Sentences with phrase «cultural minorities who»

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Big losers will include our cultural institutions, including the CBC and the Canada Council who will likely face further devastating cuts, as well as human rights, international development and arts organizations who were funded historically by the Canadian government (some of whom had already lost funding under the minority Conservative government).

BioEdge has the latest report: «There is a small minority of activists who say that there is a cultural identity in being born deaf and that we should....

Azariah who later became Bishop of Dornakal argued that the church in accepting the position of a communal political minority with special protection would become a static community and it would negate its self - understanding as standing for mission and service to the whole national community, that in any case the Indian church is not a single social or cultural community since it consists of people of diverse background, each of whom would have its own political struggle to wage in cooperation with the people of similar background in other religions; and therefore theologically and politically Christians should ask only for religious freedom for its mission and service to all people, not as a minority right, but as a human right (ref.

But barring a substantial and unexpected cultural shift inside the Church over the next few years, churches who hold a traditional or complementarian view look set to become a shrinking minority.

In opposition, the Democrats represented the cultural «have - nots,» minority religions like Catholics, Jews, «free thinkers,» and some sectarian Protestants, such as Southern Baptists, who shared an interest in resisting majority impositions.

On the other hand, there was another minority who, looking back to their own religious and cultural traditions with a newly acquired Western - type national consciousness, became extremely conservative and rejected the West in toto.

During the many sit - ins, cultural events and discussions at the Park, people of very different backgrounds, who would otherwise not come into contact — Turkish secularists and nationalists, Kurdish activists, members of the creative professions and white collar workers, Socialists, religious and ethnic minorities, Islamists as well as LGBT and gender campaigners — found a way to manage coexistence and respect for pluralism.

Many factors may have contributed to NAMSS's success in bringing in more minorities to STEM, but from Vergun's perspective, the most important ones have been the intensive science training and mentoring that undergraduate participants receive, the mentoring the students themselves provide to younger generations, and the cultural knowledge that the students share with those who mentor them.

No more: Bounceur, a 30 - year - old mathematician from Algeria who is also a member of Algeria's Berber cultural minority, renounced such trivial pursuits when he came to France as a master's graduate in operations research — a discipline that blends mathematics and statistics with computer science to pursue optimal solutions to complex problems — seeking better opportunities.

Some of these differences may relate to cultural preference for certain beans among minority populations, who tend to have lower average income levels than Caucasians.

Specifically, minorities in majority white schools may feel inferior, become frustrated, or have difficulty interacting with white students who come from different cultural backgrounds.

But even under the best circumstances, the differences that divide us and the stupid cultural assumptions sometimes gift - wrapping those differences can have a disarming effect on a minority student who believes that college equals a racial utopia in the land of happily ever after.

The benefit in the earlier field - trip study was concentrated in students who lacked previous cultural experiences, specifically younger, rural, minority, and low - income students as well as those who had not previously been to the art museum.

Which doesn't necessarily make their task any easier, for they must grapple openly with those — both on the progressive left and in minority communities — who are openly hostile to cultural judgmentalism and imperialism.

Ethnic minorities who fail to adopt national social and cultural norms were seen to be responsible for racist behaviour.

Because minority principals share experiences and cultural understandings with students who come from the same background, they can link students, parents, and other educational stakeholders while modeling success for everyone.

These factors help develop trusting teacher - student relationships.18 Minority teachers can also serve as cultural ambassadors who help students feel more welcome at school or as role models for the potential of students of color.19 These children now make up more than half of the U.S. student population in public elementary and secondary schools.20

Teachers will perform a full range of duties, including but not limited to: + Preparing / implementing lesson plans that lead to student mastery of curriculum content, including English Language Development + Developing / implementing integrated curriculum units, differentiating and scaffolding as needed + Regularly assessing student progress to refine instruction and meet student needs + Participating regularly in professional development opportunities and collaborative meetings + Communicating frequently with students, students» families, colleagues and other stakeholders + Working closely with children and their families to promote personal growth and success + Maintaining regular, punctual attendance Applicants who possess the following skills will make the strongest candidates: + California Teaching Credential or equivalent, meeting all NCLB «highly qualified» standards + Social Science credential + CLAD / BCLAD certification (Spanish) + Demonstrated ability to implement varied classroom instructional strategies + Educational vision for and experience with low - income and / or minority students + Demonstrated track record with English language learners + Commitment to preserving the cultural heritage of students + Passion for working with children and their families + Bilingual (Spanish / English) To apply please send resume and letter of interest to: https://careers-caminonuevo.icims.com For more information www.caminonuevo.org and www.pueblonuevo.org * Camino Nuevo Charter Academy intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion.

