Sentences with phrase «culture and the community experience»

They are also creating a docu - series on the people, culture and community experience of the tiny house movement and how it's revolutionizing American housing and redefining home.

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«Based on evidence gathered from focus groups and interviews conducted in U.S. coal communities, we argue that coal communities that have experienced mine closures have already begun an economic and social transition, one that is based on reshaping their culture and sense of identity,» wrote professors of Indiana University in a paper published in the March issue of Energy Research and Social Science.

Language, culture, and community support from locals and other expats all can have a dramatic effect on the quality of the expat retiree experience.

I started this coworking exploration to experience, first hand, the management and culture variations in different offices and to learn how each community's culture is created and maintained.

From the first tour, management must be completely clear to themselves and potential members or teams about who they are and who they cater to, so as to provide the best experience possible for your members and to ensure that they are a right fit for your community and culture.

How a platform positions and markets its own diligence; how it educates investors, particularly those without past experience, and shephards them in making smart, informed decisions; how it thoughtfully manages its own investor community; and how it fosters a culture of accountability that deeply understands the relationship between risk and reward.

Institutions offering separate women - only swim hours demonstrate that they seek to include in their community people from many different cultures, faiths, and traditions, representing a range of values, beliefs, and experiences.

It is an experience of living together, in community and in conflict, within boundaries set by our moral and philosophical commitments but also under conditions determined by our vices and virtues, our character, our circumstances, and the habits of our variegated culture.

In today's consumer - oriented, capitalistic culture, where people are used, abused and disposed of like nonreturnable soft - drink cans, where «liberation» has been invoked to justify selfishness, it may be that the time has come for the church to say again what it has always believed — that there is no way for individuals to «flourish» without the kind of communion and community and the permanent, deep, risky commitment that true Christian love demands — qualities that are perhaps best experienced in the yoking of a man and a woman in marriage.

It is a commitment of men and women to the supremely worshipful reality called God, as this reality is believed to disclose itself to us, but it is not an individualistic commitment, since it demands full participation, to a greater or lesser degree, in a corporate experience conveyed through the ages by a community of men and women drawn from the most varied backgrounds and races, classes, nations, and cultures.

It is also necessary to insist that any pattern of development for the tribals and others who still have cultures and communities predominantly based on the primal vision of undifferentiated unity, world - as - nature and cosmic spirituality, should introduce differentiation and individuality, historical dynamism and secularism gradually and without violently tearing down but grafting on to the stabilities of traditional spirit and patterns of life and living followed by them In fact from my experience, I have found that modernized educated tribal leaders are the worst offenders in this respect.

At Experience Mission, we often challenge mission trip team members to slow down as they enter a new community and culture and ask the question, «How am I going to live?»

These sources include the Bible, the tradition of Christian thought (especially from the early church and the Reformation), culture (including philosophy, science and the arts), and the contemporary experience of God's community, including popular religion.

Regarding classical cultures as a dialectic of Christian theology and theoria, much work remains to be done in recovering the egalitarian and anti-imperialistic communities of reform - minded Christians, how their orthopraxis in communal experiences of repentance and inclusive wholeness envisaged an orthodoxy expressive of solidarity with the poor and outcast.

the shift has been away from Freudian, Rogerian and Nietzschean values, especially individualistic selfactualization and narcissistic self - expression, and toward engendering durable habits of moral excellence and covenant community; methodologically away from modern culture - bound individuated experience and toward the shared public texts of Scripture and ecumenical tradition; politically away from trust in regulatory power and rationalistic planning to historical reasoning and a relatively greater critical trust in the responsible free interplay of interests in the marketplace of goods and ideas.

As Eugene Ulrich and William G. Thompson conclude, «Scripture, which began as experience, was produced through a process of tradition (s) being formulated about that experience and being reformulated by interpreters in dialogue with the experience of their communities and with the larger culture.»

I have tried thus far to demonstrate that the secular part of Western culture has itself raised the community question with unprecedented urgency and that the religious are best situated to address the question with authority based upon both tradition and experience.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

«In collaboration with our local winery partners, restaurants and retailers, our Grape Stomp will give guests a chance to experience the community's rich wine culture in a unique, interactive way that

A meta - analysis of American interventions with very young fathers points to quality intensive community - based interventions with a good understanding of gender: the staff (who were experienced, empathetic, enthusiastic, and well connected into their communities) partnered with community organisations and used incentives to draw the young men in; they utilized needs assessments and participant feedback; developed one - on - one relationships with their young clients and provided mentoring; offered a comprehensive array of services delivered in engaging and interactive ways which incorporated teaching methods and materials appropriate to young men's culture, sex and age.

At GoHealth Urgent Care, we place the needs of our patients first - by providing an effortless patient experience, a welcoming culture of care and seamless integration with market - leading health systems and our communities.

At GoHealth Urgent Care, we place the needs of our patients first — by providing an effortless patient experience, a welcoming culture of care and seamless integration with market - leading health systems and our communities.

«We could not be more excited to partner with Mercy, as our mission to create a culture of care, seamless integration with the broader health care continuum and effortless patient experiences in urgent care is in complete alignment with what Mercy provides to each of its communities,» said Todd Latz, CEO of GoHealth Urgent Care.

«While the precise implications of the CI eruption for cultures and livelihoods are best understood in the context of archaeological data sets,» write Black and colleagues, the results of their study quantitatively describe the magnitude and distribution of the volcanic cooling and acid deposition that ancient hominin communities experienced coincident with the final decline of the Neanderthals.

