Sentences with phrase «greater cultural understanding»

It includes recommendations intended to help policymakers increase teacher workforce diversity — an especially important strategy to advance greater cultural understanding and to combat achievement gaps.

Over 90 percent of business executives said their past mergers would have «substantially benefited from greater cultural understanding prior to the merger,» reported a McKinsey & Company survey.

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«I just thought he was a super smart guy, and really understood what we were doing, and was a great cultural fit for the company,» Musk said of Wheeler.

The journal is a quarterly published by the National Endowment for Democracy (1101 15th St NW, Suite 200, Washington, D.C 20005) and should be of great interest to people trying to understand political and cultural changes in today's world.

Paul through Mediterranean Eyes is a great book by Kenneth Bailey for understanding the cultural background of 1 Corinthians and the Apostle Paul.

Ultimately, Contextualization in World Missions is a great primer and summary of issues related to contextualization, and I recommend it for anyone interested in learning more about this all - important topic for understanding the Gospel and applying it to the various cultural contexts in which we work and minister.

We can learn a great deal about today «s religious response to the cultural situation by understanding the pattern followed in previous awakenings.

In an interview with Il Foglio Cardinal Scola, Patriarch of Venice and founder of the Oasis cultural centre for understanding between Catholics and Muslims, said that the Open Letter to the Pope and other Christian leaders by 138 scholars from various Islamic traditions was «not only a media event, because consensus is for Islam a source of theology and law... The fact that the text is rooted in Muslim tradition is very important and makes it more credible than other proclamations expressed in more western language... It is only a prelude to a theological dialogue... in an atmosphere of greater reciprocal esteem.

«This highlights the need for a greater understanding of the cultural and regional variations in the effect of age at menarche on age at marriage both within and between countries.»

The results suggest that there should be: improvements to policy and management to champion biodiversity issues; a strengthening of environmental laws and enforcement; recognition of socio - economic issues especially among indigenous and local communities; increases in funding and resource allocation; knowledge, research and development to inform decision making; a greater understanding and protection of the rights of nature and cultural heritage; a more holistic public awareness and participation to bring about change to promote conservation.

Cultural competence requires that teachers reflect on what they recognize as familiar, and that teaching students who are different from you requires greater understanding.

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It's in these interactions where you get a greater understanding of the cultural context of Internet addiction.

Hollis expands her approach by also using read alouds for cultural literacy, or to help students understand writings from the 19th century and earlier, such as Charles Dickens» Great Expectations, Homer's Odyssey, or the plays of Shakespeare.

Like the boys» initiative, the goal is to boost cultural pride and academic performance, lower suspension and dropout rates and create greater understanding of the students» singular experiences and needs.

From advocating for improved early childhood education, to increasing the rigor and relevance of curriculum, to fostering understanding of cultural and social mores amongst disparate groups of students, schools will be at the forefront of addressing the heavy - duty issues that the greater population faces as we continue to change in terms of how we look, the languages we speak, and the traditions we celebrate.

The public libraries that participate in this pilot program will foster a greater understanding of local historical and cultural content, directing their communities to curated materials as well as a mass of relevant items in the DPLA and its associated collections.

«There is a great deal more in the selling and buying of books than simply making them available; it's a cultural and intellectual experience where relationships and understanding between booksellers and readers are developed over time and are highly valued within local communities,» said Mr Wright.

Insight, research, and cultural understanding are some of the elements that great travel photographers must invest time in and which come out directly or indirectly in their final images.

She is visiting Honolulu as part of the first Honolulu Biennial, a new arts festival from March 8 to May 8 that celebrates contemporary art from the Americas, Pacific and Asian continent to foster greater intercultural exchange, cultural diplomacy and understanding through art.

Of all the mecha franchises birthed in Japan, Transformers is one that has the greatest amount of cultural common ground in the West; there's an almost implicit understanding of how these fictional living machines operate.

Describing a finished or successful painting as possessed of a nice awkwardness, differentiating an atypical abstract painting from a great one, conscious of existing within the cultural context of abstraction, which adds to our understanding of emotion, logic, sensation, and concrete reality while at the same time existing at a... Read more

He has worked to promote a greater understanding of questions regarding representation, sexuality, access and cultural differences.

Through our ambitious plans, we aim to ignite greater public understanding and appreciation of contemporary art and promote New Brunswick as an energetic and progressive place that offers only the highest calibre of cultural activity.»

