Sentences with phrase «cultural communities think»

What do young children from diverse cultural communities think about the natural world?

Not exact matches

Ultimately, building a dedicated community from the ground up is hard work, but if you find the right location, lead by example, think about cultural fit, create impactful events, and don't overcomplicate things, you'll be well on your way to building a lasting professional community.

Each magazine covers several communities with well thought out articles and discusses characteristics such as: Median Housing Price City / Town Profile Arts & Cultural Activities Recreation & Outdoor Activities Continuing Education Opportunities Hospital Airports Tax Info Climate & Weather At the end of the articles, key characteristics are bulleted in a quick read section.

Writing Searching for Sunday forced me to consider that perhaps real maturity is exhibited not in thinking myself above other Christians and organized religion, but in humbly recognizing the reality that I can't escape my own cultural situatedness and life experiences, nor do I want to escape the good gift of my (dysfunctional, beautiful, necessary) global faith community.

They are willing, I think, to accept that what is far more likely is that Porcher - thought might encourage more communities and individuals to MITIGATE, not correct, the economic / cultural subjection of communities to corporate and government bodies, and to the market.

Religious leaders, I think, face alternatives not easily reconciled: to try to form communities in which biblical imagery and ideas provide an alternative vision to our cultural ones, or to engage in a process of mutual critique, edification, correction and revision of frameworks that are informed both by our religious traditions and by the sciences and culture.

WXXI puts the community first with programming that stimulates and expands thought, inspires the spirit, opens cultural horizons and promotes understanding of diverse community issues.

«I think that, you know, there's a familiarity with the cultural differences and the dynamics that exist within the communities.

Mr Mahmood's criticism was echoed by Keith Vaz, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, who said: «I don't think this is a cultural problem... I don't think you can stereotype an entire community.»

Yet the County Executive and the County Legislature think it's a dandy idea to put your tax money into another pavilion for pop music without any consultation with the arts community, or the community at large, as to how cultural investment dollars should be spent.

Moreover, although the idea of getting close to the land in small - scale communities has a deep cultural resonance in some schools of environmentalist thought, in reality this is probably the worst thing that anyone can do.

My thoughts kept returning to «What Will People Say» while I was watching «Disobedience,» insofar as both films are about insular communities that can become religious and cultural prisons, especially for young daughters who fail to live up to their parents» exacting (double) standards of sexual purity.

«It's actually oddly literal for our trailer's purposes — and I think a lot of the cultural things we're dealing with in Wakanda are in the zeitgeist in the African American community.»

We have to think about how to build a smart education system that integrates the assets of municipal agencies, such as housing departments, parks and recreation departments, or cultural - affairs departments so that, particularly in disadvantaged communities, students and their families begin to get the supports they need to hone higher - level skills.

In one program, prospective teachers are asked to look at their own cultural experiences and history, think about the match between their family community culture and their school culture, and then discuss ways in which some children's home and school cultures differ.

Educational research continues to shape new thinking for what works best for learners, technological advances are shaping educational directions, and the cultural diversity of school communities is increasing.

Of Guatemalan - American descent, Benjamin witnessed the effects of transnational processes such as NAFTA, the drug war and deportations from both sides of the border, motivating him to join Americorps as a Community Health Instructor and to study political thinking and photography at Bard College before transferring and receiving his B.A in socio - cultural anthropology with an Honors Thesis at Columbia University.

«This residency will provide a much needed opportunity to artists and designers worldwide to be stimulated by the rich and robust L.A. cultural community and to participate with thought - provoking mentors and colleagues,» said Bruce W. Ferguson, president of Otis College, at the announcement of the new residency.

We think of cultural assets as people, places, events, and organizations recognized as cultural anchors within a specific community.

You're invited to a public conversation between Nato Thompson, one of the foremost thought leaders on socially engaged art, and photographer Zoe Strauss, addressing the cultural processes related to community - based artistic practice.

«This residency will provide a much needed opportunity to artists and designers worldwide to be stimulated by the rich and robust L.A. cultural community and to participate with thought - provoking mentors and colleagues,» said Bruce Ferguson, president of Otis College.

The Smart joins together with cultural and community partners to think critically and creatively about what it means to belong.

This thought - provoking and sometimes humorous selection of artwork by Diaz and Ybarra surveys the complex relationship between police and criminals, providing an intimate perspective that questions notions of power, freedom, community, cultural narratives and civic engagement.

Created to preserve LGBTQ identity and build community, the Leslie - Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art provides a training ground for queer artists and cultural workers to examine the juxtaposition between art and social justice in ways that provoke dialogue and thought, while acting as a cultural hub for LGBTQ individuals and communities.

This is especially true with research about cetaceans, because the discoveries of marine mammal scientists over the last 50 years have made it clear that whales and dolphins share traits once believed to be unique to humans: self - awareness, abstract thought, the ability to solve problems by planning ahead, understanding such linguistically sophisticated concepts as syntax, and the formation of cultural communities.

The work of 22 authors, ranging from physicists, epidemiologists and ecologists to cultural historians, the paper aims to push beyond the «fire community» to present landscape fire into a central position in the earth sciences — «it demands that we think about its history.»

The problem is that we have a cultural myth as old as our first conscious thought (and by «we», I mean we, the global community) that the world, and everything in it, exists to serve our needs.

«Those who want to reduce greenhouse - gas emissions, reduce deforestation or increase the ability of people to spend quality time with their friends, families and communities will need to spend as much time thinking about the cultural drivers of the problems they seek to solve as developing policy solutions to them.»

About Blog Wildland Fire Leadership is blog where students of fire and leadership come together to discuss, debate and exchange leadership development concepts, experience, and thoughts with an intent to promote cultural change in the workforce and strengthen the wildland fire service and the communities they serve.

Noting that growing opposition to the repeal across cultural communities was now creating some «traction», Mundine observed he did not think it would have come had it been just Indigenous groups fighting the repeal.

The Project identifies five main features of good governance: real self determination or sovereignty; the building of effective governing institutions; an effective cultural match between these institutions and Indigenous traditions; long - term strategic thinking; and leadership from individuals or groups, in the community's interest.

Many people grow up with poor role models, are affected by cultural influences that encourage individualistic thinking and, more recently, have become disconnected from a larger community by the technology that limits face - to - face contact.