Early childhood education makes an important contribution to this effort, but it can not
make societal changes all by itself.
Not exact matches
It showed me that women have to
change focus quickly to get beyond any of the potential
societal bias that
makes sense for the cause, the product or whatever women are promoting.»
But the fact remains that there are clearly
societal and circumstantial oppression which will continue to
make such
change impossible for some no matter how hard they try.
Her landmark book Reality is Broken identifies these major new
societal trends and offers hope that the rise of gaming can
make a positive
change to the world.
The social activist movements of those years also contributed to the seminaries» guilty conscience, so that they
made at least token attempts to become sources of
societal change as well as exemplifications of equity and justice.
And so with a group it like singlizes everything about this breastfeeding movement and you know people being happy and proud and empowered and support each other, taking a stand and sort of taking it to the streets you know I mean this is where I get a little very passionate about breastfeeding in public because of the overall
societal changes and impact it
makes.
But the problem, as ever, is what
societal changes a government could
make to fix that.
Generally opponents of Big Government believe that the Government is not the solver of all
societal problems and that it might fall to a lower level of government authority OR a private cooperation that can
make innovative
changes faster than the government can.
In order to better protect children, accommodations must be
made for modern technology,
changing family structures and
societal pressures, and the need for better information.
Poloncarz said accommodations must be
made for modern technology,
changing family structures,
societal pressures, and the need for better information for CPS workers.
Farm policies that encouraged greater food production, Wall Street pressures on corporations to grow every quarter, economic downturns that
make people work longer hours,
societal changes that keep kids indoors rather than outside playing on their own.
The purpose of the study was to assist with
societal decision -
making by examining the implications of climate variability and
change on near - term financial investments.
Demands for scientific knowledge that
makes a real difference to real peoples» lives grow as the consequences of global environmental
changes become a reality for communities across the world, and
societal risk profiles become increasingly complex.
Titled «Modeling Sustainability: Population, Inequality, Consumption, and Bidirectional Coupling of the Earth and Human Systems,» the paper describes how the rapid growth in resource use, land - use
change, emissions, and pollution has
made humanity the dominant driver of
change in most of the Earth's natural systems, and how these
changes, in turn, have critical feedback effects on humans with costly and serious consequences, including on human health and well - being, economic growth and development, and even human migration and
societal conflict.
Making his research findings open access was important to Dr Thorsen, as his research «is concerned with examining how journalism, in different ways, engenders
societal change or holds power to account, it is crucial that it has as wide a reach as possible.
Amidst the
societal changes, standardization crept in, from ensuring nuts and bolts were
made identically to maintain production quality, to a standard railroad gauge used on both sides of the Atlantic.
I don't feel like that's my calling; I feel like I can have more of a
societal impact if I put myself in a situation to
make a lot of money and then use those resources to create
change.
And now:
Made in Dagenham, a peppy, period labor drama about underpaid women at a Ford plant in suburban London in 1968, who go on strike for higher pay and wind up demanding wholesale
societal change.
If I could
change my role within education, my career could offer the opportunity to
make a difference by creating real and lasting
societal change.
A way to contribute to this
societal change of paradigm about equity and equality for all, and in particular for women, it is most important to
make sure we have clarity of the call, FOR THE WORLD AND FUTURE THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE CARE OF PEOPLE AND PLANET, FOR THE ERADICATION NOT THE ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY AND HUNGER.
To
change the perspective of what education is about, you're talking about alliance building and about
making it clear that this is not a kid's problem, but a
societal problem.
And by the way, there's no rulebook that says you can't
make money and
societal change at the same time.
In their book, Gardner, Csikszentmihalyi, and Damon
make it clear that they believe
societal changes lie within us.
As
societal mores
change, Mevlut finds that boza, a «traditional Asian beverage
made of fermented wheat, with a thick consistency, a pleasant aroma, a dark yellowish color, and a low alcohol content,» faces stiff competition from real alcoholic drinks, and that most buy boza only as a nostalgic nod to the past.
These
societal and legal
changes are creating an increasing demand for veterinary forensics skills; veterinarians with forensic training are able to identify, document these cases appropriately, and
make important contributions to the legal system.
