underpinning
underpinning
Definition
under·pin·ning (un′dər pin′iŋ)
noun
- a supporting structure or foundation, esp. one placed beneath a wall
- a support or prop
- ☆ Informal the legs
underpinning
Synonyms
underpinning
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- research: The Lesotho research raised issues about the Western cultural underpinnings of research.
- practice: Students will review the political and legislative underpinnings of equality practice and examine practical equality work in public service delivery.
- approach: However, the paper represents a reflexive attempt to examine conceptual and pedagogical underpinnings of this approach to adult learning.
- management: Strategic Human Resource Management develops your understanding of the theoretical origins and underpinnings of human resource management.
- process: A form of communication is required that makes the subject appealing to a wide audience without losing the essential scientific underpinnings of the process.
Converse of object
- provide: Subject to validation, research study schools will provide core underpinnings to the program.
- have: Much public health research was also felt to have weak underlying theoretical underpinnings.
- understand: We know a lot about the conditions that promote effective learning even if we do not understand the precise cognitive underpinnings.
Adjective modifier
- theoretical: However, the theoretical underpinnings are grounded in the environmental movement.
- ideological: Success of a PFI project does not, for us, vindicate the theoretical or ideological underpinnings of the PFI project as a whole.
- philosophical: Laurie Taylor writes: " Jim Herrick's account of humanism does much to trace its historical development and its philosophical underpinnings.
- conceptual: Small Talk is an opportunity for artists to discuss issues that affect their practice - ranging from conceptual underpinnings through to support structures.
- cultural: The Lesotho research raised issues about the Western cultural underpinnings of research.
- theological: But during the 1990s critics questioned the movement and its theological underpinnings.
Modifies a noun
- knowledge: These areas are: 1. Underpinning knowledge and 2. Skills performance.
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