Sentences with phrase «for ethnic minority groups»

According to the EUA report, although nearly 80 % of European higher education institutions have a policy in place to support students with disabilities and 69 % to support socioeconomically disadvantaged students, less than one - quarter have specific policies for ethnic minority groups and immigrants.

Not exact matches

Contact with women and ethnic minorities lessens unconscious bias, but since neither group is represented much in the upper echelons of business, it can be hard for executives to get that exposure — something not helped by the fact that many white, male higher - ups feel they don't know how to talk to younger women or minorities.

The MP for Richmond Park hasn't been able to win over the black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) vote either, and this is a problem given that this social group is on the rise in the capital.

ISIS is also responsible for crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing directed at these same groups, and in some cases against Sunni Muslims, Kurds, and other minorities.»

Given the history of medical experimentation and the lack of access to medical resources for certain groups of people, we must be especially concerned that women, racial and ethnic minorities, prisoners, and the poor are not exploited as a result of this research or of human cloning itself.

The global market with «neo-liberal» developments have weakened liberal democratic subjecthood for individual persons, powerless groups, such as racial and ethnic minorities, local communities.

Why is it that the experience of Black Americans and other oppressed ethnic minority groups create a context for renewed observation for testing process metaphysics?

The experiences of Black Americans and other oppressed ethnic minority groups can provide renewed observation for testing the Whiteheadian framework.

Such a concern is valid, but it's also part of a larger concern for the denominations, While only 3 percent of those surveyed were from racial and ethnic minority groups, that figure reflects the realities in the denominations.

♦ A colleague at Harvard passes on this broadsheet issued by the «Coalition for Civil Rights,» a group made up of «spokespersons» for myriad ethnic and racial minorities, plus gays, lesbians, and assorted lifestyle liberationisms.

Dad Info will helps us to communicate with them more effectively and we are particularly keen to use the special cards that Dad Info is producing for minority ethnic groups.»

«A recent national survey of women's experience of maternity care in the UK reported that women from black and minority ethnic groups were more likely to recognise their pregnancy later, access care later, and consequently book later for antenatal care than were white women.»

Prior to this discovery, in most western industrialized countries SIDS rates ranged between approximately 1.5 to 4 infants per 1000 live births (compared to industrialized counties in Asia, such as Japan, which has the lowest SIDS rates in the world,.05 infants per 1000 live births21) with enormous increases amongst minorities, especially impoverished indigenous peoples such as the Maori of New Zealand, the Cree of Northern Canada, and the Aborigines of Australia.19, 22,23 Native peoples in the United States demonstrated similar exponentially increased SIDS (or SUDI rates, see below), as much as two to seven the times the rates found amongst white Americans.13, 19 Despite significant declines among almost all cultural and / or ethnic groups, SIDS rates still remain the leading cause of death for infants between one month and one year of life in the United States and elsewhere.13

For a breakdown of Cameroon's 250 ethnic groups, see Minority Rights Group International: www.minorityrights.org/?lid=5493&tmpl = printpage

Risk factors for prediabetes include having a large waist or being overweight; being of Black or South Asian origin; having a family history of the condition; and being over 40 years old, or over 25 if you're Black, Asian or from an ethnic minority group.

, or without a vigorous opposition press, or with a slanderous and irresponsible opposition press, or which have signed up to supranational bodies outside democratic control, or which have signed up to international treaties ditto, or which make use of protected seats for women or ethnic minorities, or where the if the prime minister is one ethnic group the president is conventionally always another, or where unlimited campaign donations are allowed, or disallowed, or where significant numbers question the legitimacy of the polity holding the vote, or where voting is compulsory, or where non-citizens can not vote, or where they can, or where there is (or is not) a second chamber or supreme court that can block popular legislation...

«Certain groups such as young males and ethnic minorities are overrepresented on the database, and the council will be asking whether this potential for bias in law enforcement is acceptable,» said chairman Bob Hepple.

We have become so hooked in this country on bending over backwards for every ethnic minority - a community centre here, an acceptance of a reluctance to learn English there — that we have forgotten the group that is struggling the most — the white working class.

But a survey commissioned in 2002 by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research found that the country's four largest ethnic minority groups are hardly represented at all among Dutch university staff members.

«The task for the year ahead,» Kraut says, «is to continue to demonstrate to those on the Hill what all of us in the community already know, that the nation's most pressing problems — the violence of terrorism, economic well - being, learning and literacy, international negotiations, ethnic and minority group discrimination — all have at their core a social and behavioral base that simply can not be addressed without the knowledge from the social and behavioral research that NSF supports.»

However, the authors said that donor countries should ensure that vulnerable populations in middle - income countries, such as ethnic minorities who suffer discrimination, refugees and people who inject drugs, continue to get support, since it may be difficult for many countries to withstand the political pressures against helping stigmatized groups.

Ph.D. candidates who belong to underrepresented minority (URM) ethnic groups are about half as likely to submit research for publication as their non-URM male counterparts.

«Our studies highlight the need for college prevention and treatment programs to focus efforts on sexual, gender, racial and ethnic minority groups.»

