Sentences with phrase «for flexible studying»

Distance Learning Thesis Technology developments and the increasing demand for flexible studying opportunities have led to the emergence of distance learning.

Technology developments and the increasing demand for flexible studying opportunities have led to the emergence of distance learning.

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In fact, one study cited in a recent CNBC article stated that «19 percent of millennials would take a pay cut of more than 12 percent to work for a firm that offers flexible hours.»

And study after study shows that flexible work options, like the ability to work from home or work a flexible schedule, have great cost benefits for employers.

Another benefit for flexible workers is the opportunity to take more breaks; one study found that 17 - minute breaks are a great way to keep moving and be productive.

Insights for flexible workspace operators: Key findings from the BCO and Savills» 2016 what workers want study.

In a recent study conducted by OCG and Divertas, it was found that two - thirds of workers would quit for a more flexible job.

I could easily commend the syllabus, lecturers and course leaders, the flexible study modes (I opted for three years part - time), the range of optional modules, the extraordinarily helpful librarian and IT staff, the well - designed virtual learning environment, opportunities to dialogue with staff and fellow students, pastoral support — and much more.

Studies have also proven that the energy required for manufacturing flexible packaging is just about 10 % of the total energy required in producing the food and getting it from the farm to table.

FPA commissioned PTIS, LLC to provide a holistic view on the sustainability benefits that flexible packaging offers; provide foresight into future sustainability implications for flexible packaging; and develop six LCA case studies comparing flexible packaging to other packaging formats across a range of products.

The results from the case studies show that flexible packaging has more preferable environmental attributes for carbon impact, fossil fuel usage, water usage, product - to - package ratio, as well as material to landfill, when compared to other package formats.

Our nation's largest generation has an affinity for pouches, and Mintel's 2018 Global Packaging Trends study points out innovative flexible packaging as a way to draw millennials shopping the periphery back to center aisles.

This Industry Leadership Committee studies sustainable end - of - life solutions for multi-laminate flexible packaging.

Our study found that employed fathers are almost twice as likely as mothers to have requests for flexible working turned down, and to fear that asking to work flexibly will damage their careers.

Recommendations from the study included increasing the quality of child care, especially for infants and toddlers, but also, importantly, educing the amount of time that children need to spend in child care through promoting paid parental leave and flexible working hours, and funding programs that support sensitive and responsive parenting.

On the other hand, the study found that families that didn't need the mother's salary might benefit from the mom being at home for the first year — something the researchers said could ideally be addressed by a more flexible maternity leave policy for working moms.

According to Bill McKibben, author of Maybe One: An Environmental and Personal Argument for Single - Child Families, studies show that only children tend to do better in school, especially in science, math, and literature; have more friends; and be more flexible about gender roles than kids in larger families.

A recent Science paper, Iron - Clad Fibers: A Metal - Based Biological Strategy for Hard Flexible Coatings, provides a case study in assigning authorship.

The tools developed are being enhanced and extended with the goal of developing a flexible software package that provides an automated approach for neuroimaging studies by Alzheimer's dementia researchers at the Good Samaritan Medical Center in Phoenix.

Workplace flexibility — it's a phrase that might be appealing to job seekers or make a company look good, but a new study by the Sloan Center on Aging and Work at Boston College shows flexible work options are out of reach for most employees and that when they are offered, arrangements are limited in size and scope.

«We wanted to test the idea that a flexible brain is necessary for flexible behaviors,» said Lucina Uddin, PhD, a lead author of the study.

«In these studies, we are making steps toward robust and flexible communication systems for people with severely limited movement, including limited or no speech.

In some animal studies, for example, the regenerated tissue is not as strong or flexible as the original.

A resilience to extreme conditions by the most transparent, lightweight and flexible material for conducting electricity could help revolutionize the electronic industry, according to a new study.

A team of international scientists, including microbiologists from the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), scientists from Aarhus University and process engineers from the Deutsches Biomasseforschungszentrum (DBFZ), have been studying the feasibility of this kind of flexible biogas production.

«I was able to gain a much deeper understanding of the relationships between human flexible behavior and the underlying involvement of human neurological processes,» says Dutra, who earned a fellowship from the Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates to be involved in the study.

