Sentences with phrase «from other fields of study»

Upon graduation, you will be equipped with a clear understanding of your own artistic practice reflecting creative inquiry, commitment and self - discipline, and in some circumstances, ability to work collaboratively with other artists from other fields of study.

Not exact matches

Levitt has worked tirelessly to build development studies as a multi-disciplinary field of scholarly endeavour, in which development economics plays an essential role but must be complemented by essential contributions from other social scientists and historians.

Students majoring in engineering, computer sciences, and from many other fields of study are signing up too.

At the same time, to expect other fields of study to take care of missiological issues and concerns within or from their fields is nonrealistic and self - defeating.

I join a number of mission thinkers in insisting that missiology is a complementary discipline and could not exist independently from other fields of theological study.

By the time I had graduated, the field had become «one that maintains its interest in literary texts but explores all forms of aesthetic speech and that views performance as an art and recognizes its communicative potential and function» There were three challenges to those of us graduating with doctoral degrees in this discipline: 1) to locate which performances within art and / or culture we would focus our attention on as scholars and performers; 2) to interpret the core concepts generating from the cultural turn in our discipline to other studies of culture and human communication and 3) to develop «performance - centered» methods of research and instruction in whatever parts of the university we found ourselves.

He clarifies his rather vague definition of the field by contrasting biblical theology with five other modes of study: doctrinal theology, nontheological biblical studies, history of religion, philosophical and natural theology, and «the interpretation of parts of the Bible as distinct from the longer complexes taken as wholes.»

The teacher's approach to such problems might start from three assumptions: (a) the teacher should be concerned with how science fits into the larger framework of life, and the student should raise questions about the meaning of what he studies and its relation to other fields; (b) controversial questions can be treated, not in a spirit of indoctrination, but with an emphasis on asking questions and helping students think through assumptions and implications; an effort should be made to present viewpoints other than one's own as fairly as possible, respecting the integrity of the student by avoiding undue imposition of the lecturer's beliefs; (c) presuppositions inevitably enter the classroom presentation of many subjects, so that a viewpoint frankly and explicitly recognized may be less dangerous than one which is hidden and assumed not to exist.

More significantly, these studies tended to focus on «how - to» concerns, or the application of what was taught in the «theoretical» fields of biblical, historical and theological - ethical studies (each also separate from the others and supported by its own professional associations, journals, degree programs and faculties).

It may be an arrangement that factors out different aspects of the school's common life to the reign of each model of excellent schooling: the research university model may reign for faculty, for example, or for faculty in certain fields (say, church history, or biblical studies) but not in others (say, practical theology), while paideia reigns as the model for students, or only for students with a declared vocation to ordained ministry (so that other students aspiring to graduate school are free to attempt to meet standards set by the research university model); or research university values may be celebrated in relation to the school's official «academic» program, including both classroom expectations and the selection and rewarding of faculty, while the school's extracurricular life is shaped by commitments coming from the model provided by paideia so that, for example, common worship is made central to their common life and a high premium is placed on the school being a residential community.

It provided a unique opportunity to learn from leaders in different fields of study, allowing me to separate myself from the tunnel vision of my degree, and enjoy different standpoints on what other people find truly important in food waste, and what needs to be done to prevent it.

We are motivated to help students who are dedicated to improving the lives of others and that's why we hold a $ 1000 merit - based scholarship twice a year for students from all fields of studies.

Citing a 2010 study finding that patients who had at least two 2 rehabilitation visits for persistent dizziness after a concussion showed improvement in their DHI scores (2), the study said that on - field identification of dizziness could lead to earlier implementation of vestibular rehabiliation and other modalities to treat dizziness, which may expedite recovery from concussion.

By the time he graduated from University College London in 1999, Godinho Ferreira had grown tired of studying replication because the field had reached the point where «people would just repeat each others» experiments,» he says.

Using data from previous field studies, the team estimates that the minerals and other nutrients released by giant Antarctic icebergs (those longer than 18 kilometers) trigger as much as 20 % of the CO2 absorption by life in the southern seas.

This interdisciplinary project convened a working group consisting of subject matter experts in archaeology, anthropology, and other allied fields; specialists in conflict studies from political science, geography, and sociology; and methodological experts from the data sciences.

DeLaune said previous field studies from the Rolling Plains and adjacent High Plains demonstrated mixed results, with some showing a reduction in soil moisture and cash crop yield due to cover crops and others indicating no significant impact of cover crops on subsequent fiber yield.

The Asian Scholarship Foundation (ASF), a not - for - profit organization funded by a grant from the Ford Foundation, funds research by young and middle - level scholars in the field of Asian studies — which includes some social sciences — as well as work involving travel to other Asian countries.

But years of data from long - term studies by Doak and other scientists examining plants, birds, mammals and fungi in the field are showing the flaws in these assumptions.

Once the fields were planted and growing, researchers studied the height of the plants in the fields, the amount of grain harvested from each crop, and the amount and quality of protein contained in the grains, among other things.

The result of the study was clear: Species from European habitats that have been highly changed by humans, such as fields and fallow land, were extremely successful in the conquest of other continents.

A forthcoming study from North Carolina State University and Microsoft Research finds that game developers need a suite of non-programming skills — including communication skills — that are considered less important in other fields of software development.

