Sentences with phrase «study social choice»

That there will only be a single question is a good example of something well known to those that study social choice theory: the power that someone with control over the agenda has over the outcome of voting.

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Amidst this major shift, our study also reveals how social media has surfaced as the enduring platform - of - choice where employers and candidates alike connect and engage in the job market.»

The study also indicates that when adults experience a sense of personal well - being, they have been helped to integrate faith with life and to see work, family, social relationships, and political choices as part of religious life.

The social science that studies how individuals, firms, governments, and other organizations make choices, and how those choices determine the way the resources of society are used.

Rodney Stark's rational choice theory of religion has energized the social scientific study of religion by being big and wrong.

The happiness report is a serious study of people's emotional well - being based on a country's gross domestic product per capita, healthy life expectancy, the social support people are offered, freedom to make life choices, generosity and perceptions of corruption.

One recent study demonstrated that avoiding autonomy threat, along with appealing to teens growing sense of social justice, could inspire them to make healthy food choices — something traditional public health campaigns have been unsuccessful at.

From 1988 - 1991, I collected interview data on the self - and body - images of 40 professional women and homebirthers in relation to their beliefs and choices about pregnancy and birth, and published that study in Social Science and Medicine and elsewhere.

In contrast, numerous studies on the social behavior and choice of mates among reptiles and birds, which are active during the day, have shown that information transmitted via color exerts an enormous influence on those animals» ability to communicate and procreate successfully.

Choice affects stability of the social network, animal study shows.»

People were more likely to imitate popular choices, particularly those choices that are on the upswing, a dynamic Goldstone and his IU colleague Todd Gureckis had documented earlier in an observational study of baby names in 130 years of U.S. Social Security records.

In his so - called «Choices and Chances» workshops, Richards helps students make informed decisions about what they want to study and why, regardless of their ethnic or social backgrounds.

New studies show that money and social values are processed in the same brain region, providing insight into how we make choices

Fish species used in laboratory studies, such as zebrafish, sticklebacks, and mosquitofish, respond to changes in stripe and color patterns of their conspecifics, and these features have been associated to their shoaling preferences, mating choices, and social ranks, respectively [18], [48], [49], [51].

«Every day human beings make choices among multiple options in how to respond to various social situations,» says lead author of the current study Sergey Gavrilets, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and mathematics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in a statement.

Socially sophisticated animals, these predators can discriminate maternal and paternal kin from unrelated hyenas and are selective in their social choices, tending to not form bonds with every hyena in the clan, rather preferring the friends of their friends, the study found.

The notion of family is seminal in human genetics for many reasons: the inheritance and genetic basis of traits is discerned from family patterns; arguments about heritability and nature versus nurture are derived from studies of family relationships; population genetic structure and social diversity are determined by patterns of mate choice; genetic information is typically delivered in the context of families.

What this study shows is that, while social media may be allowing individuals to expand their set of choices of a partner, it does not necessarily result in a higher incidence of STDs.

We can learn a great deal about school choice, entrepreneurship, social capital, and community from studying these organizations in greater depth.

In 2013, it was awarded the Michael Harrington Award from the American Political Science Association, the Exemplary Research in Social Studies Award from the National Council for the Social Studies, and a Critics Choice Award from the American Educational Studies Association.

TOPICS: 1: Identity and culture 1: Me, my family and friends 2: Technology in everyday life 3: Free - time activities 4: Customs and festivals in French - speaking countries / communities 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region 2: Social issues 3: Global issues 4: Travel and tourism 3: Current and future study and employment 1: My studies 2: Life at school / college 3: Education post-16 4: Jobs, career choices and ambitions Source for the vocab list: http://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/french/specifications/AQA-8658-SP-2016.PDF

On Jan. 24, readers questioned three members of the Teacher Leaders Network — Corrina Knight, a 6th grade language arts / social studies teacher at Salem Middle School in Apex, N.C.; Linda Emm, an educational specialist with Schools of Choice in Miami, and a consultant with the National School Reform Faculty; and Carolann Wade, the coordinator for national - board certification and liaison for Peace College's teacher education program of the Wake County, N.C., school district — about their work with teacher - directed professional development.

Deming's study found that «winning a school - choice lottery reduces the average social cost of the crimes committed by middle school students by $ 7,843, or 63 percent.

The state currently has 4th and 6th graders take 2.5 - hour social studies exams, entirely by the state's choice.

Future success is better predicted by students who have exercised an element of choice and autonomy in their learning and a broad curriculum focused on literacy, numeracy, social studies, science, and the arts.

Achievement Test: A standardized test (usually multiple choice) that measures content - area knowledge (e.g., science, math, English, and social studies) and academic skills.

She has studied how college access and outreach programs affect low income students» social capital and social contexts of choice, and is currently working on philosophical / empirical research into the moral tensions around movements to opt out of different aspects of public education, and on philosophical work on what makes a disagreement «reasonable.»

