Sentences with phrase «small focus groups»

Each teacher in our school videotaped himself or herself teaching a lesson, and teachers shared these videos in small focus groups.

While prior research has relied on anecdotal accounts and small focus groups, Appelbaum and Han gathered data from 731 surveys completed by STEM faculty at China's top 25 universities.

When the Rochester School Board decided its superintendent search process would not be open to the public, board President Van White pointed out that there would still be ample community input in the form of small focus groups as well as a survey posted on the district website.

In addition to small focus groups and one - on - one meetings, the project team conducted three public open houses that corresponded to project phases: Engage, Analyze, and Envision.

Having beta readers is like having a small focus group for your novel.

It may help to consult a small focus group (it can be family and friends and colleagues — just ensure that these people will tell you the truth and be objective).

Not exact matches

The WSJ piece, like similar stories on executive comp, focuses on pay data for a small and elite group of chiefs.

Blake, founder of The Nonverbal Group, helped me shift my focus from writing a great book — an overwhelming thought — to making small daily progress.

Here's what Curry and the Globe shared from the conclusion of the final report on the focus groups: «When asked, there was strong support for the government offering subsidies to support innovation, rather than providing tax cuts or investments, particularly for smaller organizations,» states the final report summarizing the research.

«Jeb Bush has a big interest in Latin America, and I expect he would follow in the footsteps of [his] father and brother in being more internationally focused on trade issues,» says Todd McCracken, president and chief executive of the National Small Business Association, a business advocacy group.

Some top - level executives understand this, enforcing various strategies in an attempt to ensure meetings remain a constructive use of employees» time and resources: Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's COO, reportedly maintains focus by sticking to a strict, bullet - pointed schedule, while Amazon's Jeff Bezos employs a «two - pizza rule,» which keeps meetings small enough so that two pizzas can feed the entire group.

He was able to keep the discussion largely on the topics he likes to focus on, and he made a number of points that will resonate with progressives, not a small voting group in New York.

You should test your ad copy and other marketing via surveys, polls, informal focus groups conducted with a handful of your best customers, and direct attempts at selling face to face or to small groups brought together for that purpose, as well as split tests of headlines, offers, and prices via online and offline media.

«We've run out of space,» Zak says, reflecting with Cohen on how far the company has come since uncovering that seemingly small insight at the Craigslist focus group.

The small group of women in these important roles tended to be focused at the largest companies, where pay is higher.

His BH Media Group is focused on bringing small and mid-sized papers fully into the digital age with a focus on local news that readers must pay for.

Kris Martinez, founder of Martinez Creative Group: «You have to learn to block out the negativity and focus on doing what you love, because it serves no purpose for you to play small.»

The product also made an appearance, according to an anonymous tip we received earlier this year, in a focus group held by Google alongside products that might sound familiar after recent leaks: a smaller Google Home, a premium Chrome OS laptop, and other products, including a pair of smart headphones.

Aside from a small leadership group, everyone in BLK is an equity analyst focusing on a different sector of the economy.

She is active in numerous outside groups and shareholder coalitions focusing on responsible investment practices including the Investor Network on Climate Risk and the United Nations backed Principles for Responsible Investment, for which she served as the Co-Chair of the Small Funds Initiative Work Stream.

In 2007 and 2008 we did a series of focus groups with small business owners on this topic.

A small - group mastermind focused on getting your social - entrepreneurship product or service done and launched

Warren Buffett, who passed on the chance to buy $ 5 billion of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. shares at below - market prices, said he's taking a smaller stake in the bank as he focuses on his top holdings.

In 2003, Charles co-founded Parish Capital Advisors, a private equity fund of funds focused on small and niche private equity managers, and helped grow the business to $ 2.2 billion in assets under management before it was sold to the StepStone Group in 2012.

To achieve long - term capital appreciation by investing in a focused group of primarily small and mid-sized U.S. company equities.

As with the focus groups, your network will feel special if they fall into that very small niche and get excited about providing you information.

It also signals QBE's exit from the underwriting agencies sector in Australia, a move UBS analyst James Coghill said was «another small step in the right direction to focus the group and strengthen capital».

The policy suggestions are contained in a wide - ranging, 114 - page report prepared for the Privy Council Office in November based on small focus - group sessions with Canadians in nine cities.

Identifying which voters could be swayed in their decision - making, and then focusing on this smaller group at the expense of the broader electorate, is basic strategy.

If you are using AdWords to promote a small to medium business, then every penny counts so it is important to ensure that your ad groups are as focused as possible.

Teaching, however, was in smaller settings, to groups of disciples or others who wanted to learn Scripture, and focused on explaining and applying the Bible for the audience.

Many have noted that while globalization has been drawing people together into worldwide unions and federations, opposite forces have been focusing attention on individualism and on small, tightly knit groups and movements.

She conducted interviews and focus groups on two campuses, a small and large evangelical university.

Last year our family joined a small group that focuses on sharing real life together, while being intentionally vague in defining the spiritual nature of our gatherings.

These terms offer a framework for analysis, with a focus on the interaction and the effects of this process on communication between individuals or among small or large groups.

As the constructive image suggests, my first focus of method lies in small group discussion.

While many quickly growing churches deal with growth by starting new ministries to handle the influx of new members, Warehouse 242 leaders decided to focus on doing three things well: small groups, the Sunday worship service and community outreach.

The Rev. Joseph W. Knowles describes the goals of the Renewal Center Mission as (1) developing the Life Renewal Center through small «groups,» (2) giving attention to the use of present structures to focus the whole life of the church as a healing community, (3) developing a program of supervised clinical pastoral education for theological students, and (4) maintaining a Residential Center halfway house for twenty men and women who have been previously hospitalized for mental illness.

· In the United Church of Christ, the charismatic Focus Renewal group has become smaller and less active, said David Runnion - Bareford, who edits its newsletter.

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

Since most social problems are vastly more complicated than the uninformed person even suspects, disciplined study in small groups, focusing on a particularly urgent social issue, can prepare people to act wisely.

With religious organizations focusing their efforts on individual spirituality, on meaningful worship experiences, on music, youth pro grams and small groups, is it likely that reli gious commitment is going to challenge people to be con cerned about economic justice as well?

Basically, there are three stages of growth opportunities provided: general (Sunday mornings); basic (study groups, task groups, small groups, and impromptu fellowships); and focused (one on one spiritual direction and counseling for those who request it).

Some small groups merely provide occasions for individuals to focus on themselves in the presence of others.

Maybe we should focus on the big picutre and just make sure we don't harm the small groups.

This focus has been broadened to some extent in his writings on small groups, on close relationships such as marriage, and on intergroup relationships.

With the whole group and the small groups, focus on learning skills which couples can use to help themselves and others experience crises as incentives for growth (see below.

Help the whole group and the small groups to focus on growth approaches to parenting, and how parent roles can enrich or impoverish marriages.

I've done a relatively small amount of reading of noted «Emergents» (her «orthonomy» oriented members within the larger grouping of them and «emergings,» who are more «theonomy» focused).

The human species currently consists of some six billion individuals spread around the globe in millions of groups large and small, all focused on their own affairs without much concept of any ultimate goal, or the value of their contribution.