Sentences with phrase «increased social participation»

Improving social communication skills may not automatically result in increased social participation.

A majority of those in the study stated that they increased social participation to combat the negative effects of widowhood.

«They also had lower levels of depression, lower anxiety and increased social participation, meaning a willingness to leave their house and go engage with society in different activities.»

The solution to the water crisis involves increased social participation, including the understandably critical voices of those affected by drought.

WINN Feline Foundation's 50 years of funding research into cat health problems; Feline Fix by Five Months; service dogs lower levels of PTSD symptomology and increase social participation of owners

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And reams of social science research show that strong unions do much more than that: They bolster regional economies, increase democratic participation, and even strengthen the social safety net for non-unionized workers.

In particular, this means increased focus on education, immigration, social infrastructure and the participation of women and indigenous peoples in the economy.

It will also be interesting to see if increased participation of New Thought adherents in movements for social change alters the discourse and the strategies of those movements.

These changes are brought about principally by the increased participation of women in employment, but this has led to a cultural shift in the way men view caring for children — as women's aspirations have changed, so have men's: the desire to participate more in the lives of their children is growing in all social groups, particularly among younger parents.

School social workers can help increase school breakfast participation by encouraging schools in their district to implement a breakfast after the bell program and to offer breakfast for free to all students (particularly in schools or school districts with high concentrations of students certified for free and reduced - price school meals).

It is expected is that neighbourhoods with (well documented) decreasing levels of social capital will provide increasing levels of volunteers and participation.

San Diego State University Increasing citizen participation in e-rulemaking by harnessing social media

In 2016 - 2017, the Washington University Postdoctoral Society (PDA) successfully increased participation at its events and built online social media engagement with postdoctoral trainees from a wide variety of departments at Washington University in St. Louis.

Research to date, however, has demonstrated that while cognitive rehabilitation helps people return to work — a central goal for many — such treatment actually produces significant improvements in overall quality of life, such as increased participation in social relationships, family relationships, and social interactions.

A study published by researchers at the University of Utah in 1996 was the first to demonstrate clearly the benefits of exercise for people with MS. Those patients who participated in an aerobic exercise program had better cardiovascular fitness, improved strength, better bladder and bowel function, less fatigue and depression, a more positive attitude, and increased participation in social activities.

«The National VET Equity Advisory Council's National Report on Social Equity in VET 2013 reports that Indigenous participation in VET increased by 48 per cent between 2002 and 2011.

In this webinar, we shared ways to tap into the power of social media to increase professional effectiveness, student engagement and parent participation.

E-Learning platform interactivity and participation can be increased by placing social sharing support functionalities AND add point accumulating opportunities for activities like reading, writing, sharing course reviews and vote for a content).

The Foundation also funds projects that increase participation in football and other sports and address some of society's key challenges, such as social inclusion, health, education and equalities.

Overall, the reviewed literature and research supports using computer technology, social media, and Web2.0 applications to increase student participation, motivation, and ultimately increasing student achievement.

More interestingly, increasing children's sense of empathy may make them more likely to decide to vote as adults because they can recognize social problems that may not affect them directly — altruism is a «known predictor of civic participation,» notes Holbein.

The standard of political and moral performance required to consider should be the following: 1) increase of solidarity among the inhabitants of the country; 2) increase in the practice of social justice by organs of government and civil society; 3) increase in the distribution of income and wealth among the population; 4) increase of measures to preserve and care for nature; 5) increase in policies for integral development of education in accordance with the highest human values; 6) advances in the realization of the collective will of the citizens; 7) improvement of political institutions; 8) success in combating corruption measured by its reduction; 9) increase in the exercise of citizenship with the effective participation of citizens in government decisions and fight for expansion of their rights; and 10) increase of contribution of public and private organizations to the political, economic, social and environmental development of the country.

The goal reads, «Every school will promote partnerships that will increase parental involvement and participation in promoting the social, emotional, and academic growth of children.»