This makes them a great choice for classrooms where students need to meet Common Core state standards and social studies standards based on the College, Career & Civic Life Framework.

In the past two years, the book has won the Michael Harrington Award from the American Political Science Association, the Exemplary Research in Social Studies Award from the National Council for the Social Studies, a Critics Choice Award from the American Educational Studies Association, and the North American Society for Social Philosophy Book Award.

Eighteen empirical studies have examined academic outcomes for school choice participants using random assignment, the gold standard of social science.

Prior to the IES report, there have been 15 empirical studies examining academic outcomes for students participating in private school choice using random assignment, the «gold standard» of defensible social science:

It does so despite the preponderance of evidence that, as the authors of one educational study from 2002 wrote, «school choice, on average, does not produce the equity and social justice that proponents spin.»

Social studies education: A challenge, a choice, a commitment.

Eleven of 12 random - assignment studies — the gold standard of social science research — have found that school choice programs improve the outcomes of participating students, leading to higher test scores, higher rates of graduation, and higher rates of college enrollment.

«Choices, Changes, and Challenges: Curriculum and Instruction in the NCLB Era» finds that since the enactment of NCLB, 62 percent of school districts increased the amount of time spent in elementary schools on subjects that are tested for accountability, while 44 percent of school districts cut time on science, social studies, art and music, physical education, lunch, or recess.

She recently graduated from the University of York with a Masters in Social Justice and Education where her studies included Higher Education access and the impact of gender on educational choices.

In her study of motivational factors that impact student engagement, Kathleen Cushman identified «social learning with others, links to students» own interests, cultural connections, physical activity, relevance to the larger world, competition, an element of choice and sheer curiosity about an intriguing puzzle» (2013, p. 42).

A social studies teacher, at the end of a project on World War II, might ask students to state their views about which year the war began and give reasons supporting their choice.

In a recent report, Friedman Foundation senior fellow Greg Forster looked at not one or two, but 12 empirical studies that «examine academic outcomes for school choice participants using random assignment, the «gold standard» of social science.

studies that «examined academic outcomes for school choice participants using random assignment, the «gold standard» of social science.

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Spelling tests are Curriculum Based Assessments, as are multiple choice tests designed to evaluate a student's retention of social studies curricular information.

This model is intended to enhance the TPACK framework by providing a clear and intuitive comparison between social studies teachers» pedagogical aims and their choices with technology.

Reality: Fifteen empirical studies have examined academic outcomes for school choice participants using random assignment, the «gold standard» of social science.

Many studies have shown that school choice models are divisive and unequal: they tend to concentrate social and academic problems in certain schools and they wreak havoc with comprehensive education.

Some evidence suggests that this pressure, coupled with the reality of operating a school or district on a limited budget, meant educators often began to focus more time on those tested subjects at the expense of others, like social studies, science, and the arts — a logical response to the incentives created by the accountability system and tough budget choices.

Safe and Ethical Use of Computers School Choice, Interdistrict Public School Climate Survey School Ethics Commission School Facilities School Finance School Forms School Improvement Panel (ScIP) School Performance Reports School Preparedness and Emergency Planning School Safety and Security School Start Time «School Violence Awareness Week» in Accordance with Public Law 2001, Chapter 298, Guidelines for Public Schools and Approved Schools to Observe Schools, NJ Directory Science Self - Assessment for HIB grade Senate Youth Program (U.S.) Single Audit Summary Social and Emotional Learning Social Studies Spanish Portal Special Education Standards (Student Learning / Academic) State Aid Summaries State Board of Education State Board of Examiners State Special Education Advisory Council Structured Learning Experiences (SLE) Student Assistance Coordinator (SAC) Student - Athlete Cardiac Assessment professional development module Student - Athlete Safety Act Webinar Student Behavior Student Health Student Health Forms Student Health Survey, New Jersey Student Support Services Suicide Prevention Summary of Gifted and Talented Requirements

Juniors — 11th Grade: 1.0 Language Arts: English 11 or AP Language 1.0 Social Studies: U.S. History II or AP U.S. History 1.0 Math: Secondary Math III or Honors Secondary Math III 1.0 Science: Chemistry or student choice 0.5 Financial Literacy 0.5 Healthy Lifestyles class of student choice 3.0 Elective

Sophomores — 10th Grade: 1.0 Language Arts: English 10 or Honors English 10 1.0 Social Studies: World History or AP World History 1.0 Math: Secondary Math II or Honors Secondary Math II 1.0 Science: Biology or student choice 0.5 Fitness for Life (PE 10) 0.5 Health 3.0 Elective

A study released in November by Harvard Law School's Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice took a look at eight major inter-district integration programs across the country and concluded that Choice is Yours had «perhaps the most impressive system of outreach for students and families crossing school district boundaries — as well as racial, social - class and cultural boundaries.»