Sentences with phrase «higher purpose of education»

In these days of a mania for data in educational circles, this book helps us to refocus on the higher purpose of education.

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The imperative of legitimating elite education in our present moment overrides clear thinking about what higher education seeks to accomplish: unity of purpose in pursuit of truth.

What are the Christian purposes in higher education which can be the mid-20th century equivalent of those which were effective earlier in contributing to humanization of culture and cultural preparation for the gospel of the Christ's new humanity?

It is still referred to in discussions about the purpose and nature of higher education today on both sides of the Atlantic.

Quite rapidly the public understanding of the purpose of higher education changed.

By awarding accreditation to religious colleges, the process confers legitimacy on institutions that systematically undermine the most fundamental purposes of higher education.

This makes learning impossible and defeats the purpose of higher education.

Hence, such a profession of faith goes against the very purpose of Catholic higher education.

In his book Clueless in Academe, Gerald Graff says that the purpose of higher education is to teach students to argue.

In contrast, under a philosophy of worth the major purposes of esthetic education are: first, to enable individuals to respond to higher orders of qualitative significance and insight; and, second, to stimulate criticism of popular mediocrity and to discourage uncritical conformity to mass convention.

However effective such approaches turn out to be as instruments of inquiry and change (and I will explain my doubts about them later), their current vogue is a sign that the crisis in higher education is at least being joined at the level of meaning and purpose rather than merely at the level of methodology.

The purpose - built facility at the North Metropolitan TAFE (NMT — formerly Central TAFE) will provide the highest level of hospitality education with two new degrees — A Bachelor of Business in Convention and Event Management and a Bachelor of Business in Tourism Management.

Waldorf educators, whether they work in independent or in public schools, hold Rudolf Steiner's goal for education to be eloquently expressed in this quote: «Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able of themselves to impart purpose and meaning to their lives.»

The high school environment does not generally promote or support a path to purpose, according to Denise Pope, a lecturer with the Stanford University School of Education and co-founder of Challenge Success, an organization concerned about students who compromise health, integrity and learning due to performance pressure.

The rest consists of non-voter approved backdoor borrowing — which, in addition to economic development, includes another $ 1.2 billion for a new healthcare - related Capital Restructuring Financing Program, $ 940 million for higher education, $ 714 million for transportation, $ 396 million for state facilities, $ 168 million for parks and the environment, $ 154 million for housing and $ 60 million for other purposes.

Rosa, who has been outspoken on testing and teacher evaluations issues, may clash with state education commissioner MaryEllen Elia, who was hired under the leadership of Tisch and supports high standards and state testing for data purposes.

Fellows come from a variety of backgrounds - business, law, policy, education, technology - for one purpose: to transform the role of higher education.

Indeed, given the heterogeneity of American higher education, its civic purposes must be understood as requiring different responses from differently situated institutions.

-- The Secretary shall provide funding to institution of higher education - based industrial research and assessment centers, whose purposes shall be --»;

-- The purpose of the program is to provide grants to public and private institutions of higher education to carry out projects which will improve understanding of the effects of consumer behavior on energy consumption and conservation.

The purpose of the initiative is for the higher education sector to contribute towards the nationally declared gender equality objective of women and men having equal power to shape society and their own lives.

The 4th EUA Convention of European Higher Education Institutions on Europe's universities beyond 2010 - diversity with a common purpose,...

That said, as the purpose of NSS is to inform student choice and provide reassurance about the quality of UK higher education, it really shouldn't be long until any useful evaluation of distance learning considers LMS reliability and usability, the quality of course materials such as e-books, HD videos, case studies, and audio files, as well as the level of tutor support and supervision received.

In part, perhaps, because the very term «character education» evokes such an all - American image of wholesomeness and high moral purpose, this is one bandwagon that educators are almost sure to be climbing aboard in growing numbers.

UnBoxed: A Journal of Adult Learning in Schools Published by the High Tech High Graduate School of Education; offers reflections on purpose, practice, and policy in eEducation; offers reflections on purpose, practice, and policy in educationeducation.

Free Online Courses Impact Models of Higher Learning The Retriever Weekly (University of Maryland - Baltimore County), November 5, 2013» «Everyone in the research field agrees that, for the particular purpose of replacing on - campus education, the evidence is ambiguous at best,» said Andrew Ho, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Educatioeducation, the evidence is ambiguous at best,» said Andrew Ho, a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of EducationEducation.»

Speaking at a conference on higher education at Wellington College, Berkshire, the admissions head said: «I talk to a lot of schools and people who advise students and, in the past, I would have said, «surely you wouldn't be over-predicting your students on purpose?»

New Research from Harvard Graduate School of Education Reveals Tax Credits» Goals Unachieved New research from the Harvard Graduate School of Education finds no evidence of increased college enrollment among students eligible for federal tax credits, despite the tax credit's primary purpose to increase access to higher eEducation Reveals Tax Credits» Goals Unachieved New research from the Harvard Graduate School of Education finds no evidence of increased college enrollment among students eligible for federal tax credits, despite the tax credit's primary purpose to increase access to higher eEducation finds no evidence of increased college enrollment among students eligible for federal tax credits, despite the tax credit's primary purpose to increase access to higher educationeducation.