The specialists are those which are most flexible in adapting their foraging choices across seasons», explains Irene Bender, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre and German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), lead author of a new study on this topic.

In addition, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign co-principal investigator John Rogers and colleagues published a proof - of - concept study in PNAS in August about new methods for creating flexible black - and - white polymer displays that can change color to match their surroundings.

While organizing the 15th European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Conference, with more than 500 international researchers and practitioners, DIS demonstrated high professionalism and proved to be both helpful and flexible towards our needs.

I am studying motor control of the long and flexible arms of Octopus vulgaris as an inspiration for soft robotics, and the neural bases of learning and memory in octopus and cuttlefish - a fascinating example of the independent evolution of highly complex cognitive behavior in molluscs.

The studies support the notion that the striatum is not only important for establishing the sequence of actions involved in a particular behavior, but also that it is flexible enough to allow additional influences — such as thoughts and emotions.

Laying out Fashion's New Supply Chain (CFDA) «The results of the study by the CFDA, partner DHL and firm Accenture, point to a human - centered model, from a sequenced approach of siloed operations to a flexible network of participants that enables agile and adaptable supply chain operations for brands.»

The Open University offers flexible part - time study, supported distance and open learning for undergraduate and postgraduate courses and qualifications.

Speed - dating A powerful and flexible paradigm for studying relationship initiation.

Instead, they ask partners to add school information (such as notifications about parent - teacher conferences and report cards) to newsletters and bulletins, allow flexible work schedules for students, provide study areas in the workplace, and use their voice and influence to encourage high school graduation.

She explains that «creating more flexible modes of syllabus delivery... [making] adjustments to the assessment mode» such as oral assessment tasks and credit for topics studied «would help to engage Indigenous students by preventing them [from] failing unfairly or repeating subjects unnecessarily».

It calls for flexible schedules, more project - based and interdisciplinary learning, a more engaging and real world — based course of study, increased opportunity for teachers to work in teams, and better integration of technology across subject areas.

Our flexible qualifications, which are accessible to a broad range of candidates, provide opportunities for further training, study or employment.

The submission proposes five priorities for reform and includes recommendations for Initial Teacher Education providers to expand culturally appropriate and flexible pathways for Indigenous people, all graduates to complete a «comprehensive sequence» of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies during their education degree, and a national review considering the challenges of preparing teachers to work in remote Indigenous communities.

This belief has driven our team, for over half a century, to study how children learn — from a behavioral, ergonomic and cognitive perspective — and to develop furniture that is flexible, adaptable and stimulating.

«Monash provided me with the opportunity for further study on a flexible, part - time basis, which allowed me to continue with my teaching career.»

Because the TIF program has continued to evolve since those early cohorts, the grantees studied in this report were responding to somewhat different (and generally more flexible) program requirements than later cohorts of grantees, such as those described in a separate study by the Institute for Education Sciences.

This cloud - based program allows for a flexible implementation: it can be used as a summer school literacy program, a core summer ELA program, or a course of independent study to accelerate student learning gains throughout summer break.

eAchieve Academy is ideal for students who want to meet the same graduation requirements as their peers studying at public or private schools in southeastern Wisconsin, but wish to do so with a more flexible schedule.

Both Smarty Ants and AchieveSummer are cloud - based solutions designed for flexible implementations: use as a summer school literacy program, a core summer reading or ELA program, or a course of independent study to accelerate student learning gains throughout summer break.

Compass Charter Schools (CCS) is a public charter school that offers two flexible independent study programs for families throughout California.

Section 1919 of The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users of 2005 (SAFETEA - LU) calls for a study and long - term pilot of a new mechanism for collecting revenues to fund State and Federal highway programs.

Studies may help identify best materials for variety of future electronics applications Flexible displays that can be folded up in your pocket?

Gomes, A., Nesbitt, A., and Vertegaal, R. MorePhone: A Study Of Actuated Shape Deformations for Flexible Thin - Film Smartphone Notifications.

If studying from the comfort of your home suits you better than visiting a campus, the Open University is a flexible option for those hoping to secure a qualification in design.