Sentences with phrase «policy as an academic discipline»

«I don't think I know of anyone working here who studied science policy as an academic discipline,» he notes, «although there might be some around.

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This would mean, as all academic disciplines attained the university ideal, that policy makers could not turn anywhere within the university for help in thinking about the ends which policies should subserve.

Such developments within academic disciplines are highly significant in a society in which the social sciences are viewed as instruments for the clarification, support and advancement of the government's philosophy and policies.

CO2Chem brings together academics, industrialists and policy makers over a wide range of disciplines to consider the utilisation of carbon dioxide as a single carbon chemical feedstock for the production of value added products.

He is recognized nationwide as an expert in the areas of: (a) School improvement (ESEA) and special education (IDEA) policy and practice; (b) School discipline (including disproportionality), classroom management, student engagement, and interventions with behaviorally challenging students; and (c) Multi-tiered academic and behavioral services and supports with at - risk, struggling, non-responsive, and unsuccessful students.

There are mixed signs of success: the out - of - school discipline bans are associated with a 20 percent drop in suspensions across the country from school year 2011 - 12 to 2013 - 14, [1] but quick shifts in discipline policy have also had adverse effects such as high teacher turnover in Washington state, deteriorating school climate in New York, [2] or lower academic achievement for some students without prior suspensions in Philadelphia.