Sentences with phrase «economic backgrounds other»

Was any consideration given to the outreach ministries of churches that minister to people of significantly different ethnic, cultural and socio - economic backgrounds other than in worship on Sunday morning?

Not exact matches

While Trump may not have the political background of the other candidates, his empire is responsible for the creation of thousands of jobs — a sorely needed aspect of the current U.S. economic situation.

It could be that the same results could be obtained by having a leadership team that was diverse in other ways — maybe economic background, race or ethnicity, education, or geography.

Black churches are extremely inclusive and welcoming of other races; however, their message and goal may not resonate with whites from a different socio - economic background.

On the other hand, there were thousands of people killed that day, and they were a cross section of New York... people of all socio - economic classes, races, religions, and backgrounds.

Gender, age, economic background, race and many other demographics vary widely in the homeless and runaway youth population, and vary by program and location.

The data suggest that both breast and formula feeding women are ambivalent about breastfeeding, especially in front of others, and that feelings of embarrassment and disgust are expressed by women of varied socio - economic backgrounds.

Similarly, discussions of universal healthcare, access to free education, and other social projects are all evidence that there are interests in stepping away from these proclivities based on race, economic background, etc..

While Keynes, Hayek and other economists offered their interpretation and remedies, politicians desperately attempted to cope against the background of economic, political and social collapse.

The event page for which Vanessa provided a link hosts the background papers and links to other pages hosting the presentations and the agenda providing a rich resource for anyone interested in the issue of nanotechnology and its possible economic impacts.

One from Harvard and the other from poor, inner - city Boston, covering a broad socio - economic spectrum and a variety of backgrounds.

Other studies have found romantic attraction among those who have similar family, religious and economic backgrounds.

If you were drawn to a certain part of the world to holiday, chances are other singles have similar interests, geographical roots, socio - economic background and outlook on life to match yours.

The reason could be economic factors, cultural background, beliefs, maintaining identity, political factors, or other social causes.

Do we believe in raising our children together, with kids of other races, cultures, and economic backgrounds, or not?

PISA results show that when students discuss money matters with their parents, they have significantly higher financial literacy skills, even after accounting for differences in socio - economic background and their performance in other subjects.

Choice systems have to be carefully and explicitly designed to avoid students being sorted by race, economic background, and other conditions.

The primary aims of this study are to document the process of moving towards new, integrated systems in each of these cities; to highlight which strategies moved the cities forward in creating these systems and what barriers the cities encountered; to examine how these cities incorporated the needs of students with disabilities, English language learners, and students from different economic backgrounds into their system designs; to understand how students, teachers, and parents, and others experience elements of the new system and how these experiences differed for students with special needs; and to document quantitative outcomes on a range of measures, disaggregated by student subgroup.

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.

For decades the academic achievement of Newark students has lagged behind others, including children with similar socio - economic backgrounds.

In its report on the last round of PISA, the OECD said their findings chimed with other evidence that «choice» doesn't raise results but does increase the effects of socio - economic background.

Newark is competitive with other states despite large differences in the average socio - economic backgrounds of students being served

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.»

And liberated from traditional school boundaries, Shanker and other early charter advocates suggested, charters could do a better job than the regular public schools of helping children of different racial, ethnic, economic, and religious backgrounds come together to learn from one another.

Value - added measures are said to be confounded if they are subject to change because of students» socio - economic backgrounds or other student - level characteristics, and also if teachers who are equally effective have persistently different value - added scores because of the types of students they teach.

Other models offer research - based curriculum, professional development and instructional practices that may work for a much larger range of children, from many socio - economic backgrounds and many different levels of performance.

The research, commissioned by the Education and Employers charity, found that once other factors were taken into account, such as exam results and economic background, there were higher earnings for those who had received sustained careers advice in school.

In other words, the earlier selection began, the greater the effect of pupils» economic and social background on their performance.

They suggest that this could lead to bias or disadvantage kids from other cultures or socio - economic backgrounds.

It is, perhaps, conceivable that the correlation between the two factors could be because they are both consequences of other factors that were not measured, such as socio - economic status, ethnic background or general levels of education, for example.

David Tyfield (DT):  I don't think its just the media, but its the main thinking behind a lot of policy. We would want to distinguish between technology and innovation, where technology is just new kinds of machines. Innovation on the other hand is a much bigger issue than that and its not just the technical issue of introducing new machines. My background is in looking at science and innovation from a sociological political economic angle, which means we treat innovation as a social process.

For example, an analysis of the risks of sea level rise for the State of California evaluated the economic value of property at risk of flooding, as well as the size, economic status, and demographic backgrounds of the population living in areas vulnerable to flooding, area of wetland likely to be lost, and other metrics related to threatened transportation, energy, and water infrastructure (Heberger et al 2011).

The MHHS is committed to helping immigrants from diverse ethnic and socio - economic backgrounds by providing necessary educational, social, emotional, economic and other support services.

Babar recently completed a multi-year mentoring commitment with Minds Matter of Denver, an organization that provides mentoring and other resources to high - achieving high school students from diverse socio - economic backgrounds.

Lerners LLP is committed to promoting throughout the firm diversity, equality, and inclusion regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ethnic, racial, religious, cultural, or socio - economic background, age, disability, family status, and other differences, as well as the intersection of multiple differences.

An elusive thing called «fit,» usually used as a euphemism to exclude others of different socio - economic or cultural backgrounds.

- Effective communicator in regards to speaking, writing, and listening - Proficient in Spanish and English - Sensitive to different cultures and understanding of the various economic and educational backgrounds - Excellent ability to respond properly to difficult situations and make quick decisions - Creative in tailoring lesson plans to different learning styles and skill levels - Great critical thinking and problem - solving skills - Committed to serving others - Great computer skills with experience in Blackboard Learn, Blackboard Collaborate, Adobe Illustrator, Learning Management Systems (LMS), and MS PowerPoint

It will therefore be important to attempt to replicate these findings in other samples, including a sample who have a lower socio - economic background.

Risk factors assessed in childhood and adolescence included socio - economic status (SES), migration background, perceived parental behaviour, familial and other social stressors, coping styles, externalizing and internalizing problems and drug abuse including problematic alcohol consumption.