Sentences with phrase «practice environment rather»

He ruffled some feathers among faculty members who thought Weiss lacked sufficient academic credentials to lead the law school, coming as he did from a law practice environment rather than a law education environment.

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«Sustainability» is a catch - all phrase that refers to the science, or practice, of acting so as not to harm the environment, protecting (rather than depleting) natural resources and supporting long - term ecological balance.
However, the model has not been changed, and most economic practice continues to follow from the model rather than from the concerns of others about the environment.
Rather than abandon bed sharing, such parents may choose to modify their sleeping environment, eliminate known hazards, and practice the safest form of bed sharing possible.
Unfortunately, risk assessment is inadequate in terms of sports facilities and many fitness programs rely on the participants taking out insurance and signing legal waivers rather than their being taught safe practices and given a safe environment in which to exercise.
Rather, we think that effective Reception teachers, and senior leaders who can provide the optimum environment for excellent EYFS practice, need to be valued and supported.
These studies provide further evidence that education can not be postponed until children reach school - age; rather, nurturing early educational environments employing research - based practices provide a critical foundation for children's later achievement.
When I left to become a car salesman, I didn't do it with the intention of remaining in car sales my whole life, but rather because I understood early on that one fundamental piece of success is directly related to our ability to sell ourselves and others, and therefore it only made sense that I chose to practice this belief in the hardest and most competitive of environment early on.
in Hospital, Bartlett continues her long - established practice of close observation and responsiveness to her environment, but this time turns her attention to interior spaces and window views rather than landscapes, gardens, and atmospheric conditions.
For many of the groups working for the equal involvement of women in climate change issues, the deliberations on climate change are too narrowly focused on the politics of emissions reductions, rather than the long - term social and community initiatives that could underpin a real shift in a global consciousness or more effective practices of post-disaster rebuilding.In a statement to the U.N. General Assembly in July of this year, executive director of the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), June Zeitlin, points out: «Women have always been leaders in community revitalization and natural resource management.
As David Bilinski points out, many of the standards that govern legal practice in BC were developed for a «paper, ink and physical desk environment» rather than a world of high - technology and cloud computing.
It strives, rather, to provide an environment in which to maximize efficiency in a realm of practice heretofore neglected by software vendors.
Rather, it speaks to the need for extensive consultations and considerable care in developing an understanding what best practices mean in this distinct environment.
Importantly, family stability is defined not as a specific family structure or condition, but rather as a family environment in which caregiving practices provide children with the consistent, nurturing care they need to thrive.
Nevertheless, the Practice Environment Scale — Nursing Work Index (PES — NWI) seems to be one of the most promising instruments because of its appropriateness (content validity), its structure, which has a rather good fit (construct validity), its ability to discriminate magnet hospitals like other NWI derivates (discriminant validity), and it has also been associated in cross-sectional studies with health outcomes, especially nurses» self - assessed mental health but also with patients» health outcomes objectively assessed (concurrent validity).
Intervention characteristics associated with more effective outcomes: promoting positive mental health rather than the prevention of mental illness; continuous and long term; whole school approach, focusing on school climate and environment rather than on individual change; opportunities for practice in range of contexts, addressed self - concept, self - esteem and coping skills; combining universal and targeted programmes
The resistance to buyer agency within the industry has nothing to do with the practice itself or with user - friendly laws, but rather with the environment in which salespeople are forced to practice it and with a large population of old - timers, who make up most of the membership and who are reluctant to change anything in their practice.
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