But embassy and provincial officials specializing in economic development are better placed to meet with entrepreneurs and
understand their local context than investors half a world away.
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They understand the local context better.
Customized Coaching and Support When the way forward to more effective professional relationships isn't clear, SRI's expert staff members and facilitators partner with educators and community members to
understand the local context and to develop capacity to create a support plan that will successfully meet the school, district, or organization's goals.
C - SAIL's Adam Edgerton weighs - in on the importance of
understanding local context.
Wang goes on to explain that it is of paramount importance to
understand the local context in which an artwork originates and an artist operates in order to really grasp its meaning and significance, as «every country has its own specific problems, [therefore] the social problems which attract the attention of artists also vary».
Most importantly, and what I learned personally from him, was his ability to listen and
understand the local context and then impart his views in a non-prescriptive way.
Not exact matches
One of the biggest risks I encountered was not having enough
local knowledge to really
understand the
context of what was happening in the country.
Because of the challenges for international entrepreneurs working in Chinese markets, CEIBS recommends finding a
local co-founder, «somebody who can provide you with the access to
local resources, who can provide you with a deep
understanding of the
local contexts, who can help you overcome language barriers,» Velamuri says.
This is of crucial importance, for when we seek to place preaching within the
context of the «wider community,» meaning by that both the
local community in which a congregation exists and the global community, part of what we seek is a theological
understanding of that
context.
Now, there might be some meat in your statistic, but I would need a quick dive into the politics of Nigeria, majority / minority impact of Islam in the state,
local religious leaders and odds of personal connections to
understand the
context.
There is evidence of its success in some
contexts, both high -(e.g., [15]-RRB- and low - income (e.g., [21]-RRB-, but
local gender factors related to decision - making, power, autonomy, and what is considered «women's space» should be
understood before «engaging men» is adopted as a general approach.
Hosted by Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Rachel McClements, Psy D, and Director of Clinical Training, Katherine Tsai, Ph D. this year's conference offered the more than two hundred clinicians from Five Acres and other
local agencies a live seminar, «
Understanding and Working Within Diverse
Contexts of Child Development: Connecting Research to Applications» presented by Ioakim Boutakidis, Ph. D. Associate Dean of Student Success
The proposal «was being offered and suggested in the
context of putting the final package together without really fully
understanding its impact on
local business,» Sharkey said.
Now their work shifts to fine - tuning their topics, meeting with members of their community to better
understand the issue in the
local context, and developing projects to share with the public and policy - makers.
Diana Mitlin, the author of the October 2015 editorial and co-author of the April 2015 editorial said: «What is evident is that global commitments can and have made a difference — especially if there is the
understanding that progress in sanitation requires a sophisticated knowledge of the
local context and projects owned by those who are intended to benefit.
They take responsibility for what happens and the decisions are theirs — enabling schools to communicate the importance of sustainably - produced
local food and providing a
context for looking at food chain issues and
understanding where food comes from.
gain historical perspective by placing their growing knowledge into different
contexts,
understanding the connections between
local, regional, national and international history; between cultural, economic, military, political, religious and social history; and between short - and long - term timescales.
Understanding engagement Having developed a stronger understanding of the background context, telephone interviews were undertaken with school and local authority representatives from across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland to gain insights around schools» motivations for engaging with the Co-operative, as well as views on the support received, perceived impacts, challenges experienced and future su
Understanding engagement Having developed a stronger
understanding of the background context, telephone interviews were undertaken with school and local authority representatives from across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland to gain insights around schools» motivations for engaging with the Co-operative, as well as views on the support received, perceived impacts, challenges experienced and future su
understanding of the background
context, telephone interviews were undertaken with school and
local authority representatives from across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland to gain insights around schools» motivations for engaging with the Co-operative, as well as views on the support received, perceived impacts, challenges experienced and future support needed.
This multi-sited, longitudinal project aims to better
understand how beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program negotiate their uncertain immigration status during their own life course, amid
local immigration
contexts and in light of changing political climates.
«Knowing how to strategically scale (or not) and design interventions tailored to
local contexts is far more critical than simply
understanding how to build an app or an augmented reality game.»
«Our
understanding of the national
context and access to national and state leaders can help frame research and evaluation of
local efforts,» she explains.
Further, an assessment literate person
understands that district assessment systems must take into account and balance the needs of users throughout the
local context.
Mayors
understand the communities that charters serve, and that
local context helps them determine whether a team of educators and community leaders applying for a charter can work effectively with parents and teachers.
