The agency's home visitation intervention used the Parent Aides Nurturing and Developing With Adolescents curriculum.25 The curriculum was based on theories of human ecology, attachment, and social support, which emphasize that positive child development is promoted by nurturing, empathetic parenting and is
influenced by the characteristics of families and social networks.25 (pp1 - 9), 26 The home visitor was to use the curriculum in weekly home visits with the teenager to teach and model nurturing parenting behaviors, encourage the teenager to continue with her education, make general assessments of health and social problems, and initiate referral for early intervention when necessary.
Given the strong influence of out - of - school factors on student achievement, any quality measure based on the level of student performance at a single point in time will be heavily
influenced by characteristics of a school's student body.
Not exact matches
These
characteristics are
influenced by human psychology and philosophy.
Venture capitalists» are
influenced by product
characteristics such as proprietary features and competitive advantage.
I have been
influenced by those philosophical theologians (Donald Evans and James William McClendon, Jr.) who have used the work of John Austin to remind us that religious discourse has the
characteristics of performative rather than constantive utterance.
The
characteristic intellectual, at least in English - speaking countries, is much
influenced by the Christian ethic.
So far I have argued three points: that persons engage in behavior patterns which can be characterized as purposive, i. e., as exhibiting a structure of aims, values, and methods of attainment; that individuals and institutions are interrelated, with each side
influencing and being
influenced by the purposes and activities of the other, although with neither being in any way reducible to or explicable solely in terms of the other; and that the institutional pole in this interaction shares with the individual as its opposite those
characteristics that define its behavioral patterns as purposive.
In the first place the author seems to have been
influenced by the motifs of Babylonian mythology, even though, in
characteristic Israelite style, he has transformed them into an historical setting.
(The following statements are somewhat
characteristic of such schools: Bethany Theological Seminary affirms that its object is «to promote the spread and deepen the
influence of Christianity
by the thorough training of men and women for the various forms of Christian service, in harmony with the principles and practices of the Church of the Brethren»; Augustana Theological Seminary «prepares students for the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with the special needs of the Augustana Church in view»; the charter of Berkeley Divinity School begins, «Whereas sundry inhabitants of this state of the denomination of Christians called the Protestant Episcopal Church have represented
by their petition addressed to the General Assembly, that great advantages would accrue to said Church, and they hope and believe to the interests of religion and morals in general,
by the incorporation of a Divinity School for the training and instructions of students for the sacred ministry in the Church aforementioned.»)
So, while it is too simple to simply claim people are «born that way» (sexuality doesn't emerge until adolescence), of the potential factors — genetic, hormonal, developmental, social, and cultural
influences — the first three are going to be determined before birth
by the genetic and chemical
characteristics of the individual.
There is an obvious external comparison which could be drawn here with the evolutionary cosmology of C. S. Pence, in which the laws of nature are described as having evolved, as subject to change, and as having more the
characteristic of habit.13 However, there is no evidence whatever that Whitehead knew of Peirce's views or was in any way
influenced by them.14
Now these
characteristic theological emphases were of great importance for the preservation and formulation of the gospel tradition, even prior to its incorporation in the earliest written Gospel, that of Mark, The whole conception of Jesus» earthly ministry is
influenced by them: «Jesus is the Savior, but only as combining in himself the office of a Jewish teacher and that of the hidden Son of Man,
by virtue of which twofold office he is able
by word and deed to bring men to the «gate» of the Kingdom of God.
This neutrality allows Chardonnay to be heavily
influenced by where it is grown, picking up flavors and
characteristics from its soil and climate (that terroir, babyyy).
Like hops, coffee beans are
influenced by terroir and flaunt singular
characteristics, from fruity and floral Gesha to citrusy Pacamara and balanced, acidic Bourbon.
Erkut et al (2005), studying Puerto Rican adolescent fathers, found their involvement
influenced by child
characteristics, their own perceptions of their fathering competence, social support — and the quality of relationship with their baby's mother
Children's life chances will be
influenced by a complicated, shifting mesh of family
characteristics (and many other factors outside the family).
A study
by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in the US looked at the
influence of both child care and the home environment on over 1,000 typically - developing children They found that parent and family
characteristics were more strongly linked to child development than were child care features.»
While these studies are convincing, maternity care is complex, and it is difficult to consider the degree to which the likelihood of intervention is
influenced by birth setting, the philosophy of the care provider, or the
characteristics and attitudes of the women.
By using the initial preferred place of birth instead of the actual place of birth we are able to gain insight into the
influence of women themselves — i.e., their
characteristics and attitudes — on the course of childbirth.
Parent - child relationships develop over time,
influenced by child
characteristics, parent
characteristics, and the contexts in which families operate.
«Links between individual
characteristics, disability employment gap found: Employment gap
influenced by age, marital status, race, gender and education level.»
You, and others, can assess and document the
influence of your work
by looking at the
characteristics, as well as the number, of the citations:
by thematic area (disciplinary and interdisciplinary impact),
by name and institution (prestige),
by year (longevity), and
by country (international impact).
You, and others, can assess and document the
influence of your work
by looking at the
characteristics, as well as the number, of the citations
The relationship is non-linear because phenotype, or set of observable
characteristics, is determined
by a complex interplay between an organism's genes — tens of thousands of them, all
influencing one another's behaviour — and its environment.
