Sentences with phrase «policy practitioners at»

Research struggles to get support from policy practitioners at the best of times.

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Acknowledged as one of the most influential presences in American journalism, he was a vigorous practitioner of the policy we at Time Inc. call «church and state.»

Aimed at an international audience of practitioners and policymakers, it tackles contemporary themes in early childhood, with contributions from both foundation - supported projects and outside experts drawn from the fields of practice, policy, and academia.

This article is intended to illuminate the scientific evidence for I - ECMH policies; examine issues faced by national, state, and local program directors and mental health practitioners in providing I - ECMH services; and propose a set of recommendations for policy improvements at the federal level.

For more information or if you are an academic or a policy practitioner who wishes to contribute, please contact Dr Igor Calzada at Oxford Future of Cities — COMPAS: [email protected].

Activities supported by the Fund include the AAAS Science and Human Rights Coalition's Student Essay, Poster, and Digital Media Competitions; efforts to promote the integration of human rights into STEM education; technical training of human rights practitioners in innovative applications of science and technology; collaborative partnerships between scientists, engineers and human rights organizations; and policy engagement on issues at the nexus of science and human rights.

Although Medicare and Medicaid are playing a role in health care payment and delivery reform innovation, it will be difficult to enact large - scale program changes because of the conflicting priorities of beneficiaries, health practitioners and organizations, and policy makers, according to an article in the July 28 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on Medicare and Medicaid at 50.

At the conclusion of the research, Coffield et al., postulate the following question: Finally, we want to ask: why should politicians, policy - makers, senior managers and practitioners in post-16 learning concern themselves with learning styles, when the really big issues concern the large percentages of students within the sector who either drop out or end up without any qualifications?

Policy associations and agencies were present at the show to answer practitioners» questions on current education initiatives and the implications for specific subject areas.

Among other things, he's brought in Monica Higgins, an associate professor at the Ed School, to organize a series of 90 - minute roundtables every three to four weeks in which outside policy experts and practitioners meet with Duncan and his top deputies for an open discussion on a particular topic — teacher performance, turnaround in schools.

Smarick, a partner at Bellwether Education Partners and adviser to the Rural Opportunities Consortium of Idaho, will discuss his findings with a panel of national and state - level policy experts and practitioners.

«Subtle» aspects of family involvement — parenting style and parental expectations, for example — may have a greater impact on student achievement than more «concrete» forms such as attendance at school conferences or enforcing rules at home regarding homework.144 Some researchers, policy makers, and practitioners argue that these subtle forms of family involvement are not easily influenced by schools.145 In contrast, we argue that the value of creating participatory structures in schools lies in its potential for increasing family and community members «sense of engagement in children «s education, and, as a consequence, augment and reinforce the subtle behaviors responsible for improved outcomes.146

The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF), a nonprofit, nonpartisan professional development organization based in Washington, DC, provides learning opportunities for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers working on youth and education issues at the national, state, and local levels.

Tom Bennett, Founder of ResearchEd and Chair of the Department for Education Behaviour Group John Blake, History Consultant & Leading Practitioner at Harris Federation Christine Counsell, Director of Education, Inspiration Trust Anthony Denny, Parent & Governor, Jane Austen College Rachel De Souza, CEO, Inspiration Trust Toby French, Lead Practitioner, Torquay Academy Claire Heald, Executive Principal, Jane Austen College Karl Hoods, Chairman of Governors, Harris Academy Beckenham Hywel Jones, Head Teacher, West London Free School Michaela Khatib, Executive Head, Cobham Free School Mark Lehain, Principal, Bedford Free School Stuart Lock, Head Teacher, Cottenham Village College Helena Mills, CEO, Burnt Mills Academy Trust Munira Mirza, Former Deputy Mayor of Education and Culture for London Dan Moynihan, CEO, Harris Federation Libby Nicholas, CEO, Reach 4 Academy Trust Sara Noel, Parent and Governor, Cottenham Village College Martyn Oliver, CEO, Outwood Grange Academies Trust James O'Shaughnessy, Founder of Floreat Education Academies Trust Bruno Reddy, Maths Social Entrepreneur & former Head of Maths at King Solomon Academy Martin Robinson, Educationalist & author of Trivium21c Mark Rose, Governor, Great Yarmouth Primary Academy Jo Saxton, CEO, Turner Schools Multi-Academy Trust Tony Sewell, Founder of Generating Genius Jonathan Simons, Head of Education at Policy Exchange & Chairman of Governors, Greenwich Free School Luke Sparkes, Principal, Trinity Academy Alex Wade, Parent and Chairman of Governors, Fulham Boys School Claire Ward, Parent, Cobham Free School Rachel Wolf, Founder of The New Schools Network & Former Special Adviser to the Prime Minister for Education