I then spent two months living with rice - farmers in Thailand and Vietnam, building a community center, teaching English and working in the rice - fields: to date, the hardest experience of my life, especially because no one in my host - family spoke a word of English and the culture was so different from mine.

We bring like - minded mixed race singles together who are open to new experiences with different cultures and ethnicities, either within your community, or abroad.

No matter if you're a Latin single or someone who admires the culture and way of life, the sites on the list above are among the elite and have decades of experience making successful matches in this community.

Whether you're an experienced smoker or new to the world of weed, prefer sativa or indica, flowers or oil, Weedmaps brings you closer to cannabis culture and the cannabis community.

A New Orleans based cultural organizer, philanthropy strategist, and curator with 13 years experience at the forefront of the arts and culture sector, her organizing and advocacy is focused on building spaces for the most marginalized to create work, and redirecting resources to communities of color as a matter of justice.

«Many multicultural students experience intense culture shock when they come to college,» observes HGSE lecturer Josephine Kim, a National Certified Counselor whose research and clinical experience with multicultural populations span residential facilities, community agencies, and public and private schools.

And while we can celebrate the increased number of staff and corps members that share the same racial or economic background as the students we teach and the communities we partner with, we must also build a thriving and inclusive culture where all our staff feel valued for their individual experiences, unique leadership, and assets they bring to our woAnd while we can celebrate the increased number of staff and corps members that share the same racial or economic background as the students we teach and the communities we partner with, we must also build a thriving and inclusive culture where all our staff feel valued for their individual experiences, unique leadership, and assets they bring to our woand corps members that share the same racial or economic background as the students we teach and the communities we partner with, we must also build a thriving and inclusive culture where all our staff feel valued for their individual experiences, unique leadership, and assets they bring to our woand the communities we partner with, we must also build a thriving and inclusive culture where all our staff feel valued for their individual experiences, unique leadership, and assets they bring to our woand inclusive culture where all our staff feel valued for their individual experiences, unique leadership, and assets they bring to our woand assets they bring to our work.

The teacher seeks to understand students» families, cultures, and communities, and uses this information as a basis for connecting instruction to students» experiences (e.g., drawing explicit connections between subject matter and community matters, making assignments that can be related to students» experiences and cultures).

Teachers must understand and adapt their instruction to their students» previous experiences, language, culture, and community values.

«Many multicultural students experience intense culture shock when they come to college,» says Harvard Graduate School of Education lecturer Josephine Kim, a national certified counselor whose research and clinical experience with multicultural populations span residential facilities, community agencies, and public and private schools.

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.

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Learning communities: change of learning culture in the classroom: change from knowledge dispenser into a learning community, in which teacher and learners work collaboratively to achieve important goals emphasizing distributed expertise (students come to the learning task with different interests and experiences and are provided the opportunity within the community to learn different things.

... we needed a business that understood our unique requirements for a learning platform that would allow us to deliver a better training experience for our teams but also understood the power of social media and social learning to help us connect our communities across multiple sites and build a collaborative learning culture...

We asked principals and vice principals about the principal «s leadership in areas such as student achievement goals, vision for the school, and student learning; making decisions about instruction; leadership distribution in the school; professional development experiences for principals and teachers; curriculum and instruction; school culture; state and district influences on administrators «and teachers «work in the school; and the impact of parents and the wider school community.

Functions The teacher leader: a) Uses knowledge and understanding of the different backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and languages in the school community to promote effective interactions among colleagues, families, and the larger community; b) Models and teaches effective communication and collaboration skills with families and other stakeholders focused on attaining equitable achievement for students of all backgrounds and circumstances; c) Facilitates colleagues» self - examination of their own understandings of community culture and diversity and how they can develop culturally responsive strategies to enrich the educational experiences of students and achieve high levels of learning for all students; d) Develops a shared understanding among colleagues of the diverse educational needs of families and the community; and e) Collaborates with families, communities, and colleagues to develop comprehensive strategies to address the diverse educational needs of families and the community.

b) Support schools in providing technology - enabled learning experiences personalized for the strengths, interests, and needs of each learner, in consideration of their family, community, and culture.

This We Believe (TWB) examines all aspects of a young adolescent's school experiences, including curriculum, instruction, and assessment; leadership and organization; and culture and community.

Through hands - on learning experiences and arts integration in all subject areas, we provide our students a culture of academic excellence, foster a rigorous and nurturing learning environment, and instill within them a love of learning by identifying their positive distinctions, whether academic, artistic, or athletic, thus empowering them to be responsible, contributing members of a global community.

We support student success by providing full - time intern teachers from Japan to our classrooms, by creating opportunities for students to experience Japanese culture directly through cultural exchanges, and by organizing community events.

Lakenna's wealth of experience makes her particularly attuned to the needs and cultures of her students and their shared community.

Arts, culture, geography, physical and social challenges, community service and student reflection are all parts of the Expeditionary Learning experience.

It changes your community and culture because everyone has a stake in it, and you experience success and satisfaction.

With experience, teachers become eligible for related pay increases and Fusion helps teachers to foster the qualities, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to establish and nurture a collaborative culture within the school community.

«It also allows the community to share their culture and experiences.»

Drawing from Johnson's experience bringing professional learning communities (PLCs) into Sanger, the book outlines key considerations for leaders implementing the culture and structural shifts required to make PLCs sustainable.