help with "einzugreifen" in a sentence

[edmont]

I am puzzled by a translator's English version of "einzugreifen" as used in the German sentence below.
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Ich möchte aber gewissermaßen die Region andeuten, in der heute zu Lehrenden zu sprechen wäre, damit diese Lehrenden den Impuls bekommen, von sich aus in ein freies Unterrichtswesen einzugreifen.
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The translation that puzzled me:

I want only to indicate the direction in which to speak to modern teachers to inspire them to work toward a free education.
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Can "in etwas einzugreifen" mean anything like "to work toward something"? 


Thank you for any assistance.

[tiorthan]

"Eingreifen" can mean either "reach into" or "interfer". It certainly depends on the context but in a figurative sense it can be used to mean work toward something although I'm not sure if that is indeed the case here and even then if it is the best possible translation.

[edmont]

Thank you tiorthan! That's what I needed to know.