The unprecedented survey demonstrates how 29 Japanese artists and photographers enlisted the camera to
make experimental and conceptual shifts in their artistic practices during a time of radical
societal change.
His work as a director of important European institutions, curator of major biennials and both writer and publisher of critical texts have sought to investigate the role of art as a catalyst for social
change and the
societal or political contexts in which art comes to be
made public.
Hopefully before too long someone will tell the whole story,
make sense of it, and see it as a continuum in culture exploration that has spanned decades of artistic and
societal change.
I also fail to understand how verification and validation is wrong within the context of
making economic and
societal changes based on a theory.
Legal or legislative actions are often the fastest way to
make overdue
societal changes, e.g. the civil rights acts in the 60's.
Here are three reactions to my post about Machiavelli's view of the impediments to
making big
changes in societies — as in the asymmetrical nature of the battle to take the carbon out of energy systems in the face of both
societal inertia and intensive efforts by entrenched interests to maintain the status quo.
Such interactions should be designed to bring
societal relevance and trust to science - policy interfaces, and more effectively inform decision -
making to keep pace with rapid global
change.
Humans at the
societal / national level can cooperatively engage in the
making of laws and other actions that will press these
changes even further.
In particular, future greenhouse gas emissions depend on
societal choices, policies, and technology advancements not yet
made, and climate -
change impacts depend on both the amount of climate
change that occurs and the effectiveness of development in reducing exposure and vulnerability.
Although he spends much time discussing how
societal changes — the moving of persons and property into harm's way —
make us increasingly vulnerable to hurricanes, he fails to seriously consider the idea that when you add global warming to said
societal changes, the result could be a double whammy.
Millions of individuals
changing their lifestyle can add up to
make a huge dent in carbon emissions, and lead to
societal change as well.
Justin's conclusions read as a manifesto for optimism and
change at an individual, industry,
societal and policy -
making level.
Aside from
making do with less money, another challenge that scientists will face is the need to reach across disciplinary divides to fully understand the
societal, as well as physical, impacts of climate
change.
Climate services are boundary organizations that provide and facilitate knowledge about climate, climate
change and climate impacts for planning, decision
making and general
societal understanding of the climate system.
Precise predictions of hurricane tracks and intensity; heavy rain; severe storms; fire weather; air quality and chemistry, and climate
change address
societal challenges that include disaster mitigation, economic decision
making, health concerns, travel and workplace safety, long range planning, and day to day decisions (an umbrella or a heavy coat, for example).
I wrote the Climate Shift report to inform the decision
making of environmental leaders, philanthropists, scientists, scholars and others as they consider next steps in the effort to mobilize
societal action on the undeniable, human causes of climate
change.
A rational public and private sector response to the threat of storm damage in a
changing climate must therefore acknowledge scientific uncertainties that are likely to persist beyond the time at which decisions will need to be
made, focus more on the risks and benefits of planning for the worst case scenarios, and recognize that the combination of
societal trends and the most confident aspects of climate
change predictions
makes future economic impacts substantially more likely than does either one alone.
Nevertheless, increasing political demand to define and justify binding temperature targets, as well as wider
societal interest in nonlinear climate
changes,
makes it timely to review potential tipping elements in the climate system under anthropogenic forcing (5)(Fig. 1).
The total commitment necessary to achieve this accelerated pace will require strong
societal and policy backing because there are less than 40 years to
make a nearly total
change - over to the required technology.
As I read it, your «summary slide» concludes that climate models are basically» not fit, not useful and not the best choice to meet
societal needs» related to
making policy decisions with regard to climate
change, with the concluding remarks:
To
make this happen, «
societal change» will be necessary in conjunction with new technologies.
In order to
make a rational judgement, you need an estimate of 1) losses with
societal changes and no AGW 2) losses from AGW and no
societal change, and 3) losses with both.
The polarized and politicized nature of the
societal debate about climate
change can
make it challenging for teachers to present the science honestly, accurately, and completely.
The LSUC will have landmark decisions to
make, for if it has no power to
change current
societal problems, it is hard to think of someone else who does.
Obesity is a complex
societal problem, which will be addressed only if most of us
make radical
changes to our lifestyle.