Sentences with phrase «in civic institutions»

«In more established and economically stable democracies, more knowledgeable students tend to have more trust in civic institutions.

When asked about their trust in civic institutions, the highest levels were reported for the police (90 per cent in Year 6 and 75 per cent in Year 10) and law courts (80 per cent in Year 6 and 70 per cent in Year 10).

(Hollenbach and Hicks offer good reasons to be dubious of an approach limited to government policies unsupported by systematic moral arguments and changes in civic institutions,)

His plan included a number of escalating steps that would ultimately «shock the system into investing in the civic institution of public education.»

There simply may be no other way to protect our health benefits and to shock the system into investing in the civic institution of public education.»

Not exact matches

St. Louis is one of the metropolitan areas trying to establish an economy that can thrive in that new reality, and civic leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, financial institutions, and state and local government have banded together over the past several years to come up with a potential solution:

Zuckerberg said that Facebook could move far beyond its roots as a network for friends and families to communicate, suggesting that it can play a role in five areas, all of which he referred to as «communities,» ranging from strengthening traditional institutions, to providing help during and after crises, to boosting civic engagement.

In any event, newspapers are civic institutions that have always taken sides in partisan politicIn any event, newspapers are civic institutions that have always taken sides in partisan politicin partisan politics.

In 2017, we need to restore stability and trustworthiness to marriage, social institutions such as universities, and civic life more broadly.

But in the medium term (a few decades), a larger bureaucratic government can seem more reliable than parents who aren't there and civic institutions that do not pick up the slack.

«The institutions of men are, by analogy, the sacramentalisation of society in the natural relations of men one to another, and thus even the civic institutions of men, to be totally focused, must embody something of this underlying relationship to God as the source of human truth and the dynamism of natural human happiness.»

Most of the major civic institutions in American communities today — like the Boy Scouts, the Red Cross, the League of Women Voters, the NAACP, the Urban League, the Knights of Columbus, Rotary, Kiwanis, the Lions Club — were created in this period.

by saying: In three ways --(1) its members must fulfil their moral responsibilities and functions in a Christian spirit; (2) its members must exercise their purely civic rights in a Christian spirit; (3) it must itself supply them with a systematic statement of principles to aid them in doing these two things, and this will carry with it a denunciation of customs or institutions in contemporary life and practice which offend against those principles.In three ways --(1) its members must fulfil their moral responsibilities and functions in a Christian spirit; (2) its members must exercise their purely civic rights in a Christian spirit; (3) it must itself supply them with a systematic statement of principles to aid them in doing these two things, and this will carry with it a denunciation of customs or institutions in contemporary life and practice which offend against those principles.in a Christian spirit; (2) its members must exercise their purely civic rights in a Christian spirit; (3) it must itself supply them with a systematic statement of principles to aid them in doing these two things, and this will carry with it a denunciation of customs or institutions in contemporary life and practice which offend against those principles.in a Christian spirit; (3) it must itself supply them with a systematic statement of principles to aid them in doing these two things, and this will carry with it a denunciation of customs or institutions in contemporary life and practice which offend against those principles.in doing these two things, and this will carry with it a denunciation of customs or institutions in contemporary life and practice which offend against those principles.in contemporary life and practice which offend against those principles...

He closely examined both the civic and religious institutions in town.

Much was made in the 1990s about the civic institutions that held such a prominent place in Democracy in America.

«Although organized religion is the primary civic institution in America that promotes good behavior for its members, it is not the only one.

They are commercially run civic institutions that seek to support growth and innovation in their local areas, not maximise profits for shareholders.

But there is also some evidence for a policy success story for the institutions of civic Britishness developed in the Blair period.

Our vision: A growing economy and a vibrant private sector throughout the Empire State, creating new opportunities for an informed and engaged citizenry grounded in strong local communities and civic institutions.

It is true that republicans also stress that for these institutions to be non-dominating they must be supplemented by a sense of civic virtue in their citizens.

«At a time when our country is mourning the loss of 17 lives in a mass shooting, it is profoundly disappointing that a storied Coney Island institution, with a long history of being a strong civic and community partner, is choosing to host a National Rifle Association fundraising event that includes raffle giveaways of guns.

Welsh Liberal Democrats have been consistent in promoting the civic role of educational institutions, including successfully challenging all universities in Wales to become living wage employers.

Welsh Liberal Democrats have also promoted the civic role of educational institutions, encouraging all Universities in Wales to become Living Wage employers.

In its formative years, the hospital was supported by the same families that helped develop the city's great civic and cultural institutions, including the Cleveland Museum of Art and The Cleveland Orchestra.