The Museum's mission promotes a greater understanding and appreciation of the artistic, cultural, and political implications of the image in our world today.

In her «Letter from the Editor,» Mutumba shares the necessity of developing an unbiased empathy through experiencing a diversity of cultural projects — which, she says, can lead to a greater understanding of the issues troubling the world today.

«George's epic new museum is one of the greatest cultural philanthropic gifts ever made in Los Angeles, and will benefit local communities as well as encourage a deeper understanding of narrative arts,» Govan said.

This method of artmaking invites an expansive understanding of landscape, as well as the greater cultural and historic implications of depicting the natural world.

Thompson says she hopes that visitors to the exhibition will leave with a greater understanding of global cultural connection.

Describing a finished or successful painting as possessed of a nice awkwardness, differentiating an atypical abstract painting from a great one, conscious of existing within the cultural context of abstraction, which adds to our understanding of emotion, logic, sensation, and concrete reality while at the same time existing at a critical distance from them.

Mr. Crow's greatest gift may have been his keen understanding of the need to balance the cultural with the commercial.

With her strategic capabilities and great understanding of the cultural sector we strongly believe Hjortenberg is the right person to cement CHART's position as the leading art fair, exhibition platform and cultural event in the Nordic region, and take it to the next level».

Here within the gallery space, audiences can enjoy these contemporary visual reinterpretations of mythical themed works, while familiarizing themselves with tales that inform our understanding of constructed belief systems and help facilitate a greater appreciation of our cultural differences.

In my holistic judgment however, and taking my understanding of human cultural adaptation fully into account, collectively terminating the large - scale anthropogenic transfer of fossil carbon to the atmosphere has a greater probability of success in the near term.

See e.g. Maxeiner, supra n. 1, at 44 (arguing that a globalized legal education is no longer subject to the cultural barriers that were once dominant in society, allowing students to focus on the legal cultures that they will likely encounter in an increasingly globalized economy); see also James E. Pfander, Book Review, (reviewing Thomas Main, Global Issues in Civil Procedure (Thomson / West 2006)-RRB-(describing the case for globalized Civil Procedure courses by emphasizing how such an approach would lead to a greater understanding of American procedure).

(p. 64) He explores four primary aspects of law on the screen: the interaction of the image with the viewer's learned cultural and cognitive templates (visual memes); our sense of visual delight (visual sensation); our ability to escape into the visual image and the possibility of experiencing an alternative moral position (visual unconscious); and our longing for a knowledge that leads to greater understanding (visual sublime).

Legal claims brought against a Sovereign State or its instrumentalities by a foreign investor under a bilateral or multilateral investment treaty, or a contract or a domestic investment law, require a legal team of the highest international caliber: with great expertise in international law, a deep understanding of the civil and common law systems, extensive experience in the various fora and rules under which claims are raised, an enhanced capability to analyze complex facts and industries, broad language abilities, and sensitivity to political and cultural issues in the various regions of the world.

It is all about understanding the cultural nuances and importance of maintaining great relationships in Asia.

Understanding and applying that cultural sensitivity would be a great opportunity for many firms,» he says.

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In working with individuals and couples, as well as children and adolescents and their families, I have great appreciation for the importance of addressing developmental milestones across the lifespan.Whether adolescent identity or women's role conflicts, the client's understanding of both developmental challenges and cultural context is central to lasting positive therapy outcomes.»

Research suggests that this approach is critical if capacity building initiatives are to be sustainable.12 Such an approach can also facilitate greater cultural awareness and understanding on the part of non-Indigenous policy implementers, thereby assisting in the broader reconciliation process.

For Bar Zeev, new understandings of diversity were a great insight, including through some of the cultural highlights of the conference, the markedly different cultural traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance groups.

It is a week that not only provides an opportunity to celebrate the uniqueness and cultural richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, but is a great opportunity for all Australians to gain a better understanding of the impact of colonisation on health and the ongoing struggle of survival for Indigenous Australians.

Brach & Fraser [10], also suggest that culturally safe and competent services will translate into better health via the impact they have on improved communication, increased trust in the health system, greater knowledge about health and services in the local community and expanded cultural understanding within the health system.

Being able to speak the Spanish language is more effective than interpreter services, as it increases cultural competence and leads to greater understanding of developing and growing up within two language cultures.

The discovery of the importance of couple cultural identity in contributing to personal commitment, besides love and dyadic adjustment, helps researchers to gain a greater understanding of such relationships and to extend the research on interethnic relationships.