The MENA Higher Education Leadership Forum (MENA - HELF) is the region's premier dynamic network established with the purpose of attracting Higher Education leaders and decision makers from across the globe to address and discuss matters of pertinence to Higher Education within the MENA region & beyond and to promote the exchange of experiences and «know - how».

Black girls are, by and large, succeeding in the academic sphere, but when their innocence is not honored, they are robbed of education's highest purpose: the unfettered joy of discovery.

A bill to provide for grants to strengthen foreign - language programs in elementary and secondary schools and in institutions of higher education, for the purpose of furthering the national security of the U.S. and the nation's economy.

As part of our Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship program, we work with 28 universities, transforming their teacher education programs for the specific purpose of developing excellent teachers for high - need classrooms.

As a high - school student, I planned someday to join their ranks and to do my small part to make the purpose of public schools educating students, not just providing an education to «those few who want it.»

The curriculum — which embeds all - purpose academic words the students will need to read high school and college textbooks in math, English, science, and history — has helped to «build a bridge toward greater understanding of what is being read by students,» says Ben Honoroff, the literacy coach for MSQI in the Department of Education.

One of the basic purposes of the suit is to move the state towards funding education at a higher level.

In this watershed moment, the Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative is gathering researchers, policymakers, advocates, and practitioners from across the country to the Harvard Graduate School of Education for the express purpose of reframing discussions around early education, the delivery of high - quality early learning at scale, and its benefit to children andEducation Initiative is gathering researchers, policymakers, advocates, and practitioners from across the country to the Harvard Graduate School of Education for the express purpose of reframing discussions around early education, the delivery of high - quality early learning at scale, and its benefit to children andEducation for the express purpose of reframing discussions around early education, the delivery of high - quality early learning at scale, and its benefit to children andeducation, the delivery of high - quality early learning at scale, and its benefit to children and society.

It's a legitimate concern, and one I share... the experience of attending a private school in the nation's capital could bring benefits that might not show up until years later: exposure to a new peer group that holds higher expectations in terms of college - going and the like; access to a network of families that opens up opportunities; a religious education that provides meaning, perhaps a stronger grounding in both purpose and character, and that leads to personal growth.

How do educational policymakers and practitioners in various high performing and rapidly improving countries conceptualize their understanding of the goals and purposes of education for an increasingly interdependent world in the 21st century?

Sullivan's bios are bound to motivate students to explore library and Internet resources to learn more about these important men and women, but the stories have great potential for serving an even higher purpose — for instilling in readers of all backgrounds the importance of discipline, pride, perseverance, and education!

• Boost the employment prospects of disadvantaged youth via high - quality career and technical education programs • Help their students develop «performance character» — particularly drive and prudence • Offer a full suite of well - organized extracurricular activities (to help build those all - important non-cognitive skills and to keep kids off the streets) • Most importantly, give their students a sense of hope and purpose

One industry that is outside of K — 12 education yet similar to it in its multiple public purposes and has unreservedly embraced computer - based technologies is higher education (see Figure 2).

Recent and ongoing projects include a researcher - practitioner partnership focused on familial and school - based relationships that support adolescents» emerging sense of purpose, academic engagement, achievement and post-secondary school transitions; Project Alliance / Projecto Alianzo, a multiethnic study of parental involvement in education during adolescence; and collaboration with a local school district focused on school choice policies to examine equity and access to high quality schools, along with demographic variations in parental priorities and experiences with these policies.

Instead what can occur is more a «culture shock,» she says, where conflict happens around differing ideas on the purpose of education or how a higher education institution should operate.

Local education decisions traditionally have been the provenance of states and local districts, but Bush led the way for more federal involvement — requiring students in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school to take standardized tests for school «accountability» purposes.

The reformers define the purpose of education as preparation for global competitiveness, higher education, or the workforce.

The purpose of Title I, Part A, is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high - quality education.

- ON THIS DVD --- Learning on Purpose — At this Texas high school, rigorous, relevant education - inside and outside of the classroom - is the norm for all students.

In addition, ED shall annually award competitive grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to eligible entities for the purposes of enriching students» academic experience by promoting: (1) arts education for disadvantaged and disabled students, (2) school readiness through the development and dissemination of accessible instructional programing for preschool and elementary school children and their families, and (3) support for high - ability learners and high - ability learning through the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Educationeducation for disadvantaged and disabled students, (2) school readiness through the development and dissemination of accessible instructional programing for preschool and elementary school children and their families, and (3) support for high - ability learners and high - ability learning through the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students EducationEducation Program.

The mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is to establish «high and rigorous standards for what teachers should know and be able to do, to certify teachers who meet those standards, and to advance other education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in American schools.»

But I can also imagine that the experience of attending a private school in the nation's capital could bring benefits that might not show up until years later: exposure to a new peer group that holds higher expectations in terms of college - going and the like; access to a network of families that opens up opportunities; a religious education that provides meaning, perhaps a stronger grounding in both purpose and character, and that leads to personal growth.