"foster independence" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to encourage someone to be self-sufficient, and the phrase may be used in a variety of contexts. Example sentence: Our goal is to foster independence among our students and help them become productive members of society.
Sponsors foster independence!
Like good parents, good coaches foster independence.
Transition programs for adolescents with PAH deficiency should foster independence.
Many school districts, for instance, continue to require multiples to be separated in class to help them foster independence.
"The goal of the clubhouse is to foster independence through a variety of tasks," said the clubhouse's director, Beth Schultz.
As a result, many pediatric centers continue to follow adult patients (often at pediatric hospitals), which does not foster independence.
This paper is intended to inform the design of technologies that help people perform daily tasks, by prompting them when they have difficulties, thus fostering independence and quality of life.
Now, she and her stepdaughter, Nicole Sheindlin, 38, are teaming up with Westchester County to help a group of teenage girls take control of their future through a new mentoring program, called Her Honor, aimed at fostering independence through careers.
If nurses' aides aren't feeling rushed to dress and bathe residents, the thinking goes, they're more likely to let them perform more of these tasks themselves, fostering independence.
In other words, despite international NGOs' widely publicized commitments to listening to beneficiaries, they cannot hear this expectation of interdependence — because it conflicts with their core commitment to fostering independence rather than dependence.
Fostering Independence and Diversity.
