Sentences with phrase «more academic approach»

Taking a more academic approach, professors Stephen Bainbridge and Larry Ribstein in respective posts here and here suggest that expelling partners like Mayer did isn't a breach of contract if the firm's partnership agreement had a «guillotine» provision allowing it to cut partners at any time without cause.

Thus, Tonalism was the more academic approach towards art as Value was an established art principle.

SportsInsights» goal is to take a more academic approach to the sports marketplace — and this article makes some interesting comparisons to develop sports betting as a legitimate asset class.

The report, titled Reading in Kindergarten: Little to Gain and Much to Lose sounds an alarm over a perceived shift «from play - based, experiential approaches to more academic approaches» in early - childhood classrooms starting in the 1980s.

Fell is widely known for combining popular music styles, such as electronica and techno, with more academic approaches to computer - based composition with a particular emphasis on algorithmic and mathematical systems.

Not exact matches

Powell showed a business - like approach that contrasted with the more academic style...

Cram felt free to bring his distinctive methodology to a quiverful of regional approaches, ranging from colonial revival academic ensembles to more exotic» and even controversial» styles.

Guiding Principles Religious and theological studies depend on and reinforce each other; A principled approach to religious values and faith demands the intellectual rigor and openness of quality academic work; A well - educated student of religion must have a deep and broad understanding of more than a single religious tradition; Studying religion requires that one understand one's own historical context as well as that of those whom one studies; An exemplary scholarly and teaching community requires respect for and critical engagement with difference and diversity of all kinds.

The thing was with the college was more of the academic rigour and making an argument for an approach being consistent with the Christian faith more than whatever choice was made about that.

Unlike more timid male academics, Lasch does not hesitate to offer his thoughts concerning a better approach to women's issues.

Challenge number two is — this is something that I became more aware of working on Helping Children Succeed — that even going beyond the challenges that low - income kids face and the gaps in our academic outcomes, there are significant problems with some of the basic approaches to teaching and education that we have in our schools: The basic principles of American pedagogy, how we teach math, how we teach anything.

Countries which have adopted the euro have seen a marked decrease in national pride and a more generous approach to wealth distribution, a new academic study has found.

It argues that all of these approaches are valid and have different uses, but that policymakers, academics and NGOs ought to be more careful to ensure that they are quoting the appropriate statistic to fit their arguments.

With more than two months left in the 2015 - 16 academic year at that point, the number of intoxicated students transported to the hospital t approached the total number of transports reported during the 2014 - 15 academic year, according to the report.

The pamphlet, edited by Labour MP for Dagenham Jon Cruddas and academic Jonathan Rutherford, argues that Cameron's approach is full of contradictory ideas, lacks a coherent economic analysis, and will «inevitably create more insecurity and inequality».

Clinical research also requires a more scientific approach, generally done by people closer to the discovery side of a company or in academic units.

There are also some advantages to the Chinese approach to research, says Evans, noting that his research department is more in tune than most Western academic departments with scientific entrepreneurship.

Majeed's unusually broad academic background has taught him that physicians and scientists should collaborate more on interdisciplinary research and take a more holistic approach to disease mechanisms.

With more than a quarter of a century of experience in surgery, missionary, academic and private medicine, Dr. George Yu, M.D. has been practicing an integrative approach to health, aging and disease.

Help and Hope for ADHD The Brain Balance Program is designed to offer a drug - free, integrated approach that focuses on the whole child and brings parents and kids together to achieve a common goal of improving a child's processing and learning ability, leading to a more successful academic and personal life.

The Brain Balance Program is designed to offer a drug - free, integrated approach that focuses on the whole child and brings parents and kids together to achieve a common goal of improving a child's processing and learning ability, leading to a more successful academic and personal life.

Crudo's academic approach to the mechanics of the film's smoke - and - mirror wizardry are far more interesting than anything actually happening in film.

Like Knight's track, culturist Frayling's is far more informative than entertaining, but if you're checking out bonus features on Criterion Collection films, chances are you'll appreciate the academic approach.

Once the rules are in place and students understand logical consequences, teachers can move on to other aspects of the Responsive Classroom approach, such as Academic Choice, which gives students more flexibility in their learning.

