Sentences with phrase «policy gaps rather»

When reading the book, what struck me was the extent to which the material appears to be responding to policy gaps rather than to gaps in the academic literature.

Not exact matches

In fact Stephen Beer claimed Labour needed to respond to the tough decisions it faced on the economy, outline an economic plan for the future rather than a retrospective attack on Coalition policy and most importantly close the economic credibility gap that was first conceived and then grew during Labour's last years in office.

Wouldn't David Cameron have been better not to pretend that Cornwall — rather than Turkey — was the real summer holiday and rather reassure voters that the Tories under him willnot revert to policies that entrench, nay, widen the income gap?

How about introducing social policies which raise children out of poverty rather than putting all the responsibility on schools to close the gap between disadvantaged pupils and advantaged ones?

Grammar schools have returned to our political debate, and I am hoping they remain a topic of debate, filling the summer gap, rather than an item of policy.

In the interests of remaining on topic, I'll just note (as many others have) that public policy decisions are driven by the information available, that on complex subjects we depend upon expert opinion, and that due to some rather serious efforts by «skeptics» there is a gap between the expert opinion and the public perception of the same.

This type of policy entails utilizing a centralized secure digital database for each client matter file, rather than storing materials unsystematically across multiple formats, which leaves data vulnerable to both duplication and gaps.

When a challenge to an agency construction of a statutory provision, fairly conceptualized, really centers on the wisdom of the agency's policy, rather than whether it is a reasonable choice within a gap left open by Congress, the challenge must fail.

Broun also told the symposium she as «not a fan» of Closing the Gap as a policy lens, warning that it promoted a deficit model that defined Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by deficiencies rather than strengths.

The unfortunate outcome of the focus on the research of these individuals is that policymakers and practitioners are being given further reason to view achievement gaps as the cognitive problems of individuals rather than the result of failures in the structures of our schools and societal policies.