Sentences with phrase «on academic knowledge»

States have implemented policies and initiatives supporting student college and career readiness by focusing on academic knowledge, social - emotional learning, and employability skills.

According to prophet of Glorious Wave Church International, the government must not rely on academic knowledge to curb the issue of fire outbreaks and other misfortunes that is befalls the country but instead, must seek the face of God to intervene for us all.

Not exact matches

Last week Abe also nominated academic Kikuo Iwata, who supports unconventional monetary policy, and BOJ official Hiroshi Nakaso, who has hands - on knowledge of the central bank's inner workings, as the BOJ's next two deputy governors.

«Provocative and timely, Ellsberg lays bare what he sees as a giant hole in much of traditional education — a focus on «academic» knowledge and a de-emphasis on the knowledge and skills necessary to actually succeed in life.

This joint project will allow the Plato Partnership and Imperial to work together to share their knowledge and data with top - quality academics conducting independent research on market structure and technology issues.

If one means, for instance, an epistemological privilege of the oppressed, in the sense that the poor, the suffering and the dispossessed have some intuitive knowledge of God, righteousness and social reality not available to others; if one means that victims know best how to overcome their condition and build new institutions; and if one means that knowledge based on «experience» makes academic excellence unnecessary, then liberation thought and the Social Gospel diverge.

Consider a partial list of developments since just World War II: a broad national decline in denominational loyalty, changes in ethnic identity as hyphenated Americans enter the third and subsequent generations after immigration, the great explosion in the number of competing secular colleges and universities, the professionalization of academic disciplines with concomitant professional formation of faculty members during graduate education, the dramatic rise in the percentage of the population who seek higher education, the sharp trend toward seeing education largely in vocational and economic terms, the rise in government regulation and financing, the great increase in the complexity and cost of higher education, the development of a more litigious society, the legal end of in loco parentis, an exponential and accelerating growth in human knowledge, and so on.

One might be described as academic or, better, scholarly, in purpose: that is to say, offering up» to» date information and guidance on the state of knowledge and opinion among specialists in the field.

On the one hand is the buzzword - laden discourse of academic philosophy (and, presumably, of the critical theory — dominated humanities), while on the other is the work of uncovering «real» knowledgOn the one hand is the buzzword - laden discourse of academic philosophy (and, presumably, of the critical theory — dominated humanities), while on the other is the work of uncovering «real» knowledgon the other is the work of uncovering «real» knowledge.

So many are so focused on academic pursuits and gaining more Bible knowledge that we have abandoned our responsibility to follow Jesus into the world.

As a non-profit research and education organization, The Center covers up - to - date studies on sustainable agriculture and health, and collaborates with academic and governmental institutions to fill gaps in the current knowledge base about the many benefits of organic food and farming.

One of the fundamental beliefs of deeper - learning advocates is that these practices — revising work over and over, with frequent critiques; persisting at long - term projects; dealing with the frustrations of hands - on experimentation — develop not just students» content knowledge and intellectual ability, but their noncognitive capacities as well: what Camille Farrington would call academic perseverance and what others might call grit or resilience.

Missing out on even one hour of sleep a night could have major consequences for a child, possibly lowering their cognitive abilities the following day and possibly hurting their academic performance at school or acquisition of knowledge at home.

As well as leading on and participating in a range of research and evaluation projects, the team also contributes to the development of effective policy and practice through the interpretation, synthesis and dissemination of research findings, and acts as a knowledge broker between policy and practice stakeholders, researchers and the academic sector (in the UK and Europe) to strengthen links and collaboration.

In particular, «small customers» (those from academic and small company labs, as opposed to big multinationals) often love to talk to you about their research, which makes the job very interesting, and you build up the customer's trust based on your knowledge.

As a scholar of science and technology studies (a social science field that aims to understand the social processes of knowledge production), I focused the 4 years of my Ph.D. on studying how the academic landscape in which today's postdoctoral life scientists develop their careers influences their working practices.

ACENET, the European Network in Applied Catalysis, is a much younger initiative than NICE, but it also aims to bring together academics, industrial scientists, and policy - makers into a «real community» focusing on sharing knowledge and training students and professionals.

People will enter knowing, Freeman proposes, that when their support ends in a few years, the also - rans must leave academic research and move on to other types of work, preferably using their scientific knowledge, in industry, government, patent law, science policy, high - school or community college teaching or other fields.

According to Richard Thompson, president and chief counsel at Thomas More, Dawn and Julie's method of presenting the material and asking the students to pick a theory and debate it, based on the evidence, is a method of teaching that's supported by the judicial concept of academic freedom: that teachers and students have the right to pursue knowledge, wherever it may lead.

Rationale The rationale for describing this proposal as an initial step derives from a corpus of published research on the incorporation of research findings into policymaking (e.g the 1978 National Research Council report, Knowledge and Policy: The Uncertain Connection) as well as the project directors» own professional experiences in a number of academic and professional settings about the intellectual and networking challenges of fostering substantive dialogue across analytical perspectives, including the subfield perspectives on science policy.

In this way, we seek to avoid the two - sided performer - user pitfall that we have observed in earlier and related federal agency endeavors to promote research / knowledge utilization: on the one hand, requiring or inducing academic grantees to torque or overstate their research findings in order to connect to immediate policy issues; on the other hand, creating unrealistic or premature expectations on the part of users that early stage fundamental research will be directly relevant to their immediate needs, leading them to be disappointed or disenchanted when well conceived and implemented academic studies fail to produce such information.

