Books for Change is an alternative and independent publishing and distribution initiative set up to offer the readers informed choices on issues of
social relevance from a development perspective.
Not exact matches
From Lucie and Jon's advice, there are a couple of great takeaways and strategies on how successful
social media ads look at
relevance score.
There is no
relevance in terms of Twitter profile rank and
from experiments I have run using Fiverr, the core problem with
social signals is they still appear to produce a QDF effect, quick increase, but difficult to get sticky without links, of course the initial boost and eyeballs on your content for relevant searches can lead to links.
Any adequate discussion of the theme of love of God and neighbor and of its
relevance to Church and school requires all the resources of the theological curriculum
from study of the Scriptures through systematic theology, the philosophy, psychology and history of religion, Christian and
social ethics to pastoral theology, Christian education and homiletics.
This question has special
social relevance because many neurotechnologies have moved away
from a medical setting and into the commercial domain.
Dead Sea, Jordan 7th November, 2017 Over 2,500 Science Leaders
from over 120 Countries Gather at the World Science Forum 2017 Jordan Calling for a More Responsible and Ethical Use of Innovation to Address the
Social & Economic
Relevance, Influence & Responsibilities of Science Arab Region To Explore Establishing A Regular Open Science Forum.
The fact that Jimmy's a laid - off construction worker and Clyde a veteran with a conspicuous prosthetic hand gives the film an air of
social relevance, and while Soderbergh seems enthusiastic about the idea of his characters banding together to take back
from a society that's made them collateral damage, the attempts to draw any sense of sociopolitical import are the film's weakest spots.
The sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, doubled down on what worked
from the first movie and layered in a hefty dose of
social relevance thanks to director Matt Reeves» decision to tackle issues of weaponization.
And aside
from the dream sequences — all of which enhance and are justified by the story — the authenticity, realism, and
social relevance established by writer / director Geremy Jasper is such that, at times, you could almost think you were watching a documentary.
The film, a Cannes favorite that rebooted for awards season at TIFF, is everything that the Academy is chasing after both
from the optics perspective — it's a film about equality on all fronts,
from racial to gender to marriage — and
from an overall logistics perspective, since it's an earnest and straightforward true story with
social relevance that will be an undeniable across - the - board hit with viewers of all stripes.
In «Learning
from Rudolf Steiner: The
Relevance of Waldorf Education for Urban Public School Reform,» a study published in 2008 in the journal Encounter: Education for Meaning and
Social Justice, researcher Ida Oberman concluded that the Waldorf approach successfully laid the groundwork for future academics by first engaging students through integrated arts lessons and strong relationships instead of preparing them for standardized tests.
Others are excerpted
from speeches, Supreme Court decisions, and books — both fiction and nonfiction — with
social or political
relevance.
Following plenary sessions, participants selected interactive courses that examined themes of 21st century learning like «Teaching for the Future,» «The New Museum Mindset: What We Can Learn about the Future of Learning
from the Future (and Past) of Museums,» and «Our Bodies, Our Minds, Our «Selves»: The
Relevance of
Social and Affective Neuroscience to Education.»
The controversies that emerged
from his research recruited exceptionally talented people
from a variety of fields; his wide - ranging intellectual interests expanded the conceptual tools available for understanding important aspects of childhood and adolescence; and finally, his expectations for policy research have been institutionalized in ways that have improved both the
relevance and quality of
social - science research in general.
In response to a report
from Diane Ravitch and Chester Finn that most American 17 - year - olds have deep deficits in historical knowledge, Benjamin Barber sardonically proposed a multiple - choice test for 47 - year - olds: his point was that both we and our teenage children would do well on items of immediate
social, cultural, and economic
relevance and poorly on the rest.
This section covers the basic aspects of
Social Learning -
from its definition to its
relevance (given the way we learn).
From film kits and lesson plans to the building blocks of a customized Learning Plan — texts, student tasks and teaching strategies — our resources will help you bring
relevance, rigor and
social emotional learning into your classroom — all for FREE.
Summary: This issue brief
from the University of Minnesota Extension Series explores the
relevance of brain science to
social and emotional learning, with a particular emphasis on how youth workers can apply this learning to youth development programs
From advocating for improved early childhood education, to increasing the rigor and
relevance of curriculum, to fostering understanding of cultural and
social mores amongst disparate groups of students, schools will be at the forefront of addressing the heavy - duty issues that the greater population faces as we continue to change in terms of how we look, the languages we speak, and the traditions we celebrate.
If I had to draw an analogy to another book, I'd say it was like Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence, in the sense that it takes theories and ideas
from the
social sciences and shows how they can have real
relevance to our lives.
The two artists will each present a thirty minute slideshow about their works, followed by a discussion moderated by Roger McDonald
from AIT about some of the wider issues surrounding art and craft, art and issues of use - value, domesticity,
social function, the hand - made and ideas about presence and time, and the
relevance of historical references.
In doing so, Lutfi simultaneously comments on the political
relevance of her
social context, lifting old feminine icons
from history and giving them new life by re-contextualising historic time lines, creating hybridised, timeless female figures.
We were expecting news along similar lines
from NASA later this month, but today, during the UN climate conference in Cancún, the World Meteorological Organisation [see special COP16 WMO page] decided to recognize the
social relevance of timely sharing climatic... Continue reading →
Similarly, a business should think carefully about the risks of using
social media during a recruitment exercise and for its own protection it may introduce procedures to reduce the risk of a discrimination claim if someone is not selected for a role (for example, by identifying the remit of information sought
from any
social media profile and asking another member of staff to undertake the search and pass over to the selection panel only that information that has been identified as having any
relevance to the role).
Google's algorithm will certainly draw stronger edges between keywords and content
from social media profiles that have a substantial niche focus (and perhaps strong follower numbers) that reflects
relevance to those keywords.
Summary: This issue brief
from the University of Minnesota Extension Series explores the
relevance of brain science to
social and emotional learning, with a particular emphasis on how youth workers can apply this learning to youth development programs
Review of procedural issues, standards of care, professional guidelines, and the current body of psycho -
social research literature can help attorneys better evaluate the reliabiliy and
relevance of previously rendered opinions
from mental health providers and their impact on litigation.
Relevance Microdata
from the 2014 — 15 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Social Survey (NATSISS) provides information on a range of demographic, social, environmental and economic indicators, including: personal and household characteristics; geography; language and cultural activities; social networks and support; health and disability; education; employment; stressors; income; housing; and crime, law, and ju
Social Survey (NATSISS) provides information on a range of demographic,
social, environmental and economic indicators, including: personal and household characteristics; geography; language and cultural activities; social networks and support; health and disability; education; employment; stressors; income; housing; and crime, law, and ju
social, environmental and economic indicators, including: personal and household characteristics; geography; language and cultural activities;
social networks and support; health and disability; education; employment; stressors; income; housing; and crime, law, and ju
social networks and support; health and disability; education; employment; stressors; income; housing; and crime, law, and justice.