking for fellows with a scientific and / or practical background in: ecological and environmental economics, environmental and sustainability sciences, environmental ethics and philosophy, environmental sociology and anthropology, environmental psychology and behavioral science, environmental history, science and technology studies, political ecology, human geography, human ecology, cultural ecology, environmental policy and law, political sciences and trade, and from other fields related to integrative approaches to human - nature relations and linking knowledge to policy and practice.

We both come from critical and cultural studies backgrounds and left college looking for ways that we could make a difference on the issues we connect with in our communities.

Professional Duties & Responsibilities Highly trained geophysics student with an extensive background in petroleum geology Educated in economics with an emphasis in business operations and management Contributed to a North American geology mapping project with a consortium of colleges Responsible for set up, use, removal and maintenance of «Texan» seismometers Analyzed raw, unprocessed seismographs for cultural noise and teleseisms Utilized Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology technology Directed SPEC data log correlation to acquisition travel logs and maps Managed information database ensuring accurate, organized, and accessible information Participated in coal and oil reservoir rock geological study throughout Utah Attended year - long lecture series focused on topics related to the energy industry Studied Shell Energy's trading floor operations Observed nanotechnology development at Rice University

Unfortunately, in most prior studies of acculturation cultural background and genotype have been confounded.

It's a shame no one ever seems to mention the cultural background of the participants in these studies.

Depression is more common among women who were born in countries other than Australia, although few studies that assessed prevalence of depression among women from different cultural backgrounds were available.

We selected the PCL - C score of 50 and above as the standard cut - off due to the influence of traditional Chinese culture on the frequency of healthcare workers» encounters with traumatic events and the DSM - IV - TR criteria for PTSD.2 Previous studies have provided valuable information regarding the prevalence of PTSD among doctors and nurses.28 — 31The prevalence of PTSD among the healthcare workers exposed physical violence in our study was similar to that reported in Atlanta.54 However, the prevalence rates of PTSD in these studies were different from the present study, 55 56 which might be attributed to differences in the studies» sample characteristics, designs, definitions and diagnostic criteria for PTSD, due to their varied cultural backgrounds.

Many studies focus on white, middle - class children and families, but children with different ethnic / racial / cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds may fare better under different types of guidance.

In their study of adolescent romantic experiences, Regan and colleagues [18] found that 85 % of the adolescents in their sample, regardless of cultural background, had experienced love.

To help readers apply best practices, this book gives them case studies of professionals successfully helping students and families from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Ten urban schools serving low income children from mixed cultural backgrounds participated in a large study.

Below are case studies from existing foster carers that have strong beliefs, faiths and diverse cultural backgrounds.

Studies show that increased cultural sensitivity and an individualized perspective integrating racial and ethnic background is suggested to promote understanding of culturally specific underpinnings of violence and aggression; particularly in the African American and Latino communities.