Second, despite a decade of calls by everyone from leading educators to leaders in the business community to shift our schooling from fact - based learning structured by academic disciplines to one that develops creative, flexible thinkers using a more interdisciplinary approach, this change is still not happening in any widespread way.

With our math department moving towards a standards based grading approach, test corrections are on the radar of ever more of our academic departments.

The way for high schools to do this, he says, is to offer more options for students beyond the traditional approach to learning, referred to as «multiple pathways» in academic circles, he says, because everyone should have an opportunity at a good job, not just a job.

Explicit instruction to guide students toward taking charge of their outlook on academic endeavors can lead to a more positive — and ultimately more productive — approach to learning.

If the measures are insufficient and the academic growth of disadvantaged students is lower than that of more advantaged students in ways not captured by the model, the one - step value - added approach will be biased in favor of high - SES schools at the expense of low - SES schools.

Students who set high academic goals, have self - discipline, motivate themselves, manage stress, and organize their approach to work learn more and get better grades (Duckworth & Seligman, 2005; Elliot & Dweck, 2005; cited in Durlak et al., 2011).

Those sentiments are echoed by leaders in Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS), who've spent the past six years rolling out an SEL initiative in an effort to reshape school discipline, reduce student stress, and take a more holistic approach to academics.

Here, we lay out how this whole - city approach can look in practice — and what types of partnerships and programs can give disadvantaged children the same chance to reach their academic, professional, and social - emotional potential as more - advantaged peers.

To confront these obstacles, educators should help their students approach science as more than an academic subject, Pereira says.

To determine whether these trends have continued in more recent cohorts, we examine trends in several dimensions of school readiness, including academic achievement, self - control, externalizing behavior, and a measure of students» «approaches to learning,» for cohorts born from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) takes a more comprehensive approach to assessing school quality than the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), moving beyond NCLB's focus on annual test performance to also consider factors like student academic growth, graduation rates, and rates of proficiency for English language learners.

«A new poll released today shows slipping public support for the Common Core State Standards the shared academic standards that have been put in place by more than 40 states, but backers of the approach continue to outnumber its opponents.»

In Tacoma (about 29,000 students), school officials and School Board members also are curious how charter schools could help them meet academic goals, but they are taking a more cautious approach.

By implementing a student - centered and inquiry - based approach, students are empowered to take on a more active role in their education which fosters increased engagement and academic success.

This approach enables our school to be involved and invested in our students, which makes them more engaged and more successful in their academics.

Rather than focusing on growth and test scores, we take a more holistic approach to improve academics and school culture.

Evidence... suggests that most OECD countries are moving away (or have long moved away) from the traditional (more academic) teaching approach.

However, in the LoS approach we extend that commitment by recognizing that significant potential exists among many more students than have traditionally been identified and served in both academic content areas and many talent domains.

While we trust that their methods of instruction are useful in developing the student's academic and social abilities, we opt for a more rounded approach.

Following a holistic approach, Conexión Américas has developed nationally - recognized programs that support more than 6,000 Latino families in achieving their American dream annually: learning English, purchasing homes, supporting their children's academic success and path to college, and becoming an integral part of Nashville's social, cultural, and economic vitality.

However, it addresses so many of NSBA's objectives, such as requiring the U.S. Department of Education to collaborate with local school leaders and not simply impose its will on them, eliminating the existing one - size - fits - all approach to school accountability, providing more state and local opportunity to shape workable school improvement plans, and ensuring state control over academic standards, while excluding «portability» (i.e., vouchers).

Are your programs so much more innovative or are the approaches so different that your academic results are leaps and bounds above neighborhood schools;

Throughout the year, the scholars spend more time in all core academic subjects, providing them with sufficient time to «fill in any holes» that may exist in their academic skills or knowledge through an «accelerated spiraling» instructional approach.

As a result of this comprehensive approach by the Casey Foundation, Morningside Center, and other partners, parents are getting invaluable support and feel connected to the school, teachers have a common language and goals, and children get extra academic support and a more consistent message of caring and respect.

«This approach meant that some students were not able to access the more academic courses that would have matched their ability and aptitude more effectively.»

While I agree that the current segregation of public schools is the most pernicious impediment to the academic success of students of color, I'm afraid that it will take considerably more than this gimmicky approach to accomplish change.