Note that this analysis is based on a specific period of time, which we're using for
purposes of education rather than for predictive purposes.
Note that this analysis is based on a specific period of time, which we're using for
purposes of education rather than for predictive purposes.
Not exact matches
Each chapter discusses an aspect
of the one theme that the central
purpose of all
education — whether in homes, schools, churches, business organizations, community agencies, or the mass media, and whatever the area
of learning, whether science, art, health, or international relations — should be the transformation
of persons from the life
of self - centered desire to that
of devoted service
of the excellent, and at the same time the creation
of a democratic commonwealth established in justice and fraternal regard
rather than in expediency.
Rather, the central question in the recent debate has been this: «What is the nature and
purpose of specifically theological
education?
However effective such approaches turn out to be as instruments
of inquiry and change (and I will explain my doubts about them later), their current vogue is a sign that the crisis in higher
education is at least being joined at the level
of meaning and
purpose rather than merely at the level
of methodology.
AAAS presented Kokabee with the 2014 Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award in absentia «in recognition
of his willingness to endure imprisonment
rather than apply his scientific expertise for destructive
purposes and for his efforts to provide hope and
education to fellow prisoners,» said Alan Leshner, then AAAS CEO and executive publisher
of Science in a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei requesting Kokabee's release.
«Scholarships give our students the gift
of freedom: to make career choices based on
purpose and passion,
rather than the price
of education; to use time to study, explore science, and volunteer to help others,
rather than working to make ends meet; and to succeed because someone who never met them saw enough potential to invest in their dreams,» said Catherine Lucey, MD, vice dean for
education at UCSF's School
of Medicine.
Our conversations did not end with verbal reflection, but
rather she provided a space to develop a genuine community
of learners where we could learn from each other and have the difficult conversations that often impede a unifying understanding about the
purpose of education and how to provide an excellent
education for all students.
As we demonstrated in our 2015 analysis
of the Common Core debate on Twitter, the dispute about the standards was largely a proxy war over other politically - charged issues, including opposition to a federal role in
education, which many believe should be the domain
of state and local
education policy; a fear that the Common Core could become a gateway for access to data on children that might be used for exploitive
purposes rather than to inform educational improvement; a source for the proliferation
of testing which has come to oppressively dominate
education; a way for business interests to exploit public
education for private gain; or a belief that an emphasis on standards reform distracts from the deeper underlying causes
of low educational performance, which include poverty and social inequity.
In a Closing Keynote address to some 500 attendees,
education historian and NYU professor Diane Ravitch, an NPE founder and Board President, accused current
education policies mandated by the federal government, such as President Barack Obama's Race to the Top,
of making high - stakes standardized testing «the
purpose of education,
rather than a measure
of education.»
The
purpose of this column is not to endorse or refute the conclusions
of the study or studies summarized, but
rather to keep readers informed about timely research that may significantly influence
education policy and practice.
RECO can not ignore the use
of the word AGENT used for identification
purposes by Registrants but
rather is legally required to increase enforcement,
education and practical application
of the Act.