Sentences with phrase «toward policy influence»

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The underlying beliefs that people in the United States and China hold toward each other in the security realm are likely to influence, directly or indirectly, each side's foreign policy with regard to the bilateral relationship.

The underlying beliefs that people in the United States and China hold toward each other in the security realm are likely to influence foreign policy.

Emerging economies are already looking toward involvement in international standards development as a way to assert their influence in the global marketplace and to meet their own domestic policy goals and objectives.

Attending CSW is an opportunity for ILCA to influence policy makers and governments, and to network with other organizations working toward similar goals.

«I have not seen any hard evidence to support the hypothesis that there is a secular trend toward greater peer influence,» says Kenneth Dodge, a psychologist and neuroscientist who directs Duke University's Center for Child and Family Policy.

Mr. Peralta's defection does more than siphon power from the Democratic conference; it puts the independent group in position to expand its sphere of influence, pulling Republicans toward the political middle and offering John J. Flanagan, the Senate's Republican leader, an unbreachable bulwark against liberal policies favored by the Democrats who dominate the State Assembly.

At stake: progress toward creating (or influencing) new policies — even, perhaps, a new treaty.

The online tool provide additional information geared toward students, including a glossary defining potentially unfamiliar words or words used in new contexts, previous research in the field, further information on the scientists» methods and techniques, a breakdown of the papers» results and conclusions, links to news about the research findings and information about policies influenced by this research.

While they don't know whether the first group of students would have shown a shift in attitudes after the storms, the researchers believe their findings provide evidence that personal experience is one factor that can influence instinctive attitudes toward environmental policy.

We standardized four of these items (each measured on a six - point scale that reflected attitudes toward the effects of state policies) and added them to form an index of Positive State Policy Influence.

Similarly, the influence of standards and assessments is likely mediated by teachers» and administrators» stance toward policy.

The way we craft policies and support structures has a great influence on teacher confidence and attitude toward technology use.

Choice B: Young college grads with degrees in their desired career area — who complete 5 weeks of education training which includes teaching a class 1 hour daily and a small group 1 hour daily, pass the state required tests, continue basic education classes after they begin teaching, are hired with the district paying a minimum of $ 5,000 per teacher to a private organization, are paid salary and benefits negotiated by the district's union, are sought by big corporations, banks, and Wall Street because of their service and skills gained from 2 years of teaching, after 2 years get discounts and benefits from grad schools and employers, after 2 years receive $ 11,000 toward further degrees in education or that initial career choice, and after 2 years are now «experts» in education seeking positions in government to influence education policy.

Does nostalgia, or a policy environment's shared emotion toward education, influence implementation?

350limit did not say to resort to magic rather than science, only that the authors have been blinded by the latter... I would refine that to refer to certain elements of scientific culture that tend toward extreme conservatism in making pronouncements or urging action — this isn't science, it's sociology, and the comments about «influencing policy» and «a particular political outcome» are also not science, or scientific.

All of this is reason for everyone and his brother, aunt and sister to greatly reduce their own GHG emissions, and to scream bloody murder till every corporation, institution and governmental body they have any influence over to immediately institute policies to rapidly bring down GHG emissions and look at reliable ways of drawing down atmospheric CO2 levels directly (especially replanting grasslands in the north, tree planting toward the equator where albedo change is not an issue).

Many people (including me) who are involved in science and technology perceive that climate science is influenced by political thinking, personal priorities / values, and desires for specific public policies, and that has caused (and continues to cause) delay in progress toward a more complete and accurate understanding of Earth's climate.

The report analyzes the main variables that influence tourism development, including climate change, and aims to demonstrate that concerted «greener» policies can steer the growth of the sector toward a more sustainable path.

Collectively, they should transform our understanding of, and attitudes toward, the nature and significance of adverse experiences in early childhood, and influence policy and practice in relation to them.

By offering Associates maximum commissions and maximum career freedom, RE / MAX influenced competitors to re-examine and adjust their own policies toward sales agents, thus dramatically changing the industry.

Still, the path immigrants take toward becoming homeowners will undoubtedly be influenced by the new administration's immigration policy, which could alter not only their course, but also the course of homeownership in general, according to the report.