Nevertheless, as Tobias says, it is still ``... a field beset with relatively few facts but many theories... The story of early hominid brains has to be read from carefully dated, well identified, fossilised calvariae, or from endocranial casts formed within them... Such materials confine the Hercule Poirot, who would read «the little grey cells» of fossil hominids, to statements about the size, shape and surface impressions... of ancient brains...» The other major limiting factor at the moment is the lack of suitable fossil skulls for such studies.

Other key factors that make a good impression on would - be supervisors include carrying out the Ph.D. projects for a supervisor with a good reputation (cited by 57 percent of respondents); having an interest in studying new fields of science (46 percent); and coming from a good research institution (38 percent).

In a study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, scientists from the University of New Hampshire and colleagues answer the question of why NASA's Voyager 1, when it became the first probe to enter interstellar space in mid-2012, observed a magnetic field that was inconsistent with that derived from other spacecraft observations.

Also, other studies have found that students from less - educated families tend to flock more to STEM fields or others with higher earnings returns than students of educated parents, who might be more inclined to choose a liberal arts degree.

Just as oil and natural gas fields have been found to be emitting more methane than official government estimates suggest, a new study shows that more methane than previously thought may be leaking from the other end of that system — cities, where people actually use natural gas for heating and cooking.

Citing evidence from laboratory and field studies that neonicotinoids threaten honey bees and other pollinators, the European Union is poised to ban the use of three of the most common neonicotinoids in several crops by the end of the year.

Overall, studies in the field indicate that children from low - income families tend to show the most gains from social emotional learning interventions, but results for other groups of students are more mixed, although a number of studies show positive effects.

«This FRB, like others detected, is thought to originate from outside of Earth's own Milky Way galaxy, which means their signal has travelled over many hundreds of millions of light years, through a medium that — while invisible to our eyes — can be turbulent and affected by magnetic fields,» Ryan Shannon from Australia's ICRAR - Curtin University, the co-lead author of a study detailing the observation, said in a statement.

Don't get me wrong, medicine and other fields of study have benefited from plastic, but the health of humans, animals (especially aquatic) and the planet are suffering the consequences.

This year the list is topped by four major research pieces: an analysis of how U.S. students from highly educated families perform compare with similarly advantaged students from other countries; a study investigating what students gain when they are taken on field trips to see high - quality theater performances; a study of teacher evaluation systems in four urban school districts that identifies strengths and weaknesses of different evaluation systems; and the results of Education Next's annual survey of public opinion on education.

To round out the research section of the issue, a study from Jay Greene finds that field trips to high quality performances of Hamlet or A Christmas Carol increase students» knowledge, tolerance, and their ability to read others» emotions.

The group will create a space for scholars in this emerging field to learn from each other, further define this area of study, and mentor junior scholars pursuing this line of inquiry as graduate students and junior faculty.

Dr. Marcia Gentry, professor in the Department of Educational Studies at Purdue University Gentry said success results from networking with other professionals in the field and not being afraid to ask for help.

That's the conclusion that can be drawn from a national study of district hiring practices by the Center for American Progress (CAP), which reported in a 2016 blog that many districts «have not kept pace with the human capital innovations and best practices of other fields.»

These findings are hardly surprising given that they are consistent with findings from studies of employees in other fields.

Drawing from her work with teachers and administrators to facilitate curriculum development, Angela Di Michele Lalor offers targeted advice and real - life examples from elementary and secondary units of study across a variety of content areas and standards, as well as field - tested rubrics, protocols, and other tools.

On the other hand, studies made in the field of behavioral finance tend to show that deviations from the fair price are rather common, and sometimes quite large.

The FTC says that DeVry's ads deceived people about the likelihood of getting jobs in their field of study, and that they'd earn more than people who got bachelor's degrees from other colleges or universities.

A high school senior may change his or her mind about the type of college to attend, the intended field of study or comfort level in being away from friends and family, among other things.

Multiple studies have been done with people who work in animal fields and not only are visual results far from DNA results, professionals can not even agree with each other as to what the primary breed of a dog may be.

A forthcoming study from North Carolina State University and Microsoft Research finds that game developers need a suite of non-programming skills — including communication skills — that are considered less important in other fields of software development.

You've seen people with unrealistic expectations, naive hope, disconnects from reality and others who have studied the field and seen how fairness isn't the only deciding factor to whether a good game lives or dies (for those waiting for the obligatory City Of Heroes or Star Wars Galaxies reference, here ya go), I understand your concerns.

The study relies on the longest - standing, most comprehensive data set on Arctic arthropods in the world today: a catalogue of almost 600,000 flies, wasps, spiders, and other creepy - crawlies collected at the Zackenberg field station on the northeast coast of Greenland from 1996 - 2014.

Dr. Geyer also combines these approaches with research methods from operations management and other fields in order to study the relationship between environmental performance, economic viability, and technical and operational feasibility of pollution prevention strategies.

The idea here is that a single scientific hypothesis does not by itself carry any implications about what we should expect to observe in nature; rather, we can derive empirical consequences from an hypothesis only when it is conjoined with many other beliefs and hypotheses, including background assumptions about the world, beliefs about how measuring instruments operate, further hypotheses about the interactions between objects in the original hypothesis» field of study and the surrounding environment, etc..

Lead author, Prof Jennifer Francis from Rutgers University, tells us: «Our new results, together with other new studies in this field of research, are adding substantial evidence in support of the connection.»

Better communication requires that climate science learn from other fields that have done much better (people like Randy Olson, Matt Nisbet study this sort of thing.)

The role of Gore and other Democratic leaders in contributing to polarization is also addressed, based on what we know from the field of political communication generally and on studies specific to climate change.