Future research should explore whether these trends are consistent across jurisdictions and whether neighborhood
characteristics influence recidivism rates, as well as strategies used
by parolees who don't commit crimes upon release.
They looked for objects moving in orbits similar to those of Pluto and the large bodies in the Kuiper Belt, whose motion is
influenced in a
characteristic fashion
by the gravitational pull of Neptune.
The longitudinal study, conducted
by Monica Bertoia of Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues, shows differences
by type of fruit or vegetable, suggesting that
characteristics of these foods
influence the strength of their association with weight change.
Indeed,
by altering the site and timing of bile - nutrient mix within the intestine, this surgery
influences the interaction of bile acids with other components of intestinal content, thereby changing their chemical
characteristics.
This practice, which dates back hundreds of years, dictates the grape varieties that producers can grow and is meant to preserve a wine's
characteristics, which are
influenced by a region's special growing conditions.
Scientists from the German Primate Center, led
by Dr. Pierre Morel, have determined which
characteristics of an arm movement
influence the subjective effort associated with this movement.
Researchers Michael Tobler, associate professor of biology, and Zach Culumber, former university postdoctoral research associate and current postdoctoral researcher at Florida State University, studied 112 species of live - bearing fish and found that males and females evolve differently: Female evolution is
influenced more strongly
by natural selection and the environment, while male evolution is
influenced more strongly
by sexual selection, which involves
characteristics that females find desirable or that make them superior competitors for females.
Such keystone actors among corporations, the authors say, can be defined
by the following
characteristics: a) they dominate global production revenues and volumes within a particular sector, b) control globally relevant segments of production, c) connect ecosystems globally through subsidiaries, and d)
influence global governance processes and institutions.
Another development is appreciating that teleconnections are
influenced not only
by the
characteristics of the forcing but also
by the local conditions in the response region.
Since both solutions were (i) equally difficult, (ii) demonstrated an equal number of times, (iii) resulted in an equal food reward, and (iv) counterbalanced between groups, any preference
by observers to later prefer one receptacle over the other was likely
influenced by the social
characteristics of the model.
Phenotype an observable
characteristic or trait of a cell or organism determined
by the interaction of the genetic make - up or genotype and the environmental
influences.
Things like the rate at which an athlete learns movement patterns, hypertrophy, leverage
characteristics associated with each joint, distribution of fast and slow twitch fibers, and metabolic efficiency are all heavily
influenced by genetics.
Quality, texture and nutritional
characteristics of flour and derived foods are
influenced by starchstructure, content and composition.
-LSB-...] It seemed desirable to extend the work on the digestibility of raw starches to see whether complete digestibility was
characteristic of other starches and to determine whether the less complete digestibility of potato starch (78.2 per cent on an average) was
influenced by the amount eaten and also whether it was
characteristic of the starch from other roots, tubers, and similar sources.»
Increased consumption of fruits and non-starchy vegetables is inversely associated with weight change, with important differences
by type suggesting that other
characteristics of these foods
influence the magnitude of their association with weight change.
While my style is for most of the part
influenced by the aesthetics, it is not limited to it, since this would mean that I would have to stop wearing what I feel like and stick to a set of
characteristics.
Personally, I believe it's the former, although one can definitely be
influenced by modelling such a
characteristic, which brings me to your conscious choice of making it a habit to teach
by example, your lucky students, who, unlike their lovely teacher, will have the sweetest and fondest memories of her lessons in kindness, having both studied and practiced them in her class.
Along with the beliefs, values and
characteristics men can expect from Japanese women (which are strongly
influenced by culture and society), compatibility plays a major role in finding a match.
She is an expert of how personality attributes and
characteristics can be used
by the savvy Sugar Baby to
influence her Sugar Daddy's behavior and actions.
If spending is not strongly
influenced by observable school
characteristics, we have to question whether it is driven
by a district strategy at all.
Specifically, I separated out the effects on test - score gains of a student's race and ethnicity, as well as accounted for the
influence of a student's peers,
by evaluating the
influence of demographic
characteristics of the student body, including average income level and percentage of minority students.
Violence against children takes a variety of forms and is
influenced by a wide range of factors, from the personal
characteristics of the victim and perpetrator to their cultural and physical environments.
As noted above, this initial estimate of the variability in principal effectiveness may partly reflect differences in school
characteristics that are not under the principal's control, such as the quality of the school building, or decisions made
by district administrators as well as unmeasured parental
influences.
Much of the thinking at the time was
influenced by J. McVicker Hunt's Intelligence and Experience and Benjamin Bloom's Stability and Change in Human
Characteristics, both of which questioned the popular view that intelligence was immutable.
By virtues, Goldin and Katz mean «a set of
characteristics that originated in basic democratic and egalitarian principles and that
influenced the educational system.»
First, we made a straightforward comparison of the average test - score gains in classrooms run
by TFA and non-TFA teachers, controlling for a variety of factors known to
influence academic achievement, including students» backgrounds, the students» previous performance on the TAAS,
characteristics of their schools, and
characteristics of their classmates.