Sentences with phrase «high social disadvantage»

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[6] Correspondingly, classical liberals tended to favour cutting taxes for the poorest in order to increase opportunity, contrasting with social liberals, who would rather see higher spending on public services and the disadvantaged in order to reduce income inequality.

Higher education We await Lord Browne's final report into higher education funding, and will judge its proposals against the need to: - increase social mobility; - take into account the impact on student debt; - ensure a properly funded university sector; - improve the quality of teaching; - advance scholarship; and, - attract a higher proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrHigher education We await Lord Browne's final report into higher education funding, and will judge its proposals against the need to: - increase social mobility; - take into account the impact on student debt; - ensure a properly funded university sector; - improve the quality of teaching; - advance scholarship; and, - attract a higher proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrhigher education funding, and will judge its proposals against the need to: - increase social mobility; - take into account the impact on student debt; - ensure a properly funded university sector; - improve the quality of teaching; - advance scholarship; and, - attract a higher proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrhigher proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

In addition to being an organizer and consultant for the Jumpstart Core Curriculum Institute (JCCI), a program founded by Leslie Brown that develops strategies for improving literacy, science, math, technology, and social - science skills among disadvantaged minority students in grades K - 12, I teach chemistry to high school students at the University of South Carolina?s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Summer Program.

Second, the fact that children of high ability but from disadvantaged social backgrounds are unable to fully realise their academic potential indicates a substantial wastage of human resources, the study concludes.

Rashawn Ray, a social psychologist at the University of Maryland, College Park, noted a «systemic and numerical disadvantage of women in higher education,» especially women of color.

The only disadvantage of social network is one of the parties involved could give false information on important issues and the «no reply» rate is very high.

The awards recognize three public high schools that demonstrate excellence in academic growth and help disadvantaged students achieve their higher education goals despite social, cultural, and economic challenges.

In particular, they will be looking to support teachers in schools serving communities with the highest levels of social and economic disadvantage.

This «schooling without learning» is a wasted opportunity, the report argues — widening social gaps for already disadvantaged children, for whom the promise of education was meant to offer much greater access to good jobs, higher wages, better health, and lifelong security.

Central to the concentration is research on the factors that put children or youth at a disadvantage, and those assets — family, community, or cultural — that support high levels of academic, social, and moral development; healthy individuals; and effective schools.

When asked which measures would most likely improve social mobility and help disadvantaged young people get on in life, almost half of respondents (47 per cent) chose «high - quality teaching in comprehensive schools», ahead of two social mobility policies adopted by the main parties in the recent election.

About half of this gap is due to the location of high attaining schools in catchment areas with lower numbers of disadvantaged pupils, but the rest is due to social selection in admissions occurring even within those neighbourhoods.

Westminster, in the top 10 for funding, is rated as giving its disadvantaged young people the highest chance of social mobility in the country.

As these and many other disadvantages accumulate, children from lower social classes inevitably have lower average achievement than middle - class children, even with the highest - quality instruction (Rothstein, 2008).

Studies of urban schools find that economically disadvantaged students of color perform better when teachers match high expectations with warm and safe environments and social support (Lee, Smith, Perry, & Smylie, 1999).

I use novel data on teachers from the nationally representative High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 to test whether teachers» beliefs that they can overcome students» social disadvantage are related to higher student achievement, and whether associations are stronger for racial minorities and economically disadvantaged students.

Sir Peter, chairman of the Sutton Trust which campaigns for social mobility through better access to higher education for disadvantaged pupils, said: «Universities should consider where a student went to school, their parents» occupation and whether either parent went to university.

In the few attempts to test this hypothesis that the high rates of depression are related to the disadvantages of the woman's social status, particular attention has been given to differential rates of mental illness among married and unmarried women.

Very high for both added stresses on environmental, social, and economic systems and for increased vulnerability, especially for populations that are already most disadvantaged.

LTSB is a life - changing social enterprise that gives high potential school leavers from disadvantaged backgrounds access to qualifications and careers in accounting, business, and finance.

Women who experience IPV may also be more likely to live in communities with higher levels of social disorganization, 36 disadvantage, 37 and violence.38 Several studies have found evidence that familial violence exacerbates the adverse impact of child exposure to community violence.39 Neighborhood safety may serve as a barrier to the ability to exercise and play outdoors.