Don't miss this opportunity to meet and network with more than 800 U.S. and international researchers, policy - makers and practitioners at the premiere meeting for prevention science!

I deeply appreciated the policy makers at the Department of Education who demonstrated their belief that practitioners were fundamental in understanding the complexity of the role of principals.

Ultimately, practitioner - driven solutions will inform policy moves at the state level so that more students have access to effective teaching and learning.

The CTO State of the Industry Conference is CTO's annual convocation where Caribbean tourism practitioners, policy makers and strategic partners, at the highest levels, gather to discuss issues, identify solutions and generally develop courses of action that will benefit the tourism industry in the Caribbean.

It looks at the «internal exile» of artists and their practice under harsh political circumstances, from the late Cultural Revolution to the eve of the Reform and Open Door policy, considering how individual practitioners had explored, defined, oscillated or adjusted their personal standpoints confronted by the tension between art and politics.

Here are some relevant thoughts from a variety of scholars and practitioners involved in assessing or crafting climate policy, including several scholars who, like Brulle, reviewed the report at Nisbet's invitation (and for a fee).

It targets adaptation practitioners and decision - makers at all levels (from community to global) who are designing new adaptation initiatives and / or developing new climate change - related policies.

It is therefore, increasingly important to ensure that the views of policy - makers and practitioners from countries at great risk of disaster losses [continue reading...]

In an analysis of seven U.S. cities, NACTO's third Equity Practitioners» Paper looks at the relationship between building bike lanes and bike safety, and finds that municipal policies that encourage bicycling, like introducing large - scale bike share programs, make it safer for everyone on a bike.

It aims at helping decision - makers, researchers and practitioners understand gender issues better and formulate successful policy and programming.

Emma Phillips will talk to sole practitioners and members of small law firms about developing policies to deal with a changing work environment at the Law Society's Solo and Small Firm Conference: The 21st Century Lawyer.

My blog work facilitates the exposure and scrutiny of my legal ideas to a national and international readership that includes not only judges, policymakers, and practitioners at all levels in many jurisdictions, but also academics from other disciplines, journalists of all stripes, many nonlawyers interested in criminal justice issues, and also — perhaps most valuably — the real people whose lives are most impacted by the policies and doctrines that I discuss.»).

Prior to coming to the Bar, Pearl was at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and provided legal advice to practitioners on asylum law and policies in the UK; reviewed conditions of detention of asylum seekers, including unaccompanied minors, in accordance with UNHCR's guidelines; and represented UNHCR at the 20th Assembly session on the adoption of a resolution.

In this session, we will consider the likely overall direction of travel of key criminal enforcement agencies, looking at future developments from prosecutors, like the Serious Fraud Office and the US Department of Justice, and their Asian and European equivalents, and the latest policy, case law and sentencing issues affecting the business crime arena, as well as the prospects for private practitioners.

His five years of legal domain and professional experience covers a range of legal practice, having worked at the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, and as a sole practitioner.

A graduate of McGill Law and called to the bar in British Columbia and Québec, his six years of legal domain and professional experience covers a range of legal practice, at the Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, and as a sole practitioner.

