Not exact matches
Depending on the scope and
purpose of the research, happiness is often measured using objective indicators (data on crime, income,
civic engagement and health) and subjective methods, such as asking people how frequently they experience positive and negative emotions.
As the years went on, Richard seemed to grow ever more knowledgeable, poised, intellectually many - sided, and well informed about the vast array
of conflicts, arguments, clashing ambitions, and hidden
purposes that mark our national
civic life.
For instance, citizens often act together through diverse associations, contexts, activities, and
civic relationships in order to achieve their social ends and
purposes independently
of the state.
Hotairace, by performing
civic good works the satisfaction you feel is your conscience, proof
of your soul, and it is telling you that you have more value and
purpose than a random collection
of atoms.
From
civic faith to the practice
of transformation: With their churches no longer part
of the religious establishment, and with the country increasingly diverse culturally and pluralistic religiously, mainline leaders have had to ask bottom - line questions — questions about
purpose, not profit.
Meetup.com helps interest groups formed on the Web to get together in person — and a remarkable number
of groups do so for
civic purposes.
The John Dewey Award echoes the teachings
of its namesake reflecting a
civic purpose that aims to reform the education landscape,» said Councilmember Jackson.
«The
purpose of the bill is to empower people to hold themselves accountable as voters,» Torres said in a statement, «and to get them to think
of voting not as a right but as a
civic obligation.»
Indeed, given the heterogeneity
of American higher education, its
civic purposes must be understood as requiring different responses from differently situated institutions.
In «Tug
of War» (Research, Fall 2003), James B. Murphy argues that «the attempt to inculcate
civic values in our schools is at best ineffective and often undermines the intrinsic moral
purpose of schooling.»
The event assembled community planners,
civic leaders, environmentalists, architects, museum curators, and educators, who covered topics such as the
purpose and importance
of design and how it permeates the way we think and live.
The
purpose of this grant is to build a community
of scholars, based at Harvard Graduate School
of Education (HGSE) but reaching out across the broader Harvard community, that will support the development
of a highly select group
of Early Career Scholars, stimulate significant work in the field
of civic learning and action, and establish a major site for developing and disseminating empirical and theoretical work in these areas to the worldwide research community.
Is the formula for making diversity a point
of pride and strength embedded within shared
civic traditions and common
purpose?
Once they're comfortable with the way that one thinking routine has worked in their classroom, they can branch out and focus on different kinds
of inquiry, like Here Now / There Then, which could be used in a
civics class to help students understand how past perspectives change over time; or Parts,
Purpose, Complexities, which encourages observation and understanding
of art objects or mechanical systems.
Once we see that the conscientious pursuit
of knowledge is the inherent moral
purpose of schooling, we will not be surprised by the absence
of any agreement about which
civic virtues ought to be taught in schools.
My view, briefly stated, is that the attempt to inculcate
civic values in our schools is at best ineffective and often undermines the intrinsic moral
purpose of schooling.
Learning Exchanges catalyze individuals and teams to re-imagine how schools and communities can fully engage collective power for the benefit
of children, youth, and families by reclaiming the
purposes of education as academic, social - emotional, and
civic; uniting the power
of place and wisdom
of local people; redefining professional learning as a hopeful process that engages the heart, mind, & spirit; and taking actions to eliminate inequity and injustice in schools and communities.
Teacher educators must explore with preservice teachers how digital technologies shape and are shaped by education and examine the deeper theoretical and pragmatic understanding
of the core
purpose of social studies to prepare
civic life.
The vision
of Lowcountry Leadership Charter School is to develop an intrinsic desire and
purpose within our students, that will nurture confidence for authentic leadership opportunities to investigate, collaborate, and resolve issues
of inquiry, involving all academic disciplines and extracurricular and athletic activities, within an atmosphere
of encouragement steeped in high expectations and natural rewards, thereby yielding healthy, well - rounded, moral, accountable, and compassionate advocates
of human rights, national resources, independent means, and
civic responsibility.
The
purpose of this funding is to focus on underrepresented and under - resourced communities to educate students about
civic engagement, public speaking, and communication skills through teacher and community member training and volunteer student mentoring
of other students.
Utilizing a social design approach in which participating teachers and the researcher co-construct student learning cycles focused on the analysis, design, and sharing
of digital political narratives, the study will highlight the literacy aspects
of participatory politics and its implications for re-imagining the nature and
purpose of civic expression.
As a service to the community and in accordance with law, the Board
of Education may allow community groups to use district facilities for educational, recreational, social,
civic, philanthropic and other similar
purposes when the facilities are not being used by the district or district - sponsored groups.
Damon cites the teaching
of the civil rights movement as an opportunity to teach students to be citizens who think critically about their nation but who also have a
civic purpose.
Civics for All, featured in the April 2012 edition
of Educational Leadership magazine, proposes that citizenship education is a fundamental student right that is central to our schools»
purpose.
The
purposes of the Commission on
Civics Education include the education of students on the importance of citizen involvement in a representative democracy, the promotion of the study of state and local government among the commonwealth's citizenry, and the enhancement of communication and collaboration among organizations in the commonwealth that conduct civics education pro
Civics Education include the education
of students on the importance
of citizen involvement in a representative democracy, the promotion
of the study
of state and local government among the commonwealth's citizenry, and the enhancement
of communication and collaboration among organizations in the commonwealth that conduct
civics education pro
civics education programs.
More than half
of the students said they still rely on word
of mouth from their friends to learn about new products or positive reviews
of brands, and more than 70 %
of the students said they were more likely to buy a product from a company that supports charity, demonstrating the
civic - mindedness and greater
purpose of these potential leaders.
«The term «pro bono» refers to activities
of the firm undertaken normally without expectation
of fee and not in the course
of ordinary commercial practice and consisting
of (i) the delivery
of legal services to persons
of limited means or to charitable, religious,
civic, community, governmental, and educational organizations in matters which are designed primarily to address the needs
of persons
of limited means; (ii) the provision
of legal assistance to individuals, groups, or organizations seeking to secure or protect civil rights, civil liberties, or public rights; and (iii) the provision
of legal assistance to charitable, religious,
civic, community, governmental, or educational organizations in matters in furtherance
of their organizational
purposes, where the payment
of standard legal fees would significantly deplete the organization's economic resources or would be otherwise inappropriate.»
The
purpose of this two - wave longitudinal study was to analyze reciprocal associations between identity styles (i.e., socio - cognitive strategies that individuals adopt in processing, structuring, utilizing, and revising self - relevant information) and
civic engagement in adolescence.
The
purpose of this online nationwide survey study is to understand how different types
of media (i.e. social, technological, televised) impact young people's sense
of social identities, including racial / ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, political attitudes, and
civic engagement.
Italian stone serves a variety
of purposes ranging from private to
civic, but delivers a message
of grandeur and elegance to retail settings in particular.