Nearly every political scientist who studies how people acquire knowledge and ideas about good citizenship agrees that schools and, in particular, civics courses have no significant effect on civic attitudes and very little, if any, effect on civic knowledge.
The ageing man explains that he has embarked on a jihad to make the world more beautiful by gardening, and Chuck remarks, "Old Man Khan reminded me that the term [jihad] translates to 'struggle', particularly the struggle within: to remain moral and charitable, acquire knowledge, and so on".
One notable result has been the United Nations Development Programme's conceptualization of human development, which includes the capacity of people to lead long and healthy lives, acquire knowledge, and have access to the resources needed for a decent standard of living.
Students are consumers, who, ostensibly at least, attend college to learn and acquire knowledge and skills.
Students are consumers who attend college to learn and acquire knowledge and skills.
The main goal of learning is to acquire knowledge and retain it over time.
Importantly, it is within such communities of practice that people acquire knowledge and give meaning.
More local residents should be able to acquire knowledge and skills that encourage innovation internally.
They also acquire knowledge and experiment with strategies to assist them in designing their future career.
Nor have Eskimos had an equal opportunity to acquire knowledge and experience in growing pineapples or other tropical crops.
Young children acquire knowledge and skills in fits and starts, two steps forward and one step back.
