Sentences with phrase «engage citizens who»

They provide an opportunity to engage citizens who otherwise might not participate in discussions about science, technology, and the surrounding societal issues.

Most importantly, it takes seriously what it means to understand the relationship between how we learn and how we act as individual and social agents; that is, it is concerned with teaching students how not only to think but to come to grips with a sense of individual and social responsibility, and what it means to be responsible for one's actions as part of a broader attempt to be an engaged citizen who can expand and deepen the possibilities of democratic public life.

They become more engaged citizens who understand «how everyone and everything in a community is interconnected,» according to educator and author Sarah Anderson.

To ensure students become active and engaged citizens who value and promote Australian values and human rights they must understand the context within which universally accepted human rights emerged and the contemporary significance of human rights and Australian values.

Not exact matches

In this regard, Entrepreneur India personally interacted with Revathy Ashok who is not only associated with the Indian Angel Network but is also Chief Executive Officer and Managing Trustee at Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) which works at improving urban governance in the city by engaging both elected representatives as well as citizens.

A recent survey on corporate reputation conducted by the Corporate Responsibility Association (CRA) showed that nearly 50 % of the companies who responded had been targeted by activist citizen groups, and now engage with these non-governmental organizations in order to help improve public perceptions.

But emphasis on the personal responsibility of blacks takes the political pressure off those outside the black community, who also have a responsibility, as citizens of this republic, to be actively engaged in trying to change the structures that constrain the black poor in such a way that they can more effectively assume responsibility for themselves and exercise their inherent and morally required capacity to choose.

My understanding is that K - 1s are for those who are engaged to marry US citizens.

Not to mention the persistence of yet a different group of «troglodytes,» in this case more sophisticated ones, who with their invention of the Cold War were constantly endangering the country and its young citizens with their longing to engage in jingoistic military exercises.

We have seen in particular how these laws are used by the government in an attempt to compel citizens to sacrifice their deepest convictions on marriage and what it means to be male and female, people who serve everyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, but who can not promote messages, engage in expression, or participate in events that contradict their beliefs or their organization's guiding values.

Those of us who have made the effort to engage Mormons in friendly and sustained give - and - take conversations have come to see them as good citizens whose life of faith often exhibits qualities that are worthy of the Christian label, even as we continue to engage in friendly arguments with them about crucial theological issues.

One note about calling the tinpot dictator of NK names: if you can't call a homicidal maniac that starves most of his citizens, engages in human trafficking, tortures and kills American students, etc names, who can you call names?

«This is in my role as a citizen, as somebody who cares about the state and somebody who's really engaged in the political process,» Muniz said.

Today, however, with the release of the name of a person of interest — Ahmad Khan Rahami, a naturalized United States citizen of Afghan descent, who apparently is in custody in New Jersey after engaging in a shoutout with police — he said there «may well turn out to be» a link to foreign organizations.

Among the three professionals employed by the Federal Government of Nigeria are: Professor David Olowokere, a US citizen who is the lead Analyst at Loumos Group LLC, a technology and oil and gas auditing firm based in United States of America and Jerome Stanley, a counsel in the law firm of Henchy & Hackenberg, a law firm based in United States of America and head of the legal team engaged by Loumo Group LLC.

We need someone who engages citizens and solves problems.

Ajimobi said the agricultural sector that has been neglected for long on what he described as «black gold» should be revamped to enhance food security, reduce importation of food items and engage able - bodied citizens who are presently either out rightly unemployed or under - employed.

I expressed my views in this regard on WhatsApp last weekend, «Any country in which its elites consider re-electing a president like Buhari just as thousands of citizens are murdered across the country with not a single person arrested; a president who can not make an intelligent conversation on any policy or global issue with other global leaders; a president whose EFCC and DSS engage in open confrontation; a regime which crippled the economy and relies on cyclical movements in oil prices as its sole economic lever; a regime under which 10 million jobs are lost; and key accusations against top officials are treated with levity; just as the regime appears complicit in the invasion of its senate by thugs and seizure of mace... such a country is in serious trouble, that is if it isn't doomed.

develop services which are shaped and co-produced by both service providers and the citizens and communities who receive and engage with those services.

It said, «The public must note that the Service remains unrelenting in its efforts to deal with any group or band of criminals / unscrupulous elements who may threaten public safety or engage in activities that can undermine the ability of law abiding citizens and residents to pursue their legitimate businesses.

You can even engage in a variety of different side missions such as supporting Gotham Police or hunting down other villains who threaten the citizens of Gotham who remained behind.

As an educator today, I draw on the writings of University of Washington political science and education professor Walter Parker, who has noted that «engaged citizens do not materialize out of thin air.

The individual and societal toll is clear: Those who attend inadequate schools are hampered in becoming fully engaged citizens.

