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  Role model - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Role model refers to a person who fills his or her role as a good or bad example for others.
A woman professor can be seen as a role model for other women, on the strength of her furthering of the profile of women in academia.
Alternatively, she could be seen as a role model for aspiring academics, regardless of their gender, on the strength of her academic achievements and/or dedication to her chosen discipline.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Role_model   (278 words)

  
 daniel rose - the potential of role-model education
Role model education is not concerned with the imparting of knowledge and information, as one might expect from an educational context.
Several children remembered models who were well suited to their moral universe, characterised by a strong distinction between good and evil.” This surely suggests a thirst within adolescents for a strong positive role model to inspire them in the ways that they know are moral and right.
Role model education thrives on informality - and this is not always possible or appropriate in a classroom context - although with the right balance, can and will be effective even with this formal teacher-student relationship.
www.infed.org /biblio/role_model_education.htm   (3186 words)

  
 Role Models at Family Guide
In a third survey, 46 percent of teens said their role model is a family member, not a pop icon or sports star.
Adolescents who have positive role models are more likely to do well in school and have higher self-esteem; they also are less likely to abuse substances.
Role models, ethnic identity, and health-risk behaviors in urban adolescents.
family.samhsa.gov /be/rolemodel.aspx   (341 words)

  
 Mentoring: What is a role model?
A role model to me is someone who not only treats me as an equal but is honest, trusting, and most of all open-minded especially in today’s society.
I have numerous role models, from my daughter, who reminds me what is really important in life, to my boss and dear friend, who encourages me to think and use the power of my voice and the strength of my fist.
I think the other piece about a role model that is important is that it is not just someone who you look up to or is successful, but someone who has had to go through similar struggles/ challenges as we.
www.techup.org /mentor/mn_rolemd.html   (1301 words)

  
 Thus Spake Zuska : Why Do We Need Role Models?
Role models both to white males showing how to be more welcoming and to others showing that otherness doesn't affect quality of science or respect.
People need role models in their own group to see how people can succeed with similar skills and challenges, but that is not required for all their role models.
You could have a role model on bowling style that's a horiffic drunkard who beats their sigoth, and only focus on the bowling style (well, some people could), or you could have a role model that you want to model most aspects of your life after.
scienceblogs.com /thusspakezuska/2006/09/why_do_we_need_role_models.php   (5295 words)

  
 Introduction to Object Role Model (ORM) Diagrams
Notice how the roles are described in both directions, in the top relationship the Student is in the takes role and Seminar is in the is taken by role.
This style of ORM diagram is often referred to as a knowledgebase diagram although for the sake of simplicity I don’t bother to differentiate between various styles of ORM diagrams.
The book also shows how to move from your agile models to source code (Java examples are provided) as well as how to succeed at implementation techniques such as refactoring and test-driven development (TDD).
www.agilemodeling.com /artifacts/ormDiagram.htm   (1255 words)

  
 role model. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
For example, a father is a role model for his sons.
Role models can also be persons who distinguish themselves in such a way that others admire and want to emulate them.
For example, a woman who becomes a successful brain surgeon or airline pilot can be described as a role model for other women.
www.bartleby.com /59/17/rolemodel.html   (167 words)

  
 Floridian: Role model for the role model
Bryant directs 500 Role Models of Excellence, a program within the Pinellas County school system that teams adult role models with fl male students, who historically lead all categories of students in drop-outs, suspensions and most other adverse school-related behavior.
Although the two long ago gained each other's trust and have become comfortable enough to joke about matters of race and culture, both know such issues are serious, and they are adamant that the role models in their program be fl.
Some of the role models have kept the same group of young people together throughout their school careers.
www.sptimes.com /News/090401/Floridian/Role_model_for_the_ro.shtml   (899 words)

  
 Vedanta Article : Role Model
There is a loving identification with the role model and simultaneously there is a temporary forgetfulness of our existing identity.
As this is the deep rooted and profound effect of upasanas, the scriptures are very particular that our role model should be an embodiment of positive virtues and knowledge.
The essence of the role models provided by our scriptures is that they are all fearless, dynamic, selfless, and the most important thing is that they are all awake to their transcendental dimension too.
www.vmission.org /vedanta/articles/rmodel.htm   (874 words)