After controlling for these established risk factors, children growing up in socioeconomically disadvantaged families (low SES: RR, 2.11; 95 % CI, 1.20 - 3.70) and children who were socially isolated (very high social isolation: 1.96; 1.21 - 3.17) were both at greater risk of metabolic risk marker clustering at age 32 years.

Other «societal» problems also associated recently with children's BMI status (such as minority status, 38 social disadvantage, 39,40 and high birth weight41) may be even more important.

While children from CALD communities can have high levels of resilience and resourcefulness, recent research shows that they also face disadvantage in health, education and access to social opportunities (1).

Elspeth, who also sits on the Board of Bright Light Relationship Counselling, has a background in academic teaching and, as Director of Lothians Equal Access Programme for Schools (LEAPS), led a team working with staff in local schools and universities to support young people disadvantaged by economic, social or cultural factors into higher education courses.

• ensure that within each specific target of Closing the Gap in Indigenous Disadvantage, the impact of alcohol is recognised in all strategies and targets including addressing the social and economic determinants of high risk drinking, and

Fatal and non-fatal self - harm and assault also occur at a higher rate among other disadvantaged indigenous minorities.5, 8 It is quite likely that behind these findings lie complex pathways translating distress from adverse social circumstances into physical harm.

As research across neuroscience, developmental psychology, and economics demonstrates, early social - emotional, physical, and cognitive skills beget later skill acquisition, setting the groundwork for success in school and the workplace.15 However, an analysis of nationally representative data shows that 65 percent of child care centers do not serve children age 1 or younger and that 44 percent do not serve children under age 3 at all.16 Consequently, child care centers only have the capacity to serve 10 percent of all children under age 1 and 25 percent of all children under age 3.17 High - quality child care during this critical period can support children's physical, cognitive, and social - emotional development.18 Attending a high - quality early childhood program such as preschool or Head Start is particularly important for children in poverty or from other disadvantaged backgrounds and can help reduce the large income - based disparities in achievement and developmenHigh - quality child care during this critical period can support children's physical, cognitive, and social - emotional development.18 Attending a high - quality early childhood program such as preschool or Head Start is particularly important for children in poverty or from other disadvantaged backgrounds and can help reduce the large income - based disparities in achievement and developmenhigh - quality early childhood program such as preschool or Head Start is particularly important for children in poverty or from other disadvantaged backgrounds and can help reduce the large income - based disparities in achievement and development.19

Professor Heckman's value analysis of these programs reveals that investing in early childhood development for disadvantaged children provides a high return on investment to society through increased personal achievement and social productivity.

Aboriginal Australians experience multiple social and health disadvantages from the prenatal period onwards.1 Infant2 and child3 mortality rates are higher among Aboriginal children, as are well - established influences on poor health, cognitive and education outcomes, 4 — 6 including premature birth and low birth weight, 7 — 9 being born to teenage mothers7 and socioeconomic disadvantage.1, 8 Addressing Aboriginal early life disadvantage is of particular importance because of the high birth rate among Aboriginal people10 and subsequent young age structure of the Aboriginal population.11 Recent population estimates suggest that children under 10 years of age account for almost a quarter of the Aboriginal population compared with only 12 % of the non-Aboriginal population of Australia.11

Parents living in disadvantaged communities with high levels of chronic unemployment, poverty, social exclusion, criminality, violence and substance abuse problems as well as parents of children with behavior problems; parents of children who are performing poorly in school; parents in families with substance abuse issues; parents in families with a history of violence, abuse, or neglect; parents with difficulty managing their child's behavior, and lastly, parents who are at high risk of abuse and neglect

Professor Heckman's most recent research analyzed Abecedarian / CARE's comprehensive, high - quality, birth - to - five early childhood programs for disadvantaged children, which yielded a 13 % return on investment per child, per annum through better education, economic, health, and social outcomes.

Provide resources targeted to national goals in early childhood education and to help states and localities assist special populations, such as economically disadvantaged children, children with disabilities, and children whose native language is other than English, to meet high academic standards and develop personal, health, and social competencies;

Poor health, high school dropouts, poverty, crime — America will continue to create costly economic and social burdens if it fails to provide disadvantaged families with the resources they need for effective early childhood development.

Conversely, economic and social disadvantage are associated with higher rates of emergency room (ER) visits and hospitalizations (Brooks - Gunn, McCormick, Klebanov, & McCarton, 1998; Frank et al., 2010).