Sentences with phrase «social participation as»

The final goal of this study was to test the robustness of the relationships between widowhood and formal and informal social participation as well as formal and informal volunteerism.

As seen in Model 3, we then estimated a model using the identified variables as covariates, widowhood status as a fixed effect, and prior social participation as a control.

Writing in a linked Comment, Alexander Hoon and Elaine Stashinko from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, USA, say, «As known by people with cerebral palsy, the medical and rehabilitative community now recognises that affected individuals seek the same QoL and social participation as others, rather than just improved physical function for its own sake.

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Simpler, because you can leverage a standardized template to configure your fundraising documents; Better as you can now leverage the full power of the internet such as digital and social media to market and PR your fundraising activities to raise Investor awareness and encourage their participation.

Monitoring trending keyword topics from social participation such as blogging, comments, Q / A sites, tags, Tweets, status updates and similar sources can reveal opportunities to create content on a BtoB blog.

Such situational as well as social settings involve group participation, networking, and decision - making.

Today the Church upholds the value of democracy because it maximises the participation of individuals in social development and is seen as the best way to hold politicians to account (cf. Centesimus Annus 46).

Apart from the social services run by the state in which, after all, Christians have as much a share as every one else, it must be said that the participations of «humanists» in private charitable enterprises for the poor, the sick, neurotics, lepers, etc., is relatively modest.

It is scarcely too much to say that in a society stressing as strongly as America does the importance of social participation, everything of supreme importance depends on there being the counterweight of communal solitude.

Too great an attachment to the datum self as a methodological starting point commits one unwittingly to solipsism, Hartshorne holds, since one could never achieve a sound epistemological basis for inferring the existence of anything beyond the datum self by this method.31 Further, if it is true that human beings are social all the way down, resistance to a literal participation in the being of a person by others (including their literal purposes) is also a form of impersonalism, according to Hartshorne's analysis — a charge from which Brightman would have reeled, had he realized that this was Hartshorne's implication.

One discerning study of modern uncertainties about historical practice, by Joyce Appleby, Margaret Jacob and Lynn Hunt, even began by pointing out that their own participation in the historical profession, as women from nonelite social backgrounds, could not have happened without the intermingled social and intellectual changes of recent decades (Telling the Truth About History).

Not surprising, then, that drawing connections between geographic mobility and social challenges» environmental destruction, the socioeconomic decline of Middle America, the breakdown of the family, declining civic participation» can be regarded as a form of treachery.

They resurrect John Dewey, who for more than two years (1919 - 1921) lectured in China where he was named a «Second Confucius,» as he expounded his pragmatic ways of education and learning in a «communicating community» through social participation.

Knowledge as empowerment towards participation in the emergent probability of ecologically inclusive wholeness indicates both the importance of communal solidarity in life - worlds and the intrinsic relationship between genuine intelligence and social justice.

As civic participation in these arenas declined, Putnam claimed, so did America's stock of social capital — the connections between people that foster cooperation and trust.

At the same time they encourage participation in church social events as a substitute for secular cultural offerings.

These fundamentalists detect an anti-Christian value system in the media, and counsel a return to religious fundamentals, which often include proscriptions against dancing, movies, plays and rock concerts, attempts at censorship of media — especially films, television and books — and encouraging participation in church social events as a substitute for secular culture offerings.

This dynamic undergirds the struggles for the unqualified acceptance of Dalits and Adivasis as equal members of Indian human society and demands their fuller participation in all dimensions (social, economic, political, and cultural) of the processes of building the nation - state.

The Preamble of the Declaration of the Right to Development, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1986, describes «development as a comprehensive economic, social, cultural and political process that aims at the constant improvement of the well - being of the entire population and of all individuals on the basis of their active, free and meaningful participation in development and in the fair distribution of resulting benefits».

What in fact do we expect to happen as a result of our involvement and participation in economic, social and political life?

Konrad Raiser, now General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, uses it to describe, a change in theological perspective which affects the whole range of ecumenical work.1 His colleague and former student Martin Robra applies it specifically to a change in perspective on social ethics in World Council work.2 K.C. Abraham describes it as a change in theological and ethical perspective brought about by the participation of the Third World in the ecumenical movement.3 They all make important points.

What is needed today, I believe, is the radical attempt to work Out a theological pattern for Christian faith which is in the main influenced by process - philosophy, while at the same time use is made of what we have been learning from the existentialist's insistence on engagement and decision, the understanding of history as involving genuine participation and social context, and the psychologist's awareness of the depths of human emotional, conational, and rational experience.

After the Bangkok meeting, the Russian Orthodox Church sent a letter to the World Council of Churches saying that while they recognized the importance and the duty of Christian participation in social issues, they wanted to highlight the reality of salvation as hope beyond death, as life in God.

