Sentences with phrase «educational research bodies»

The organisation is one of the world's leading educational research bodies focusing on assessment and learning.

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As Malcolm Warford, our newly appointed director of educational research, said to me recently after interviewing a cross section of our current student body: «Reinhold Niebuhr's critique of shallow piety and privatized learning continues to be our typical understanding of the relationship between pastoral care and theology.

A substantial body of research now indicates that high levels of involvement by fathers in two parent families are associated with a range of desirable outcomes in children and young people, including: better peer relationships; fewer behaviour problems; lower criminality and substance abuse; higher educational / occupational mobility, relative to that of parents; capacity for empathy; non-traditional attitudes to earning and childcare; more satisfying adult sexual partnerships; and higher self - esteem and life - satisfaction (for reviews see Flouri 2005; Pleck and Masciadrelli 2004).

AAAS joins the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and nine other organizations in filing an amicus curie (or «friend of the court») brief, noting that «student body diversity leads to significant educational benefits and prevents the harms of social isolation.»

The brief notes that «research studies continue to show that student body diversity leads to significant educational benefits and prevents the harms of racial isolation.»

Outdated land management practices, a dearth of local decision - making bodies with real powers, a lack of long - term planning, along with long - standing educational and financial disempowerment and marginalization are among the hurdles the prevent Arctic communities from adapting to climate change, says a McGill - led research team.

Sweeney's study is part of a growing body of research showing that married men and women are more alike than they were several decades ago, sharing similar educational backgrounds and job experiences.

In Making school meaningful for Indigenous learners Ailsa MacFie uses a body of research, plus her own experiences as a teacher in a high Aboriginal population boarding school in the Northern Territory, to provide practical tools for teachers wanting to improve educational outcomes for Indigenous students.

But a growing body of educational research also finds that mobile technology — including apps and digital games — actually can improve students» reading, math, science and research skills in ways traditional teaching with textbooks, worksheets and lectures can not.

A growing body of educational research also finds that mobile technology — including apps and digital games — actually can improve students» reading, math, science and research skills in ways traditional teaching with textbooks, worksheets and lectures can not.

Building on an extensive body research showing physical, emotional, social, and educational benefits of family dinners, the FDP has developed a plethora of useful tools to help families build a tradition of fun and frequent dinners and good tableside conversations about goals, hopes, and daily challenges.

By synthesizing the implications of this growing body of research, CEI identifies and disseminates educational interventions enabling elementary and middle school leaders to «fast track» academic progress.

While the authors shame all states for minimizing teachers» test - based ratings before these systems had a chance, as also ignorant to what they cite as «a robust body of research» (without references or citations here, and few elsewhere in a set of footnotes), they add that it remains an unknown as to «why state educational agencies put forth regulations or guidance that would allow teachers to be rated effective without meeting their student growth goals» (p. 4).

There is an extensive body of research that shows the critical importance of early childhood in children's learning and development, including for long - term educational outcomes.

Teachers draw on a body of professional knowledge and research to respond to the needs of their students within their educational contexts.

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The report discounts a significant body of peer - reviewed research that specifically shows positive effects of previous Michigan school finance reforms, including positive effects on state assessments and / educational attainment, concentrated on those students who attended, before those reforms, the lowest funded schools or lower performing schools.

Hyper - individualization does precisely what the emerging body of research says it does and more: it isolates children, it breeds competition, it assumes that children can learn entirely on their own, and it dehumanizes the learning environment, reducing the human experience of learning down to a mechanistic process, one where children become the objects of learning as opposed to the subjects of their own educational narrative.»

After reviewing the body of research on school finance, Denver Judge Sheila Rappaport ruled in December that Colorado's school funding system violates the state's constitutional promise of «uniform» educational opportunity for all children.

A significant body of research has concluded that student - learning gains garnered by classroom formative assessment practices were among the largest ever reported for educational interventions (e.g., Black and Wiliam, 1998).

- A collegiate body of Chartered Teachers whose expertise will influence and advance educational practice, research and policy.

He has a PhD in educational measurement from the University of Chicago and has published widely in the fields of educational assessment and research.Professor Masters has served on a range of bodies, including terms as President of the Australian College of Educators; founding President of the Asia - Pacific Educational Research Association; member of the Business Council of Australia's Education, Skills and Innovation Taskforce; member of the Australian National Commission for UNESCO; and member of the International Baccalaureate Research Committee.

Although there is a large body of existing research, it is important to keep looking for pieces in the solution to bring better educational opportunities to students as policies shift and school systems progress.

In his book, «The Unschooled Mind,» Howard Gardner shares an overwhelming body of educational research illustrating:

A growing body of research has examined the impact on behaviour and school performance of educational, youth - development, preventive, and clinical interventions that promote social and emotional learning (SEL).

As National Director of this Urban Sites Network, he worked with teachers and faculty from all regions of the country to develop a body of practitioner - based research documenting educational practices.

Adaptation: Adaptation measures taken thus far in Nigeria have centered around educational initiatives, but the country still lacks a federal oversight body for the purpose of coordinating research and policy.

The concept, developed out of an extensive body of educational psychology research by Stanford professor Carol Dweck, focuses on how success can be dramatically influenced by how we perceive our talents and abilities.

Finding a reputable medical assisting school in the state of Indiana will require research into the appropriate accrediting bodies for medical assisting educational programs.

With a relatively larger (albeit still inadequate) body of literature, UCLA / Lovaas — based intervention and EIBI variant studies have revealed positive shifts in language, adaptive, cognitive, and educational outcomes, but our confidence (strength of evidence) in that effect is low because of the need for additional, confirmatory research, a lack of high - quality RCTs, and no studies that have directly compared effects of promising manualized treatment approaches.

A substantial body of research shows that children with involved fathers fare better across nearly every measure of child wellbeing, from cognitive development and educational achievement to self - esteem and pro-social behavior.

Long - term tobacco use following pregnancy also results in poorer maternal health, which an extensive body of research shows is intricately linked with economic trends, educational opportunities, and productivity.56 Women's lower wages, unemployment, and lost productivity resulting from these risk factors add up to high costs that home visiting can help alleviate.57 With 42 percent of mothers in the United States being breadwinners, home visiting programs are critically important to support not only their health but also their and their families» economic well - being.58

In response to this recent uptick in mindfulness - based interventions, an emerging body of research examines the effects of these interventions in educational settings.