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underpinning Definition

under·pin·ning (undər pin′iŋ)

noun

  1. a supporting structure or foundation, esp. one placed beneath a wall
  2. a support or prop
  3. Informal the legs

underpinning Synonyms

underpinning

n.

basis, base, supporting structure; see bottom 1, foundation 2.

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.