Sentences with phrase «differences in the education of»

To paraphrase a spy, scientists often find education - focused conferences and meetings insipid, focused more on the manipulation of vague ideas and ill - defined symbols than on real and meaningful (and measurable) initiatives and outcomes — but these HHMI Professors presented a wide array of well - conceived and - executed (not to mention well - financed) projects that are likely to make a real difference in the education of tomorrow's scientists.

Chamberlain, S. Recognizing and responding to cultural differences in the education of culturally and linguistically diverse learners.

«The performance measures are further evidence that charter schools are making a meaningful difference in the education of Florida's students.»

Desire to make a positive difference in the education of youth to increase their understanding, appreciation and respect for shelter dogs and cats and for each other as individuals.

Not exact matches

The increasing availability of education, coupled with shifting roles in the home for women, is not only changing women's lives but also reworking attitudes toward gender differences and equality.

A New York Fed study shows the value of a college education in finding work as well as wide differences in salaries based on majors.

Even though the current Millennials ages 25 to 32 are better educated than the generations of young adults who preceded them, 14 the survey found only one significant generational difference in the overall perceived value of their education in preparing them for a job and career — some 41 % of Millennials ages 25 to 32, 45 % of Gen Xers and 47 % of Baby Boomers say their schooling was «very useful» in getting them ready to enter the labor force.

Finally, our analysis reveals that 44 % of the height premium in earnings is explained by differences in educational attainment whereas the height premium in work and life satisfaction is only marginally explained by education.

Based on education levels, there wasn't a significant difference in homeownership plans among respondents, with 81 percent of those who attended college planning to purchase a home and 80 percent of non-college educated respondents having similar plans.

To say that 40 percent of births in America are to unmarried persons masks important differences between ethnic groups and explains little about the roles of education, economics, delayed marriage, and poverty.

Comparing national test scores, Catholic schools in general (as with most private schools) perform better in both reading and math than public schools although the advantage is stronger in reading than in Math though the difference in Math was still statistically significant; however, this could be due to the self selecting nature of the students in Catholic schools where the parents have made the decision to value education to the extent of paying for it.

The differences are only in the interpretations, as mentioned above, and these differences result primarily from the differences in standards of education.

The four additional years of education they received made a huge difference in the trajectory of their lives compared to Mala's.

Many important concerns have to come up within existing courses, and it is therefore the creative design of basic courses that often makes the most difference in the education a school provides.

The answer is that AFTE may be at least slightly «different» and that these differences may be important in the future of theological education (again, in United Methodism but also within the whole Christian community).

«We believe it is equally important that we ensure any future system carefully takes into account the differences within such a diverse sector, where settings vary considerably in terms of their characteristics and types of activity and education they offer.»

We hope this effort will foster a major advance in our theological education, and also nurture important conversations about how best to raise up and sustain the kind of pastoral leadership that makes a difference.

Almost all Lutheran theological writing has been generated in European or North American academies — in part, the legacy of Luther's own concern for learning and education — and it has been done almost exclusively by European or (more recently) North American men among whom differences of race, economic and social class, and level of education are even less remarkable than their theological differences.

If, on the other hand, there is some common court of appeal or superior criterion, then the continuing dialogue about their difference can hold some promise of change which may be called «education,» «repentance,» reconcihation,» or «training,» depending on the perspective in which we want to look at it.

What these men have in mind was expressed by one of them who said in effect: The seminary prepared me for preaching and taught me the difference between preaching and public speaking; it helped me to become a pastoral counselor and not simply a counselor; it prepared me for the work of Christian education; but it gave me no preparation to administer a church as Church; what I learned about church administration was a nontheological smattering of successful business practices.

So, in the absence of any explanation, we must ask what, in the eyes of our national Education Service, is the big difference between these two constructive diocesan documents on Catholic schools?

And finally, he may perceive that in spite of differences of age, culture, education, and social involvement, there are basic problems and needs common to us all.

Its foundation he found in the education (Bildung) of man; the edifice itself was to be the characterization of the human mind (Gemut), its possibilities (mögliche Anlagen) in the differences which experience shows us.

Differences in levels of education are one of the strongest predictors of the cleavage between these two groups.11

*** I have no problem with education but what I am saying is there is a difference between telling a young adult the facts about s - ex, and telling them that it is okay to have s - ex, and I see an awful lot of the latter going on in place of the former.

What I have proposed thus far is a clarification of the difference between job training, research, liberal arts education, and professional education, along with an indication of how they might be embodied in future institutions.

And, there really is a difference in the quality of education.

The difference between education understood only as training in technical skills within the ideology of the economic growth and education for promoting a technical society within the framework of a culture of «scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform», is indeed great.

As I have now given you my reasons for believing that the Bible is not the Word of God, that it is a falsehood, I have a right to ask you your reasons for believing the contrary; but I know you can give me none, except that you were educated to believe the Bible; and as the Turks give the same reason for believing the Koran, it is evident that education makes all the difference, and that reason and truth have nothing to do in the case.