In 2011 alone, two new, hotly contested academies were formed within Serbia, one for Bosniaks — the ethnic group also referred to as Bosnian Muslims, who form a minority in Serbia and a majority in neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina — and one for the Roma people, also known as Gypsies.

It is well established that large disparities exist in cancer survival for racial / ethnic minorities and that these groups are more likely to access the ED for care.

States would now be required to use a standard methodology for comparing racial and ethnic groups and to use quota - like «reasonable thresholds» allowed by the Department for determining when minorities are over-represented.

The treatment group was 5.3 % more likely to be from a minority racial or ethnic group, 27.7 % for the treatment group versus 22.4 % for the control group.

The «5 Cities Project», launched by the Department for Education will see the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) work with partners in the Greater Manchester, London, Bristol, Birmingham and Leicester areas to promote the take - up of apprenticeships among under - represented groups, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

In Hartford, 97 percent of students are members of racial or ethnic minority groups — in a state with a total minority student population of about 27 percent, said Thomas W. Murphy, a spokesperson for the Connecticut Department of Education.

Schools must report «adequate yearly progress» for groups that tend to struggle: racial and ethnic minorities, low - income students, English language learners, and those with learning disabilities.

The No Child law, signed by President George W. Bush in 2002, requires testing in reading and math from grades 3 through 8 and once in high school, and reporting of scores for groups of students including racial and ethnic minorities.

CMAC's Purpose: To be an effective advocacy group for the educational needs of ethnic minority students.

Encourage the use of disaggregated demographic data — such as on first - generation, low - income, racial / ethnic minority students; adult students; students with second - language backgrounds; undocumented students; veterans; students with disabilities; and foster care, disconnected, and formerly incarcerated youth — to inform the practices and policies that may hold promise for specific groups of students

Council membership is for anyone interested in working to support students from ethnic and racial minority groups.

«Although these criteria would prohibit the establishment of schools designed for any single racial or ethnic group, the committee appreciates the complexity of this issue and suggests that the Legislature might wish to deal separately with voluntarily segregated schools established by minority groups.»

According to federally funded research, students who are living in poverty, are learning English as a second language, and are from racial and ethnic minority groups are 250 percent less likely to be identified for, and served in gifted programs, even when they perform at a comparable level to children in the program.

Through accomplishing these two purposes, CMAC becomes an effective advocacy group for the educational needs of ethnic minority students.

The highest proportion of new teachers in any given year is female, with White women accounting for higher numbers than women in ethnic minority groups.

Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) strives to provide an opportunity for ethnic minority, low - income, and first - generation college - bound students to explore college majors and career interests with a group of peers interested in attending college.

«That helps to ensure that all students are held to the same high standard and that schools are making progress toward closing achievement and opportunity gaps, which is especially important for students living in poverty, racial and ethnic minorities, those with disabilities, those still learning English and other historically underserved groups,» Nolt added.

However, one inescapable — and deeply uncomfortable truth underlying these latest figures is that certain groups of pupils continue to more likely to be excluded than others: boys; pupils with SEN; pupils who are eligible for Free School Meals; and pupils from certain minority ethnic backgrounds.

Ethnic Chinese account for 3 percent of the population and are the largest minority group in Indonesia.

The judges brought claims for direct discrimination and, as there were higher numbers of female and black and minority ethnic judges in the affected group, claims for indirect race and sex discrimination and equal pay.

However, funding has not been restored for Charter challenges by other groups such as ethnic minorities, gays and lesbians or people with disabilities.

Preventing Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence in Racial / Ethnic Minority Communities: CDC's Demonstration Projects National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (2007) Highlights challenges and lessons learned from 10 demonstration projects funded to develop, implement, and evaluate culturally competent violence prevention programs targeted for specific racial / ethnic minority gEthnic Minority Communities: CDC's Demonstration Projects National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (2007) Highlights challenges and lessons learned from 10 demonstration projects funded to develop, implement, and evaluate culturally competent violence prevention programs targeted for specific racial / ethnic minorityMinority Communities: CDC's Demonstration Projects National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (2007) Highlights challenges and lessons learned from 10 demonstration projects funded to develop, implement, and evaluate culturally competent violence prevention programs targeted for specific racial / ethnic minority gethnic minorityminority groups.

Chand Child and Family Social Work, 10 (2), 2005 View Abstract Considers research on family support services for ethnic minority families, including an overview of what is known about family support services for particular minority ethnic groups and the qualities sought in social workers by ethnic minority parents.

By working together, families and early childhood education and care (ECEC) services can create supportive environments for children from majority and minority racial and ethnic groups.

NACAC believes that community - based (i.e. churches, advocacy groups, and other organizations reflective of populations of color) minority and specialty foster care and adoption agencies offer excellent opportunities for recruiting families who reflect the racial and ethnic background of children in care.

[3,4] We are currently completing a systematic review of parenting programmes for minority ethnic families and have found no evidence that parenting programmes are less effective with parents from such groups than they are with those from majority ethnic groups.

Cut off scores have been established in the UK (although not among ethnic minority groups) and other populations, for each scale and the total number of difficulties.28, 29 The P3 — 4 (age 3 — 4 years) and P4 — 16 (age 4 — 16 years) versions of the SDQ were completed by parents in this study.