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched «Sport Unites», an innovative new programme that uses the power of sport to boost social integration, increase participation and improve the physical and mental health of Londoners.

For example, teachers can apply SCT techniques to increase children's physical activity by encouraging non-competitive physical activities, such as dancing, that emphasize participation and social interaction with peers.

Through this small learning community, coupled with increased parental awareness and participation in students» social, emotional, and academic goals, we can increase student success and make college - going a fact, for our students.

In addition to trying to drum up some excitement for the blog, as well as to hand a new Kindle Fire to someone, an additional strategy was to increase the participation of the blog's social media pages.

When a child has no brothers or sisters, research shows that pets help children develop greater empathy, higher self - esteem, and increased participation in social and physical activities.

Domestic animals can also help children to develop greater empathy and higher self - esteem while also increasing participation in social and physical activities.

In anticipation of an international climate change meeting to be held in the United Nations headquarters this week today, some social and environmental activists are campaigning for the increased consideration and participation of women in

The partnership directly impacts the social, environmental and economic wellbeing of farmers and will help increase their participation in the global specialty coffee market.

«The goal of this Notice,» FINRA said, «is to ensure that — as the use of social media sites increases over time — investors are protected from false or misleading claims and representations, and firms are able to effectively and appropriately supervise their associated persons» participation in these sites.»

In the past year, we have increased our participation on LinkedIn and on Twitter, with a number of our employees (we call them «Social Media Actives») making a special effort not only to post information we hope will be of interest to our followers and contacts, but also to pay attention to what other influencers in our field have to say.

As participation increases, law firms will need to become better at integrating their social media activities into their overall marketing plan, cross-linking each of the firm's activities with one another to help increase the firm's reach and visibility.

objectives: 1) increase law library staff and partner active participation in law library social networking initiatives like facebook and Twitter to 25 percent of all staff by September 30, 2011.

These can include higher universal healthcare costs as people deal with the physical and mental health impacts of unresolved legal issues, increased reliance on social assistance, the price of incarceration, decreased workforce participation, and higher rates of homelessness, addiction and other socially - costly impacts.

When Law Firm Suites» marketing agency suggested that we increase our participation in social media, we were more than a bit skeptical.

Your LinkedIn participation builds your professional social media skills (and demand for social media skills is increasing).

Increased clients» participation in group activities aimed at improving their social skills and mental health.

Attended social events and built relationships with players and parents to increase membership and participation

Widening Participation — Degree apprenticeships increase the options for 18 + year olds and can encourage low social equity groups to engage with HE where financial commitment is a major concern.

• Implemented Twitter and Instagram social media campaigns, increasing audience participation by 35 percent.

Developed and executed summer social marketing campaign that increased social media participation and was presented on local news television programs.

• Created accounts and managed profiles for the university's presence in social media channels • Monitored social media channels to ensure appropriate information flow • Ensured increase of customer connections of social networks • Employed tactics to ensure increased participation in conversations • Wrote blogs and provided replies to comments left by customers • Answered customers» questions and provided them with contact information of concerned personnel • Uploaded photographs and videos to social networks in a bid to create product awareness • Created social media presence progress reports for the benefit of marketing and communications efforts

• Provided age - appropriate activities that encouraged exploration and development of social, problem - solving and thinking skills leading to an 80 % increase in children participation.

Personalized citizen assistance for social participation (APIC): A promising intervention for increasing mobility, accomplishment of social activities and frequency of leisure activities in older adults having disabilities

Controlling for prior social participation greatly increased the explanatory power of both models.

It would appear that controlling for prior participation increases the variance accounted for in the models of both formal and informal social participation.

This indicates an increase in both formal and informal social participation regardless of the level of social participation prior to the widowhood event.

When prior participation was added to the model, the adjusted R2 for informal social participation increases from.14 in Model 2 to.58 (p <.001) in Model 3.