In your post, you asked whether the interventions in our paper discuss how students» experiences might differ based on
social class background.
«A child's
social class background at birth is still the best predictor of how well he or she will do at school and later on in life.»
«One answer to fostering academic equity among high achievers is the public availability of challenging educational programs across all ethnic and
social class backgrounds,» said study author Sharon L. Weinberg, professor of applied statistics and psychology at NYU Steinhardt.
And, for older children, we are working a lot with data from the Tripod Project [now based at Tripod Education Partners, Inc.], which I founded more than a decade ago to help school leaders understand what students of different racial, ethnic, and
social class backgrounds experience at the classroom level.
Too many teachers think that ignoring the racial identity and
social class backgrounds of their students is the best way to show that they are concerned about all of their students equally.
Not exact matches
Instead of denying their
social background, the early missionaries used their
class orientation to sharpen their theological perspectives.
In any search for alternatives it is imperative to analyse not only the existing
social relations, that is the
class structure, which is the direct result of the capitalist organisation of the economy, but also the pre-capitalist relationships between castes, different ethnic
backgrounds, men and women.
The body of Christ should not be merely a reflection of the divisions that exist on earth predetermined by the exterior similarity of
social class and cultural
background.
Focusing on peace for Christians gives them an opportunity to break out of their comfort zone and learn to build better relationships with brothers and sisters from different
backgrounds and
social classes.
[3] Pentecostalism assumes different forms, according to the
social, cultural and religious
background or the
class identity of the practitioners.
It is easy, of course, once a conceptual dualism of this kind has been established, to argue that culture can not be understood sociologically unless it is «explained» in terms of
social structure — unless the «sources» or «causes» of religious beliefs are located within such obdurate features of the
social world as
class interests, power relations,
social networks, family
backgrounds, and the like.
They need to see, in the flesh (or on TV), one of their own (gender, ethnic
background,
social class, sexual orientation) as a world -
class athlete to understand that it is actually possible.
Men and women of the same
social class and educational
background are more similar in the way they parent than women are with all other women or men with all other men.
Edward is a researcher at the University of Oxford, where he is studying for an MPhil in International Relations, coming from a
background as a
social and political geographer, (where he was a First
Class prizewinner in BA Geography at Oxford).
And perhaps we can also start to be more aware of the persistence of
social class in this country, where political leaders are drawn from a narrow
social elite and where birth cohort evidence shows that parental
background has a huge influence on academic attainment, health and labour - market opportunities.
Whilst some MPs from working
class backgrounds have made it to the top of politics — the likes of Alan Johnson and David Davis — the reality is that the
social composition of our representatives is not representative of our country.
However, an analysis of the socio - economic
background of the respondents — measured as their parent's occupation at age 14 - reveals that this increase is not evenly distributed across
social classes.
Along with information on laws and taxes, English language
classes and employment rights, these will include
background information on so - called «
social norms».
I think in fairness to Steve Hart, Unite's strategy makes union backed candidates from a broader
social background part of their political strategy, but certainly not the end of it: At the Unite meeting at Labour Conference, Jon Trickett & Len McCluskey made the case for Unite & Labour developing MP's from down to earth
backgrounds, but linked this very much to having policies that adress the needs of working
class voters: The Unite strategy is fairly broad, including recruitng union members to Labour, developing MP's (who as McCluskey are backed because they «reflect the values of the union movement» — rather than just being from a particular
social class), and supporting the
CLASS think tank to develop policy — I did a write up of this meeting for the Morning Star (and a rival Progress one), which may be of interest (I think it will appear if you click on my name)
«What overarches all of these is where you live, your family
background, your wealth and
social class.»
«The higher an individual's socioeconomic
background, measured in terms of parental
social class or parental education, the more likely they are to work in science.»
However, a child's
social background was also found to have a strong effect over and above that of ability, with the parents» education being more important than their
social status and
social class, though the latter also count.
One of the most unique aspects about this way of dating is that it brings people from all «
classes» and
backgrounds together in mutually beneficial relationships; and as
social stratification grows wider in these economic times, could this be a way of bridging the gap?
This is the ultimate real - life portrait of what sports mean to young men of a certain
social class and
background, and how the ability to consistently get the fast break offers a ticket to a better life (or doesn't).
The Offscreen Education Programme takes small groups of British schoolkids from working -
class backgrounds on international expeditions most
social studies teachers only dream about.