Dennis, in 1962, found no significant difference between the audience and non-audience of religious programs up to the high - school level of education.

She also makes clear that despite their marked differences, and the apparent contradictions in some of the theories related to them, the five methods can function as complementary approaches in religious education.

Through highly effective and educational events such as the Annual Leadership Development Conference, Executive Summit, leadership development programs and rich networking opportunities, WFF provides the competency - based education and strategic connections needed to make a positive difference in the careers of women in the food industry.

And with more than 325 higher - education establishments in the UK, the collective efforts of the entire student body for one day a week could make a huge difference.

There were no significant differences between the 12 test groups in the proportions of main vs. joint household grocery purchasing responsibility (F11, 789 = 1.5, p > 0.05), gender (F11, 789 = 0.6, p > 0.05), age group (F11, 789 = 0.5, p > 0.05), education level (F11, 789 = 1.0, p > 0.05) or household income (F11, 789 = 0.9, p > 0.05), indicating that randomization to test groups was successful.

The difference tends to follow common patterns on why people don't get health care in good time: lack of education / socioeconomic ability, access to healthcare providers, etc..

Sabrina served as PTA chair at Synapse School in Menlo Park for two years and continues to be active in the area of education and learning differences, via both professional affiliations and philanthropic efforts.

She served as PTA chair at Synapse School in Menlo Park for two years and continues to be active in the area of education and learning differences, via both professional affiliations and philanthropic efforts.

In a recently published article, by Pacific Standard Magazine, entitled The Unseen Consequences of Pumping Breast Milk, multiple lactation consultant experts explain not only the difference between the two, but express what trained lactation consultants should be doing differently (in ways of assisting mothers in both technique and educationIn a recently published article, by Pacific Standard Magazine, entitled The Unseen Consequences of Pumping Breast Milk, multiple lactation consultant experts explain not only the difference between the two, but express what trained lactation consultants should be doing differently (in ways of assisting mothers in both technique and educationin ways of assisting mothers in both technique and educationin both technique and education).

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Yesterday I shared with you a list of news outlets that picked up Monday's Lunch Tray post exposing 540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference, a troubling new McDonald's documentary intended for use as «nutrition education» in schools.

As many of you know, just one week ago The Lunch Tray broke an exclusive story regarding 540 Meals: Choices Make the Difference, a new McDonald's documentary intended for use as «nutrition education» in middle and high schools.

Education efforts, counseling efforts and banning of formula gift bags have made little or no difference in breastfeeding rates.

It offers a diverse range of early childhood education, prevention, intervention and community - based programs.Home of the SparrowHome of the Sparrow began more than 30 years ago to make a difference for the homeless in McHenry County.

However, there was no significant difference in level of education between the three study groups.

To assess the robustness of the results of our regression analysis, we performed covariate adjustment with derived propensity scores to calculate the absolute risk difference (details are provided in the Supplementary Appendix, available with the full text of this article at NEJM.org).14, 15 To calculate the adjusted absolute risk difference, we used predictive margins and G - computation (i.e., regression - model — based outcome prediction in both exposure settings: planned in - hospital and planned out - of - hospital birth).16, 17 Finally, we conducted post hoc analyses to assess associations between planned out - of - hospital birth and outcomes (cesarean delivery and a composite of perinatal morbidity and mortality), which were stratified according to parity, maternal age, maternal education, and risk level.

In the control group, absolute risk differences of weaning before 12 months (vs mothers with complete university education) were 0.02 (95 % CI: 0.00, 0.04) for mothers with partial university and 0.04 (95 % CI: 0.02, 0.06) for those with secondary education or less.

Absolute inequality measures reflect not only inequalities across socioeconomic subgroups but also public health importance of the outcome in consideration, and they could provide different, even contradictory, patterns of inequalities from relative measures in a given outcome.21, 22 However, measuring absolute inequality is often neglected in health inequalities research.23 Relative risks (RRs) and absolute risk differences (RDs) of discontinuing breastfeeding among mothers with lower education compared with mothers with complete university education (reference category) were separately estimated in the intervention and in the control group and then compared between the two groups.

Current differences in models of care, health professional education, regulatory standards, and compensation for prenatal visits likely affect the time available for these discussions and the emphasis placed on the shared decision making process.

Differences in models of care, professional education, regulatory standards, and compensation for prenatal visits between midwives and physicians likely affect the time available for these discussions and prioritization of a shared decision making process.

We also estimated relative indices of inequality (RII) and slope indices of inequality (SII) as summary measures of relative and absolute inequalities of breastfeeding outcomes, respectively, across the entire distribution of maternal education.24 For child IQ, linear regression analyses using GEEs were performed to estimate mean IQ differences in lower maternal education from the reference category in each intervention group and compared between the groups.