frames of reference - Idioms - by the Free Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

frame something in something

1. Lit. to place a frame of something around something. Let us frame the photograph in a wood frame rather than a metal one. Alice chose to frame the painting in a simple, unmatted frame.

2. Fig. to express something in a particular way. He framed his comments in very simple language. I hope you frame your remarks more clearly next time.

frame something out

to build the basic wood structure of a building, such as a house. The carpenters, working fast, framed the whole house out in a day. They framed out the house.

See also: mind

be in the frame (British & Australian)

to be likely to achieve something or to be chosen for a job or an activity (often + for ) Anderson was in the frame for the job in sales, but decided not to take it. (sometimes + to do sth) Only Ferrari are in the frame to win the championship.

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While our frames of reference may differ, one unifying focus is teaching: how instructors teach future leaders; what leaders do to teach others; and the pedagogical grounding for both. Teaching Leadership and Teaching Leaders by Barbour, JoAnn Danelo / Academic Exchange Quarterly Indeed, given his analysis of the new rhetoric and Barth's failure, Kay thinks the challenge facing homiletics in light of the "impasse between two incommensurable frames of reference, namely, the theological and the rhetorical" is how "these two frames of reference might be appropriately related" (p. Jesus Christ is his own rhetoric! Reflections on the relationship ... by Owens, L. Roger / Currents in Theology and Mission 4) Culturally responsive teaching can be described "as using the cultural knowledge, prior experience, frames of reference, and performance styles of ethnically diverse students to make learning encounters more relevant to and effective for them. Foreword--"walking on water" as activism: an invitation to learn and ... by Neal, La Vonne I. / Black History Bulletin More results

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While our frames of reference may differ, one unifying focus is teaching: how instructors teach future leaders; what leaders do to teach others; and the pedagogical grounding for both.

Teaching Leadership and Teaching Leaders by Barbour, JoAnn Danelo / Academic Exchange Quarterly

Indeed, given his analysis of the new rhetoric and Barth's failure, Kay thinks the challenge facing homiletics in light of the "impasse between two incommensurable frames of reference, namely, the theological and the rhetorical" is how "these two frames of reference might be appropriately related" (p.

Jesus Christ is his own rhetoric! Reflections on the relationship ... by Owens, L. Roger / Currents in Theology and Mission

4) Culturally responsive teaching can be described "as using the cultural knowledge, prior experience, frames of reference, and performance styles of ethnically diverse students to make learning encounters more relevant to and effective for them.

Foreword--"walking on water" as activism: an invitation to learn and ... by Neal, La Vonne I. / Black History Bulletin

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