Sentences with phrase «race and class differences»

The no - excuses alternative, in contrast, is better equipped to negotiate the tensions between uplift models and progressive commitments, and to deal with the persistence of race and class differences.
In the end, the demographic shifts and between - grade race and class differences limited the potential collective benefits of PTO activities, as leadership was concentrated in early grade parents, and the first priority of these parents was to look out for the well - being of their children.
A: This is a book that is trying to do a couple of things: One is that it's looking at race and class differences in the development of important moral qualities.
Offer professional development on managing race and class differences, and model positive interactions in the workplace.

Not exact matches

Jacobs: I was talking to Fordham professor John Pfaff recently, and he said that difference in this race is that the traditional base that votes for a DA is white, middle - class, affluent, and not that knowledgeable on the issues.
There's a counterargument that this difference is less about race and class and more about the demands of the groups.
The Latin Americans were convinced that class differences were primary the blacks, that the deepest issues were those of race; and the women, that all other problems flowed first and foremost from patriarchy.
Almost all Lutheran theological writing has been generated in European or North American academies — in part, the legacy of Luther's own concern for learning and education — and it has been done almost exclusively by European or (more recently) North American men among whom differences of race, economic and social class, and level of education are even less remarkable than their theological differences.
They are impressed by the ways in which gender, race, and class differences shape both different understandings of Christian faith and different social worlds in which it is lived out.
The new middle class, I would argue, has a number of morally positive features, especially in its attitudes toward race and toward ethnic or other cultural differences; it is a racially and ethnically tolerant culture, and this is good.
But if that is the case, not only is there no difference between blacks and whites but blacks must choose between race and class.
However, those differences were not significant in further analysis and authors, overall, found no differential patient treatment related to race or social class biases.
Merolla and Jackson studied class and race differences in college enrollment, and how it is influenced by the culturally enriching resources available to families.
Students at a mid-size state university in the Southeast were surveyed to examine religion, race, social class, and gender differences in dating.
Additionally, if issues or ideas about race come up in your class, find positive language to acknowledge difference and to remind your students of all the ways they are similar.
Critique, in other words, enables us to explain how social differences — gender, race, sexuality, and class — have been systematically produced and continue to operate within regimes of exploitation — namely within the international division of labor in global capitalism, so that we can fight to change them.
The report also notes important race, class, and culture differences in the findings.
Researchers identified a «consistent, positive relationship between student exposure to high - quality intellectual assignments and students» learning gains on the test — even after controlling for race, socioeconomic class, gender, and prior achievement differences among classrooms.»
To eliminate the effects of any chance differences in performance caused by other observable characteristics, our analysis takes into account students» age, gender, race, and eligibility for the free lunch program; whether they had been assigned to a small class; and whether they were assigned to a teacher of the same race — which earlier research using these same data found to have a large positive effect on student performance (see «The Race Connection,» Spring 20race, and eligibility for the free lunch program; whether they had been assigned to a small class; and whether they were assigned to a teacher of the same race — which earlier research using these same data found to have a large positive effect on student performance (see «The Race Connection,» Spring 20race — which earlier research using these same data found to have a large positive effect on student performance (see «The Race Connection,» Spring 20Race Connection,» Spring 2004).
While group differences between races and classes can be addressed with proper supports, there will always be differences between individual students.
That said, it seems clear that, as a nation, we have not done nearly enough to teach our children how to look across lines of race and class and see similarities rather than differences — to see...
That said, it seems clear that, as a nation, we have not done nearly enough to teach our children how to look across lines of race and class and see similarities rather than differences — to see themselves and their friends reflected in the faces of others rather than unknown and perhaps unknowable strangers.
They examined a million American inventors — people who have actually filed patents — and discovered «large disparities... by socioeconomic class, race, and gender» although «differences in ability... explain very little of these disparities.»
They take the courage to step up across differences in race, class, gender, and neighborhood to support each other.
Mariam Durrani, an expert on Islamophobia and Muslim youth and a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), says that even if there are no Muslim students in a class, «changing educational and society - wide demographics suggest that as young people come of age, we'll have even greater need for conversations about learning across difference and about addressing systemic inequalities,» whether about religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, or other identifiers.
