Sentences with phrase «world social relevance»

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UNION membership has continued to decrease as more employees find its relevance in the commercial world declining, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics report Australian Social Trends 2000.

Of course, Samsung Gear VR may not be in the hands of every user yet, but virtual reality is certainly gaining relevance and speed in the social world.

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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.

Reimers, who worked as an education specialist advising governments at the World Bank and the Harvard Institute for International Development, is very interested in the quality of education children receive, the relevance of what they learn, and the relationship between instructional improvement and social and political development.

In her study of motivational factors that impact student engagement, Kathleen Cushman identified «social learning with others, links to students» own interests, cultural connections, physical activity, relevance to the larger world, competition, an element of choice and sheer curiosity about an intriguing puzzle» (2013, p. 42).

Similarly, citing 13 weeks of age as the termination of the Critical Period was merely an arbitrary decision made by researchers — a decision which had very little relevance to the social world of companion dogs.

Columns and reviews Associate editor Pablo Larios writes a fan letter in praise of the late Guy Davenport; Olivia Laing discussed the enduring relevance of Philip Guston's «Klan» paintings amidst recent racial tensions in the US; Krzysztof Kościuczuk observes how «necropolo,» a new genre of macabre, deadpan music in Poland, reflects current political anxieties; Ben Eastham witnesses a revival of state - of - the - nation novels in his review of Virginie Despentes's book trilogy, «Vernon Subutex»; Andrew Mellor surveys the London Sinfonietta, past and present, as it celebrates its 50th anniversary; and Elvia Wilk asks whether live - action role play can help us overcome social obstacles in the art world.

Emphasis is placed on social engagement, dialogue, diversity, and risk, as well as art's relevance to the greater community beyond the art world.

In the early postwar period, artists in Europe, the US and Japan faced a philosophical crisis: in the wake of destruction on a scale previously unimaginable, confronting the political and social fallout of World War II, many of them felt that artistic practice, as it had existed prior to the war, had lost its relevance to the human condition.

RoseLee Goldberg explores contemporary artists» approaches to politics, tradition, social engagement, and the art world itself, while evaluating the changing status of performance and its ever - increasing relevance to artists and audiences.

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 →

I became interested again in the state of listservs when Greg Lambert questioned their 21st century relevance in his June 2009 AALL Spectrum article: Where Do Listservs Fit in a Social Media World?

Once more, the chief of a major online social network has called into question the relevance of privacy in today's connected world.