Educators who work closely with minority language students argue that using standardized IQ tests as a primary measure of giftedness does not fairly accommodate the linguistic and cultural differences of these students.

There have also been shown to be many benefits of racially integrated schools such as obviously allowing minorities to get the same opportunities as white students but also to socialize students and prepare them for a diverse workforce where employers value people who can work with others from diverse cultural backgrounds (Stuart, 2016).

Cultural Diversity E604: Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students for Special Education Eligibility (2000) E584: Critical Behaviors and Strategies for Teaching Culturally Diverse Students (1999) E650: Diagnosing Communication Disorders in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (2003) E500: Empowering Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students with Learning Problems (1991) E500s: Reforzando a los alumnos Diversos Culturalmente y Lingüí con Aprendizaje (1999) E596: Five Strategies to Reduce Overrepresentation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students in Special Education (2000) E520: Identifying and Serving Recent Immigrant Children Who Are Gifted (1993) E601: Infusing Multicultural Content into the Curriculum for Gifted Students (2000) E589: The Implications of Culture on Developmental Delay (1999) E566: Reducing the Disproportionate Representation of Minority Students in Special Education (1998) E544: Underachievement Among Gifted Minority Students: Problems and Promises (1997) E614: Cultural Reciprocity Aids Collaboration with Families (2001)

We Need Diverse Books Short Story Contest is open to emerging diverse writers from all diverse backgrounds (including, but not limited to, LGBTQIA, people of colour, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural and religious minorities) who have not been published in a traditional print fiction book format, including self - published, independents, small and medium publishing houses, in all genres whether for the children's or adult market.

In the United States, it is often customary to capitalize «Deaf» when referring to any self - identified member of the large cultural minority, united by common language and traditions, of people who can not hear.

There's a concerted effort to seek out racial, ethnic, and cultural minorities, LGBTQ authors, even authors who simply have a story to tell that is outside of the mainstream, especially ones that are autobiographical.

Exploring issues regarding the loss of cultural identity, his work particularly focuses on the effects within minority groups and individuals existing on the fringe who are challenged to assimilate within the larger community.

The grant funded curatorial fellowships for undergrads and was designed, in the foundation's words, «to open up the museum as a potential workplace to students from historically underrepresented minorities and other undergraduates who are committed to diversifying our cultural organizations.»

A couple of weeks ago opened A Major Minority, an amazing group show featuring the work of contemporary urban artists from around the world curated by graffiti artist and curator Poesia, who is also the editor of Graffuturism.com and the cultural instigator at the center of the growing interest in abstract, progressive and hybrid Graffiti art forms.

Two categories of non-discriminatory differentiation protected within a human rights framework are the right to express one's cultural identity, referred to variously as minority rights or cultural rights [109], and the provision of measures by governments to facilitate the advancement of members of certain racial groups who historically have been disadvantaged by discriminatory policies.

It is suggested that minority groups who enter this country voluntarily may be more motivated and skilled, as well as have more cultural connections than African - Americans.

Measuring adverse experiences is important for urban economically distressed children, who, in addition to experiencing poverty as an adversity, may be subjected to the experiences of abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction, along with a host of other stressors, including community violence, discrimination, and peer victimization.9, 37 The large percentage of racial minorities comprising low - income urban populations makes having an understanding of cultural norms key to conceptualizing adversity in these communities.

It will prioritise research into: children who have experienced trauma; young people at risk of offending behaviour; carers — particularly those caring for someone with depression and anxiety; elderly Australians especially those in residential aged care; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, refugees and other potentially vulnerable cultural minority groups.