Additional benefit riders should your health status change: With the Accelerated Death Benefit for Chronic Illness Rider, up to 50 % of the policy's death benefit ($ 500,000 maximum) can be accessed in advance if a licensed health care practitioner certifies during the prior 12 - month period that the insured is unable to perform at least two of six activities of daily living for a period of at least 90 days due to a loss of functional capacity, or has a severe cognitive impairment, requiring substantial supervision to ensure the health and safety of him or herself.

With the Chronic Illness Rider, up to 50 % of the policy's death benefit ($ 500,000 maximum) can be accessed in advance if a licensed health care practitioner certifies during the prior 12 - month period that you are unable to perform at least two of six activities of daily living for a period of at least 90 days due to a loss of functional capacity, or have a severe cognitive impairment, requiring substantial supervision to ensure your health and safety.3, 4,5,6

The Medical Expenses incurred by an Insured Person for medical treatment taken at his home which would otherwise have required Hospitalization on the advice of the attending Medical Practitioner, if the Insured Person could not be transferred to a Hospital or a Hospital bed was unavailable are reimbursed upto the policy sum insured

Expenses incurred from the medical treatment done at home on the advice of the Medical Practitioner, due to non-availability of the hospital bed or when the patient is not in a condition to be transferred to the hospital, are also reimbursed as applicable under the policy.

As a national focal point for leading and promoting research in this field, the Refugee Law Initiative (RLI) works to integrate the shared interests of refugee law scholars and practitioners, stimulate collaboration between academics and non-academics, and achieve policy impact at the national and international level.

However, practitioners at all levels had strong opinions about the impact of the specific policies on children of color.

For all these reasons, this is a crucial time for a new contribution that revisits organizational issues, conceptual models and best practices aimed at helping countries, communities, programs, managers and practitioners learn from each other; to garner public and political support; to improve practice; to promote staff development, to mitigate problems of misunderstanding; and to move the field forward in a positive policy direction.

This toolbox is an online resource for Maternal and Child Health researchers, academics, practitioners, policy advocates, and others in the field to share information, innovative strategies, and tools to integrate the Life Course Perspective into MCH work at the local, state, and national levels.

The Child and Family Research Partnership hosted a symposium on Thursday, April 16th at The University of Texas at Austin's LBJ School of Public Affairs to bring together researchers, practitioners, policymakers, philanthropists, and students to discuss the benefits and challenges of evidence - based policy.

This event was part of an NHMRC funded research project «Evaluating the effectiveness of comprehensive primary health care in local communities» being conducted at the Southgate Institute for Health Society and Equity at Flinders University The aim of the symposium was to feed back some of the key emerging findings from the study, and to engage primary health care practitioners and policy makers in debate and discussion about the implications of these findings for primary health care policy and practice.

The Early Childhood Program at SRI's Center for Learning & Development helps policymakers, funders, and practitioners improve the implementation and effectiveness of these programs and policies through its early childhood education research services and products.

At the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV), we build bridges between the research community, practitioners and policy makers who share the goal of preventing violence and antisocial behavior and promoting positive youth development by putting the best that we know from research into practice.

The Mind in the Making team at The Bezos Family Foundation is made up of professionals with an impressive mix of academic, policy, and practitioner experience.

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It was felt, by a number of practitioners at that time in the UK, that then solely existing professional association was too restrictive in its membership criteria, had course accreditation standards that did not meet the needs to produce the large numbers of safe and effective practitioners that are required in the United Kingdom and was insufficiently open or innovative in its policies.

Even though most practitioners wouldn't have been affected by the federal government's short - lived telecommuter policy of earlier this year, the fact that the U.S. Labor Department was even looking at home - office health and safety issues sent off alarms in real estate offices.

One may look at it as a cheap insurance policy... provided that one hires competent practitioners, be they Realtors, Home Inspectors or Appraisers.