Salon, 4/4/15» «One thing that's important to clarify is that there are big race, class, and cultural differences in this,» says [Senior Lecturer] Richard Weissbourd.»
Where residential and social separation along lines of race and class is tolerated, if not encouraged, our differences tend to spawn division and hostility, based on ignorance, prejudice, and stereotype.
George Farkas and Kurt Beron, «The Detailed Age Trajectory of Oral Vocabulary Knowledge: Differences by Class and Race,» Social Science Research 33 (2004): 464 — 497.
Even within high - quality schools, class and race differences in academic skill and socialization persist, a fact repeatedly confirmed by social science since James Coleman's work in the 1960s.
It is contingent on... seeing cultural differences as assets; creating caring learning communities where culturally different individuals and heritages are valued; using cultural knowledge of ethnically diverse cultures, families, and communities to guide curriculum development, classroom climates, instructional strategies, and relationships with students; challenging racial and cultural stereotypes, prejudices, racism, and other forms of intolerance, injustice, and oppression; being change agents for social justice and academic equity; mediating power imbalances in classrooms based on race, culture, ethnicity, and class; and accepting cultural responsiveness as endemic to educational effectiveness in all areas of learning for students from all ethnic groups.»
Moreover, because of the class and race differences between school professionals and parents in most urban areas, conditions can be ripe for misunderstanding and distrust.
Eliminating those differences in test scores between middle - class white students and minority, low - income and non-native English - speaking children is one of the key components of Obama's Race to the Top initiative and the proposed changes to No Child Left Behind.
Because the car will raceand every ounce and surface imperfection makes a difference in today's competitive GT2 class — Koons» design was applied via a customized vinyl wrap, not paint.
It seems that in every series we race in at the moment it seems there's little straight line speed difference between the classes and that's something every series needs to address as it makes the racing that little bit harder and challenging, especially for less experienced drivers.
With the pre-race Balance of Performance adjustments not making enough of a difference for the inherent advantage turbocharged cars seem to have here, the race in - class was notably a Ferrari 488 and Ford GT affair from beginning to end, with Porsche, Aston Martin and Corvette never really putting up much of a fight.
The author of Beasts of No Nation returns with a slim novel about the differences and imbalances of race and class, centering on a black, queer child of immigrants.
The racing is kept to specific vehicle classes and each car has its power and torque auto adjusted to be the same, the difference being handling and drive train.
Players will choose between characters featuring a vast array of differences in classes, races, equipment, and little travel companions.
This major touring exhibition reveals how artists on the margins enabled new paradigms of inclusion; galvanizing the mainstream art world to embrace difference and diversity across race, region, class, age and gender.
An intersectional view of difference would suggest that locating it in race alone discounts equally significant factors of class, gender, education, sexual identification, and labor.
Proposals are evaluated on the basis of the following criteria, which are weighed equally: How well a project aligns with the MAP Fund's goal of supporting experimentation and innovation in all traditions and disciplines of live performance, especially work that brings insight to the issue of cultural difference, be that in class, gender, generation, race, religion, sexual orientation or other aspects of diversity The artistic strength of the proposed project The viability of the project, based on the applicant's professional capabilities as demonstrated in the project narrative, bio and artist statement, and work samples.
«Second Sight challenges us to consider what can be grasped when we think beyond what lies in plain sight, providing a forum for conversations about difference and new scholarship in the politics of race, class, and ability in contemporary art,» said Bowdoin College Museum of Art Co-Director Anne Collins Goodyear.
Neither story surprises, but the difference between them is telling, suggestive of the ways in which race, gender and class unfailingly entwine.
Owens has gathered scores from 20 British artists, again from across generations, whose work considers ideas of race, class, difference, marginalisation, multiculturalism and Diaspora in the UK since the 1950s.
At the core of her practice, she looks to what it means to be human and how we identify with one another across differences in class, race, and circumstance.
We've convened forums, educational events and work days — and brought people together across differences in race, class, language and sub-neighborhood.
That certainly rings true; since the series and its offshoots have always about people being different, celebrating difference — whether it's about race, sex, class, or mental state — is important.
I enjoy working with partners of different races, socioeconomic classes, and / or other cultural backgrounds to be able to better understand and communicate across cultural differences and reach resolutions that are satisfying to both members of the couple.
Sociocultural factors include demographic factors such as age at marriage, levels of education and income, gender differences, race / ethnicity, social class, and employment / occupation (Larson and Holman 1994; Holman 2001; Larson 2003).
This class explores personal, political and clinical issues of race and gender in eating disorder treatment including differences between gender roles, sexual orientation and gender identity as well as specific risk and protective factors, the impact of oppression and assimilation stress on identity development, and culturally relevant treatment implications.
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