  
 Teenagers Today: Model Behavior: Today's Teens and the Role Models They Choose
In the event that a parent feels there is something wrong with the role model their child has chosen, the parent needs to "look at the choice as a symptom of what is really going on psychologically," says Taublieb.
Whatever the reasoning may be for a child choosing a particular role model, parents may be faced with an uphill battle if they don't like what they see.
While teenagers often choose role models because they truly want to be like those they've chosen, sometimes role models are selected as a means of defiance.
teenagerstoday.com /resources/articles/rolemodel.htm   (968 words)

  
 Role Model Profiler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
For this reason it is more advantageous to choose as a role model personalities whose traits are similar to ours.
These people can be considered the best role models for a test taker since their traits are similar to his.
If an individual accepts certain celebrities from the list as his role models, he will be able to learn from them with success.
www.humanmetrics.com /rot/rmp.asp   (245 words)

  
 Role Model Productions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In 1990 Role Model Productions began producing fashion shows for numerous charity organizations as well as major department stores and malls.
Role Model Productions has received numerous awards for outstanding production for the Miss Orange County USA Pageant.
Role Models the "studio" is located in Orange County California.
www.rolemodelproductions.com /about.html   (190 words)

  
 Welcome to Role Model Institute
Are you a role model in your personal and professional life?
Whatever your role may be, Role Model Institute can assist you in developing the right attitudes, skills and goals to be that well-balanced, fulfilled person others look up to and admire.
Role Model Institute provides the tools for Parenting Through Leadership.
www.rolemodelinstitute.com   (221 words)

  
 Model finalist also a role model for teens
Model and writer Shannon Stewart (right) and her mother, Mary Ann, share a light moment while editing Shannon's book.
But she didn't need to worry, even as Shannon has pursued a dream that began at age 4 when she wanted to be in Maybelline commercials.
Last year, at age 19, she finished runner-up among 12 contestants as the "next top model," after risking disqualification in one episode by refusing to model nearly nude.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/04/02/loc_topmodel02.html   (476 words)

  
 LiveScience.com - Voice of Reason: Kate Moss is No Role Model
Yet fashion models are not role models, were never claimed to be role models, and in fact are not seen as role models.
If models were seen on television and in fashion magazines refusing food or bingeing and purging, that would be a behavior that could potentially be modeled by young women.
Instead of idolizing the fashion models, the vast majority of respondents responded negatively: most said they were too thin, and only 8 percent said the models were beautiful.
www.livescience.com /othernews/050927_kate_moss.html   (984 words)

  
 Information for Preteens -- Role Models
Role models are people you can look up to for ideas, encouragement and support.
A role model can be anybody you respect and admire.
A role model can be a sibling, parent, coach, teacher, nurse, doctor, athlete, artist, writer or hard worker.
www.pamf.org /preteen/growingup/family/rolemodels.html   (273 words)

  
 Did You Have A Role Model?
Research has shown that approximately 40 percent of entrepreneurs had some sort of role model who either purposely or unconsciously influenced them to begin a business.
We have found so far that those whose parents or role models owned a business were likely to influence their children in their career choice.
Business owners were also more likely to encourage children to follow in their footsteps than other role models were.
www.bradley.edu /turnercenter/newsletter/fall_03/role_model.htm   (320 words)

  
 Alessandra.com - Assuring Customer Satisfaction
It is worth your time to analyze the constructive characteristics of people who are now where you would like to be-- role models.
Your choices can include people who are dead or living as long as you are familiar with their personalities and accomplishments.
When he was in the White House he reportedly went into the Lincoln bedroom, looked at the late president's picture and asked, "What would Lincoln have done if he were in my situation?" The answers to this question gave Truman the insight and direction he was seeking.
www.alessandra.com /freeresources/RoleModels.asp   (408 words)

  
 100 Young Men Join Role Model Program - News
The male role model program is not new, but it's the first time the young men at Woodlawn have set aside time for an induction ceremony.
The role models said their mission is to help fellow students reach their educational and social potential.
There are signs that the male role model group is growing, officials said, both in numbers and popularity on the Woodlawn campus.
www.thewbalchannel.com /news/9967261/detail.html   (477 words)

  
 Yaerd - Be a Positive Role Model
Children need others to emulate, and they will follow the example of role models if they are available on a consistent basis.
Athletes and movie stars are heroes, parents and adults are role models.
This is an effective way to communicate the positive influence role models have in people's lives.
www.yaerd.org /bearolemodel.htm   (898 words)

