Sentences with phrase «formulate theories of change»

Its strategy draws on advances in the biological, behavioral, and social sciences to: (1) identify causal mechanisms that influence developmental trajectories; (2) formulate theories of change about how to produce better outcomes; and (3) design and test new intervention approaches and measure their effectiveness in reducing barriers to learning and strengthening the foundations of lifelong physical and mental health.

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I leave it as an open question whether this perspective is suggestive of new hypotheses that might be tested and whether such a view implies any change in the way in which biologists do biology and formulate theories.

41 The pattern in this section of formulating Christian principles by which both capitalist and Marxist theory and practice are to be judged parallels the work of Peter Berger in Pyramids of Sacrifice; Political Ethics and Social Change (New York: Basic Books, 1974).

If confirmed, Petersson's model has the potential to completely change our fundamental understanding of the universe and would be an essential step toward formulating the all - encompassing Theory of Everything.

• formulate new theories of change to catalyze more effective intervention strategies to prevent, reduce, or mitigate the adverse consequences of toxic stress in children.