Sentences with phrase «economic backgrounds as»

Teachers can learn from and interact with families of different cultural and economic backgrounds as they conduct their research.

He is currently preparing to apply for grants to study the technology on volunteers from different economic backgrounds as well as those with a history of personality problems and depression who are more likely to find themselves in legal hot water.

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 work.

The city is known for its rich economic background as well and boasts of a flourishing cloth and bullion market.

Not exact matches

In contrast, immigrants who come from diverse backgrounds with a range of skills - such as the 800,000 dreamers - tend to produce greater economic benefits.

Best of all, it shows them relating to and having important conversations with men of different races and religions, as well as economic and political backgrounds.

A government official speaking on background told The Canadian Press last week, that on the environment side, Canada will be looking to the free trade agreement recently signed with Europe, known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA, as a template.

The rebound in the yen, which has caused a de facto tightening in Japanese monetary conditions, creates a further headache for the Bank of Japan, as it continues its extensive quantitative easing program, against an economic background in which inflation indicators have remained sluggish.

This economic report is used by the central bank as background information for its next FOMC meeting, which is scheduled for September 12th and 13th.

Between these extremes lies a more humane economic order: one in which, as Röpke put it, «wealth [is] widely dispersed, genuine communities, from the family upwards, form a background of moral support for the individual, and a healthy balance [exists] between town and country, industry and agriculture.»

Television, in particular, was found to have presented violence in simplistic terms — depicting «a visual three - way alignment of Negroes, white bystanders, and public officials or enforcement agents,» which tended to create the impression that the riots were predominantly racial confrontations between blacks and whites, while factors such as economic and political frustration were pushed into the background.

Even if it could be shown that economic or general social conditions in a given society have prompted a desire for deliverance, the ideas of redemption that may be included in a religious message are not invalidated by an inquiry into their social «background,» provided we do not conceive of the relation in deterministic terms but consider conditions as a framework which may include a variety of contents.

What I have tried to do is to see the movement of primitive Christianity as a whole and against its total background, political and economic as well as religious....

Against that background we may turn to an assessment of self - interest in economic activities as envisaged by Adam Smith.

IDFA provides a wealth of comprehensive information about the dairy industry that is not available anywhere else, such as background on dairy policy issues, food safety guidance and compliance, economic analyses and market updates, international trade and standards, crisis management, training programs and manuals, directories of members and more.

In addition to coaching, Beth has served as a member of US Rowing's Board of Directors and has worked to make rowing more accessible for students of different socio economic backgrounds.

And as we can see from Serena's story, this dismissal happens to black women of all socio - economic backgrounds.

While, as previously pointed out, young fathers do not necessarily compare badly with their peers from the same socio - economic group, their backgrounds are usually challenging and strikingly similar to those of most teenage mothers (Bunting & McAuley, 2004a; see also Berrington et al, 2007, 2005).

In the Changing Childbirth in BC research project, a steering group of women of childbearing age from different cultural and socio - economic backgrounds engaged multiple stakeholders, as well as leaders from NGOs, researchers, and community agencies, to examine women's experiences with maternity care in British Columbia (BC).

As it has proved impossible to wholly separate political, economic, and social concerns in analysing the background to the riots, only a truly cross-disciplinary account — for instance, one rooted in a sociologically - informed theory of political economy — can hope to have the necessary tools to fully capture and interpret the societal phenomena from which the riots derive.

The free market is presented as the best way of organizing economic life — but it can only function well against a background of equal personal and property rights that protect all members of society, from the very rich to the very poor.

Frost added: «The Manhattan DA's pioneering Sex Crimes Unit has an unparalleled record of success on behalf of survivors, and has served for decades as a national leader in the investigation and prosecution of sex crimes committed by perpetrators of all economic backgrounds.»

As it currently stands, pupils from deprived economic backgrounds have lower levels of attainment than their wealthier counterparts.

Working class kids need to see people like themselves succeeding, but as report after report has shown, the tops jobs in the UK are overwhelmingly filled by people from elite educational and socio - economic backgrounds.

However, an analysis of the socio - economic background of the respondents — measured as their parent's occupation at age 14 - reveals that this increase is not evenly distributed across social classes.

A former president and CEO of Mid-Hudson Pattern for Progress and the Orange County Partnership, respectively, DiTullo has a substantial background in economic development including his most recent position, managing director of the Orange County Business Accelerator where he established a high - tech incubator and attracted more than 22 early stage innovators focused in such industries as the life sciences, bio-medical and web - based software development, to name a few.