Richard Nelson, a professor emeritus of economics at Columbia University, finds these commercial restraints on the free flow of academic knowledge troubling from the standpoint of innovation.

Today, with his practical knowledge from the polytechnic and the academic backing of his degree, Kevin ranks high on employers» lists.

They are available every trimester and are designed for healthcare professionals and biomedical scientists, who wish to enrich their knowledge on these emerging disciplines and lead to academic Certificates.

The Wrinkled Brain Project is pleased to collaborate with Blue Marble Space on Habitable Press, a publishing initiative operated by scientists and educators who are passionate about bridging the gap between academic and everyday knowledge.

Photo: Frozentime On May 22, a large number of prominent women from academic institutions in Europe and the US met in Uppsala to share their experience and knowledge about pursuing an academic career as a woman.

For example, panelists evaluating applications submitted to the Graduate Research Fellowship Program may consider the following with respect to the Intellectual Merit Criterion: the potential of the applicant to advance knowledge based on a holistic analysis of the complete application, including the Personal, Relevant Background, and Future Goals Statement, Graduate Research Plan Statement, strength of the academic record, description of previous research experience or publication / presentations, and references.

Dave Asprey: It's kind of crazy, and the reason I wanted to talk with you today and to share your knowledge with our guests is that last time you were on the show, you talked about your new book, Always Hungry, which is... If you guys haven't checked out this book, if you liked the bulletproof diet, if you're interested in what fat can do for you, here's the guy with about ten thousand times more academic credentials than I have, who has some good stuff to say about fat.

When the Harvard knowledge bowl team snubs Eli's adulation, he nominates himself de facto captain of Whittman's team and goes on a mental rampage through the ranks of the academic competition.

Now that they were reading the news on a regular basis to search for journal topics, they had a great deal more background knowledge to pull from for their academic essays.

Replication of knowledge and single correct responses are inadequate preparation for students entering vocations or going on to higher academic studies.

For academically at - risk students who have been enrolled in U.S. schools since kindergarten and who have experienced educational opportunities that are basically similar in design and practice, research suggests that a classroom - wide, universal approach focused on building up academic vocabulary and conceptual knowledge would be appropriate.

«The WT Grant Scholars Award provides me with a tremendous opportunity and honor, early in my career, to advance the field's knowledge on promoting English - language learners» academic achievement,» Lesaux said.

Such interventions focus not on improving academic skills or knowledge, but on changing students» mindsets about learning — combating negative feelings, or increasing a sense of belonging, or reframing failure as an opportunity for improvement.

On Thursday morning, the Fordham Institute and the Knowledge Alliance are bringing together policy wonks and academics to discuss whether and how we can build better bridges across the research - to - policy divide.

Catherine says that her study has given her new knowledge, which she has shared with professional colleagues, has allowed her to take on additional responsibilities within her school, and has inspired her to consider taking further leadership, curriculum writing or academic roles in future.

Specifically, her research investigates effective ways to measure bilingualism in schools, the relevance of knowledge on bilingualism and executive functions to language and literacy outcomes, and the relationship between academic outcomes and quality and quantity of bilingual experience.

There are several policies (proposed, underway, or in place) by the Obama administration that broaden the focus on reading and academic development, increasing attention to knowledge building and language growth, from early childhood through adolescence — and those expansive policies may be especially beneficial for EL learners.

The goals were to increase teachers» knowledge of the skills covered by the state's academic standards and tested on the algebra end - of - course exam and to provide support for teachers in the use of new teaching methods.

Compact Curriculum Whenever possible, pre-test students on their skills and academic knowledge.

One of my main research questions is whether adults and educators can support the kind of learning dynamics that I'm observing when kids are engaging in peer - based knowledge exchange, such as that found on online fan sites.This should work for academic content as well as popular culture.

But while today's high - achieving schools for low - income students (Knowledge Is Power Program [KIPP], for instance) are passionate about cultivating both character and traditional academic skills, schools built around the 7 Habits are focused on training confident kids who are good at planning, goal setting, and decisionmaking.

Although such schools typically win plenty of accolades, including academic prizes, stellar college - matriculation results, and lofty rankings on «best high schools» lists, they haven't had to produce hard evidence that they impart more knowledge or skills to their students than these same talented youngsters would pick up elsewhere.

The fineness of his mind, the extraordinary wealth and depth of his knowledge, and his insistence on the highest academic standards were all readily apparent.

The Transforming Teaching Project's next steps include widely disseminating the 12 Design Challenges to the field, continuing to collaborate with education, academic, and political leaders on the creation of the proposed system, and building capacity to share information and knowledge about excellence teaching.

While PISA is a test of everyday knowledge, TIMSS measures performance on the sorts of academic disciplines students are normally taught in school, and which are often required for success in higher education.

Children's formal learning opportunities between preschool and third grade have a strong influence on the building of knowledge and skills critical to students» academic trajectories throughout their schooling years.

HTH — with its emphasis on integrating academic and technical education through project - based learning — attracts a number of people like Duffy with «deep content knowledge who had very successful academic careers and wanted to work in an urban school at a time of profound teacher shortage,» says founding principal Larry Rosenstock.

College and career readiness depends on more than just academic knowledge and skills.

«Bridget brings a deep knowledge of and appreciation for the work and mission of the HGSE community, thanks to her experience as academic dean and her many years on the faculty.