Sentences with phrase «grounded in academic research»

Here, too, the data may be distorted by rebranded active funds that, in truth, are not transparent, rules - based, low - cost strategies grounded in academic research.

Jackson and McDermott provide a model of strategic thinking about the transformation of schools that is well grounded in academic research, knowledge of organizational change, and a belief in the resilience of the human spirit.

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She's also pretty good at grounding all of this in academic research and in real - world examples from everywhere from the business realm to the battlefield.

It is within this ground that government of China and academic journal publishers sanctioned and retracted the research work of scientists who engaged in unethical feeding of Golden Rice to children whose families were not informed that they were being fed Golden Rice last 2012.

SUNY is working to ensure the charges «do not distract from the educational mission, ground - breaking research, and academic operation of SUNY Polytechnic Institute or negatively impact the thousands of students, faculty, researchers, and staff that the campus serves,» McCall and Zimpher previously said in a statement.

«It is imperative that any charges brought against SUNY Poly President Alain E. Kaloyeros today do not distract from the educational mission, ground - breaking research, and academic operation of SUNY Polytechnic Institute or negatively impact the thousands of students, faculty, researchers, and staff that the campus serves,» Cartwright and SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher said in a statement released Thursday afternoon.

The Rejuvenation Biotechnology Conference series is SENS Research Foundation's current program of ground - breaking academic / industrial meetings, hosted in sunny California.

While there is more emphasis on academics at all grade levels today and evidence that the middle school burden can be overcome (Williams and colleagues showed in a major 2010 study, called «Gaining Ground in the Middle Grades: Why Some Schools Do Better,» that an intense focus on academics can work), it is odd that Walcott would favor reforming middle schools instead of doing what the research suggests is better and easier — creating smaller, «elemiddle» (K — 8) schools — and what the trends are showing is happening all over the country — as David Hough, managing editor of the Middle Grades Research Journal, told me, «the trend is definitely away from stand - alone middle schoolsresearch suggests is better and easier — creating smaller, «elemiddle» (K — 8) schools — and what the trends are showing is happening all over the country — as David Hough, managing editor of the Middle Grades Research Journal, told me, «the trend is definitely away from stand - alone middle schoolsResearch Journal, told me, «the trend is definitely away from stand - alone middle schools.»

The CALS construct is defined as a constellation of the high - utility language skills that correspond to linguistic features prevalent in oral and written academic discourse across school content areas and that are infrequent in colloquial conversations (e.g., knowledge of logical connectives, such as nevertheless, consequently; knowledge of structures that pack dense information, such as nominalizations or embedded clauses; knowledge of structures for organizing argumentative texts) Over the last years, as part of the Catalyzing Comprehension Through Discussion Debate project funded by IES to the Strategic Educational Research Partnership, Dr. Paola Uccelli and her research team have produced a research - based, theoretically - grounded, and psychometrically robust instrument to measure core academic language skills (CALS - I) for students in gradeResearch Partnership, Dr. Paola Uccelli and her research team have produced a research - based, theoretically - grounded, and psychometrically robust instrument to measure core academic language skills (CALS - I) for students in graderesearch team have produced a research - based, theoretically - grounded, and psychometrically robust instrument to measure core academic language skills (CALS - I) for students in graderesearch - based, theoretically - grounded, and psychometrically robust instrument to measure core academic language skills (CALS - I) for students in grades 4 - 8.

While Vernita's research and experience is grounded in increasing academic success for culturally and linguistically diverse students, she is equally adept in helping schools design innovative approaches for addressing the diverse needs of all students.

An exemplary professional school counseling program that serves nontraditional or alternative students targets academic performance, is grounded in research based practices, and addresses the current and future needs of students.

Making the Grade: A Guide to Incorporating Academic Achievement Into Mentoring Programs and Relationships This 100 + page guidebook provides guidance on designing and implementing a school - based mentoring program that is grounded in research and best practices.

That's the question put forth by advocates of student - centered learning, an educational approach that is gaining ground, bolstered by federal incentives to encourage innovation in the classroom and new research connecting students» engagement to their academic success.

Additionally, research can be balanced with clinical learning in that academic lawyers may actually engage in applied research whereby their research is grounded in the day - to - day application of law at the grass - roots level».

This program is grounded in evidence - based research to deliver positive and proven outcomes including social development and academic achievement.