«With increasing inequality in our society, and the complexity of our political environment, civics education is more important, yet more complicated than it used to be,» Kawashima - Ginsberg said, noting that students today tend to be more disconnected from traditional forms of civic engagement and civic institutions.

It seeks to develop the kinds of civic virtues and skills that can empower all citizens and, through them our social institutions, to play leading roles in the transition to sustainability.

The challenge for our diverse, pluralistic and democratic society — a challenge that, as ever, falls most heavily on schools, the civic institutions with the broadest reach in American life — is to blunt the sense that we are, in fact, coming apart.

A blind spot in our technocratic impulse to improve outcomes (read: boost test scores) is that we forget that schools are also civic institutions where children go to become Americans.

Activists pressure schools to redefine «civic education» in terms of influencing public policy and engaging in political activity - while giving short shrift to being a good parent, dependable neighbor, and conscientious member of the nongovernmental institutions that compose civil society.

This study explores the ways in which emerging Hispanic - Serving Institutions, or those postsecondary institutions that enroll between 15 % and 24 % Latina / o college students, contribute to civic engagement for diverse colleInstitutions, or those postsecondary institutions that enroll between 15 % and 24 % Latina / o college students, contribute to civic engagement for diverse colleinstitutions that enroll between 15 % and 24 % Latina / o college students, contribute to civic engagement for diverse college students.

They also must prepare students for a civic life in which they will have to work with fellow citizens of very different views to develop policies and institutions that can advance shared goals of peace, prosperity, and democratic deliberation.

The lesson plans and materials connect «students with the past, encouraging and informing their civic involvement, and illuminating how the earliest experiences in America helped shape contemporary issues and institutions.»

That is in part because Macedo actually thinks that civic education should occur in large part indirectly, via institutions other than the public schools.

The study also found that parents empowered by choice became «more likely to see a connection between education and the civic institutions of society, to say that their children were learning how government works, and to be involved themselves in civic activities.»

The USED - GRS recognition award honors schools, districts and postsecondary institutions that are exemplary in reducing environmental impact and costs; improving the health and wellness of students and staff; and providing effective environmental and sustainability education, which incorporates science, mathematics, technology, civic skills and green career pathways.

School «reform» in this country is well down a specific road, one that seeks to view the public school system as something of a business rather than a civic institution and that promotes choice in the form of charter schools, vouchers, etc., as well as standardized tests as the key measurement of student achievement and teacher effectiveness.

DeVos called public education a «dead end» before becoming education secretary and has continued to talk about it in less - than - flattering terms, refusing to acknowledge the value of what has been America's most important civic institution.

Her supporters say those measures offer parents more choices, but her critics say they drain resources from the public education system, the most important civic institution in the United States.

Advocates of public education in the United States have worried that President - elect Donald Trump would tap an education secretary who would speed up the privatization of public schools, a move that many fear could destroy America's public education system, the country's most important civic institution...

The first step in any civics or government class is to instruct students about the institutions of government.

Critics say DeVos and Trump want to privatize the public education system, the most important civic institution in the country.

Partners for Sacred Places, founded in 1989, works to build the civic value of historic sacred places and the capacity of congregations to better serve their communities as anchor institutions, helping to shape vibrant, creative communities.

After its leery, 1990s adolescence as a rhinestone in New Labour's crown of «Cool Britannia», the Turner Prize has matured into a respected institution and intermittent mobile vehicle for arts based civic regeneration.

The project is a study of the plans of the cities Rome, Berlin, and New York in order to propose a 21st - century civic institution and define its site with significance in regard to Freud's definition of the city as a psychic entity.

In June 2017, YBCA and renowned artist and activist Tania Bruguera will embark on a wide - ranging collaboration in which the art center performs the functions of a civic institutioIn June 2017, YBCA and renowned artist and activist Tania Bruguera will embark on a wide - ranging collaboration in which the art center performs the functions of a civic institutioin which the art center performs the functions of a civic institution.

By discussing the ways in which exhibition histories are part of civic choreography, she investigates the relationship between cultural institutions, social ritual, and the nation - state.

For Freedoms believes that art and artists, like other civic institutions and citizens, have an important role in shaping our society.

As seen at Trafalgar Place and Newport Street Gallery, they can breathe life and kick - start regeneration in neglected urban pockets to create new, desirable destinations and communities; as with Blavatnik School of Government, Weston Library and City of Glasgow College, they can give cities and institutions a new landmark to delight and draw in visitors, improve education potential, and increase civic pride.

The artist's vision for change originates in a desire to contest the very organizing principles of modernism around which such ideologies (and civic institutions) formed.

In the Benenson family tradition of civic involvement, he is an active participant in several charitable and educational institutionIn the Benenson family tradition of civic involvement, he is an active participant in several charitable and educational institutionin several charitable and educational institutions.