Within each state, practitioners will have the opportunity to apply improvement science methods, performing rapid - cycle testing in
local contexts to deepen the state - level coalition's
understanding of potential improvements.
He is particularly interested in
understanding the ways in which the impacts of individual interventions vary across
local educational
contexts, both for insights into basic social processes and as a means to improving educational outcomes.
The framework reflects the
understanding that
local context and implementation influence the outcomes of any improvement initiative.
We also ensure that global
understandings and methods are richly informed by
local contexts and perspectives to promote world learning.
For now, I see my role as helping people
understand their problem and the system that produces it, test possible change ideas as part of their theory of improvement, and fail fast to learn quickly to identify high leverage changes in their
local contexts that are actually moving the needle on student outcomes.
OneWorld Classrooms» mission is to foster global awareness and cross-cultural
understanding in the
context of the K - 12 curriculum to prepare young people for
local and global citizenship in culturally diverse settings.
Indie travelers do... - Pack light and keep things simple - Adapt as they go rather than micromanage in advance - Practice caution, but not paranoia - Know how to slow down and enjoy an experience - Seek pleasure in simple moments and details - Make meaningful connections and informed decisions - Learn the economic, political and environmental
context of their host culture - Emphasize listening more than talking - Practice courtesy, patience, humility, and good humor - Seek to
understand — not judge or romanticize — other cultures - Give back to the
local economy - Share what they've learned with others
DAVID ADJAYE, «Making Place: The Architecture of David Adjaye» @ The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago «Making Place» is the first comprehensive museum survey of global architect David Adjaye «s portfolio of more than 50 built projects, which includes the forthcoming National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. His approach to design is unique: «Rather than advancing a signature architectural style, Adjaye's structures address
local concerns and conditions through both a historical
understanding of
context and a global
understanding of modernism.»
Now that I
understand slightly more about the
local context, in hindsight I see that the problems that have arisen were latently present, and would inevitably affect my work and position.
«Ultimately, the goal is to expand the
understanding of the arts of Africa through landmark acquisitions and innovative exhibition strategies that link together historical, modern and contemporary African arts, and placing them in
local, transnational, and global
contexts.
She likes to think of herself as an «organic intellectual», where her practice stems from the
understanding of the
local as a political
context for aligning art production with community organizing.
What has been
understood as contemporary African art has been articulated from a Western as well as a diasporean perspective and at its worst it has had a tenuous engagement with the
local context.
Peltomäki's research project seeks to
understand how these notions of experientiality related to
local context, and to analyse how models of experientiality and individuation were configured into both canonical and vernacular art criticism.
Rather than advancing a signature architectural style, Adjaye's structures address
local concerns and conditions through both a historical
understanding of
context and a global
understanding of modernism.
The research contributes to building an improved
understanding of 1) how different intensities of disaster affect children in different
contexts and 2) the structures needed to realise the benefits of engaging children as active citizens and agents of change at the sub-national and
local scale.
• Improved
understanding of climate thresholds and vulnerabilities, impacts, and adaptive responses in a variety of different
local contexts across the country • Improved
understanding of vulnerable populations (e.g., urban poor, native populations on tribal lands) that have limited capacities for responding to climate change • Ways to build adaptive capacity that can be generalized across individuals, communities, and countries • Decision support tools for entities responsible for hazard mitigation and management • Collection of socioeconomic research to inform impact, vulnerability, and adaptation research
We have to try and
understand these factors in each
local context and create adaptive processes keeping the
local context in mind.
For non-Indigenous health professionals and services it is important to not only
understand the history and
context of Aboriginal health, but to recognise the need to work in collaborative partnerships with
local Aboriginal communities.
Learn how the next generation of research is deepening
understanding of the home visiting program elements that are essential for success, ways to improve existing models, and factors to consider when tailoring home visiting programs to
local contexts and target populations.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to: (1) Recognize national statistics on indicators of birth outcomes in the United States and
understand regional, racial, and ethnic disparities across indicators, (2) Identify examples of existing state efforts to promote positive birth outcomes, (3) Synthesize and apply information to their
local contexts and determine implications for home visiting.
To provide
context for
understanding the types of families and
local programs described, the report also details the process by which the study team recruited
local programs for participation.
Workshop participants will learn about the benefits of using SNA to
understand the role MIECHV plays in
local systems of care, as well as the considerable challenges this kind of methodology can present when employed in real world
contexts.
Now, the next generation of research is deepening
understanding of those program elements that are essential to success, ways to improve existing models, and factors to consider in tailoring home visiting to
local contexts and particular target populations.