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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Awareness and action"”.
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Patterns of human awareness and action : an interpretation of Gandhi's world view in comparative perspective
… thesis is a study of the nature, construction, and operation of human world view systems. Using a comparative dialogue with Mahatma Gandhi, Leo Tolstoy, and Religious Studies I aim to develop a definition of world view that explores the pivotal world view universals of identity, orientation and …
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Effects of globalization on culture and worldview
… examines the impact of globalization on culture and worldview. Chapter 1 defines globalization and traces its history. Chapter 2 observes the human agents who affect change on a global scale. Chapter 3 shows how globalization modifies culture and worldview, considering the impact on identities …
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Teaching About Genocide: A Cross-Curricular Approach in Art and History
… of suburban area high school 10th, 11th, and 12th grade art students immersed in a cross-curricular study of the Holocaust and genocide. Three participant-educators, art teachers, and I, a history teacher, designed a two week curricular unit which was implemented in January, 2010, to …
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Communities in Action: Participatory Assessments as an Initial Stage in Critical Consciousness Raising and Community Capacity Building
… community assessments conducted in Punta Raton and El Venado, two small coastal towns in Southern Honduras. The community assessments were designed and implemented to establish a baseline of community awareness and action, an important step in community development and environmental …
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How Can Impact Investors Enable Systems Change? Exploring the Theory and Practice of an Emerging Field
Contemporary challenges, such as climate change and inequality, are complex and systemic. There has been an increasing awareness of “systems change” in the impact investing community, recognizing the limitation of the traditional approach (investing in a single company or technology) to create …
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Exploring culturally responsive teaching and environmental education
… in the context of environmental education (EE) and is composed of an introduction (Chapter 1), one study intended for eventual publication (Chapter 2), and a personal reflection (Chapter 3). The introduction provides a brief overview of EE and explains why the topics of study included in this …
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Approaching Fallingwater: An Ethography of Place
… best all-time work of American architecture," and a cultural symbol. By talking to some of the people involved in its history and by examining "autho-ethnographic" texts found within the community, I attempt to use ethnographic methods to understand a complicated site. Nestled in the rural …
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Ecodesign - Present Attitudes and Future Directions: Studies of UK company and design consultancy practice
Environmental degradation and concepts of 'sustainability' have recently become a focus of political, commercial and social concern. This thesis addresses one of the issues concerning human impact on the environment, namely the environmental awareness and action of those involved with design and …
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Lines of Relation: Devotional Verse and Active Reading in Late Medieval English Books
… medieval poetics of lineation in the manuscript and early print reception of fifteenth-century Middle English penitential poems. I investigate three exemplary poems of penitential devotion alongside modern theories of the poetic line, combining approaches from cultural studies, reception theory, …
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Web Content Management System and accessibility awareness: A comparative study of novice users and accessibility outcomes
… creation, the Web has progressively developed and become a vital source of information in every domain and for almost all people. It is crucial to guarantee that the information contained on the Web is available for everyone, especially for people with special needs. Removing accessibility …