  
 Christopher Reeve
Home: Westchester County, N.Y. As a Role Model: Known the world over as Superman, Christopher Reeve has been a symbol of strength, the force of good, with the ability to fly and soar over the problems of man. He was strength and mobility personified to people throughout the world.
While Christopher appeared in other films, it is his role as Superman that made him famous.
In this classic, Christopher plays the role of a wheelchair-bound photographer who spies on his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.
www.rolemodel.net /reeve/reeve.htm   (1376 words)

  
 USAID Guinea / Education & Training: Role Model Calendar Features Dynamic Guinean Women   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Designed with thought-provoking questions for classroom discussion, the 2002 Girls' Role Model Calendar is the first of its kind to be distributed to grade schools throughout Guinea.
The women featured on the calendar are are, like Binta, extraordinary women who overcame obstacles to achieve their personal and professional dreams, or who, despite their lack of education, continue to promote the importance of sending girls to school.
The role models profiled in the calendar include a literacy trainer, a doctor, a pilot, a midwife, a market lady, an ex-minister, and a head of a nongovernmental organization.
www.usaid.gov /gn/education/news/020115_calendar/index.htm   (993 words)

  
 Eurekify Sage Solutions for Role-Based Identity Management
However, it is very difficult to attain these goals without improving the current quality of privileges, and without creating a privileges model that reflects well the underlying business.
Eurekify Sage ERM is the only solution that provides for the full lifecycle of Enterprise Role Management, making many of the difficult processes feasible through the assistance of unique and patented analytics.
Creation of a role-based privileges model to be used as a reference and to be uploaded into the provisioning system for ongoing operational use
www.eurekify.com /solutions.role-based.identity.management.asp   (1069 words)

  
 Sports
I am not a role model...parents should be role models.
Just because an athlete makes millions of dollars and is in the media spotlight doesn’t mean that parents are off the hook in presenting a positive role model to their kids.
David Robinson may very well be a great role model but I feel that I can excel as a better example on a day to day basis to my own children.
www.nationalsummary.com /Articles/Sports/sports__not_role_model.htm   (1185 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Role Model
President George W. Bush cited actor Bob Denver as his role model.
Bush mourned the passing of actor Bob Denver, calling the "Gilligan's Island" star "a great American and a role model for me personally." Gilligan managed to foul up an island and six other people's lives while he’s managed to foul up a nation and millions of lives.
It appears the letter writer himself is a bit of a bumbler, though, because President Bush didn't make the statement attributed to him.
www.snopes.com /katrina/satire/bobdenver.asp   (249 words)

  
 Role Models on the Web (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This Role Model project has been encouraged by Robin Williams, Bill Cosby, Jane Fonda, Sandra Bullock, Linda Evans and Joanne Woodward.
It is not only by what we say but more importantly by the life that we live out that shows what each of us is made of.
We will be presenting new Role Models on a regular basis and occassionaly presenting video interviews with those presented showing how these people are inspiring the next generation and who or what it was that inpsired them to be the person they became.
www.rolemodel.net.cob-web.org:8888   (182 words)

  
 USA WEEKEND Magazine
Till then, the only role models for female athletes were skaters, gymnasts or, well, guys.
Hamm juggles a long-distance marriage (her husband of five years is Lt. Christiaan Corry, a Marine Corps helicopter pilot) with a career that includes endorsements and writing (the instructional-motivational book Go for the Goal).
Most of my athletic role models were men.
www.usaweekend.com /99_issues/990620/990620hamm.html   (935 words)

  
 Role Model Information
The true role models aren't the superheroes of the sports and entertainment world – they are the everyday people who strive to positively influence the lives of youth!
If you would like to see the role model you know acknowledged, please join the CPC in its campaign to honor the everyday people who make a difference in our communities.
Those nominees selected as outstanding role models will be celebrated at a special event on Wednesday, October 21, 1998.
www.winternet.com /~cpc/CPCrolemodelinfo.html   (238 words)

  
 Preschool activities: role model activities at Building Blocks
Explain why each story is important to you and how they were role models for you.
Point out that when you or they demonstrate one of these traits or behaviors, you or they are acting as a role model for others.
When you or your children model the traits or behaviors illustrated on the picture, congratulate each other on positive role modeling.
www.bblocks.samhsa.gov /Grownups/Walk/thingstodo.aspx   (441 words)

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