Sentences with phrase «shaping public decisions»

Within these departments, officials regard the unions as key «stakeholders» who have legitimate, ongoing roles to play in shaping public decisions.

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The public policy proposals put forth by Birch and Cobb are consonant with ones we have discussed in a previous chapter: «steady state» economics, simplified life styles, participation by all in the decisions that shape their futures, and the development of «appropriate» and ecologically sound technologies.

People of faith can help to shape public opinion and so influence political decisions.

In North America we always have thought of our press as the basic medium for the free and open discussion of ideas, the extension of the soap - box, the essential element which makes possible the shaping of public opinions and decisions.

The public financing system has shaped fundamental decisions made by the Republican candidates for governor and lieutenant governor.

The CEQ also helped shape the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) declaration that it did not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions as well as its decision not to declare them a danger to public health under the Clean Air Act, despite an internal EPA analysis noting that greenhouse gas emissions endangered public welfare.

That what the public thinks about energy — what they want, think they want, or think they know — shapes the decisions politicians make about energy and environmental policy: Personal attitudes, concerns, and priorities are determined by more than just «the facts.»

Social networks, public messaging and perpetuation of strong social norms for vaccination have been shown to play an important role in shaping some parents» vaccination decisions and should be better utilized.

Included in the PowerPoint: a) Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost - The Fundamental Economic Problem - The Meaning of Scarcity and the inevitability of choices at all levels (individual, firms, govt)- The basic questions of what will be produced ow and for whom - The Meaning of the term «Ceteris Paribus» - The Margin and Decision Making at the Margin - Sort run, long run, very long run b) Positive and Normative Statements - the distinction between fact and value judgements c) Factors of Production - the rewards to the factors of production: land, labour, capital and enterprise - Specialization and division of labour d) Resource Allocation in Different Economic Systems and Issues of Transition - decision making in market, planned and mixed economies - the role of the factor enterprise in a modern economy e) Production Possibility Curves - shape and shifts of the curve - constant and increasing opportunity costs f) Money - functions and characteristics in a modern economy - barter, cash and bank deposits, cheques, near money, liquidity g) Classification of Goods and Services - free goods, private goods (economic goods) and public goods - merit goods and demerit goods as the outcome of imperfect information by consumers PowerPoint Also Includes: - Key Terms for each Chapter - Activities - Multiple Choice and Essay questions from past examDecision Making at the Margin - Sort run, long run, very long run b) Positive and Normative Statements - the distinction between fact and value judgements c) Factors of Production - the rewards to the factors of production: land, labour, capital and enterprise - Specialization and division of labour d) Resource Allocation in Different Economic Systems and Issues of Transition - decision making in market, planned and mixed economies - the role of the factor enterprise in a modern economy e) Production Possibility Curves - shape and shifts of the curve - constant and increasing opportunity costs f) Money - functions and characteristics in a modern economy - barter, cash and bank deposits, cheques, near money, liquidity g) Classification of Goods and Services - free goods, private goods (economic goods) and public goods - merit goods and demerit goods as the outcome of imperfect information by consumers PowerPoint Also Includes: - Key Terms for each Chapter - Activities - Multiple Choice and Essay questions from past examdecision making in market, planned and mixed economies - the role of the factor enterprise in a modern economy e) Production Possibility Curves - shape and shifts of the curve - constant and increasing opportunity costs f) Money - functions and characteristics in a modern economy - barter, cash and bank deposits, cheques, near money, liquidity g) Classification of Goods and Services - free goods, private goods (economic goods) and public goods - merit goods and demerit goods as the outcome of imperfect information by consumers PowerPoint Also Includes: - Key Terms for each Chapter - Activities - Multiple Choice and Essay questions from past exam papers.

For example, despite the Supreme Court's 2002 Zelman decision upholding school voucher programs involving religious schools, my own chapter in the book [«School Choice Litigation after Zelman»] shows how ongoing litigation in state courts continues to shape the development of programs providing school choice in both the private and public sectors.

Charter public schools provide school teachers, administrators, and board members the flexibility to shape important decisions about working conditions; the mission, curriculum and instruction, programs and services, schedules, budgeting, and staffing — with the goal of improving educational outcomes for students.

Two key issues during the 2008 - 2009 school year brought together our network of parents, educators, and community members to begin building GO Public Schools Oakland to ensure our community had information and opportunities to shape decisions about our public schools and hold leaders accounPublic Schools Oakland to ensure our community had information and opportunities to shape decisions about our public schools and hold leaders accounpublic schools and hold leaders accountable.

Meetings with your statewide elected officials provide you the opportunity to initiate and grow relationships with decision - makers who shape Texas public education policy and funding.

National Assembly on School - Based Health Care National Association of Chronic Disease Directors National Association of Elementary School Principals National Association of School Nurses National Association of Secondary School Principals National Association of State Boards of Education National Association of Student Councils National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity National Conference of State Legislatures National Dairy Council National Farm to School Network National Governors Association National Medical Association National Middle School Association National Organizations for Youth Safety National Parent Teacher Association National School Boards Association New York Road Runners Passion Digital Playworks President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Safe Routes to School National Partnership School Nutrition Association Shape America Society for Nutrition Education Society for Public Health Education Students Against Destructive Decisions U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion United States Tennis Association United Way Worldwide YMCA of the USA

Learning empowers us to co-create our public world and to shape the decisions that impact our lives.

Based on two key events during the 2008 - 2009 school year, a group of families, educators, and community members began building GO Public Schools Oakland to ensure that our community had information and opportunities to shape decisions about our public schools and hold leaders accounPublic Schools Oakland to ensure that our community had information and opportunities to shape decisions about our public schools and hold leaders accounpublic schools and hold leaders accountable.

One of the fault lines in the campaign was the role that science plays in shaping public policy decisions.

Environmental NGOs are a primary source of information for the public on environmental issues, and play an important role shaping public thinking on conversations and decisions around climate change.

In every area of public policy, from national defense, to the environment, to the economy, decisions are shaped by developments in and arguments about science and technology.

In recent decades, nuclear energy has evolved into a global controversy in which supporters and critics of the technology employ a variety of communication strategies to shape public opinion and influence societal decisions.

Special Issue Call for Papers Environmental Debates Over Nuclear Energy: Media, Communication, and the Public In recent decades, nuclear energy has evolved into a global controversy in which supporters and critics of the technology employ a variety of communication strategies to shape public opinion and influence societal deciPublic In recent decades, nuclear energy has evolved into a global controversy in which supporters and critics of the technology employ a variety of communication strategies to shape public opinion and influence societal decipublic opinion and influence societal decisions.

The symposium aims to bring together climate and energy scientists, energy industry practitioners and public decision makers to present new possibilities in climate predictions, discuss new ideas and better shape future public C3S products for the energy sector.

Since the 1950s, law reviews have been an influential factor in federal court decisions, in shaping public policy, and in the hiring and tenure of law faculty.

It remains to be seen how this will apply to a broader public consultation on a complex area by an expert decision - maker, particularly in the context of environmental decision - making, where the Aarhus Convention and Mr Justice Sullivan's report on environmental justice [Ensuring Access to Environmental Justice in England and Wales; report of the working group on access to environmental justice, May 2008] continue to shape an increasingly rigorous approach to consultation.

[T] he Governor in Council's discretionary decision was based on the widest considerations of policy and public interest assessed on the basis of polycentric, subjective or indistinct criteria and shaped by its view of economics, cultural considerations, environmental considerations, and the broader public interest (at para 154).