I learned to navigate different
social spaces from people with different
backgrounds, especially while code switching for my middle to upper middle classmates in my AP
classes who were «nerds,» to my friends who were jocks, and to my extended family members who came from a complete different
background and life experience than even I knew.
How do Carnoy and Rothstein manage to raise U. S. educational performance to international standards simply by adjusting for the
social -
class background of its students?
Research shows that value - added models that do not account for student
background factors (such as race, ethnicity and
social class) correlate highly with models that do.
Abstract In this article, I consider
social class and reading performance, outline a non-categorical approach to reading disability, describe the reading intervention program we have developed for older low - progress readers, and seek to demonstrate how students from socially disadvantaged
backgrounds can, and do, make substantial progress when offered effective reading instruction based on the available scientific research evidence.
By engaging in a conversation with people who represent other
backgrounds and experiences, students become more aware of the role that many factors (e.g.,
social class, occupation, gender, age) play in shaping one's attitudes and perspectives on historical events.
Their identities are defined not only by ethnicity, race, gender,
social class, and language
background, although these of course are significant.
A Department for Education spokesperson said: «Free schools are at the heart of the government's commitment to deliver real
social justice by ensuring more pupils from all
backgrounds have access to a world
class education.
Another new study by Sussex researchers shows that children are being placed in ability groups according to
social class, with pupils from middle -
class backgrounds more likely to be assigned to higher sets, irrespective of their prior attainment.
Vouchers as well as charters are two means by which they can more easily serve students from a range of
social classes, nationalities, and ethnic
backgrounds.
Most educators, like most people, grow up and live in communities that reflect their
background, and have few opportunities to interact with people from other racial, ethnic, language, and
social -
class groups (Banks et al., 2001).
Families in these
backgrounds also form
social networks that are limited to similar black lower - middle
class or working
class families.
«Lucky» Jim Dixon epitomized a new and rising
social group of men in post-World War II Britain - men of lower / working
class backgrounds who, by dint of scholarship, rose out of their former place in the hierarchy to challenge the
social order.
Rean and select other students, however, get picked to become part of the new
Class VII, a special class where its members come from different social backgrounds, something unthinkable in the Erebonian society where classes are extremely impor
Class VII, a special
class where its members come from different social backgrounds, something unthinkable in the Erebonian society where classes are extremely impor
class where its members come from different
social backgrounds, something unthinkable in the Erebonian society where
classes are extremely important.
His paintings combine vivid narrative with dizzying spatial distortion and jarring hues to produce striking settings for characters of diverse racial
backgrounds and
social classes.
From the brightness of the financial district to the the darkness under one bridge next to Poplar, it is interesting to see the gap between
social classes disappear, as the tape becomes the thing that brings different people from different
backgrounds together.»
At the same time, the American scene was equally hostile to us because if, as we thought, to make an authentic gesture without any a priori idea of how it would turn out, was the real gambit, then everything — «hard - edge» abstraction with its ideology,
Social Realism with its ideology, regionalism with its ideology, landscape painting with its sentimentality, portrait painting with its
class background, anything you could imagine — was equally threatened by our premise.
The artist created a far more daring visual language than many of his contemporaries, fusing vivid narrative with dizzying spatial distortion and jarring hues to produce striking settings for characters of diverse racial
backgrounds and
social classes.
Starting out with a
background in fine art practice at University of the Arts London (UAL), Rosa studied under Griselda Pollock at the University of Leeds, gaining a BA with First
Class Honours in
Social and Critical Histories of Art.
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Social media
background check vendors will truncate protected
class information and only show focused information that an employer chooses and is job - related,» Devata said.
This session will review the top ten
background check trends and best practices for 2014 when it comes to safe hiring, including the «Ban the Box» movement that eliminates criminal history question from job applications, updated Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Guidance on criminal records, the growing number of
class action lawsuits for failing to perform
background checks properly, and the use of
social media searches for
background checks.
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Explores essential factors including family value systems,
social class, and racial, religious, and ethnic
backgrounds
Demonstrating that the therapeutic relationship is most effective when family, individual, and society are seen as interacting systems, Contemporary Family Therapy explores essential factors including family value systems,
social class, and racial, religious, and ethnic
backgrounds.
One of the hallmarks of the family therapy movement of the»60s,»70s, and»80s was the exploration of the power of
social issues like race,
class, and ethnic
background in clients» lives.