Sentences with phrase «influence of role models»

In short, young people's moral perspectives seem to be increasingly diverse and based more on personal experience than on the influence of role models or civic expectations.

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She's an important business role model, not just because of her success, but now partly because of her influence on millions of entrepreneurs who watch her several times a week on TV.

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They would have been influenced by the role model of contemporary rulers.

In the name of stability of life and values, our children are presented with role models of adults who (at least on the surface) make every effort to block out the feelings and influence of the child.

Moreover, the recent increase in the number of applicants for priestly formation demonstrates both the enduring influence of John Paul II (who many 21st - century seminarians continue to identify as their role model) and the importance of a strong sense of Catholic identity in attracting and forming future pastors.

«He shared influence as a Christian at the highest level of football and a role model to hundreds of professionals and thousands of young people, who wanted to stand for Christ, but hadn't had a role model,» Daniels said.

Here was Alyssa Rosenberg at the Washington Post claiming that the whole point of Wonder Woman is that she's a role model for prepubescent girls, a kind of «Fearless Girl» avant la statue: «[T] he movie... argues that it's... little girls all over the world who stand to gain if they can grow up free of the distorting influence of misogyny,» Rosenberg wrote, with a schoolmarm's didacticism.

It should be pointed out, though, that nothing in the social - constructivist position legitimates the denial of rights... Assertive gay liberationists have argued that it may be strategically wiser to concede the possibility that a few students might be influenced to become gay by having an openly gay teacher as a role model, and to say, «So what?»

It influences everything about their personalities — their anxiety levels, choice of defenses against anxiety, perceptions of reality, models of success and failure, their roles, self - images, conflict patterns, values and life goals.

They are searching for who they are, and usually looking in the wrong places; often, they aspire to be like popular athletes, entertainers, reality TV stars and other influences, and many of them are negative role models.

Role modeling good sportsmanship may be one of the most important — and easiest — ways you can influence your child's behavior.

This might not always be a direct influence on the part of the friend acting as role model, but the fact remains that many children want to mimic behaviors they admire.

Christmas Island's location makes it a model location to study the role of warming on reefs, but it also has a diverse array of reefs — from ones impacted by human fishing to ones that are in pristine condition — that make it ideal to see how different influences play out.

«A central role for physicians in the leadership of ACOs is likely to have a powerful influence on how both physicians and patients view the ACO model.»

The supplement examines the issues surrounding distracted driving by teens, exploring developmental states and changes that are associated with adolescents» distractibility and their relation to driving, examining patterns of distraction among newly licensed adolescents as well as brain function, considering the potential role played by parental modeling of distracted behavior while driving, accounting for the role of technology and the influence of peer passengers and society norms, and investigating policy, legislation, and intervention.

SAYAS aims to contribute towards solutions to national and global challenges facing society; provide a platform for young scientists to influence policy decisions; contribute towards the development of scientific capacity in South Africa through mentoring and role - modelling of future scientists; and foster opportunities for interdisciplinary collaborations amongst young scientists.

Hypotetical model on the role chromatin remodelling in auxin and stress induced somatic embryogenesis influenced by the genotype and the developmental state of the explant.

You David Jockers, Dr. Joseph Mercola and Joshua Fields Millburn (from The Minimalist») are basically my main influences / role models / a representasation of who I «Elijah Rowe want to become!

Some good questions you can ask are who are their role models or biggest influence, what kind of things do they enjoy, what makes them laugh, where would they like to visit, things on their bucket list, movies and music that they like.

I was an associate producer on the Sundance documentary project of my Comanche relative La Donna Harris, a role model and iconic stateswoman who has historically and globally influenced so many Native communities and Indigenous people.

«Our work in secondary schools has already shown that relatable role models can have an enormous positive influence on the confidence and motivation of young people.

Exploring influences on choosing STEM careers, the authors bemoan the shortage of female role models.

Even if the e-Learning market is still considered a «niche» segment within different HR macro segments it is subjected, in both a positive and negative manner, to the influences of sales trends related to smart devices and the increasing spread of the Internet access globally.Other opportunities come from Smartphone devices, considered valuable assets that help improve work productivity, and the concept of Mobile Learning, and ultimately «BYOD» (Bring your own device) a slower trend, but one that will be ongoing for some time.A Breakthrough... without borders!The SaaS Business Model is increasingly present in educational reform, and technology plays a significant role in presenting a key opportunity for education suppliers globally.

The adoption of the SaaS model is playing a pivotal role in reshaping the entire industry and has a huge influence on increasing the e-Learning market size.

While the formal or informal leadership roles of teachers may vary in different schools and districts, teacher leadership is broadly defined in the 2011 Teacher Leader Model Standards as «the process by which teachers, individually or collectively, influence their colleagues, principals, and other members of the school community to improve teaching and learning practices with the aim of increased student learning and achievement.»