«Empowering youth to be engaged citizens is at the heart of everything we do,» explains George Zaninovich, who directs a collection of programs that fall under the PLACE umbrella.

If we are to help them to become active and engaged learners, and capable and committed citizens who are literate and numerate, then we need to ensure that we help students to develop their skills in this area.

Gill powerfully concludes No Fear with the words that our future prosperity, security and sustainability «depends critically upon the children of the future growing up as engaged, self - confident, responsible, resilient citizens: people who both feel they have some control over their destinies and are alive to the consequences of their actions.

In an essay that is sure to provoke both those who want schools to advance patriotic values and those who preach social change, Murphy argues that public schools should focus on teaching students the knowledge and skills necessary to be intellectually engaged citizens, while remaining neutral on questions of civic values.

Their language suggested that school officials were much more focused on the private and personal outcomes of schooling — preparation for college and career, for example — than on minting public - minded adults who were prepared and motivated to vote, volunteer, donate, or any of the other activities common to active and engaged citizens.

As expected, adolescents who reported that good citizens exercise their right to vote also reported that they anticipate being publicly engaged on reaching adulthood.

Consider the case of two of our U.S. history teachers who sought to engage students in a case study about Fred Korematsu and the ways in which the rights of U.S. citizens have been suspended in times of war.

As part of our vision to develop children into global citizens, we employ a family support worker Miss Newton, who shares our vision in developing children and engaging parents...

The framework is applicable across cultures and practices, focusing on the skills, knowledge and contexts that help all children everywhere to become engaged global citizens who contribute to society.

Providing rigorous and engaging high - quality learning experiences for students will enable them to think and act as responsible citizens who make positive contributions to their communities.

ASCD agrees and believes that all students deserve comprehensive and engaging opportunities that prepare them for college and careers and to be active, productive citizens who positively contribute to our communities.

They are doing this by engaging as public citizens who are leading student organizing, participating in community - led school transformation and other active protest movements.

As part of our vision to develop children into global citizens, we employ a family support worker Miss Newton, who shares our vision in developing children and engaging parents in our academy cluster.

As far as the police union boss is concerned, criminal justice reformers are wrong in criticizing Pantaleo's state - sanctioned murder of Garner as well as criticizing those in the rank - and - file who are engaged in abusing citizens and other forms of corruption.

Our tools have become a valuable resource for educators and community leaders who are committed to empowering students to become informed, engaged, and active citizens in our democracy.

School librarians are often the only professionals in the building who address the development of proud digital citizens and leaders — helping learners to understand their digital footprints, to build academic digital footprints and to respect the intellectual property of others when they remix and engage in new forms of communication and storytelling.

Dearborn STEM Academy students graduate with the 21st century skills required for college and career success, prepared to serve as thoughtful, engaged citizens, who contribute to the health, vibrancy and development of their community.

On a positive note, Stewart felt encouraged by the conversations he engaged in with several Yulin citizens, most of whom didn't like the idea of eating dog, as well as butchers who said their businesses had taken a drop in sales due to all the activism, outside pressure, and the government no longer endorsing the event.

pUN enlists regular citizens who are connected by family ties or by birth to the nations represented at the UN to engage in activities that seek to apply techniques from social psychology, theater, art, and conflict resolution to geopolitics.

The exhibition provides a vibrant snapshot of the current mood, lived experiences and distinct socio - cultural perspectives of the featured artists who are highly engaged, connected and global citizens.

«AFP is an organization of grassroots leaders who engage citizens in the name of limited government and free markets on the local, state and federal levels.»

The Living Future Network is a group of engaged, global citizens who are working to bring sustainable design to their city.

The court held that as a result, he had no civil liability to a citizen he shot, even if the person who the late arriving officer shot while that citizen was shooting back at the police officers on the scene was actually engaging in good faith self - defense.

penalizes the defendant for engaging in public participation «plaintiff» means a person who initiates or maintains a proceeding against a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper purpose.

But I'll be back, and I suggest you, too, persevere, because, if, as ReadWriteWeb opines, even the U.S. government open access data initiative data.gov has whole lot to learn from the Brits, our government desperately needs to see how those who «get it» are engaging their citizens; and our informed readers need to do what they can to cause it to get it, too.

Anti-corruption agencies engage with and encourage large numbers of citizens who are willing to refuse paying bribes and report corruption.

Military commissions organized during the late civil war, in a State not invaded and not engaged in rebellion, in which the Federal courts were open, and in the proper and unobstructed exercise of their judicial functions, had no jurisdiction to try, convict, or sentence for any criminal offence, a citizen who was neither a resident of a rebellious State nor a prisoner of war, nor a person in the military or naval service.