Pryor had a law degree from Yale University and a background in economic development, as well as experience as a deputy mayor in Newark, N.J..

This whole argument is particularly fascinating since Saujani, who has successfully put her experience raising cash for Democrats like Hillary Clinton to work on her own campaign, has a Wall Street background and was one of the few Democrats (along with Gov. David Paterson and former Democrat Mayor Bloomberg) to speak out in defense of the financial industry, highlighting its importance as the state's economic engine.

Meanwhile, businessman Bill Owens (D) is up with ads touting his military background and resume as a job - creator in an area that is in desperate economic straits.

My background as a Professor in Business Law and participation in local economic boards, have provided me the knowledge and background I need to effectively develop solutions for this State.

Last week, Cuomo, who has feuded with the mayor at every turn, told the Observer that the comptroller's scathing audits of his economic development programs were not valid given his background as a state assemblyman, despite the fact that he appointed DiNapoli to oversee the city's homeless shelter system.

And cultural background and level of economic development seem linked with greater competitiveness; for example, Han Chinese or Armenian girls are as competitive as their male counterparts.

The primary objective of the RME course is to provide a state - of - the - art review of various aspects of regenerative medicine including background material, the key scientific components of the field of regenerative medicine, ethical, economic and issues important to regenerative medicine as well as an opportunity to network and meet leading professionals in the field.

Based on his own practice and study going forward he became known as a wonderful leader, and his kingdom became home to people from all religious traditions, socio - economic positions, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

One of the most unique aspects about this way of dating is that it brings people from all «classes» and backgrounds together in mutually beneficial relationships; and as social stratification grows wider in these economic times, could this be a way of bridging the gap?

Even as a welcome offering to audiences from a broad variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds, Overboard ultimately feels like one of the dinners that Kate assigns Leo to cook for his newfound family — a good effort with a few new surprises to spice up a familiar dish, but nothing special enough to truly transform it into more than a routine meal.

But even as a welcome offering to audiences from a broad variety of ethnic and economic backgrounds, «Overboard» ultimately feels like one of the dinners that Kate assigns Leo to cook for his newfound family — a good effort with a few new surprises to spice up a familiar dish, but nothing special enough to truly transform it into more than a routine meal.

So if we have Indigenous students who are from a low socio - economic background, as we know about 55 per cent are, that are living in rural and remote areas, they're three times behind the eight ball.

That as educators, we are encouraging all students to fulfill their potential, regardless of background, ethnicity, race, and socio - economic status.

Individual differences represent potential power imbalances between and among group members, such as different economic resources, different education backgrounds, different religious or political views, etc..

«As a graduate of the Urban Superintendents Program, she understands the rigor and analytic abilities that prospective superintendents must have to deliver on the uniquely American promise of high quality education for all, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or economic background.»

Smith, who used to be president of the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools and is now a senior advisor to the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, provides and fair and accurate description of our book's thesis: that we should return to Albert Shanker's original vision of charter schools as institutions that provide flexibility to experiment with new approaches, that enhance the role of teachers in running schools, and that integrate students of different racial and economic backgrounds.

Australian Education Union president, Correna Haythorpe concurred, saying that public schools are «performing as well as private, once socio - economic background is taken into account».

Money would then be available to bring needy schools up to 95 per cent of the government's schooling resource standard (SRS), which is calculated by taking a base cost for educating each student and adding money for disadvantage (such as coming from a low socio - economic background, being indigenous, or living in a remote area).

The volume examines the relationship between student performance and socio - economic status, and describes how other individual student characteristics, such as immigrant background and family structure, and school characteristics, such as school location, are associated with socio - economic status and performance.

As a native New Yorker, Melissa has devoted her career to improving access to high - quality education for all children in New York City regardless of zip code and economic background.

Asian and white student whose families have money score twice as high in math as black students from similar economic backgrounds.

«One of the most important responsibilities we have as a nation is to ensure that every child, regardless of their economic background, learns in a classroom with only the very best teachers.

Understanding and appreciating students from socio - economic and cultural backgrounds other than his own had a huge influence on Abrahams as a student.

«Obviously, a child considered poor in the United States may be regarded as relatively wealthy in another country,» he wrote, «but the fact that the perceived problem of socio - economic disadvantage among students is so much greater in the United States — and in France too — than the actual backgrounds of students also suggests that what school principals in some countries consider to be social disadvantage would not be considered such in others.»