Charter teachers, administrators and staff are aided in their work by parents and community volunteers who directly influence the lives of students by sharing knowledge, talents, skills, and role modeling.

This idea that if you're a poor black boy, you might not have a lot of contact with college educated folks who look like you, and spending a year with a teacher who is also black and who is college educated, might allow them to imagine themselves in that kind of a role, and shift their own expectations and aspirations,» Papageorge told the Huffington Post, although he does not know if the role model effect influenced his study.

This network transforms status quo systems and approaches in education by sharing ownership of the change efforts, engaging communities in defining and working toward success, serving as role models for young people to pursue roles with influence and risk, and accessing financial capital and power brokers to develop new solutions.

Of the female role models in Wavy's life, which do you think has the most influence?

«The top two influences of kids being frequent readers are if the parents are reading role models, and books in the home.

Todd talks about his role models in thrillers (i.e. Stephen King and Thomas Harris) who have been one of his biggest influences to write about the things that can scare himself.

In this exhibition I take a closer analysis of what it is to be influenced by misguiding role models and the potential psychologically damaging effects on misguided youth.

While the influence of Philip Guston is evident in Cliffton Peacock's lushly painted portraits of phantasmal beings, the Charleston, South Carolina — based artist's former teacher is not his only role model.

The very structure of a tree is the focus for many artists: Ward Shelly's Media Role Models, a tree - shaped timeline, charts historical figures and events influenced by the media.

A new modeling study by the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington, replaying last summer's Arctic Ocean ice conditions with and without the storm, shows that the short - term influence of all that ice churning probably played almost no role in the final ice retreat in September.

In models with a dominant role — influence, GHG's to changes in temperature, the impact of aerosols is underestimated.

We note that, there will still be a continuing role for simpler models to investigate and improve the simulation of specific mechanisms, including the development of models that investigate possible influences of galactic cosmic rays on cloud formation (see section 4.4).

The influence of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation on instrumental and modeled Tsable River summer streamflow is likely linked to the enhanced role of snowmelt in determining summer discharge during cool phases.

Recent droughts are therefore not anomalous relative to the ~ 400 year pre-instrumental record... The influence of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation on instrumental and modeled Tsable River summer streamflow is likely linked to the enhanced role of snowmelt in determining summer discharge during cool phases.»

So my question is, is this total amount of «waste» heat negligible compared with the total solar radiation received by the earth, or is this large enough to play a role in influencing the climate and thus has to be included in the models?

It is therefore vital that any plan to fight gender equality issues considers solutions to the gender leadership gap and the influence of strong female role models.

Amy says» I hope to be a role model for the younger constituents in the district, taking the council to task on matters which are of significance locally and demonstrating that the youth can and should influence change for good»

Hays Chief Executive, Alistair Cox, discusses the importance of managers who behave as role models and the influence they have on your staff.

In Singapore, cancer is still seen as a terminal disease with little hope of recovery, and there is also a stigma against psychological counselling and psychiatric support, facilitated by the general stigma against mental illness amongt both patients and, paradoxically, healthcare professionals.67 Furthermore, a family - centred model of decision - making tends to be predominant in Asian populations, 68 and in Singapore this is further encouraged by public policy such as healthcare subsidies that are based on a calculation of the immediate family's total income, rather than individual income.69 Beliefs or expectations of the role that the family caregiver ought to play may thus exist and may influence the way individuals respond to the intervention.

Parents act as gatekeepers to children's activity10 and can play an important role in increasing their child's physical activity.11 — 13 For instance, parents can influence their child's activity by being active with their child, role - modelling active behaviour and / or by facilitating physical activity for their child (logistic support).13 — 16 Studies examining associations between parent and child physical activity behaviour have yielded mixed results.14 17 — 20 A growing body of research has shown that providing logistic support is associated with increased physical activity21 — 23 and, therefore, may be the most important source of parental influence on children's activity.

As a mentor and role model herself now to a younger generation of Indigenous children and young people, Dr Trust described how she tries to influence a culture of high expectations for Indigenous young people.

Major drivers to out - of - home care or poorer outcomes subsequent to care include lack of role models, increased rates of autism amongst children, inter-generational trauma, placement in non-indigenous contexts and lack of understanding of cultural connections and community input, the influence of substance abuse and incarceration, and, critically, male domestic violence.

Sibling influences on adolescent substance use: The role of modeling, conflict, and delinquency training.

To date, however, the majority of research conducted on the Mayer et al. (1995) model of interpersonal trust has examined propensity to trust as the primary dispositional variable, which limits our understanding of the role personality may play in influencing perceptions of trustworthiness and trust.