The need for participation in groups and social forms always requires some code whether verbalized or in the form of costume and vestment, as a means of involvement in common action....

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Volume XV, Number 2 The Inner Life and Work of the Teacher — Margaret Duberley The Human Body as a Resonance Organ: A Sketch of an Anthropology of the Senses — Christian Rittelmeyer Aesthetic Knowledge as a Source for the Main Lesson — Peter Guttenhöfer Knitting It All Together — Fonda Black The Work of Emmi Pikler — Susan Weber Seven Myths of Social Participation of Waldorf Graduates — Wanda Ribeiro and Juan Pablo de Jesus Pereira Volunteerism, Communication, Social Interaction: A Survey of Waldorf School Parents — Martin Novom A Timeline for the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America — David S. Mitchell Reports from the Research Fellows More Online!

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.

Waldorf School of Princeton welcomes students and employees of any color; race; sexual orientation; ethnic, national, cultural, social, or religious backgrounds; and any other characteristic protected by law in its admissions and employment practices, as well as in participation in its programs and events.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

Said President Weah: «Article 7 — The Republic shall, consistent with the principles of individual freedom and social justice enshrined in this Constitution, manage the national economy and the natural resources of Liberia in such manner as shall ensure the maximum feasible participation of Liberian citizens under conditions of equality, so as to advance the general welfare of the Liberian people and the economic development of Liberia.»

Democratic Republicanism is more critical of capitalism than most social democratic critiques, because it stresses the importance of freedom for citizen participation as vital to creating autonomy and liberty, and the conflict between labour markets and citizenship.

It also takes a progressive approach to social policies such as animal rights, LGBTIQ rights and drug policy reform, and believes strongly in nonviolence, basic material security, and democratic participation.

Kombiz Lavasany, another Drinking Liberally activist who was in attendance, said Franken gave a speech about the importance of building social capital as a form of democratic participation that transcended voting.

Both organizations «promote the same goals of good governance and fair democratic participation but in ways particular to their specific corporate goals; joint and coordinated action between the two entities is not only legally permissible but efficient and desirable as a matter of charitable and social welfare work.»

[5] Lane Kenworthy, professor of sociology at the University of California at San Diego, has stated that Sanders is a social democrat and not a democratic socialist -LSB-...] Mike Konczal, an economic policy expert at the Roosevelt Institute, also characterizes Sanders» positions as «social democracy» rather than «socialist», noting that social democracy means support for a mixed economy combining private enterprise with government spending, social insurance programs, Keynesian macroeconomic policies, and democratic participation in government and the workplace - all of which are a part of Sanders» platform.

«The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which Nigeria is a key member, has accountability, economic and social justice and popular participation in development as part of the fundamental principles in the Revised Treaty ECOWAS.

However, for patients who are already religious, service attendance might be encouraged as a form of meaningful social participation.

The need for time management quickly became apparent as I tried to juggle classes, participation in clubs, and a social life.

As their personal, social, and practical resources diminish, people are able to compensate for a lot of losses; for example, they may offset declining social participation with love and affection of one who is close, she says.

«The resulting social isolation may also promote unhealthy behaviors, such as excessive food intake and decreased participation in sports and physical activities, which can lead to further weight gain and thus a cycle of poor physical and social outcomes.»

Participation involves attending weekly sessions to cultivate social skills and learn specific strategies for navigating and utilizing campus resources, managing stigma and relationships, and developing positive self - care as a student.

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.

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This context is fine in larger cities as it fits with the general social ideals and norms, this is however not the case for remote and regional centres, especially with regards to NESB indigenous Australia, where our education system basically serves as a tool (ethically / morally dysfunctional tool) for their assimilation into national Australian community where they find meaning through participation at all levels.

As Pascal Finette says, social media have turned the world into a participation culture linked by a global communication network.

Writing for UNICEF, Hart (1992) looks at the degree of participation by young people as opposed to tokenism, with child - initiated and directed social action as a goal.

As current trends in contemporary society demand new educational responses, and traditional systems of learning are substantially challenged and reshaped, consensus is building around the importance of developing learners well prepared to meet the demands that current and future global trends make on individuals and societies, particularly in the area of civic and social participation, and ethical behavior in a world increasingly marked by difference.

Youth as a social phenomenon and young people as the primary target population of formal education and training fade from view behind an avalanche of indicators that describe participation in institutional processes for learning but reveal little about those who take part.

Our estimates of the effects of G&T participation for barely eligible students are close to zero in all five subjects and are sufficiently precise to allow us to rule out with 90 percent confidence effects as small as 0.04 standard deviations (sd) in math, 0.07 sd in reading, 0.12 sd in language, 0.10 sd in social studies, and 0.19 sd in science.

(10) The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (hereinafter ICESCR) has stayed in principle with the same definition with some additional key - points such as «sense of one's dignity» and «enabling effective participation in a free society».